New London & West End shows in November 2025

Find out what’s new in November 2025 in the West End with our handy guide to the Top Ten London Shows.

London is set for a buzzing November, with a host of new productions kicking off the Christmas and winter season.

From star-led revivals and festive favourites to family-friendly musicals and gripping new plays, there’s something for everyone this November 2025.

Leading the charge is Paddington The Musical at the Savoy Theatre, bringing everyone’s favourite marmalade-loving bear to the stage for the first time. Packed with warmth, wit and plenty of Paddington chaos, this long-awaited musical promises to delight audiences of all ages as it makes its West End debut from 1 November 2025. Another musical highlight comes from Samantha Barks, who brings her acclaimed Cathedral Tour to the Adelphi Theatre from 11 November, offering a soul-stirring evening of music in a breathtaking candlelit setting. Meanwhile, the Old Vic’s beloved production of A Christmas Carol returns from 12 November, once again transforming Dickens’ timeless story into a heart-warming and immersive theatrical experience that has become a staple of the London festive season.

Over at the National Theatre’s Olivier stage, Ballet Shoes returns from 17 November, retelling Noël Streatfeild’s cherished coming-of-age tale about the Fossil sisters’ pursuit of fame, family and dreams in 1930s London. And for fans of sharp wit and old-school glamour, Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels opens at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 21 November, a sparkling comedy of love, friendship and temptation starring Janie Dee.

New writing and powerful performances also feature in London’s playhouses this month, with the Royal Court Theatre hosting the world premiere of Porn Play from 6 November, starring Ambika Mod in a bold, provocative exploration of intimacy and identity. The National Theatre’s Dorfman stage welcomes End from 13 November, the final part of David Eldridge’s acclaimed trilogy, starring Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves in an emotionally charged study of love and connection.

Classic drama also takes centre stage in the West End this winter, as Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Paapa Essiedu lead a major revival of All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre from 14 November, bringing Arthur Miller’s devastating family tragedy back to the West End. Over at @sohoplace, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold opens from 17 November, a gripping adaptation of John le Carré’s Cold War thriller that blends espionage and psychological tension in equal measure.

For something more magical, A Midsummer Night’s Dream opens at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 14 November, inviting audiences into a candlelit world of enchantment, mischief and music in a winter-themed production of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy, co-directed by Naeem Hayat and Holly Race Roughan.

With such an extraordinary mix of world premieres, revivals and returning favourites, November 2025 promises to be one of the richest and most exciting months of theatre London has seen in years.

You can see the full West End listings of What’s New in November 2025, and also visit our All Shows Playing in November 2025.

1. Paddington The Musical

See the much-loved bear make his West End stage debut as major new musical Paddington opens in London, featuring music by Tom Fletcher.

Savoy Theatre – from 1 Nov 2025

Paddington The Musical

Savoy Theatre, London

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2. Porn Play

The world premiere of Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s new play starring Ambika Mod (One Day, This Is Going to Hurt).

Royal Court Theatre – from 6 Nov 2025

Porn Play

Royal Court Theatre, London

3. Samantha Barks Live: Cathedral Tour

It may not be in a cathedral for its London outing, but Samantha Barks is bringing a soul-stirring evening of music to London, in a breathtaking candlelit setting.

Adelphi Theatre – from 11 Nov 2025

Samantha Barks Live Cathedral Tour

4. A Christmas Carol

The Old Vic’s smash-hit production of Dickens’ classic returns for Christmas, this year starring Paul Hilton.

The Old Vic Theatre – from 12 Nov 2025

A Christmas Carol

Old Vic, London

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5. End

Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves star in the final play of David Eldridge’s trilogy.

National Theatre (Dorfman) – from 13 Nov 2025

End

National Theatre - Dorfman Theatre, London

6. A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A winter wonderland setting for A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the magical candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, co-directed by Naeem Hayat and Holly Race Roughan.

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – from 14 Nov 2025

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespeare's Globe, London