The macabre machinations of Henry VIII and his court have been dramatised and studied across all media since they happened, but in Ava Pickett's stellar new play, we get a rare glance at the ordinary, working women of the time, and how their own lives are shaped by the infamous wife-killer's actions. For if a King can kill his wife, the Queen of England, what does that mean for everyone else? A raucous yet moving work that uses modern English to translate the feeling of three normal women in rural Essex, Pickett examines how institutionalising violence against women carries a heavy price that echoes through the centuries.

Hampstead Heath Theatre hosts Springwood by Olivier and Tony Awardwinning playwright Richard Nelson (Goodnight Children Everywhere; Farewell to the Theatre), with direction by the acclaimed, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actor Stanley Tucci, making his London stage directing debut. Tucci's previous work as a director includes Lend Me a Tenor on Broadway, which received three Tony Award nominations, and his collaboration with Nelson on this pre-war tale promises to be both nuanced and witty.

The Royal Shakespeare Company joins forces with London's Kiln Theatre for this thrilling new production, coming to Kilburn's iconic theatre next Summer. Set in the Caribbean in the 1950s against the backdrop of Trinidad's move to independence, Driftwood is the debut play by writer Martina Laird and is a powerful story of self discovery and belonging.

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.

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. Directed by Lucy Bailey with design by William Dudley, follow the evidence as Vole attempts to prove his innocence and avoid a date with the hangman.

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 the plot of the show. To this day, seventy years later, audiences have abided by the rule, ensuring that whether it is your first or 30th time seeing it, the experience and the discovery of "whodunnit" will come as a surprise!

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 it all began, and get ready to ache from laughing as anything that can go wrong, will!

Award-winning director Michael Longhurst takes the helm for the world premiere of Ben Ockrent's withering new family drama, coming to the Lyric Hammersmith in June 2026. Telling the story of four squabbling siblings attempting to divvy up their late mother's estate, Relics is a darkly humorous take on family dynamics that's not to be missed.

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.