Coming to the West End's Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is Jocelyn Bioh's Jaja's African Hair Braiding! Jocelyn Bioh is a Ghanaian-American writer and actor, and penned the emotional comedy School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, which won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play. Meanwhile, this play is set to be directed by Monique Touko, winner of Best Director at The Stage Debut Awards 2022 for Malindadzimu at the Hampstead Theatre.

Directed by the Lyric's Associate Director Nicholai La Barrie, An Ideal Husband is Oscar Wilde's 1895 masterpiece. The play takes place over 24 hours and follows a group of London's Lords and Ladies as they plot to destroy Member of Parliament, Sir Robert Chiltern's career. The Lyric Theatre presents this riveting story that explores blackmail, scandal, and secrets in the world of London politics.

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.

Daniel Bailey directs one of Playwright August Wilson's greatest works, Fences, at the Lyric Hammersmith this autumn. Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play, Fences, like all of the plays in Wilson's 10-play Century Cycle, explores the lives of African Americans as they cope with life and race relations in a segregated society. Staged by Headlong Theatre Company, don't miss this modern classic.