West End theatre to be renamed after late playwright Tom Stoppard

Sir Tom Stoppard won numerous awards during his six-decade career (Justin Tallis/PA) - (PA Archive)

A West End Theatre is to be renamed in honour of the late playwright Sir Tom Stoppard.

The Duke Of York Theatre in London will be named the Tom Stoppard Theatre in tribute to the acclaimed writer behind Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Jumpers and the film, Shakespeare In Love, who died in November 2025.