Shifters tickets
About Shifters
Set an alert for when Shifters tickets go on sale on TodayTix to experience this epic yet intimate story about two people who reenter one another's lives at just the right moment. Shifters plays for a limited run at Cherry Lane Theatre downtown. Shifters off Broadway enjoyed a sold-out run at the Bush Theatre and in London’s West End, where it was nominated for Best New Play at the Olivier Awards. Now, the brilliant story comes across the pond to romance New York audiences.
Don't miss Shifters in New York City to see Heather Agyepong and Daniel Ezra star in this moving story about young lovers who are pulled back into one another's orbits. Carrying new secrets and old scars, the couple is caught in the space between memory and reality, trying to navigate their changing borders that will rewrite their past and reshape their future. See the four-star play (London Theatre) starting July 6.
Venue
Categories
Start date
July 6th, 2026
End date
August 30th, 2026
Venue
Cherry Lane Theatre
Accessibility
Wheelchair access, restrooms
More information about Shifters
Shifters enjoyed critical acclaim in London, earning four stars from London Theatre, who said that "Benedict Lombe's dreamlike new play is a heavenly romance." In Shifters, audiences meet Dre and Des, who are each young, gifted, and Black. He stayed. She left. Tension followed, and then years without seeing each other, but soon after they come crashing back into each other’s lives. What new opportunities, life, and love might follow? Find out in this spellbinding work.
Shifters marks the North American premiere of the critically acclaimed, intoxicating, and fierce new romance written by Olivier Award nominee Benedict Lombe. The play is directed by BAFTA-nominated and Evening Standard Theatre Award winner Lynette Linton. Audiences can expect riveting performance backed by a universal story about growing together, growing apart, and regrowing anew. That, plus a venue that is among New York City's oldest, will make this a special audience experience.
What to watch for
- Benedict Lombe has won multiple awards as a playwright, including the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Lava.
- Lombe is the third-ever Black British woman to have a West End play staged.
- Heather Agyepong reprises her role from London, with London Theatre calling her "luminous."
- The play runs July 6 to August 30.
Frequently asked questions
What is Shifters about?
Shifters is the intimate story of two old friends whose lives pull them apart, only for them to boomerang back to each other.
Which theatre is Shifters at?
Shifters is at New York's Cherry Lane Theatre, which is located at 38 Commerce St., New York, 10014.
How do you get tickets for Shifters?
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