Upcoming and New Shows

The shows coming to London next. New productions, transfers, revivals and booking extensions, with opening dates, venues and casting as soon as they are announced — so you can book before word gets out.

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Louise Dearman as Grizabella in Cats on its UK and Ireland tour. Photo by Mark Senior
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First production photos from the Cats UK and Ireland tour

One spotlight, a pale moon and Louise Dearman bundled in Grizabella’s shaggy fur coat. The first production photographs from the Cats UK and Ireland tour are out, a week after the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre staging…

Artwork for Colour & Light, a candlelit concert of Stephen Sondheim's music at St James's Piccadilly
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Candlelit Sondheim concert Colour & Light set for St James's Piccadilly

Colour & Light, a candlelit concert of songs by Stephen Sondheim, comes to St James's Piccadilly for one night on Saturday 21 November 2026, five years after the composer's death.

Nanny McPhee The Musical key art: the silhouette of Nanny McPhee leaning on her stick beside the line She’s on her way. Key art design by Bob King Creative
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Nanny McPhee The Musical confirmed for the Aldwych Theatre from November 2027

Nanny McPhee The Musical will have its world premiere at the Aldwych Theatre in November 2027. Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday 14 October at 12pm.

The Kimberly Akimbo company in performance. Photo by Marc Brenner
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Kimberly Akimbo extends at Hampstead Theatre until 14 November

Kimberly Akimbo is staying an extra week at Hampstead Theatre, with Maria Friedman now playing the title role until Saturday 14 November 2026.

KayCee Stroh as Ms Darbus and Harry Judd as Coach Bolton in Disney's High School Musical. Photo by Matt Crockett
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New photos put Harry Judd and KayCee Stroh centre stage as High School Musical reaches Wembley

A raised gong mallet, a red tracksuit and two teachers nose to nose: new production photographs of Disney's High School Musical put Harry Judd's Coach Bolton up against KayCee Stroh's Ms Darbus, on the day the show…

Artwork for the Porridge stage tour: the blue doors of Slade Prison
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Porridge heads out on a UK tour in autumn 2027

Porridge is going on the road. A new stage version of the BBC prison sitcom, adapted and directed by Samuel Freeman, visits 23 UK venues between September and November 2027, and tickets go on sale this Friday, 16…

Painted poster artwork for Quentin Tarantino’s The Popinjay Cavalier: a swordsman in a white shirt raises his rapier as two duellists fence on a rooftop behind him. Artwork by James Paterson
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Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino’s first play, The Popinjay Cavalier

Sacha Baron Cohen takes the title role in The Popinjay Cavalier, the first play Quentin Tarantino has written for the stage. It opens at the Phoenix Theatre in March 2027, and tickets go on sale today.

Philippa Hogg, Stephanie Hockley and Pat Moran under the Club of the Unloved sign in Tristan & Yseult. Photo by Steve Tanner
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Emma Rice's Tristan & Yseult heads to Alexandra Palace Theatre for its first London run in a decade

Emma Rice's original production of Tristan & Yseult runs at Alexandra Palace Theatre from 11-27 March 2027. It is the show's first London run in ten years.

The cast of A Homo Alone 2: Yikes, We Did It Again! in character. Image by Tyrone Lewis
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A Homo Alone 2 sends Kevin to New York at The Other Palace Studio this Christmas

A Homo Alone 2: Yikes, We Did It Again! opens at The Other Palace Studio on 13 November 2026. Jodie Prenger and Neil Hurst's sequel to their sold-out 2024 parody strands Kevin in New York for Christmas, and runs until 3…