Don your best leather or pink varsity jacket and step back into the '50s at Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical! Experience the beloved film as never before in this production that blends the movie with all kinds of interactive experiences: sit in a diner booth alongside the T-Birds and Pink Ladies, interact with the performers at the Rydell High Carnival, and of course, hand-jive along to iconic tunes like "Greased Lightnin'", "You're the One That I Want", "Summer Nights" and more. In a glowing review last summer, LondonTheatre.co.uk’s critic observed that “Secret Cinema takes everything we adore about Grease and makes it even more electrifyin’.”

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It wouldn’t be summer without a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream – and this year it’s being staged at both of London’s premiere outdoor theatres. First up is Shakespeare’s Globe, which is always the perfect venue for open-hearted mischief and chaos. The production is directed by Emily Lim (The Enormous Crocodile). Other productions at the Globe this summer include Mother Courage and Her Children, Much Ado About Nothing, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and As You Like It.

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Later in the season, the Shakespeare favourite can also be seen at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre directed by Atri Banerjee (Julius Caesar, RSC), with original folk music by the multifaceted Olivier-winning performer Maimuna Memon. It marks the first time that the sylvan classic has been performed at this lovely venue in several years and it will be lovely to see it bloom again.

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The Barbican is presenting not one, but two musicals this summer. First up is Cole Porter’s High Society, starring Call the Midwife’s Helen George as bride-to-be Tracy Samantha Lord, with Julian Ovenden as her ex-husband CK Dexter Haven, Freddie Fox as reporter Mike, and Felicity Kendal as her frazzled mother. With its glamour, sparkling score, and classic rom-com vibes, it’s sure to be the most swell-egant, elegant party of the summer.

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Frank Wildhorn’s musical adaptation of the popular manga follows brilliant high school student Light, who discovers a notebook with the power to shape life and death, which he uses to attempt to rid the world of crime. He gets more than he bargains for when ruthless detective L follows hot on his heels. The show was hugely popular when it was presented in concert form in London in 2023, and now you have the chance to see it in a full production for 50 performances only.

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For more high school angst and supernatural chaos, try this highly anticipated Broadway import based on the Tim Burton classic. Bereaved teenager Lydia Deetz finds herself sharing her home a pair of newly deads as well as a crazed demon who wants to roam free in the land of the living. Olivier nominee David Fynn (School of Rock) takes the title role.

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There are also plenty of hijinks to enjoy at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre as the Jellicle Cats pounce and frolic their way back to London this summer by the light of the Jellicle moon. This new production by the venue’s artistic director Drew McOnie (Brigadoon, Jesus Christ Superstar) features all the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber hits (with lyrics based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot) with thrilling new choreography and a truly magical setting.

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Whether you’re a long-time fan of Ol’ Blue Eyes or a newcomer to his oeuvre, you’re sure to find plenty to enjoy in the classy new biographical musical. The show focuses on the period in which Sinatra was torn between his devoted wife Nancy and movie bombshell Ava Gardner. Joel Harper-Jackson (Standing at the Sky's Edge) stars in the title role and the score features over 20 of the legendary crooner's greatest hits.

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Bartlett Sher’s (Kiss Me, Kate) production of Aaron Sorkin’s (The West Wing) adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved novel returns to the West End for a summer season. The stage adaptation of the stirring story of the fight against racism and injustice has captivated audiences in the US, London, and around the UK since 2018. Richard Coyle (The Player King, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore) reprises his role as upstanding lawyer Atticus Finch.

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There is more American drama over at the Old Vic with a revival of David Mamet’s 1983 play about four Chicago-based real estate salesmen who compete mercilessly to prove themselves the most successful in their field. This modern classic about the merciless dog-eat-dog nature of capitalism won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The twist in this new revival by Patrick Marber (The Producers) is that the characters will be played by women.

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Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures takes up residence at Sadler’s Wells in August with a revival of The Car Man, one of his steamiest shows. Loosely based on Bizet’s Carmen, the action takes place in a diner in the American Midwest, where the locals’ dreams and secret desires are shaken up by the arrival of a handsome and mysterious stranger. Fans at the ready!

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Summer is Edinburgh Fringe time and if you’re not able to travel to Scotland, fear not! One of the most popular shows of last year’s Fringe comes to The Other Palace. This musical by Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote (Babies) imagines the relationship between Earth and Humanity, the universe’s hottest couple, as a rom-com that descends into, well, a hot mess. First seen in London at Southwark Playhouse Elephant last autumn, it’s a perfectly formed delight.

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