The cult favourite Heathers the Musical is officially set to return to the UK in Summer 2026, with a brand-new tour that will once again bring Westerberg High to audiences across the country.
Based on the iconic 1989 film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, Heathers the Musical first premiered in Los Angeles in 2013 before transferring to New York’s New World Stages in 2014. The show was reimagined for its 2018 London debut, featuring new songs and updated script elements that are now showcased in the current New York production.
Following three smash-hit West End runs and three record-breaking UK and Ireland tours, Heathers the Musical has cemented its status as a fan-favourite. It won the 2019 WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical and was filmed for streaming on The Roku Channel in 2022.
UK fans—affectionately known as Corn-Nuts—can look forward to the musical’s return from Summer 2026, with full tour dates to be announced soon. The production will also tour Australia and New Zealand starting April 2026, with stops in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Canberra, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
The current New York production at New World Stages opened in June 2025 to the largest advance in the venue’s history. Originally slated to run until 28 September 2025, the show has now been extended through 25 January 2026 due to overwhelming demand.
Tonight marks Big Fun Day at New World Stages—a special sing-a-long performance celebrating the fans who have helped propel the show to international success.
Looking ahead, Heathers the Musical will embark on a year-long tour across the United States beginning Spring 2027. Full details and dates will be announced in the coming months.
“What a year it’s been for Heathers the Musical,” says director Andy Fickman. “We brought our award-winning production back to New World Stages in New York and today we announced that the production will be going to Australia and New Zealand next year. I’m even more excited that we’ll be bringing the show back home to the UK for audiences new and old to experience this twistedly heartfelt story again. So, get out your scrunchies and break out the Corn Nuts and join us at Westerberg High for Big Fun next year!”
Greetings and salutations! Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day.
But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true.
That is until JD, the mysterious teen rebel, turns up and teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody.
This high-octane, black comedy, rock musical is directed by acclaimed American screen and stage director Andy Fickman, with choreography by Gary Lloyd, design by David Shields, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Dan Samson, musical supervision by Jeremy Wootton and Will Joy, and is produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills.
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