Plays

Following two sell out runs at the Young Vic, Henrik Ibsen's timeless masterpiece A Doll's House transfers to the Duke of York's Theatre this summer for 12 weeks only.

Sheridan Smith and David Walliams join the Michael Grandage Company’s production of Shakespeare’s classic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Titania, Queen of the Fairies and Bottom, the Weaver. The first Shakespeare offering in the Michael Grandage year long residency at the Noel Coward Theatre is set to be one of the theatrical highlights of 2013. 

This brand new play from Clive Exton is set to delight audience when it opens in the West End in late 2013. Featuring comedian Lee Evans and Sheila Hancock this riotous domestic drama will have you rolling in the aisles. Come and meet one of Essex’s most dysfunctional families.

Derren Brown returns to London’s West End with a brand new live show. The acknowledged master of psychological illusion will once again mesmerise, shock and entertain the nation. Derren says: "I enjoy the stage shows more than anything else. Live on stage is the best place for what I do: it's unpredictable, and the audience knows there is no possibility of judicious editing”.

Lenny Henry returns to the London stage in one of the greatest modern American classics. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and two Tony Awards, this play has proved popular around the UK and at the Theatre Royal Bath.

Michael Grandage and Jude Law continue to create theatrical magic in this brand new production of Shakespeare’s classic history play, Henry V. As the final show in the inaugural Michael Grandage Season, Law brings one of the most powerful Shakespeare characters to life in a lively new production.  

Mark Rylance directs this brand new production for the Old Vic Theatre starring Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones as the quarreling Beatrice and Benedick, giving Shakespeare’s classic comedy a new angle.  

Following a sell out season at both the National Theatre and the Adelphi this brand new comedy transfers for a new season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Set in Brighton during the 1960s this is a comedy of mistaken identity and secrets that will have you splitting your sides with laughter. Owain Arthur takes over the role from James Cordon in this new run.

Zoe Wanamaker returns to the West End in the celebrated comedy Passion Play by Peter Nichols, which originally won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play. This new production is directed by David Leveaux, reuniting the pair after their previous work on Electra at the Donmar Warehouse.

Noel Coward’s classic play ‘Private Lives’ makes a welcome return to the West End, starring Toby Stephens and Anna Chancellor in the roles of Elyot and Amanda. This hilarious comedy will delight those who have seen it multiple times as well as those coming to it for the first time.  

As one of Alan Ayckbourn’s early successes Relatively Speaking helped launch his career after the original London production in 1967 at the Duke of York’s Theatre. This revival will feature Kara Tointon and Felicity Kendal continuing the current trend for Ayckbourn comedies in the West End after A Chorus of Disapproval and Absent Friends.

Marianne Elliott directs Kim Cattrall in a brand new production of Tennessee Williams’ hit play ‘Sweet Bird of Youth’ at the Old Vic Theatre this summer.

A true example of coup de theatre! Based on the John Buchan novel, and the memorable Alfred Hitchcock film, this astonishing play is presented with just four actors who play a minimum of 139 roles. This show is fast paced and intimate, recreating all of the memorable scenes with fantastic physical detail. A shining example of British theatre at its best. 

Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy returns to the London stage after premiering at the National Theatre in 1996. Set on the West Coast of Ireland, this play follows one crippled boy who dreams of escaping his environment, and when a film crew arrive in Ireland he seizes his opportunity.

Direct from a sell out season at the National Theatre on London’s South Bank, ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ arrives at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End. Based on the popular novel by Mark Haddon, the play is adapted by Simon Stephens and is set to be a smash hit.

The hit British comedy comes to the West End stage following a successful UK tour. Directed by Daniel Evans, ‘The Full Monty’ is a heartwarming and hilarious play about a group of unemployed men who have an original idea to get some money and lift their spirits.

Director Jamie Lloyd’s new season at the Trafalgar Studios continues with a thrilling production of Harold Pinter’s ‘The Hothouse’ starring Simon Russell Beale and John Simm.

The Ladykillers tells the classic black comedy tale of a sweet little old lady, alone in her house, pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing.

This record breaking play has recently entered its 60th year in London. The play already stands as the longest running theatrical production in the world, and The Mousetrap has now become a tourist spectacle. Agatha Christie’s ‘who-dunnit’ is a treat for amateur sleuths and fans of detective fiction, and will have you guessing until the final moments.

This long running West End play has been terrifying audiences for the past 22 years and has since become a blockbuster film. Arthur Kipps travels to Eel Marsh House to settle the estate of Alice Drablow and encounters a ghostly presence who has haunted the village, spelling disaster for all who see her. This thriller has to be seen to be believed.

The National Theatre’s epic production of War Horse has enchanted audiences on both the West End and Broadway. Winning a host of awards this show has to be seen to be believed. Featuring a talented ensemble and fantastic puppetry, this play tells the story of a young boy who is separated from his horse during the First World War. The success of the play inspired the 2011 blockbuster movie, based on the novella by Michael Murpurgo.