In a promotion from Viscount Bridgerton to the King of England, Jonathan Bailey returns to the stage in 2025 in Nick Hytner's newest production for The Bridge Theatre. Bailey will star as the titular monarch in Richard II, the first of Shakespeare's tetralogy of plays about the wars of succession during the Middle Ages, otherwise known as the 'Henriad'.

Ella Hickson's Olivier-nominated adaptation of Oedipus plays at London's The Old Vic this winter, starring Academy Award winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, No Time To Die) and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma (Game of Thrones). This Greek classic is sure to have you gripped, with co-director Matthew Warchus noting: "Sophocles' play, [is] arguably the best-plotted tale ever".Best known for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody', Rami Malik will be stepping off the silver screen and onto the stage for this new version of Oedipus. Joining him is Game of Thrones actress and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma.

The second play in The Jamie Lloyd Company's much anticipated Shakespeare season at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, join Tom Hiddleston and Haley Atwell as they play the 'merrily warring' will-they-won't-they couple Benedick and Beatrice in the Bard's witty romantic comedy. Much Ado About Nothing reunites the director and Hiddleston following their collaboration on Harold Pinter's Betrayal in 2019, an experience Tom described as "one of the most fulfilling and meaningful experiences of my performing life." Adding "I could not be more thrilled to have been given the opportunity to collaborate with (Lloyd) again, this time on one of Shakespeare's most warm-hearted and joyful plays"

Olivier-winning play by James Graham 'Dear England' is back and heading to London's National Theatre! Gareth Southgate's transformation of the England men's national football team in the hearts and minds of the nation is celebrated and explored in Dear England! This gripping play charts the glory, heartache and cultural reset of the Three Lions over the best part of the past decade under Southgate's command.

Multi-award winning stage and film star Brian Cox (Succession) stars in Oliver Cotton's new play The Score, transferring to the West End following a successful run at Theatre Royal Bath in 2023. Directed by Trevor Nunn (Les Miserables), Cox portrays the legendary genius of composer Johann Sebastian Bach, as he finds himself in a fateful encounter with the King of Prussia, Frederick II.