The summer of theatre continues with more than 70 new shows arriving in London in July!
As the summer holidays begin there are plenty of kid-friendly shows to keep children entertained including stage adaptations of What the Ladybird Heard and the Tiger who Came to Tea. Major new and returning musicals such as Anything Goes and The Prince of Egypt also open their doors over the next month.
There's also poetry and spoken word, thrilling shows inspired by true stories, opera, and plays about everything from stolen identities and revenge, to unlikely friends and kindred spirits.
Take a look at the curated list below and see what the world of London theatre has in store for you in July...
High-Energy Shows
If you love shows with big stories, big voices and even bigger energy ...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Begins 12 July)
kid-friendly • musical • biblical times • faith & spirituality • family
Anything Goes (Begins 23 July)
musical • 1920s • farce • opposites attract • romantic
Carousel (Begins 31 July)
musical • classic • dark • outdoor • parenthood • romantic • unlikely friends
Wonderful Town (Begins 1 July)
musical • 1930s • family • New York City • romantic
The Prince of Egypt (Begins 1 July)
musical • screen to stage • Ancient Egypt • faith & spirituality • historical • magical • royalty & rulers • secrets
Romantic
If you're in the mood for a tragic love story, an against-the-odds romance, or a magical Shakespearean fantasy ...
South Pacific (Begins 5 July)
musical • 1940s • romantic • war & military
The Phantom of the Opera (Begins 27 July)
musical • mystery • spectacle • atmospheric • classic • romantic • unlikely friends
Pretty Woman (Begins 8 July)
musical • screen to stage • feel-good • Los Angeles • opposites attract • romantic
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Begins 28 July)
play • Shakespeare • atmospheric • fantasy • farce • magical • mistaken identity • romantic
Singin' in the Rain (Begins 30 July)
dance • musical • screen to stage • romantic
The Red Side of the Moon (Begins 12 July)
ambition • fame • folk • heart-warming • music • romantic
Inspired by Real Events
If you're interested in real-life stories of politics, deception, or the kindness of strangers ...
Come From Away (Begins 22 July)
musical • true story • community • feel-good • friendship • high-energy • inspiring • Olivier Award Winner
Anna X (Begins 10 July)
play • true crime • true story • ambition • identity • justice • secrets
Crisis? What Crisis? (Begins 20 July)
immersive • interactive • play • 1970s • Britain • politics
Jersey Boys (Begins 28 July)
biographical • musical • friendship • Olivier Award Winner • Tony Award Winner
Operation Mincemeat (Begins 23 July)
musical • true story • 1940s • Britain • farce • Germany • high-energy • war & military
Copenhagen (Begins 20 July)
mystery • play • 1940s • friendship • Germany • historical • science & technology • secrets • Tony Award Winner
Kid-friendly
If you're looking for exciting summer holiday adventures ...
Anansi the Spider (7 July)
kid-friendly • retelling • animals
What the Ladybird Heard (Begins 15 July)
kid-friendly • page to stage • adventure • animals
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (Begins 12 July)
kid-friendly • page to stage • adventure • animals • family • music
Billionaire Boy (Begins 17 July)
kid-friendly • musical • page to stage • friendship • heartfelt
Spectacular (Begins 24 July)
kid-friendly • magic • musical • puppetry • family • friendship • heart-warming • high-energy
Poetry and Spoken Word
If you like to lose yourself in haunting, historical, or heartfelt poetry and spoken word ...
Carmina Burana (7 July only)
music • orchestral • poetry
Changing Destiny (Begins 9 July)
retelling • migration & displacement • poetry • royalty & rulers
Eating the Copper Apple (Begins 9 July)
LGBTQ • solo show • spoken word • culture & heritage • identity • philosophical • poetry • politics
Wilde Without the Boy (Begins 2 July)
LGBTQ • play • solo show • poetry • prison • romantic
Rising of the Black Sheep (Begins 22 July)
LGBTQ • solo show • spoken word • art & artists • Black history & experience • Germany • identity
Blud (29 July only)
solo show • spoken word • Black history & experience • coming-of-age • poetry • survival
Timely Tales
Keep your finger on the pulse with these timely tales of environmental crisis, making sense of an upside-down world, and verbatim stories about identity ...
Big Big Sky (Begins 30 July)
play • environmental • heartfelt • nature & sustainability
Fitter (Begins 26 July)
biographical • play • hard-hitting • interview • witty
Hotter (Begins 26 July)
dance • play • dating & sex • imaginative • witty
Eighteen (Begins 23 July)
true story • autobiographical • coming-of-age • heartfelt
The War of the Worlds (Begins 28 July )
page to stage • play • retelling • science fiction • science & technology • thrilling
Under the Mask (Begins 21 July)
immersive • true story • autobiographical • grief • hard-hitting • heart-breaking • medicine & care
Feel-good
Forget your worries with a night of farce, magic and illusion, or bright and bold show tunes ...
The Best of the West End (21 July only)
concert • musical • art & artists
The Comeback (Begins 7 July)
play • farce • feel-good • friendship • heart-warming • laugh-out-loud • mistaken identity • nostalgic
Twelfth Night (Begins 29 July)
Shakespeare • farce • mistaken identity • romantic
The Three Musketeers: A Comedy Adventure (Begins 16 July)
play • adventure • ambition • friendship • Paris • revenge • romantic • slapstick
Wonderville Magic and Illusion (Begins 16 July)
magic • spectacle • visually-striking
Inspiring Women
If you like stories with strong female leads, tributes to beloved female authors, or showcases of female collaboration and creativity ...
Tina (Begins 28 July)
biographical • musical • art & artists • inspiring women
Scream Fire (for the Revolution) (21 July only)
play • provocative • self-doubt • unapologetic
Through this Mist (Begins 15 July)
art & artists • ensemble • inspiring women • music
Civilisation (Begins 27 July)
dance • play • grief • heart-breaking • imaginative • tragic • witty
Louisa & Jo (& Me) (Begins 6 July)
page to stage • solo show • tribute • coming-of-age • family • music • nostalgic
The Darker Side of Life
If you're in the mood for an evening of dark surrealism, a political thriller, or tales of misspent youth ...
Oleanna (Begins 21 July)
play • dark • dating & sex • revenge • school & university
Nightfall (Begins 6 July)
play • coming-of-age • dark • dating & sex • kindred spirits • school & university • unlikely friends
Punk Rock (24 July only)
play • mental health • school & university
The Dumb Waiter (Begins 7 July)
play • dark • farce • psychological • surreal • unpredictable
The Invisible Hand (Begins 1 July)
play • politics • prison • thrilling
Medea on the Beach (Begins 22 July)
play • ancient times • family • migration & displacement • psychological • royalty & rulers • thrilling
Solo Shows
If you like to delve into intimate and personal tales shared between artists and audience ...
Hash (Begins 15 July)
play • solo show • mental health • philosophical
Sweet William (Begins 30 July)
biographical • solo show • 1950s • acting & performance • Ireland
On Arriving (Begins 13 July)
play • solo show • migration & displacement • poetic
Elton John: It's a Little Bit Funny (12 July only)
biographical • true story • art & artists • music
Lava (Begins 9 July)
play • 1990s • Africa • Black history & experience • hard-hitting • poetic • witty
Shoes to Fill (Begins 5 July)
play • solo show • spoken word • Caribbean • culture & heritage • family • Ireland • music
Opera
If you enjoy spending the evening immersed in the sounds of an orchestra ...
Gustav Holst the Idea (Begins 1 July)
classical music • kid-friendly • musical • orchestral • surreal
Don Giovanni (Begins 5 July)
classical music • opera • anti-hero • tragic • visually-striking
L'amico Fritz (Begins 16 July)
opera • feel-good • romantic • witty
The Cunning Little Vixen (Begins 13 July)
opera • animals • heart-warming • music • nature & sustainability • philosophical
Friendship
Explore the nature of friendship in all its forms: false friends, frenemies, and friends forever ...
Hymn (Begins 16 July)
play • dark • family • friendship • mental health
Bagdad Cafe (Begins 17 July)
magic • play • screen to stage • adventure • community • friendship • music
My Night with Reg (Begins 7 July)
LGBTQ • play • 1980s • friendship • hard-hitting • London • tragic • witty
Last Easter (Begins 3 July)
play • faith & spirituality • friendship
The Wind in the Willows (Begins 24 July)
interactive • kid-friendly • page to stage • adventure • animals • cheerful • music
Every Seven Years (Begins 20 July)
play • coming-of-age • friendship • hard-hitting • kindred spirits • mental health • witty
Family, Relationships & Married Life
If you're intrigued by shows with relationships at their core: married life, sibling bonds, and being part of a community ...
When Sarah Arrives (Begins 13 July)
atmospheric • community • poetic • poetry • secrets
John & Jen (Begins 28 July)
spoken word • atmospheric • poetry
All That (Begins 27 July)
LGBTQ • play • dating & sex • witty
Wolves are Coming for You (Begins 6 July)
mystery • animals • community • heartfelt • magical
The Two Character Play (Begins 17 July)
play • solo show • Paris • poetry • romantic
From Here (Begins 1 July)
musical • family • heartfelt • romantic • witty