The Truth adds extra matinee at the Apollo Theatre due to popular demand
by Best of Theatre Staff on Tuesday 28 July 2026, 10:51 am in Upcoming and New Shows
Melting Pot has added an extra matinee of The Truth at the Apollo Theatre, with Florian Zeller's comedy - starring Stephen Mangan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee - now playing an additional performance at 4.30pm on Thursday 20 August 2026.
Producer Melting Pot has today added an extra performance of The Truth at the Apollo Theatre, responding to huge demand for the razor-sharp new production of Academy Award-winner Florian Zeller's Olivier Award-nominated comedy. The additional matinee plays at 4.30pm on Thursday 20 August 2026.
The production stars four of the UK and Ireland's most beloved stage and screen performers. Stephen Mangan (BBC One's The Split; Sky's Portrait Artist of the Year) plays Michel, Ardal O'Hanlon (Channel 4's Father Ted; Netflix's How To Get To Heaven From Belfast) is Paul, Sarah Hadland (BBC One's Miranda; Strictly Come Dancing; ITV's The Job Lot) is Alice, and double Olivier Award-winner Janie Dee is Laurence.
Translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Lindsay Posner (A View From The Bridge at the Theatre Royal Haymarket; Noises Off at the Phoenix Theatre), the wickedly funny and elegantly crafted production is playing a strictly limited 14-week season until Saturday 12 September 2026. The creative team is completed by Set and Costume Designer Lizzie Clachan, Lighting Designer Richard Howell, Sound Designer Adam Cork, Assistant Director Rosie Tricks, Costume Supervisor Joanna Coe, Props Supervisor Lily Mollgaard and Production Manager Martyn Sands.
At the centre of The Truth is Michel, a man who embarks on an affair with his best friend's wife while attempting to convince himself - and everyone around him - that honesty is overrated. As the web of deception grows increasingly tangled, the audience is left delightfully off-balance and questioning who is deceiving whom. Two couples, a tangle of secrets, and a truth nobody is ready to face.
Producer Simon Friend said: "The Truth is an ingenious puzzle of a play. What initially appears as a playful comedy about adultery effortlessly evolves into something much deeper, while remaining endlessly entertaining. When Florian's meticulously structured house of cards collapses, you realise that you've been in the hands of a writer in complete control of his craft. Florian knows exactly how to pull the rug from under you, as he did repeatedly in The Father film, which was the last project we collaborated on. He does so again here, but there are considerably more laughs this time! Christopher Hampton's lean and witty translation has enabled us to compile a cast to die for in this exciting return to the West End."
Florian Zeller is widely regarded as one of the most exciting contemporary dramatists, with international successes including The Father and The Son. The Truth is produced by Simon Friend and Hanna Osmolska for Melting Pot, in association with Gavin Kalin Productions and Fiery Dragons - the company behind the West End productions of The Father and The Height of the Storm, as well as the double Oscar and BAFTA-winning film adaptation of The Father starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman.
The Truth plays at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue until Saturday 12 September 2026. Evening performances are at 8pm, with midweek and Saturday matinees at 3pm and Sunday matinees at 2pm where applicable, plus the newly added matinee on Thursday 20 August at 4.30pm.