Shifters tickets
About Shifters
Experience this epic yet intimate story about two people who reenter one another's lives at just the right moment. 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.
Know before you go
Please note: While the production will make every effort to seat parties together, orders of more than two tickets may be seated separately.
Run time
1hr 45min.
Venue
Categories
Age
Ages 14+.
Start date
July 6th, 2026
End date
September 20th, 2026
The reality of loving someone comes with many complications. Are you willing to put that aside and still love that person regardless? Shifters is a beautiful love story.
It was an intimate setting with a compelling storyline and acting that poured with emotion. I was completely riveted and often humored by the language, while the movement on stage added another beautiful layer to the experience. A powerful, engaging, and memorable performance.
It will leave you speechless. It is a phenomenal show.
Shifters cast and creative team
By: Benedict Lombe
Director: Lynette Linton
Cast list: Charity Bedu-Addo (as Des), Daniel Ezra (as Dre)
Sets: Alex Berry
Costumes: Alex Berry
Lighting: Neil Austin
Sound: Tony Gayle
Other info: Compositions and soundscape design by Xana, movement and intimacy direction by Shelley Maxwell
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."
