London editor Philip Fisher selects the top five plays in London.
Created by Ella Hickson and Natalie Abrahami
Shakespeare's Globe
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe
14 December 2019 to 15 February 2020
Adapted by Derek Webb from the novel by H G Wells
Jack Studio Theatre
11 December 2019 to 4 January 2020
Charlotte Jones
Signal Theatre Company in association with Park Theatre
Park Theatre 90
Tania Amsell
Old Red Lion
10 December 2019 to 4 January 2020
Charles Dickens adaptation by Martin Malcolm
Paragon Theatre Collective
Winsome Pinnock
Graeae and Theatre Royal Plymouth
Arcola Theatre (Studio One)
10 to 21 December 2019
Will Brenton
Imagine Theatre
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
10 December 2019 to 5 January 2020
Shelagh Delaney
National Theatre
Trafalgar Studios
9 December 2019 to 29 February 2020
Music Guiseppe Verdi, libretto Arrigo Boito
The Royal Opera
Royal Opera House
9 to 22 December 2019
Choreography Edward Clug, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Wayne McGregor, music Radiohe...
MuzArts
London Coliseum
7 to 8 December 2019
Alan McHugh with additional material by Pete Firman
Qdos Entertainment
New Wimbledon Theatre
7 December 2019 to 5 January 2020
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
Jermyn Street Theatre
4 December 2019 to 11 January 2020
Choreography Mauro Bigonzetti, Yuri Possokhov
Svetlana Zakharova with stars of the Bolshoi
3 to 5 December 2019
Ellice Stevens and Billy Barrett
Breach
New Diorama Theatre
3 to 21 December 2019
Neil Gaiman, adapted by Joel Horwood
Dorfman, National Theatre
3 December 2019 to 25 January 2020
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
Anton Chekhov, adapted by Venetia Twigg
Theatrical Niche
2 to 7 December 2019
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
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
Tom Morton-Smith
Hampstead Theatre
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
Jesse Briton & Paula B Stanic; devised by the Company
Bear Trap Theatre and Paula B Stanic
Stratford Circus Arts Centre
27 to 30 November 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
Choreography Richard Alston and Martin Lawrance
Richard Alston Dance Company
The Place
Eve Leigh
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
27 November to 21 December 2019
Rukhsana Ahmad
Kali Theatre
Tara Theatre
26 November to 7 December 2019
J B Priestley
26 to 30 November 2019
Stephanie Martin
Streatham Space Project
26 November to 1 December 2019
Emlyn Williams
Finborough Theatre, Earl's Court
26 November to 21 December 2019
Ian Kershaw
Tara Finney Productions
26 November 2019 to 4 January 2020
Susie McKenna
Hackney Empire
23 November 2019 to 5 January 2020
Charles Dickens, a version by Jack Thorne
The Old Vic
23 November 2019 to 18 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
George Bernard Shaw
Orange Tree Theatre
22 November 2019 to 18 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
Miloš Orson Štědroň
Theatre on the Balustrade
Rich Mix Studio
21 November 2019
Benjamin Britten
21 November to 6 December 2019
Choreography Hélène Blackburn, music Martin Tétreault
Le Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin
Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
21 to 24 November 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
Ginger Johnson
Sink The Pink and the Pleasance
Pleasance Theatre, London
19 November to 22 December 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
Jessica Hagan, adapted by Ryan Calais Cameron
Nouveau Riche and Omnibus Theatre
Battersea Arts Centre
18 to 23 November 2019
Amos Gitai
The Coronet Theatre
Choreography Raúl Reinoso, Pontus Lidberg, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Christopher ...
Acosta Danza
Sadler’s Wells
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
William Shakespeare
13 November 2019 to 26 January 2020
Olivia Olsen
Dead Letter Perfect in association with Park Theatre
Park Theatre (Park 90)
13 November to 7 December 2019
Can Dündar
Arcola Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company
Arcola Theatre
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
Merce Cunningham
Rambert
Sadler's Wells
7 to 9 November 2019
Choreography Marius Petipa, music Tchaikovsky
7 November 2019 to 16 January 2020
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
Above the Stag Theatre (Studio)
6 November to 1 December 2019
Harrison Cole
Laughing Mirror
Lion and Unicorn Theatre
5 to 9 November 2019
Anders Lustgarten
Theatre Peckham
5 to 23 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
5 November 2019 to 26 January 2020
Hattie Naylor, adapted from the novel by Sarah Waters
Tom Hackney, Peter Stickney (associate producer)
Richmond Theatre
Choreography Morgann Runacre-Temple, Mlindi Kulashe, Kenneth Tindall, music F...
5 to 7 November 2019
Ben Duke
Lost Dog
Wilton's Music Hall
5 to 6 November 2019
Helen Monks and Matt Woodhead
Lung in association with Leeds Playhouse
4 to 16 November 2019
Concept, choreography & direction Shobana Jeyasingh, music Orlando Gough
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
4 to 5 November 2019
Music and lyrics by Max Martin and friends, book by David West Read
Shaftesbury Theatre
2 November 2019 to 30 May 2020
Dougie Blaxland
Kick it Out in association with RougHouse Theatre and Live Wire Theatre
2 to 3 November 2019
Choreography Marius Petipa, Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, David Bintley, music ...
Birmingham Royal Ballet
1 to 2 November 2019
Eugene O'Hare
Park Theatre
Park Theatre (Park 200)
31 October to 30 November 2019
Chinonyerem Odimba
Hampstead Downstairs and Celia Atkin
Hampstead Theatre (Downstairs)
31 October to 7 December 2019
Sarah Kane
Deafinitely Theatre
The New Diorama
29 October to 6 November 2019
Frank McGuinness
Strange Fish Theatre Company
Omnibus Theatre
29 October to 17 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
Choreography Jack Lister, Cathy Marston, Twyla Tharp
Birmingham Royal Ballet and Ballet Black
29 to 30 October 2019
Adapted by John Godber from the novel by Stan Barstow
Bang Theatre
29 October to 16 November 2019
26 October 2019 to 18 January 2020
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
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
Anupama Chandrasekhar
Kiln Theatre
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
Kate Prince
ZooNation
Peacock Theatre
23 October to 9 November 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
22 to 26 October 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
Music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Amanda Green and book by David Lindsay-Abaire, b...
Turbine Theatre
21 October to 7 December 2019
Jordan Tannahill
18 October to 23 November 2019
Arinzé Kene
18 October to 16 November 2019
Composer Harrison Birtwistle, libretto Peter Zinovieff
18 October to 13 November 2019
Choreography Russell Maliphant, video projection design Panagiotis Tomaras
Russell Maliphant Dance Company
18 to 19 October 2019
Sam Shepard
The Vaults, Waterloo
17 October to 24 November 2019
Gregory Maqoma
Vuyani Dance Theatre
Barbican - Dance Umbrella
17 October 2019
Maxine Peake
Arcola Theatre and East Riding Theatre
Arcola Theatre (Studio Two)
16 October to 16 November 2019
Zest Theatre
Stratford Circus Arts centre
16 to 17 October 2019
Brian Friel
Olivier Theatre, National Theatre
15 October to 18 December 2019
Sarah Rutherford
Stage Traffic Productions and Eileen Davidson
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2)
15 October to 23 November 2019
Kate Barton
Digital Drama Productions in association with Park Theatre
15 October to 9 November 2019
Jack Bradfield
Poltergeist
15 to 26 October 2019
Duncan Macmillan
14 October to 9 November 2019
Gaetano Donizetti
14 October to 2 November 2019
Conceived and scripted by Krithika Subrahmanian, music by Isaignani Ilayaraaja
NaMaargam Dance Company presented by Dhruv Arts
Southbank Centre Purcell Room
14 October 2019
Boris Charmatz
FrancoDance UK
Sadlers Wells
11 to 12 October 2019
Alice Birch
Clean Break
11 October to 30 November 2019
Anton Chekhov
Theatre of Nations
David Greig
Malthouse Theatre Melbourne and the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Lyric Hammersmith
10 October to 2 November 2019
Sabrina Mahfouz
10 October to 16 November 2019
Richard Gadd
Francesca Moody Productions
Bush Theatre
9 October to 9 November 2019
Maxim Gorky in a Version by Mike Bartlett
Almeida Theatre
9 October to 23 November 2019
Zinnie Harris
Arcola Theatre in association with DOT Theatre
Gail Louw
Jermyn Street Theatre in association with Jeffrey T Apter
9 October to 2 November 2019
Glen Chandler
Boys of the Empire Productions
Above the Stag Theatre (Studio Theatre)
Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones)
Outer Gaea Company and Théâtre Libre
Tristan Bates Theatre
8 to 26 October 2019
Adapted by Douglas Baker from the novel by Herman Melville
So It Goes
7 to 12 October 2019
Vasiliy Shukshin
7 to 9 October 2019
Composer Jacques Offenbach, libretto Hector Crémieux (with collaboration of L...
5 October to 28 November 2019
Choreography Dada Masilo, music Philip Miller
Dance Consortium
Dance Consortium Sadler’s Wells
4 to 5 October 2019
Tom Marshman
Originally produced by Jo Kimber
2 to 4 October 2019
Music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Leo Robin, book by Anita Loos and Joseph Field...
2 to 26 October 2019
Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong & Simone Ibbett-Brown
Soho Theatre (upstairs)
Choreography Kenneth MacMillan, music Jules Massenet
2 October to 6 November 2019
Tom Ratcliffe
Above the Stag with Work Theatre
2 to 27 October 2019
Eleanor Burgess
Giles Chiplin Productions, 23 Productions, Finborough Theatre
Finborough Theatre
1 to 28 October 2019
Jonathan Larson
Bridge House Productions
Bridge House Theatre
1 to 27 October 2019
Book by Pravesh Kumar, lyrics by Raxstar
Rifco Theatre Company and Watford Palace Theatre
1 to 5 October 2019
Christoph Willibald Gluck, libretto Pierre-Louis Moline, Hector Berlioz version
1 October to 14 November 2019
Choreography Angelin Preljocaj, music Nicolas Godin
Ballet Preljocaj
30 September to 2 October 2019
Bertrand Lesca and Nasi Voutsa
Edward Fortes & Hannah Slimmon for Farnham Maltings
30 September to 19 October 2019
Maria Vigar
The Hellenic Centre and the Maria Vigar Team
The Hellenic Centre
28 September 2019
Michael Frayn
Garrick Theatre
27 September 2019 to 4 January 2020
Sean Foley, based on the play The Flower within the Bud by Roger Macdougall a...
Wyndham's Theatre
27 September to 7 December 2019
Based on the novel by Sally Gardner adapted for the stage by Jemma Kennedy
Unicorn
26 September to 27 October 2019
Choreography Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy, music Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante
Boy Blue
26 September to 5 October 2019
Katori Hall
Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Theatre Royal Stratford East
25 September to 2 November 2019
Florence Bell
The Space London
24 September to 12 October 2019
Music and lyrics by Adam Howell and book by Paul Hurt; based on Frank McCourt...
Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls
24 September to 5 October 2019
Georg Frideric Handel
The Royal Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Dutch National Opera, Hamburg State Op...
23 September to 11 October 2019
Stav Meishar
Petit Mort Productions and Dreamcoat Experience
Jacksons Lane
23 to 24 September 2019
Jack Lowe
Curious Directive
Shoreditch Town Hall
23 September to 12 October 2019
Peter Nichols
21 September to 30 November 2019
Athol Fugard
21 September to 17 December 2019
Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields
Mischief Theatre
Vaudeville Theatre
From 20 September 2019
Laura Wade, Adapted from the Unfinished Novel by Jane Austen
Chichester Festival Theatre
20 September to 16 November 2019
Stephen Jeffreys
Rose Theatre Kingston, The Original Theatre Company, Karl Sydow
Rose Theatre Kingston
20 September to 12 October 2019
Ruby Thomas
Hampstead Downstairs / Celia Atkin
Hampstead Theatre, Downstairs
19 September to 26 October 2019
Christopher Hampton, based on the novel by Ödön von Horváth
19 September to 19 October 2019
Federico García Lorca, in a New Version by Marina Carr
19 September to 2 November 2019
Created by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan and Christian Barry, songs by Ben Ca...
2b
Wilton’s Music Hall
19 to 28 September 2019
Lesley Storm
Frinton Summer Theatre in association with Park Theatre
18 September to 12 October 2019
Justin Audibert
Unicorn Theatre
18 September to 27 October 2019
Caryl Churchill
Royal Court Theatre
Evan Placey
Jacob Thomas and Oliver Mackwood Productions in association with Park Theatre
18 September to 26 October 2019
Choreography Akram Khan, music Vincenzo Lamagna after Adolphe Adam
English National Ballet
18 to 28 September 2019
Jules Massenet
17 September to 5 October 2019
Peter Hamilton
Clockschool Theatre Company
Old Red Lion Theatre
Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto Lorenzo Da Ponte
16 September to 10 October 2019
James Kettle
Jonathan Church Productions and Exeter Northcott
16 to 21 September 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
Duchess Theatre
From 5 September 2014
Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, book by Dennis Kelly, music and lyrics by T...
Cambridge Theatre
From 7 October 2011
