A planned new production of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage has postponed its run in London.
The show was due to open the new Capital Theatre, part of the Westfield shopping centre in White City. The new 620-seat venue has been designed to offer an intimate audience experience with no seat more than nine rows from the stage.
However, producers have now put out a statement on social media saying that the Capital Theatre wont be ready in time for the scheduled October 2025 start date of Dirty Dancing.
The statement said:
Due to encountering planning and design issues during the early stages of construction of the Capital Theatre at Westfield London, the opening date of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage is to be delayed. The producers apologise for the inconvenience that this may cause and are contacting all ticket holders directly. The producers are taking the opportunity to further enhance the venue, adding a full-size double height rehearsal studio and additional backstage and front of house facilities. These additional extensions and improvements require the build to extend beyond the end of 2025, so that the show and the brand-new theatre can open in 2026. Further details and new dates will be announced in due course.
Ticket holders for cancelled dates will be contacted by their point of purchase.
It was only last month that Dirty Dancing extended its London run to 11 July 2026.
Based on the iconic 1987 movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, Dirty Dancing transports audiences to Kellerman’s resort in the summer of 1963, where Frances “Baby” Houseman meets charismatic dance instructor Johnny Castle and is drawn into a world of music, rebellion and passion.
The show was due to feature a company of over 40 performers and a live band playing a soundtrack of 35 unforgettable songs, including Hungry Eyes, Hey Baby, Do You Love Me?, and the Oscar-winning (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life — complete with the legendary final lift.
The stage adaptation, written by original screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein, has previously enjoyed multiple runs in the West End and on UK tour.
The show is produced by Karl Sydow in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions.
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