Let’s take a look at what theatre shows are opening in September 2025 – both on tour around the UK & Ireland and in the heart of London’s West End.
Touring shows opening in September
Shawshank Redemption
Shawshank Redemption opens at Windsor Theatre Royal on 3 September 2025 and runs until 6 September.
The tour will then visit the following venues:
9-13 Sept Darlington Hippodrome
16-20 Sept Truro Hall for Cornwall
23 -27 Sept Blackpool The Grand Theatre
30 Sept – 4 Oct Belfast Grand Opera House
7 – 11 Oct Manchester Home
13 – 18 Oct Lichfield Garrick
21 – 25 Oct Hull New Theatre
4 – 8 Nov New Brighton Floral Pavilion
14 – 17 Jan 2026 Wales Millennium Centre
20 – 24 Jan Edinburgh Lyceum Theatre
27 – 31 Jan Poole Lighthouse
2 – 7 Feb Bath Theatre Royal
24 – 28 Feb Peterborough New Theatre
17 – 21 Mar Billingham Forum Theatre
19 – 23 May Leeds Grand Theatre
Click here to find out more about the UK tour of Shawshank Redemption
The Talented Mr Ripley
The Talented Mr Ripley opens at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on 4 September 2025 and runs until 13 September.
The tour will then visit the following venues:
15 – 20 September Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
22 – 27 September Birmingham Rep
6 – 11 October New Victoria Theatre, Woking
13 – 18 October Oxford Playhouse
27 October – 1 November Theatre Royal Brighton
3 – 8 November Bristol Old Vic
10 – 15 November Richmond Theatre
2026 touring dates to be announced
Click here to find out more about the UK tour of The Talented Mr Ripley
To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird opens at Leeds Playhouse on 8 September 2025 and runs until 4 October.
The tour will then visit the following venues:
8 – 18 OCT NOTTINGHAM Playhouse
21 – 25 OCT EDINBURGH Festival Theatre
28 OCT – 1 NOV LEICESTER Curve
4 – 8 NOV GLASGOW King’s Theatre
11 – 22 NOV BATH Theatre Royal
25 – 29 NOV CARDIFF Wales Millennium Centre
2 – 6 DEC EASTBOURNE Congress Theatre
13 – 24 JAN 2026 SALFORD Lowry
27 JAN – FEB 7 SHEFFIELD Lyceum
10 – 21 FEB DUBLIN Bord Gais
24 FEB – 7 MAR BELFAST Grand Opera House
10 – 14 MAR PLYMOUTH Theatre Royal
17 – 21 MAR CANTERBURY Marlowe Theatre
24 – 28 MAR SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower Theatre
14 – 18 APR BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome
21 – 25 APR NEWCASTLE Theatre Royal
28 APR – 2 MAY NORWICH Theatre Royal
12 – 16 MAY LIVERPOOL Empire Theatre
19 – 23 MAY MILTON KEYNES Theatre
Click here to find out more about the UK & Ireland tour of To Kill A Mockingbird
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard opens at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre on Saturday 20 September 2025 and runs until 27th.
The tour will then visit the following venues:
1 – 4 OCTOBER WINTER GARDENS, BLACKPOOL
6 – 11 OCTOBER NEW THEATRE, OXFORD
14 – 18 OCTOBER HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN
21 – 25 OCTOBER MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
25 NOVEMBER – 14 DECEMBER ZURICH, THEATER 11
17 DECEMBER 2025 – 4 JANUARY 2026 MUNICH, DEUTSCHES THEATER
13 – 17 JANUARY SOUTHEND, CLIFFS PAVILION
19 – 31 JANUARY MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE
3 – 7 FEBRUARY TRURO, HALL FOR CORNWALL
10 – 14 FEBRUARY 2026 SHEFFIELD LYCEUM THEATRE
16 – 21 FEBRUARY 2026 WIMBLEDON NEW THEATRE
11 – 29 MARCH 2026 BERLIN, ADMIRALSPALAST
1 – 12 APRIL 2026 FRANKFURT, ALTE OPER
21 – 25 APRIL 2026 THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON
27 APRIL – 2 MAY 2026 SUNDERLAND EMPIRE
5 – 9 MAY 2026 BELFAST GRAND OPERA HOUSE
12 – 16 MAY 2026 CURVE, LEICESTER
18 – 23 MAY 2026 EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
25 – 30 MAY 2026 GLASGOW KING’S THEATRE
1 – 6 JUNE 2026 VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO
8 – 13 JUNE 2026 BRADFORD ALHAMBRA
15 – 20 JUNE 2026 LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
22 – 27 JUNE 2026 NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
29 JUNE – 4 JULY 2026 NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
6 – 11 JULY 2026 PLYMOUTH THEATRE ROYAL
13 – 18 JULY 2026 NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL
20 – 25 JULY 2026 WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
27 July – 1 AUGUST 2026 NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
4 – 8 AUGUST 2026 BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN
17 – 22 AUGUST 2026 EASTBOURNE CONGRESS THEATRE
Click here to find out more about the UK & Ireland tour of The Bodyguard
The Woman in Black
The Woman In Black opens at Chester Storyhouse on Wednesday 24 September 2025 and runs until 27th.
The tour will then visit the following venues:
30 SEPTEMBER – 4 OCTOBER SHREWSBURY THEATRE SEVERN
8 – 25 OCTOBER ALEXANDRA PALACE
28 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER BARNSTAPLE QUEEN’S THEATRE
4 – 8 NOVEMBER THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH
18 – 22 NOVEMBER THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON
25 – 29 NOVEMBER RICHMOND THEATRE
2 – 6 DECEMBER THEATRE ROYAL BATH
6 – 10 JANUARY 2026 DARLINGTON HIPPODROME
13 – 17 JANUARY GRAND OPERA HOUSE, YORK
20 – 24 JANUARY THEATRE ROYAL GLASGOW
27 – 31 JANUARY THE ALEXANDRA, BIRMINGHAM
3 – 7 FEBRUARY CHELMSFORD THEATRE
10 – 14 FEBRUARY OXFORD PLAYHOUSE
17 – 21 FEBRUARY LIGHTHOUSE POOLE
24 – 28 FEBRUARY LIVERPOOL PLAYHOUSE
10 – 14 MARCH THEATRE ROYAL, NOTTINGHAM
17 – 21 MARCH ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD
24 – 28 MARCH PETERBOROUGH NEW THEATRE
31 MARCH – 4 APRIL MALVERN THEATRE
7 – 11 APRIL SOUTHAMPTON MAYFLOWER STUDIOS
14 – 18 APRIL YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD
Click here to find out more about the UK tour of The Woman In Black
Death on the Nile
Death On The Nile opens at The Lowry, Salford on 26 September and plays until 4 October 2025.
The tour will then visit the following venues:
7-11 October Richmond Theatre, London
14-18 October Milton Keynes Theatre
21-25 October Theatre Royal Bath
4-8 November Royal & Derngate Northampton
11-15 November Truro Hall for Cornwall
18-22 November Princess Theatre, Torquay
25-29 November New Theatre, Cardiff
13-17 January 2026 The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
20-24 January Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
Click here to find out more about the UK tour of Death On The Nile
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers The Play opens at Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 30 September and plays until 4 October 2025.
The tour will then visit the following venues:
07 – 11 October Eastbourne Congress Theatre
14 – 18 October Bournemouth Pavilion
21 – 25 October New Wimbledon Theatre
28 October – 1 November Wycombe Swan Theatre
04 – 08 November Manchester Opera House
11 – 15 November Liverpool Empire
18 – 22 November Northampton Royal & Derngate
25 – 29 November Southend Cliffs Pavilion
02 – 06 November Theatre Royal Plymouth
09 – 20 November Guildford G Live
06 – 10 January 2026 Leeds Grand Theatre
13 – 17 January King’s Theatre, Glasgow
20 – 24 January Aberdeen Music Hall
27 – 31 January Edinburgh Playhouse
03 – 07 February Sunderland Empire
10 – 21 February Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
24 – 28 February Regent Theatre, Stoke
03 – 07 March Southampton Mayflower
10 – 14 March Ipswich Regent Theatre
17 – 21 March Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre
24 – 28 March Bradford Alhambra Theatre
31 March – 4 April Blackpool Opera House
14 – 18 April Princess Theatre, Torquay
21 – 25 April Truro Hall for Cornwall
28 April – 02 May Milton Keynes Theatre
05 – 09 May Llandudno Venue Cymru
12 – 16 May Hull New Theatre
19 – 23 May Grand Opera House, York
26 – 30 May New Victoria Theatre, Woking
02 – 06 June Theatre Royal, Nottingham
09 – 13 June Norwich Theatre Royal
23 – 27 June Cardiff Wales Millenium Centre
30 June – 4 July Newcastle Theatre Royal
07 – 11 July Orchard Theatre, Dartford
14 – 18 July New Theatre, Oxford
21 July – 25 July Dublin Bord Gais Theatre
Click here to find out more about the UK & Ireland tour of Fawlty Towers The Play
London shows opening in September
Clarkston
Joe Locke will make his West End debut starring opposite Ruaridh Mollica with Sophie Melville in the UK premiere of Clarkston by critically acclaimed writer Samuel D. Hunter.
The play opens on 17 September 2025 at London’s Trafalgar Theatre and plays for nine weeks until 22 November 2025.
Ghost Stories
Hot off the heels of a UK tour, Ghost Stories concludes its run with a sit down at London’s Peacock Theatre 30 September – 8 November 2025.
