Mischa Barton, star of TV classic The OC, takes on the leading role in this new adaptation of James M Cain's classic crime novel, taking off on a UK tour in 2026! Telling the twisty tale of a woman trying to have her husband killed for a life insurance payout, Double Indemnity has become one of the most beloved stories in the crime genre. Don't miss out on this thrilling new adaptation!

Ken Kesey's extraordinary classic novel comes to life on stage in London at The Old Vic, with new staging by Director Clint Dyer, starring Aaron Pierre and Giles Terera! Telling the powerful story of a man fighting against a cruel and careless system in a psychiatric hospital in the 1960s, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a certified masterpiece of the 20th century.

Following a critically acclaimed premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2026, this big-hearted new musical marches into London from January 2026. Based on the best-selling book by Rachel Joyce, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry features music and lyrics by Passenger and stars Mark Addy and Jenna Russell, who reprise their roles from the Chichester run.

Award-winning theatre company ThickSkin unite with Brentwood Prize winner Tim Foley for this shiver-inducing new play, coming to the Southwark Playhouse this March. Utilising ingenious stagecraft and effects to immerse the audience in a thrilling story of ghosts and paranoia, It Walks Around The House At Night is the perfect show for anyone who loves a good spine-chiller.

The Authenticator is a brand new play by award-winning playwright Winsome Pinnock (Leave Taking; The Winds of Change), landing at the National Theatre as part of the new season! Directed by Death of a Salesman's Miranda Cromwell, the production serves as a reunion between the two following on from their work together on 2018's Rockets and Blue Lights, which the Evening Standard hailed as 'urgent and important'. Starring BAFTA winning actor Rakie Ayola (Anthony; The Pact; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Sylvestra Le Touzel (The Crown) and Cherrelle Skeete (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) don't miss out on tickets!

Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning modern masterpiece is coming back to London, with a new production at the Menier Chocolate Factory opening in spring 2026. Telling the tale of a child psychiatrist attempting to understand a teenager who has developed a fascination with horses, Equus is a boundary-breaking exploration of religion, sexuality, and societal pressures.

The world renowned Royal Ballet and Opera bring Benjamin Britten's oceanic masterpiece back to London, roaring into the Royal Opera House for a limited season in May 2026. Telling the tale of a fisherman ostracised by his community after a dreadful accident, Peter Grimes features one of the most singular and powerful scores in modern opera.

Back by popular demand after celebrated runs in the West End and multiple sold-out Edinburgh Fringe seasons, Myra's Story by Brian Foster returns to the stage with an irresistible Irish heart. Fionna Hewitt-Twamley delivers a solo performance which is as hilarious as it is heartbreaking, playing more than 15 different colourful characters who shed light on the twists of fate that have shaped central character Myra's journey.

Playwright power-siblings Nina Raine (Consent; Tribes) and Moses Raine (Donkey Heart) revive Russian and Soviet writer Maxim Gorky's 1904 play Summerfolk for the National Theatre! A musing on class and the privilege of the bourgeoisie, the Raine siblings refresh the work with a brand new version for 2026, with details of casting to be announced. Brought to the stage by the National's Deputy Artistic Director Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky's Edge), don't miss out on tickets.

Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison star in Olivier Award winner David Hare's new play on Victorian theatre, coming to the Theatre Royal Haymarket next Spring. Diving into the lives of two theatrical giants of the Victorian era, Grace Pervades is directed by Jeremy Herrin and is a fascinating true tale of the forging of British theatre.

Critically acclaimed writer-director Alexander Zeldin (The Other Place) returns to London with an all-new English adaptation of his play Une Mort Dans la Famille, opening at the Young Vic Theatre in Spring 2026. Telling the tale of a grandmother entering a care home, CARE is a touching examination of later life and finding joy in the mundane.

For the first time ever, one of the most extraordinary works of twentieth century theatre, Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and her Children, plays at the Globe Theatre. The Globe's artistic director Michelle Terry (Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream) plays the titular role in a production directed by Elle White (Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream) taken from Anna Jordan (Succession)'s translation, and featuring music by James Maloney. An uncompromising masterpiece, don't miss its run at the Globe this season.

Olivier and Critic's Circle-award winning playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell (The Pride, Woman in Gold) brings his new work Bird Grove to the Hampstead Theatre for its world premiere! Directed by Olivier nominee Anna Ledwich (Four Minutes Twelve Seconds; Dry Powder), the play is a thematically rich portrait of how family ties can collide with the longing to forge one's own creative path, told through the story of Mary Ann Evans a.k.a. George Eliot, one of the country's greatest ever novelists.

William Kamkwamba's extraordinary memoir is soaring to the West End in this thrilling new musical adaptation by Richy Hughes and Tim Sutton, opening @Sohoplace next Spring! Telling the true story of a young Kamkwamba's prodigious feat of building a wind turbine for his community, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind is a powerful testament to hope and ingenuity.