Past shows

A Merry Lyric Christmas

A festive fundraising evening for our Big Give Christmas Challenge.

Glow

We scuttle into the Underglade on the evening of the annual Bug Fest, where beetles, grasshoppers, and Lil’ Bugs alike gather with ant-incipation to celebrate and delight in the story of Gwen, the Glow Worm who lost her Glow.

Live at the Lyric

A fun evening of comedy for an excellent cause.

The Empress

This autumn the Royal Shakespeare Company brings the acclaimed play The Empress by Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Artistic Associate Tanika Gupta to The Lyric for four weeks only from 4 October.

God of Carnage

God of Carnage is the unmissable darkly funny roller-coaster you won’t want to end.

Tales from Acorn Wood

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved Tales from Acorn Wood stories are brought to life on stage for the first time in an enchanting lift-the-flap experience.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

Four timeless stories brought to life in one delightful show.

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

EXTENDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND - MUST END 22 JULY

The Good Person of Szechwan

In its 80th anniversary, Brecht’s play is brought up to date in a new version by Nina Segal, directed by Anthony Lau.

Wasted

Best mates Amber and Bella find themselves at the centre of a missing person’s case after their flat mate Jacob doesn’t come home after a night out. What ensues is a pulsating crime drama that lifts the lid on a justice system falling short to protect young women.

Othello

Frantic Assembly presents its award-winning and electrifying take on Shakespeare’s tragedy of paranoia, sex and murder.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Join us this festive season for the gigantic return of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas

Join Santa as he awakes from a dream of sun, sea and sand only to find it is the busiest day of the year: Christmas Eve.

Talking About A Revolution

What would a revolution look like in 2022?

Iphigenia in Splott

★★★★★ "Everyone should see this shattering modern classic. No one will remain unmoved." - The Guardian

Lysistrata

"We’re striking. No treatments. No shifts. No seminars."

Closer

In the chaos of London; four strangers meet, fall in love and fall apart.

Amici’s One World: Wealth of the Common People

Amici Dance Theatre Company celebrate 40 years with their biggest production to date featuring over 80 disabled and non-disabled performers.

Britannicus

A timely political thriller set in modern day Rome.

Aladdin

Love, Love, Love

Rachel O’Riordan directs a major revival of this award-winning play that feels more relevant than ever.

Cinderella 2019

Polish your glass slippers, dust off your carriage and join us as the clock strikes midnight for the Fairy Godmother of pantomimes, Cinderella.

Solaris

David Greig adapts Stanisław Lem’s cult science fiction novel for the stage.

Noises Off at the Garrick Theatre

Michael Frayn’s iconic backstage comedy Noises Off transfers to the West End, following a triumphant sell-out run here at the Lyric.

A Doll’s House

Tanika Gupta reimagines Ibsen’s classic play of gender politics through the lens of British colonialism.

Noises Off

Michael Frayn’s iconic comedy Noises Off returns to the Lyric

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs)

Pioneering theatre company Kneehigh return to the Lyric with a twisted morality tale for our times.

The Animals and Children Took to the Streets

Like a graphic novel burst into life, 1927 invites you on a theatrical journey of startling originality.

othellomacbeth

An audacious condensed staging of two of Shakespeare’s most brutal and poetic plays.

The Plough and the Stars

Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time. 

Jubilee

A stage adaptation of Derek Jarman’s iconic film. Starring Toyah Willcox.

Things I Know to be True

Following a hugely successful 2016 Australian and UK tour, the critically acclaimed Things I Know To Be True returns to delight audiences in early 2018.

The Seagull

Unrequited love. Creative jealousy. Guns. Vodka and Art.

City of Glass

Tony Award-winning 59 Productions and Olivier Award-nominated playwright Duncan Macmillan bring this seminal American novel to life in a dazzlingly original stage adaptation.

Shopping & F***ing

A prophetic vision of our twenty-first century world

Bugsy Malone

The Lyric's critically acclaimed, Bugsey Malone returns to the Lyric for a 12 week run.

Herons

Simon Stephens’ unflinching and disturbing portrait of adolescent violence

Evolution Festival 2023: Audio

A showcase of brand new 10-minute scratch performances, created by trainees from the Lyric’s flagship industry-leading SPRINGBOARD programme.

Out West

The world premiere of three new short plays written by three of the UK’s leading playwrights.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Sometimes I dream… of anything! Of anything. Other than this.

Running With Lions

A family drama of love, loss and hope.

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Following a critically acclaimed and sell-out run, Accidental Death of an Anarchist transfers to the West End