Noel Streatfeild’s debut children’s story, Ballet Shoes, became a major hit with young readers in 1936 and was a runner up for the very first Carnegie Medal from the Library Association that same year. It tells the story of three adopted sisters who are sent to live at the London home of a travelling professor under the care of his daughter and her former nanny. As they grow, the sisters attend stage school and their individual passions start to branch out in different directions. The show returns comes to the National Theatre in a stage version directed by Katy Rudd (The Ocean at the End of the Lane) and written by Kendall Feaver (The Almighty Sometimes).

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Acclaimed Belgian director Ivo van Hove’s first West End triumph was Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge in 2014. So when it was announced that he would tackle another of Miller’s classics — All My Sons — expectations were immediately sky-high. With a cast led by Bryan Cranston (last seen in London in van Hove’s Network), Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, and Paapa Essiedu, could lightning really strike again?

Well, it seems it has, and the production’s rave reviews and standing ovations are living proof. This American classic might be turning 80 this year, but it has never felt more urgent or gripping than in this searing production. We predict that it will sweep all the awards and be talked about for years to come. Don’t miss it.

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Titanique is celebrating its first anniversary in the West End, and the Ship of Dreams is showing no signs of grinding to a halt! This retelling of the night the famous ship sank after colliding with an iceberg hilariously positions Céline Dion at the heart of the tale as narrator and guide, while also showing off her extensive back catalogue. Our hearts will go on.

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Sheridan Smith returns to the stage in Alan Ayckbourn's darkly comic psychological drama Woman in Mind, which follows Susan as her world splits in two following a head injury. Smith is joined by comedian Romesh Ranganathan in his West End debut.

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Denise Gough and Billy Crudup join forces in High Noon — Eric Roth's stage adaptation of the 1952 film about a deadly outlaw returning to a small town in America. These two powerhouse performers are directed by Olivier Award winner Thea Sharrock.

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Cole Escola's unhinged comedy about the former First Lady of the United States Mary Todd Lincoln has hopped the pond and arrived at London's Trafalgar Theatre. Mason Alexander Park is the performer brave enough to take on the part of Escola's alcoholic wannabe cabaret star Mary. Expect silly humour and some very bratty curls.

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January is your last chance to catch the simply gorgeous dance musical Top Hat, which is continuing its limited festive season at the Southbank Centre. Phillip Attmore and Amara Okereke are dancing cheek to cheek as sweethearts Jerry Travers and Dale Tremont, who find themselves caught up in a charming comedy of errors. This show is certainly puttin' on the ritz.

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