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Artwork for the New Vic Theatre revival of The 39 Steps, built from images of its 2019 production in the round
Upcoming and New Shows

New Vic Theatre revives The 39 Steps to close its 40th anniversary in spring 2027

The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme will end its 40th-anniversary year by reviving The 39 Steps in spring 2027, in a season that also brings Nell Leyshon's Folk and Steven Moffat's The Unfriend to its stage in…

The company of The Three Musketeers in rehearsal for the RSC. Photo by Manuel Harlan
Theatre News

Coconut shells and a trumpet: first rehearsal photos from the RSC’s The Three Musketeers

The first pictures from the rehearsal room for The Three Musketeers, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Christmas show made with Told by an Idiot, are out, a little under four weeks before the production starts its run in…

Key artwork for The Housemaid, the stage play based on Freida McFadden's novel and the Lionsgate film
Upcoming and New Shows

The Housemaid stage play sets its first UK tour dates, opening at Richmond Theatre

A stage version of The Housemaid, adapted from Freida McFadden's bestselling thriller and the Lionsgate film, will open its first UK tour at London's Richmond Theatre on 14 September 2027, with most dates going on sale…

Poster artwork for Throbbin' Hood & His Messy Men, the adults-only pantomime at the Union Theatre
Upcoming and New Shows

Throbbin' Hood & His Messy Men brings an adults-only panto to the Union Theatre

The Union Theatre's Christmas offering is a panto strictly for grown-ups. Throbbin' Hood & His Messy Men, written by Joshua Coley, runs in Southwark from 3 December 2026 to 9 January 2027.

Two young people holding glowing phones in a misty forest, artwork for Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe
Upcoming and New Shows

Playing Shakespeare returns to the Globe with A Midsummer Night's Dream in spring 2027

A Midsummer Night's Dream is the next production for Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank, a 90-minute staging for young audiences directed by Lucy Cuthbertson at the Globe Theatre in spring 2027.

Gina Murray and Mazz Murray hosting the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards at the London Palladium. Photo by Danny Kaan
WhatsOnStage Awards

Mazz Murray and Gina Murray return to host the WhatsOnStage Awards for a third year

Mazz Murray and Gina Murray will front the 27th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, their third ceremony in a row, when the theatregoer-voted prizes return to the London Palladium on Sunday 28 February 2027.

Stephen Dillane as Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler in The Lives of Others at the Adelphi Theatre. Photo by Manuel Harlan
Theatre News

Stephen Dillane listens in: production photos from Robert Icke's The Lives of Others

The production photographs for The Lives of Others are out, giving the first proper look at Keira Knightley, Luke Thompson and Stephen Dillane in Robert Icke's stage version of the film at the Adelphi Theatre.

Key art for Cinderella at the London Palladium, 5 December 2026 to 10 January 2027
Cast Changes and Announcements

Kitty Harris and Kate Stewart are the Fairy Queens as the Palladium's Cinderella names its full company

Kitty Harris and Kate Stewart will play the Fairy Queens in Cinderella at the London Palladium, as the pantomime headed by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders names the rest of its company ahead of the 5 December opening.

Jonathan Kent, David Hare and Laura Linney, director, writer and star of Montauk. Laura Linney photo by Nino Munoz
Upcoming and New Shows

Jonathan Kent to direct David Hare's Broadway premiere Montauk, starring Laura Linney

David Hare's new play Montauk has a new director. Jonathan Kent takes charge of the Broadway world premiere, which stars Laura Linney and starts previews on 30 March 2027.