From award-winning tribute acts to spectacular musicals, from TV stars to puppets – there is something for everyone at the Theatre Royal in 2026.
This year, highlights include TV personality, and West End star, Denise Van Outen visiting the theatre, a K-Pop party featuring hits from the Netflix smash ‘K-Pop: Demon Hunters’ and the return of the theatre’s beloved annual pantomine.
To find the full list of what’s on at Wakefield’s esteemed theatre this year, and to find tickets, visit: https://www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk/whats-on
21. Come From Away - May 20 to May 24
Winner of four Olivier Awards including Best New Musical, this smash-hit show shares the incredible real-life story of the 7,000 air passengers from all over the world who were grounded in Canada during the wake of 9/11, and the small Newfoundland community that invited these ‘come from aways’ into their lives with open hearts. Photo: Wakefield West Riding Theatre Company
22. Beauty and the Beast - November 24 to January 3
Theatre Royal Wakefield’s panto dream team, the ones behind Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, are returning with a brand-new beast of a show! Expect music and mayhem, laughter and love, plus the highest-powered water pistols money can buy! Photo: Theatre Royal Wakefield