Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved feline fantasy is back in a dazzling new production that prowls, pounces and ultimately leaves you purring with delight. It can’t be easy bearing the responsibility of bringing one of the most successful and iconic musicals of all time back to the London stage (where it ran for 21 years from […]
Springwood – Hampstead Theatre
The hot dog summit Springwood, which has just opened at Hampstead Theatre, is a historical drama that tells the story of the 1939 meeting at Franklin (Robert Lindsay) and Eleanor (Jemma Redgrave) Roosevelt’s New York estate, Hyde Park, with King George VI (Andrew Havill) and Queen Elizabeth (Rebecca Night). The King hopes to garner American […]
London Theatre Previews, July – December 2026 – Off West End
Clue in to the theatre scene as the days shorten There’s a lot to be excited for on London’s ‘Off West End’ scene in the second half of 2026. From big-name performers like Tilda Swinton and Josh O’Connor to community productions celebrating London’s history, we’ve curated a selection of standout ‘Off West End’ shows not […]
Relics – Hammersmith Lyric
Family secrets and sibling quibbling in Ben Ockrent’s darkly funny play about the physical and emotional relics we inherit “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” is a great motivational phrase. That is, unless there is an inheritance involved…! Throw in four siblings with widely divergent ways of dealing with their family trauma and dynamics, […]
Archduke at Royal Court Theatre
A spellbinding dissection of political violence Rajiv Joseph’s Archduke premiered in Los Angeles in 2017. In the last two years, it’s been re-staged in Britain and America three times. This is no coincidence; there are few works that bite so precisely into the fault lines of strongman politics and restless masculinity. This is a historical […]
High Society – Barbican Theatre
True love Hollywood style, old friends and just a little misbehaviour The play, The Philadelphia Story, on which High Society is based, premiered on Broadway on 28 March 1939, starring Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord, a role specifically written for her. Based on a book by Arthur Kopit, the Broadway success was swiftly followed by […]
The Harder They Come – Theatre Royal Stratford East
Joyful theatre adaptation of the film that “brought reggae music to the world” returns to the London stage If the distinctive sound of reggae music makes you think of lazy Caribbean holidays and rum cocktails on the beach, then you are probably not alone. But if you consider for a moment the origins of reggae […]
America the Beautiful Chapter 1, King’s Head Theatre
Shocking shorts The America on view in Neil LaBute’s trio of short plays that make up Chapter 1 of America the Beautiful is a disquieting, ugly place. LaBute (In the Company of Men, The Shape of Things, Fat Pig) has often been badged the great misanthrope of the American stage and screen, and his reputation […]
Manic Street Creature at Kiln Theatre
Mental health drama packs a musical punch As the audience filters into the Kiln ahead of Maimuna Memon’s Manic Street Creature, the band lingers on stage adjusting mics, tuning instruments, chatting quietly. They seem like casual musicians testing the atmosphere before a set; this could be a scene from a pub night, an indie festival, […]
Bird Grove – Hampstead Theatre
Finding a voice amidst societal expectations Bird Grove is the story of a young woman, fascinated by books and ideas, who breaks free of societal expectations to pursue a career as a writer. That writer was George Eliot, but she does not yet assume that identity in the course of the play. Written by Alexi […]