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Plays in January

Stranger Things - The First Shadow

Phoenix Theatre Open Run

This origin story has all the dark mystery of the Duffer Brothers' Netflix series and delivers one coup de theatre after another

Stranger Things The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre, London
5 star rating5 star rating5 star rating5 star rating5 star rating

Winner of two Olivier Awards including Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play! The West End is being turned upside down due to this exciting new addition to the Duffer Brother's Stranger Things universe!...

Fawlty Towers

Apollo Theatre Until Mar 1, 2025

Britain's finest sitcom was TV's most perfectly constructed farce

Fawlty Towers, Apollo Theatre, London
4 star rating4 star rating4 star rating4 star rating

Pack your bags for a trip to Fawlty Towers as Britain's most beloved '70s sitcom heads to the stage of London's Apollo Theatre, adapted by the show's original writer and star, John Cleese - nearly fifty...

The Merchant of Venice 1936

Trafalgar Theatre Until Jan 25, 2025

Striking and impactful

The Merchant of Venice 1936, Trafalgar Theatre, London
4 star rating4 star rating4 star rating4 star rating

One of Shakespeare's most memorable characters, the embittered money lender Shylock, returns in a wholly new setting, as The Merchant of Venice is transported to 1930s London for a compelling reimagining...

The Play That Goes Wrong

Duchess Theatre Open Run

We laughed until the tears ran down our faces

The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre, London
5 star rating5 star rating5 star rating5 star rating5 star rating

Now eyeing up a decade in the West End, Mischief Theatre's bonkers theatrical farce is one of the capital's most consistent audience favourites. The original production from the company, discover where...

Witness for the Prosecution

London County Hall Open Run

Over a year into its, it's better than ever

Witness for the Prosecution, London County Hall, London
4 star rating4 star rating4 star rating4 star rating

Head into the surrounds of the Grand Chamber of London County Hall for this innovative staging of Agatha Christie's dazzling play that casts you as the jury in the case of the Crown versus Leonard Vole....

Dr. Strangelove

Noel Coward Theatre Until Jan 25, 2025

Steve Coogan shines as an array of brilliantly absurd comic characters in this faithful stage transposition of Kubrick's anti-war masterpiece

Dr Strangelove, Noel Coward Theatre, London
3 star rating3 star rating3 star rating

The Cold War classic Dr. Strangelove by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick gets its first-ever stage adaptation, by Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley and starring Steve Coogan! Released in 1964, the iconic...

The Tempest

Theatre Royal Drury Lane Until Feb 1, 2025

The production creates its own dark magic with large-scale grandeur

The Tempest, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
3 star rating3 star rating3 star rating

Multi-award-winning actress Sigourney Weaver will make her West End debut this December as Prospero in this thrilling new production of William Shakespeare's shipwrecked epic, coming to the Theatre Royal...

The Mousetrap

St Martins Theatre Open Run

The Moustrap is to the West End what ravens are to the Tower of London, it's disappearance could impoverish us

The Mousetrap, St Martins Theatre, London
3.5 star rating3.5 star rating3.5 star rating3.5 star rating

In 1952, Agatha Christie's sprawling and intricate new whodunnit, The Mousetrap (based on her radio play, Three Blind Mice), opened in the West End on a very strict condition; no one was to ever give away...

Oedipus

Old Vic Theatre Until Mar 29, 2025

arguably the best-plotted tale ever told

Oedipus, Old Vic Theatre, London

Ella Hickson's adaption of Oedipus is coming to The Old Vic this winter, starring Academy Award winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, No Time To Die) and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma (Game of Thrones)....

Second Best

Riverside Studios Jan 24 - Feb 22, 2025

Equal Parts Hilarious and Heartbreaking

Second Best, Riverside Studios, London

Best known for his role as Otis in Netflix hit show Sex Education, Asa Butterfield will take on this one-man play written by Barney Norris, based on David Foenkinos' novel by the same name. Butterfield...

Elektra

Duke of Yorks Theatre Jan 24 - Apr 12, 2025

Violently poetic

Elektra, Duke of Yorks Theatre, London

Marvel movie star and Academy Award winner Brie Larson is making her West End debut this January in Anne Carson's revival of Sophocles classic Greek tragedy, Elektra, after an initial run in Brighton's...

The Little Foxes

Young Vic Until Feb 8, 2025

the evil that money can do and also the terrible things that are done in its name.

The Little Foxes, Young Vic, London

Wealth is power, and the Hubbard family is hungry for both. At the center stands Regina Hubbard, a woman who has watched her brothers amass fortunes while she is left with nothing. When an opportunity...

The Years

Harold Pinter Theatre Jan 24 - Apr 19, 2025

A masterpiece memoir of French life

The Years, Harold Pinter Theatre, London

Five extraordinary actresses portray a woman at various points in her life in this stunning stage adaptation of Annie Ernaux's The Years, which is unlike anything you've ever seen on the West End! A philosophical...

Kyoto

@sohoplace Until May 3, 2025

Tense and gripping.

Kyoto, sohoplace, London

It's 1997, and the stakes in international diplomacy have never been higher. The impossible is about to become reality in Kyoto, described by Beyond the Curtain as a production that "challenges, questions,...

Ballet Shoes

National Theatre, Olivier Until Feb 22, 2025

spirited, spiky and spectacular

Ballet Shoes, National Theatre Olivier, London

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...

Antony and Cleopatra

National Theatre, Olivier Open Run

Antony and Cleopatra, National Theatre Olivier, London

Macbeth

National Theatre, Olivier Open Run

Rory Kinnear returns to the National in 2018

Macbeth, National Theatre Olivier, London

Anne-Marie Duff and Rory Kinnear lead Shakespeare's murderous tragedy when it returns to the National in 2018, directed by Rufus Norris. Marking Kinnear's return to the NT since his star turn in 2016's...

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child

Palace Theatre Open Run

So this is Dickens, with magic. It's the real deal, live in front of you, so much better than any film could be.

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Palace Theatre, London

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...

Cymbeline

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Until Apr 20, 2025

A lesser-known gem

Cymbeline, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London

Whilst originally pegged as one of the Bard's tragedies, Cymbeline is far more complex than that, with shades of romance and comedy in this tale of innocence and envy, grasps for power and eventual reconciliation...

Three Sisters

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Jan 31 - Apr 13, 2025

Chekhov's masterpiece makes its Sam Wanamaker Playhouse debut

Three Sisters, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London

For the first time in its history, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse will host this masterful study of family and its legacy by Anthon Chekov as part of The Globe's 2024/25 Winter Season. In a new translation...

Ghost Stories

Richmond Theatre Until Jan 25, 2025

An immaculately crafted evening of entertainment. Play the game and you'll have a scream.

Ghost Stories, Richmond Theatre, London
3.5 star rating3.5 star rating3.5 star rating3.5 star rating

Join the lightly cynical parapsychologist Mr Goodman, whose life's work is dis-proving the tales of ghostly activity he investigates. Except there are three cases that have him flummoxed. This is the chillingly...

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Sherlock Holmes

Venue To Be Confirmed Open Run

Our version of Sherlock Holmes will have all the elements that fans want and expect, but with new twists and turns and plenty of surprises.....

Sherlock Holmes, Venue To Be Confirmed, London

Watson! The Game is afoot! The world's most famous sleuth is about to get a brand-new stage play adaptation on Broadway in 2017, then headed back over to the West End, at a venue yet to be confirmed....

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Inside No 9 - Stage Fright

Wyndhams Theatre Until Apr 5, 2025

Horror maestros Pemberton and Shearsmith return with a brand new play based on the hit TV series!

Inside No 9 Stage Fright, Wyndhams Theatre, London

Get ready for a highly uncomfortable night in the theatre as horror aficionados Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton return to tread the boards in this brand-new play, coming to the West End's Wyndham's...

The Importance of Being Earnest

National Theatre, Lyttelton Until Jan 25, 2025

Ncuti Gatwa Stars in Oscar Wilde Comedy!

The Importance of Being Earnest, National Theatre Lyttelton, London

The National Theatre presents a new telling of the classic Oscar Wilde comedy The Importance of Being Earnest' directed by Max Webster. Starring Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education) and Sharon D Clarke...

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