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New Shows and Transfer News in London Theatre

Discover new West End shows and transfers, including premieres, upcoming performances, and international hits making their debut.

Lyn Gardner’s Heatwave Round-Up: Summer in the City as Theatre Hots Up

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Lyn Gardner’s Heatwave Round-Up: Summer in the City as Theatre Hots Up

The sun is shining at last, and theatre is hotting up too as summer begins. No better places to c...

21 May, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Allegra with Dame Maureen Lipman transfers to the West End

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Allegra with Dame Maureen Lipman transfers to the West End

Dame Maureen Lipman will return to London’s West End this summer as Allegra completes its UK tour...

21 May, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

Lionsgate to Bring The Housemaid to the Stage After Hit Film Run

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Lionsgate to Bring The Housemaid to the Stage After Hit Film Run

Lionsgate is bringing the psychological thriller The Housemaid to the stage, with a theatrical ad...

20 May, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

Stranger Things Star Gaten Matarazzo to Make West End debut in Rent, Plus Dates and Venue Just Confirmed

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Stranger Things Star Gaten Matarazzo to Make West End debut in Rent, Plus Dates and Venue Just Confirmed

Gaten Matarazzo will make his West End debut in the new revival of Rent. The Stranger Things star...

19 May, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

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Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

Tim Burton's iconic movie Beetlejuice, about ghosts who get stuck in their house after an untimel...

18 May, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

William Hanson Joins Olivier Award Winning Titanique For West End Debut

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William Hanson Joins Olivier Award Winning Titanique For West End Debut

William Hanson, etiquette coach and co-host of award-winning podcast Help I Sexted My Boss, which...

18 May, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

Lyn Gardner talks to Paula Varjack about Nine Sixteenths

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Lyn Gardner talks to Paula Varjack about Nine Sixteenths

Growing up in the 1990s, theatre maker Paula Varjack was a huge fan of Janet Jackson. “She was a ...

14 May, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner