A five-star run in Stratford-upon-Avon later, and now the RSC's stellar production of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac is transferring to London's Noel Coward Theatre! A French nobleman, poet, and fearless duellist (known as much for his wit as his looks), this is the richly researched story of the real Cyrano, a swashbuckling soldier whose quest for true love forces him to confront his greatest insecurity: his rather large nose.

Legendary dramatist David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama is scheming its way back to London this summer, featuring an all-female cast. Focusing on a group of real estate agents trying to get one over on each other to avoid a brutal firing, Glengarry Glen Ross is a razor-sharp and darkly comical deconstruction of the American Dream.

Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird was last seen in the West End in 2022. Now, The King and I director Bartlett Sher brings this Tony-winning, seminal story back to London in 2026! To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of a Black man accused of rape in pre-Civil Rights era Alabama and the noble lawyer who defends him.

Playing at the Garrick Theatre, Patrick Marber directs a Olivier-nominated revival of Mel Brook's hilarious history-making musical adaptation of his 1967 film! A twelve-time Tony-winner, The Producers is a riot of song, dance and scandalously funny silliness that follows the unscrupulous Broadway producer Max and his hapless accountant Leo as they attempt to mount the most notorious flop the stage has ever seen! Don't miss this all time classic on its return to the West End!

Grammy nominee Helen George (Call The Midwife; Cinderella) and award-winning stage veteran Felicity Kendal CBE (Anything Goes; The Good Life) head up a 28-strong cast for Cole Porter's legendary feel-good musical, High Society, staged at the Barbican for a gorgeously re-imagined revival. Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh (Clueless The Musical), the revival features choreography from Anthony Van Laast CBE (Kate Bush; Sister Act) and musical backing from a full orchestra, lead by music supervisor Stephen Ridley. Originally premiered in 1997, the musical is based on 1939 play The Philadelphia Story and its 1956 film adaptation starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra.

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!

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.

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.

Regents Park Open Air Theatre hosts one of William Shakespeare's best loved comedies this summer, in a vibrant new production from award-winning director Atri Banerjee! Under the summer sky in verdant surroundings, witness the classic tale of an enchanted forest full of fairy folk, lovers, and the unsuspecting mortals who stumble into it. Featuring folk-inspired original music by actress, composer and singer Maimuna Memon (The Grapes of Wrath), A Midsummer Night's Dream is a fantastic example of William Shakespeare's wit, all wrapped up in the universal theme of love and the complications that are bound to come with it. Don't miss it this summer!

In a co-production with The Vienna State Opera and New York's Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera's 2026 season brings acclaimed French director Laurent Pelly's staging of Gaetano Donizetti's hilarious opera La Fille Du Regiment ("The Daughter of the Regiment"), wonderfully evoking the Tyrolian Alps and an enthusiastic band of soldiers raising the tomboyish Marie. Conducted by Yves Abel and featuring soprano Sara Blanch making her debut on the Royal Opera stage in the role of Marie, Pelly's production takes the best of Donizetti's original, replete with its slapstick and masquerade, and breathes new life into it for the London stage!

The West End classic Cats gets a thrilling, open-air revival in Summer 2026! Playing in the stunning, verdant surroundings of Regents Park Open Air Theatre, artistic director Drew McOnie choreographs and directs this new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Cameron Mackintosh's iconic work, full of instantly recognizable costumes and tunes, with choreography bursting with cat-itude. Created in 1981, Cats is based on poet T.S Elliot's 1939 anthology, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, a guide to all kinds of cats from the streetwise stray to the pampered lap cat.

Follow the white rabbit down to Wonderland in this magical production of Lewis Carroll's enchanting classic story, delighting audiences! Directed and designed by Nate Bertone, this reimagining of Alice's adventures has been delighting audiences in Australia since 2016 with incredible puppetry and original music.