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.

Ballet Black at 25 key art — eleven dancers pose together in an ensemble formation against a dark background, with bold pink "Ballet Black at 25" title text, "14–17 Oct" and "Double Bill: Ingoma & …all towards hope" in white, and the Sadler's Wells logo
Ballet Black at 25
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Book tickets for Ballet Black at 25 at Sadler’s Wells, a double bill celebrating 25 years of bold choreography.

Booking to: 17 Oct 2026

Promotional poster for a Bush Theatre production: Darkling, by Titas Halder, directed by Matthew Xia, a Bush Theatre co-production.
Darkling
Bush Theatre
Book tickets Darkling at Bush Theatre, a searing new play by Titas Halder starring Stranger Things' Linnea Berthelsen.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

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

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

Fences directed by Daniel Bailey for Headlong
Fences
Lyric Hammersmith
Book Fences tickets at Lyric Hammersmith In London. August Wilson’s gripping and emotionally powerful American classic.

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

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

Starts: 22 Oct 2026
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

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

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

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Nine Night Tickets, Kiln Theatre, London
Nine Night
Kiln Theatre
Natasha Gordon’s critically acclaimed debut play Nine Night returns to London

Starts: 12 Nov 2026
Booking to: 2 Jan 2027

RepresentAsian Tickets: An Evening of Asian Talent concert fundraiser, London
RepresentAsian: An Evening of Asian Talent
Lyric Theatre
RepresentAsian: An Evening of Asian Talent Tickets – Celebrate diversity and inclusivity in this exceptional concert.

Starts: 9 Nov 2026
Booking to: 9 Nov 2026

Tartuffe (Remixed) at the Marylebone Theatre
Tartuffe (Remixed)
Marylebone Theatre
Book Tartuffe (Remixed) tickets in London. Mark Rylance stars in a bold new adaptation of Molière at Marylebone Theatre. Limited run.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

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.

Starts: 14 Nov 2026
Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Poster for The Hungry Ghost theatre production, showing a close-up of a smiling woman with a pink background and bold white title text across the image.
The Hungry Ghost
Bush Theatre
Book tickets for The Hungry Ghost at Bush Theatre, a sexy horror rom-com play starring Olivier nominee Mei Mac.

Booking to: 31 Oct 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



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Main photo: The Harder They Come - Stratford East. Natey Jones and cast. Photo by Danny Kaan

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