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September Theatre: London 2019 highlights

By Lucy Brooks on 2/9/2019

Autumn is a goldrush for theatre. Enjoy the spoils of the new season with our guide to the best shows to see in September.

Blood Wedding, Young Vic

Federíco Garcia Lorca’s 1932 tragedy Blood Wedding is revived and refreshed in a new production by writer Marina Carr and director Yaël Farber.

WHEN

19 Sep 2019 – 02 Nov 2019, Monday- Saturday: 19:30 | Wednesday & Saturday Matinees: 14:30

WHERE

The Young Vic
66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ

New short plays by Caryl Churchill: Royal Court 2019

Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp, Royal Court Theatre

Titan of theatre Caryl Churchill returns to the Royal Court with the world premiere of a triptych of short plays on gods, humanity and serial killers.

WHEN

18 Sep 2019 – 12 Oct 2019, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

WHERE

Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS

National Theatre: Master Harold and the boys

Master Harold and the boys, National Theatre

Director Roy Alexander Weise revives Athol Fugard's semi-autobiographical story about apartheid era South Africa.

WHEN

21 Sep 2019 – 26 Oct 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Two Ladies, Bridge Theatre

Nicholas Hytner directs the world premiere of Two Ladies, Nancy Harris's story of diplomacy and suspicion starring Zoë Wanamaker and Zrinka Cvitešić as the First Ladies of France and America.

WHEN

14 Sep 2019 – 26 Oct 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Bridge Theatre
3 Potters Fields Park, London, SE1 2SG

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Trafalgar Studios

Peter Nichols drew on his experience caring for a disabled daughter in the 1960s for his first play, the candid and heart-wrenching comedy A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. Claire Skinner and Toby Stephens star in a revival.

WHEN

21 Sep 2019 – 30 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Trafalgar Studios
14 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY

Jay McGuiness as Josh Baskin in BIG. Photo by Matt Crockett

Big, Dominion Theatre

Beloved 1988 movie Big comes to the stage with an all-singing, all-dancing new show starring reality TV favourite Jay McGuinness.

WHEN

06 Sep 2019 – 02 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

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

The Wolf of Wall Street - London immersive production 2019. Photo by Michael Wharley, design by Rebecca Pitt

The Wolf of Wall Street Immersive Experience

Gear up for greed, debauchery and Class A capitalism as The Wolf of Wall Street immersive experience comes to life in the City.

WHEN

05 Sep 2019 – 19 Jan 2020, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Secret Location

Meera Syal in Noises Off. Photo by Helen Maybanks

Noises Off, Garrick Theatre

Backstage comedy and chaos come to the Garrick Theatre as Jeremy Herrin's revival of Noises Off transfers after impressing at the Lyric Hammersmith.

WHEN

27 Sep 2019 – 04 Jan 2020, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Garrick Theatre
2 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0HH

The Watsons play. Photo by Manual Harlan

The Watsons, Menier Chocolate Factory

Olivier-winning playwright Laura Wade takes on Jane Austen's unfinished novel The Watsons in a post-modern play that comes to London after impressing in Chichester.

WHEN

20 Sep 2019 – 16 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

WHERE

Menier Chocolate Factory
53 Southwark St, London , SE1 1RU

The Permanent Way, The Vaults

Sixteen years since it premiered, David Hare's The Permanent Way roars back to life in the underground tunnels of The Vaults Theatre.

WHEN

13 Sep 2019 – 17 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

The Vaults
Leake St , London , SE1 8SW

Groan Ups: Mischief's first of 3 new shows at the Vaudeville

Mischief Theatre residency, Vaudeville Theatre

Those who love to laugh should be excited: Mischief Theatre, purveyors of dynamic slapstick comedy, are taking up residency at the West End’s Vaudeville Theatre.

WHEN

20 Sep 2019 – 31 Aug 2020, Times Vary

WHERE

Vaudeville Theatre
404 Strand, London, WC2R 0NH