The latest theatre news, West End reviews, show guides, and behind-the-scenes features from British Theatre's editorial team.
Tom Chambers joins Giovanna Fletcher in Before I Go To Sleep, the S J Watson thriller, on a UK and Ireland tour opening in Richmond in January 2027. All dates.
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Mischief originals Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer join Christmas Carol Goes Wrong at Wyndham's Theatre from 14 to 23 January 2027 as Robert and Dennis.
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A Thing of Beauty tours the UK in February and March 2027, with Imogen Stubbs returning as Leni Riefenstahl in a play about art and the artist. Full dates.
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Sister Act the musical tours the UK and Ireland from September 2027 with Craig Revel Horwood as Mother Superior, Paul Chuckle and Zoe Birkett. Full dates.
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Hysterical Women plays the Royal Albert Hall on 7 March 2027 with Fern Brady, Lou Sanders, Josie Long and Sindhu Vee. Presale opens 22 October at 10am.
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George Maguire is Captain Jack Sparrow in Secret Cinema's Pirates of the Caribbean at Greenwich Peninsula, with Phil Daniels. Now running to 6 June 2027.
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Raise the Roof! plays the Victoria Palace Theatre on 1 November 2026, with Bradley Walsh hosting Ian McKellen and Robert Lindsay for the Denville Hall appeal.
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Pretty Woman the musical tours the UK in 2027 with Molly Rainford in her stage debut as Vivian and Danny Walters as Edward, opening at New Wimbledon in March.
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Watch the new trailer for By Royal Appointment, with Jane Asher as the Queen and Laura Main as her Dresser, on a UK tour running until February 2027.
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Paddington The Musical will open at Sydney's Capitol Theatre in September 2027, its Australian premiere, while the London run books until February 2028.
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Nanny McPhee the musical won't star Emma Thompson, who wrote it, after Stephen Sondheim's advice. It opens at the Aldwych Theatre from 6 November 2027.
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Made in Liverpool, Gerard McCarthy's new play about Stuart Sutcliffe, premieres at Exeter Northcott Theatre from 16 June to 4 July 2027 before a UK tour.
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Stories is back at the Peacock Theatre until 31 October. Read what the critics say about RB Dance Company's tap and urban jazz thriller, from raves to two st…
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Full cast and creatives are announced for Beauty and the Beast, the Liverpool Everyman rock 'n' roll panto, running from 14 November 2026 to 6 January 2027.
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See the first photos of Roger Bart as Doc Brown and Axel Duffy as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future musical UK tour, now in Bristol until 21 November.
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Dan and Jeff return to the Apollo Theatre in Potted Panto from 6 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, joined by Joseph Maudsley, Georgia Corrigan and Sammy Johnson.
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Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap is on a 75th anniversary tour of the UK and Ireland until July 2027, including Manchester Opera House from 26 to 31 October 2…
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From Paranormal Activity to Beetlejuice, the best Halloween theatre shows for 2026 in London and on tour this autumn. See dates and tickets on British Theatre.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is now booking to 5 September 2027 at the Palace Theatre, with over 110,000 new tickets and new stage photos of the latest …
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Miriam Margolyes makes her panto debut as the voice of the Giant in Jack and the Beanstalk at Lighthouse Poole, from 10 December 2026 to 3 January 2027.
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A new stage version of the classic BBC sitcom Porridge tours the UK from September to November 2027, opening in Bath and finishing at BEAM in Hertford.
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Heathers The Musical has released a new trailer with its UK and Ireland touring cast, led by Gerardine Sacdalan and Louis Hearsey, ahead of dates into 2027.
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Judith Kerr's Mog the Forgetful Cat becomes a new musical play, opening at the Rose Theatre Kingston in February 2027 before a UK tour to September 2027.
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See the first production photos from the CATS UK and Ireland tour, with Louise Dearman as Grizabella, after the tour opened in Plymouth on 6 October 2026.
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Bristol Old Vic's 2027 season brings the world premiere of Disco Dracula, a 40th anniversary Leave Taking and a new Uncle Vanya. Here is what is coming.
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