London Theatre Events

These are the theatre events to look out for now and in the coming months. What’s hot, what’s not, and what you need to see now.

The Jersey Boys to christen new Trafalgar Theatre

The Jersey Boys

Jukebox musical The Jersey Boys will christen a redesigned Trafalgar Theatre (previously the Trafalgar Studios) when it reopens later this summer. The musical, which tells the story of the rise to fam...

A movie version of Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley's Romeo and Juliet is in the works

A movie version of Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley’s Romeo and Juliet is in the works

It’s the theatre blockbuster that never was. With bright young things Josh O’Connor (The Crown, The Durrells) and Jessie Buckley (War and Peace, Chernobyl) onboard, the National Theatre’s production o...

National Theatre to reopen with Death of England Sequel

National Theatre to reopen

The National Theatre has announced plans to reopen in late October with a bold new work that explores the relationship between nationality and ethnicity. Although the venue has not yet set a date for ...