Announcing our 2026 season
Posted: 29 January 2026
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Join us for more powerfully intimate theatre in 2026; three world premieres and a major revival.
First up is Fran Kranz’s debut play Mass. Carrie Cracknell directs a cast including Adeel Akhtar, Amari Bacchus, Monica Dolan, Paul Hilton, Lyndsey Marshal, Rochelle Rose and Susie Trayling in this profoundly moving new play.
Next, Russell Tovey returns to the Donmar to star in The Guilty - a new thriller by Chloë Moss, directed by Punchdrunk’s Felix Barrett.
The season continues with a major revival of A Month in the Country by Brian Friel after Ivan Turgenev, directed by Lyndsey Turner.
And finally announced today is the world premiere of Danny Lee Wynter’s Ilford Boy. Directed by Artistic Director Tim Sheader, this is a funny and moving coming of age drama.
Artistic Director Tim Sheader and Henny Finch said “We are delighted to announce our next four productions coming up at the Donmar: three world premieres and a major revival. It's always a pleasure to welcome back returning directors and writers; including this season Lyndsey Turner who will further explore her relationship with Brian Friel’s work. Equally, we are excited that a number of leading artists will be making their debuts at the Donmar - including directors Carrie Cracknell and Felix Barrett and writers Fran Kranz, Chloë Moss and Danny Lee Wynter.
As ever, the stories we tell live on the Donmar stage are created to connect us all and celebrate our togetherness - whether that's a conversation between heartbroken parents in Mass; a shared gasp and thrill in The Guilty; a sweeping summer romance in A Month in the Country or a funny, moving coming of age story in Ilford Boy. We want to ensure as many people as possible can experience the powerful intimacy of the Donmar space, so we are delighted to be able to continue to offer thousands of tickets across the season for just £20 for audiences aged 35 and under.”
Public booking opens on Friday 6 February at midday
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Mass
by Fran Kranz
Two couples meet to have a conversation no parent should ever have to face. Cast includes Adeel Akhtar, Amari Bacchus, Monica Dolan, Paul Hilton, Lyndsey Marshal, Rochelle Rose and Susie Trayling
The Guilty
by Chloë Moss
Russell Tovey is troubled police officer Joe, stuck on the night shift, who takes a desperate 999 call from Emily.
A Month in the Country
by Brian Friel, After Ivan Turgenev
Natalya Petrovna looks to all the world like a contented woman, but the arrival of a penniless young tutor stirs a restless heart, igniting a spark of desire that sets the Summer ablaze.
Ilford Boy
by Danny Lee Wynter
A funny, moving drama about the ghosts that follow us, the families we choose, and the Streisand that helps us survive.