London Theatre Shows Coming Soon
At SeatPlan we keep our ear to the ground to bring you the latest show news as soon as we hear it. We have gathered together all the industry whisperings on shows coming to London's West End in 2021 and beyond.
Here you will find an up-to-date list of every show that is confirmed or rumoured to be coming to London in the future. Our industry experts are always on the hunt for the latest rumours and gossip to help you plan ahead for your theatre diary.
Using our expert knowledge of venue seating, we may even highlight some recommended seats for upcoming shows, so you can book with confidence that you'll get a great view of the hottest new shows.
Set an Alert for your anticipated shows, and we will tell you when they are confirmed. For those that never see the light of day, they will be removed when the rumours stop flying.
Here you will find an up-to-date list of every show that is confirmed or rumoured to be coming to London in the future. Our industry experts are always on the hunt for the latest rumours and gossip to help you plan ahead for your theatre diary.
Using our expert knowledge of venue seating, we may even highlight some recommended seats for upcoming shows, so you can book with confidence that you'll get a great view of the hottest new shows.
Set an Alert for your anticipated shows, and we will tell you when they are confirmed. For those that never see the light of day, they will be removed when the rumours stop flying.
My Fair Lady - Confirmed
Celebrate the first bloom of summer with a classic musical! Lincoln Center Theater’s hugely acclaimed revival of this popular show transfers to the London Coliseum in 2022 - and it’s sure to be “truly loverly”.
The Tony Award-nominated production is a refreshing take on the tale of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle and elocution professor Henry Higgins. The pair battle prejudice and overcome their differences - all to the tune of Frederick Loewe’s cheering songs, including “The Rain in Spain” and “Get me to the Church on Time”.
Tickets are already selling quickly for this hotly-anticipated show, so book ahead before it opens on 7 May 2022.
The Tony Award-nominated production is a refreshing take on the tale of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle and elocution professor Henry Higgins. The pair battle prejudice and overcome their differences - all to the tune of Frederick Loewe’s cheering songs, including “The Rain in Spain” and “Get me to the Church on Time”.
Tickets are already selling quickly for this hotly-anticipated show, so book ahead before it opens on 7 May 2022.
| Status: Confirmed | Venue: London Coliseum | When: May 2022 |
from £23.80
Cyrano de Bergerac - Confirmed
James McAvoy returns to the West End as the Jamie Lloyd Company's electrifying production re-opens for a strictly limited season.
This bold reimagining of Edmund Rostand's classic play won the 2020 Olivier Award for Best Revival, and marks the beginning of a season of work from some of the UK's leading theatre practitioners, including Emilia Clarke's West End debut in The Seagull.
Fans of McAvoy will be able to catch this hugely acclaimed performance for a second time, but be quick - it plays in London for just five weeks.
This bold reimagining of Edmund Rostand's classic play won the 2020 Olivier Award for Best Revival, and marks the beginning of a season of work from some of the UK's leading theatre practitioners, including Emilia Clarke's West End debut in The Seagull.
Fans of McAvoy will be able to catch this hugely acclaimed performance for a second time, but be quick - it plays in London for just five weeks.
| Status: Confirmed | Venue: Harold Pinter Theatre | When: February 2022 |
from £29.80
The Seagull - Confirmed
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke makes her West End debut in this exciting new revival of Chekhov's classic play.
Set in a country house where four creatively unfulfilled individuals bicker and commiserate with one another, the text is updated by Anya Reiss, and directed by Jamie Lloyd, who's recent productions of Betrayal and Cyrano de Bergerac have been hits both in London and New York.
Tickets for The Seagull go on sale in early 2022, so set an alert for updates and we'll let you know as soon as you can book.
Set in a country house where four creatively unfulfilled individuals bicker and commiserate with one another, the text is updated by Anya Reiss, and directed by Jamie Lloyd, who's recent productions of Betrayal and Cyrano de Bergerac have been hits both in London and New York.
Tickets for The Seagull go on sale in early 2022, so set an alert for updates and we'll let you know as soon as you can book.
| Status: Confirmed | Venue: Harold Pinter Theatre | When: June 2022 |
from £17.89
Cock - Opening Soon
Jonathan Bailey and Taron Egerton star in a West End revival of Mike Barlett’s play about love and identity.
This revival will be a hot ticket for 2022 thanks to its starry cast - rounded out by Jade Anouka and Phils Daniels - and direction from Marianne Elliott, whose production of Angels in America won Best Revival at the 2018 Olivier Awards.
The play will open in March 2022 at the Ambassadors Theatre for a strictly limited season.
This revival will be a hot ticket for 2022 thanks to its starry cast - rounded out by Jade Anouka and Phils Daniels - and direction from Marianne Elliott, whose production of Angels in America won Best Revival at the 2018 Olivier Awards.
The play will open in March 2022 at the Ambassadors Theatre for a strictly limited season.
| Status: Confirmed | Venue: Ambassadors Theatre | When: March 2022 |
from £77.40
Jerusalem – Opening Soon
Mark Rylance is returning to the West End stage to reprise a role that was described by critics as the "performance of the decade". This revival of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem is sure to be one of the theatrical events of 2022 and tickets are likely to be snapped up very quickly.
Rylance set tongues wagging earlier this year when he was spotted in a florist's shop talking about his anticipated return to the stage.
Producer Sonia Friedman has since announced that the play will open in April 2022 at the Apollo Theatre, starring Rylance and Mackenzie Crook.
Rylance set tongues wagging earlier this year when he was spotted in a florist's shop talking about his anticipated return to the stage.
Producer Sonia Friedman has since announced that the play will open in April 2022 at the Apollo Theatre, starring Rylance and Mackenzie Crook.
| Status: Confirmed | Venue: Apollo Theatre | When: April 2022 |
The Human Voice - Opening Soon
Stage and screen star Ruth Wilson is back in the West End in 2022, starring in an exciting revival of a French classic.
Wilson - best-known for her screen work including Luther, Mrs. Wilson and The Affair - reunites with acclaimed director Ivo van Hove after their bold take on Hedda Gabler in 2016. This monologue about a woman begging her lover to not marry someone else is sure to be just as thrilling.
The Human Voice comes to London for just three weeks between 17 March and 9 April 2022, so book early to avoid disappointment!
Wilson - best-known for her screen work including Luther, Mrs. Wilson and The Affair - reunites with acclaimed director Ivo van Hove after their bold take on Hedda Gabler in 2016. This monologue about a woman begging her lover to not marry someone else is sure to be just as thrilling.
The Human Voice comes to London for just three weeks between 17 March and 9 April 2022, so book early to avoid disappointment!
| Status: Confirmed | Venue: Harold Pinter Theatre | When: March 2022 |
from £23.80
Prima Facie - Opening Soon
After dazzling audiences in Killing Eve and Doctor Foster, Jodie Comer is set to make her West End debut in this exciting legal thriller from playwright Suzie Miller.
Comer plays a young, working class barrister who's perception of the law is challenged by an unexpected event. Suzie Miller brings her experience as a lawyer to the script, which explores patriarchy, morality and the burden of proof in the legal system.
Fans of Comer will be able to watch her in this one-woman play for a strictly limited season, from April to June 2022, at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
Comer plays a young, working class barrister who's perception of the law is challenged by an unexpected event. Suzie Miller brings her experience as a lawyer to the script, which explores patriarchy, morality and the burden of proof in the legal system.
Fans of Comer will be able to watch her in this one-woman play for a strictly limited season, from April to June 2022, at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
| Status: Confirmed | Venue: Harold Pinter Theatre | When: April 2022 |
Legally Blonde - Confirmed
Omigod you guys! Six co-creator Lucy Moss is going back to the noughties to direct a revival of hit musical Legally Blonde at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
Based on the 2001 film, the musical follows sorority girl Elle Woods as she heads to Harvard Law School. With her eyes on the prize - namely, her ex-boyfriend Hunter - Elle and her classmates soon learn that looks can be deceiving.
Full of catchy tunes, girl-power messages and a lot of pink, Legally Blonde tickets are on sale in December. Set an alert for updates and we'll let you know as soon as you can book.
Based on the 2001 film, the musical follows sorority girl Elle Woods as she heads to Harvard Law School. With her eyes on the prize - namely, her ex-boyfriend Hunter - Elle and her classmates soon learn that looks can be deceiving.
Full of catchy tunes, girl-power messages and a lot of pink, Legally Blonde tickets are on sale in December. Set an alert for updates and we'll let you know as soon as you can book.
| Status: Confirmed | Venue: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre | When: May 2022 |
The Glass Menagerie - Opening Soon
After conquering the film world with stunning performances in Enchanted, Junebug and American Hustle, Academy Award nominee Amy Adams is set to make her West End debut in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York’s Theatre.
Williams’ acclaimed play follows the fortunes of an American family. Matriarch Amanda Wingfield is determined to find a husband for her vulnerable daughter Laura. With the help of her son Tom, they pin all their hopes of a better future on one man, only to be met by tragedy and disillusionment.
The anticipated revival of this American classic - with a no doubt stunning performance from Adams - opens in the West End on 23 May 2022.
Williams’ acclaimed play follows the fortunes of an American family. Matriarch Amanda Wingfield is determined to find a husband for her vulnerable daughter Laura. With the help of her son Tom, they pin all their hopes of a better future on one man, only to be met by tragedy and disillusionment.
The anticipated revival of this American classic - with a no doubt stunning performance from Adams - opens in the West End on 23 May 2022.
| Status: Confirmed | Venue: Duke of York’s Theatre | When: May 2022 |
from £23.80
Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Strong Rumour
Disney's tale as old as time, Beauty and the Beast, is hotly rumoured to be transferring to the London Palladium in Summer 2022.
The musical, which is heading out on a brand new UK tour this year, was last in the West End over twenty years ago. The touring production promises some magical updates with the help of modern technical innovation, so we're expecting it to be a truly dazzling experience in the West End.
Details are not yet confirmed, but we're hoping Beauty and the Beast will be our guest sooner rather than later! More details will be added here as soon as we hear them, so keep checking back for all the latest information.
The musical, which is heading out on a brand new UK tour this year, was last in the West End over twenty years ago. The touring production promises some magical updates with the help of modern technical innovation, so we're expecting it to be a truly dazzling experience in the West End.
Details are not yet confirmed, but we're hoping Beauty and the Beast will be our guest sooner rather than later! More details will be added here as soon as we hear them, so keep checking back for all the latest information.
| Status: Rumoured | Venue: Unconfirmed | When: Unconfirmed |
Mean Girls the Musical – Strong Rumour
The Plastics will be making their way over from Broadway and establishing their clique in a West End venue soon. Mean Girls the Musical, based on the iconic 2004 film, was a smash-hit in New York and UK fans have been crying out for it to transfer.
This stylish musical features a book by the film's screenwriter, Tina Fey and music by her husband and multiple Emmy Award winner, Jeff Richmond.
Venue and dates are yet to be confirmed, but some rumours suggest the show may be headed to the Savoy Theatre in 2022. Here at SeatPlan, we couldn't be more excited for this musical to arrive, so be sure to check back for the latest information.
This stylish musical features a book by the film's screenwriter, Tina Fey and music by her husband and multiple Emmy Award winner, Jeff Richmond.
Venue and dates are yet to be confirmed, but some rumours suggest the show may be headed to the Savoy Theatre in 2022. Here at SeatPlan, we couldn't be more excited for this musical to arrive, so be sure to check back for the latest information.
| Status: Rumoured | Venue: Unconfirmed | When: Unconfirmed |
