Summer and trips to the theatre go hand in hand. During the summer, there are opportunities to find affordable tickets for the family, experience an open-air theatre, or find productions that are reworkings of old classics. This year is no different. The scenic riverside town of Greenwich has long had a connection with theatre and The Bard himself. Shakespeare who performed for Queen Elizabeth I Christmas of 1954 . In July there will be staging his Tragedy Romeo & Juliet. Greenwich Theatre Productions has announced the casting for new adaptations of Romeo & Juliet and The Little Mermaid. No trip to Greenwich is ever dull; there is always something going on, whether it’s celebrating film , breaking a Guinness World Record, food, music or theatre. Looking for a fun family summer day out? Add Greenwich to your list; thank me later. Don’t forget, Shakespeare’s tragic love story and the magic await at Greenwich Theatre.
Greenwich Theatre Summer 2026
Greenwich Theatre has been in situ since 1969. This summer, they will be presenting new adaptations of Romeo & Juliet and The Little Mermaid. This roster is set to entertain audiences as part of the Greenwich Theatre’s inaugural season. Presented in rep by a single acting company, the shows promise the high stakes of Shakespeare’s tragic love story and Hans Christian Andersen’s tragic fairy tale for children and adults alike.
Romeo & Juliet
From 3rd –25th July, the theatre will produce a new music-fuelled adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. This fresh summer staging forms part of the theatre’s long-term ambition to establish a recurring Shakespeare tradition in southeast London, bridging generations of audiences through reimagined classics. This reimagined production follows the tragic fortunes of Juliet (Ava Honey, in her professional debut) and ‘goddess of her idolatry’ Romeo (Blossom Timothy-Macbeth, Globe Players) as they battle against the will of their families to be together.
This spellbinding revival of the greatest love story of them all also stars Charlotte Harwood(Loserville, Garrick Theatre; Kill Me Now, Park Theatre; Flashdance, Shaftesbury Theatre), Nikita Johal (Spring Awakening, Hope Mill Theatre; Frankie Goes to Bollywood; UK Tour & Southbank Centre), Matt Penson (Julius Caesar, The Lion and The Unicorn; Macbeth, Guildford Shakespeare Company) and actor and Musical Director James Aldred (The Crown, Netflix; The Uncontainable Nausea of Alec Baldwin, New Diorama Theatre)
The Litter Mermaid
Following Romeo & Juliet, the mini rep season continues with The Little Mermaid: Song of the Sea, running from 31st July–23rd August. Driven by curiosity and forced into a terrible deal with the Sea Witch, the show follows a fierce heroine as she discovers the world above the sea and learns just what it means to trade her voice for a chance to walk on land. Created by the award-winning team behind Dick Whittington and his Cat and last year’s five-star hit The Three Musketeers, the production reimagines the classic tale in a show filled with music, puppetry and character-driven storytelling.
The show will star Nikita Johal as The Little Mermaid, alongside Ava Honey as Crabby, Matt Penson as Trevelyan, Charlotte Harwood as the Narrator and the Sea Witch, James Aldred as Barnabus Binns, Blossom Timothy as narrator/ensemble and is written by Greenwich pantomime legend Anthony Spargo (Dick Wittington and His Cat, Peter Pan: A Pantomime Adventure). Relocating the tale to the Cornish coast, The Little Mermaid: Song of the Sea promises to retain all the magic of the original tale in a joyful, innovative, steampunk story of magic and love above and below the waves
Greenwich Theatre Productions’ Show Details
As mentioned earlier, Romeo & Juliet will run from 3rd July–25th July 2026. Venue is the Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London, SE10 8ESBox. The run time is 1 hour and 50 mins. Ticket price from £30; for more information and to book, go to the box office.
The Little Mermaid: Song of the Sea will run from 31st July–23rd August 2026 at the same location as the Romeo & Juliet performance. Ticket prices start at £17, and the duration is 2 hours. For more information, check out Greewich Theatre box office.
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