A brand new London theatre is to open in Westfield White City

The state of the art 620-seat Capital Theatre will open in autumn 2025 with Dirty Dancing  – The Classic Story on Stage.

The new venue at Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush is a joint venture between the show’s producer Karl Sydow and Adam Kenwright.

Dirty Dancing The Classic Story on Stage will be the first production at the new venue. (Image: Supplied)

The auditorium will be designed and built by the team behind The Bridge Theatre, @sohoplace, The Young Vic, and the transformation of the Playhouse Theatre into the Kit Kat Club.

The 35,000 square feet venue will take over the southwest corner at the shopping centre with a flexible auditorium offering good views from every seat plus premium rehearsal rooms, backstage facilities including offices, dressing rooms, and technical facilities.

It will also include a foyer café serving all day, a box office and merchandise store open seven days a week.

Karl Sydow said: “I began my entertainment journey in 1965 with Rock’n’Roll bands, produced my first theatre show in 1988 and received my first Tony nomination in 1991.

“I have presented shows all over the world from the smallest of the fringe to the largest of West End Theatres and produced Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage since 2004.

“At the halfway point in my theatrical life I’m thrilled to be doing something new to me with a very special friend. It’s time to build and run a venue! We have always had a mission to bring more people to the theatre and by opening the Capital Theatre at Westfield London, we are bringing a theatre to where the people are!”

Artist’s impression of the new venue which is designed and built by the team behind the Bridge Theatre and Soho Place. (Image: Capital Theatre)

Adam Kenwright continued: “We are so excited to announce the Capital Theatre: a thrilling, state of the art addition to London’s entertainment scene.

“We have created a uniquely tailored and designed new space, with the experience of audiences at its heart. London’s theatres are on course to deliver the greatest ever attendance figures in 2024, with 17 million tickets and sales in excess of £1 billion.

“Capital Theatre will build upon this, supported by superb transport links to provide easy access for audiences from across the UK. With Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage as the inaugural show, we will be launching with a world-renowned production that has a track record of more than a decade’s sold-out seasons.”

Tickets for the opening show go on sale on November 8th with the first performances in October 2025. (Image: Supplied)

Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage returns to London after two successful seasons in the West End with casting to be announced.

The familiar love story between Baby and charismatic dance instructor Johnny Castle who meet at Kellerman’s resort in the summer of ’63 is told with 40 performers, sensational choreography, that famous lift, and favourite moments from the movie accompanied by the soundtrack of 35 songs including Hungry Eyes, Hey Baby, Do You Love Me? and the heart stopping (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life, played live.

Tickets go on sale on Friday November 8th at dirtydancingonstage.co.uk with the first performance on Thursday October 23rd, 2025.