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A new theatre is set to open in London in autumn next year and will launch with a revival of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage.
Capital Theatre will open in West London, with Dirty Dancing scheduled to run between October 23 and March 1, 2026.
Developed by West End producers Karl Sydow and Adam Kenwright, the venue is based in Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush. The 620-capacity venue will take over the southwest corner of the shopping centre, on the site of a former Debenhams department store.
The venue will be operated by Kenwright and his company Kindred Partners in partnership with Sydow, who is the producer behind Dirty Dancing. Additionally, the venue will boast a foyer café, box office and merchandise stands. Backstage, there will be offices, rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, creative and technical facilities, and management offices.
The auditorium will be designed and built by the architects and team behind The Bridge Theatre, @sohoplace, The Young Vic, as well as the transformation of the Playhouse Theatre into the Kit Kat Club for the production of Cabaret.
“I began my entertainment journey in 1965 with Rock’n’Roll bands, moved to theatre in 1982, produced my first show in 1988 and received my first Tony nomination in 1991,” said Sydow.
“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. So at the halfway point in my theatrical life I’m thrilled to be doing something very special and 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.”
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