Following its critically acclaimed 2019 run, the Bridge Theatre's five-star production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is making a triumphant return! This August, immerse yourself in one of William Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, directed by the brilliant Nicholas Hytner. With the unique seating arrangement wrapping around the stage, prepare to be fully captivated by this timeless classic!...

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The 2023 Tony Awards' Best Leading Actor in a Play! As brilliant as he was troubled, Oscar Levant's genius has become the stuff of legend, despite the fact it was also his downfall. After winning critical and audience acclaim during its Chicago premiere and its recent Broadway run, this new play by Doug Wright comes to London's Barbican in the summer of 2025. Sean Hayes (Will and Grace) retains the role of the titular Oscar, (in a performance the Chicago Tribune called a "revelation") embodying the mordant comedian, actor, pianist, and wildcard as he makes an unforgettable appearance on Jack Paar's Tonight Show in 1958....

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A Tony Award-winning musical! After an a-maize-ing premiere at Broadways Nederlander Theatre and a sell-out American tour, the heartwarming story Tony Award-winning musical comedy Shucked is heading to the UK at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for 5 weeks only. With Nashville's top songwriting talents from Tony winner Robert Horn, in collaboration with Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and directed by Tony winner Jack O'Brien (Hairspray), this musical offers a kernel of joy in these divided times!...

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Alan Davies is returning to his stand-up roots with his brand new tour, Think Ahead, coming to you this autumn! His first show in over a decade, Think Ahead will see the QI star in classic middle-aged comedian mode, ruminating over his age, his health and much more besides. Quick-witted, silly and a fantastic observational comic, don't miss Alan's return, one he promises to be funnier than ever....

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Following a triumphant premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival, David Ireland's captivating play The Fifth Step arrives in the West End this year for a limited 11-week run at @sohoplace. The gripping two-hander stars Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden, reprising his role as Luka, alongside Emmy and BAFTA Award-winner Martin Freeman as James. Directed in an in-the-round setting by Finn den Hertog, the work invites audiences into the raw and revealing world of two men navigating addiction and recovery....

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Beloved musical theatre classic Fiddler On The Roof smashed records when its first 1964 run on Broadway surpassed over 3000 performances, garnering a total of nine Tony Awards for its humour, warmth, honesty, and celebration of the proud Jewish tradition. The Jerome Robbins and Harold Prince penned hit enjoyed an all-new staging from director Jordan Fein (Oklahoma) as part of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's 2024 season, now the show continues to rise the ranks as it heads across the UK on a brand-new tour!...

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Nominated for 13 2024 Tony Awards and winner of five, including Best Play! Written by David Adjmi, with songs by Will Butler of Arcade Fire, this heavily buzzed production takes you on a wild ride through the day-to-day of five rock musicians making an album in the early 70s. The story itself is one of infighting, frustration, romance, and rock'n'roll (all the things you'd expect from a disagreeing 70's band). David Adjmi notes he drew inspiration from iconic band Fleetwood Mac and came up with the idea while listening to Led Zepplin and pondering "What would it have been like to be in the studio when this was being recorded?"....

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Imelda Staunton makes a welcome stage return in 2025, alongside her daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) in George Bernard Shaw's Mrs Warren's Profession. Once banned for three decades under Lord Chamberlin, Shaw intended the play to address prostitution in the era, and to: "draw attention to the truth that prostitution is caused, not by female depravity and male licentiousness, but simply by underpaying, undervaluing and overworking women", as played out when Vivie Warren (Carter) returns home from university to discover her mother Kitty's (Staunton) true profession as a brothel madam....

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Following a triumphant run resulting in two WhatsOnStage Award nominations, Welsh playwright Tim Price's telling of the life and times of NHS founder Aneurin "Nye" Bevan returns to the stage this year! With the part of Nye reprised by the decorated Michael Sheen, the production was described by the Telegraph as "a valuable and valiant affirmation of the NHS"....

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Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are - critic's pick in the New York Times - runs in London this year! Created by Sondheim and David Ives and directed by Joe Mantello, the production draws inspiration from the surrealist dinner parties of the films of Luis Bunuel. In Here We Are, a group of friends embarks on a surreal journey through increasingly bizarre dining experiences, only to find themselves trapped in a mysterious room where they confront their secrets, desires, and the looming chaos of the outside world....

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