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Celebrities on Stage in London
If you love to see celebrities on stage, we have some treats in store with dazzling performances from household-name talent on the menu. TV stars and movie stars, band members, solo chart toppers, comedians, soap and reality TV stars, these talented people make the West End shine brighter. Walk this way for glittering stars on stage in theatreland... live!
Oliver!
Gielgud Theatre
4.8 29 reviews 4.8 29 reviews Tickets from £36.00Lionel Burt's timeless musical Oliver! is making a triumphant return to the West End this Winter. Bringing Dickens’ classic tale and its unforgettable songs back to life, audiences can look forward to a fresh revival of this timeless story from Cameron Mackintosh and Matthew Bourne. It'll leave you asking for more!
- Booking until: Sunday, 29 March 2026
- Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. interval.
- Starring: Simon Lipkin
- Playing at: Gielgud Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 29 March 2026
Mrs Warren's Profession
Garrick Theatre
Mother and daughter Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter will appear onstage together for the first time as Mrs Kitty Warren and Vivie Warren in a new production of George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession.
- Opens: Friday, 9 May 2025
Booking until: Friday, 15 August 2025 - Starring: Imelda Staunton, Bessie Carter
- Playing at: Garrick Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 15 August 2025
Much Ado About Nothing
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Tickets from £20.00Tom Hiddleston is Benedick and Hayley Atwell is Beatrice. Two of their generation’s finest actors collaborate with director Jamie Lloyd again in this savagely funny and beautifully tender battle of wits.
- Opens: Monday, 10 February 2025
Booking until: Friday, 4 April 2025 - Starring: Hayley Atwell, Tom Hiddleston
- Playing at: Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Booking until: Friday, 4 April 2025
The Tempest
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
4 21 reviews 4 21 reviews Tickets from £30.00Directed by Jamie Lloyd, this exciting new production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest features a stellar cast led by the legendary Sigourney Weaver. Performed at the historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, this bold reimagining promises a truly unforgettable theatrical experience. Don't miss the chance to see this fresh and visionary take on a Shakespearean classic.
- Booking until: Saturday, 1 February 2025
- Running time: 2hr 10min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Starring: Sigourney Weaver
- Playing at: Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Booking until: Saturday, 1 February 2025
Oedipus (Old Vic)
Old Vic Theatre
Tickets from £93.00Rami Malek and Indira Varma star in The Old Vic's new adaptation of Oedipus from January 2025. This production of Sophocles' will be irresistible to London audiences.
- Booking until: Saturday, 29 March 2025
- Starring: Indira Varma, Rami Malek
- Playing at: Old Vic Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 29 March 2025
The Deep Blue Sea
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Tickets from £27.00Tamsin Greig stars in Terence Rattigan’s 1950’s study of obsession and the destructive power of love in a new production originally presented at the Theatre Royal Bath.
- Opens: Tuesday, 6 May 2025
Booking until: Friday, 20 June 2025 - Running time: 2hr 30mins. Inc. 1 Interval.
- Starring: Tamsin Greig
- Playing at: Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Booking until: Friday, 20 June 2025
Elektra
Duke of York's Theatre
5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £30.00Don’t miss the first major revival of Elektra in 2025, starring Academy Award winner Brie Larson in her highly anticipated West End debut. This powerful retelling of Sophocles’ tragedy promises a fresh vision and a star-studded cast. This production is set to be a landmark moment in London’s theatre scene.
- Booking until: Friday, 11 April 2025
- Running time: 1hr 35min. No interval.
- Starring: Brie Larson
- Playing at: Duke of York's Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 11 April 2025
101 Dalmatians
Eventim Apollo
Tickets from £29.00- Opens: Thursday, 17 July 2025
Booking until: Friday, 29 August 2025 - Running time: 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Starring: Kerry Ellis
- Playing at: Eventim Apollo
- Booking until: Friday, 29 August 2025
The Seagull
Barbican Theatre
4.9 7 reviews 4.9 7 reviewsCate Blanchett returns to the stage for the first time in six years with this production of Anton Chekov's play, The Seagull. Heading to the Barbican in 2025. this production beautifully combines comedy and drama for an unforgettable experience for devoted theatregoers.
- Opens: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Booking until: Friday, 4 April 2025 - Starring: Cate Blanchett, Tom Burke
- Playing at: Barbican Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 4 April 2025
A Streetcar Named Desire
Noel Coward Theatre
5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £102.00The intensity and beauty of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire makes it one of his most beloved works. Returning to the West End stage for a limited run ahead of its US premiere in 2025, don't miss Rebecca Frecknall's 'mesmerising' (The i) production.
- Opens: Monday, 3 February 2025
Booking until: Saturday, 22 February 2025 - Running time: 2 hours & 45 mins including an interval
- Starring: Anjana Vasan, Patsy Ferran, Paul Mescal
- Playing at: Noel Coward Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 22 February 2025
Giant
Harold Pinter Theatre
5 3 reviews 5 3 reviewsJohn Lithgow reprises his role as Roald Dahl in the West End transfer of Giant, following its sold-out run at the Royal Court Theatre. Written by Mark Rosenblatt and directed by Nicholas Hytner, Giant presents a fictionalised portrayal of a pivotal afternoon in the life of celebrated author Roald Dahl.
- Opens: Friday, 25 April 2025
Booking until: Friday, 1 August 2025 - Starring: John Lithgow
- Playing at: Harold Pinter Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 1 August 2025
Inside No.9
Wyndham's Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 4 April 2025
- Starring: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton
- Playing at: Wyndham's Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 4 April 2025
Calamity Jane
New Wimbledon Theatre
Blending romance, comedy and action - Calamity Jane is back on stage in a new production led by West End favourite Carrie Hope Fletcher. Back in town for the first time in a decade, the musical will be staged in London following a UK tour.
- Opens: Monday, 12 May 2025
Booking until: Friday, 16 May 2025 - Starring: Carrie Hope Fletcher
- Playing at: New Wimbledon Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 16 May 2025
Richard II
The Bridge Theatre
Tickets from £35.00Award-winning actor Jonathan Bailey heads back to the London stage in a thrilling revival of William Shakespeare's brilliant play, Richard II. Experience the timeless exploration of power and identity for a limited time at the Bridge Theatre.
- Opens: Monday, 10 February 2025
Booking until: Friday, 9 May 2025 - Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl 1 interval.
- Starring: Jonathan Bailey
- Playing at: The Bridge Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 9 May 2025
Second Best
Riverside Studios
Tickets from £31.00Second Best stars Asa Butterworth in his stage debut. This bittersweet comedy tells the fictional story of the boy who came second to play Harry Potter in the beloved films. A story of missed opportunities, don't miss out on this playful yet poignant new play.
- Booking until: Saturday, 22 February 2025
- Running time: 1hr 30min.
- Starring: Asa Butterfield
- Playing at: Riverside Studios
- Booking until: Saturday, 22 February 2025
Inter Alia
Lyttelton - National Theatre
From the team behind Prima Facie, Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) leads the cast as an eminent High Court Judge forced to reckon her professional life and role as wife, mother, friend and feminist in Suzie Miller’s new play, directed by Justin Martin.
- Opens: To be announced
Booking until: To be announced - Starring: Rosamund Pike
- Playing at: Lyttelton - National Theatre
- Booking until: To be announced
The Land of the Living
Olivier Theatre (National Theatre)
Directed by Stephen Daldry, this astonishing new play by the ex-Young Vic Artistic Director David Lan weaves the story of displaced and stolen children following WWII, with Juliet Stevenson (The Doctor) in a starring role.
- Opens: To be announced
Booking until: To be announced - Starring: Juliet Stevenson
- Playing at: Olivier Theatre (National Theatre)
- Booking until: To be announced
Unicorn
Garrick Theatre
Tickets from £54.00Mike Bartlett's latest play delivers a bold, humorous, and thought-provoking exploration of the life of a seemingly perfect marriage. Starring Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, and Erin Doherty, this captivating new production heads to the West End in 2025.
- Opens: Monday, 3 February 2025
Booking until: Friday, 25 April 2025 - Starring: Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan
- Playing at: Garrick Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 25 April 2025
My Master Builder
Wyndham's Theatre
Tickets from £30.00Ewan McGregor returns to the London stage after 17 years in My Master Builder, a compelling new play inspired by Ibsen's work. Exploring themes of love and vulnerability, this production offers a fresh take on timeless emotions for a limited season in 2025.
- Opens: Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Booking until: Friday, 11 July 2025 - Starring: Ewan McGregor
- Playing at: Wyndham's Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 11 July 2025
Retrograde
Apollo Theatre
Tickets from £20.00The production captured audiences at the Kiln Theatre and now Ryan Calais Cameron's compelling thriller Retrograde transfers to the West End from March 2025.
- Opens: Saturday, 8 March 2025
Booking until: Saturday, 14 June 2025 - Running time: 1hr 30min. No interval.
- Starring: Ivanno Jeremiah, Oliver Johnstone, Stanley Townsend
- Playing at: Apollo Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 14 June 2025
The Fifth Step
Soho Place Theatre (@sohoplace)
Tickets from £54.00Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out run in Edinburgh, Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman take the stage in David Ireland's powerful new play exploring addiction, masculinity, and faith. The production heads to the West End for a limited run in Spring 2025.
- Opens: Friday, 9 May 2025
Booking until: Friday, 25 July 2025 - Running time: 1hr 30min. No interval.
- Starring: Jack Lowden, Martin Freeman
- Playing at: Soho Place Theatre (@sohoplace)
- Booking until: Friday, 25 July 2025
Your favourite stars on the West End stage
You know that boy band you adored as a teen? Now your biggest teenaged crush is on stage in a West End musical and you're thrilled. Maybe a star of a popular children's TV show is making their way to theatreland for a West End debut and your kids can't wait to see them in real life. Perhaps someone from a beloved TV drama is taking to the stage to deliver masterful live entertainment. How can you resist?
It's no surprise stars on stage in London are such a big attraction. Adrian Dunbar, star of TV's Line of Duty, Ridley, Blood and Broken doesn't just act, he also sings like an angel. Dominic West from the US crime drama The Wire is no stranger to the stage. Mr Robot's Rami Malek and Mark Strong from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy, they've all transferred from screen to stage and made an impressive impact on the world of theatrical entertainment.
Keep an eye open for your best-loved celebs on stage in the capital and make your dreams come true. There they are, right in front of your eyes, and it's amazing. There's a huge variety of great talent to see on stage. Your only challenge is choosing which to see first.
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