A guide to shows playing now or coming soon to London that feature Global Majority communities, including Black, Asian and Global Majority stories, characters, artists and themes.

There has never been a better time to experience theatre from a richly diverse range of voices and perspectives in the West End and across London, from blockbuster Broadway musicals to acclaimed new drama and sharp, biting comedies.

This list brings together a snapshot of productions that tell stories, feature characters, or explore themes connected to Black, East and Southeast Asian, and other Global Majority communities.

Black Is The Color Of My Voice
Black Is The Color Of My Voice
Garrick Theatre
Book tickets Black Is The Color Of My Voice at the Garrick Theatre, Apphia Campbell's award-winning play inspired by Nina Simone.

Starts: 11 Jan 2027
Booking to: 18 Jan 2027

Poster for Death Note: The Musical with a person in a suit inside a glowing heart encircled by dark feathers against a blue background
Death Note The Musical
Barbican Theatre
Death Note The Musical returns to London’s Barbican Theatre in 2027. Book your tickets today.

Starts: 23 Mar 2027
Booking to: 15 May 2027

★  Pay no fees
Cast in bold costumes pose for Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells East, London, a hip hop dance take on A Christmas Carol.
Ebony Scrooge
Sadler's Wells East
Book Ebony Scrooge tickets for ZooNation’s joyful hip hop Christmas show at Sadler’s Wells East in London.

Starts: 24 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Man showing his teeth coming out of clear water, with yellow text reading: August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean
Gem of the Ocean
Young Vic Theatre
Gem of the Ocean tickets for its run at the Young Vic, London. August Wilson's moving exploration of resistance, redemption and freedom, directed by Nadia Fall.

Starts: 14 May 2027
Booking to: 10 Jul 2027

Girls Tickets, Young Vic, Theatre London
Girls
Young Vic Theatre
Book Girls tickets at the Young Vic. Theresa Ikoko’s powerful, award-winning play runs in London for a limited 2026 season

Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Hamilton - Tickets - London
Hamilton
Victoria Palace Theatre
Book Hamilton tickets to see Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi award-winning musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London.

Booking to: 2 Oct 2027

★  Save up to 26%
Bright yellow theatre poster advertising the play Insane Asylum Seekers at Bush Theatre, featuring Samia Djili and Sarah Allen, directed by Emily Ling Williams.
Insane Asylum Seekers
Bush Theatre
Book tickets for Insane Asylum Seekers at Bush Theatre, the fastest-selling Studio show in the theatre’s history, now on the main stage.

Starts: 12 Feb 2027
Booking to: 20 Mar 2027

La Distance Tickets, Young Vic, London
La Distance
Young Vic Theatre
Across Earth and Mars, a father and daughter are separated by more than distance. Book La Distance tickets at the Young Vic, London

Starts: 22 Jan 2027
Booking to: 13 Feb 2027

Lyric Hammersmith logo
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre 2027 season
Lyric Hammersmith
Book tickets to The Lyric Hammersmith's shows that are part of its 2027 season, which includes three world premieres, three London premieres and the return of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.

Miss Saigon - UK Tour 2025 and 2026
Miss Saigon
Prince Edward Theatre
Book tickets for Miss Saigon, the iconic love story returning to London in 2027

Starts: 13 May 2027
Booking to: 8 Jan 2028

Mr Loverman at the National Theatre
Mr Loverman
National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre
Book tickets to Mr Loverman at the National Theatre, Natasha Gordon's adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Bernardine Evaristo.

Starts: 25 Feb 2027
Booking to: 17 Apr 2027

Poster advertising the stage show 'My Neighbor Totoro' with a large Totoro and a girl with a red umbrella in rain.
My Neighbour Totoro
Gillian Lynne Theatre
Experience My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London. Don't miss the RSC’s Olivier Award-winning hit. Must End 10 January 2027

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Poster for Nine Night featuring a diverse group of people posing against a beige floral wallpaper, with bold red 'NINE NIGHT' on the right.
Nine Night
Kiln Theatre
Natasha Gordon’s critically acclaimed debut play Nine Night returns to London

Booking to: 2 Jan 2027

★  Save up to 38%
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Once Upon a Time in Sokoto
Lyric Hammersmith
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto, Inua Ellams’ award-winning epic of an unlikely friendship in 19th-century Nigeria, at the Lyric Hammersmith in April 2027.

Starts: 13 Apr 2027
Booking to: 8 May 2027

The Afronauts Ticket Poster, Royal Court Theatre London
The Afronauts
Royal Court Theatre
Acclaimed writer Ryan Calais Cameron (Retrograde) presents his visionary new play The Afronauts, inspired by the true story of the 1960s Zambian Space Programme.

Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

The Lion King musical logo with stylised lion head – official artwork for the West End show at Lyceum Theatre, London
The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre
Book The Lion King tickets to see Disney’s award-winning West End musical at the Lyceum Theatre in London.

Booking to: 16 May 2027

★  Exclusive prices
Poster for The Love Book with large orange title on the left and a dancing couple in a vintage living-room setting; authors Jade Hackett and Omar shown at bottom.
The LOve Book
Sadler's Wells East
The LOve Book, Jade Hackett’s world premiere Windrush love story set to the music of Omar, at Sadler’s Wells East from 12 to 20 February 2027.

Starts: 12 Feb 2027
Booking to: 20 Feb 2027



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