The latest from London's West End
Lear runs at The Yard Theatre from 17 November 2026 to 2 January 2027, with press night on 1 December.
The UK premiere runs at Park Theatre from 2 December 2026 to 10 January 2027.
John Proctor Is the Villain transfers to Wyndham’s Theatre for a 12-week season from 2 February to 24 April 2027.
Cirque Alice will play Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre from 12 December 2026 to 3 January 2027.
The Greatest Showman will begin previews at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 14 April 2027, ahead of an opening night on 5 May.
The Apology runs at the Royal Court Theatre from 19 March to 24 April 2027, with Simon McBurney directing for Complicité.
Afterbirth runs at Royal Court Theatre’s Jerwood Theatre Downstairs from 15 January to 26 February 2028, with press night on 24 January.
The European premiere runs at Royal Court Theatre’s Jerwood Theatre Downstairs from 16 January to 27 February 2027, with press night on 25 January.
Farah Ashraf’s solo play runs at Soho Theatre Upstairs from 24 November to 12 December 2026 after its Edinburgh Fringe run.
The musical adaptation of Markus Zusak’s novel will run at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from 24 July to 28 August 2027.
Rufus Norris will direct Stewart Pringle’s Brock’s Mill at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from 13 May to 5 June 2027.
Katherine Parkinson, Luca Pasqualino, Jamael Westman and Jack Wolfe will appear in An Oak Tree at The Other Palace through 15 November 2026.