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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The company of Present Laughter. Photo by Simon Annand
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Production photos released for Present Laughter, with Tracy-Ann Oberman as Geri Essendine

Production photography has been released for Present Laughter, Noël Coward’s comedy of theatrical celebrity, now running at Theatre Royal Bath before a UK tour.

The 2026 touring company of The Choir of Man on the show's pub set. Photo by Mark Senior
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The Choir of Man returns to London this Christmas, on sale 2 September

The Choir of Man is coming back to London for Christmas, opening at The Arts at Marble Arch on 10 December 2026 and booking to 14 February 2027. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 2 September.

Key art for Speculations at the Marylebone Theatre, showing Janie Dee as Dorothy Kilgallen
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Trevor Nunn directs Janie Dee in Speculations, a world premiere for the Marylebone Theatre

Wild Yak and the Marylebone Theatre have announced the world premiere of Speculations, a political thriller by Torben Betts directed by Sir Trevor Nunn, with Janie Dee as the journalist who refused to accept the…

Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup in rehearsal for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Photo by Johan Persson
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First look: Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup in rehearsal for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The first rehearsal images are out for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, with Gillian Anderson as Martha and Billy Crudup as George. Marianne Elliott directs in the round, opening at @sohoplace on 21 September.

The company of The Devil Wears Prada The Musical at the Dominion Theatre
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The Devil Wears Prada extends at the Dominion to September 2027

The Devil Wears Prada will now play the Dominion Theatre until 25 September 2027, with tickets for the new period on sale from 25 pounds. Matt Henry stays as Nigel until February 2027.

The cast of Disney's High School Musical at Lowry, Manchester. Photo by Matt Crockett
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First production photos of Disney's High School Musical, with a Wembley transfer to come

The first production photos have been released for High School Musical, now running at Lowry in Manchester before it transfers to Troubadour Theatre - Wembley in October.

Richard E. Grant and Christine Baranski in rehearsals for Hay Fever at Wyndham's Theatre. Photo by Marc Brenner
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First look at Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant in rehearsals for Hay Fever

Rehearsal photographs have been released for Hay Fever, which plays Wyndham's Theatre from 22 September to 12 December 2026. Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant lead Emily Burns's production of Noël Coward's comedy.

Nanny McPhee - She's on her way
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Nanny McPhee the Musical: what we know as Emma Thompson's adaptation nears the West End

Emma Thompson's long-gestating Nanny McPhee musical is finally moving. Story House PR teased the show on Wednesday evening ahead of a full announcement on Thursday morning, and this is what is already on the record.

The company of The Pianist in rehearsal. Photo by Rich Southgate
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First look inside rehearsals for The Pianist ahead of its Park Theatre premiere

Rehearsal images have been released for The Pianist, the first musical to be drawn from Wladyslaw Szpilman's memoir and to build itself around the composer's own music.