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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 June 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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1. Born With Teeth: Shakespearean intrigue with Ncuti Gatwa

Born With Teeth London
Born With Teeth London

William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe - two of the world’s most famous playwrights. But what happened between them behind closed doors? Edward Bluemel and Ncuti Gatwa star as Will and Kit in Liz Duffy Adams’ scintillating tale of intrigue, drama, flirtation and conspiracy. With spies and censorship at every turn, will one betray the other? This “delicious fantasia” (Houston Press) got rave reviews in the US, and is a guaranteed night of razor-sharp fun in the West End.

from £27.00
Opens August 2025

2. Every Brilliant Thing: find your joy with this rotating cast of stars

Every Brilliant Thing London
Every Brilliant Thing London

When a child’s mother is taken to hospital following a depressive episode, they try to think of all the brilliant things they can to cheer her up. As they grow up, the list has a significant impact on the course of their future. This award-winning one-person play about mental health, grief and finding your joy features a rotating cast of, well, brilliant actors. Lenny Henry, Sue Perkins, Ambika Mod and the play's co-creator Jonny Donahoe all tackle this solo show across the run. Book your tickets today!

from £42.00
Opens August 2025

3. The Importance of Being Earnest: Wildean wit with Olly Alexander

The Importance of Being Earnest London
The Importance of Being Earnest London

When BFFs Jack and Algy find themselves bedevilled with social engagements over a summer in the country, they each create an alter ego named ‘Ernest’ to dodge their commitments. But when they meet two ladies who are enamoured with the name, chaos, hilarity, and shenanigans ensue. It’s a Sin star Olly Alexander leads the cast as Algernon in the West End transfer of Max Webster’s colourful and campy take on Oscar Wilde’s witty classic. “Wilde would be wild about this production” (Guardian) - secure your tickets today!

from £30.00
Opens September 2025

4. The Producers: London’s best musical about Broadway’s worst!

The Producers London
The Producers London
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?
from £20.00
Exclusive Prices
Opens September 2025

5. Punch: a powerfully moving drama

Punch London
Punch London
James Graham’s “most moving work yet” (The Times) transfers to the West End following sell-out runs in Nottingham and at the Young Vic. Based on the shocking true story of a young man who, on a night out in Nottingham, kills another boy with just one punch, Punch is a powerfully moving drama about redemption, remorse and restorative justice. Starring Corrie’s own Julie Hesmondhalgh, this West End transfer has a strictly limited run, so make sure to secure your tickets early - and don’t forget to bring along the tissues.
from £24.00
Opens September 2025

6. The Woman In Black: the thrilling longrunner returns

The Woman in Black London
The Woman in Black London

This terrifying two-hander was one of London’s longest-running plays, thrilling audiences for over 30 years! If you somehow managed to miss it, now’s your chance as Susan Hill's ghost story returns this spooky season for a strictly limited run. Arthur Kipps engages a young actor to tell the tale of a ghostly experience he had years ago. But it seems whoever was haunting Arthur isnt quite done with him, as a mysterious figure in black lurks in the wings… Secure your tickets for today - if you dare...

from £22.00
Opens October 2025

7. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: intrigue and romance

The Spy Who Came In From the Cold London
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold London

Alec Leamas is ready to retire from his long career in the British Intelligence Agency - until his boss tempts him with one last, deeply personal and highly dangerous job. Undercover in enemy territory, Leamas finds himself falling for librarian Liz Gold. Will his convictions or his heart win out? Adapted from the acclaimed novel by John le Carré, this stylish play marks the first time Le Carré’s work has been performed on stage, and comes to London following a sell-out run in Chichester.

from £30.00
Opens November 2025

8. All My Sons: Bryan Cranston stars in the Arthur Miller classic

All My Sons London
All My Sons London

American playwright Arthur Miller is one of the most-performed in the world, with classics including Broken Glass and Death of a Salesman exploring the crushing reality of the American Dream. This year, visionary director Ivo van Hove teams up with Hollywood actor Bryan Cranston for a heartbreaking revival of All My Sons. Set post-World War II, this tragic play follows one family as their patriarch must contend with the consequences of his wartime decisions.

from £27.00
Opens November 2025

9. Into the Woods: Sondheim's subversive, spellbinding musical

Into The Woods London
Into The Woods London

All your musical theatre wishes have come true this winter as Stephen Sondheim’s subversive fairytale musical returns to London in a brand new staging at the Bridge Theatre. Directed by Olivier Award winner Jordan Fein (Oklahoma, Fiddler on the Roof), Into the Woods takes beloved storybook characters and asks - what happens after happily ever after? Featuring beloved songs including “Agony” and “No One is Alone”, this promises to be a truly unmissable production of an iconic show. Make a wish for tickets!

Opens December 2025

10. I’m Sorry Prime Minister: the classic comedy’s final hurrah

I’m Sorry, Prime Minister London
I’m Sorry, Prime Minister London

Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby return for one last laugh in this final chapter of the beloved comedy series. Griff Rhys Jones stars as Jim Hacker, who is now an Oxford don and seeks out his old pal as Sir Humphrey, played by Clive Francis, to help save him from cancellation. Written by BAFTA-winning Yes, Minister co-creator Jonathan Lynn, I’m Sorry Prime Minister is dedicated to Lynn’s late writing partner Antony Jay and is filled with nostalgia, biting political comedy and plenty of laughs. Secure your tickets today!

from £18.00
Opens January 2026

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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. 

There are rumblings that Broadway smash-hit The Outsiders, about two rival gangs in rural Oklahoma, may be looking at a West End transfer. The coming-of-age folk musical, based on the 1980s Francis Ford Copolla film, was nominated for a massive twelve Tony’s in 2024, taking home four trophies, and has been incredibly well received by audiences in NYC (with a rating of 4.4 stars on SeatPlan!). Here’s hoping London audiences get to meet Ponyboy Curtis and his gang of troubled teens soon!

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!

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