This is a schedule of upcoming London shows, organized by opening date. To view all London shows, upcoming and currently running, check out our London listings page.
- Theatre: Harold Pinter Theatre
- Opening: December 17, 2025
- Playwright: Eric Roth
- Director: Thea Sharrock
- Cast: Billy Crudup, Denise Gough, Billy Howle, Rosa Salazar, Simon Chandler, James Doherty, Misha Handley, Joshua Hill, Jonah Russell, Rebecca Lee, Tim Steed
Set in the American West of the 1800s, High Noon rides on themes as relevant now as they were then. Courage vs. Cowardice. Justice vs. Peace. Duty vs. Desire. And at its heart, is the bond between Will Kane and Amy Fowler – a love tested by impossible choices as the clock ticks down to the return of deadly outlaw Frank Miller on the high noon train.
- Theatre: Donmar Warehouse
- First Preview: December 6, 2025
- Opening: December 17, 2025
- Playwright: J.B. Priestley
- Director: Tim Sheader
- Cast: Siobhan Finneran, Samantha Spiro, Sophie Thompson, Marc Wootton
Three couples, highly respected pillars of the Yorkshire community, gather to celebrate their joint silver wedding anniversaries. It's champagne toasts all round until their evening of pride and self-satisfaction is upended by an unexpected and deeply embarrassing revelation. As scandal turns to farce, the couples are forced to confront long-buried truths, simmering resentments and the liberating possibility of starting over.
- Theatre: Trafalgar Theatre
- First Preview: December 3, 2025
- Opening: December 18, 2025
- Playwright: Cole Escola
- Director: Sam Pinkleton
- Cast: Mason Alexander Park, Kate O’Donnell, Oliver Stockley, Dino Fetscher, Giles Terera
Oh, Mary! is an uproariously dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this 80-minute one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola).
- Theatre: Charing Cross Theatre
- First Preview: January 23, 2025
- Opening: January 27, 2025
- Playwright: John Ransom Phillips
- Director: Bronagh Lagan
- Cast: Keala Settle, Hal Fowler
Mary Lincoln is a woman under siege — with her grief, her detractors, and herself. In the shadow of her late husband, President Abraham Lincoln, she battles a world eager to define her and a conscience that will not rest. Accused of treason and shunned by society, she turns to Matthew Brady, the world’s first celebrity photographer to help her reclaim her story. But as the lens turns between them, the power shifts, and their collaboration spirals into a fierce struggle for authorship, truth, and control.
- Theatre: Almeida Theatre
- First Preview: January 22, 2026
- Opening: January 30, 2026
- Book: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
- Music and Lyrics: Duncan Sheik
- Director: Rupert Goold
- Cast: Arty Froushan, Emily Barber, Daniel Bravo, Jack Butterworth, Hannah Yun Chamberlain, Oli Higginson, Kim Ismay, Alex James-Hatton, Anastasia Martin, Millie Mayhew, Posi Morakinyo, Joseph Mydell, Asha Parker-Wallace, Tanisha Spring, Zheng Xi Yong
Patrick Bateman has it all – looks, money, style and status. Engaged to the beautiful Evelyn Williams, he is about to win the prestigious Fischer account for his investment bank and celebrate by dining at Dorsia. But there’s another side to his life that Patrick keeps secret. And people – including those closest to him – keep disappearing…
- Theatre: Aldwych Theatre
- Opening: February 5, 2026
- Playwright: William Nicholson
- Director: Rachel Kavanaugh
- Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Siff
The unexpected love of spirited American poet Joy Davidman transforms the orderly academic life of C.S Lewis – the celebrated author of The Chronicles of Narnia. What begins as a meeting of minds becomes an uplifting and powerful journey of love and the fragile beauty of life.
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY
- Theatre: Theatre Royal Haymarket
- First Preview: January 29, 2026
- Opening: February 10, 2026
- Book: Rachel Joyce
- Music and Lyrics: Passenger
- Director: Katy Rudd
- Cast: Mark Addy, Jenna Russell, Noah Mullins
Harold Fry was never meant to be a hero. An ordinary man in an ordinary life until a letter from a long-lost friend sends him out the front door… and he keeps on walking. From Devon’s quiet lanes to the windswept streets of Berwick-upon-Tweed, his journey becomes a pilgrimage of love, redemption, and second chances.
- Theatre: Noël Coward Theatre
- First Preview: February 4, 2026
- Opening: February 17, 2026
- Playwright: Kip Williams
- Director: Kip Williams
- Cast: Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo transforms into all 23 roles in Tony Award® nominated adaptor and director Kip Williams’ intoxicating, blood-pumping reimagining of the immortal gothic horror.
