Theatre shows coming to UK cinemas in 2024
Did you know you can also check out some theatre shows on the big screen in your local cinemas? With the pandemic 4 years ago, we all jumped at the opportunity to watch streamed performances or downloaded Broadway HD in a bid to get our theatre fix. This also provided an entirely new perspective on how we access theatre. However, it is 2024 and the continuation of streamed performances seems to have fizzled out quite abruptly, sadly. What is quite brilliant is that we have plenty of great West End shows, plays and movie adaptations coming to UK cinemas in 2024 and we’ve got a quick guide on the ones you need to watch out for!
Mean Girls
Release Date: 19 January
Heading to the big screen to bash away those January blues is a new film adaptation of the stage musical, Mean Girls. This is a film that will certainly divide people’s opinions, especially when there has been a real lack of marketing this for what it is - a musical movie. However, having listened to the recent release of ‘World Burn’ by Reneé Rapp - I for one am really excited to check this one out for myself!
Dear England
Release Date: 25 January
Missed out on its run both at the National Theatre and more recently at the Prince Edward Theatre? Dear England is giving more people the chance to check out James Graham’s gripping examination of nation and game. Hailed “Big-hearted and technically dazzling” by Time Out, this is a great new play to check out - even if you aren’t a football fan!
The Color Purple
Release Date: 26 January
Alice Walker’s novel comes to life in spectacular style in the new movie musical, The Color Purple. This movie tells the story of the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond. It’s a bold new take on the story and features a lot of the original Broadway cast in the leading roles. Not one to sleep on let me tell you - it’s utterly stunning!
Kinky Boots
Release Date: 1 & 4 February
Filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre, Kinky Boots The Musical is back and strutting onto the big screen! Inspired by true events, this huge-hearted hit tells the story of two people with nothing in common - or so they think. If you’ve missed seeing this musical lighting up the West End or never got the chance to see it - now is the time!
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers and Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Release Date: 14 & 18 February
Featuring a 40-piece orchestra and international stars of the stage and screen, this special anniversary concert was presented at London’s newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane – the same venue that premiered the original West End production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I.
Les Misérables
Release Date: 14 February
Haven’t got any plans for Valentine’s Day yet? Why not head to the cinema to see the 2012 (which snapped up three Oscars) movie be boldy remixed and remastered! Very intrigued to see what that involves but with the show approaching its 40th anniversary, it’s a good way to celebrate one of the greatest movies of all time in style!
Vanya
Release Date: 22 February
Andrew Scott does a superb job at bringing multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. The production which had a sold-out run in London’s West End explores the complexities of human emotions.
Titanic - The Musical
Release Date: 7 & 10 March
Based on the real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, Titanic the Musical is a stirring production, focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers, all innocently unaware of the fate awaiting them. The production was filmed as part of its 10th Anniversary Tour.
The Motive and the Cue
Release Date: 21 March
Sam Mendes has directed a startling new play on the making and Burton and Gielgud’s Hamlet, The Motive and The Cue. The production is currently playing a limited run at the Noel Coward Theatre so if you can’t make it across in time, definitely book a date to see it in the cinema!
An American in Paris
Release Date: 10 & 21 April
An American in Paris is the beautiful Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the Oscar-winning MGM film. It tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the ‘City of Light’. Featuring the gorgeous music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin, stunning designs, and show-stopping choreography - check out the production which received 28 five-star reviews on its London premiere.
Nye
Release Date: 23 April
This epic new Welsh fantasia will be broadcast LIVE from the National Theatre on the 23 April, so if you can’t bag a ticket to see it - head to your local cinema instead! Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in this spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.
42nd Street
Release Date: 16 & 19 May
Filmed live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the largest ever staging of the Tony Award-winning musical heads to the big screen for two dates in May. Starring national treasure Bonnie Langford as Dorothy Brock and featuring iconic songs 42nd Street, We’re In The Money and Lullaby Of Broadway, this is pure musical magic.
Wicked: Part One
Release Date: 27 November
November seems a long way away but that hasn’t stopped the hype which is building for Universal’s film adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway musical, Wicked. Theatre fans have been waiting a long time for this release and now that 2024 is here, the countdown is really on now!
With so much to check out in 2024, like Dear England and the countdown to the release of Wicked - we will really be making the most of our trips to the cinema this year! What are you most excited to see on the big screen?
