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 Disney's High School Musical. Photo by Matt Crockett
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Disney's High School Musical begins performances at Lowry

The first UK non-replica staging of Disney's High School Musical plays its opening performance in Manchester tonight, with Jason Donovan as Coach Bolton before the show heads to Wembley for Christmas.

Lena, of Hundred Watt Club, which plays Woolwich Works on 3 October. Photo by One More Photos
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Circus Abyssinia and Buffy Revamped lead Woolwich Works' autumn season

Woolwich Works has announced an autumn programme led by Ethiopian Dreams, a new show from Circus Abyssinia, and Buffy Revamped, the award-winning solo comedy that races through all 144 episodes of the cult series in 70…

Caissie Levy, who performs a solo concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 13 December 2026
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Caissie Levy announces a solo concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Caissie Levy, this year's Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, returns to London for one night with Caissie Levy Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Sunday 13 December 2026.

Poster artwork for A Both-And Voyage (Aksel and Space Grandma) at the White Bear Theatre
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A Both-And Voyage takes ambiguous loss and neurodivergence to the White Bear Theatre

A Both-And Voyage (Aksel and Space Grandma), a new two-hander by Ekaterina Harrison, opens the VOYAGES Festival at the White Bear Theatre on 25 August.

The company of The Mousetrap at St Martin's Theatre, which has extended its booking to 18 July 2027
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The Mousetrap extends its St Martin's booking to July 2027 as it turns 75

The Mousetrap will now play at St Martin's Theatre until 18 July 2027, with tickets on sale as the world's longest running play approaches its 75th anniversary.

HAM by Hotter Project, transferring to Soho Theatre. Artwork by Holly Revell
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Fringe hit HAM brings its butchered Hamlet to Soho Theatre

One of the most talked-about shows of this year's Edinburgh Fringe is heading south: HAM, Hotter Project's vegan rewrite of Hamlet, plays Soho Theatre from 29 September to 31 October.

Ballet de Santiago in Swan Lake, coming to the London Coliseum in September 2027
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Ballet de Santiago makes its UK debut with Swan Lake at the London Coliseum

Chile's Ballet de Santiago will cross the Atlantic for the first time in September 2027, bringing Swan Lake to the London Coliseum for a single week under the direction of former Birmingham Royal Ballet principal César…

David M. Lutken in Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie. Photo by Wendy Mutz
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Woody Sez returns to London for the first time in over a decade

Ten years on from its last London outing, Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie arrives at the Underbelly Boulevard Soho this September, with David M. Lutken back in the role he devised.

Romeo & Hamed
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Romeo and Hamed brings a Croydon-set queer tragedy to Riverside Studios

Romeo and Hamed, a debut play in verse by Scott Horgan, plays Riverside Studios from 2 to 6 September, with every performance creatively captioned.