The latest from London's West End
National Youth Theatre’s Nail Bar returns to a disused shop next to its Holloway Road headquarters from 4 to 13 December 2026.
Redcliffe transfers to the Criterion Theatre for 12 weeks from 28 January 2027, with press night on 4 February and Jordan Luke Gage reprising William Critchard.
Paterson Joseph and Tameka Empson lead Michael Frayn’s Noises Off at Theatre Royal Stratford East from 5 February to 13 March 2027.
Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell will co-direct West Side Story at the National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre from 5 November 2027 to 12 February 2028.
Beginners Please will present Nadia Fall’s HOME at Trafalgar Theatre on 15 November 2026 with an amateur company making its West End debut.
The 90-minute production runs at the Globe Theatre from 4 March to 11 April 2027 as part of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank.
The Greatest Showman transfers from Bristol Hippodrome to Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with previews from 14 April and a West End opening on 5 May 2027.
Anthony Spargo, Sam Bailey and company will appear in Greenwich Theatre’s production from 27 November 2026 to 10 January 2027.
Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell will co-direct West Side Story at the Olivier Theatre from 5 November 2027 to 12 February 2028.
The festive comedy plays Alexandra Palace Theatre from 24 November 2026 to 17 January 2027, with an official opening on 1 December.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical has extended its booking at the Piccadilly Theatre into July 2027 as the West End production approaches its fifth anniversary.
Paddington The Musical has extended its Savoy Theatre booking until 25 June 2028.