Widely described as one of the finest contemporary English plays, Tony Award-winner Tom Stoppard's Arcadia will be revived at the Old Vic Theatre in 2026. Premiering in 1993 at the National Theatre and designated as one of the best science-related plays ever written by the Royal Institution of Great Britain in 2006, this time-hopping mystery sees Stoppard at his very best, using complicated themes of mathematics to plumb the human condition.

In a once-grand house cluttered with relics of the past, three sisters are discovering themselves and the people they want to become. Adopted into an unconventional family, the girls do everything they can to pursue their dreams. But as they strive to carve out their places in a society not ready to embrace ambitious young women, will their sisterly bond and unbreakable spirit carry them through?

Hampstead Theatre plays host to a revival of four-time Tony winner Tom Stoppard's romantic drama, Indian Ink. With a story taking us across two continents and two eras, Jonathan Kent CBE directs a cast including the seasoned talents of award winning Felicity Kendal - who starred in the 1995 run as Flora Crewe - returning this time in the role of Mrs Swan. Stoppard wrote Indian Ink based upon his 1991 radio play, In the Native State, with its world premiere taking place in 1995 in Guildford.

Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter, The Banshees of Inisherin) makes his long-awaited West End debut in Conor McPherson's masterpiece this autumn following a launch at Dublin's Olympia Theatre. Premiering in 1997 at The Royal Court, The Weir won the coveted trinity of theatre awards: the Evening Standard, Critics' Circle, and Olivier Awards for Best New Play, cementing McPherson's status as a playwright.

Bryan Cranston returns to the West End to be reunited with acclaimed director Ivo Van Hove for this brand new production of Arthur Miller's blistering play of familial strife, set in the aftermath of World War II. Starring alongside Paapa Essiedu and Oscar, Bafta and Golden Globe nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste, All My Sons marks Cranston and Van Hove's second project together after 2017's blockbuster stage adaptation of Network, which added both a Tony and Olivier to Cranston's already enviable trophy cabinet.

The festive classic to end all classics, no holiday season is complete without taking your seats for a showing of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol - and this year, Mark Gatiss' version of Dickens' winter ghost story is coming to haunt the Alexandra Palace Theatre again in 2025. A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story - a thrillingly atmospheric take on the tale - promises to sweep you up in this supernatural Victorian world, with the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformative supernatural Christmas Eve visitations.

This Christmas, Pinocchio comes to life in this brand new musical stage adaptation of Carlo Collodi's timeless tale, from Shakespeare's Globe! Directed by Sean Holmes, The Globe's anticipated new version of the wooden puppet with dreams of becoming a real boy, has a book and lyrics by the award-winning Charli Josephine (Cowbois), alongside Olivier nominee Jim Fortune on music and lyrics.

The day of triumph has surely arrived! Cole Escola's Tony-winning play is finally set to transfer to the West End. Oh Mary! the dark comedy is set to star Mason Alexander Park as former United States First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, breaking down her life from the inside, and in Escola's own words, through the lens of an idiot. Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton directs. Don't miss out on this exciting and hilarious chance to see the First Lady as you've never seen her before!

Academy Award-winner Eric Roth (Dune; Forrest Gump) and Olivier-winning director Thea Sharrock (After the Dance on Broadway; Equus in the West End) bring a world-premiere stage adaptation of the 1952 classic Western High Noon to the Harold Pinter Theatre! A creative team full of Tony, Emmy and Olivier Award-winners bring the play to life, including designer Tim Hatley, lighting designer Neil Austin's, and an original score by Chris Egan, while Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crudup (The Morning Show) and Olivier Award-winner Denise Gough (Andor) star!

Transferring to the Barbican following its run in Stratford-Upon-Avon is the Prasanna Puwanarajah-directed Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's delightfully spirited tale of Viola, a shipwrecked orphan who takes matters into her own hands when stranded on the shores of the ancient isle of Illyria. With music by Matt Maltese bringing a contemporary flavour to this production, Twelfth Night includes Shakespearean mainstays - mistaken identity, mischief, a shipwreck and, of course, his deft wit, yet this RSC staging has been praised for its search in between the lines of the text, revealing new insight to an age-old classic.

From the BAFTA Award-winning mind of Jonathan Lynn, co-creator of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, comes the final chapter in Britain's most beloved political satire! I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, returning to the West End in 2026! Join Jim and Humphrey as they step away from Westminster, only to find themselves in another political quagmire after Jim gets cancelled at Oxford University!

Sheridan Smith makes a triumphant stage return in Alan Ayckbourn's Woman in Mind, opening in the West End at the Duke of York's Theatre this December, before taking to the road to play in Sunderland and Glasgow in spring 2026. A dark comedy that follows housewife Susan after her reality is split in two after a bump on the head, Woman in Mind is a heartfelt and humourous examination of family and identity, with a psychological twist.

Award-winning director Tim Crouch transports the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse into an isle full of noises and fresh springs this winter, in an enthralling new production of The Tempest. An atmospheric tale of shipwreck and sorcery, The Tempest takes place on a spellbinding island ruled by the vengeful Prospero and his unerring determination to wreak havoc on his former oppressors.

The edge-of-your-seat supernatural thriller is ready to haunt the rest of the UK after scaring West End audiences silly since 2021! 2:22 - A Ghost Story is brought to you by award-winning writer and creator of hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist, Danny Robins, and directed by Matthew Dunster. Will you believe in ghosts once the clock strikes 2:22?

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne. It is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The critically acclaimed production is the most awarded new play in theatre history, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won 24 major theatre awards in the UK and is the most awarded play in the history of the Olivier Awards, winning a record-breaking nine awards including Best New Play. The production has also won 25 major US awards with six Tony Awards including Best Play.

The Royal Shakespeare Company and Joe Hishaishi's multi-Olivier Award-winning My Neighbour Totoro is returning to the West End stage in March 2025! Combining the Ghibli joy, Hishaishi's glorious score, puppetry and more than a little bit of magic, this spectacular show is adapted from Hayao Miyazaki's film by playwright Tom Morton-Smith, with puppets from Basil Twist and direction from triple Oliver award winner Phelim McDermott.