THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI

While the Great Depression inflicts hardship across the nation, Chicago’s underworld festers with sex, scandal, violence and corruption. Feeding on fear, the notorious gangster Arturo Ui's influence gains dangerous momentum and his venom threatens to seep through the markets, politics and the law to seize the city – and beyond.

Director Seán Linnen’s ★★★★★ ‘magnificent, ludicrous and menacing’ (The Guardian) directorial debut features double Olivier Award-winning Mark Gatiss as a truly unsettling Ui in Stephen Sharkey's translation of Brecht's 1941 blistering satire with new music composed by Placebo.

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui plays at the Swan Theatre until 30 May 2026.

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DRIFTWOOD

Heat is rising in colonial Trinidad. While support for political independence is growing, a downtown Port of Spain gentlemen’s club - ALMA - is about to be entangled in a custody battle of its own. But when an unexpected stranger arrives, bringing a familial revelation and a pursuit for wealth, ALMA and all who call it home, are thrust into peril. 

The first play from Martina Laird, directed by Chichester Festival Theatre’s Artistic Director Justin Audibert, Driftwood is a high-stakes drama of power, passion and danger.

Driftwood plays at The Other Place until 30 May 2026.

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The Tempest

On a remote island, the exiled Duke Prospero prepares to perform his swansong, his great act of revenge...

Kenneth Branagh takes the role of Prospero in Shakespeare’s final play, a meditation on art, power and freedom, directed by Richard Eyre. Hear from the Director himself at this special Director Talk on 25 May, or stick around and hear from the cast on the 12 June for the free Post Show talk.

The Tempest plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre until 20 June 2026.

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Please note: tickets for this production are now extremely limited, but check back as returned tickets will be made available online.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Desperate to escape their unhappy fates, four young lovers flee Athens for the moonlit woods. There - along with a band of amateur actors - they fall under the spell of a mischievous fairy and tumble into a dream world where illusion and reality are hilariously confused.

The RSC and Unicorn Theatre present A Midsummer Night’s Dream, co-directed by Rachel Bagshaw and Robin Belfield in a production for everyone aged 7 and above.

A Midsummer Night's Dream plays at The Other Place from 19 June to 30 August 2026.

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THE CHERRY ORCHARD

RSC Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey directs Kenneth Branagh as Lopakhin, Helen Hunt as Ranyevskaya and Bill Pullman as Gaev in Laura Wade’s vital new version of Anton Chekhov’s great final play, tragic and comic in equal measure, set in a world tilting towards revolution.

Find out more about this production at our Creative Team Talk on 20 July, or hear from the cast at our free Post Show Talk on 20 August.

The Cherry Orchard plays at the Swan Theatre from 10 July to 29 August 2026.

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Game of Thrones: The Mad King

At a lavish banquet, lovers meet and revellers speculate. But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the bloodthirsty actions of the realm’s merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot...

Game of Thrones: The Mad King is a sweeping new stage epic from the world of George R. R. Martin. Written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, witness a legendary chapter of Westerosi history unfold. Plus, dive behind the scenes at our Creative Team Talk on 3 August.

Game of Thrones: The Mad King plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 20 July to 5 September 2026.

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THE HORNE SECTION'S HIT SHOW

Unruly, ridiculous, and surprisingly satisfying, this six-headed comedy band are tuning up their instruments for one final performance. The Horne Section’s Hit Show is bursting with comedy, songs, enthusiastic dancing, and a lot of mucking about.

Join the audience for this live special recording of the last ever performance of the sell-out touring show from the hugely talented band and Alex Horne, the creator and co-host of the BAFTA and National Comedy Award-winning Taskmaster.

Swan Theatre on 4 June 2026

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THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND

William wants to build a windmill. Nobody believes he can. As drought closes in on his family’s farm and the village he loves, everyone prays for a miracle.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a bold and uplifting new musical directed by Lynette Linton, former Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre. After making its world premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon earlier this year, it now transfers to London for a limited run.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind plays @sohoplace, London until 18 July 2026

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CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Poet, soldier and philosopher. Cyrano de Bergerac burns with brilliance. But haunted by doubts about his own appearance, he watches from the shadows as Roxane falls for another man.

Following its sold-out, critically acclaimed run in Stratford-upon-Avon last year, Director Simon Evans' and co-adaptor Debris Stevenson's ‘hilariously funny and ultimately heartbreaking’ (Mail on Sunday) production transfers to the West End. Olivier Award-winner Adrian Lester and Susannah Fielding reprise their celebrated roles.

Cyrano de Bergerac plays at the Noël Coward Theatre, London from 13 June to 5 September 2026.

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