A hit for the National Theatre this summer, this beautiful new musical about the comradeship between the miners of South Wales and the London LGBTQ+ community during the turbulent 1980s now transfers to the Bridge Theatre. In a 4-star review, LondonTheatre.co.uk’s reviewer commented that “it’s like a cross between Come From Away and Billy Elliot, and deserves to have a similarly long life.”

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Caryl Churchill is one of the most experimental and influential playwrights of her age and her play Cloud 9 has the unusual structure of being set in both 19th-century colonial Africa and in the present day of 1979 (though only 25 years have passed...). How will the characters adjust? Dominic Cooke directs a searing new production led by Charlotte Ritchie (Ghosts).

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Head into space this autumn at the Royal Court with Ryan Calais Cameron’s (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide) new play inspired by the Zambian Space Programme of 1964. If the world’s superpowers are aiming for the moon, why shouldn’t a southern African country on the brink of independence try for a slice of the action?

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Natasha Gordon’s bracingly witty debut play about a British Jamaican family observing the nine nights of mourning was a huge hit at the National Theatre in 2018 and transferred to the West End. It now receives a new production at the Kiln Theatre, directed by the venue’s artistic director Amit Sharma – it's well on its way to becoming a modern classic.

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A decade after Victoria Wood’s premature death, a new musical featuring her beloved songs and a book by Tom MacRae (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) premieres in London. Seasoned musical theatre actresses Sally Ann Triplett and Ria Jones star as a pair of long-lost friends who are whisked back to their youth – what would they do differently this time?

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Were you charmed by the BBC’s The Other Bennet Sister earlier this year? If so, you’re sure to thoroughly enjoy this festive entertainment by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon set in the Pride and Prejudice universe. The clan gathers for Christmas at Pemberley and Mary encounters the dashing Lord Arthur de Bourgh... it’s the overlooked sister’s turn to surprise everyone!

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National Theatre artistic director Indhu Rubasingham directs an epic new adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling classic about Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves and other jungle creatures. It’s set to be a visually sumptuous and utterly rollicking adventure for all the family.

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A Tom Stoppard play at Hampstead Theatre over the festive period has become something of an institution for cerebral theatregoers! Moral philosopher George (exploring the question of whether Man is good, bad or indifferent) and his showgirl wife Dottie are two of Stoppard’s most memorable creations and there’s a murder mystery to boot!

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Francesca Mills (Silent Witness) stars as Jim Cartwright’s timid heroine who has an extraordinary singing voice and gift for mimicking the great divas like Judy Garland and Shirley Bassey. Jill Halfpenny co-stars as her opportunistic mother Mari and BAFTA winner Paul Chuckle plays Mr Boo. The play has been a great favourite since its premiere at the National Theatre in 1992, where it now returns.

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The musical adaptation of David Nicholls’s beloved 2009 novel comes to the West End starring Jamie Muscato and Sharon Rose as star-crossed lovers Dexter and Emma. Bring your tissues for what’s sure to be one of the most emotional shows of the year, with its delightful original score and funny and heartbreaking coming-of-age and love story.

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A visit to the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is always a treat during the colder months. In addition to productions of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and King John this season, the venue also presents the premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s (Our Country’s Good) new play in which nature answers back to humanity. Prolific character actress Annette Badland leads the cast.

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Kicking off 2027 with plenty of fireworks is a starry revival of Tracy Letts’s modern American classic about the dysfunctional Weston family. Lesley Manville and Anna Maxwell Martin star as inharmonious mother and daughter Violet and Barbara, who butt heads as the clan comes together following the disappearance of the family patriarch.

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Shiver me timbers! In 2027, Secret Cinema takes up residence at its new state-of-the-heart permanent home in Greenwich Peninsula. The first immersive screening complemented by live performance at this new maritime venue is, aptly, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – it’s a thrilling experience that blurs the line between cinema and reality.

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One of this year’s most talked-about plays returns in February 2027, this time in the West End. Kimberly Belflower’s play is a scorching response to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, set in a high school during the height of the #MeToo movement. In a 5-star review, LondonTheatre.co.uk’s reviewer concluded that “this exhilarating, heartfelt, wildly cathartic feminist drama feels like a revolution”.

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Ragtime writers Lynn Flaherty and Stephen Ahrens’ musical about the artist Edgar Degas and his enigmatic model Marie Van Goethem (the subject of a scandalous sculpture) receives a West End limited run directed by Susan Stroman following a concert performance last year. World-renowned New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck stars as Marie, with Julian Ovenden as Degas. Prepare to be fully immersed in the whirl of 19th-century Paris.

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