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Celebrities on Stage in London
If you love to see celebrities on stage, we have some treats in store with dazzling performances from household-name talent on the menu. TV stars and movie stars, band members, solo chart toppers, comedians, soap and reality TV stars, these talented people make the West End shine brighter. Walk this way for glittering stars on stage in theatreland... live!
The Devil Wears Prada
Dominion Theatre
4.7 546 reviews 4.7 546 reviews Tickets from £25.00Based on Lauren Weisberger's best-selling 2003 novel and the 2006 blockbuster film, The Devil Wears Prada features an all-star, award-winning creative team including Elton John and Jerry Mitchell. Experience this fabulous musical for yourself in the West End!
- Booking until: Saturday, 26 September 2026
- Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Starring: Vanessa Williams
- Playing at: Dominion Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 26 September 2026
Sinatra the Musical
Aldwych Theatre
Tickets from £36.00Sinatra tickets on sale today. This brand new musical about the life and musical legacy of the legendary Frank Sinatra is coming to the Aldwych Theatre in summer 2026, written by Joe DiPietro and directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall. This powerful, inspiring account of Sinatra's struggles, love affairs, and rise to glory features over 20 of his most beloved hits, including "That's Life", "One For My Baby", "The Best Is Yet To Come", and "Come Fly With Me".
- Opens: Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Booking until: Thursday, 15 April 2027 - Starring: Joel Harper Jackson
- Playing at: Aldwych Theatre
- Booking until: Thursday, 15 April 2027
All My Sons
Wyndham's Theatre
4.9 52 reviews 4.9 52 reviews Tickets from £114.00Directed by Ivo van Hove, “Bryan Cranston is magnetic in this masterful staging” (The Independent) of Arthur Miller's 1946 play. Returning to London for the first time since the 2019 production at The Old Vic, the play follows a self-made businessman during World War II faces the fallout of his actions and the breakdown of his family.
- Booking until: Saturday, 7 March 2026
- Running time: 2hr 15min. No Interval.
- Starring: Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paapa Essiedu
- Playing at: Wyndham's Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 7 March 2026
Shadowlands
Aldwych Theatre
4.9 11 reviews 4.9 11 reviews Tickets from £36.00William Nicholson's heartbreaking drama returns to the stage, with this story of love, grief, and faith, coming to the Aldwych Theatre in 2026. It stars Hugh Bonneville (Paddington, Downton Abbey) in the role of author and academic C S Lewis, as his blossoming romance with American poet Joy Davidman turns into a tragic exploration of how to persevere after a loss.
- Booking until: Saturday, 9 May 2026
- Running time: 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 Interval.
- Starring: Hugh Bonneville
- Playing at: Aldwych Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 9 May 2026
Oliver!
Gielgud Theatre
4.9 313 reviews 4.9 313 reviews Tickets from £24.00Lionel Burt's timeless musical Oliver! is making a triumphant return to the West End this Winter. Bringing Dickens’ classic tale and its unforgettable songs back to life, audiences can look forward to a fresh revival of this timeless story from Cameron Mackintosh and Matthew Bourne. It'll leave you asking for more!
- Booking until: Sunday, 4 October 2026
- Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. interval.
- Starring: Simon Lipkin
- Playing at: Gielgud Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 4 October 2026
I'm Sorry, Prime Minister
Apollo Theatre
4.6 7 reviews 4.6 7 reviews Tickets from £18.00From Jonathan Lynn, the mind behind the political satire sitcom Yes, Minister and its theatrical spin-offs, comes the final chapter chronicling the story of the now ageing former Jim Hacker and Humphrey Appleby. I’m Sorry, Prime Minister comes to the West End in January 2026, opening at the Apollo Theatre.
- Booking until: Saturday, 9 May 2026
- Running time: 1hr 55min. Incl. 1 Interval.
- Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, Clive Francis
- Playing at: Apollo Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 9 May 2026
Woman in Mind
Duke of York's Theatre
4 23 reviews 4 23 reviews Tickets from £45.00Acclaimed British playwright and director Alan Ayckbourn’s jaw-dropping 1985 play returns to the stage after fifteen years in a breath-taking new revival. In Woman in Mind, melancholy housewife Susan dreams up the perfect, loving family to replace her existing one, but the hallucinations of her ideal family members begin encroaching further on reality in this darkly surreal story of domestic horror.
- Booking until: Saturday, 28 February 2026
- Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Starring: Sheridan Smith
- Playing at: Duke of York's Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 28 February 2026
Kinky Boots
London Coliseum
4.8 1230 reviews 4.8 1230 reviews Tickets from £25.00The beloved British musical comes home after strutting its way across the UK on a sell-out tour in 2025! Starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe and featuring music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this story of the unlikely team-up between a shoemaker and a drag queen is sure to leave a smile on your face.
- Opens: Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 11 July 2026 - Running time: 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Starring: Johannes Radebe
- Playing at: London Coliseum
- Booking until: Saturday, 11 July 2026
Inter Alia
Wyndham's Theatre
4.9 7 reviews 4.9 7 reviews Tickets from £54.00Emmy award-winner, Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike will star in the world premiere of Inter Alia. Set to be a "searing exploration of modern masculinity and motherhood", this production will reunite the team behind the global phenomenon Prima Facie.
- Opens: Thursday, 19 March 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 20 June 2026 - Running time: 1hr 40min, no interval
- Starring: Rosamund Pike
- Playing at: Wyndham's Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 20 June 2026
Romeo and Juliet
Harold Pinter Theatre
Tickets from £42.00Robert Icke directs Sadie Sink (Stranger Things, The Whale) and Noah Jupe (Hamnet, A Quiet Place) in their West End debuts as Romeo and Juliet comes to life at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Shakespeare's timeless story of family feuds and forbidden love will receive a sparkling new adaptation on the London stage in March 2026 in a highly anticipated theatrical experience that will enchant and enthrall audiences and critics alike.
- Opens: Friday, 6 March 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 6 June 2026 - Starring: Sadie Sink, Noah Jupe
- Playing at: Harold Pinter Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 6 June 2026
Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
4 5 reviews 4 5 reviews Tickets from £35.00Comedy legend Cole Escola’s dark, off-beat, and utterly outrageous historical comedy comes to the UK. This gleefully anachronistic take on American history follows Mary Todd Lincoln, wife to Abraham Lincoln: a woman who's feisty, thorny, drunken, and utterly unforgettable. Don’t miss this short and snappy 80-minute play packed with gags and mayhem, in a wild story about a First Lady as you’ve never seen her before.
- Booking until: Saturday, 25 April 2026
- Running time: 1hr 20min. No interval.
- Starring: Mason Alexander Park
- Playing at: Trafalgar Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 25 April 2026
Grace Pervades
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Tickets from £36.00Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison star as Henry Irving and Ellen Terry in this new play by acclaimed playwright David Hare and directed by Jeremy Herrin. Grace Pervades transfers to London after a wildly successful run at the Theatre Royal Bath. Don't miss this witty, dramatic historical play about two theatre legends and the resounding impact they had on an industry we all love.
- Opens: Sunday, 5 April 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 11 July 2026 - Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 Interval
- Starring: Miranda Raison, Ralph Fiennes
- Playing at: Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Booking until: Saturday, 11 July 2026
Cyrano de Bergerac
Noel Coward Theatre
4.8 35 reviews 4.8 35 reviews Tickets from £18.00Adrian Lester returns as the dashing but insecure hero Cyrano in Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson's adaptation of Edmond Rostand's timeless classic, in which poet and duelist Cyrano de Bergerac, unable to confess his feelings for his love Roxane, instead helps the handsome but inarticulate Christian woo her through letters written by his own hand. Cyrano de Bergerac opened to critical acclaim in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2025 and now London audiences will have the chance to experience the romance, tragedy, and hilarity of this lyrical story of love, lies, and longing when it arrives at the Noel Coward Theatre this summer.
- Opens: Saturday, 13 June 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 5 September 2026 - Running time: 2hr 45min. Incl. 1 interval
- Starring: Adrian Lester
- Playing at: Noel Coward Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 5 September 2026
I'm Every Woman the Musical
Peacock Theatre
Tickets from £78.00The life and musical journey of musical legend Chaka Khan comes to life in this vibrant, joyful, and moving musical that traces her rise to stardom in all its challenges and triumphs, filled with some of her best-beloved and unforgettable songs.
- Opens: Thursday, 5 March 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 28 March 2026 - Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Starring: Alexandra Burke
- Playing at: Peacock Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 28 March 2026
High Society
Barbican Theatre
4.2 6 reviews 4.2 6 reviews Tickets from £42.00Don't miss the party of the year with Cole Porter's much-loved musical comedy in this sparkling revival directed by Rachel Kavanaugh. A witty, laugh-out-loud that pokes fun at Oyster Bay high society, this musical takes you right into the wedding preparation for the latest nuptials of pretentious socialite Tracy Lord, which quickly descend into chaos with the arrival of her ex-husband. High Society stars Call the Midwife's Helen George and Anything Goes's Felicity Kendal and features many of Porter's classic songs such as 'Just One Of Those Things', 'Let's Misbehave', 'I Love Paris', 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?', and more.
- Opens: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 11 July 2026 - Starring: Felicity Kendal, Helen George
- Playing at: Barbican Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 11 July 2026
Marie and Rosetta
Soho Place Theatre (@sohoplace)
Tickets from £36.00George Brant's powerful, heartwarming tribute to an iconic piece of musical history stars Beverly Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu as gospel and blues duo Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight. Directed by Monique Touko, this joyful play, packed with some of the most unforgettable songs of the genre, returns to London after a wildly successful tour.
- Opens: Saturday, 28 February 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 11 April 2026 - Running time: 2hrs. Incl. 1 interval.
- Starring: Beverley Knight
- Playing at: Soho Place Theatre (@sohoplace)
- Booking until: Saturday, 11 April 2026
Ivanov
The Bridge Theatre
Tickets from £35.00Anton Chekhov's thrilling, keenly observant, and clever comic drama has enchanted audiences and thrilled critics for generations. In this bold new adaptation by Simon Stone (The Lady From the Sea), the story of Nikolai Ivanov, an unhappy government official searching for an escape from the humdrum of a midlife crisis is retold in a modern setting. Chris Pine makes his London stage debut as one of Chekhov's most complicated heroes.
- Opens: Saturday, 4 July 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 19 September 2026 - Starring: Chris Pine
- Playing at: The Bridge Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 19 September 2026
Teeth ‘n’ Smiles
Duke of York's Theatre
Tickets from £30.00Rebecca Lucy Taylor stars in this revival of David Hare's defiant, powerful play about rock 'n' roll and counterculture in the 1970s as a struggling band fights to preserve their fame and reputation. Taylor plays the washed-up and disillusioned rock star Maggie Frisby in a performance that will enchant and ensnare audiences in this poignant, stirring story about love for music and the perils of fame.
- Opens: Friday, 13 March 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 6 June 2026 - Starring: Rebecca Lucy Taylor
- Playing at: Duke of York's Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 6 June 2026
The Last Five Years
London Palladium
4.6 5 reviews 4.6 5 reviews Tickets from £24.00The Last Five Years comes to the West End for a limited engagement special concert 25 years after it first premiered, breaking hearts all over the world with the complicated, tragic love story of Cathy and Jamie, inspired by composer Jason Robert Brown's own marriage. Now Brown returns to bring this powerful, emotional musical to the stage, with musical powerhouses Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt taking the lead roles.
- Opens: Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Booking until: Sunday, 29 March 2026 - Starring: Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler
- Playing at: London Palladium
- Booking until: Sunday, 29 March 2026
Waitress
New Wimbledon Theatre
4.6 430 reviews 4.6 430 reviews Tickets from £23.25Friendship, following your dreams, and the perfect pie - these are the ingredients for your favourite uplifting musical. The beloved musical based on the iconic 2007 film returns to the stage for a magical tour through the UK and Ireland, starting in London. Relive the story of waitress and budding pie-maker Jenna, as she navigates an abusive marriage, an unexpected pregnancy, and a budding romance on her journey to make her dreams come true.
- Opens: Saturday, 28 March 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 4 April 2026 - Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Starring: Carrie Hope Fletcher
- Playing at: New Wimbledon Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 4 April 2026
Sylvia
Royal Albert Hall
Tickets from £34.50Kate Prince's electrifying, powerful musical about the life and career of feminist activist Sylvia Pankhurst returns to London. Set to a sizzling soundtrack that fuses hip hop, funk, and soul, it chronicles Sylvia's childhood, her complicated relationship with her mother and sister, fellow activists Emmeline and Christrabel, and her struggle to reconcile her pacifism with her activism. Fans of Hamilton will love this bold new musical about revolution and loyalty.
- Opens: Friday, 13 November 2026
Booking until: Sunday, 15 November 2026 - Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Starring: Beverley Knight, Sharon Rose
- Playing at: Royal Albert Hall
- Booking until: Sunday, 15 November 2026
Cats
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
4.3 256 reviews 4.3 256 reviews Tickets from £71.50For seven weeks only, Andrew Lloyd Webber's timeless, iconic musical about the life and times of a very special group of cats will be coming to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre before heading on a UK-wide tour. Don't miss the revival of this magical, memorable musical filled with colourful characters and unforgettable songs, returning to London after a decade.
- Opens: Saturday, 25 July 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 12 September 2026 - Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Starring: Beverley Knight
- Playing at: Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 12 September 2026
Dracula
Noel Coward Theatre
Cynthia Erivo returns to the West End stage in this one-of-a-kind adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula by Kip Williams: intoxicating, sexy, and utterly outrageous. Erivo plays all 23 roles in this dizzying, electrifying one-woman-show that combines film and cinema in a genre-defying blend, bringing a fresh take on the classic story of the ancient and terrifying vampire who leaves his castle in Transylvania to torment London.
- Booking until: Saturday, 30 May 2026
- Starring: Cynthia Erivo
- Playing at: Noel Coward Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 30 May 2026
Krapp’s Last Tape/Godot’s To-Do List
Royal Court Theatre
Young rising star playwright Leo Simpe-Asante's clever and confident absurdist comedy will open at the Royal Court Theatre as a curtain raiser to a searing revival of Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape, starring Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), which returns to the Royal Court after almost seventy years. Don't miss an evening of scintillating theatre that combines a bold new voice with a classic.
- Opens: Friday, 8 May 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 30 May 2026 - Starring: Gary Oldman
- Playing at: Royal Court Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 30 May 2026
Your favourite stars on the West End stage
You know that boy band you adored as a teen? Now your biggest teenaged crush is on stage in a West End musical and you're thrilled. Maybe a star of a popular children's TV show is making their way to theatreland for a West End debut and your kids can't wait to see them in real life. Perhaps someone from a beloved TV drama is taking to the stage to deliver masterful live entertainment. How can you resist?
It's no surprise stars on stage in London are such a big attraction. Adrian Dunbar, star of TV's Line of Duty, Ridley, Blood and Broken doesn't just act, he also sings like an angel. Dominic West from the US crime drama The Wire is no stranger to the stage. Mr Robot's Rami Malek and Mark Strong from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy, they've all transferred from screen to stage and made an impressive impact on the world of theatrical entertainment.
Keep an eye open for your best-loved celebs on stage in the capital and make your dreams come true. There they are, right in front of your eyes, and it's amazing. There's a huge variety of great talent to see on stage. Your only challenge is choosing which to see first.
Celebrities on Stage Frequently Asked Questions
Will I have the chance to meet this celebrity cast member after the show?
On occasion, cast members may choose to greet audience members at the stage door for photos and autographs. But there is no guarantee of this - it is not included in your ticket and depends entirely on the discretion of the cast, who may be tired and looking to get home quickly after the show. Please do not gather at the stage door unless you've been told in advance, and be respectful of the cast's time and energy.
Do celebrity-led shows sell out faster or have premium pricing?
Shows featuring popular actors, television personalities, or musicians usually attract high demand, which means tickets sell out quickly, and prices can be higher, especially for front-row seats. Book in advance to avoid missing out!
Will I only see British celebrities on the West End?
While you're more likely to see a British celebrity on stage - many great actors made their start in theatre - the West End also attracts many international stars from film, television, and Broadway, which means you'll have plenty of chances to catch American celebrities, in particular, crossing the pond for their West End debut, as Rachel Zegler did most recently in Evita.
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