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.
The Union Theatre's Christmas offering is a panto strictly for grown-ups. Throbbin' Hood & His Messy Men, written by Joshua Coley, runs in Southwark from 3 December 2026 to 9 January 2027.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is the next production for Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank, a 90-minute staging for young audiences directed by Lucy Cuthbertson at the Globe Theatre in spring 2027.
David Hare's new play Montauk has a new director. Jonathan Kent takes charge of the Broadway world premiere, which stars Laura Linney and starts previews on 30 March 2027.
The first production photos from English National Opera's new Tosca are out, with Axelle Fanyo in the title role and Christopher Purves as Scarpia. The staging opens at the London Coliseum tonight.
The first rehearsal pictures are out for My Fair Lady at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, where Alan Cumming plays Professor Henry Higgins opposite Verity Power's Eliza Doolittle from 21 November.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is now booking until July 2027 at the Piccadilly Theatre, and a fresh set of production photos shows the current West End company ahead of the show's fifth birthday in November.
Tom Rosenthal plays Bertie Wooster and Adrian Scarborough his unflappable valet when Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense goes back on the road in 2027, opening at Aylesbury on 29 January.
Paddington The Musical now takes bookings at the Savoy Theatre up to 25 June 2028, four months beyond its previous closing date, as a new West End company settles into the show.
Linus Karp's Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story is heading to New York. The London company Awkward Prods takes it to the Main Stage at SoHo Playhouse from 2-13 December 2026.
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