Karl Sydow and Adam Kenwright are delighted to today announce their new joint venture. Capital Theatre, a permanent new theatre venue, will open in West London in Autumn 2025 with the record-breaking Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage set to be its very first production. Performances commence on Thursday 23 October 2025 in Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush.
Capital Theatre is to be operated by Adam Kenwright and his company Kindred Partners in partnership with Karl Sydow. With the auditorium designed and built by the architect and design team behind The Bridge Theatre, @sohoplace, The Young Vic and the recent transformation of the Playhouse Theatre into the Kit Kat Club.
The brand new purpose-built 620 seat venue is set over 35,000 square feet, taking over the southwest corner at the vibrant Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush. The intimate flexible auditorium will deliver a premium experience where every seat offers a fantastic view, and no customer will be more than 9 rows from the performance stage area. The venue will accommodate premium rehearsal rooms, first class backstage facilities including offices, dressing rooms, creative and technical facilities alongside management offices.
The state-of-the-art venue will include a welcoming foyer café serving delicious food and drink throughout the day, complemented by an onsite box office and merchandise store open seven days a week. Capital Theatre is ideally situated in the heart of Westfield London, offering customers exceptional accessibility through numerous public transport links (served by 4 major London underground stations: Shepherd’s Bush, White City, Wood Lane and Shepherd’s Bush Market) and convenient car parks nearby, with 5000 parking spaces on site. The venue will have access directly from the street and from within Westfield itself.
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage will be the first production to open at Capital Theatre. The smash hit musical, produced by Karl Sydow, will make a triumphant return to London, having had two box office record-breaking seasons in the West End in the last four years.
Karl Sydow, Producer, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, said:
“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. 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!”
Get Ready for The Time of Your Life. Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage returns to London in a stunning new venue!
Tickets go on sale Friday 8th November, Click here to book!
