An unmissable lineup of musicals awaits at Theatre Royal Plymouth

12th May 2025

From next week through to 2026, there will be an array of musicals on The Lyric stage at Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP), including family favourites such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Matilda, the highly anticipated six-week run of Hamilton and of The Lord of The Rings – A Musical Tale, where TRP is the only venue in the UK that the production is coming to.  

Bat Out Of Hell, The Lyric, 12 – 17 May 2025 (13+)

Get ready for the ultimate rock experience as Bat Out Of Hell roars back to the UK in 2025! The iconic music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf will once again shake the stage, delivering an electrifying journey that will ignite your love for rock like never before.

This heart-pounding experience, with a powerhouse eight-piece live band on stage, delivers a new production with sprawling multi-level platforms to transport you from Raven’s bedroom to the underground world of the Lost in a visual feast that pushes the boundaries of live theatre.

Headlining this epic production, we are thrilled to welcome back Glenn Adamson, Sharon Sexton, and Rob Fowler in the iconic roles of Strat, Sloane, and Falco, joined by the sensational Katie Tonkinson as Raven. Their unmatched vocal talents will bring Meat Loaf’s anthems to life, including I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), Paradise By The Dashboard Light, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad, Dead Ringer For Love, and, of course, Bat Out of Hell.

Brace yourself for a legendary night of rock ‘n’ roll as Bat Out Of Hell: The Musical explodes back onto the stage, promising a spectacle that will leave you breathless!

Only Fools and Horses: The Musical, The Lyric, 19 - 24 May 2025 (8+)

Stick a pony in your pocket – The Trotters are back and coming to a town near you! The smash hit show Only Fools and Horses The Musical – direct from a record-breaking four-year sold-out run-in London’s West End – featuring Del Boy, Rodney, Grandad, Cassandra, Raquel, Boycie, Marlene, Trigger, Denzil, Mickey Pearce.

Based on John Sullivan’s legendary television show, this critically acclaimed home-grown musical spectacular features cherished material from Britain’s best loved TV series. With a script and original score written by John’s son, Jim Sullivan, and comedy giant Paul Whitehouse, prepare to get reacquainted with Britain’s most lovable rogues and experience the classic comedy brought to life on stage through an ingenious script and 20 hilarious songs.

So don’t delay, get on the blower, and get a ticket for a truly cushty night out – only a 42 carat PLONKER would miss it!

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Lyric, 24 – 28 June 2025 (3+)

The smash-hit London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat comes to Plymouth Tue 24 – Sat 28 Jun 2025!

The multi award-winning show has been performed hundreds of thousands of times including multiple runs in the West End and on Broadway, international tours in over 80 countries worldwide and has become one of the world’s most beloved family musicals.

Joe McElderry and Joseph alumni will play Pharoah, Christina Bianco will star as Narrator and Adam Filipe as Joseph.

Featuring much loved pop and musical theatre classics, including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door, There’s One More Angel In Heaven and Go, Go, Go Joseph.

Book your dream tickets now!

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, The Lyric, 01 – 12 July 2025 (14+)

West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, comes to Plymouth as part of its first ever UK & Ireland tour.

From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them, winning 12 Grammy Awards.

Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits, including The Best, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Private Dancer and River Deep, Mountain High, discover the heart and soul behind the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Experience her inspiring story live on stage as this exhilarating celebration reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to dream fiercely, shatter barriers and defy the bounds of age, gender and race to conquer the world against all odds.

Calamity Jane, The Lyric, 15 – 19 July 2025

Gosh almighty! Grab a posse because the whip crackin’ musical comedy classic Calamity Jane is a rollin’ on over the plains to a theatre near you. Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, this plumb fancy new production stars the multi-award-winning West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella, Les Misérables) and begins its UK and Ireland tour at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in January 2025.

Meet the fearless, gun slingin’ Calamity Jane – biggest mouth in Dakota territory and always up for a fight. She’ll charm you hog-eyed though, especially when trying to win the heart of the dashing Lieutenant Gilmartin, or shooting insults at the notorious Wild Bill Hickok. But when the men of Deadwood fall hard for Chicago stage star Adelaid Adams, Calamity struggles to keep her jealousy holstered. Her heart’s a thumpin’… but who for?

With the sure-fire classic songs The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away), The Black Hills of Dakota, Just Blew in from the Windy City, and the Oscar-winning Secret Love, The Watermill Theatre’s Production of Calamity Jane, is directed by Nikolai Foster, co directed and choreographed by Nick Winston and features musical supervision by Olivier, Grammy and Tony Award winner Catherine Jayes.

What are you waiting for, you wild coyotes?  Whip-crack-away and book now!

Hamilton, The Lyric, 30 July – 06 September 2025 (10+)

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi award-winning cultural phenomenon Hamilton is touring the UK for the very first time and is coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth for a 6 week season from Wednesday 30th July – Saturday 6th September 2025.

Hamilton is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway – the story of America then, as told by America now.

Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire and is based on Ron Chernow‘s biography of Alexander Hamilton.

Winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. 

The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, The Lyric, 04 – 11 October 2025 (8+)

Take your seat in the company of Hobbits and embark on a new journey, as this timeless tale unfolds in a critically acclaimed and breathtaking theatrical production. The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale plays at Theatre Royal Plymouth in October 2025.

Longtime fans and newcomers alike will be immersed in the world of Middle-earth™, as J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, is brought to life, in an award-winning musical theatre event featuring spectacular world-class theatrics and captivating live music.

Hailed “The greatest show on Middle-Earth” by The Guardian, the legend returns to capture our imaginations and hearts, like never before.

Adventure awaits…

Matilda The Musical, The Lyric, 13 January – 07 February 2026 (6+)

Following the sellout success of its first tour in 2018/19, Matilda The Musical, the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl, is heading back out on tour across the UK and Ireland from October 2025.

In celebration of 15 years on stage since opening at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, and following performances in 100 cities across 17 countries worldwide, Matilda now returns to Plymouth!

With book by Dennis Kelly, music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and directed by Matthew Warchus, Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Winner of over 100 international awards, including 24 for Best Musical, the ‘unique and unforgettable’ (Rolling Stone) global phenomenon, Matilda has now delighted over 12 million audiences worldwide.

Miss Saigon, The Lyric, 17 – 28 February 2026 (14+)

Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh presents the spectacular new production of Miss Saigon as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn. The soaring score features hit songs including; The Heat is On in Saigon, The Movie in My Mind, Last Night of the World and The American Dream.

Embarking on a major UK Tour, this epic production arrives at Theatre Royal Plymouth in February 2026.

In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17 year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as The Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For 3 years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son.

HERE & NOW – The Steps Musical, The Lyric, 24 – 29 March 2026 (5+)

TAKE A CHANCE ON A HAPPY ENDING

Happiness is only a heartbeat away with HERE & NOW, the hilarious and heart-warming new musical based on the songs of the multi-million-selling pop phenomenon, Steps. Don’t miss this sparkling celebration of love and friendship when it comes to Plymouth after its recent record-breaking world premiere.

Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it’s Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone’s dancing in the aisles. But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. Have they all lost their chance of a ‘happy ever after’? Or does love have other plans in store…?

Directed by the award-winning Rachel Kavanaugh (Half a Sixpence, The Great British Bake Off Musical) and written by Shaun Kitchener (Hollyoaks), HERE & NOW features many of Steps’ iconic hits, including 5, 6, 7, 8, Stomp, Better Best Forgotten, and Last Thing On My Mind.

This brand new musical is produced by Steps themselves, ROYO and pop legend Pete Waterman.

Book your tickets now – it’d be a tragedy to miss it!

TRP now offers a ‘Multibuy’ scheme to help make theatre more affordable and accessible for those wanting to book multiple shows. Those booking three or four shows will save 10%, or 20% if they book five or more shows. Multibuy also activates early access to tickets.

To see TRP’s full line up of what’s on, visit Take a look at the full line up here https://theatreroyal.com/whats-on/ .