There is a lot still to see this January in London’s West End and its surrounding theatres. Let’s jump in to see what is opening this month!

Orphans – Jermyn Street Theatre

Philadelphia, 1983. Twenty-eight year old Phillip hasn’t stepped outside in years — surviving on canned tuna, encyclopedias, and his own wild theories about the dangers beyond the door. His older brother Treat runs his world with rules and rituals to keep them safe, bringing home whatever he can steal. Then, one night, Treat drags in Harold, a stranger stuffed with cash and soaked in whiskey. The perfect target… or so it looks. By morning, nothing will be the same.

Tickets: https://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/orphans/

Jack: The Musical – Courtyard Theatre

Shining a light particularly on the mistreatment of women and the brutality of the Ripper murders, the show captures a dark, punchy aesthetic, with a striking score and vivid story.

Tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/jack-a-new-musical

Already Perfect – King’s Head Theatre

At once brutally honest and defiantly hopeful, Already Perfect asks what it truly takes to make peace with your own story. With humour, music, and unflinching truth, it lands on a radical simplicity; there is nothing to prove: you are already perfect.

Tickets: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/already-perfect-bnrd

Gerry & Sewell – Aldwych Theatre

Gerry and Sewell live in Gateshead. They’ve got nothing — except a dream. A season ticket to their beloved football club. But after years of austerity and watching their team sold off by a southern businessman more interested in merchandise than matches, life’s tough. Until they decide they’re getting those season tickets, whatever it takes.

Tickets: https://nederlander.co.uk/aldwych/shows/gerry-and-sewell/

The Horse of Jenin – Bush Theatre

Built from the debris of a major invasion, the Horse of Jenin sculpture became a constant presence in Alaa’s life growing up in Occupied Palestine. It stood proudly in the centre of the city for twenty years, symbolising hope and resistance. Now, Alaa is left wondering… What happened to the horse?

Tickets: http://bushtheatre.co.uk/event/the-horse-of-jenin/

The Olive Boy – Southwark Playhouse Borough

Based on Ollie Maddigan’s real life story, the olive boy is forced to change schools and move in with a man he barely knows. In a hopeless attempt to stay sane, he decides that the only way to move forward is to pursue the chances of finally getting a real girlfriend.

Tickets: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/the-olive-boy/

Safe Haven – Arcola Theatre

In the aftermath of the First Gulf War, as Saddam Hussein’s forces brutally crush the Kurdish uprising in northern Iraq, two million Kurds escape into the freezing mountains. The world watches on in horror as images of death and starvation reach television screens. Based on historic events, this sweeping new play reveals how moral conviction and diplomatic resolve sparked Operation Safe Haven – the unprecedented mission that prevented a genocide.

Tickets: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/event/safe-haven/

Beautiful Little Fool – Southwark Playhouse Borough

Told through the eyes of their adult daughter, Scottie, Beautiful Little Fool tells the story of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald: brilliant, tempestuous and infamous.

Tickets: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/beautiful-little-fool/

Cable Street – Marylebone Theatre

This exciting production takes us back to October 1936, in the heart of London’s East End. Sammy, Mairead and Ron are carving out their own futures on Cable Street when Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists start to march on East London. As the people raise their voices and take a united stand against hatred, the lives of the streets’ residents are changed forever.

Tickets: https://www.marylebonetheatre.com/productions/cable-street

Guess How Much I Love You? – Royal Court

A story about starting a family, impossible choices, and enduring love.

Tickets: https://royalcourttheatre.com/events/guess-how-much-i-love-you

The Tempest – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

This winter, award-winning theatre maker Tim Crouch brings his unique, theatrical approach to Shakespeare’s The Tempest in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Tickets: https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/the-tempest/

Jimmy – Park Theatre

In 1974 Jimmy Connors was the greatest tennis player on the planet. In 1991 he’s getting annihilated at the US Open by his arch-nemesis’ little brother. What happened next was one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history, when Jimmy, fuelled by ghosts of his turbulent past, winds back the clock to remind the world what happens when you rattle the cage of a geriatric tiger, one last time. Adam Riches brings his critically acclaimed, smash hit one-man show back to Park Theatre as it transfers from Park90 to Park200, following a totally sold-out run in July.

Tickets: https://parktheatre.co.uk/events/jimmy/

Death on the Nile (UK Tour) – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

On board a luxurious cruise under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple’s idyllic honeymoon is cut short by a brutal murder. As secrets that have been buried in the sands of time finally resurface, can the world-famous detective, Hercule Poirot, untangle the web of lies and solve another crime?

Targets: https://marlowetheatre.com/shows/death-on-the-nile/

A Grain of Sand – Arcola Theatre

A Grain of Sand is a one-woman show that takes an intimate look at war through the eyes of a child, blending Palestinian folklore with real-life testimonies from children in contemporary Gaza. 

Tickets: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/event/a-grain-of-sand/

Mrs President – Charing Cross Theatre

You wait for one play about Mary Lincoln, and then two come along at once. Mary Lincoln is a woman under siege — with her grief, her detractors, and herself. In the shadow of her late husband, President Abraham Lincoln, she battles a world eager to define her and a conscience that will not rest. Stars Keala Settle.

Tickets: https://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/mrs-president-2026

Ballad Lines – Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Ballad Lines is a heart-opening musical about the stories we inherit — and the choices each generation makes to break, reshape, or carry them forward.

Tickets: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/ballad-lines

American Psycho – Almeida Theatre

Patrick Bateman has it all – looks, money, style and status. Engaged to the beautiful Evelyn Williams, he is about to win the prestigious Fischer account for his investment bank and celebrate by dining at Dorsia. But there’s another side to his life that Patrick keeps secret. And people – including those closest to him – keep disappearing… A revival of the musical, directed by Rupert Goold as he prepares to depart as Almeida Artistic Director.

Tickets: https://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/american-psycho-2026

Arcadia – Old Vic

In a country house, two centuries apart, genius unfolds. A teenage prodigy discovers the mathematics of the universe, as the adults around her fail to hide their passions under reason. In the present day, scholars chase the ghosts of that same household — seeking truth, proof and perhaps each other.

Tickets: https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/arcadia/

Why Would We Care – Union Theatre

Pearl and Theodore have always been outsiders, scorned by their hometown and desperate for a fresh start. When they’re invited to journey Wesstleborough, an exclusive and idyllic community run by two visionary leaders, it seems like their prayers have been answered. Perfect streets, smiling neighbours, and a promise of privacy beyond imagination; what could go wrong? A new musical.

Tickets: https://uniontheatre.biz/show/why-would-we-care/

The Rat Trap – Park Theatre

Noël Coward’s first play is given a stylish period revival for its centenary year. 

Tickets: http://parktheatre.co.uk/events/the-rat-trap/

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Theatre Royal Haymarket

Harold Fry was never meant to be a hero. An ordinary man in an ordinary life until a letter from a long-lost friend sends him out the front door… and he keeps on walking. 

Tickets: https://trh.co.uk/whatson/harold-fry/

The Virgins – Soho Theatre

Friday night. Four girls. Two boys. Alone in a house. Some of them are in love. Most of them are virgins. Everyone’s pretending they know what they’re doing. Tonight’s the night they stop pretending. 

Tickets: https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-virgins/

Lost Atoms – Lyric Hammersmith

Jess and Robbie. A chance meeting, some disastrous dates, an extraordinary transformative love. It’s the stuff of fairy tales. Or is it? From physical theatre pioneers Frantic Assembly.

Tickets: https://lyric.co.uk/shows/lost-atoms/

Man and Boy – National Theatre

Jazz, Broadway and the Great Depression. In 1930s New York City, international financier Gregor Antonescu’s luck has finally run out. As news of a catastrophic business deal ripples across the world, he flees to the apartment of his estranged son Basil.

Tickets: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/man-and-boy/

I’m Sorry Prime Minister – Apollo Theatre

From the BAFTA Award-winning co-creator of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, Jonathan Lynn, comes the long-awaited final chapter of British political satire — and it is as cunning, cutting, and catastrophically funny as ever.

Tickets: https://theapollotheatre.co.uk/tickets/im-sorry-prime-minister/

Dance of Death – Orange Tree Theatre

August Strindberg’s masterpiece Dance of Death is a darkly comic portrait of psychological warfare – a toxic love story that continues to thrill audiences today.

Tickets: https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/dance-of-death/

Here There Are Blueberries – Stratford East

In 2007, a mysterious album featuring Nazi-era photographs arrived at the desk of a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist. As curators unravelled the shocking truth behind the images, the album soon made headlines and ignited a debate that reverberated far beyond the museum walls. Based on real events, the play tells the story of these historical photographs—what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and our own humanity.

Tickets: https://www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows/here-there-are-blueberries