London is filled with screen stars this year, including Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, Vanessa Williams, and Cush Jumbo. Don't miss the chance to see them in action!

Every actor wants to be in the West End – just look at the list of famous names below! These stars have led hit Hollywood hits and indie flicks, beloved sitcoms, addictive crime dramas, and much more. They’ve also racked up a lot of costume drama credits between them!

Don’t miss the chance to see Dominic West give a gritty performance in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge or Imelda Staunton deliver a life-enhancing turn in Hello, Dolly!. There are also the power pairs of James Corden and Anna Maxwell Martin starring in The Constituent at the Old Vic, and David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in the West End transfer of Macbeth later in the year. Most of these are limited runs, so book ASAP!

Adrian Dunbar

Stardom can take its time, and it’s often all the sweeter for it. Irish actor Adrian Dunbar has been a regular fixture on stage and screen since the early 1980s; however, it was playing corruption-busting Superintendent Ted Hastings over six series of Belfast-set BBC police procedural drama Line of Duty between 2012-21 that turned him into a household name.

The role of Fred Graham in Kiss Me, Kate – which tends to be played by bass-baritones with operatic vocal qualities – should provide an exciting new challenge. No doubt Dunbar is in intensive training for the sing of his life! Celebrated Broadway diva Stephanie J Block co-stars.

Book *Kiss Me, Kate* tickets tickets on London Theatre.

Imelda Staunton

Hello, Imelda! Imelda Staunton has had an exemplary career across stage and screen. She has four Olivier Awards (including three for Best Actress in a Musical) and has received tremendous acclaim for her performances in the works of Stephen Sondheim, Edward Albee, Alan Ayckbourn, and many more. A parallel screen career has included her BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated performance in Vera Drake, to the evil Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, to the final Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.

Staunton’s role as Dolly Gallagher Levi, the lovably meddling matchmaking widow, is her latest grande dame musical theatre role, following her tremendous performances in Sweeney Todd, Gypsy, and Follies. There really isn’t anything that this extraordinary talent can’t do – just leave everything to her!

Book *Hello, Dolly!* tickets on London Theatre.

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams has had a truly multi-faceted career that encompasses stage, TV, film, pop music, and fashion. On Broadway, she replaced Chita Rivera in Kiss of the Spiderwoman and was nominated for a Tony for playing The Witch in Into the Woods. On screen, she’s probably best known for playing scheming fashion magazine editor Wilhelmina Slater on sitcom Ugly Betty and the seductive Renee Perry on Desperate Housewives.

West End audiences will finally get a chance to see Williams in action this autumn, after her appearance in City of Angels was curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Williams plays nightmare boss Miranda Priestly in Elton John’s musical version of The Devil Wears Prada. It’s glorious casting: no doubt she’ll sing like a powerhouse while looking terrifyingly fabulous.

Book The Devil Wears Prada tickets on London Theatre.

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo

Is this a transfer we see before us? This autumn, David Tennant and Cush Jumbo reprise their roles as Macbeth and his Lady in the West End, following their acclaimed turns at the Donmar Warehouse. Tennant of course remains beloved for his performance as the tenth/fourteenth incarnation of Doctor Who, and other screen performances include Broadchurch, Good Omens, Jessica Jones, and Des. A three-time Olivier Award-nominee, he recently received a Critics’ Circle Award for Best Shakespearean Performance for Macbeth.

Cush Jumbo broke through in theatre with her one-woman show Josephine and Me, for which she won an Evening Standard Theatre Award. She crossed the Atlantic to play the major role of attorney Lucca Quinn in The Good Wife and its spin-off The Good Fight. Jumbo was awarded an OBE in 2019 for services to drama, and she received a Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for her Hamlet. Don’t miss the chance to see this extraordinary pair at the height of their powers.

Tickets for Macbeth* will be available to book on London Theatre soon.