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Best new musicals, London 2018

By Lucy Brooks on 10/10/2018

There are far more London musicals to see than The Lion King and Les Mis. Go beyond the West End mainstays with our selection of the best new musicals and revivals gracing the stage in 2018 and beyond

From Broadway to London: Dear Evan Hansen, photo by Matthew Murphy

Dear Evan Hansen, Noel Coward Theatre

Teenage dreams are about to come true as a smash hit Broadway musical about adolescence transfers to London. Dear Evan Hansen is the heartfelt story of a misfit who accidentally becomes a social media sensation.

WHEN

01 Oct 2019 – 29 Feb 2020, Due from autumn 2019, exact dates tbc

WHERE

Noel Coward Theatre
St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4AU

Still from film of Mary Poppins: West End show returns to Prince Edward Theatre

Mary Poppins, Prince Edward Theatre London

Get ready for a flurry of kites, jolly holidays and spoons full of sugar as everyone's favourite nanny flies back onto the London stage. Fifteen years after its impressive premiere, Disney's stage show Mary Poppins returns to its original home, the West End's Prince Edward Theatre

WHEN

01 Aug 2019 – 01 Aug 2020, From summer 2019, dates to be confirmed

WHERE

Prince Edward Theatre
Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4HS

Dolly Party musical - London's Savoy Theatre

Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical, Savoy Theatre London

What a way to make a living! Pop singers and reality TV stars flock bring country music mega-hits and a story of workplace sexism to the stage as Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical comes to London's Savoy Theatre featuring Louise Redkanpp and Love Island's Amber Davies.

WHEN

28 Jan 2019 – 31 Aug 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Savoy Theatre
Savoy Court , Strand, London, WC2R 0ET

Hadestown, National Theatre

Greek mythology meets American folk music and classic Orleans Jazz in genre-defying new musical Hadestown. Director Rachel Chavkin and singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell transform the story of Orpheus and Eurdice into a bold, drastically different folk opera. Hadestown opened to record-breaking success in its development stages and early runs at New York Theatre Workshop and Canada's Citadel Theatre. Now the show comes to London's National Theatre ahead of a 2019 Broadway run.

WHEN

02 Nov 2018 – 26 Jan 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Waitress, Adelphi Theatre, Spring 2019

London gets a slice of the action as hit all-female musical Waitress brings a sweet story of pie-baking and self-discovery from Broadway to the West End.

WHEN

02 Feb 2019 – 25 May 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Adelphi Theatre
Strand, London, WC2R 0NS

Fiddler on the Roof, Menier Chocolate Factory

Trevor Nunn directs a revival of much-loved musical Fiddler on the Roof for the Menier Chocolate Factory.

WHEN

23 Nov 2018 – 09 Mar 2019, Exact times TBA

WHERE

Menier Chocolate Factory
53 Southwark St, London , SE1 1RU

Rosalie Craig, Bobbi: Company, London 2018. Photo by Dan Kennedy

Company, Gielgud Theatre

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1970 musical, Company, gets a fresh re-working as lead character Bobby becomes a female. Musical theatre powerhouse Roasalie Craig plays Bobbi.

WHEN

26 Sep 2018 – 22 Dec 2018, Monday - Saturday 7.30pm, Thursday and Saturday 2.30pm

WHERE

Gielgud Theatre
35 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6AR

Follies, National Theatre

After five-star reviews, a sold-out 2017 run and the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, Follies returns to the Olivier Theatre for 2019. Alexander Hanson and Joanna Riding join the cast of Follies alongside Janie Dee and Peter Forbes.

WHEN

14 Feb 2019 – 31 May 2019, From 14 February

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Twelfth Night, Young Vic Theatre

The gender-swapping, identity-adopting chaos of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night inspires this jubilant new musical. The Young Vic's Kwei-Armah takes inspiration from that famous opening line – 'If music be the food of love' – to rework the verse into contemporary RnB-inspired songs. With Beyoncé riffs and brass bands, the music makes the humour and emotion in Shakespeare's text instantly accessible.

WHEN

02 Oct 2018 – 17 Nov 2018, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

The Young Vic
66 The Cut , Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ

Sharon D Clarke in Caroline, Or Change, Hampstead Theatre

Caroline, Or Change, Playhouse Theatre

Tony Kushner's 2003 show Caroline or Change feels especially timely in this cracking revival, which comes to the West End after impressing at Chichester and Hampstead Theatres.

Sharon D Clarke is superb as Caroline, a maid working in the basement of a big Louisiana house against a backdrop of civil rights and racial tension.

WHEN

20 Nov 2018 – 09 Feb 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Playhouse Theatre
Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5DE

Best new musicals, London 2018

There are far more London musicals to see than The Lion King and Les Mis. Go beyond the West End mainstays with our selection of the best new musicals and revivals gracing the stage in 2018 and beyond

Dear Evan Hansen, Noel Coward Theatre

Mary Poppins, Prince Edward Theatre London

Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical, Savoy Theatre London

Hadestown, National Theatre

Waitress, Adelphi Theatre, Spring 2019

Fiddler on the Roof, Menier Chocolate Factory

Company, Gielgud Theatre

Follies, National Theatre

Twelfth Night, Young Vic Theatre

Caroline, Or Change, Playhouse Theatre

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Best new musicals, London 2018

There are far more London musicals to see than The Lion King and Les Mis. Go beyond the West End mainstays with our selection of the best new musicals and revivals gracing the stage in 2018 and beyond

Dear Evan Hansen, Noel Coward Theatre

Mary Poppins, Prince Edward Theatre London

Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical, Savoy Theatre London

Hadestown, National Theatre

Waitress, Adelphi Theatre, Spring 2019

Fiddler on the Roof, Menier Chocolate Factory

Company, Gielgud Theatre

Follies, National Theatre

Twelfth Night, Young Vic Theatre

Caroline, Or Change, Playhouse Theatre

Musical Theatre

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All My Sons, Old Vic Theatre

Battersea Lates, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

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