The Top Theatre Shows in London Right Now
The best theatre shows in London this January/February. From the glittering West End to the charming stages of Crouch End, from hit plays to laugh-out-loud comedies, London Theatre has it all.
By Melanie Ley | Updated Jan 8 2025
With fewer crowds and a fresh start to the year, January is the perfect time to enjoy a trip to the theatre. From thrilling new productions to beloved West End classics, there's something for everyone.
So whether you're a first-time visitor or a seasoned theatregoer, one thing is certain, it's going to be an exciting start to the New Year! Check out our guide to some of the best…
Kyoto
@sohoplace 9 Jan 2025 to 3 May 2025
Saving the earth is a filthy business…
Kyoto, the ‘truly remarkable’ (WhatsOnStage) new political thriller transfers to London’s West End in 2025. Brought to you by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance, fresh from a critically acclaimed run in Stratford-upon-Avon, this ‘tense and gripping’ (Guardian) show brings a world of hope to @sohoplace for a strictly limited 16-week season from 9 January 2025.
A Good House
Royal Court Theatre 11 Jan 2025 to 8 Feb 2025
A thrilling new satire about a couple who discover the limits of good neighbourliness and what is required to fit in.
'Once they’ve been here long enough, they’re no longer squatters.
Then they’re simply… Neighbours.’
In the quaint suburban community of Stillwater, a mysterious shack springs up from the dust with the inhabitants nowhere to be seen.
As speculation abounds, new residents Sihle and Bonolo are recruited by their neighbourhood to be the face of a campaign to demolish the shack in this biting satire of community politics.
George Orwell’s Animal Farm
Theatre Royal Stratford East 7 Feb 2025 to 8 Mar 2025
All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others…
When a group of exploited animals rebel against their human farmer-tyrant and take control of the land that they live on, they hope to create a world where they can be equal, happier and free. As power shifts and a new leader emerges, they soon face the age-old question: is the grass truly greener on the other side?
& JULIET
New Wimbledon Theatre 27 Jan 2025 to 1 Feb 2025
There is life after Romeo!
Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as Juliet ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way. Created by the Emmy-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told and asks, what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo?
After a phenomenal run in London’s West End, & JULIET is heading on a national tour. Picking up three Olivier Awards and six WhatsOnStage Awards, & JULIET will have the audience up on its feet and ROARING for more!
The Gift
Park Theatre 22 Jan 2025 to 1 Mar 2025
A comedy about the extraordinary lengths one man is prepared to go to in order to unmask the anonymous sender of a knowingly disgusting present…
When Colin opens up an unexpected mystery package, a cake box from his favourite patisserie, and what’s inside turns out to be very much not a cake, it begins a series of events that take him deep into the murky waters of past transgression and modern-day vengeance.
HEAVEN
Southwark Playhouse Borough 5 Feb 2025 to 22 Feb 2025
Multi-award winning Irish play HEAVEN makes London debut following sellout run at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.
Set in County Offaly in the Irish midlands, HEAVEN sees 20-year married couple, Mairead and Mal, find themselves at something of a crossroads, struggling to keep their relationship together and each with secrets they haven’t told the other. Returning to Mairead’s hometown for a family wedding, they each find themselves facing old temptations, and questions that are difficult to answer.
Poignant, beautiful writing provides a snapshot into the relationship between two adults who have shared a life, a child and all that comes with it - but haven’t yet shared all of themselves. Separated on stage, two intersecting monologues conjure a vivid picture of a weekend where everything comes to the surface.
As Long As We Are Breathing
Arcola Theatre 29 Jan 2025 to 1 Mar 2025
A real-life story about trauma, survival and ultimately healing, As Long As We Are Breathing combines physical theatre and music with audio and video to depict the extraordinary journey of Miriam Freedman who, after surviving the Holocaust, managed to find her way to forgiveness. Born in Bratislava (then Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia), Miriam spent most of her childhood during the Second World War in hiding with her mother, sister, aunts and cousin. Through amazing good fortune and with courageous help they evaded Nazi capture, but her father, brother and another sister did not survive. Weaving together her early years and adulthood, two actresses play younger and older Miriam on her healing path as she discovers yoga, meditation and art therapy which enable her to break through denial to face and process the depths of her loss and grief.
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
The Other Palace 22 Nov 2024 to 2 Feb 2025
Based on the best-selling book series, then adapted into a Hollywood film, The Lightning Thief now gets to shine as a musical, the first of its kind, at The Other Palace.
A New York teen discovers he's the half-blood son of Poseidon and embarks on a perilous hero's journey, encountering and defeating the big dog's of Greek mythology as he goes.
With Stranger Things's Max Harwood starring as Percy Jackson, and with a litany of acclaimed cast-members on his side, The Lightning Thief may be one of the biggest musicals on the London calendar.
Coming Soon...
Copla: A Spanish Cabaret
The Other Palace 14 Jan 2025 to 26 Jan 2025
Captivating and clever, musical Copla: A Spanish Cabaret comes to The Other Palace in January 2025.
Looking For Giants
King’s Head Theatre 14 Jan 2025 to 26 Jan 2025
Sexuality, subjectivity and the female gaze: Looking For Giants comes to London.
AN INTERROGATION
Hampstead Theatre 16 Jan 2025 to 22 Feb 2025
Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023, the award-winning An Interrogation comes to Hampstead Theatre.
Canned Goods
Southwark Playhouse Borough 16 Jan 2025 to 8 Feb 2025
An edge-of-your seat thriller exploring ‘fake news’ and how those in power bend the truth for their own agenda.
Unicorn
Garrick Theatre 4 Feb 2025 to 26 Apr 2025
Mike Bartlett's explicit, funny and provocative new play starring Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan and Erin Doherty.
