10 Exciting New Shows in London in 2025
Every year gets better and better for theatre in the capital, and a huge number of fantastic shows are gearing up to open over the next 12 months. As we continue into 2025, you can book now for lots of exciting London theatre shows in March and beyond that people will be hyping up for months to come! Expect the return of some of the biggest hits of yesteryear and new writing that will transport you all around the world from the comfort of your seat. There’s never been a better time to visit London and immerse yourself in a new play or musical.
Below, we have listed our pick of the most hyped, must-see plays and best musicals in London over the coming year. Get excited, but most importantly get booking so you don’t miss out on the shows everyone will be talking about!
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Below, we have listed our pick of the most hyped, must-see plays and best musicals in London over the coming year. Get excited, but most importantly get booking so you don’t miss out on the shows everyone will be talking about!
Can't wait for opening night? Find a bargain on currently open shows in London with our Last Minute London Theatre page. Find the best offers and discounts and see which shows have late availability for the next 7 days!
1. Stereophonic: a recording breaking, record making drama
Step into the studio with this Fleetwood Mac-inspired drama, which broke the record for the most Tony nominations with a staggering 12 noms in 2024. An Anglo-American band comprised of two fractious couples (plus their chilled-out drummer) spend a year recording their new album. On the cusp of stardom, this record could make the band - but with tensions rising and relationships splintering, recording it just might break them instead. Stereophonic was a sell-out smash-hit on Broadway, and is sure to be top of the charts this summer - book today!
2. Here We Are: Sondheim’s final show is a satirical smash!
Legendary composer Stephen Sondheim’s final work- produced posthumously with his blessing - receives a UK premiere at last! This bitingly funny and satirical musical draws inspiration from two films from famous surrealist film-maker Luis Buñuel, and follows a privileged group of pals as they battle through ever odder circumstances to order brunch. With a stellar cast including Jane Krakowski, Dennis O’Hare and Rory Kinnear, you won’t want to miss this final show from the master of musical theatre - make a reservation and book today!
3. Evita: Jamie Lloyd's acclaimed revival returns!
Jamie Lloyd’s critically acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic musical returns to London this summer. Telling the story of actress, model and political celebrity Eva Perón, Lloyd directs in his trademark sleek style, and fans have been begging for this production to return since it debuted at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2019. The smash hit features beloved songs including “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” and “Oh What a Circus”, and is sure to be one of the hottest shows in London this summer!
4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream: the spellbinding rom-com returns!
Nicholas Hytner’s immersive, acrobatic production of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy cast its spell on audiences in 2020, and it returns with an all-new cast for another dose of magic! When forbidden lovers Hermia and Lysander elope into the forest, they’re pursued by Demetrius and Helena. Helena hopes to win Demetrius back - but he hopes to win Hermia’s hand for himself. With a sprinkling of fairy dust from the mischievous Puck, the lover's web becomes even more tangled. Plus the king and queen of fairyland are having relationship issues of their own…
5. The Great Gatsby: this decadent new musical gets the green light
The Coliseum's big summer musical roars into London, fresh from Broadway! This “lush, bewitching, and dazzling” (The New York Times) musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's American classic delighted NYC audiences and snatched a Tony Award. With a jazz and pop-inspired score, lavish costumes and divine dance numbers on the biggest stage in London, this adaptation promises a “fresh and fun spin” (Entertainment Weekly) on the story of enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby. So pop the champagne, and come down to the swinging-est party in town - tickets are on sale now!
6. The Producers: London’s best musical about Broadway’s worst!
I wanna be a producer! Following a sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory Mel Brooks’s irreverent, hilariously satirical, boundary-pushing musical is back in the West End for the first time in almost twenty years! Washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock and meek accountant Leo Bloom team up to produce the worst Broadway show imaginable - guaranteed to flop, so they can pocket the investment money and skip town when it closes early. But what happens when they have a surprise smash hit on their hands?
7. Manhunt: the chilling story of Raoul Moat
You might not know the name Robert Icke, but this Olivier Award-winning writer and director has taken the West End by storm. His productions - including Hamlet starring Andrew Scott and Oedipus starring Mark Strong - are some of the most acclaimed dramas of the last decade and anything he's attached to is a hot ticket. Now, he steps away from reimagining classics and takes on a true crime story that’s sure to be psychologically fascinating and theatrically gripping.
8. Fiddler on the Roof: the classic musical is as relevant as ever
Don’t let the sun set on your chance to book tickets for this vibrant and relevant revival of the classic musical, transferring to the Barbican for a strictly limited run, following a sell-out summer at Regent’s Park. Join Tevye and his headstrong daughters in the tiny shtetl of Anatevka. Tevye wants his daughters to get married, but the women have their own ideas about love... As his traditional Jewish beliefs clash with an ever-changing world, Tevye must decide if he will change with it, or cling to his roots.
9. Hercules: a star is born with Disney's new musical!
Who put the “glad” in “gladiator”? The producers of this huge new West End musical, because Disney’s Hercules musical is confirmed to premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in summer 2025. Featuring Alan Menken’s iconic songs, the heroic tale of a demi-god who discovers his own path and saves Mount Olympus is one of the biggest openings of the next 12 months.
10. Sing Street: heartwarming new musical from the makers of Once
This musical from the team behind Once promises to tug on audiences’ heartstrings when it opens at the Lyric Hammersmith. Based on the 2016 film, the musical is set in 1980s Dublin and follows 16-year-old Connor, who joins a band to impress his crush. Bursting with new-wave hits inspired by bands including Duran Duran and The Cure, and boasting a Tony Award-winning creative team, Sing Street had sell-out runs in Boston and New York, and is sure to have London audiences humming its tunes all the way home.
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London Theatre Rumours
At SeatPlan we keep our ear to the ground to bring you the latest news of upcoming shows in London. We have gathered all the industry whisperings on new West End musicals and plays coming in 2025 and beyond, so set an Alert for your most anticipated shows, and we will let you know when they’re confirmed.Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill, inspired by Alanis Morissette’s iconic album, was rumoured to open in London in late 2022, but this has been pushed back.
Other rumoured new London musicals that are transferring from Broadway include Tootsie and Beetlejuice.
For families, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of David Walliams’ book The Boy in the Dress is reportedly looking for a West End home, and Emma Thompson is developing Nanny McPhee the Musical.
Birmingham Rep’s UK premiere of Shakespeare spoof Something Rotten! was unfortunately postponed, but good news: a staged concert performance, starring Jason Manford, received standing ovations at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in August 2024, and we wouldn't be surprised to see a full West End season announced soon.
Derren Brown’s mind-bending version of H.G. Wells’ sci-fi story The Invisible Man was rumoured to be opening in 2022, but has been delayed.
Exciting film adaptations include It’s a Wonderful Life with music by Paul McCartney and book by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot). Ealing Comedy favourite Kind Hearts and Coronets has also been picked up for a stage adaptation, by Stephen Fry.
A new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr Ripley premieres at the Birmingham Rep this September - their site says 'before London', so fingers crossed that we see a West End transfer of this dark, atmospheric story.
Finally, rumours abound that Cats: The Jellicle Ball, the Ballroom-culture-inspired immersive reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical which took New York by storm in 2024 could be in for a London transfer this spring. So cross your paws and sharpen your claws - here’s hoping the we see some fierce, fabulous felines in the capital in 2025!
