Ian McKellen is preparing for

• Antigone – Set Designer

  20:15, Tue 22nd – Sat 26th December 2026 at Crucible Theatre
  

  Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC. Chronologically, it is the third of the three Theban plays but was written first. The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it…

• We Will Rock You – Director

  19:45, Fri 12th March 2027 at Noël Coward Theatre
  

  We Will Rock You is a musical based on the songs of Queen with a book by Ben Elton. The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought, fashion,…

• Twelfth Night, or What You Will – Gardener

  20:15, Thu 3rd – Sun 6th June 2027 at Random Venue 29
  

  Twelfth Night; or, What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play expan…

• Tartuffe – Argas

  19:30, Fri 19th November 2027 at Random Venue 92
  

  Tartuffe, or The Impostor, first performed in 1664, is one of the most famous theatrical comedies by Molière, and the characters of Tartuffe, Valère, and Dorine are considered among the greatest classic…

• The Crucible – Abigail Williams

  17:00, Tue 7th – Sun 12th December 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
  

  The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Provi…

• The Cherry Orchard – Yasha

  19:45, Wed 8th – Mon 13th December 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
  

  The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play…

• The Sound of Music – Bass

  19:15, Wed 5th – Mon 10th January 2028 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
  

  The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of…

• Medea – Medea

  20:45, Tue 22nd – Mon 28th February 2028 at London Palladium
  

  Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in…

• Phèdre – Panope

  22:00, Tue 14th – Fri 17th March 2028 at The Old Vic
  

  Phèdre is a dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677.

• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Jasper B. Biggley

  20:30, Thu 20th – Sun 23rd April 2028 at Almeida Theatre
  

  How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name. The story…

Ian McKellen has been involved with

• We Will Rock You – Khashoggi

  20:15, Tue 22nd September 2026 at Random Venue 47
  

• Assassins – Oboe

  20:30, Sat 22nd August 2026 at Crucible Theatre
  

• Sunday in the Park with George – Director

  20:45, Wed 15th – Sat 18th July 2026 at The Old Vic
  

• Richard III – Earl of Surrey

  20:30, Fri 19th – Tue 23rd June 2026 at The Old Vic
  

• The King and I – Carpenter

  20:30, Wed 1st – Sat 4th April 2026 at Haymarket Theatre
  

• Starlight Express – Belle the Sleeping Car

  19:45, Tue 24th – Mon 30th March 2026 at Barbican Centre
  

• Mary Poppins – Composer

  19:15, Wed 14th – Sat 17th January 2026 at The Old Vic
  

• Jersey Boys – Nick Massi

  19:15, Sat 17th January 2026 at Random Venue 56
  

• Brigadoon – Harry Beaton

  19:15, Thu 11th – Mon 15th December 2025 at The Old Vic
  

• Richard III – Elizabeth of York

  21:00, Thu 27th November 2025 at Crucible Theatre
  

• War Horse – Publicity Designer

  20:15, Sat 2nd – Tue 5th August 2025 at Random Venue 27
  

• Hair – Musical Director

  20:15, Thu 17th – Mon 21st July 2025 at Gielgud Theatre
  

• Oliver! – Keys

  20:00, Fri 20th December 2024 at Adelphi Theatre
  

• Three Sisters – Video Director

  16:45, Thu 11th April 2024 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
  

• Footloose – Willard Hewitt, Costume Designer

  19:45, Wed 20th – Sun 24th December 2023 at London Palladium
  

• The Visit – Toby

  19:15, Fri 10th March 2023 at Random Venue 4
  

• Carousel – Enoch Snow

  20:00, Mon 20th – Sat 25th February 2023 at Royal Court Theatre
  

• The Miser – Harpagon

  20:00, Sat 4th – Wed 8th February 2023 at Crucible Theatre
  

• Thoroughly Modern Millie – Mrs. Meers, Sound Designer

  20:30, Sun 11th – Thu 15th September 2022 at Noël Coward Theatre
  

• Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark – Sound Designer

  20:15, Fri 1st – Tue 5th July 2022 at Savoy Theatre
  

• The Full Monty – Viola, Trombone

  20:15, Fri 20th – Mon 23rd May 2022 at London Palladium