Show Announcements Archives - Matinee Musicals

National Theatre unveils 2027 season including West Side Story and Joan Armatrading musical

09-09-26 The National Theatre has unveiled its 2027 programme A World of Stories, with two musicals among the biggest announcements as West Side Story returns in a major new production and the songs of Joan Armatrading provide the soundtrack to a brand-new British musical. In total, 18 productions have been announced across the National Theatre's stages and beyond, including eight world premieres, major revivals, a new Punchdrunk immersive experience and […]

September 9, 2026 26

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Million Dollar Quartet to embark on major UK tour in 2027

07-09-26 The Barn Theatre's acclaimed production of Million Dollar Quartet is hitting the road, with Darren Day leading a major UK tour in 2027. Following its current London season at The Arts at Marble Arch, the production will visit 23 venues between January and July, opening at Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on 26 January. Day will continue in the role of Sam Phillips, the record producer who brought Elvis Presley, […]

September 7, 2026 43

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Michael Ball to play Willy Wonka in new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

02-09-26 Michael Ball is heading back to the London Coliseum to take on one of musical theatre’s most famous roles, Willy Wonka. The double Olivier Award winner will lead a brand-new production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, opening for a strictly limited London season from 4 June to 18 September 2027. The production will originate at Curve, Leicester before transferring to the London Coliseum, with Curve Artistic Director Nikolai […]

September 2, 2026 17

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Self Esteem’s Teeth ’N’ Smiles is coming to National Theatre at Home

Updated 22-08-26 Missed Rebecca Lucy Taylor in Teeth ’N’ Smiles in the West End? The acclaimed production is heading to National Theatre at Home this September. The Self Esteem star takes centre stage as Maggie Frisby in the 50th anniversary production of David Hare's play with original music, which was filmed live during its run at the Duke of York's Theatre. It will be available to stream from 8 September 2026 […]

August 22, 2026 43 8

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Layton Williams announces UK tour celebrating 20 years on stage

18-08-26 Layton Williams is taking his extraordinary musical theatre career on the road with Layton Live, a brand-new UK tour celebrating almost 20 years since he made his professional stage debut. The Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee will visit more than 20 towns and cities between 23 February and 4 April 2027, culminating in a major London performance at the Adelphi Theatre. Layton Live promises a musical journey […]

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The Greatest Showman is coming to the West End in 2027

15-08-26 This is the moment we’ve waited for! Disney’s The Greatest Showman is officially coming to the West End, opening at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in spring 2027. Following its sell-out run at the Bristol Hippodrome earlier this year, the brand-new stage adaptation of the hit 2017 movie will make its London premiere with Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks leading the company as P.T. Barnum and Charity Barnum. They will […]

August 15, 2026 120 23

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Darren Day leads Million Dollar Quartet as Barn Theatre production transfers to London

07-08-26 The Barn Theatre’s acclaimed production of Million Dollar Quartet is heading to London this autumn, with Darren Day reprising his role as legendary record producer Sam Phillips. The production will play a strictly limited season at The Arts at Marble Arch: powered by TodayTix from 4 September to 6 December 2026, with a press night on 15 September. Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by the extraordinary […]

August 7, 2026 43

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Rob Madge’s My Son’s A Queer returns to the West End for one final season

Updated 25-07-26 Following acclaimed, sold-out runs in the West End and on Broadway, My Son's A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) will return to London's Apollo Theatre this autumn for a strictly limited final West End engagement. Written and performed by Rob Madge, the Olivier Award-nominated autobiographical show will play just 23 performances from 16 September to 3 October 2026, marking what Madge has described as one last hurrah […]

July 25, 2026 29

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson brings acclaimed Truman Capote play Tru to the Menier Chocolate Factory

10-07-26 Fresh from a critically acclaimed New York run, Jesse Tyler Ferguson is set to make his Menier Chocolate Factory debut this autumn as celebrated author Truman Capote in Jay Presson Allen's award-winning play Tru. The Modern Family star will reprise his acclaimed performance when the production opens at the London venue on 27 September, with previews from 19 September, running until 14 November 2026. Directed by Tony Award winner […]

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