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

By Lucy Brooks on 27/10/2021

There's something magical about London's live theatre especially if it means the chance to see celebrities on the West End. When there's the perfect symbiosis between sizzling script and super hot star, we want to be in the front seats, watching – annoyingly, so does everyone else.
For a star safari, here's the shows to book fast, before the herds of superfans!

Jodie Comer in Prima Facie, Harold Pinter Theatre

Jodie Comer's grapple with justice

From an obnoxious assassin to an emotionally drained barrister, Killing Eve star Jodie Comer makes her West End debut in an intense one-person play. Prima Facie portrays a successful lawyer who is flummoxed by the patriarchal repercussions of a sexual assault case. It's a nuanced and timely show that gives Comer plenty of scope to captivate a live audience.

WHEN

15 Apr 2022 – 18 Jun 2022, Performances at 19:30pm with additional 3pm matinees

WHERE

Harold Pinter Theatre
Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN

Taron Egerton's love triangle

Golden Globe winner Taron Egerton won a place in our hearts for his heartfelt portrayal of Elton John in Rocket Man. Now he takes to the stage for a revival of Mike Bartlett's Olivier-winning comedy, Cock. Bridgerton heartthrob Jonathan Bailey adds a double dose of star power to the production.

WHEN

05 Mar 2022 – 04 Jun 2022, Performances at 8PM with additional 3PM matinees

WHERE

Ambassadors Theatre
West Street, London, WC2H 9ND

David Tennant to star in Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre

David Tennant's moral conundrom

Dr Who and Deadwater Fell star David Tennant returns to the stage to play a liberal professor who is swept along by Nazism in a revival of 1981 drama Good. As those lucky enough to see his Hamlet will remember, Tennant is mesmerising on stage.

WHEN

21 Apr 2021 – 17 Jul 2021, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Harold Pinter Theatre
Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN

Amy Adams in The Glass Menagerie, Duke of York’s Theatre

Amy Adams's Southern Belle

Six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams (Nocturnal Animals, Sharp Objects) makes her West End debut in a searing new take on a Tennessee Williams classic 'I am so honored and excited to be a part of bringing The Glass Menagerie to the stage in the West End!' Adams enthused. 'I have always felt a strong pull towards the work of Tennessee Williams's and to this deeply personal story. I am so grateful to be working with the brilliant Jeremy Herrin and with all of the talented cast and creative team. I look forward to the shared experience of theater.'

WHEN

23 May 2022 – 28 Aug 2022, Times TBD

WHERE

Duke of York's Theatre
St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4BG

Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne star in Cabaret revival

Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley's Cabaret

Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne will soon have more than their auburn hair, freckly complexions and an impressive accolade of prestigious industry awards in common. The Hollywood darlings are uniting on stage in an intimate revival of 1966 musical Cabaret, which is being staged in a new 550-capacity venue - offering big star power in an intimate setting.

WHEN

15 Nov 2021 – 16 Apr 2022, Performances at 19:30pm with additional 2pm matinees

WHERE

Playhouse Theatre
Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5DE

Ralph Fiennes's poetic monologue

Ralph Fiennes is one of those rare talents who shines just as brightly in blockbuster films or highbrow theatre. His latest project, directing and starring in a stage adaptation of T.S Eliot's Four Quartets, promises to breath life into a modernist masterpiece.

WHEN

18 Nov 2021 – 18 Dec 2021, Performances at 8PM with additional 3PM matinees

WHERE

Harold Pinter Theatre
Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN

Mark Rylance in Jerusalem at the Apollo Theatre. Credit: Simon Annand

Mark Rylance's most acclaimed role

Jez Butterworth’s smash hit play Jerusalem returns to the stage, after 2009’s sellout five-star premiere and equally lauded West End and Broadaway transfers. Best of all, Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Crook will reprise their starring roles, and Ian Rickson will once again direct.

WHEN

16 Apr 2022 – 06 Aug 2022, Performances at 19:30pm with additional 2:30pm matinees

WHERE

Apollo Theatre
31 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES

Travel to NYC for: Daniel Craig's Macbeth

From James Bond to Britain's Bard... After retiring from his 007 duties, Daniel Craig is taking on a totally different - but equally bloody - new role. The film star is playing Macbeth alongside Ruth Negga in a stellar new Broadway production. Fingers crossed it will transfer to London, but in the meantime this is something to play a Manhattan mini break around.

WHEN

29 April - 10 July 2020

WHERE

Lyceum Theatre 149 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036