PW Productions announce that after 33 extraordinary years in London’s West End, the theatrical sensation that is Susan Hill’s THE WOMAN IN BLACK, will play its final performance at The Fortune Theatre, London on Saturday 4 March 2023. Producer Peter Wilson said today, “The Woman in Black’s miraculous theatricality has never faltered. Out of a gauze, a wicker skip and a door Stephen Mallatratt and Robin Herford conjured a complete world into which generations of young people have entered, … [Read more...]
Best Plays in London - New Plays in London
Here is our guide to plays in London. From long-running West End plays such as The Mousetrap and The Woman in Black to new plays opening soon. Book London theatre tickets online for plays – click one of the images or the link below which shows all listings of plays currently on sale.
Noises Off comes to the West End – London’s Phoenix Theatre
Theatre Royal Bath Productions is delighted to announce that Michael Frayn’s multi-award-winning farce, Noises Off, will head to the West End’s Phoenix Theatre for a strictly limited run from 19 January to 11 March 2023 with tickets now on sale. Noises Off stars Felicity Kendal (The Good Life, Relatively Speaking and Hay Fever) as Dotty Otley, Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders, Friday Night Dinner and Edmond) as Belinda Blair and Matthew Kelly (The Dresser, Waiting For Godot, as well as … [Read more...]
The Mousetrap to celebrate 70th Anniversary
On Friday 25th November 2022, Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller, The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the world, will celebrate its 70th anniversary in the West End. The Mousetrap’s history continues to be written into London life - from husband-and-wife Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim starring in the inaugural production in 1952, and Queen Elizabeth II attending the 50th-anniversary performance, through to the performance on 17 May 2021 marking the official reopening of the West … [Read more...]
GOOD at the Harold Pinter Theatre
C. P. Taylor’s best-known play examines 1930s Germany from the perspective of one individual, John Halder, a professor at Frankfurt University. Halder’s mother is suffering from dementia and her decline into chaos - mirroring what is happening in the country - undermines Halder’s ability to focus on his career, and prompts him to write about the merits of euthanasia. But Halder’s personal problem will resonate with the politics of the new Germany, and it will drag him on a journey that leads to … [Read more...]
Cast Announced for To Kill a Mocking Bird – Gielgud Theatre
Barry Diller and Sonia Friedman announced today that Matthew Modine and Cecilia Noble will lead the new company of the critically acclaimed production of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird – a new play by Aaron Sorkin, directed by Bartlett Sher, currently running at the Gielgud Theatre, West End. Matthew Modine’s iconic portrayals in films such as Alan Parker’s Birdy, Louden Swain in Vision Quest, Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, and Dr. Martin “Papa” Brenner in the global phenomenon … [Read more...]
Full Casting Announced for Orlando in London’s West End
MGC announces the full company for their production of Orlando – joining Emma Corrin, in the title role, are Deborah Findlay (Mrs Grimsditch), Jessica Alade (Virginia, Drunken Tory), Debra Baker (Virginia, Favilla, The Captain), Akuc Bol (Virginia, Euphrosyne, Prue), Lucy Briers (Virginia, Queen Elizabeth, Officer), Richard Cant (Virginia, Harriet, Kitty), Melissa Lowe (Virginia, Drunken Tory), Jodie McNee (Virginia, Marmaduke), Oliver Wickham (Virginia, Clorinda), and Millicent Wong (Virginia, … [Read more...]
New Cast Announced for Witness for the Prosecution
As this iconic production approaches its fifth anniversary, producers Eleanor Lloyd and Rebecca Stafford are delighted to announce the eighth cast to join Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution. Audiences can book to see Witness for the Prosecution until 16th April 2023 at the historic London County Hall. Eastenders star Harry Reid returns to the cast to reprise his role as the accused, Leonard Vole. He is joined by Naomi Sheldon (The Comedy of Errors, RSC; Good Girl, Trafalgar … [Read more...]