Following a year of extraordinary challenges, and as British theatre begins to find ways to re-emerge from the devastating impact of the enforced shutdown, SFP today announces a season of new plays for a new world. The RE:EMERGE season will create a space for vital, new voices and fresh talent in the West End and beyond, working alongside some of the industry’s greatest theatremakers and artists. The extraordinary collection of plays curated by SFP alongside Ian Rickson – who becomes Artistic … [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.
Lipman will star in a new digital revival of Martin Sherman’s Rose
Award-winning stage and screen actress Maureen Lipman (Coronation Street, ITV; Celebrity Gogglebox, Channel 4; The Pianist) will star in an online revival of Martin Sherman’s Rose this September. The new production will be filmed and made available to download and stream online for three days only, in collaboration with the Hope Mill Theatre. This sharply drawn portrait of a feisty Jewish woman blends the personal with the political as it traces Rose’s story from the devastation of Nazi-ruled … [Read more...]
The Mousetrap to Re-Open in London West End on 23rd October 2020
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap – the longest-running show in the world, which had to be suspended when the Coronavirus Pandemic resulted in the closure of UK theatres – is to re-open in the West End on Friday 23rd October. The brilliant thriller, which has played in London since 1952, is to re-open at the St. Martin’s Theatre in accordance with the Government stipulations for Stage Four of the recently announced Road Map for the return of live theatre and music. Adam Spiegel, the producer … [Read more...]
10th Anniversary Production of Clybourne Park at Park Theatre
Alex Turner Productions and Trish Wadley Productions in association with Park Theatre present The 10th Anniversary Production of Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris, running from 25th March to 2nd May 2020 with press Night on 30th March 2020. Director: Oliver Kaderbhai, Set and Costume Designer: James Turner, Lighting Designer: Zia Bergin-Holly, Sound Designer: Will Tonna, Casting Director: Lucy Casson. Cast includes Alisha Bailey (Francine/Lena), Maddy Hill (Betsy/Lindsey), Andrew Langtree … [Read more...]
Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Steve Pemberton to star in The Pillowman
Martin McDonagh, the multi Olivier, BAFTA and Academy Award-winning playwright and screenwriter responsible for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths and Six Shooter, is back in London’s West End this summer with his acclaimed iconic play, The Pillowman. Performances begin at the Duke of York’s Theatre from Friday 24 July, for a strictly limited 12-week season (Press Night: Wednesday 5 August at 7:00pm). As a special initiative, the producers are also … [Read more...]