We’re nearly a quarter into 2025 already and March is bringing with it some exciting shows as winter turns into Spring, with brand new shows, one-off events, transfers and returns all giving us plenty to look forward to. Here are 40 shows to check out in March:
PUNCH (Young Vic)
1st March - 26th April
James Graham brings Jacob Dunne’s powerful true-life account to the stage of how an impulsive punch leads to fatal consequences.
Tickets from www.youngvic org
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Crucible Theatre)
1st – 29th March
A new production of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play stars Joanna Vanderham as Blanche, Amara Okereke as Stella and Jake Dunn as Stanley.
Tickets from https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/
CRY-BABY, THE MUSICAL (Arcola Theatre)
3rd March – 12th April
The UK premiere of the Tony nominated cult-classic from the makers of Hairspray is a tale of forbidden love and teen rebellion with the 17-strong cast the largest ensemble for any production in the Arcola’s history.
Tickets from https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/cry-baby/
BLISS (Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells)
4th – 8th March
A public workshop presentation of a hilarious and heartwarming original musical for all ages proving that staying true to who you really are – and living happily ever after – is more complicated than it seems. The cast includes Josefina Gabrielle, Dujonna Gift and Sam Tutty.
Tickets from https://blissthemusical.com/
DEAR MARTIN (Arcola Theatre)
5th – 29th March
The story of an unexpected friendship between a psychopath and his secret lover’s husband. Madeleine Brettingham’s debut play is a darkly comic commentary on mental health, connection and redemption.
Tickets from www.arcolatheatre.com
WEATHER GIRL (Soho Theatre)
5th March – 5th April
After a multiple award-winning, sell-out run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024, London gets its first taste of this rollercoaster ride of rage and revelation with Julia McDermott reprising her role.
Tickets from www.sohotheatre.com
DEATH OF A SALESMAN (UK Tour)
5th March – 3rd May
Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play returns for a new tour starring David Hayman as Willy Loman. The tour kicks off at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre.
Tickets from www.rawmaterialarts.com
FAREWELL MR HAFFMANN (Park Theatre)
5th March – 12th April
Making its London premiere, this play blends dark humour and suspense against the background of unprecedented times, this play shines a light on human resilience in the face of impossible choices.
Tickets from www.parktheatre.co.uk
TINA (UK & Ireland Tour)
6th March – 4th April 2026
Still playing to packed houses in the West End, the story of Tina Turner hits the road for its first tour of the UK and Ireland, kicking off in Leicester.
Dates and tickets at https://tinathemusical.com/uktour/
ASBO BOZO (Riverside Studios)
6th – 29th March
A play about isolation, responsibility, and the emotional toll of supporting people at society’s forgotten fringes. A day in the life of someone who gives her all to others - and gets nowt back.
WILD ROSE (Lyceum Edinburgh)
6th March – 5th April
The world premiere stage adaptation of the acclaimed film, this is an uplifting and heart-warming new musical about motherhood, dreams and finding your three chords and the truth.
Tickets from https://lyceum.org.uk/
TAMBO & BONES (UK Tour)
7th March – 24th May
Following its European premiere in 2023, the acclaimed production returns for a national tour starring Clifford Samuel and Daniel Ward. An exhilarating, darkly comic and provocative satire on capitalism and Black performance, that explores the commodification of the Black experience through the mediums of minstrelsy, hip-hop and afro-futurism.
The tour kicks off in Northampton. Tickets at https://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO (Gillian Lynne Theatre)
8th March – 2nd November
After two runs at the Barbican, the stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s record-breaking hit transfers to the West End for a 34-week run
Tickets from https://lwtheatres.co.uk/theatres/gillian-lynne/
RETROGRADE (Apollo Theatre)
8th March – 14th June
Following its sold-out run at the Kiln Theatre, Ryan Calais Cameron’s gripping thriller transfers to the West End capturing the moment when a young Sidney Poitier is about to sign a career-defining Hollywood contract that could make him a star.
Tickets from www.nimaxtheatres.com
NIKITA KUZMIN: MIDNIGHT DANCER (UK Tour)
8th March – 24th May
The International champion and Strictly Come Dancing star is embarking on his first ever UK & Ireland solo tour. Kicking off in Bromley, it promises to be a fairytale ball like no other and a night full of music, sequins, and world class dancing.
Dates and tickets at www.nikitalive.co.uk
DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS (Menier Chocolate Factory)
8th March – 3rd May
Bram Stoker’s horror classic a comic makeover in this lightning-fast gender-bending reimagining that features a Gen Z pansexual Count Dracula in the midst of an existential crisis. The UK premiere stars James Daly, reprising the role after originating it off-Broadway alongside Safeena Ladha, Dianne Pilkington and Charlie Stemp
Tickets from www.menierchocolatefactory.com
A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF ALAN MENKEN (London Palladium)
9th March
The legendary composer takes to the stage for two performances performing his most iconic songs and stories behind them as well as personal anecdotes from his illustrious career. Responsible for the songs in Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Pocahontas, prepare for some classics.
DEAR ENGLAND (Olivier Theatre/The Lowry)
10th March – 24th May/29th May – 29th June
James Graham’s smash hit returns to National Theatre followed by a four week run at The Lowry with Gwilym Lee taking on the role of former England manager Gareth Southgate.
Tickets from www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
WESTWAY SESSIONS: LEE MEAD (Vaudeville Theatre)
10th March
Four leading stars of the West End and Broadway are performing exclusive concerts at the Vaudeville with TV and West End star Lee Mead bringing his brand new show ‘The Best of Me’ to kick off the series.
Tickets from https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/westway-sessions/
MARISHA WALLACE (Adelphi Theatre)
11th March
The West End and Broadway sensation is returning to her former home for her biggest ever headline show. With credits to her name including Dreamgirls, Waitress, Oklahoma!, Guys & Dolls and Cabaret, expect some of the very best in musical theatre in ways only Marisha can sing them.
Tickets from https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/marisha-wallace/
KIM’S CONVENIENCE (UK Tour)
12th March – 5th July
Ins Choi’s award-winning play that inspired the Netflix series returns for its first UK tour. It follows the hilarious and heart-warming tale of a Korean family-run convenience store and the growing schism between his first-generation immigrant values and those of his second-generation children.
Dates and tickets at https://www.kimsconvenienceplay.com/
THE LITTLE PRINCE (London Coliseum)
12th – 16th March
Following sold-out performances in Paris, Sydney, Dubai, and a season on Broadway, this stage adaptation comes to London for its UK premiere filled with theatrical spectacle, dance, aerial acrobatics, and ground-breaking video mapping technology that bring the classic adventure story loved by generations to life.
THE CHOIR OF MAN (Arts Theatre)
12th March – 31st August
Its lengthy run at the Arts may have come to a close recently but due to changes to the timeline of the major redevelopment of the theatre, the much-loved show returns for a further 5 month engagement
Tickets from www.choirofmanwestend.com
PLIED & PREJUDICE (The Vaults)
13th March – 27th April
A brand new immersive theatre experience, this side-splitting parody of Jane Austen’s classic novel invites you to Pemberley for Mr Darcy’s booziest ball.
Tickets from https://pliedandprejudice.com/london/
PLAYHOUSE CREATURES (Orange Tree Theatre)
15th March – 12th April
From dressing-room camaraderie to bitter rivalry, April De Angelis’ gloriously exuberant, bawdily funny and deeply poignant play celebrates five women grabbing this newfound freedom and making their way in an unfamiliar world.
Tickets from orangetreetheatre.co.uk
SABRAGE (Lafayette)
15th March – 6th July
The world premiere of this brand-new theatrical experience combining the worlds of circus and cabaret in a unique spectacle opens at one of London’s leading live music venues.
Tickets from www.sabrageshow.co.uk
THE LAST DAYS OF LIZ TRUSS (White Bear Theatre)
18th – 29th March
After a sold-out critically acclaimed premiere, the lettuce is back for a run almost as limited as her time as Prime Minister in this tragic-comic exploration of the tensions in politics between ambition and ability, vision and reality, going short and playing it long
KAREN (The Other Palace Studio)
18th – 23rd March
A bold one-woman production, fuelled by pent up rage, awkward encounters and a healthy dose of sarcasm, Sarah Cameron-West stars in this vivacious and wildly popular show that now returns to London for a limited run.
Tickets from https://theotherpalace.co.uk/karen-2/
SISYPHEAN QUICK FIX (Riverside Studios)
18th March – 6th April
Based on lived experience, writer and performer Bettina Paris explores how the complexities of alcohol addiction can affect families and family relationships
Tickets from www.riversidestudios.com
THE WOMEN OF LANRUMNEY (Stratford East)
19th March – 12th April
Azuka Oforka’s award-winning, acclaimed historical drama returns to the stage London following high demand.
Tickets from www.stratfordeast.com.
WILKO: LOVE AND DEATH AND ROCK AND ROLL (Southwark Playhouse Borough)
20th March – 19th April
This biographic play with live music celebrating the extraordinary life of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer and Dr Feelgood co-founder Wilko Johnson. After being told he had one year to live in 2012, Wilko Johnson refused all treatment and decided to spend his last months living meaningfully: seeing the people, places and things which meant most to him during his remarkable life… until a miracle happened.
Tickets from https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/wilko/
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS – THE MUSICAL (Theatre Royal Bath)
22nd March – 12th April
The world premiere of this brand new musical is a unique theatrical journey through the imagination of Alfred Hitchcock bringing together episodes from his classic series. Scarlett Strallen, Sally Ann Triplett, Alistair Brammer, Joaquin Pedro Valdes and Liam Tamne are among the cast.
Tickets from theatreroyal.org.uk
APEX PREDATOR (Hampstead Theatre)
22nd March – 26th April
Laura Whitmore and Sophie Melville star in the world premiere of John Donnelly’s genre-busting new play that is both a sophisticated critique of the way we live now and a supernatural thriller.
Tickets from www.hampsteadtheatre.com
F**KING MEN (Waterloo East Theatre)
22nd March – 4th May
After sell-out runs in 2023 and 2024, the show returns for another limited season. Tony-winning writer Joe DiPietro takes a sharp and insightful look at the experiences of modern gay men as they navigate their conflicting desires for the comfort of monogamous love and the thrill of sexual freedom.
Tickets from https://www.waterlooeast.co.uk/fmen-2025
STILETTO (Charing Cross Theatre)
24th March – 15th June
This major new musical gets its world premiere with a story set in Venice during the winter of 1730-31
Tickets from www.charingcrosstheatre.co.uk
AUSTENLAND (Savoy Theatre)
24th March
The brand-new musical based on the novel by Shannon Hale gets its world premiere with two concert workshop performances starring Lucie Jones.
MURDER, SHE DIDN’T WRITE (Duchess Theatre)
24th March – 19th May
The improvised whodunit and firm Edinburgh Festival Fringe favourite heads on a Uk tour including a West End stop. In this interactive show, the audience becomes the author as a classic Agatha Christie-inspired murder mystery is written live
Tickets from www.murdershedidntwrite.com
RHINOCEROS (Almeida Theatre)
25th March – 26th April
Omar Elerian directs and translates Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist satire about resisting conformity and holding onto what’s left of our humanity as we resist the rumbling power of the herd.
Tickets from www.almeida.co.uk
MANHUNT (Royal Court)
28th March – 3rd May
Robert Icke writes and directs this world premiere about Raoul Moat and provides a chilling portrait of a man on the run.
Tickets from www.royalcourttheatre.com
RICHARD FLEESHMAN: LIVE AT THE SAVOY (Savoy Theatre)
31st March
One of the West End’s most exciting leading men returns to the place where his stage career began as he brings big band classics and contemporary songs to life.
What are you most looking forward to seeing in March?
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See you in the theatre!