Unicorn
Stephen Mangan, Nicola Walker and Erin Doherty are the perfect acting throuple in Olivier Award winner Mike Bartlett’s latest play! Unicorn is a provocative dive into the world of polyamory as successful married couple Polly and Nick begin to wonder if something’s missing from their seemingly perfect lives… Bartlett, best known as the creator of BBC hit Doctor Foster, strikes again with this witty and compelling look at modern relationships. Book tickets now for its world premiere at the Garrick Theatre.
Mrs Warren's Profession
Olivier and BAFTA Award winner Imelda Staunton teams up with her daughter Bessie Carter in a revival of George Bernard Shaw’s famously controversial play. Banned by the Lord Chamberlain for three decades after it was written, Mrs Warren’s Profession is an intriguing and dramatic story about a mother and daughter at odds - and it gets even more complicated when Mrs Warren’s true source of income is revealed! Dominic Cooke directs this star-studded revival at the Garrick Theatre.
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Booking from 10 May 2025 until 16 August 2025
The Producers
For the first time in nearly twenty years, Mel Brooks’ riotous musical is back on stage in London! This “equal opportunities offender” (The Evening Standard), about a con-artist Broadway producer who accidentally stages a hit, transfers to the Garrick Theatre after a sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Starring Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin, The Producers is a satirical delight featuring songs “Keep It Gay”, “We Can Do It” and one of the funniest musical theatre tunes ever written, “Springtime for Hitler”.
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Booking from 30 August 2025 until 21 February 2026
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History
London's Garrick Theatre was the first West End theatre to be named after an actor, opening in April 1889 with The Profligate. Named after acclaimed Shakespeare actor David Garrick, the theatre is built above the underground which means you can occasionally hear trains pass throughout performances. Whilst being built, an underground river was discovered, almost halting the completion of the building.
The Garrick Theatre is best-known for presenting a range of melodramas, comedies and straight plays, including A Pair of Spectacles (1890) which ran at the theatre for five years. The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith (1895) followed and was considered to be rather controversial for its time, due to themes of social radicalism and free love.
Early notable productions included The Wedding Guest (1900), Water Babies (1902) owner W.S Gilbert’s production The Fairy’s Dilemma (1904) and Love On The Dole (1935). The venue continued throughout the Second World War, with Warn That Man (1941), Aren't Men Beasts (1942), She Follows Me About (1943), Madame Louise (1945) and a later production of Born Yesterday (1947), which was directed by Laurence Olivier.
Later productions featured To Dorothy a Son (1951), a two year run of Fings Ain't Wot They Used T’Be (1960), as well as Ira Levin's thriller Deathtrap (1978-1981), No Sex Please, We’re British (1982) which enjoyed a successful four year run at the theatre. The National Theatre’s An Inspector Calls ran at the theatre for 6 years from 1995.
Moving into the 21st century, shows such as This is Our Youth (2002), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2006), Bad Girls: the Musical (2007), Treats (2007) starring Billie Piper, The Hurly Burly Show (2011) and Pygmalion (2011). Hit musical Chicago (2012) opened at the theatre, following a 15 year run at various West End venues. There was a brief stint from new musical Loserville (2012), followed by Rock of Ages (2013).
2014-2015 saw a range of productions pass through the theatre, including Martin Shaw in Twelve Angry Men (2013-2014), Horrible Histories (2015), Broadway's The Scottsboro Boys (2015), which transferred from the Young Vic, and Beatles' tribute Let It Be (2015).
Between 2015 and 2016, the Garrick Theatre hosted the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, who presented a total of five critically-acclaimed shows throughout the course of the year, winning the Lebedev Award at the Evening Standard Awards 2016. Productions included The Winter's Tale, starring Dame Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh, Harlequinade, starring Zoe Wanamaker, Romeo and Juliet, starring Lily James, Richard Madden and later Freddie Fox, The Painkiller, starring Rob Brydon and The Entertainer, starring Kenneth Branagh.
Political thriller This House rounded off 2016, playing in rep with children's show Potted Panto. 2017 saw Griff Rhys Jones, Lee Mack and Mathew Horne star in The Miser, followed by comedy sensation Tape Face and the stage adaptation of David Walliams' novel Gangsta Granny. Birmingham Stage Company's Horrible Histories - More Best of Barmy Britain delighted 2017 summer audiences, followed by the European premiere of Mel Brooks' Broadway musical comedy, Young Frankenstein.
2018 saw Young Frankenstein come to a close, and stand-up show Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room enjoy a limited run. The RSC's production of Don Quixote arrived at the venue, starring David Threlfall and Rufus Hound.
In 2019 jukebox musical Rip It Up: The '60s, starring Harry Judd of McFly and Olympian Louis Smith played, alongside Adam Kay's award-winning stand-up show This is Going to Hurt - Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, which continues to play select performances through 2020. In June, new David Mamet play Bitter Wheat played at the theatre for a limited summer engagement, starring legendary actor John Malkovich. In the summer, science entertainment show Brainiac Live! delighted young and old in matinee shows.
In September 2019, classic British farce Noises Off, starring Meera Syal, Daniel Rigby, Lloyd Owen and Sarah Hadland, transferred to the Garrick after an acclaimed run at the Lyric Hammersmith. In January 2020, Adam Kay returned to the Garrick with for six performances of This is Going to Hurt. Following this, comedian Frank Skinner brought his hugely successful stand-up show, Showbiz to the venue for a strictly limited five-week run.
In March 2020 a revival of the musical City of Angels began performances but was forced to close early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Garrick Theatre reopened with a season of socially-distanced shows, including Death Drop, Potted Panto and dance extravaganza Here Come the Boys.
During the summer of 2021, a musical adaptation of David Walliams' Billionaire Boy opened at the theatre. Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical The Last Five Years transferred to the theatre in September.
The London premiere of the brand new musical The Drifters Girl, starring Beverley Knight, opened in November 2021 and closed in October 2022. The Horrible Histories gang brought their latest show to the West End, Terrible Tudors, for a run of performances during the 2022 summer holidays, followed by Rob Madge's acclaimed autobiographical show My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) and drag murder mystery Death Drop: Back in the Habit. In December 2022 an exciting new version of Virginia Woolf's Orlando opened at the Garrick starring Emma Corrin. Cult hit musical Bonnie & Clyde followed in March 2023, and Eddie Izzard - Great Expectations until July. Over summer 2023 The Crown Jewels starring Al Murray, and Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors played at the venue, followed by a transfer of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamnet in September and The Gruffalo's Child in December.
In 2024, Olivier Award-nominated play For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide returns to the West End for a six-week season at the Garrick Theatre, alongside Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon starring Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran.
In June 2024, James Graham's acclaimed stage adaptation of Boys from the Blackstuff transferred to the Garrick after sold-out seasons at Liverpool Royal Court and the National Theatre. In August 2024, the creators of the smash-hit musical SIX premiered their newest work, Why Am I So Single?. It closed in January 2025.
In 2025, Mike Bartlett's latest play Unicorn, starring Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan, premieres at the Garrick, followed by a huge revival of George Bernard Shaw's Mrs Warren's Profession, starring Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter, and the first major London revival of Mel Brooks' The Producers, starring Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin.
The Garrick Theatre is best-known for presenting a range of melodramas, comedies and straight plays, including A Pair of Spectacles (1890) which ran at the theatre for five years. The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith (1895) followed and was considered to be rather controversial for its time, due to themes of social radicalism and free love.
Early notable productions included The Wedding Guest (1900), Water Babies (1902) owner W.S Gilbert’s production The Fairy’s Dilemma (1904) and Love On The Dole (1935). The venue continued throughout the Second World War, with Warn That Man (1941), Aren't Men Beasts (1942), She Follows Me About (1943), Madame Louise (1945) and a later production of Born Yesterday (1947), which was directed by Laurence Olivier.
Later productions featured To Dorothy a Son (1951), a two year run of Fings Ain't Wot They Used T’Be (1960), as well as Ira Levin's thriller Deathtrap (1978-1981), No Sex Please, We’re British (1982) which enjoyed a successful four year run at the theatre. The National Theatre’s An Inspector Calls ran at the theatre for 6 years from 1995.
Moving into the 21st century, shows such as This is Our Youth (2002), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2006), Bad Girls: the Musical (2007), Treats (2007) starring Billie Piper, The Hurly Burly Show (2011) and Pygmalion (2011). Hit musical Chicago (2012) opened at the theatre, following a 15 year run at various West End venues. There was a brief stint from new musical Loserville (2012), followed by Rock of Ages (2013).
2014-2015 saw a range of productions pass through the theatre, including Martin Shaw in Twelve Angry Men (2013-2014), Horrible Histories (2015), Broadway's The Scottsboro Boys (2015), which transferred from the Young Vic, and Beatles' tribute Let It Be (2015).
Between 2015 and 2016, the Garrick Theatre hosted the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, who presented a total of five critically-acclaimed shows throughout the course of the year, winning the Lebedev Award at the Evening Standard Awards 2016. Productions included The Winter's Tale, starring Dame Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh, Harlequinade, starring Zoe Wanamaker, Romeo and Juliet, starring Lily James, Richard Madden and later Freddie Fox, The Painkiller, starring Rob Brydon and The Entertainer, starring Kenneth Branagh.
Political thriller This House rounded off 2016, playing in rep with children's show Potted Panto. 2017 saw Griff Rhys Jones, Lee Mack and Mathew Horne star in The Miser, followed by comedy sensation Tape Face and the stage adaptation of David Walliams' novel Gangsta Granny. Birmingham Stage Company's Horrible Histories - More Best of Barmy Britain delighted 2017 summer audiences, followed by the European premiere of Mel Brooks' Broadway musical comedy, Young Frankenstein.
2018 saw Young Frankenstein come to a close, and stand-up show Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room enjoy a limited run. The RSC's production of Don Quixote arrived at the venue, starring David Threlfall and Rufus Hound.
In 2019 jukebox musical Rip It Up: The '60s, starring Harry Judd of McFly and Olympian Louis Smith played, alongside Adam Kay's award-winning stand-up show This is Going to Hurt - Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, which continues to play select performances through 2020. In June, new David Mamet play Bitter Wheat played at the theatre for a limited summer engagement, starring legendary actor John Malkovich. In the summer, science entertainment show Brainiac Live! delighted young and old in matinee shows.
In September 2019, classic British farce Noises Off, starring Meera Syal, Daniel Rigby, Lloyd Owen and Sarah Hadland, transferred to the Garrick after an acclaimed run at the Lyric Hammersmith. In January 2020, Adam Kay returned to the Garrick with for six performances of This is Going to Hurt. Following this, comedian Frank Skinner brought his hugely successful stand-up show, Showbiz to the venue for a strictly limited five-week run.
In March 2020 a revival of the musical City of Angels began performances but was forced to close early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Garrick Theatre reopened with a season of socially-distanced shows, including Death Drop, Potted Panto and dance extravaganza Here Come the Boys.
During the summer of 2021, a musical adaptation of David Walliams' Billionaire Boy opened at the theatre. Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical The Last Five Years transferred to the theatre in September.
The London premiere of the brand new musical The Drifters Girl, starring Beverley Knight, opened in November 2021 and closed in October 2022. The Horrible Histories gang brought their latest show to the West End, Terrible Tudors, for a run of performances during the 2022 summer holidays, followed by Rob Madge's acclaimed autobiographical show My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) and drag murder mystery Death Drop: Back in the Habit. In December 2022 an exciting new version of Virginia Woolf's Orlando opened at the Garrick starring Emma Corrin. Cult hit musical Bonnie & Clyde followed in March 2023, and Eddie Izzard - Great Expectations until July. Over summer 2023 The Crown Jewels starring Al Murray, and Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors played at the venue, followed by a transfer of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamnet in September and The Gruffalo's Child in December.
In 2024, Olivier Award-nominated play For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide returns to the West End for a six-week season at the Garrick Theatre, alongside Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon starring Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran.
In June 2024, James Graham's acclaimed stage adaptation of Boys from the Blackstuff transferred to the Garrick after sold-out seasons at Liverpool Royal Court and the National Theatre. In August 2024, the creators of the smash-hit musical SIX premiered their newest work, Why Am I So Single?. It closed in January 2025.
In 2025, Mike Bartlett's latest play Unicorn, starring Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan, premieres at the Garrick, followed by a huge revival of George Bernard Shaw's Mrs Warren's Profession, starring Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter, and the first major London revival of Mel Brooks' The Producers, starring Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin.
