December Highlights 2025

1st December

35th Annual Gotham Awards

2nd–6th December

Alison Spittle – Big at The Soho Theatre – Starring: ALISON SPITTLE

3rd December

Oh. What. Fun. – Releases on Prime Video – Starring: FELICITY JONES

4th December

The Abandons – Releases on Netflix – Starring: GILLIAN ANDERSON, BRIAN F O’BRYNE.

4th December – 7th February 2026

HMS Pinafore (English National Opera) at the London Coliseum – Starring: MEL GIEDROYC

5th December

100 Nights of Hero – US theatrical release – Starring: FELICITY JONES, TOM STOURTON, AMIR EL-MASRY. Executive Producer: FELICITY JONES. Produced by: HELEN SIMMONS

Jay Kelly – Releases on Netflix – Starring: ALAÏS LAWSON, THADDEA GRAHAM, JIM BROADBENT, LOUIS PARTRIDGE, TUWAINE BARRETT, PATSY FERRAN, LUCAS AURELIO, ANNABEL MULLION. Executive Producer: DONALD SABOURIN. Hair & Make Designer: IVANA PRIMORAC. Editor: RACHEL DURANCE

6th December

Pinocchio – Press night at the Globe Theatre – Director: SEAN HOLMES

7th December

The War Between Land and Sea – TX (double bill) on BBC iPlayer and BBC One – Starring: RUSSELL TOVEY, ADRIAN LUKIS. Director: DYLAN HOLMES WILLIAMS

8th–20th December

Joseph Morpurgo – Soothing Sounds for Baby at the Soho Theatre – Starring: JOSEPH MORPURGO

9th December

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – Press night at the Young Vic – Director: OMAR ELERIAN. Starring: DAVID THRELFALL

11th December

Into the Woods – Press night at the Bridge Theatre – Associate Director: GEORGIA GREEN. Starring: JAMIE PARKER

12th December

Hamnet – US release – Starring: JACOBI JUPE, EMILY WATSON, JOE ALWYN, MATTHEW TENNYSON, OLIVIA LYNES

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Releases on Netflix – Starring: DANIEL CRAIG, JOSH O’CONNOR, PAUL HILTON, NICOLA HUGHES

The Revenge Club – TX on Paramount+ – Directed by: TIM KIRKBY. Starring: CHANEIL KULAR, OWEN TEALE, ROB MALONE. Produced by: MARGOT GAVAN DUFFY

Turbulence – Limited theatrical release and release on Prime Video – Starring: JEREMY IRVINE, OLGA KURYLENKO

16th December

Twelfth Night (RSC) – Press night at The Barbican – Starring: FREEMA AGYEMAN

Christmas Day – Press night at Almeida Theatre – Writer: SAM GRABINER

17th December

When We Are Married – Press night at the Donmar Warehouse – Starring: RON COOK, JOHN HODGKINSON, REUBEN JOSEPH, SOPHIE THOMPSON, MARC WOOTTON

High Noon – Opening night at The Pinter Theatre – Starring: JOSH HILL

18th December

Oh Mary! – Press night at the Trafalgar Theatre – Starring: MASON ALEXANDER PARK

Emily in Paris S5 – Releases on Netflix – Starring: MINNIE DRIVER, JONATHAN CAKE

21st December

Amadeus – Premieres on Sky Atlantic and NOW – Director and Executive Producer: JULIAN FARINO. Writer and Executive Producer: JOE BARTON. Starring: JACK FARTHING. Producer: JOHN GRIFFIN. Story Producer: ANNA PRICE. Editor: PIA D CIAULA

22nd December

Hostages – UK cinema release – Director: JIM OWEN

25th December

The Testament of Ann Lee – Limited theatrical release (US) – Starring: STACY MARTIN

Anaconda – Theatrical release (US) – Starring: THANDIWE NEWTON