Death Note: The Musical

If you had the power over life and death, what would you do?

This summer, the hotly anticipated world premiere of Death Note: The Musical, arrives at the Barbican for 50 performances only from 30 July to 12 September.

With over 30 million copies sold worldwide, the legendary manga phenomenon by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata is a global sensation that has captivated audiences for almost twenty years, including multiple sell-out seasons of the musical in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

Now, boldly reimagined for the London stage in close collaboration with the original Japanese producers, HoriPro, this new musical features an electrifying score by Tony, Grammy and Emmy nominee Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Jack Murphy and a book by Ivan Menchell. Death Note: The Musical is set to be the theatrical event of the summer.

When brilliant student Light Yagami discovers a notebook with the power to determine who lives and who dies, his mission to reshape society quickly spirals out of control and attracts the attention of the elusive and ruthless detective L. What begins as justice descends into obsession and forces both Light and L to confront the limits of morality itself.

Write a name. Change the world.

BSL Interpreted:

• Saturday, 29th August, 2:30pm
  

Audio Described:

• Tuesday, 1st September, 7:30pm (touch tour at 6pm)
  

Captioned:

• Saturday, 5th September, 2:30pm

Age Restrictions

Performance Times

Now taking bookings for performances from Thu 30th July 2026 until Sat 12th September 2026.

Show times for each day are below.

Barbican Details

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Barbican Location

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