A slate of new Musicals are opening in London and the West End in 2026.

Here’s our listing of all Musicals opening – or returning – to London for 2026.

There’s everything here – from Broadway transfers to home-grown British musicals, exciting new writing, and revivals of classic shows.

More shows to be added as they start booking.

Avenue Q Tickets, Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Avenue Q
Judi Dench Theatre (formerly Shaftesbury Theatre)
Avenue Q at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre - Book tickets for the Tony Award-winning musical comedy’s West End return.
Starts: 20 Mar 2026

★  No booking fees.
Beetlejuice the Musical poster with a man screaming against a green backdrop, neon 'It's ShowTime!' sign on the left and bold 'BEETLEJUICE' letters across the bottom.
Beetlejuice
Prince Edward Theatre
The hit Broadway musical Beetlejuice is now haunting the Prince Edward Theatre in London’s West End
Starts: 20 May 2026

★  Save up to 60%
Sinatra The Musical - Tickets - London 2026
Sinatra The Musical
Aldwych Theatre
Book tickets for Sinatra The Musical, charting the extraordinary life of Frank Sinatra, starring Joel Harper-Jackson, at the Aldwych Theatre.
Starts: 3 Jun 2026

★  No booking fees.
Young Vic Theatre, London
Young Vic Theatre 2026/7 Season
Young Vic Theatre
Book now and see an incredible season of new shows at the award-winning Young Vic.
Starts: 26 Jun 2026

The Jonathan Larson Project Southwark Playhouse
The Jonathan Larson Project
The Jonathan Larson Project: a celebration of the Rent composer's life, makes its European premiere at Southwark Playhouse Borough.
Poster Art: The Gruffalo - Lyric Theatre
The Gruffalo
Book official The Gruffalo tickets at the Lyric Theatre London. A monster 25th Anniversary summer season from 17 July – 6 September 2026. The perfect 55-minute West End musical for ages 3+!
The Enormous Crocodile - Tickets - London
The Enormous Crocodile The Musical
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile returns to London at the Lyric Hammersmith for summer 2026
Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre in London
Kimberly Akimbo
Hampstead Theatre
West End icon Maria Friedman stars in hit Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre in London.
Starts: 28 Aug 2026

Into the Woods - London - Tickets
Into the Woods
Noël Coward Theatre
Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical, Into the Woods at the Noel Coward Theatre, London
Starts: 22 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 54%
RENT Tickets - Starring Gaten Mararazzo - Duke of York's Theatre, London
Rent
The Tom Stoppard Theatre (formerly the Duke of York's Theatre)
RENT returns to the West End in a major new production starring Gaten Matarazzo. Book tickets now for the iconic musical’s 30th anniversary.
Starts: 26 Sep 2026

Promotional red poster for the musical Franz & Marie, showing a couple embracing on the right with bold white title across the left and dates 28 Sep – 15 Nov 2026 at Charing Cross Theatre.
Franz & Marie
Charing Cross Theatre
Book tickets for new folk musical Franz & Marie at Charing Cross Theatre
Starts: 28 Sep 2026

Disney's High School Musical - Tickets - London
High School Musical
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Book tickets for High School Musical, starring Harry Judd and KayCee Stroh. This is East High like you’ve never seen it before.
Starts: 12 Oct 2026

★  Save up to 51%. Courtside seats at £45
The Pianist Musical London, Park Theatre
The Pianist
Park Theatre
The acclaimed memoir and film lands on the stage in a new musical adaptation.
Starts: 15 Oct 2026

Jesus Christ Superstar Tickets - Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Book tickets to Jesus Christ Superstar starring Samy Ryder at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 16 October to 9 January 2027.
Starts: 16 Oct 2026

A promotional image for Tosca featuring sheet music with large red x's spraypainted across them.
Tosca
London Coliseum
Book ENO’s Tosca tickets at the London Coliseum
Starts: 30 Oct 2026

★  Save up to 56%
Poster for Pride musical at Bridge Theatre; large white 'PRIDE' letters on a purple brick wall with a star quote at top and the subtitle about a true story.
PRIDE The Musical
Bridge Theatre
Book tickets for PRIDE at the Bridge Theatre, the joy-filled new musical fresh off a sold-out National Theatre run.
Starts: 12 Nov 2026

★  Stalls Seats from £55
Smiling couple hugging on a white background with large 'One Day' title in orange/blue, poster for the musical.
One Day The Musical
Garrick Theatre
Discover One Day the Musical, a brand-new musical based on the global best-selling novel.
Starts: 17 Nov 2026

Graphic with purple background with gold wording reading:Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
Book now for Jack and the Beanstalk in London. Clive Rowe directs and stars as Dame Trot in Hackney Empire's beloved Christmas pantomime. 
Starts: 21 Nov 2026

Fourteen Again Tickets
Fourteen Again
Menier Chocolate Factory
Book tickets for Fourteen Again, a new Victoria Wood musical starring Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett.
Starts: 21 Nov 2026

The Dolly Show 2026 Artwork
The Dolly Show
Gillian Lynne Theatre
Kelly O’Brien and her eight-piece band celebrate Dolly Parton’s music for one night only, at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
Starts: 23 Nov 2026

Peppa Pig's Big Family Show! - London
Peppa Pig's Big Family Show!
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Peppa Pig is back in the West End with her brand new live show Peppa Pig's Big Family Show!
Starts: 4 Dec 2026

★  Exclusive prices
The Smartest Giant in Town
The Smartest Giant in Town
St Martin's Theatre
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's picture book The Smartest Giant in Town live on stage at the St Martin's Theatre London
Starts: 9 Dec 2026

★  No booking fees
The Choir of Man - London 2024
The Choir of Man
The Arts at Marble Arch
Book tickets for The Choir of Man at The Arts at Marble Arch, the Olivier-nominated pub singalong.
Starts: 10 Dec 2026

★  Save up to 36%


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