Current issues (London Reviews) (12)

London theatre shows that help you reflect on the world around you.

We often look to theatre to help us look deeper into the issues that are present in our lives.
Let Show-Score's community of avid theatre fans tell you the best London theatre shows playing right now that offer an exploration of current issues!

Score it Buy from £16
89
Excellent
1 Review
Starts Apr 12
London: Fitzrovia

The stage adaptation of Rebecca Watson's debut novel about a woman facing an all-consuming trauma.

87
Excellent
56 Reviews
Ends May 20
London: West End

Stefano Massini's epic drama charting the rise and fall of the infamous investment firm Lehman Brothers.

61
Middling
3 Reviews
Ends Apr 29
London: Southwark

Zinnie Harris’s Award-winning play about a community under threat from a modern world in crisis.

90
Excellent
7 Reviews
Ends May 07
London: West End

Six black men come together for an interdisciplinary group therapy session in this new play.

Score it Buy from £23
Unreviewed
Starts May 26
London: West End

Tom Hollander reprises his role in the West End transfer of Peter Morgan's Soviet-era play.

Score it Buy from £10
Unreviewed
Starts Aug 2023
London: Seven Dials

The UK premiere of a Tony Award-winning musical about a mother suffering from mental illness.

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Unreviewed
Opens Jun 05
London: Camden Town

Pigfoot Theatre's verbatim piece about the urgent action needed to ameliorate the global climate crisis.

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Unreviewed
Opens May 05
London: Hampstead

Bruntwood Prize-winning playwright Gareth Farr's play exploring relationships, grief, and unemployment.

Score it Buy from £41
Unreviewed
Opens Jun 02
London: Seven Dials

Jack Thorne's new play about the 1926 General Strike.

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Unreviewed
Starts Apr 12
London: Finsbury Park

Robert Boulton's black comedy that examines cancel culture and trial by social media.

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Unreviewed
Opens May 02
London: Richmond

The stage adaptation of Christy Lefteri’s best-selling novel following the journey of Syrian refugees.

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Unreviewed
Starts Apr 24
London: Soho

Disability-led theatre company FlawBored's exploration of the monetisation of identity politics.