DRAMA PLAYS IN LONDON
DRAMA PLAYS IN LONDON
Most Popular Drama Plays in London
Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family
Adelphi Theatre
Sat 30 Jan - Sun 30 May 2027
Victoria Wood's dinnerladies
Churchill Theatre
Fri 22 Jan - Sat 7 Aug 2027
Paranormal Activity
The Ambassadors Theatre
Mon 2 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
New Wimbledon Theatre
Tue 10 Nov 2026 - Sat 20 Feb 2027
Hamlet Hail to the Thief
Barbican Centre, London
Monday 2 November 2026 - Saturday 23 January 2027
A frenetic adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet haunted by Radiohead's Hail to the Thief. Shakespeare's great tragedy and Radiohead's seminal album collide for a feverish experience that fuses theatre, music, and movement. In this frenetic di...The Lives of Others
Adelphi Theatre, London
Monday 2 November 2026 - Saturday 9 January 2027
Starring Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley (Black Doves, Atonement, The Misanthrope), Emmy Award winner Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, The Tunnel, Vigil) and Olivier Award nominee Luke Thompson (Bridgerton, Dunkirk, Oresteia)...Hay Fever
Wyndham's Theatre, London
Monday 2 November - Saturday 12 December 2026
Two stage and screen icons star in one of the all-time greatest comedies. Emmy, two-time Tony, Screen Actors Guild and Drama Desk winner Christine Baranski makes her West End debut as the iconic Judith Bliss, sparring with Academy Award nom...Oh Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre, London
Monday 2 November 2026 - Saturday 5 June 2027
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 p...The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre, London
Monday 2 November 2026 - Saturday 17 July 2027
Producer, Brian Fenty, is delighted to announce that Agatha Christie's iconic thriller and the world's longest running play, The Mousetrap will embark on a major UK tour from September 2026 running through to 2027. The tour forms part of wi...The Standard of Living
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
Monday 2 November - Saturday 12 December 2026
A brand new world-premiere play from the Olivier Award-winning playwright, James Graham (Punch, Dear England, Labour of Love) explodes into the West End for a strictly limited 12-week run. Directed by multi award-winner Nicholas Hytner (The...Some Woman
National Theatre, London
Monday 2 - Saturday 21 November 2026
Anne-Marie Duff (Bad Sisters) is Julie in this provocative new play from Helen Edmundson (Small Island), directed by Blanche McIntyre (Tartuffe). 'I don't want to be this woman' Julie Robson is used to being overlooked. At work, at home, ev...Affluenza
Riverside Studios, London
Monday 2 - Saturday 21 November 2026
Noah Schnapp, best known for his TV role as Will Byers in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, is set to make his professional stage debut in London with AFFLUENZA, playing at Riverside Studios. The piece, which was announced as part of ...Ilford Boy
Donmar Warehouse, London
Monday 2 - Saturday 28 November 2026
Directed by Donmar Artistic Director Tim Sheader, Danny Lee Wynter's Ilford Boy is a funny, moving drama about the ghosts that follow us, the families we choose, and the Streisand that helps us survive. The boy lives in Ilford, of course...Paranormal Activity
The Ambassadors Theatre, London
Monday 2 November 2026 - Saturday 27 February 2027
Inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series, Paranormal Activity is a new story live on stage. James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren't haunted, people are... Only the fe...The Master Builder
Arcola Theatre, London
Monday 2 - Saturday 21 November 2026
Greg Hicks stars, reuniting with Arcola's Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen following sold-out productions An Enemy of The People and Richard III, in this bold new staging of Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece about ambition and legacy. Halvard Solnes...The Pianist
Park Theatre, London
Monday 2 - Saturday 28 November 2026
The world stage premiere of The Pianist. Based on Wladyslaw Szpilman's extraordinary internationally bestselling memoir, this landmark new production, adapted and directed by the acclaimed Thom Southerland (Titanic the Musical), brings one ...Tell Me Straight + Aggy
King's Head Theatre, London
Monday 2 - Saturday 14 November 2026
Following a critically acclaimed run at the Park Theatre, Paul Bradshaw returns to the King's Head with a double bill of tell me straight and aggy. tell me straight is a fast-paced, semi-autobiographical, coming-of-adulthood play that's a...Dog Mom
Southwark Playhouse, London
Monday 2 - Saturday 7 November 2026
The New Comedies Festival 2024 winner, Dog Mom is an offbeat and heartfelt American comedy from Tate Elizabeth Hanyok about starting over, finding your people, and learning that love occasionally arrives covered in mud. Fresh from a divorce...The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt France, 1940
Arcola Theatre, London
Monday 2 - Saturday 7 November 2026
Blending satire, physical theatre and cabaret, The Banality of Evil draws on archival research and testimony to reveal forgotten histories of women caught between exile, imprisonment and survival. At its centre is a pivotal moment in the li...Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre, London
Tuesday 3 November 2026 - Sunday 27 June 2027
There's magic in every moment at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the most awarded play in history and "one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade" (Forbes). And now, the 8th Harry Potter story is bringing the magic back...My Neighbour Totoro
Gillian Lynne Theatre, London
Tuesday 3 November 2026 - Sunday 10 January 2027
Discover your spirit with the epic return of the Royal Shakespeare Company's My Neighbour Totoro, the acclaimed staging of the celebrated 1988 animated feature film by Hayao Miyazaki. My Neighbour Totoro is a captivating coming-of-age ta...Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre, London
Tuesday 3 November - Wednesday 23 December 2026
Get ready to journey into the supernatural world of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, coming to the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End in late 2023. Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, Stranger Things: The First Shado...The Cherry Orchard
Harold Pinter Theatre, London
Tuesday 3 November 2026 - Saturday 9 January 2027
Kristin Scott Thomas returns to the West End in a gripping new production of THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Anton Chekhov's poignant and piercing tragicomedy about a family on the brink of irreversible change. Olivier and Tony Award nominated Director...The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre, London
Tuesday 3 November 2026 - Sunday 30 January 2028
The longest running comedy in the West End. Still disrupting the West End in its 10th disastrous year, the award-winning international smash-hit The Play That Goes Wrong continues to tickle audiences at the Duchess Theatre. You all know ...Witness for the Prosecution
London County Hall, London
Tuesday 3 November 2026 - Sunday 19 September 2027
Art imitates life with Witness for the Prosecution, the suspenseful courtroom drama by Agatha Christie now showing in the eye-popping Council Chamber of the Edwardian Baroque County Hall. Step foot inside the jaw-dropping interior of Cou...Cadel: Lungs on Legs
Riverside Studios, London
Tuesday 3 - Sunday 15 November 2026
One actor. One bike. One dream. Award-winning Australian actor Connor Delves stars as Cadel Evans in Cadel: Lungs On Legs, the London premiere of the smash-hit play groundbreaking about the first Australian to win the Tour de France. Perfor...Tru
Menier Chocolate Factory, London
Tuesday 3 - Saturday 14 November 2026
Tru by Jay Presson Allen stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) as Truman Capote, author of such noted novels as Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood. Set in his New York apartment in December 1975, following the publication of an e...The Moth
Finborough Theatre, London
Tuesday 3 - Saturday 21 November 2026
Acclaimed Elysium Theatre Company return after their celebrated 50th Anniversary production of 'The Island' in 2024 with a drama by Paul Herzberg that will grip you from the beginning and not let go. A thriller that deals with the legacy of...The Hunger Games - On Stage
Speculations
Marylebone Theatre, London
Tuesday 3 November 2026 - Sunday 3 January 2027
Marilyn Monroe. John F. Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald. Three deaths that shook America. One woman who refused to stop asking questions. New York, 1965. Celebrated journalist and television star Dorothy Kilgallen is chasing the biggest story of...Measure for Measure + Julius Caesar
Shakespeare's Globe, London
Friday 6 November 2026 - Sunday 14 February 2027
Shake-Scene Shakespeare are back to present a Double Bill of Shakespeare's Dirtiest Politics! In 2024 they brought laughs and tears - in 2025 it's all about deceit, treachery and manipulation. Grab your seat for Measure For Measure, Julius ...The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
New Wimbledon Theatre, London
Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14 November 2026
THE CENTURY'S MOST POPULAR MURDER MYSTERY. The internationally celebrated novel that captivated 10 million readers is coming in a brand-new staging more thrilling than ever. This century's most popular murder mystery. The internationally ce...A Christmas Carol - A Version by Jack Thorne
The Old Vic, London
Tuesday 10 November 2026 - Saturday 9 January 2027
Matthew Warchus' big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens' immortal classic returns to The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, His Dark Materials). A Christmas Carol f...Nine Night
Kiln Theatre, London
Thursday 12 November - Saturday 19 December 2026
Some secrets don\'t make it to the grave. When Gloria passes, her family gathers for the traditional Jamaican Nine Night. And that means the whole family. As more and more mourners gather bringing rum and curry and complaints, tensions buil...HOME
Trafalgar Theatre, London
Sunday 15 November 2026
This spectacular play by Nadia Fall takes the true stories of the residents of an East London homeless shelter and the people who work there and weaves them into a stunning display of human resilience. Beginners Please is a community outrea...Murder, She Didn't Write
Duchess Theatre, London
Monday 16 November 2026 - Monday 19 April 2027
Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your 'finger of suspicion' at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure. They'll crea...Pride & Prejudice (sort of)
Richmond Theatre, Richmond
Monday 16 - Saturday 21 November 2026
Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen's most iconic love story. Men, money and microphones will be...Top Gunchained
Wilton's Music Hall, London
Monday 16 - Saturday 21 November 2026
This feel-good comedy brings you the beloved characters, romance and action of Tom Cruise?s aerial blockbuster, alongside the heartfelt story of father and son superfans who can?t agree on anything except their favourite film. Can Maverick ...Impromptu Shakespeare
New Wimbledon Theatre, London
Friday 20 - Saturday 21 November 2026
Bursting with love, poetry, comedy, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything in-between, Impromptu Shakespeare brings you an entirely new and unique Shakespeare play inspired by audience suggestions, to delight Shakespeare nerds and newb...Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas
Alexandra Palace, London
Tuesday 24 November 2026 - Sunday 17 January 2027
It?s Christmas in Victorian London. In the West End, performers are suddenly dropping dead mid-scene. When the world?s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, uncovers a chilling connection to The Twelve Days of Christmas, he knows something s...
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Shakespeare's Globe, London
Saturday 28 November 2026 - Sunday 3 January 2027
Journey to a world of endless possibilities this festive season as Pinocchio comes to life in the iconic Globe Theatre for the premiere of a magical, unmissable new musical for the whole family by Charlie Josephine and Jim Fortune. Dreaming...The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
National Theatre, London
Wednesday 2 December 2026 - Saturday 23 January 2027
A joyful, tender and bittersweet celebration of music, ambition and the courage it takes to be heard, Francesca Mills (Silent Witness) is Little Voice, Jill Halfpenny (The Long Shadow, ITV) is Mari and Paul Chuckle (The Madame Blanc Myster...A Christmas Carol (by Dickens Theatre Company)
New Wimbledon Theatre, London
Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 December 2026
Dickens Theatre Company present A Christmas Carol as part of their Revision On Tour programme, staging exciting theatre adaptations of classic English GCSE texts for both students and lovers of literature alike. With the rest of the acting ...Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Park Theatre, London
Wednesday 2 December 2026 - Sunday 10 January 2027
This Christmas, return to the world of Pride and Prejudice... but from an entirely different perspective. At Pemberley, the Bennet family reunites for the festive season. While Elizabeth and Jane seem to have found the lives they were alway...The King's Ransom
Donmar Warehouse, London
Saturday 5 December 2026 - Saturday 6 February 2027
Inspired by one of the strangest crime stories in American history, The King's Ransom, a new play by Stuart Slade, is a Southern-fried dark comedy about grief, redemption and spectacularly bad decisions. Memphis, 1977. When an enigmatic cri...Barbara
229 The Venue, London
Saturday 5 December 2026
An immersive theatrical experience that sensitively explores the subject of dementia through the lens of how we care for those we love and how we care for ourselves. Barbara and Bernard will transport you, their guests, to a bygone era ...The Animals Come to the Table
Shakespeare's Globe, London
Friday 11 December 2026 - Sunday 24 January 2027
What would happen if nature grabbed the mic?The world premiere of?a?bold?new play?from one of the UK?s leading playwrights, Timberlake?Wertenbaker?(Our Country?s Good), written for?the?candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The lights go out. T...Peter Pan - Wycombe
Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
Friday 11 December 2026 - Sunday 3 January 2027
Fly away to Neverland on a festive adventure?Take flight as the magical family pantomime Peter Pan soars into the Wycombe Swan with this unforgettable Christmas treat! Darlings, she?s back! The fabulous La Voix returns to the Wycombe panto...The Jury Experience - The Deadly Boat Ride
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
Friday 18 December 2026
You've been called for jury duty. Step into a thrilling courtroom drama where the audience is the jury. Listen to testimonies, analyze evidence, and ultimately decide... guilty or not guilty? On a summer night, the son of a powerful politic...Dickens Theatre Company - Macbeth
New Wimbledon Theatre, London
Wednesday 13 - Thursday 14 January 2027
Dickens Theatre Company present the Bard's bloodiest tragedy as part of their Revision on Tour programme, which comprises unique stage adaptations of compulsory GCSE texts touring theatres nationwide. This unique adaptation of the 'Scottish...The Seagull
Shakespeare's Globe, London
Friday 15 January - Saturday 10 April 2027
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov's The Seagull. Cate Blanchett stars as Arkadina, a celebrated actress whose larger-than-life presence dominates both the stage and ...Before I Go To Sleep
Richmond Theatre, Richmond
Friday 15 - Saturday 23 January 2027
Acclaimed actor, author and podcaster Giovanna Fletcher stars in the world stage premiere of Before I Go To Sleep. Based on the international bestselling novel that became a hit film starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth, this thrilling n...Dickens Theatre Company - Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
New Wimbledon Theatre, London
Friday 15 January 2027
Dickens Theatre Company present an exciting new stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Victorian gothic masterpiece as part of their Revision on Tour programme, which comprises unique stage adaptations of compulsory GCSE texts tou...Incident at Vichy
