Dirty Dancing Returns to West End in 2027

Dirty Dancing is set to return to the West End in 2027 with a limited run at the Prince Edward Theatre. The news comes following a delay to the opening of the new Capital Theatre, where the production was originally scheduled to open.

Nobody puts Baby in a corner. Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage is set to return to the West End, it’s been announced. The production was originally due to run at the new Capital Theatre, but will now take the stage at the Prince Edward Theatre from January 2027 for a limited season. Full details, including exact dates and casting, are to be announced soon.

As reported by WhatsOnStage, the venue change follows a further delay to the opening of the new Capital Theatre at Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush. This marks the second time the show’s London return has moved, after the Capital Theatre’s launch was first delayed in 2025. The move does not affect the production’s ongoing UK and Ireland tour, which continues to play across the country through to Summer 2027.

The production will slot in between two major West End productions: Beetlejuice The Musical plays its final West End performance at the venue on Saturday 2 January 2027, and Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Miss Saigon opens there on Thursday 13 May 2027.

About the show

Dirty Dancing is no stranger to the West End. It first opened at the Aldwych Theatre in 2006, running there for five years, before returning at the Piccadilly Theatre in 2013, the Phoenix Theatre in 2016, and playing two further seasons at the Dominion Theatre in 2022 and 2023.

Seen by millions across the globe, this worldwide smash hit is based in the iconic film. It tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds, who come together during what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives.

This new production is directed by Federico Bellone with choreography by Austin Wilks, and features hit songs from the film, including ‘Hungry Eyes,’ ‘Do You Love Me?,’ ‘Hey! Baby’ and ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.’

Dirty Dancing

Prince Edward Theatre, London

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