New London shows opening in 2027

Royal Albert Hall · Entertainment

Cirque du Soleil returns to the Royal Albert Hall with KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities, set in the workshop of an inventor who believes there is a hidden world just beyond our own. Acrobats, jugglers and aerialists bring his curiosities to life in a steampunk-inspired show of stunts, illusion and live music, staged in the round.

Booking to 28 Feb 2027

Almeida Theatre · Play

Caryl Churchill returns to the Almeida Theatre for the world premiere of Three and a Bit, a collection of new plays directed by James Macdonald. These biting new works mark Dominic Cooke’s inaugural season as Artistic Director.

The plays explore intriguing scenarios, asking questions such as whether Dex has met a conjuror or someone worse, what Pete did to afford a second-hand robot, and what might happen when you dance with Uncle. The production is recommended for ages 14+.

The production features a series of new plays by Caryl Churchill directed by James Macdonald, including pieces about a man named Dex meeting a conjuror, Pete affording a second-hand robot, a dance with Uncle, and a day that can only get better.

Booking to 13 Mar 2027

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse · Play

Chekhov's drama of ambition, power and desire is set at a lakeside house. An actress, her lover, her playwright son and an aspiring performer are drawn together through a play within a play that examines art, ego and love.

This new version is by Rory Mullarkey and is directed by Caroline Steinbeis, reuniting the team behind a previous Chekhov adaptation, Three Sisters. It is performed by candlelight in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The Globe says all under-16s must be accompanied by an adult and cannot sit separately, and lists content warnings including suicide, animal cruelty and references to child bereavement.

Booking to 10 Apr 2027

Arcola Theatre · Play

Arthur Miller's unflinching play, Incident at Vichy, is set in 1942 France where a group of people are detained and slowly realize they have been selected for who they are. Directed by Olivier and Tony Award-nominated Melly Still, this rare revival confronts complicity and responsibility in the face of injustice.

Booking to 20 Feb 2027

Noel Coward Theatre · Play

Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, August: Osage County, arrives in the West End starring two-time Olivier Award winner Lesley Manville and two-time BAFTA winner Anna Maxwell Martin, and directed by Jeremy Herrin. This searing production follows the fiercely dysfunctional Weston family as they reunite in Oklahoma after a sudden crisis, leading to old wounds reopening and long-buried secrets erupting in an unfiltered portrait of family life.

Booking to 10 Apr 2027

Charing Cross Theatre · Musical

On the day of his high school graduation party, Billy, a young man feeling at odds with his future before it has even begun, finds a trunk of letters written to him by his late mother, whom he’d been told abandoned him as a child. The discovery sets Billy and his best friend Scoot on a journey to uncover the truth about his past, and his connection to a woman he never knew, who might just be the key to understanding where he stands in the world.

Jodie Steele plays Olivia, Stewart Clarke plays Michael and Alfie Friedman plays Billy. Danielle Steers plays Jess and Bea Ward plays Scoot.

Jodie Steele will play Olivia, Stewart Clarke will play Michael, and Alfie Friedman will play Billy. Danielle Steers will play Jess and Bea Ward will play Scoot.

Dean John-Wilson plays Thomas and Daniel George-Wright joins the ensemble. The cast is led by Jodie Steele as Olivia, Stewart Clarke as Michael and Alfie Friedman as Billy, with Danielle Steers as Jess and Bea Ward as Scoot, and Cassandra McCowan in the female ensemble.

Dean John-Wilson plays Thomas and Daniel George-Wright joins the male ensemble.

Booking to 10 Apr 2027

Harold Pinter Theatre · Play

Russell Tovey plays Joe, a police officer on desk duty who takes an emergency call from a woman in danger. With only fragments to go on he tries to find her, and as the call goes on he starts to doubt what is really happening. A one-man thriller by Chloë Moss, from the Danish film Den Skyldige, directed by Felix Barrett, transferring after a sold-out run at the Donmar.

Booking open-ended

Prince Edward Theatre · Musical

Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage is a stage version of the 1987 film, written by the film's screenwriter, Eleanor Bergstein. It follows Frances 'Baby' Houseman, who falls for working-class dance instructor Johnny Castle at the resort where her family is on holiday. The score draws on the film's soundtrack, including (I've Had) The Time of My Life.

Federico Bellone directs and designs the set, with new choreography by Chiara Vecchi. The production was due to open at the new Capital Theatre at Westfield London, but because of planning delays there it will instead play a limited season at the Prince Edward Theatre from January 2027.

Michael O’Reilly will return as Johnny Castle, Pippa Jackson will make her professional stage debut as Baby Houseman, and Emily Layden-Fritz will play Penny Johnson.

Michael O’Reilly will play Johnny Castle, and Pippa Jackson will make her professional stage debut as Baby Houseman. The creative team includes director and set designer Federico Bellone, choreographer Austin Wilks, lighting designer Valerio Tiberi, sound designer Chris Whybrow, and costume designer Jennifer Irwin. The show has a running time of 2 hours and 15 minutes, including an interval, and is recommended for ages 14+ due to some adult content and partial nudity.

Booking to 24 Apr 2027

Bush Theatre · Play

Ripples, by Tafadzwa Muchenje and Rosie MacPherson, is an urgent and electrifying play based on true events. It tells the story of a man ripped from his family and facing deportation, fighting to retain his identity and right a wrong in a world of surveillance and suspicion. Co-written and performed by Tafadzwa Muchenje and co-written and directed by Rosie MacPherson, the production is an interrogation of Britain’s treatment of migrants and the relentless power of hope.

Booking to 27 Feb 2027

Southwark Playhouse Borough · Play

Part live gig, part memoir, by Alex Urwin and directed by Bronagh Lagan, inspired by Simon Parkes' Live At Brixton Academy. In 1983 Parkes bought a derelict Brixton cinema for £1 and named it The Academy, and over the next decade turned it into one of the world's most famous music venues.

Booking to 13 Mar 2027

Park Theatre · Play

On New Year’s Eve, 1959, two women separated by the war meet again as the rain hammers down on the windows of The Spitfire pub. Their story transports us back to a time when female pioneers defied expectations and soared through the skies.

This play, written by Katherine Senior and directed by Seán Aydon, is inspired by the extraordinary true stories of the women who dared to fly during WWII and the incredible bond that tied them together. Katherine Senior also performs as Bett, Hannah Morrison as Dotty, Kirsty Cox as C.O. / Joy, Paul Brown as Tom / Jimmy, and Daniel Copeland as Dad / Frank. Recommended for ages 10+.

Booking to 27 Feb 2027

Wyndham's Theatre · Play

Kimberly Belflower’s acclaimed play, John Proctor is the Villain, transfers to the West End after a sold-out Royal Court run. Directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor, this production explores girlhood, power, and the courage to question what we think we know, as five young women in a small town uncover dark truths. The show contains sensitive content including depictions of grooming and abusive relationship dynamics.

Booking to 24 Apr 2027

National Theatre (Dorfman) · Play

Set in 2011 Damascus, Samira follows a charismatic woman at the heart of a protest movement, sharing events as they unfold until her sudden disappearance. A new play by Carmen Nasr, it is directed by Emily Burns and stars May Calamawy (Moon Knight), Joshua McGuire (Anatomy of a Scandal), and Sirine Saba (Phaedra).

Booking to 13 Mar 2027

Apollo Theatre · Musical

StarKid, the cult-favourite theatre company, returns to London with this musical. Written by Nick Lang and Matt Lang, with Music & Lyrics by Jeff Blim, the show features a cast including Will Branner and Lauren Lopez. At Hatchetfield High, a murderous spirit with a vendetta against nerds is unleashed, and a chaotic gang of social outcasts must face this bully from beyond the grave.

Booking to 7 Mar 2027

The Other Palace · Musical

In Pieces is a bold, contemporary new musical with a pop-driven score, written and composed by Fred Ebb Award and Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist, Joey Contreras. This world premiere production at The Other Palace explores a love story about the people you don’t end up with, diving into echoes of love, loss, and self-discovery. It weaves the romantic journeys of six characters across three chapters of life, as friends, family, and lovers confront old wounds and unresolved feelings.

Directed by Martha Geelan and choreographed by Sam Wilson Freeman, the musical has a running time of 90 minutes and is recommended for ages 8+.

Booking to 21 Mar 2027

Gillian Lynne Theatre · Entertainment

Rowan Atkinson returns to the stage with some of his most famous comedy sketches and characters, from Mr Bean to Blackadder and favourites from Not the Nine O'Clock News, alongside new material written with Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Howard Goodall.

Rowan Atkinson will perform a new show, Rowan Live, featuring famous comedy sketches and iconic characters such as Mr Bean and Blackadder. The show will also include material from Not the Nine O'Clock News and new material created with Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, and Howard Goodall.

Booking to 13 Mar 2027

Adelphi Theatre · Musical

Billy Elliot is set in a northern town during the 1984 to 1985 miners' strike, where a young boy swaps the boxing ring for ballet lessons and discovers a transformative passion for dance. The musical is based on the film, with music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, direction by Stephen Daldry and choreography by Peter Darling.

This is a return to the Adelphi Theatre for a limited season. Four young performers share the title role: Spencer Collins, William Gurney, Noah Mannion and Rafferty Smale. Annette McLaughlin plays Mrs Wilkinson, Deka Walmsley is Dad, Lesley Joseph is Grandma and Liam Mower, from the original cast, returns as Older Billy.

Noah Mannion, Rafferty Smale, Spencer Collins, and William Gurney will share the title role. Original Olivier Award winner Liam Mower will return to play Older Billy.

Liam Mower, who originated the role of Billy in 2005, will return as Older Billy. Deka Walmsley will play Dad, Annette McLaughlin will play Mrs Wilkinson, and Lesley Joseph will play Grandma.

The London production of Billy Elliot the Musical will star Noah Mannion, Rafferty Smale, Spencer Collins, and William Gurney sharing the title role. Annette McLaughlin plays Mrs Wilkinson, Deka Walmsley plays Dad, Jack Bandeira plays Tony, Lesley Joseph plays Grandma, and Liam Mower plays Older Billy. Natasha J Barnes is in the company as Dead Mam.

Booking to 31 Jul 2027

Bush Theatre · Play

Written by Laith Elzubaidi and directed by Olivier Award-nominee Emily Ling Williams, 'Insane Asylum Seekers' is a side-splittingly funny and deeply moving play. It follows Laith, 27, who is grappling with a secret and the legacy of his parents' escape from Iraq 30 years ago, while dealing with their eccentricities. The show, presented by Samia Djilli and Sarah Allen, transfers to the Bush Theatre's main stage after a sold-out Studio run.

Booking to 20 Mar 2027

Donmar Warehouse · Play

Harold Pinter's No Man's Land at the Donmar Warehouse. Hirst, an acclaimed writer, brings the down-at-heel poet Spooner back to his Hampstead home for a nightcap. As the night draws in and the alcohol flows, they contest memories false and true, blurring fact and fantasy until the arrival of two younger men transforms the evening entirely.

Booking to 10 Apr 2027

Theatre Royal Haymarket · Musical

Susan Stroman directs and choreographs the story of Marie van Goethem, the poor Paris ballet student who modelled for Degas's sculpture of a young dancer, and her bond with the artist. Tiler Peck plays Marie and Julian Ovenden plays Degas, with music by Stephen Flaherty and book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. A six-week staged season.

Booking to 27 Mar 2027

National Theatre (Olivier) · Play

Tennessee Williams' gripping play, Suddenly Last Summer, tells the haunting tale of Violet Venable, who seeks to protect her late son Sebastian's reputation, while her niece Catharine recounts a different, challenging version of last summer's events. Directed by Michael Grandage, the production stars Emma Corrin (The Crown) and Harriet Walter (The House of Bernarda Alba) as a young doctor must decide whose truth to believe.

Booking to 24 Apr 2027

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse · Play

A rare staging of Shakespeare's history play, performed by candlelight in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. After the death of Richard the Lionheart, King John must establish himself as ruler of England, but his desperate attempts to keep hold of power bring chaos and conflict across nations.

Jaz Woodcock-Stewart directs, making her debut at the Globe. The Globe's page lists violence, death, including the death of a child, and depictions of war, and all under-16s must be accompanied by an adult. Captioned, relaxed and audio-described performances are scheduled.

Booking to 11 Apr 2027

Phoenix Theatre · Play

Quentin Tarantino's first stage play, which he writes and directs: a swashbuckling comedy set in 1830s Europe, "a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise" inspired by the great swashbuckling epics of stage and screen. Sacha Baron Cohen stars in the title role. It plays the Phoenix Theatre, with previews from 23 February 2027 and press night on 18 March 2027.

Booking open-ended

National Theatre (Lyttelton) · Play

Based on Bernardine Evaristo’s acclaimed novel, Natasha Gordon (Nine Night) adapts this funny and tender drama, directed by Paulette Randall MBE (Doctor Faustus). It stars Danny Sapani as Barrington Walker, a dapper Hackney man secretly in a 60-year relationship with his best friend Morris (Gary Beadle), exploring love, family, and self-discovery from Antigua to London.

Booking to 17 Apr 2027

National Theatre (Dorfman) · Musical

Glorious Madness is a world-premiere musical featuring the songs of legendary singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading. The original story, written by Iman Qureshi (The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs), centres on three women whose lives become irrevocably intertwined, weaving Armatrading's iconic songs into a deeply human tale of love and loss.

Directed by Phyllida Lloyd (MAMMA MIA!), this co-production with KPPL Productions premieres in Spring 2027 at the Dorfman Theatre.

Booking open-ended

Park Theatre · Play

Jez Butterworth's landmark debut play, Mojo, is a slick, raw, and provocative black comedy set in 1950s Soho clubland. Directed by Max Harrison, the play plunges into the criminal underworld when the owner of the Atlantic Club is murdered. As rock 'n' roll sensation Silver Johnny rises, rivalries sharpen and loyalties fracture, revealing the brutal fight for control beneath the glamour.

First performed at the Royal Court in 1995, Mojo won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and established Butterworth as a distinctive voice in British theatre. The production runs for approximately 2 hours 20 minutes including an interval and is recommended for ages 16+.

Booking to 10 Apr 2027

Young Vic Theatre · Play

dissent is a new play written and directed by debbie tucker green, whose earlier work includes ear for eye, random and generations. It imagines a society of state-sponsored air conditioning and free cigarettes, where the rule is to work hard, go home and chill out, comply and question nothing.

It is a world premiere, presented in the Young Vic's Main House as a Young Vic production in association with Barbara Broccoli. Ruby Law (RULA) designs the set and costumes, Paule Constable designs the lighting and Christopher Shutt the sound. The running time is about 80 minutes with no interval, and the age guidance is 16+. Casting has not been announced.

Booking to 24 Apr 2027

Kiln Theatre · Play

A play by Joanna Murray-Smith. Tom arrives in Berlin with no plans and accepts a place to stay from Charlotte, a local bartender. As desire grows between them over one night, the morning brings secrets that neither can ignore.

Lucy Bailey directs this production at the Kiln, which is billed as the play's UK debut after its Australian premiere. Running time is 1 hour 15 minutes with no interval.

Booking to 17 Apr 2027

Shaftesbury Theatre · Musical

A musical of Nicholas Sparks's novel: Allie and Noah, from different backgrounds in 1940s America, are pulled apart by class and war and find their way back to each other. Music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson, book by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams. The first production at the Judi Dench Theatre, the renamed Shaftesbury.

The musical will be the first production to open at the newly renamed Judi Dench Theatre, previously the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Booking open-ended

Southwark Playhouse Borough · Musical

A darkly comic new musical by Amanda D'Archangelis, Sami Horneff and Lisa Mongillo, directed by Marissa Jaret Winokur. In 1920s New Jersey, Olive, Helen and Frances take well-paid jobs painting glowing watch dials with radium. When workers fall ill, Olive sets out to expose the company's cover-up.

Booking to 8 May 2027

London Coliseum · Musical

The iconic West End and Broadway smash-hit, Legally Blonde The Musical, returns in a huge new production. Starring Amber Davies (Strictly Come Dancing) as Elle Woods, this hilarious musical is based on the beloved, award-winning film starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge. Directed by award-winning Nikolai Foster, follow Elle as she swaps the Californian coast for Harvard Law, proving that ‘being true to yourself never goes out of style’.

Booking to 22 May 2027

Almeida Theatre · Play

Alexander Zeldin’s drama, Beyond Caring, is part of The Inequalities trilogy. It follows contract cleaners Susan, Grace, and Becky, along with Phil and their supervisor Ian, during a night shift at a meat-packing factory. Under harsh fluorescent lights, they find connection during their tea breaks, grappling with the challenge of making it to the end of the shift.

The play exposes the hidden decay of dignity in a zero-hour world. Written and directed by Alexander Zeldin, with set design by Rosanna Vize and costume design by Natasha Jenkins.

Booking to 22 May 2027

Barbican Theatre · Musical

Light Yagami, a brilliant student, finds a notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it, and sets out to rid the world of criminals until the eccentric detective L comes after him. Frank Wildhorn's musical of the Japanese manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and a book by Ivan Menchell, directed by Stephen Whitson.

It first played the Barbican from July to 12 September 2026, where it set the theatre's records for the highest-grossing week and the highest-grossing single performance of a musical. On the back of that success it returns for a second season, from 23 March to 15 May 2027. Casting for the return is still to be announced. Ages 12+.

Booking to 15 May 2027

Almeida Theatre · Play

Faith, Hope and Charity is a play by Alexander Zeldin, part of The Inequalities trilogy. Set in a community hall, Hazel volunteers to cook for those in need. After lunch, choir practice offers new beginnings for individuals like Mason, Beth and her son Marc, and Tharwa, whose daughter has joined her from Sudan. Their voices and stories fill the space, but the community centre's days are numbered. As the hall itself comes under threat, so does everything they've built inside.

The production is written and directed by Alexander Zeldin, with set design by Rosanna Vize and costume design by Natasha Jenkins. It is a portrait of people who show up for each other.

Booking to 22 May 2027

Almeida Theatre · Play

Alexander Zeldin's play LOVE explores the lives of families and strangers placed in temporary accommodation during the run-up to Christmas. The story follows individuals like Colin, a carer for his elderly mother Barbara, and Emma and Dean, a family of four soon to be five, as they are unexpectedly forced together. Boundaries blur, and an unlikely community forms, revealing an intimate story about the enduring power of human connection.

LOVE is part of The Inequalities trilogy, a series of critically acclaimed plays by Alexander Zeldin presenting intimate stories of work, home and community across the UK.

Booking to 22 May 2027

Theatre Royal Haymarket · Play

Alan Bennett's play about eight bright sixth-formers at a Sheffield grammar school in the 1980s, cramming for Oxbridge while two very different teachers argue over what education is for. Nicholas Hytner directs this revival of the National Theatre production, back in the West End for the first time in about twenty years.

Booking to 24 Jul 2027

Theatre Royal Drury Lane · Musical

Welcome to The Greatest Showman, where the ordinary is left behind and dreamers, outsiders, and trailblazers take centre stage. A restless maverick refuses the life everyone expects of him, determined to build the greatest show on earth by bringing together the people the world tried to ignore.

Opens at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in spring 2027, with Oliver Tompsett as P. T. Barnum and Samantha Barks as Charity, joined by Ben Joyce, Vajèn van den Bosch and Malinda Parris. Tickets aren’t on sale yet: dates and booking will be announced by LW Theatres.

The musical will feature songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a book by Tim Federle, and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw. The cast includes Oliver Tompsett as P.T. Barnum, Samantha Barks as Charity Barnum, Ben Joyce as Phillip Carlyle, Vajèn van den Bosch as Jenny Lind, and Malinda Parris as Lettie Lutz.

Booking open-ended

Noel Coward Theatre · Play

Peter Shaffer’s iconic play returns, starring Michael Sheen as Salieri and Callum Scott Howells as Mozart. Set in 1820 Vienna, it tells the electrifying story of composer Antonio Salieri's dangerous obsession and calculated campaign to destroy the brilliant Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose talent he both worships and despises.

Booking to 7 Aug 2027

Gillian Lynne Theatre · Play

The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal is a new cycle of five plays that takes the premise of the TV show and explores who would have won if different players were chosen as Traitors. It's a dramatic exploration of paranoia, betrayal, and shifting alliances where nothing is certain.

Booking open-ended

Prince Edward Theatre · Musical

Miss Saigon is a musical with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is set during the last days of the Vietnam War. Kim, a 17-year-old bar worker in Saigon, falls in love with an American GI, Chris. After the fall of Saigon, Kim begins a three-year journey to reunite with Chris, who unknowingly fathered her son.

This new production, presented by Cameron Mackintosh in association with Michael Harrison, is directed by Jean-Pierre van der Spuy, with choreography by Chrissie Cartwright and Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. It follows a UK and Ireland tour and comes to the Prince Edward Theatre in May 2027 for a strictly limited season. Casting is yet to be announced.

Booking open-ended

Young Vic Theatre · Play

Set in 1904 in Pittsburgh's Hill District, August Wilson's play follows Aunt Ester, a matriarch said to be 285 years old, and a young man from Alabama, Citizen Barlow, who seeks redemption on a lyrical journey of spiritual awakening into the City of Bones.

Written in 2003, it is part of Wilson's ten-play chronicle of the African-American experience in the twentieth century, one play for each decade. Young Vic artistic director Nadia Fall directs, in what is billed as the first UK staging of the play in 20 years. The cast has not yet been announced.

Booking to 17 Jul 2027

Park Theatre · Entertainment

The Wedding(s) is the debut play from multi award-winning comedy double act Max & Ivan, known for "W1A" and "The Casebook of Max & Ivan". Brothers Dan and Gerry risk their life-savings on turning Winter Hall into a wedding venue, only to accidentally book two weddings on the same day.

This riotous farce follows the chaos as they try to manage the high-society Manleys and Fairfaxes alongside the shotgun wedding of Lizzie and Becca, facing too many guests and not enough booze. Starring Max & Ivan with an ensemble cast, the play is a celebration of love in all its forms. Recommended for ages 12+.

Booking to 3 Jul 2027

Almeida Theatre · Play

Musculus is a darkly comic world premiere by playwright Jamie Bogyo, directed by multi-Olivier Award winner Dominic Cooke in his first production as Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre. The play explores the modern marriage of Charlotte, an investment banker, and Luke, a teacher, who pride themselves on eschewing gender stereotypes.

When disaster strikes their home, their carefully constructed life begins to unravel, forcing them to confront what happens when politics becomes deeply personal. The production delves into themes of marriage, masculinity, and the disparity between beliefs and expectations in relationships.

Booking to 31 Jul 2027

Sadler's Wells Theatre · Musical

Hollywood, 1927: silent-film star Don Lockwood and his screen partner Lina Lamont face the arrival of the talkies, and Lina's voice is a problem. Chorus girl Kathy Selden may be the answer. The stage version of the MGM film, with Betty Comden and Adolph Green's screenplay and songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, including the title number, Good Morning and Make 'Em Laugh, and real rain on stage.

Jonathan Church directs, with choreography by Andrew Wright. This production plays a summer season at Sadler's Wells in the middle of a UK and Ireland tour.

Booking to 3 Jul 2027

London Coliseum · Musical

Roald Dahl’s magical CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY THE MUSICAL comes to the London Coliseum for a strictly limited season. This brand-new production stars multiple Olivier Award-winner Michael Ball OBE as the legendary Willy Wonka. Join Charlie Bucket on the adventure of a lifetime when he finds a golden ticket and discovers a spectacular world of chocolate rivers, Oompa-Loompas, and incredible inventions behind closed doors.

Directed by Nikolai Foster, with set design by Leslie Travers and costume by Olivier Award-winning Katrina Lindsey, the musical features a book by David Greig, music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and iconic songs from the 1971 film by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. The running time is 2 hours 30 minutes including one interval, and it is recommended for ages 7+.

Michael Ball will play Willy Wonka when the production opens in London in June 2027.

Booking to 18 Sep 2027

Shakespeare's Globe · Play

Bertolt Brecht's powerful play, Mother Courage and Her Children, returns to the Globe Theatre in Anna Jordan's acclaimed translation. Michelle Terry stars in the title role, marking her final performance as Artistic Director. Directed by Elle While with music by James Maloney, this production explores the devastating impact of war and a mother's struggle for survival.

The show runs for 2 hours 30 minutes including one interval. It contains strong language, scenes of war, violence, references to rape and sexual violence, loud noises, gunshots, explosions, drug use, and weapons. All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking to 17 Jul 2027

Charing Cross Theatre · Musical

Catalyst Theatre’s haunting and heart-rending musical play, Nevermore – The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, arrives at Charing Cross Theatre for a limited season. The story follows Edgar Allan Poe on a fateful steamship voyage, delving into his memories and imagination to uncover that his darkest tale was his own.

Written, composed, and directed by Jonathan Christenson, with production design by Bretta Gerecke and choreography by Laura Krewski. The production is recommended for ages 10+.

Booking to 9 Oct 2027

Theatre Royal Haymarket · Play

Florian Zeller's comedy of two couples for whom lying has become a habit, translated by Christopher Hampton. Stephen Mangan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee return after the sold-out 2026 run at the Apollo.

Booking to 16 Oct 2027

Almeida Theatre · Play

"The Right Woman" is a fast-moving political thriller by Olivier Award winner Chris Bush and directed by The Stage Debut Award winner Sophie Drake. Following a leadership crisis, the play explores the race to elect Labour’s first female Prime Minister. Three candidates offer distinct visions for Britain, with every move scrutinised and every principle open to negotiation. The audience decides the ending at the interval. It delves into the costs of reaching the top and what leadership demands.

Booking to 30 Sep 2027

Almeida Theatre · Play

In South Africa’s most notorious maximum-security prison, John and Winston endure a relentless battle for survival. As night falls, they find comfort in the words of Sophocles, using friendship, humour, and imagination as weapons of resistance. They question the true cost of freedom in the face of tyranny.

This Tony Award-winning masterpiece of anti-apartheid theatre was devised by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona. It is directed by Almeida Associate Director Ola Ince.

Booking to 30 Nov 2027

National Theatre (Olivier) · Musical

West Side Story, the Broadway classic, will have a major revival at the Olivier Theatre. Based on a conception by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, this new production reunites directors Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell, and features original choreography reproduced by Julio Monge, who was artistic collaborator on Steven Spielberg’s 2021 film adaptation.

Booking open-ended

Aldwych Theatre · Musical

A new musical of the Nanny McPhee films by Emma Thompson (book and lyrics) and Gary Clark (music and lyrics), directed by Katy Rudd. The stern nanny arrives at the chaotic Brown household, where the children have seen off every nanny before her, and with her stick and a little magic sets about restoring order.

Booking open-ended

Almeida Theatre · Play

Terence Rattigan’s uncompromising drama, The Winslow Boy, is reimagined by director Sacha Wares. The play features an ensemble of riotous young musicians demanding to be heard.

Set against a backdrop of Europe on the brink of war, an energy crisis, and civil unrest, the story follows Ronnie Winslow’s family. When Ronnie is excluded from school, his father and sister refuse to let the injustice go unchallenged, even as MPs dismiss it as a minor concern amidst larger national issues.

Booking to 31 Jan 2028