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Greenland Greenland
2 stars
National Theatre
New play exploring the issues surrounding climate change by Moira Buffini, Matt Charman, Polly Skinner and Jack Thorne.
King Lear King Lear
3 stars
Roundhouse
David Farr directs Greg Hicks for the RSC.
As You Like It As You Like It
4 stars
Roundhouse
Katy Stephens stars as Rosalind in the RSC's production of Shakespeare's comedy.
Julius Julius Caesar
3 stars
Roundhouse
Lucy Bailey directs Shakespeare's epic Roman play for the RSC.
Totem Totem
3 stars
Royal Albert Hall
Cirque du Soleil join forces with Robert Lepage for a lavish show tracing the evolution of mankind.
Winter The Winter's Tale
4 stars
Roundhouse
Greg Hicks stars in David Farr's production for the RSC.
Seasons Season's Greetings
4 stars
National Theatre
Catherine Tate and Mark Gattiss star in Alan Ayckbourn's seasonal comedy.
Lear King Lear
4 stars
Donmar Warehouse
Michael Grandage directs Derek Jacobi at the Donmar.
Les Parents Les Parents Terribles
4 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Frances Barber stars in the Donmar's staging of Jean Cocteau’s tragic farce.
Kin Kin
3 stars
Royal Court
EV Crowe’s first full length play for the Royal Court paints a bleak picture of boarding school life.
Rivals The Rivals
3 stars
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles reteam for Peter Hall's production of Sheridan's society comedy.
End of Rainbow End of the Rainbow
4 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Tracie Bennett gives a powerhouse performance as Judy Garland in Peter Quilter's musical drama.
Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie
4 stars
Young Vic
Joe Hill-Gibbins directs Tennessee Williams' memory play.
Fela Fela!
4 stars
National Theatre
Arriving in London following a successful run on Broadway, this new musical tells the story of the irreverent Afrobeat legend.
Bill Bailey Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind
4 stars
Wyndham's Theatre
The comedian returns to form with a new show on the theme of doubt.
Novecento Novecento
3 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Mark Bonnar stars in a jazz-themed monologue by Italian author Alessandro Baricco.
When we are Married When we are Married
3 stars
Garrick Theatre
J. B. Priestley's drawing room farce enjoys an airing at the Garrick.
Men Should Weep Men Should Weep
4 stars
National Theatre
Josie Rourke directs Ena Lamont Stewart’s play set in Glasgow during the depression of the 1930s.
Red Bud Red Bud
4 stars
Royal Court
The Royal Court stages Chicagoan playwright Bret Neveu's new play of masculine meltdown
Tribes Tribes
3 stars
Royal Court
Roger Michell directs Nina Raine's new play about families and the ways in which we communicate.
Onassis Onassis
1 stars
Novello Theatre
Robert Lindsay stars as the Greek shipping magnate in Martin Sherman's biographical play.
Hamlet Hamlet
4 stars
National Theatre
Rory Kinnear more than lives up to expectations in Nicholas Hytner's production.
Faust Faust
2 stars
Young Vic
An Icelandic take on Goethe with music from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Lower Ninth Lower Ninth
3 stars
Trafalgar Studios
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina brought to life on a rooftop.
Birdsong Birdsong
4 stars
Comedy Theatre
Rachel Wagstaff's stage adaptation of Sebastian Faulks's First World War novel.
Yes, Prime Minister Yes, Prime Minister
4 stars
Gielgud Theatre
A topical stage version of the classic political comedy.
Les Misérables Les Misérables
4 stars
Barbican Theatre
A new production of the musical to mark it's twenty-fifth anniversary.
Krapp Krapp's Last Tape
4 stars
Duchess Theatre
Michael Gambon stars in the Gate Theatre production of Samuel Beckett's monologue.
Design Design for Living
3 stars
Old Vic
Andrew Scott and Lisa Dillon star in Noel Coward's urbane comedy.
Blood and Gifts Blood and Gifts
3 stars
National Theatre
Howard Davies directs J.T. Rogers' political thriller.
Bedlam Bedlam
3 stars
Globe Theatre
Nell Leyshon's play is the first by a known woman to be staged at the Globe.
Deathtrap Deathtrap
3 stars
Noel Coward Theatre
Simon Russell Beale and Jonathan Groff star in a revival of Ira Levin's comedy thriller.
Clybourne Clybourne Park
2 stars
Royal Court
Martin Freeman and Sophie Thompson star in a new play by Bruce Norris.
The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merry Wives of Windsor
2 stars
Globe Theatre
Christopher Luscombe's 2008 production returns to the Globe Theatre.
Into the Woods Into the Woods
4 stars
Open Air Theatre
The Open Air Theatre celebrates Stephen Sondheim's eightieth birthday with this show from the 1980s.
Earthquakes Earthquakes in London
4 stars
National Theatre
Rupert Goold directs Mike Bartlett's sprawling and ambitious new play.
State Fair State Fair
4 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Thom Southerland directs the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn
5 stars
Globe Theatre
A new play by Howard Brenton about the life and death of Henry VIII's second wife.
Homburg The Prince of Homburg
3 stars
Donmar Warehouse
Jonathan Munby directs Heinrich von Kleist's complex tragedy.
Danton Educating Rita
4 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Tim Piggott Smith and Laura Dos Santos star in Willy Russell's two-hander.
Shirley Shirley Valentine
4 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Meera Syal stars in the Menier Chocolate Factory revival of Willy Russell's monologue.
Danton Danton's Death
3 stars
National Theatre
Toby Stephens stars in Georg Buchner's account of the French Revolution.
Beauty Queen The Beauty Queen of Leenane
4 stars
Young Vic
Susan Lynch stars in an accomplished revival of Martin McDonagh's black, bleak comedy.
Spur Spur of the Moment
3 stars
Royal Court
The Royal Court stages the debut play of seventeen-year-old Anya Reiss.
Henry IV Henry IV, parts 1 and 2
4 stars
Globe Theatre
Roger Allam plays Falstaff in Dominic Dromgoole's compellling production.
Prisoner The Prisoner of Second Avenue
2 stars
Vaudeville Theatre
Jeff Goldblum and Mercedes Ruehl star in a revival of Neil Simon's comedy.
Dancewhore The Comedy of Errors
4 stars
Open Air Theatre
A lively open air staging of Shakespeare's comedy set in the 1940s.
Welcome to Thebes Welcome to Thebes
4 stars
National Theatre
Moira Buffini's new play exploring the cost of democracy in the aftermath of war.
Dancewhore Confessions of a Dancewhore
3 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Michael Twaits' one man show, part of the London Pride Festival.
The Fantasticks The Fantasticks
1 stars
Duchess Theatre
The famously long-running off-Broadway musical makes a rare appearance in London.
Sus Sus
4 stars
Young Vic
A punchy revival of Barrie Keeffe's hard-hitting play.
After the Dance After the Dance
4 stars
National Theatre
Thea Sharrock directs an elegant revival of Terence Rattigan's rarely performed play.
The Crucible The Crucible
4 stars
Open Air Theatre
Timothy Sheader directs Arthur Miller's classic play.
Joe Turner Joe Turner's Come and Gone
4 stars
Young Vic
Delroy Lindo stars in August Wilson's 1986 play, part of his epic Pittsburgh cycle.
Middle Classes The Late Middle Classes
4 stars
Donmar Warehouse
Helen McCrory stars in Simon Gray’s semi-autobiographical dark comedy.
Conchords Flight of the Conchords
4 stars
Wembley Arena
New Zealand's "fourth most-popular folk parody band" play Wembley.
Ingredient X Ingredient X
1 stars
Royal Court
Lesley Sharp stars in Nick Grosso's new comedy about addiction in all its forms.
Dream of the Dog Dream of the Dog
4 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Janet Suzman stars in Craig Higginson’s play about South Africa's past and present.
Henry 8 Henry VIII
4 stars
Shakespeare's Globe
Dominic Rowan stars in a production of one of Shakespeare's most seldom-performed plays.
Love The Sinner Love The Sinner
2 stars
National Theatre
Matthew Dunster directs Drew Pautz’s new play about homosexuality and the church.
Eurydice Eurydice
3 stars
Young Vic
Bijan Sheibani's production of Sarah Ruhl's retelling of the story of Orpheus.
Holding the Man Holding The Man
4 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Kath and Kim's Jane Turner stars in a play based on Tim Conigrave's memoir.
Dirty White Boy Dirty White Boy
2 stars
Trafalgar Studios
A three-hander based on the writings of eponymous Soho shop owner Clayton Littlewood.
Macbeth Macbeth
3 stars
Shakespeare's Globe
The Globe's summer season kicks off with Lucy Bailey's production of the Scottish play.
Women Beware Women Women Beware Women
4 stars
National Theatre
Harriet Walter plays an arch-manipulator in a staging of Thomas Middleton's tragedy.
Posh Posh
3 stars
Royal Court
Laura Wade's provocative new play about the members of an elite Oxford dining club.
Kristina Kristina
4 stars
Royal Albert Hall
Russell Watson stars in a concert staging of Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson’s musical.
Hair Hair
4 stars
Gielgud Theatre
The Public Theatre revival of the 1960s counter culture musical transfers to the West End.
The Empire The Empire
4 stars
Royal Court
Mike Bradwell directs DC Moore’s tense second play about British soldiers in Afghanistan.
Polar Bears Polar Bears
3 stars
Arts Theatre
Jodhi May and Richard Coyle star in the debut play by the novelist Mark Haddon.
Wet Weather Cover Wet Weather Cover
4 stars
Arts Theatre
Oliver Cotton's comedy about the exploits of actors on a location shoot.
Bedroom Farce Bedroom Farce
3 stars
Duke of York's Theatre
Peter Hall's production of Alan Ayckbourn's classic comedy transfers to the West End.
Kursk Kursk
4 stars
Young Vic
Sound&Fury's excellent, immersive production about the Russian submarine disaster returns to the Young Vic.
Mrs Warren Mrs Warren's Profession
3 stars
Comedy Theatre
Felicity Kendal stars in a production of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
The White Guard The White Guard
5 stars
National Theatre
Howard Davies directs Mikhail Bulgakov’s stirring, semi-autobiographical play.
London Assurance London Assurance
4 stars
National Theatre
Fiona Shaw and Simon Russell Beale star in a hugely entertaining revival of Dion Boucicault’s comedy.
The Fever Chart The Fever Chart
4 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Pilot Theatre's production of Naomi Wallace's trio of plays about the Middle East.
Love Never Dies Love Never Dies
2 stars
Adelphi Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom follow up opens in the West End.
Sweet Nothings Sweet Nothings
4 stars
Young Vic
Swiss director Luc Bondy's masterful production of Arthur Schnitzler's play.
Party Private Lives
3 stars
Vaudeville Theatre
Kim Cattrall and Matthew Macfadyen play warring lovers in Noel Coward's classic comedy.
Party Party
4 stars
Arts Theatre
Tim Key and Jonny Sweet star in Tom Basden's smart, satirical play.
Ghosts Ghosts
2 stars
Duchess Theatre
Iain Glen directs and stars opposite Lesley Sharp in Ibsen's classic play.
Disconnect Disconnect
4 stars
Royal Court
Anupama Chandradasekhar's new play explores the lives of call centre workers in Chennai.
Off The Endz Off The Endz
2 stars
Royal Court
Former So Solid Crew member Ashley Walters stars in Bola Agbaje's new play for the Court.
Serenading Serenading Louie
3 stars
Donmar Warehouse
A revival of Lanford Wilson's play about disillusionment and marriage.
Madness in Valencia Madness in Valencia
4 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Black and White Rainbow's energetic staging of Lope de Vega's comedy of love and madness.
14th Tale The 14th Tale
3 stars
National Theatre
The National stages Inua Ellams' spoken word solo show about one boy's coming of age.
Really Old Jerusalem
5 stars
Apollo Theatre
Mark Rylance stars in Jez Butterworth's rich, sprawling comedy as it transfers to the West End.
Really Old Really Old, Like Forty Five
2 stars
National Theatre
Robot nurses and sinister institutes feature in Tamsin Oglesby's satirical play about ageing.
I am Yusuf I am Yusuf and This is My Brother
3 stars
Young Vic
Performed in both English and Arabic, Amir Nizar Zuabi's moving play is set in a Palestinian village in 1948.
Enron Enron
4 stars
Garrick Theatre
Rupert Goold directs Lucy Prebble's acclaimed play about the collapse of the US energy company.
Little Dog The Little Dog Laughed
3 stars
Garrick Theatre
Tamsin Greig stars in Douglas Carter Beane's acidic Hollywood comedy.
Six Degrees Six Degrees of Separation
3 stars
Old Vic
Anthony Head and Lesley Manville star in a revival of John Guare's 1990 play.
The Caretaker The Caretaker
3 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Jonathan Pryce stars in a revival of Pinter's play.
Legally Blonde Legally Blonde
3 stars
Savoy Theatre
Sheridan Smith plays Elle Woods in the London staging of the Broadway hit.
World's Wife The World's Wife
3 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Linda Marlowe's one woman staging of the poems by Carol Ann Duffy.
Barbershopera 2 Barbershopera II
3 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Smart, quirky musical comedy sequel, a hit at last year's Edinburgh fringe.
Morecambe Morecambe
4 stars
Duchess Theatre
Bob Golding stars in a one man show about the life of the iconic comedian.
Red Red
3 stars
Donmar Warehouse
Alfred Molina stars in John Logan's new play about the artist Mark Rothko.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
4 stars
Novello Theatre
James Earl Jones and Adrian Lester star in Debbie Allen's all-black staging of Tennessee Williams' play.
Sexy Partridge Stephen and the Sexy Partridge
3 stars
Trafalgar Studios
Mighty Boosh cohort Cal McCrystal directs a festive musical comedy.
Change Arturo Brachetti: Change
4 stars
Garrick Theatre
Renowned quick change artist Arturo Brachetti's stunning new show.
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