New West End Shows Opening In August 2026

Published Tue, 4 August 2026

London theatre has plenty of new arrivals to brighten the final weeks of summer, spanning family adventures, sharp comedy, classic drama and award-winning musicals.

From 5 August, audiences can tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice in Wonderland at Soho Theatre Walthamstow. Younger theatregoers can also join the energetic fun of Be Like Blippi at The Arts at Marble Arch, featuring music, dancing and audience participation.

Jules Verne’s thrilling Around the World in 80 Days races into St Paul’s Church on 11 August. A day later, Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party brings its painfully funny portrait of suburban ambition, strained relationships and disastrous hospitality to the Harold Pinter Theatre.

The comedy continues at Charing Cross Theatre, where Jeeves Takes Charge arrives on 13 August. The same date brings Kaspar: Prince of Cats to St Paul’s Church, while Shakespeare’s Globe welcomes the romance, disguises and mistaken identities of As You Like It from 14 August.

Bertie Wooster and his remarkably resourceful valet return in Jeeves and Wooster in ‘Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves’ on 17 August. Electra/Persona then reaches the National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre on 19 August, combining two intense stories of identity, family and psychological conflict.

You & It begins at the King’s Head Theatre on 20 August, followed by Theatre Royalty Drury Lane at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 23 August. Music fans can experience the story and greatest hits of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons when Jersey Boys visits Wycombe Swan from 24 August.

The month concludes with Holy Fool at Park Theatre and The Story at the National Theatre from 27 August. On 28 August, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre comes to Southwark Playhouse Elephant, while Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo makes its London debut at Hampstead Theatre.

From literary favourites to contemporary musicals, August’s new London shows offer something for every theatre fan.