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Trainspotting - The Musical

By Irvine Welsh

Cult heroes of youth culture; Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy, and Kelly are back, alongside an ensemble cast and a live band. Featuring some of the electrifying tracks from the film that defined a generation, together with catchy, confrontational and celebratory original songs, set to become singalong, dance-along classics,...

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Tao of Glass

By Phelim McDermott & Philip Glass

Composer Philip Glass and performer-director Phelim McDermott (Improbable) have worked together on acclaimed opera productions in London, New York and beyond, and Tao of Glass is their most personal collaboration yet. Inspired by a dream, this West End premiere marries ten meditations on life, death and Taoist wisdom with ten...

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Abigail's Party

By Mike Leigh

Essex, 1977. Beverly is hosting, the alcohol is flowing, Demis Roussos is on the record player and the cheese and pineapple cocktail sticks are ready to go. Queen of the castle in her suburban semi, Beverly and husband Laurence welcome new neighbours Angela and Tony round for drinks. Sue from next...

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Recent Openings

Death Note: The Musical

From the manga by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata — Reimagined by Frank Wildhorn & Jack Murphy

Barbican Centre, London

Previews30 July 2026
Opens/Press Night11 August 2026
Closes12 September 2026
Running Time2 hours 20 minutes
First PerformedNissay Theatre Tokyo Japan, 2015
UK premiere
Presented ByHoriPro and Trafalgar Theatre Productions in association with the Barbican

Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note tells the story of Light Yagami, a bright but dissatisfied student in Tokyo. When he comes across a discarded notebook owned by Ryuk, a mythological god of death, he discovers that he can kill anyone by just writing their names in the supernatural notebook. So Light decides to take justice into his own hands by filling the notebook with names of the nation's most wanted criminals, but unbeknownst to Light, a detective only known as L is tracking him down. The production will feature a revised script and new songs alongside the original score.

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The Comedy About Spies

By Henry Lewis & Henry Shields

Adelphi Theatre, London

Previews02 August 2026
Opens/Press Night09 August 2026
Closes26 September 2026
Running Time2 hours 20 minutes
First PerformedNoël Coward Theatre London, 2025
Presented ByKenny Wax and Stage Presence in association with Jo Danvers

Set in 1960s London, The Comedy about Spies is a farcical, physical double-crossing caper full of misunderstanding, miscommunication, and mistaken identity. A rogue British agent steals plans for a top-secret new weapon. Spies from the CIA and the KGB assemble at London's Piccadilly Hotel to track down the British mole and obtain the file. When a young British couple and an older actor auditioning for the title role in the first James Bond film check into the hotel, the stakes reach boiling point in this hilarious Cold War comedy.

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