A star-gazer's guide to London theatre: famous actors on stage

Kit Harington's murky drama

Having immortalised brooding Jon Snow for all seven series of Game of Thrones, Kit Harington has a legion of fans. They flocked to see his last West End stint (a rather under-powered production of Dr Faustus) and will no doubt be just as keen to see him in this revival of Sam Shepard's True West.

Cate Blanchett's long-awaited return to London

She's a double Olivier-winning film-star, with a global fanbase thanks to roles spanning the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchise to Carol and Blue Jasmine. But she's also one of the most visionary talents in contemporary theatre.

Cate Blanchett makes her long-awaited return to the London stage for a provocative play about desire and submission.

Mark Rylance's Othello

Mark Rylance –- the first artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe – returns to its stage after building a career of stage triumphs and Hollywood hits to play the villainous Iago in a production of Othello.

Maisie Williams's stage debut

Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams leaves behind Arya Stark to make her stage debut in a fast-talking teen drama by one of America's most popular playwrights.

Ralph Fiennes' Antony

Ralph Fiennes returns to the stage that launched his illustrious career more than 30 years ago to star in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. He has proven himself as one of the UK's most versatile actors, bringing that piercing gaze and clipped tone to film (The English Patient, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Harry Potter) and the stage (most recently The Master Builder at the The Old Vic).

Douglas Booth's two-man thriller

Douglas Booth, who first won fans as a bright-eyed Pip in the BBC's Great Expectations and has since impressed on the big screen in Jupiter Ascending and The Riot Club, returns to the stage to star in a two-man show about a chance encounter.

Alexandra Burke's Roxie Hart

X Factor contestant turned popstar and actress Alexandra Burke plays conniving convict Roxie Hart in this sizzling revival of Chicago.

Aidan Turner's crazed terroist

After years playing a brooding, often shirtless, Cornish heartthrob in popular BBC drama Poldark, Aidan Turner comes to the London stage to play a cat-loving terrorist in Martin McDonagh's play The Lieutenant Of Inishmore.

Ian McKellen's King Lear

From the global fame of Gandalf and Magneto, to an illustrious 60 year stage career at the RSC, National Theatre and across the West End, Sir Ian McKellen is firmly within National Treasure territory and widely regarded as one of our finest living actors. Don't miss your chance to see him play Shakespeare's tragic King.