The clock is ticking, the magic is building, and Cinderella is taking over the Lyric Hammersmith in a spectacular festive adventure for the whole family! Award-winning writer Joel Horwood returns to the Lyric panto stage after his "wickedly good" Aladdin won over audiences in 2016, known for adapting The Ocean at the End of the Lane and I Want My Hat Back, his reimagining of this rags-to-riches story is bound to be as sparkling as Cinderella's lost shoe - oh yes it is!

The National Theatre's artistic director Indhu Rubasingham directs the Kipling family classic The Jungle Book in a new adaptation by Anupama Chadrasekhar (The Father and the Assassin)! A joyful romp through the jungle with Mowgli and friends featuring delightful puppetry by masters of puppets Finn Caldwell (Shrek - The Musical; War Horse) and Nick Barnes (The Life of Pi; The Lorax), expect colour, music and a transformed Olivier Theatre in this timeless tale of courage!

30th Anniversary production! You heard that right, RENTheads, after last being seen in the West End in 1999, RENT is returning to London with Gaten Matarazzo making his West End debut as Mark Cohen! Electrifying the musical theatre landscape when it premiered on Broadway back in 1996, Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer and Tony-winning RENT remains an unmissable experience to this day. Bursting with energy and a rocking score, Rent tells the story of a band of young artists living in New York, who are determined to overcome the fear of HIV that hangs over them.

A bold and daring new production of the Kander and Ebb classic; Cabaret is now playing at the Playhouse Theatre. This immersive new take introduces audiences to Berlin's seedier side at the Kit Cat Club. So put down the knitting, the book and the broom and prepare for a night out you won't soon forget!

Daniel Bailey directs one of Playwright August Wilson's greatest works, Fences, at the Lyric Hammersmith this autumn. Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play, Fences, like all of the plays in Wilson's 10-play Century Cycle, explores the lives of African Americans as they cope with life and race relations in a segregated society. Staged by Headlong Theatre Company, don't miss this modern classic.

The Royal Ballet and Opera stages a thrilling production of George Bizet's magnificent opera classic Carmen as part of its new season! First premiered in Paris in 1875, the original has come to be regarded as one of the art form's greatest achievements. The ultimate tale of the femme fatale and how her ruthless behaviour leads those around her astray, Damiano Michieletto directs a stellar cast featuring the talents of Ramona Zaharia in the title role, alongside Russell Thomas and Valentyn Dytiuk as the despairing Don Jose.

The Royal Ballet and Opera present a new production of Don Giovanni, conducted by Stefano Montanari, with an all-star cast including Gordon Bintner, Rachel Willis-Sorensen, Aigul Akhmetshina, Roberto Tagliavini and Bogdan Volkov! Touted as Opera's doomed playboy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's infamous Don Giovanni is a man much more sinister.