Jez Butterworth’s ‘Mojo’ returns to the London stage after 14 years: Park Theatre unveils its 2027 season

London’s Park Theatre has unveiled its Park200 season programme for 2027, whose highlight is the return of «Mojo», the famous debut play by playwright Jez Butterworth, which returns to the London stage for the first time in 14 years. According to the announcement published yesterday, as WhatsOnStage reports, the production will run from 4 March to 10 April 2027, directed by Max Harrison with design by Kit Hinchcliffe; the cast and the rest of the creative team will be announced soon.

The Olivier Award-winning play is set in 1950s Soho and follows the chaos that erupts when the owner of the Atlantic Club, home of rock-‘n’-roll sensation Silver Johnny, is found murdered. «Mojo» is recognised as the work that launched the career of Butterworth, the later author of «Jerusalem» and «The Ferryman» — two masterpieces of the contemporary British stage.

Park Theatre’s 2027 season has new writing at its heart: it opens in January with Adam Riches’s «The Captain» (12–23 January), the true story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, while his famous one-man show «Jimmy» returns for six performances (14–23 January). In February comes the London premiere of «Spitfire Girls», while in April OperaUpClose takes up residence with its 65-minute reworking of Puccini’s comic opera «Gianni Schicchi», turned into a murder mystery. The season closes in June with the world premiere of «The Wedding(s)», the theatre debut of the comedy duo Max & Ivan.

Park Theatre, founded in 2013 in London’s Finsbury Park, is one of the liveliest Off-West End stages and has built a reputation for bold, critically acclaimed productions. The announcement of the new season confirms that the institution is expanding — including its first serious entry into opera — while «Mojo», as BroadwayWorld also notes, is expected to be one of the most sought-after theatre events of spring 2027.