Stereophonic
5 Jun 2025Size: 198mm x 129mm
Stereophonic
Paperback
£14.99£11.99
Duke of York's, West End
From Sat 24 May 2025 to Sat 20 Sep 2025
- Best Play, Tony Awards - 2024
Please note: due to territorial rights restrictions, we are only able to supply orders for Stereophonic for delivery to customers in the UK and Ireland.
The place: Sausalito, California.
The time: the mid-1970s.
The carpet: brown shag.
Stereophonic brings us inside the elusive world of a recording studio, as a rock band on the brink of superstardom attempts to create their difficult second album. Running on a diet of booze, sleep deprivation, and a giant bag of cocaine, interpersonal relationships are pushed to breaking point as a process that was meant to last a few weeks becomes a never-ending ordeal.
With original songs by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, David Adjmi's play is an electrifying portrait of a band wracked with division that nevertheless just might be on the verge of creating a masterpiece.
Stereophonic opened at Playwrights Horizons in New York City in 2023, directed by Daniel Aukin. It transferred to Broadway in 2024, becoming the most Tony-nominated play of all time and winning Best Play – and to London's West End in 2025.
'David Adjmi's magnum opus'
New Yorker'Stereophonic is not just the year's best, but one of the best works of narrative art about the day-to-day grind and emotional toll of artistic creation'
Washington Post'An absolute triumph of a show, a delicious four-course meal about a band packin' up, shackin' up, and attempting to keep their success going, as scary as it may seem'
Rolling Stone'Adjmi's best play so far, Stereophonic is as rich and lustrous as they come'
New York Times'Theatrical solid gold. All the tiny details, wild rhythms, and clever hooks add up to a brave, breathtaking whole. The result: a classic'
Variety5 Jun 2025Size: 198mm x 129mm
