The clock is ticking, the magic is building, and Cinderella is taking over the Lyric Hammersmith in a spectacular festive adventure for the whole family! Award-winning writer Joel Horwood returns to the Lyric panto stage after his "wickedly good" Aladdin won over audiences in 2016, known for adapting The Ocean at the End of the Lane and I Want My Hat Back, his reimagining of this rags-to-riches story is bound to be as sparkling as Cinderella's lost shoe - oh yes it is!

The National Theatre's artistic director Indhu Rubasingham directs the Kipling family classic The Jungle Book in a new adaptation by Anupama Chadrasekhar (The Father and the Assassin)! A joyful romp through the jungle with Mowgli and friends featuring delightful puppetry by masters of puppets Finn Caldwell (Shrek - The Musical; War Horse) and Nick Barnes (The Life of Pi; The Lorax), expect colour, music and a transformed Olivier Theatre in this timeless tale of courage!

Believing the truth might be harder than uncovering it...Tennessee Williams' haunting masterpiece comes to the National Theatre as part of the company's biggest season yet! Originally written as part of a double bill with Williams' one-act Something Unspoken, collectively known as Garden District, Suddenly Last Summer premiered on Broadway in 1958, with Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift starring in the film adaptation that followed in 1959. Like much of Williams' work, the show doesn't shy away from uncomfortable subjects.

Surpassing over 10,000 performances on London's West End (that's an incredible 24 years of shows), Willy Russell's Blood Brothers is safely one of the UK's favourite musicals. Now, courtesy of Bill Kenwright Limited, the legendary hit takes to the road this year on tour, bringing the emotional tale of two brothers torn asunder by fate to you. Including modern classics such as 'Tell Me It's Not True', 'Marylin Monroe' and 'Bright New Day' among many more, discover once more (or for the first time) the heartwrenching yet uplifting journey that is this special show.

30th Anniversary production! You heard that right, RENTheads, after last being seen in the West End in 1999, RENT is returning to London with Gaten Matarazzo making his West End debut as Mark Cohen! Electrifying the musical theatre landscape when it premiered on Broadway back in 1996, Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer and Tony-winning RENT remains an unmissable experience to this day. Bursting with energy and a rocking score, Rent tells the story of a band of young artists living in New York, who are determined to overcome the fear of HIV that hangs over them.

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!