There's never a shortage of Hollywood actors swapping Tinseltown to tread the boards for a more intimate audience.

Here are just some of the big names you can catch on stage in the UK, including two Oscar winners, and multiple BAFTA, Tony and Olivier Award winners...

Oedipus

• Starring Bohemian Rhapsody Oscar-winner Rami Malek & Olivier Award-winning Game of Thrones actress Indira Varma. 
• The Old Vic, London
• Until 29th March 2025.

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The Seagull

• Starring 2 x Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, Oscar-nominated Power of The Dog star Kodi Smit-McPhee, Mank actor Tom Burke, The Crown's Emma Corrin, Benidorm actor Paul Bazely, & more
• Barbican, London
• Until 5th April 2025.

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Much Ado About Nothing

• Starring BAFTA-nominated The Night Manager star Tom Hiddleston & Golden Globes-nominated Marvel star Hayley Atwell.
• Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
• Until 5th Apr 2025.

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Inside no.9 Stage/Fright

• Starring BAFTA winners Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith.
• Wyndham's Theatre, London
• Until 5th Apr 2025.

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The Merchant of Venice (1936)

• Starring Eastenders star Tracy-Ann Oberman.
• UK Tour
• Until 5th Apr 2025

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Elektra

• Starring Room Oscar-winner Brie Larson. 
• Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
• Until 12th April 2025.

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Backstroke

• Starring Olivier Award-winning Episodes actress Tamsin Greig & Olivier Award-winning Bridget Jones star Celia Imrie.
• Donmar Warehouse, London
• Until 12th Apr 2025.

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The Years

• Starring Notting Hill's Gina McKee & Olivier Award winner Deborah Findlay.
• Harold Pinter Theatre, London
• Until 19th April 2025.

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The Score

• Starring Olivier Award-winning Succession actor Brian Cox.
• Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
• Until 26th April 2025.

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Unicorn

• Starring Olivier Award-winning Last Tango in Halifax actress Nicola Walker Tony-nominated The Split actor Stephen Mangan & The Crown's Erin Doherty.
• Garrick Theatre, London
• Until 26th Apr 2025.

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Kyoto

• Starring Tony Award-nominated Billions and The Handmaid's Tale star Stephen Kunken.
• @sohoplace, London
• Until 3 May 2025.

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Richard II

• Starring Olivier Award-winning Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey.
• Bridge Theatre, London
• Until 10th May 2025.

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Cabaret

• Starring Tony Award-winning Pose star Billy Porter.
• Playhouse Theatre, London
• Until 4th Oct 2025.

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The Devil Wears Prada

• Starring Emmy-nominated Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives star Vanessa Williams.
• Dominion Theatre, London
• Until 18th Oct 2025.

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Retrograde

• Starring Humans actor Ivanno Jeremiah as Sidney Poitier.
• The Apollo Theatre, London
• 8th Mar - 15th June 2025.

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Nigel Havers - Talking B*ll*cks

• BAFTA nominated Chariots of Fire star Nigel Havers.
• UK Tour
• 15th Mar - 21st May 2025.

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The Brightening Air

• Starring Bridesmaids' Chris O’Dowd, Bad Sisters' Brian Gleeson & Machinal's Rosie Sheehy. 
• The Old Vic, London
• 16 Apr - 14 Jun 2025.

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My Master Builder

• Starring Golden Globe winner Ewan McGregor.
• Wyndham's Theatre, London
• 17th Apr - 12th July 2025.

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Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer

• Musical project from the Oscar-nominated Jurassic Park star.
• London Palladium
• 24th Apr 2025.

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Giant

• Starring 2 x Oscar nominated The Crown star John Lithgow
• Harold Pinter Theatre, London
• 26 Apr - 2 August 2025.

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Sarah Silverman - Postmorten

• The latest stand-up tour from the Emmy Award-winning actress.
• London Palladium
• 28th Apr 2025.

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Kevin Hart - Acting My Age

• Stand-up arena tour from the Jumanji star.
• UK Tour
• 4 - 10 May 2025.

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The Deep Blue Sea

• Starring Olivier Award-winning Episodes actress Tamsin Greig.
• Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
• 7th May - 21st June 2025.

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The Fifth Step

• Starring Olivier Award-winning Slow Horses star Jack Lowden and BAFTA-winning The Hobbit and Sherlock actor Martin Freeman
• @sohoplace, London
• 10 May - 6 July 2025.

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Djo

• Music project from Stranger Things and Fargo star Joe Keery.
• UK Tour
• 2 - 7 Jun 2025.

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Intimate Apparel

• Starring Emmy Award-winning The Handmaid's Tale star Samira Wiley.
• Donmar Warehouse, London
• 20th June - 9th Aug 2025.

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Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy Celebrate REM

• Music project from Oscar-nominated Revolutionary Road, and Nocturnal Animals actor Michael Shannon.
• UK Tour
• 10 - 26 Aug 2025.

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Miriam Margolyes - From A to Z

• BAFTA Award-winning Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes.
• UK Tour
• 9th Sep - 17th Oct 2025.

• Tickets & More Info

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