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Stockholm Stockholm
Hampstead Theatre, London
Playwright Bryony Lavery and Frantic Assembly join forces to create a captivating study of a volatile relationship.
Celia Celia
New Players Theatre, London
Set in the American South, Richard Nyeila’s new play tells the story of a slave who murders her master.
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Birthday Party The Birthday Party
Lyric Hammersmith, London
Sheila Hancock stars in the Lyric's 50th anniversary staging of Pinter's sinister classic.
Beau Jest Beau Jest
Hackney Empire, London
Lara Pulver stars in James Sherman's affectionate portrayal of Jewish family life.
In Spitting Distance In Spitting Distance
Barbican Pit, London
Khalifa Natour stars in a one man show about Palestinian struggle and identity.
Richard III Richard III
Roundhouse, London
Jonathan Slinger stars in the concluding production of Michael Boyd's series of RSC history plays.
Henry VI, Parts 1, 2 and 3 Henry VI, Parts 1, 2 and 3
Roundhouse, London
Michael Boyd's ambitous season of Shakespeare's histories for the RSC continues.
Lady From The Sea The Lady From The Sea
Arcola Theatre, London
Lia Williams stars in the Arcola's staging of Ibsen's fable, in a new translation by Frank McGuinness.
Lady From The Sea De Monfort
Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
Justin Avoth stars in the Orange Tree's revival of Joanna Baillie's tragedy of hatred.
Tinderbox Tinderbox
Bush Theatre, London
Sheridan Smith stars in Lucy Kirkwood's new play, a dystopian comedy set in a Bradford butcher's shop.
Henry V Henry V
Roundhouse, London
Geoffrey Streatfeild plays the ambitious king in Michael Boyd's production for the RSC.
Henry IV, Parts I and II Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2
Roundhouse, London
The next installments of Michael Boyd's RSC Histories come to the Roundhouse.
Richard II Richard II
Roundhouse, London
After a successful run at Stratford, the first of Michael Boyd's RSC History plays arrives in London.
War And Peace War And Peace
Hampstead Theatre, London
Shared Experience bring their two-part staging of Tolstoy's epic novel to Hampstead.
The Internationalist The Internationalist
Gate Theatre, London
Elliot Cown stars as an American abroad in Anne Washburn's 'foreign' comedy.
John Moran John Moran And His Neighbour Saori
Soho Theatre, London
An unclassifiable collision of theatre, music and dance from Philip Glass protege Moran.
An Enemy Of The People An Enemy Of The People
Arcola Theatre, London
Greg Hicks stars in Mehmet Ergen's striking staging of Ibsen's potent drama.
Cotton Wool Cotton Wool
Theatre 503, London
Ali Taylor's lyrical play about two Scottish brothers mourning the death of their mother.
Contains Violence Contains Violence
Lyric Hammersmith, London
Shunt's David Rosenberg presents a site-sympathetic exercise in voyeurism.
Instructions For Modern Living Instructions For Modern Living
Barbican Pit, London
Inventive multimedia piece, mixing music and video imagery, by Duncan Sarkies and Nic McGowan.
In My Name In My Name
Old Red Lion, London
James Alexandrou stars in a volatile odd couple play set in the aftermath of the July 7 bombings.
Jingo Jingo
Finborough Theatre, London
Susannah Harker stars in the Finborough's revival of Charles Wood's farce of war.
Days Of Significance Days Of Significance
Tricycle Theatre, London
The RSC production of Roy Williams' latest, politically charged play transfers from Stratford to London.
Chains Of Dew Chains Of Dew
Orange Tree, Richmond
A rare revival of Susan Glaspell's neglected 1922 comedy of cultural collision.
The Harder They Come The Harder They Come
Barbican, London
The Theatre Royal Stratford East production of the cult Jamaican film transfers.
A Couple Of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians A Couple Of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians
Soho Theatre, London
A wild ride of a debut play from award-winning Polish author Dorota Maslowska.
Sarajevo Story Sarajevo Story
Lyric Studio, London
Lightwork's new multimedia production explores failures in communication.
Plague Plague Over England
Finborough Theatre, London
Theatre critic Nicholas de Jongh turns his hand to playwriting with the story of John Gielgud's near career-ending arrest.
Shadow Language Shadow Language
Theatre 503, London
American playwright Kelly Stuart's new work examines the plight of the Kurdish people in Turkey.
Aftefacts Artefacts
Bush Theatre, London
A young girl recieves an unusual gift from her estranged father in Mike Bartlett's new play.
Thin Toes Thin Toes
Pleasance Theatre, London
Laura Stevens' new play at the Pleasance explores anorexia and the art world.
The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui
Lyric Hammersmith, London
Lucian Msamati stars in David Farr's transposition of Brecht's Nazi satire to an African setting.
Tough Time, Nice Time Tough Time, Nice Time
Barbican Pit, London
Ridiculusmus return to the Barbican with a two-hander set in a Bangkok bath house.
Dad's Army Dad's Army
Hackney Empire, London
Leslie Grantham stars in a stage version of the classic sitcom's lost episodes.
Merchant Of Venice The Merchant Of Venice
Greenwich Playhouse, London
Galleon Theatre stage a well balanced production of Shakespeare's difficult drama.
The Homecoming The Homecoming
Almeida Theatre, London
A family of gangsters and pimps get used to having a woman around the house in Pinter's 1964 play.
Death of Thatcher The Death of Margaret Thatcher
Courtyard Theatre, London
Tom Green's controversy-courting new play about the death of the Iron Lady.
Counterfeit Skin Counterfeit Skin
Courtyard Theatre, London
Jason Charles' exploration of the ins and outs of modern homosexual relationships.
Mad Funny Just Mad Funny Just
Theatre 503, London
An inventive devised piece, staged in conjunction with Old Vic, New Voices.
White Boy White Boy
Soho Theatre, London
Tanika Gupta's schoolyard drama returns for a second stint at Soho Theatre.
Let There Be Love Let There Be Love
Tricycle Theatre, London
The Tricyle stages Kwame Kwei Armah's latest, a tender play of cultural collision.
The Arab And The Jew The Arab And The Jew
Lyric Studio, London
The Arab Israeli conflict explored in a near-wordless work by two-man theatre compnay Gecko.
Helter Skelter/Land Of The Dead Helter Skelter/Land Of The Dead
Bush Theatre, London
Powerful, punchy double bill of new work from the reliably controversial Neil LaBute.
My Sister In This House My Sister In This House
Greenwich Playhouse, London
Drama based on the true story of a brutal murder of a mother and daughter by their servants.
The Conservatory The Conservatory
Old Red Lion, London
Life, death and home improvements explored in a new play by Mark Dooley.
Metamorphosis Metamorphosis
Lyric Hammersmith, London
David Farr and Gisli Orn Gardarsson's acrobatic take on Kafka returns to the Lyric.
La Cage Aux Folles La Cage Aux Folles
Menier Chocolate Factory, London
Douglas Hodge and Philip Quast star in the Menier's revival of the Broadway hit.
Anansi Anansi Trades Places
Shaw Theatre, London
A retelling of the Anansi myths provides the basis for Talawa's alternative Christmas show.
Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol
Greenwich Playhouse, London
A staging of Charles Dickens ever-popular Christmas story by Flatpack Theatre.
Beauty And The Beast Beauty And The Beast
Lyric Hammersmith, London
The Lyric stages Told By An Idiot's family friendly retelling of the popular fairy tale.
Jack And The Beanstalk Jack And The Beanstalk
Barbican, London
Following on from Mark Ravenhill, this year it's Jonathan Harvey's turn to pen a panto for the Barb.
God In Ruins God In Ruins
Soho Theatre, London
Anthony Neilson collaborates with the RSC on an alternative Christmas show.
Dick Whittington Dick Whittington And His Cat
Hackney Empire, London
Clive Rowe stars in the Empire's hugely entertaining annual pantomime.
Limbo Limbo
Arcola Theatre, London
Declan Feenan's poignant monologue about a young woman's relationship with an older man
The Six-Days World The Six-Days World
Finborough Theatre, London
Long buried family secrets come to light at Christmas time in Elizabeth Kuti's new play.
Crestfall Crestfall
Theatre 503, London
Niamh Cusack stars in Mark O'Rowe's new play, a series of three visceral monologues.
Cinderella Cinderella
Little Angel Theatre, London
The Little Angel presents their version of the classic fairy story, told entirely with puppets.
Doubt Doubt
Tricycle Theatre, London
John Patrick Shanley's contentious play set in a Catholic School in the Bronx.
tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ!
Bush Theatre, London
A punk band reforms for one last gig in Mike Packer's raucous but soft-hearted comedy.
Oak Trees They Have Oak Trees In North Carolina
Tristan Bates Theatre, London
A stranger claims to be a couple's missing son in Sarah Wooley's tense drama.
Chains Chains
Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
The Orange Tree revives Elizabeth Barker's fascinating social drama, written in 1909.
The Human Computer The Human Computer
BAC, London
Comic actor Will Adamsdale's latest inventive show celebrates technological ineptitude.
Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler
Greenwich Playhouse, London
Alice de Sousa takes the lead in a staging of Ibsen's biting indictment of the bourgeoisie.
Songs Of Grace And Redemption Songs Of Grace And Redemption
Theatre 503, London
Lonely lives collide in John Donnelly's darkly comic and intriguing new play.
Being Norwegian Being Norwegian
Shunt Vaults, London
A sweet, short play by David Greig, the first in Paines Plough's series of A Play, A Pie and A Pint events.
Cloud Nine Cloud Nine
Almeida Theatre, London
Thea Sharrock directs a revival of Caryl Churchill's ambiguous study of sexual politics.
Joe Guy Joe Guy
Soho Theatre, London
The rise and fall of a football star in Roy Williams' energetic play at Soho Theatre.
Red Death Lates Red Death Lates
BAC, London
The BAC stages the coolest after-show party in town following their masterful Masque.
Meetings Meetings
Arcola Theatre, London
Food is at the heart of this staging of Mustapha Matura's Trindad set drama
Dealer's Choice Dealer's Choice
Menier Chocolate Factory, London
Sam West directs a revival of Patrick Marber's first play at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
The Masque of the Red Death The Masque Of The Red Death
BAC, London
Punchdrunk return with another sumptuous performance, this time of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe.
Pure Gold Pure Gold
Soho Theatre, London
Money and male pride bring a family close to cracking in Michael Bhim's tense new play.
Rough Crossings Rough Crossings
Lyric Hammersmith, London
Rupert Goold directs the stage adaptation of Simon Schama's book about the abolition of the slave trade.
Romeo Romeo And Juliet
Greenwich Playhouse, London
A staging of Shakespeare's love play set against a backdrop of Mussolini’s Race Law.
Tom Waits For No Man Tom Waits For No Man
Riverside Studios, London
Stewart D'Arrietta presents his acclaimed cabaret celebrating the music of Tom Waits
Life After Scandal Life After Scandal
Hampstead Theatre, London
Caroline Quentin stars as Christine Hamilton in Robin Soans' latest verbatim play.
Subway Moonwalking in Chinatown
Soho Theatre, London
An ambitious and entertaining promenade piece through the busy streets of London's Chinatown.
Flight Path Flight Path
Bush Theatre, London
David Watson's well observed drama about A levels, older brothers and parental pressure.
Subway Subway
Lyric Studio, London
A seven-piece Kosovan band provide the music in Vanishing Point's dystopian two-hander.
The Merchant Of Venice The Merchant Of Venice
Arcola Theatre, London
Julia Pascal's contemporary re-telling of Shakespeare's problematic play.
A Disappearing Number A Disappearing Number
Barbican Theatre, London
Complicite bring their distinctive theatrical vision to the world of pure maths.
When Midnight Strikes When Midnight Strikes
Finborough Theatre, London
Charles Miller and Kevin Hammond’s new musical, set on the night of December 31st, 1999.
The Years Between The Years Between
Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
The Orange Tree kicks off its new season with Daphne Du Maurier's Second World War drama.
The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents
Gate Theatre, London
Carrie Cracknell directs an unsettling study of the sexual awakening of a young woman with learning disabilities.
Awake And Sing! Awake And Sing!
Almeida Theatre, London
Stockard Channing stars as a Bronx matriarch in Clifford Odets' family drama.
Bacchae The Bacchae
Lyric Hammersmith, London
Alan Cumming plays Dionysus in the National Theatre of Scotland's visually striking production.
Venus As A Boy Venus As A Boy
Soho Theatre, London
Luke Sutherland's moving novella, brought to the stage by Tam Dean Burn.
Yoga Bitch Yoga Bitch
Theatre 503, London
Suzanne Morrison's one-woman show about a yoga training camp in Bali.
The Confidential Clerk The Confidential Clerk
Finborough Theatre, London
T S Eliot's verse play is revived at the Finborough 50 years after its last London production.
Get Happy! Get Happy!
King's Head Theatre, London
Debbie Saloman stars as Judy Garland in an entertaing one-woman show.
Take Flight Take Flight
Menier Chocolate Factory, London
The Menier stages a new musical about the early pioneers of aviation by David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr.
Ours Ours
Finborough Theatre, London
The Finborough stages a revival of TW Robertson’s play, performed for the first time since 1909.
Glass Eels Glass Eels
Hampstead Theatre, London
A young girl deals with her burgeoning sexuality in Nell Leyshon’s new play.
Baghdad Wedding Baghdad Wedding
Soho Theatre, London
Three friends grapple with their sexual, cultural and political identity in Hassan Abdulrazzak's Baghdad-set drama.
Longwave Longwave
Lyric Studio, London
Signal to Noise present a two-hander in which two scientists try to make sense of the world.
Future Me Future Me
Theatre 503, London
Stephen Brown's unsettling new play explores issues of rehabilitation and forgiveness.
From The Hart From The Hart
New End Theatre, London
An entertaining musical journey through the life and work of Lorenz Hart.
Men Without Shadows Men Without Shadows
Finborough Theatre, London
Jean Paul Sartre's infrequently performed existential Second World War thriller.
Trance Trance
Bush Theatre, London
Reality and identity become increasingly blurred in Shoji Kokami's intense three-hander.
The Christ OF Coldharbour Lane The Christ OF Coldharbour Lane
Soho Theatre, London
Oladipo Agboluaje's satirical comedy about a self-styled prophet spreading the word in Brixton.


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