The festival for new musical theatre, MTFestUK, is coming back to London in 2026, featuring six musicals over three weeks.
MTFestUK 2026 will take place at The Other Palace theatre in London, in their Studio space, from 27 January to 15 February 2026.
The festival started in 2019, and has championed bold, original musical theatre, with many works reaching full productions in the UK and beyond.
Each workshop performance is one hour long, and the six shows cover stories from digital-age communities and hotel-bound suspense, to witch-hunting, influencer pitfalls, a charming deceiver, and a new queer legend.
Paul Taylor-Mills, Artistic Director at The Other Palace, said in a statement: “This is so exciting! I can’t wait to see the next season of MTFestUK coming to life. MTFestUK has become such an important platform for musical theatre, giving many emerging and established artists the chance to share their work. Year after year, we see musicals from the festival move on to full productions, which proves its impact and success. It’s inspiring to witness the festival continually open doors for creativity and innovation in the art form.”
MTFestUK 2026 – Line-up of shows
Shining in Misery: A King-Size Parody
Music: Andrew Abrams
Book & Lyrics: Mark-Eugene Garcia
Book: Colleen DuVall
Tuesday 27 January: 7pm
Wednesday 28 January: 5pm and 7pm
Thursday 29 January: 7pm
Legendary
Book, Music & Lyrics: Cheeyang Ng
Saturday 30 January: 5pm and 7pm
Sunday 1 February: 5pm
Tristan
Writer: Matt Jones
Composer: Kele Okereke
Tuesday 3 February: 7pm
Wednesday 4 February: 5pm and 7pm
Thursday 5 February: 7pm
That Witch
Book, Music & Lyrics: Billy Cullum & Robert Tregoning
Friday 6 February: 7pm
Saturday 7 February: 5pm and 7pm
Sunday 8 February: 5pm
The Guild: The Musical
Based on the original series by Felicia Day
Book: Allison Frasca
Music: Mark Schenfisch
Lyrics: Sam Balzac
Tuesday 10 February: 7pm
Wednesday 11 February: 5pm & 7pm
Thursday 12 February: 7pm
GLIMMER
Book & Lyrics: Frankie Bunce
Music & Lyrics: Kat Kleve
Friday 13 February: 7pm
Saturday 14 February: 5pm and 7pm
Sunday 15 February: 5pm
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