Comedian and actor Andy Sandberg adds a few more strings to his bow as this new play, penned and directed by the SNL and Lonely Island star, enjoys its world premiere this autumn at Riverside Studios. Based on true events, Affluenza is a razor-sharp exploration of power, privilege and generational wealth, as evidenced by one of the most reviled American legal defences of recent times.

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.

Suceeding Into the Woods this summer, The Bridge Theatre swaps fairytales for Greek Mythology in this new production of Aeschylus' dramatic tale of familial strife after the return of patriarch Agamemnon after the Greek victory at Troy. Simon Stone returns to the venue following The Lady From the Sea last year, promising to add his radical vision to the ages-old text, commenting: "as long as humankind wages wars and as long as families tear themselves apart, this story will remain painfully, cathartically relevant."

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!

Making its world premiere at the candlelit setting of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, The Animals Come to the Table brings eco-politics to the stage in brazen, thought-provoking fashion. Written by celebrated British dramatist Timberlake Wertenbaker (Our Country's Good; The Love of the Nightingale) and directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, the piece is a poignant, witty and satirical view of the pressing ecological issues that hang over our times, imagining how the earth itself and its flora and fauna might present to the suits at the negotiating table. A timely new work, held in the Globe's uniquely intimate, atmospheric indoor stage!

The UK premiere of Joanna Murray-Smith (Bombshell)'s compelling thriller arrives at the Kiln Theatre, following a highly celebrated Australian debut. Directed by Lucy Bailey, Berlin marks the latest in the catalogue of one of Australia's most celebrated contemporary playwrights, decorated with awards and recently bestowed the honour of Member of the Order of Australia. An intense work that begins as a romance but becomes something much darker, don't miss the edge-of-your-seat production.