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Best New London Shows
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're eager to catch an exciting new revival like Top Hat or experience Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel, The Hunger Games, be transformed into a jaw-dropping stage production this autumn, there's really something for every theatregoer! Here are some of the new and upcoming shows we’re most excited to catch this year:
The Hunger Games: On Stage
A striking new production based on the beloved book series heads to London.
Step back into the deadly, dystopian world of Panem, where children are forced to fight to the death and a revolution begins to spark.
A new adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ culturally momentous best-selling book series, The Hunger Games, heads to a brand new purpose-built venue in Autumn 2025.
- Playing at: Troubadour Canary Wharf
- Booking until: Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Into The Woods
Revived in London for the first time in nine years!
Sondheim's beloved production, Into the Woods, will be receiving its first major revival in the city for over nine years! Known for its darkly humorous yet heartfelt narrative, this musical weaves classic fairy tales alongside a stunning score.
We know this will be a hit with audiences!
- Playing at: The Bridge Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 18 April 2026
All My Sons
Stunning revival of Arthur Miller's 1946 play heads to London.
Directed by Ivo Van Hove, All My Sons is a powerful American drama about family, guilt, and the consequences of someone's actions.
The new production stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paapa Essiedu, and Bryan Cranston for a strictly limited season at the Wyndham's Theatre.
- Playing at: Wyndham's Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 7 March 2026
Kenrex
The “Spell-binding” (WhatsOnStage) play returns to London!
Part true crime, part Western, Kenrex returns to London once again - this time at The Other Palace! Based on a real story of a small town murder, which left 60 witnesses, all of whom denied ever seeing anything.
Jack Holden stars in this glorious one-man show, which has obtained a tidal wave of critical and award acclaim!
- Playing at: The Other Palace
- Booking until: Sunday, 1 February 2026
The Playboy of the Western World
Nicola Coughlan stars in new play at the National Theatre
John Milington Synge’s controversial play is revived at the National Theatre this Winter, starring Nicola Coughlan, Éanna Hardwicke, and Siobhán McSweeney.
Irish drama and British theatre come together to share the story about a killer who becomes a folk hero.
- Playing at: Lyttelton - National Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 28 February 2026
Top Hat
Timeless charm heads to London this festive season.
Top Hat waltzes back into the London spotlight this festive season, as part of its triumphant debut at the Chichester Festival Theatre and UK tour.
Get ready to be whisked away into the splendor and glamour of 1930s London, with a love story filled with song and dance, witty banter, and chaotic antics.
- Playing at: Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Booking until: Monday, 26 January 2026
Wendy & Peter Pan
A bold new-reimagining heads to London for 5 weeks!
Experience Neverland as you’ve never seen it before in Ella Hickson's bold new reimagining of J M Barrie’s Peter Pan.
This whimsical, magical coming-of-age story plays at the Barbican Theatre as part of a thrilling RSC season this year.
- Playing at: Barbican Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 22 November 2025
High Noon
World premiere production to head to the West End in December!
A sizzling new adaptation of the iconic, four-time Academy Award-winning 1952 film lands in the West End this winter.
Billy Crudup and Denise Gough will star in this epic story of justice, courage, and duty, which is set to delight audiences!
- Playing at: Harold Pinter Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 7 March 2026
Teeth ‘n’ Smiles
Major new revival of David Hare's musical play to head to the West End
Step back into the gritty glamour of the 1970s with a brand-new revival of Teeth 'n' Smiles in 2026! Rebecca Lucy Taylor, AKA Self Esteem, will lead the production about the chaos, disillusionment, and fading glamour of a rock band performing at a Cambridge University Ball.
- Playing at: Duke of York's Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 20 June 2026
Woman in Mind
Sheridan Smith returns to the West End stage this December!
Taking to the stage in an exciting new revival for the first time in 15 years, Alan Ayckbourn's The Woman in Mind heads to the Duke of York's Theatre this winter.
Award-winning stage and screen actress Sheridan Smith will star in the psychological comedy, which is expected to be as unforgettable as her performance in the sold-out run of Shirley Valentine in 2023.
- Playing at: Duke of York's Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 28 February 2026
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