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London theatre 2017: shows to book now before they sell out

By Lucy Brooks on 20/12/2016

With a constellation of stars, our favourite new writers and hotshot directors, the future is bright for theatre in 2017

Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre, London 2017

Never has a show arrived on the West End with such hype. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton has broken records, dominated pop culture and changed the face of musical theatre. Snagging tickets to Hamilton in London will be a computer-crashing scrum. Make sure you're prepared.

WHEN

01 Nov 2017 – 31 Oct 2018, Previews from November 2017

WHERE

Victoria Palace Theatre
Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5EA

Andrew Garfield, National Theatre Angels in America

Angels in America, National Theatre

Tony Kushner's Angels in America is a landmark of modern theatre. And all seven hours of it comes to the National Theatre with a 24-carat cast including Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough and Nathan Lane.

WHEN

11 Apr 2017 – 31 Jul 2017, Previews from 11 April 2017

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Katherine Jenkins will star as Julie Jordan

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, London Coliseum

Musical theatre and opera combine as director Lonny Price draws together the talents of ENO’s award-winning Orchestra and Chorus, world-renowned classical singer, Katherine Jenkins and West End veteran, Alfie Bow.

WHEN

07 Apr 2017 – 13 May 2017, matinees on selected dates

WHERE

London Coliseum
WC2N 4ES

Tamsin Greig: National Theatre Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night, National Theatre

Director Simon Goodwin is single-handedly bringing Shakespeare into the National Theatre programme for both 2017 and 2018 with a double bill of productions: first up is Twelfth Night.

WHEN

15 Feb 2017 – 31 May 2017, Run dates to be confirmed

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Don Juan in Soho: David Tennant West End return

Don Juan in Soho, Wyndham's Theatre

From time travel to sex addiction: Doctor Who star David Tennant returns to the London stage to star as history's ultimate hedonist in a contemporary version of Don Juan, refreshed, relocated and directed by Patrick Marber.

WHEN

17 Mar 2017 – 10 Jun 2017, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

Wyndham's Theatre
32 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DA

Committee, Donmar Warehouse

A new musical with a real mouthful of a title brings recent scandal life on the Donmar Warehouse stage. The evidence given at a government inquiry over the headlining-grabbing closure of Kids Company will be transformed into a bold new verbatim musical.

WHEN

24 Jun 2017 – 04 Aug 2017, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

WHERE

Donmar Warehouse
41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London, WC2H 9LX

The Ferryman: Sam Mendes by Rankin - image courtesy of the Royal Court

The Ferryman, Royal Court Theatre

They are two of the biggest names in British Theatre. One is a Hollywood megalith and founder of the Donmar Warehouse, the other's name is synonymous with the state of British theatre. Now, director Sam Mendes and playwright Jez Butterworth team up for new play The Ferryman.

WHEN

24 Apr 2017 – 20 May 2017, Times TBC

WHERE

Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Harold Pinter Theatre

Triple Tony and three times Pulitzer-winning American writer Edward Albee has been hailed 'the playwright of his desperate generation'. Now his seminal 1962 play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf is revived starring Imelda Staunton. (oh and there's another Edward Albee play starring Damian Lewis coming to the West End).

WHEN

22 Feb 2017 – 27 May 2017, Matinee performances on Wednesdays and Saturdays; no shows on Sundays

WHERE

Harold Pinter Theatre
Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN

Jude Law: Obsession, directed by Ivo Van Hove, comes to the Barbican

Obsession, Barbican Centre

After his epic take on Shakespeare, director Ivo Van Hove, head of Amsterdam's Toneelgroep Theatre, takes up residency at the Barbican for 2017 with a season of four plays. Our highlight is Obsession starring Jude Law.

WHEN

19 Apr 2017 – 20 May 2017, 7:45 PM – 9:35 PM

WHERE

Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS

Coming to London's Dominion Theatre An American In Paris: original Broadway cast photo by Matthew Murphy

An American in Paris, Dominion Theatre

S' wonderful news for musical theatre fans in London: An American in Paris is, finally, coming to the West End for 2017.Best known as a beloved, Oscar-winning MGM film, with Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, the Gershwin brothers' musical is a sumptuous love story set against the backdrop of the world's most romantic city.

WHEN

04 Mar 2017 – 31 Aug 2017, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Dominion Theatre
268-269 Tottenham Court Rd, London, W1T 7AQ

London revival: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Daniel Radcliffe stars

Tom Stoppard revival: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Old Vic Theatre

50 years since its premiere at the Old Vic, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is revived on the same stage starring Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire. It was the play that made up-and-coming young playwright Tom Stoppard into a household name and is sure to sell quickly.

WHEN

25 Feb 2017 – 29 Apr 2017, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

The Old Vic
The Cut, London, SE1 8NB

Hamlet, Almeida: Andrew Scott photographed by Miles Aldridge

Hamlet, Almeida Theatre

The maverick director behind 1984, Uncle Vanya and Oresteia takes on the great Dane in a visionary reworking of Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Almeida Theatre. Sherlock star turned Bond villain Andrew Scott plays Hamlet opposite stage stalwart Juliet Stevenson as Gertrude.

WHEN

17 Feb 2017 – 08 Apr 2017, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street, Islington, London, N1 1TA

Vicky Jones, Amy Morgan and Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Touch, Soho Theatre

Fleabag took Soho – and then the BBC – by storm, and now Vicky Jones, who makes up one half of the DryWrite Theatre duo with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, has penned another gloriously funny, feisty feminist comedy. We have high hopes.

WHEN

06 Jul 2017 – 12 Aug 2017, matinees on selected dates

WHERE

Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street, Soho, W1D 3NE

London theatre 2017: shows to book now before they sell out

With a constellation of stars, our favourite new writers and hotshot directors, the future is bright for theatre in 2017

Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre, London 2017

Angels in America, National Theatre

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, London Coliseum

Twelfth Night, National Theatre

Don Juan in Soho, Wyndham's Theatre

Committee, Donmar Warehouse

The Ferryman, Royal Court Theatre

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Harold Pinter Theatre

Obsession, Barbican Centre

An American in Paris, Dominion Theatre

Tom Stoppard revival: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Old Vic Theatre

Hamlet, Almeida Theatre

Touch, Soho Theatre

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