Culture | Theatre The Evening Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. From fresh adaptations of beloved classics to thought-provoking original shows, London is heaving with new theatre productions each month.
But with so much to choose from, picking what to see in the capital can feel like a dramatic epic. So we’ve done the heavy lifting for you with a list of our top picks to watch this month..
. This play about origins, memory and our place in the natural world, has now been revived after 25 years – with stellar results. Created by Complicité, Simon McBurney’s acclaimed experimental theatre company, it was recently described by the Standard as an “intensely humane and richly layered” show, “beautifully performed by both original and new cast members”.
NT’s Olivier Theatre, July 2 to August 10; buy tickets here Described by one reviewer as “warm-blooded, astute, deeply moral”, this 2016 musical from US playwright Dominique Morisseau won a Tony Award after transferring to Broadway in 2022. Set in Morisseau’s hometown of Detroit in 2008, the play depicts a group of workers facing economic ruin when the car factory they work in is threatened with closure. Donmar Warehouse, July 3 to August 24; buy tickets here This musical, which describes itself as a “call to arms”, draws on 150 years of care system history and asks questions about forms of love, version of s.
