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David and Hannah Mirvish have announced their new 2026-2027 Mirvish Season in Toronto, Canada.

24 shows have been announced across its four stages in Toronto, which is one of the biggest seasons in the theatre company’s history.

A number of Canadian and North American premieres will take place at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre and the CAA Theatre, with five shows coming direct from London and the UK.

The first is the new show The Karate Kid The Musical, which transfers to Toronto following its new UK tour. Based on the 1980s film, the coming-of-age story is directed by Amon Miyamoto, and plays in Toronto from September to November 2026, ahead of a West End run.

The brand new The Karate Kid UK tour opens at Wimbledon Theatre on 28 April 2026. Casting is to be announced soon.

Our take: As we saw with Just For One Day last year, Toronto is fast becoming the place to showcase your new musical in North America (but not megabucks Broadway) before bringing it to the West End. Both 13 Going on 30 and The Karate Kid musical are mounting full productions for Canada this year, both after having had short-run tryouts, and both primed to then find West End homes. The Mirvish’s very strong new season also includes West End exports Operation Mincemeat and The Mousetrap. Impressive.

London’s Operation Mincemeat musical is also coming to Toronto, fresh from its Tony Award success on Broadway, and the announcement of its 18th season extension at the West End’s Fortune Theatre in London.

This week, Operation Mincemeat is embarking on a 40-date UK and Ireland tour.

Operation Mincemeat - The first preview of its new UK tour. Photo via PR

Operation Mincemeat – The first preview of its new UK tour. Photo via PR

Also coming from the UK is new musical 13 Going on 30, based on the 2004 romantic comedy movie.

13 Going on 30 had its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House late last year starring Lucie Jones, and now makes its North American debut from November 2026 to January 2027 prior to a London premiere in the West End.

The movie’s original star Jennifer Garner is an executive producer of the stage musical.

13 Going on 30 - Manchester. Lucie Jones and David Hunter. Photo by Pamela Raith

13 Going on 30 in Manchester. Lucie Jones and David Hunter. Photo by Pamela Raith

The West End’s very own The Mousetrap is finally getting its North American premiere in February 2027, a full 75 years after Agatha Christie’s classic whodunnit opened in the West End.

The world’s longest-running play is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year in London.

“Programming a theatre season is a complex process that begins many years in advance and continues right up until the season announcement. In many ways it’s like an intelligence mission, from research and reconnaissance, lots of top-secret meetings, deals and negotiations, and so on and so forth. If we were an intelligence agency, we’d likely name this mission Operation Mirvish.” – David Mirvish

Stage thriller Paranormal Activity, which is currently playing at the West End’s Ambassadors Theatre, is also set for its Canadian premiere this summer 2026.

Other shows in the season include Hell’s Kitchen, which is getting its Canadian premiere following a successful Broadway run.

Created by 17-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, and inspired by her life, the show is directed by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Rent).

Two Canadian shows are also premiering. Harmony House play Inside the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald will feature the songs of Gordon Lightfoot; and Salesman in China by Leanna Brodie and Jovanni Sy, is a cross-cultural exploration of a true event – playwright Arthur Miller’s 1983 visit to Beijing to direct a Chinese-language production of his seminal play Death of a Salesman.

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Main photo: Mirvish season in Toronto 2026-2027 - 13 Going on 30, The Karate Kid Musical, The Mousetrap

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