The Donmar Warehouse News

Theatre is, of course, a window on another world, often glitzier and brighter than our own, sometimes a reflection that can comfort or discomfit us and sometimes a portal into what it is to be human at all. It is an escape - and who can deny that we need such refuges more than ever - but it can be so much more than mere escapism. The best theatre of 2025 made those lofty promises - and kept them.

Perfect medicine for the winter blues

You can now get a first look at When We Are Married at the Donmar Warehouse. Three couples, highly respected pillars of the Yorkshire community, gather to celebrate their joint silver wedding anniversaries.

Nominations have been announced for the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage. Learn more and check out the full list here!

Lesley Manville, currently on Broadway in Robert Icke's Oedipus, is starring in Midwinter Break, a new drama film based on the novel by Bernard McLaverty. The official trailer has been released for the feature, which will be released in theaters on February 20, 2026. Check it out now.

Next month, J.B. Priestley’s beloved comedy, When We Are Married, will open at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Tim Sheader, the play follows three couples in a small Yorkshire town as their lives are turned upside down by a shocking revelation. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Jim Howick, who plays Herbert Soppitt in When We Are Married. We discussed how he first got started in the world of theatre, what made him want to be a part of this production, and what he hopes audiences take away from the play.

Several Broadway agencies and companies were honored by the 2025 Clio Entertainment Awards, which recognize 'excellence in marketing and communications' across the entertainment industry.

Anna Ziegler's new play Evening All Afternoon will make its world première at the Donmar Warehouse next year. Diyan Zora, making her Donmar debut, directs Anastasia Hille and Erin Kellyman in this new play.

St. Ann’s Warehouse has announced two new international productions for early 2026, following its upcoming staging of Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie, directed by Thomas Kail and starring Michelle Williams (November 25, 2025–February 1, 2026).

Next to Normal will be available to stream on BroadwayHD. This three-time Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical stars Caissie Levy, Jamie Parker, Jack Wolfe, and Eleanor Worthington-Cox.

This Winter, National Theatre at Home will welcome a trio of powerful new titles for streaming worldwide — from a West End revival starring David Tennant, to an award-winning musical that redefined modern theatre, and more.

Samira Wiley and Jin Ha join the cast of PROOF, the first Broadway revival of David Auburn's acclaimed play, opening April 16, 2026.

Michael Longhurst has joined the creative team for the new version of Boy George's hit musical Taboo, that Thomas Hopkins Productions (THP) has had in development for the past few years. 

Artistic Director Tim Sheader and Executive Director Henny Finch has announced the full cast for Sheader’s revival of When We Are Married by J.B. Priestley, which will open at the Donmar Warehouse,

To celebrate multi-Tony Award winning composer Maury Yeston's 80th birthday, producer Danielle Tarento will present a concert of his most well know and loved music, directed by Thom Southerland, and led by Ramin Karimloo.

An exhilarating new satire on social media, class and how we live in unreal worlds bursts onto the Donmar stage in a frenzy of must-see vigour. Writer/director Kip Williams – who made his West End debut with Olivier and Tony award-winning The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Succession's Sarah Snook – returns with his bang up-to-date adaptation of Jean Genet's play based on sisters Christine and Lea Papin, who murdered their employer and her daughter in 1933.

John Lithgow leads an exciting cast, including Aya Cash, in GIANT on Broadway, starting March 11, 2026. Get your tickets now!

Hugh Bonneville will return to the West End in SHADOWLANDS, a touching play about love and loss, starting February 2026 at Aldwych Theatre.

Romesh Ranganathan will make his West End stage debut in a new production of Alan Ayckbourn's psychological comedy WOMAN IN MIND in a strictly limited West End run. Learn more here!

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for the new thriller “Down Cemetery Road,” starring Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson and two-time Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson. Check it out now.