The Barbican has announced new programming for its Spring/Summer 2027 season. The Theatre & Dance programme will feature the return of international collaborators as well as two UK premieres, two world premieres, and the record-breaking Death Note: The Musical back by popular demand.
The Barbican has announced its Spring/Summer 2027 programme, with both the Theatre and The Pit hosting productions from homegrown talent and international artists. Several of the included artists have a notably prolific history of collaboration with the venue.
The season will features two UK premieres – Caroline Guiela Nguyen’s Saigon and Plexus Polaire’s A Doll’s House – alongside two world premieres, plus the return of Barbican favourites including Death Note: The Musical, A Night with Boy Blue, and the venue’s continuing partnership with MimeLondon.
Toni Racklin, Barbican Head of Theatre & Dance, said:
“Something incredibly special about our Theatre & Dance programme is that many of the artists we work with – all of whom we consider to be among the best theatre makers in the world – return to us year on year, considering the Barbican to be their London home.
This season, we welcome back the wonderful Caroline Guiela Nguyen, Boy Blue, Plexus Polaire, ZooCo, CRIPtic Arts, and continue our longstanding partnerships with MimeLondon and Trafalgar Entertainment, who are remounting the spectacular Death Note: The Musical by popular demand.
We are also thrilled to be working with Theatre Peckham for the first time on a vital work aimed at schools and young people. Our commitment to artist development continues with the announcement of Open Lab 2027/28, and watch this space for more exciting programming still to come for 2027.”
Spring/Summer 2027 Theatre & Dance Programme Highlights
As previously announced, Death Note: The Musical will return to the Barbican following a record-breaking summer 2026 run. The musical, based in the best-selling manga, received glowing reviews during its 2026 run, with The Times, The Stage, The Guardian and more praising the production for its electrifying energy. The hit musical broke record for the highest-grossing single week of a musical at the Barbican, and returns to the venue from 23 March 2027 until 15 May 2027.
Other programming highlights include:
- Internationally acclaimed French-Vietnamese writer and director Caroline Guiela Nguyen returns to the Barbican’s main stage with the UK premiere of her epic Saigon.
- Belgium’s Compagnie Modo Grosso presents the London premiere of Tout/Rien, created by Alexis Rouvre and performed by Loïc Faure.
- Barbican Associate Artists Boy Blue return to celebrate 25 years of the groundbreaking hip-hop company with A Night with Boy Blue.
- Multi-award-winning French-Norwegian company Plexus Polaire returns with the UK premiere of an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, using masterful human-sized puppets.
- Long-standing Barbican collaborators CRIPtic Arts present the world premiere of Romeo & Juliet.
Barbican Theatre, London
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