A Sion College Visit to Tom Stoppard’s play, Arcadia

Duke of York’s Theatre, St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4BG

Drinks at The Salisbury from 6pm, 90 St Martin's Ln, London WC2N 4AP

Tuesday 8th September 2026

Widely regarded as one of Stoppard’s finest achievements, Arcadia is a play of dazzling intelligence, wit and humanity by one of the greatest dramatists of modern times, who died in November 2025 at the age of 88.

Set within a single country house across two centuries, the play interweaves mathematics, poetry, science, theology, desire and the search for truth, as its characters grapple with questions of order and chaos, knowledge and mystery, reason and the passions of the heart. Both intellectually exhilarating and deeply moving, Arcadia invites reflection on the limits of human understanding, the passing of time, and humanity’s enduring longing to discern meaning within the complexity of creation.

The performance starts at 7pm (please arrive at the theatre no later than 6:45pm), but attendees are invited to pre-performance drinks at the nearby pub, The Salisbury, from 6pm.

If you have not yet registered for online payment you will be asked to do this and your registration will need to be validated by the Administrator before you can use the facility. You will only need to register once, and for any applications for subsequent events you will need only to log in. Payment is taken by PayPal, but you do not need a PayPal account. 

Please note

• Successful applicants will be sent further information by Wednesday 26th August, 2026
• Cancellations after after Wednesday 2nd September will not be refunded
• Attendees will be expected to honour any food choices submitted in advance
• It is Sion College policy that no events are recorded

Sion College events are often over-subscribed and each place is generously subsidised. If you are offered a place but are unable to attend for any reason, please let the office know so that your place may be offered to another. In the event of failure to attend without notice after being reserved a place, the Court will require a refund of the subsidy. Application for a place at any Sion event constitutes acceptance of this proviso.

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