London editor Philip Fisher selects the top five plays in London.
Robert Pearce
Petite Pantos
Balham Bowls Club
17 to 19 January 2020
Jack Brunger
Above the Stag
Above the Stag Theatre (Studio)
15 January to 22 February 2020
Tony Tortora
Andy Jordan Productions and Pluto Productions
Southwark Playhouse
15 January to 1 February 2020
Samuel Beckett
Jermyn Street Theatre
15 January to 8 February 2020
Daniele Finzi Pasca
Cirque du Soleil
Royal Albert Hall
12 January to 1 March 2020
Music Giacomo Puccini, libretto Guiseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
The Royal Opera
Royal Opera House
10 January to 13 February 2020
Book by Joseph Stein, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, r...
Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Hope Mill Theatre in association with ...
Park Theatre (Park 200)
9 January to 8 February 2020
Choreography Anna-Marie Holmes (after Marius Petipa and Konstantin Sergeyev),...
English National Ballet
London Coliseum
8 to 14 January 2020
Andy Dickinson
Stolen Elephant Theatre
Park Theatre
8 January to 11 February 2020
Rosalind Blessed
Brian Blessed
Old Red Lion Theatre
8 January to 1 February 2020
Athena Stevens
Sarah Lawrie for Aegis Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the...
Finborough Theatre
7 January to 1 February 2020
Lulu Raczka
Holy What
New Diorama Theatre
Firenza Guidi
NoFit State Circus
Roundhouse
3 to 18 January 2020
Birmingham Royal Ballet
29 to 31 December 2019
Book by Alan Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel by Victo...
Cameron Mackintosh
Sondheim Theatre
18 December 2019
Written by Anika Barkan Composed by Mika Forsling
Gate Theatre
17 to 21 December 2019
Adapted, directed and choreographed by Luca Silvestrini, music Frank Moon
Protein Dance Company
The Place
17 to 24 December 2019
Charles Dickens adapted by Lydia Vie
Theatre Lab Company
Playground Theatre
15 to 29 December 2019
Mischief Theatre and Penn & Teller
Mischief Theatre
Vaudeville Theatre
14 December 2019 to 30 August 2020
Created by Ella Hickson and Natalie Abrahami
Shakespeare's Globe
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe
14 December 2019 to 15 February 2020
Book by Rupert Holmes, original book and concept by Peter Stone, music by Joh...
Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment, Sally...
Wyndham’s Theatre
13 December 2019 to 11 January 2020
Alexandra Wood
Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
13 December 2019 to 18 January 2020
Adapted by Derek Webb from the novel by H G Wells
Jack Studio Theatre
11 December 2019 to 4 January 2020
Choreography Wayne Eagling, music Tchaikovsky
11 December 2019 to 5 January 2020
Music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin, book by Michael Stewart & Mark Bra...
Ovation
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
11 December 2019 to 26 January 2020
Charlotte Jones
Signal Theatre Company in association with Park Theatre
Park Theatre 90
Ellie Griffiths
Oily Cart
Arts Depot
11 to 31 December 2019
Conor McPherson, Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan
The Old Vic
Gielgud Theatre
10 December 2019 to 1 February 2020
Mike Bartlett
Fictional Theatre
Kiln Theatre
10 December 2019 to 25 January 2020
Charles Dickens adaptation by Martin Malcolm
Paragon Theatre Collective
Old Red Lion
10 December 2019 to 4 January 2020
Tania Amsell
Will Brenton
Imagine Theatre
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
10 December 2019 to 5 January 2020
Winsome Pinnock
Graeae and Theatre Royal Plymouth
Arcola Theatre (Studio One)
10 to 21 December 2019
Music Guiseppe Verdi, libretto Arrigo Boito
9 to 22 December 2019
Shelagh Delaney
National Theatre
Trafalgar Studios
9 December 2019 to 29 February 2020
Based on the book by Shaun Tan, music and words Jules Maxwell, director and c...
The Royal Opera and Candoco Dance Company
Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
7 December 2019 to 4 January 2020
Alan McHugh with additional material by Pete Firman
Qdos Entertainment
New Wimbledon Theatre
7 December 2019 to 5 January 2020
Michael Harrison with additional material by Alan McHugh, Paul O'Grady, Julia...
London Palladium
7 December 2019 to 12 January 2020
Choreography Edward Clug, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Wayne McGregor, music Radiohe...
MuzArts
7 to 8 December 2019
Mike Lew
Donmar Warehouse
6 December 2019 to 1 February 2020
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
5 December 2019 to 18 January 2020
Craig Taylor
Jermyn Street Theatre in association with The Watermill Theatre
4 December 2019 to 11 January 2020
Louise Beresford and Anna Spearpoint
Theatre 503
4 to 31 December 2019
Neil Gaiman, adapted by Joel Horwood
Dorfman, National Theatre
3 December 2019 to 25 January 2020
Choreography Matthew Bourne, music Bernard Herrmann
New Adventures
Sadler’s Wells
3 December 2019 to 19 January 2020
Ellice Stevens and Billy Barrett
Breach
3 to 21 December 2019
Choreography Mauro Bigonzetti, Yuri Possokhov
Svetlana Zakharova with stars of the Bolshoi
3 to 5 December 2019
Anton Chekhov, adapted by Venetia Twigg
Theatrical Niche
2 to 7 December 2019
Peter Morris
Barons Court Theatre
2 to 6 December 2019
Inua Ellams after Anton Chekhov
Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre)
2 December 2019 to 19 February 2020
John Webster
Almeida Theatre
30 November 2019 to 25 January 2020
Script by John Savournin, original music and lyrics by David Eaton
Charles Court Opera
King's Head Theatre
29 November 2019 to 11 January 2020
Book by Craig Lucas, Music by Daniel Messé, Lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Daniel...
The Watermill, Newbury
The Other Palace
29 November 2019 to 1 February 2020
Tom Morton-Smith
29 November 2019 to 18 January 2020
Choreography Ninette de Valois after Lev Ivanov and Enrico Cecchetti, music L...
The Royal Ballet
28 November 2019 to 7 January 2020
Jackie Sibblies Drury
Young Vic
28 November 2019 to 23 January 2020
Choreography Richard Alston and Martin Lawrance
Richard Alston Dance Company
27 to 30 November 2019
Eve Leigh
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
27 November to 21 December 2019
Lou Stein
Chickenshed
27 November 2019 to 11 January 2020
Edmond Rostand, in a new version by Martin Crimp
The Jamie Lloyd Company
Playhouse Theatre
27 November 2019 to 29 February 2020
Jesse Briton & Paula B Stanic; devised by the Company
Bear Trap Theatre and Paula B Stanic
Stratford Circus Arts Centre
Stephanie Martin
Streatham Space Project
26 November to 1 December 2019
Rukhsana Ahmad
Kali Theatre
Tara Theatre
26 November to 7 December 2019
Ian Kershaw
Tara Finney Productions
26 November 2019 to 4 January 2020
Emlyn Williams
Finborough Theatre, Earl's Court
26 November to 21 December 2019
J B Priestley
26 to 30 November 2019
Charles Dickens, a version by Jack Thorne
23 November 2019 to 18 January 2020
Susie McKenna
Hackney Empire
23 November 2019 to 5 January 2020
Book and lyrics by David Watson, music and lyrics by Robert Hyman
Theatre Royal Stratford East
23 November 2019 to 11 January 2020
Andrew Pollard
Greenwich Theatre
22 November 2019 to 12 January 2020
Book, music and lyrics by Sandy Wilson
Menier Chocolate Factory
22 November 2019 to 7 March 2020
George Bernard Shaw
Orange Tree Theatre
22 November 2019 to 18 January 2020
Benjamin Britten
21 November to 6 December 2019
Miloš Orson Štědroň
Theatre on the Balustrade
Rich Mix Studio
21 November 2019
Choreography Hélène Blackburn, music Martin Tétreault
Le Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin
21 to 24 November 2019
Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper (inspired by the characters and stories of Carl...
Above the Stag Theatre
Above the Stag Theatre (Main House)
19 November 2019 to 11 January 2020
Ginger Johnson
Sink The Pink and the Pleasance
Pleasance Theatre, London
19 November to 22 December 2019
Jane Cafarella
Aequitas Theatre
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
19 to 30 November 2019
Freya Alderson
The XV Theatre Company
Hope Theatre
19 November to 7 December 2019
Choreography Raúl Reinoso, Pontus Lidberg, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Christopher ...
Acosta Danza
18 to 23 November 2019
Jessica Hagan, adapted by Ryan Calais Cameron
Nouveau Riche and Omnibus Theatre
Battersea Arts Centre
Amos Gitai
The Coronet Theatre
Choreography Mikhail Fokine, music Chopin, Rimsky-Korsakov
Abay Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
17 November 2019
Choreographed by Joseph Toonga, music by Michael 'Mikey J' Asante
Just Us Dance Theatre
16 November 2019
Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by David Ives and Paul Blake, based o...
Curve Theatre, Leicester
Dominion Theatre
16 November 2019 to 4 January 2020
Philip Glass
English National Opera
15 to 29 November 2019
Choreography Michelle Dorrance in collaboration with dancers and musicians
Dorrance Dance
14 to 16 November 2019
Can Dündar
Arcola Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company
Arcola Theatre
13 November to 7 December 2019
William Shakespeare
13 November 2019 to 26 January 2020
Olivia Olsen
Dead Letter Perfect in association with Park Theatre
Park Theatre (Park 90)
T S Eliot
Scena Mundi Theatre Company
Southwark Cathedral
12 to 13 November 2019
Based on Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, Adapted by April de Angelis
Rose Theatre, Kingston
Olivier Theatre (National Theatre)
12 November 2019 to 22 February 2020
Royal Shakespeare Company
Barbican Theatre
12 November 2019 to 16 January 2020
Oscar Wilde, adapted by Anthony Weigh
Union Theatre
Unicorn Theatre (Weston Theatre)
10 November 2019 to 5 January 2020
Laura Crow
Time and Again Theatre Company
Kings Head Theatre
10 to 11 November 2019
Based on the book by Joe Simpson, adapted by David Greig
Bristol Old Vic, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Royal and Derngate Northampt...
Duke of York's Theatre
9 November 2019 to 29 February 2020
Choreography, direction and costume design idea Mariana Rodrigues, music Eloi...
Northern Ballet
8 to 10 November 2019
Choreography Marius Petipa, music Tchaikovsky
7 November 2019 to 16 January 2020
Merce Cunningham
Rambert
Sadler's Wells
7 to 9 November 2019
Jude Christian
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
6 November 2019 to 5 January 2020
John Webber
Metal Rabbit Productions in association with Theatre503
Theatre503
6 to 30 November 2019
Diana Son
Kylie Vilcins for Above The Stag Theatre
6 November to 1 December 2019
Choreography Morgann Runacre-Temple, Mlindi Kulashe, Kenneth Tindall, music F...
5 to 7 November 2019
5 November 2019 to 26 January 2020
Anders Lustgarten
Theatre Peckham
5 to 23 November 2019
Ben Duke
Lost Dog
Wilton's Music Hall
5 to 6 November 2019
5 November 2019 to 18 January 2020
Book Alick Glass and Suzanne Glass, lyrics and music Alick Glass
Glass Associates and Reputation the Musical Limited
5 to 14 November 2019
Harrison Cole
Laughing Mirror
Lion and Unicorn Theatre
5 to 9 November 2019
Hattie Naylor, adapted from the novel by Sarah Waters
Tom Hackney, Peter Stickney (associate producer)
Richmond Theatre
Concept, choreography & direction Shobana Jeyasingh, music Orlando Gough
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
4 to 5 November 2019
Helen Monks and Matt Woodhead
Lung in association with Leeds Playhouse
4 to 16 November 2019
Dougie Blaxland
Kick it Out in association with RougHouse Theatre and Live Wire Theatre
2 to 3 November 2019
Music and lyrics by Max Martin and friends, book by David West Read
Shaftesbury Theatre
2 November 2019 to 30 May 2020
Choreography Marius Petipa, Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, David Bintley, music ...
1 to 2 November 2019
Chinonyerem Odimba
Hampstead Downstairs and Celia Atkin
Hampstead Theatre (Downstairs)
31 October to 7 December 2019
Eugene O'Hare
31 October to 30 November 2019
Book by Stephen Levenson, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Noël Coward Theatre
29 October 2019 to 30 May 2020
Frank McGuinness
Strange Fish Theatre Company
Omnibus Theatre
29 October to 17 November 2019
Sarah Kane
Deafinitely Theatre
The New Diorama
29 October to 6 November 2019
Adapted by John Godber from the novel by Stan Barstow
Bang Theatre
29 October to 16 November 2019
Choreography Jack Lister, Cathy Marston, Twyla Tharp
Birmingham Royal Ballet and Ballet Black
29 to 30 October 2019
26 October 2019 to 18 January 2020
Music by George Stiles, lyrics by Anthony Drewe, book by Anthony Drewe and El...
Will Keith for Theatre Syndicate London and Starting Over Theatricals Ltd in ...
Charing Cross Theatre
24 October to 21 December 2019
Ed Thomas
National Theatre Wales and Royal Court Theatre
24 October to 23 November 2019
Music, lyrics, book and orchestrations by Dave Malloy
Boulevard Theatre
24 October 2019 to 4 January 2020
Henry Miller
Elliott & Harper Productions and Cindy Tolan
Piccadilly Theatre
Kate Prince
ZooNation
Peacock Theatre
23 October to 9 November 2019
Anupama Chandrasekhar
23 October to 30 November 2019
David Baddiel
Soho Theatre and Avalon
Soho Theatre
Book: Julian Fellowes; original music & lyrics: Richard M Sherman & Robert B ...
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh
Prince Edward Theatre
23 October 2019 to 7 June 2020
22 to 26 October 2019
Choreography Kenneth MacMillan, Frederick Ashton, Rudolf Nureyev after Petipa...
22 October to 20 December 2019
Marcelo Dos Santos, Natasha Nixon
Eurotrash
Camden People's Theatre
22 October to 9 November 2019
Music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Amanda Green and book by David Lindsay-Abaire, b...
Turbine Theatre
21 October to 7 December 2019
Annie Baker
Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre)
21 October to 23 November 2019
Henry Filloux-Bennett, based on the book by Nigel Slater
The Lowry
21 to 26 October 2019
Book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Phoenix Theatre
30 January 2019 to 15 February 2020
Book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired on Alexander Hamilton ...
The Public Theater
Victoria Palace Theatre
From 6 December 2017
Michael Frayn
Garrick Theatre
27 September 2019 to 4 January 2020
Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields
Duchess Theatre
From 5 September 2014
