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Best New London Shows

London Box Office Editorial Team
by London Box Office Editorial Team,
Last updated on 12 June 2025

London is the heart of theatre, whether it’s revivals of old shows or brand-new original plays born from the minds of rising star playwrights and directors.

Whilst there are timeless favourites in town, London's West End also offers a plethora of new additions to your watchlist. Whether you want to experience the Broadway smash-hit musical, The Great Gatsby or experience Conor McPherson's Olivier and Tony Award-winning play The Girl from the North Country for the final time in London - there's something for everyone! Here are some of the new and upcoming shows we’re most excited to catch this year:

1.

Born With Teeth

Edward Bluemel and Ncuti Gatwa star in this bold new production in the West End.

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Born With Teeth tickets Opens 13 Aug 2025 Opens 13 August 2025 Born With Teeth
Tickets from £27.00

Edward Bluemel and Ncuti Gatwa star as theatre icons and literary rivals William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe as they flirt and feud in this dark, sexy original play set in the politically turbulent and dangerous underworld of Elizabethan London.

2.

All My Sons

Stunning revival of Arthur Miller's 1946 play heads to London.

All My Sons tickets Opens 13 Nov 2025 Opens 13 November 2025 All My Sons
4.8 8 reviews 4.8 8 reviews Tickets from £27.00

Directed by Ivo Van Hove, All My Sons is a powerful American drama about family, guilt, and the consequences of someone's actions.

The production, which stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paapa Essiedu and Bryan Cranston, plays at the Wyndham's Theatre for a strictly limited season later this year.

3.

The Great Gatsby

The Broadway smash-hit is now in London!

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The Great Gatsby tickets Now Open The Great Gatsby
4.5 148 reviews 4.5 148 reviews Tickets from £20.00

F Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel about ambition, obsession, and the dark side of the American dream comes to life on the West End stage in this dazzling spectacle of a musical that will plunge you right back into the Roaring Twenties.

4.

Fiddler on the Roof

13-time Olivier Award nominated production returns to London

4.8 145 reviews 4.8 145 reviews Tickets from £30.00

Experience the revival of this classic, unforgettable play about a Jewish family struggling against a changing world at the turn of the 20th century, a powerful story filled with songs like ‘If I Were a Rich Man’ and ‘Sunrise, Sunset’.

5.

Burlesque The Musical

Vibrant new musical based on the 2010 film starring Christina Aguilera and Cher.

Burlesque the Musical tickets Opens 10 Jul 2025 Opens 10 July 2025 Burlesque the Musical
Tickets from £30.00

A dazzling new musical inspired by the classic 2010 Golden Globe Best Picture-nominated film makes its West End debut this summer.

Now playing in London after a smash-hit debut in Manchester, Burlesque The Musical is about pursuing your dreams, the power of sisterhood, and discovering your own voice.

6.

The Comedy About Spies

New show from Mischief Comedy makes West End debut.

4.8 26 reviews 4.8 26 reviews Tickets from £12.00

From the creators of the beloved West End hit The Play That Goes Wrong comes The Comedy About Spies—an action-packed comedy thriller set in 1960s London.

Prepare for a whirlwind of misunderstandings, miscommunication, and mistaken identity in this hilarious new production.

7.

Oscar at the Crown

An explosive new immersive production hits London this summer!

Tickets from £28.00

OSCAR at The Crown is a cabaret musical sensation that follows the life and death of one of the most flamboyant figures in history: Oscar Wilde.

The explosive immersive production, opens at a new London venue following a successful run as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2023.

8.

Disney's Hercules Musical

New stage adaptation of the Disney animated classic is now in the West End!

5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £31.00

Rooted in ancient Greek mythology, Disney's Hercules is a new adaptation of the Disney animated classic and it's perfect for audiences of all ages.

Filled with larger-than-life energy, humour, and heart, this spectacular show is sure to win over gods and mortals alike.

9.

Sunny Afternoon The Musical

The Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical is back in town!

Sunny Afternoon tickets Opens 15 Jan 2026 Opens 15 January 2026 Sunny Afternoon
4.6 349 reviews 4.6 349 reviews Tickets from £22.00

Sunny Afternoon, the stage musical inspired by the songs of The Kinks, is packed with Kinks chart hits and a feast of real-life drama exploring the band's lives, times, successes, failures, challenges and troubles.

10.

Girl From the North Country

The Olivier and Tony Award-winning play returns to London.

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Girl From the North Country tickets Opens 24 Jun 2025 Opens 24 June 2025 Girl From the North Country
4.4 32 reviews 4.4 32 reviews Tickets from £22.00

Conor McPherson's Olivier and Tony award-winning play returns to the Old Vic for a limited run following its world premiere in 2017.

Packed with Bob Dylan's greatest hits, this musical takes us back to 1930s America and follows a community of misfits in the wake of the Great Depression.

11.

Evita

Timeless new revival heads to the West End this summer

Evita tickets Now Open Evita
4.5 55 reviews 4.5 55 reviews Tickets from £35.00

Rachel Zegler stars as the beautiful, tragic Eva Peron in this sweeping, epic story of revolution and political upheaval in Argentina, featuring beloved songs like ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’.

The new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical plays in London for a limited summer season.

12.

The Hunger Games: On Stage

A striking new production based on the beloved book series heads to London.

The Hunger Games: On Stage tickets Opens 20 Oct 2025 Opens 20 October 2025 The Hunger Games: On Stage
Tickets from £25.00

Step back into the deadly, dystopian world of Panem, where children are forced to fight to the death and a revolution begins to spark, in this musical adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ culturally momentous best-selling book series.

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