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Last Chance to See in London

This is your chance to be captivated, inspired, impressed, terrified, amused and thoroughly entertained by these West End shows about to close. These theatrical masterpieces are what memories are made of, shows that proved so good, hard to resist and well-loved they made West End history. Explore our Last Chance list, displayed by popularity, and embrace the magic while you can.

The Marilyn Conspiracy tickets The Marilyn Conspiracy

The Marilyn Conspiracy

Park Theatre

3 2 reviews 3 2 reviews Tickets from £30.00

On Wednesday August 1st 1962, seven people gathered at Marilyn Monroe’s home to celebrate her new $2m two-picture deal with 20th Century Fox.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 27 July 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. interval.
  • Playing at: Park Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 27 July 2024
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Echo (Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen) tickets Echo (Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen)

Echo (Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen)

Royal Court Theatre

Tickets from £42.00

A new performer takes to the stage at every show without having a clue of what is going to be asked of them. Unrehearsed and unprepared, the script becomes their guide as they journey through the story of the playwright, connected live from his flat in Berlin? Or is he? Can we really know where or when we are?

  • Booking until: Saturday, 27 July 2024
  • Running time: 1hr 20min. No interval.
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Closer to Heaven tickets Closer to Heaven

Closer to Heaven

The Turbine Theatre

Tickets from £25.00

Let us take you back to the Millennium for the night of your life. Suddenly what was wrong seems right… The Turbine Theatre is proud to present new production of this adored club musical.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 27 July 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 30min.
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Marie Curie the Musical tickets Marie Curie the Musical

Marie Curie the Musical

Charing Cross Theatre

5 2 reviews 5 2 reviews Tickets from £48.00
Anyone (100%) i

Marie Curie is certain that she can make a name for herself and change the course of science in the progress as she arrives from her native Poland to study at Sorbonne University in Paris.

  • Booking until: Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Running time: 1hr 40min.
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A View from The Bridge tickets A View from The Bridge

A View from The Bridge

Theatre Royal Haymarket

4.8 23 reviews 4.8 23 reviews Tickets from £20.00
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Theatre Royal Bath Productions with Len Blavatnik and Danny Cohen for Access Entertainment present Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge starring BAFTA Award winner Dominic West (The Wire, The Crown, The Affair), Olivier and Tony Award nominee Kate Fleetwood (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Macbeth, London Road) and BAFTA Cymru Award winner Callum Scott Howells, (It’s A Sin, Cabaret).
  • Booking until: Saturday, 3 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Starring: Callum Scott Howells, Kate Fleetwood, Dominic West
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Final Weeks
Standing at the Sky’s Edge tickets Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Gillian Lynne Theatre

4.8 55 reviews 4.8 55 reviews Tickets from £47.00
Theatregoers (95%) i

The multi-award winning new musical Standing at the Sky’s Edge has won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. It won the UK Theatre Award for Best Musical Production, and also the South Bank Sky Arts Award. Now it transfers to the West End’s Gillian Lynne Theatre after dazzling sold-out runs at the National Theatre and Sheffield Theatres.​ Widely considered the most exciting new British musical in years, it’s a must for lovers of top quality home-grown musical theatre.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 3 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 50min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Richard III | Globe tickets Richard III | Globe

Richard III | Globe

Globe Theatre

Tickets from £6.00

Meet Richard: the man, the myth, the monster. A new production of Shakespeare’s Richard III unfolds in the Globe Theatre this summer, with Artistic Director Michelle Terry in the title role.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 3 August 2024
  • Running time: 3hr. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Playing at: Globe Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 3 August 2024
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Boys From The Blackstuff tickets Boys From The Blackstuff

Boys From The Blackstuff

Garrick Theatre

4.8 6 reviews 4.8 6 reviews Tickets from £24.00
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Roll back time to the ‘80s and life was hard for unemployed Yosser, Loggo, Chrissie, George, Dixie and his son Kevin. The 1980 TV series was a legend, now James Graham’s adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff transfers to the West End for a limited 8 week run.
  • Booking until: Saturday, 3 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 30 min. Incl. 20min interval.
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2:22 A Ghost Story tickets 2:22 A Ghost Story

2:22 A Ghost Story

Gielgud Theatre

4.5 110 reviews 4.5 110 reviews Tickets from £30.00
Theatregoers (85%) i
It's being called 'The West End theatre event of the year'. As The Guardian said, “With a brilliant sense of mounting dread and just the right number of jump-scares, Danny Robins' new ghost story is a slick, chilling romp of a play”. Now it's back by popular demand. The play has already enjoyed mutliple record-breaking seasons. And acclaimed star performances are the name of the game. Buy Theatre tickets for 2:22 A Ghost Story and prepare to be scared.
  • Booking until: Sunday, 4 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Final Weeks
People, Places and Things tickets People, Places and Things

People, Places and Things

Trafalgar Theatre

4.6 25 reviews 4.6 25 reviews Tickets from £51.00
Theatregoers (92%) i
Duncan Macmillan's (Lungs, 1984) intoxicating hit play PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS, directed by Jeremy Herrin (Best of Enemies, Wolf Hall, This House) and designed by Tony Award-winner Bunny Christie (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), makes a triumphant return to London this Spring.
  • Booking until: Saturday, 10 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 intermission.
  • Starring: Denise Gough
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The Constituent tickets The Constituent

The Constituent

Old Vic Theatre

4.8 4 reviews 4.8 4 reviews Tickets from £42.00
Theatregoers (100%) i
This volatile new play stars BAFTA Award winner Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland, Line of Duty) as a hard-working opposition backbencher whose ideals of public office are tested by the demands of a man in crisis, played by Tony, BAFTA and Emmy Award winner James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors, The History Boys).
  • Booking until: Saturday, 10 August 2024
  • Running time: 1hr 30min.
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FANGIRLS tickets FANGIRLS

FANGIRLS

Lyric Hammersmith

5 2 reviews 5 2 reviews Tickets from £18.00
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Get ready for an unmissable show that pulses with the soaring adrenaline of a first crush and feels like the best pop concert you’ve never been to…

  • Booking until: Saturday, 24 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Rough Magic | Globe tickets Rough Magic | Globe

Rough Magic | Globe

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Tickets from £18.00

Following the Olivier Award-nominated, ‘fantastically funny’ ★★★★★ (Broadway World) Midsummer Mechanicals, Shakespeare’s Globe and Splendid Productions present a brand-new family show, Rough Magic, in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this summer.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 24 August 2024
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Much Ado About Nothing | Globe tickets Much Ado About Nothing | Globe

Much Ado About Nothing | Globe

Globe Theatre

5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £13.00
Anyone (100%) i

Welcome to a luxurious paradise in the Globe Theatre this summer as love in its many forms is celebrated in Shakespeare’s timeless comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 24 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Playing at: Globe Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 24 August 2024
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Skeleton Crew tickets Skeleton Crew

Skeleton Crew

Donmar Warehouse

Tickets from £12.00

UK premiere of the Tony Award-nominated Best Play by Dominique Morisseau directed by Olivier Award-winner Matthew Xia. The cast is Tobi Bamtefa (Mayor of Kingstown), Branden Cook (Masters of the Air, Chicago PD), Oliver Award nominee Pamela Nomvete (To Kill a Mockingbird, Gangs of London) and Racheal Ofori (Artemis Fowl, Ready Player One).

  • Booking until: Saturday, 24 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr. Incl. 1 interval.
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A Chorus Line tickets Opens 31 Jul 2024 Opens 31 July 2024 A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line

Sadlers Wells

3.8 39 reviews 3.8 39 reviews Tickets from £18.00
A group of young dancers is auditioning for a new Broadway show. What are the stories behind their determination to succeed in their chosen career? This fantastic show is based on real life tales, a fascinating and colourful exploration of the secrets that fired the cast’s show business ambitions.
  • Opens: Wednesday, 31 July 2024
    Booking until: Sunday, 25 August 2024
  • Running time: 1hr 55min. No interval.
  • Playing at: Sadlers Wells
  • Booking until: Sunday, 25 August 2024
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Sister Act tickets Sister Act

Sister Act

Dominion Theatre

4.7 262 reviews 4.7 262 reviews Tickets from £25.00
Families (89%) Teenagers (86%) Couples (88%) Theatregoers (90%) i

Sister Act The Musical arrives back in the West End and this time - packed with a stellar cast including Beverley Knight and Alexandra Burke. Based on the hit 1992 comedy film of the same name that starred Whoopi Goldberg, this musical doesn't forget infectious music and a heartwarming story.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 31 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Starring: Alexandra Burke, Beverley Knight
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Fuerza Bruta: Aven tickets Fuerza Bruta: Aven

Fuerza Bruta: Aven

Roundhouse

5 4 reviews 5 4 reviews Tickets from £18.00
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After 10 long years, Fuerza Bruta is finally returning to its London home – Roundhouse, with their incredible new show AVEN, a rollercoaster ride of euphoria, optimism and passion beyond your imagination and will fill your heart with joy this summer.
  • Booking until: Saturday, 31 August 2024
  • Running time: 1hr 40min. Late Shows (9pm) will be followed by an extended DJ set and will have a running time of approximately 2hr 40min.
  • Playing at: Roundhouse
  • Booking until: Saturday, 31 August 2024
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Two Strangers (carry a cake across New York) tickets Two Strangers (carry a cake across New York)

Two Strangers (carry a cake across New York)

Criterion Theatre

4.7 7 reviews 4.7 7 reviews Tickets from £18.00
Teenagers (86%) Theatregoers (100%) i
Dougal is a naive, impossibly upbeat Brit, flying to New York for his Dad's second wedding. The Dad he's never known. Waiting for him at the airport is Robin, the sister of the bride. She's a native New Yorker, she's late for work, and she doesn't have time to stop and see the sights. Instant attraction? Definitely not.
  • Booking until: Saturday, 31 August 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 15min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Starring: Dujonna Gift, Sam Tutty
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When It Happens to You tickets Opens 31 Jul 2024 Opens 31 July 2024 When It Happens to You

When It Happens to You

Park Theatre

Tickets from £15.00

From New York Times best-selling author Tawni O’Dell comes the powerful true story of a mother desperately trying to hold her family together after a devastating event changes the course of their lives.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 31 July 2024
    Booking until: Saturday, 31 August 2024
  • Running time: 1hr 25mins.
  • Playing at: Park Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 31 August 2024
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Farm Hall tickets Opens 7 Aug 2024 Opens 7 August 2024 Farm Hall

Farm Hall

Theatre Royal Haymarket

Tickets from £15.00

The best-selling show in the history of Jermyn Street Theatre, where it ran in Spring 2023, Farm Hall brings an extraordinary true story to life.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 7 August 2024
    Booking until: Saturday, 31 August 2024
  • Running time: 1hr 45min. Incl 1 interval.
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea tickets The Tiger Who Came To Tea

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Theatre Royal Haymarket

4.6 35 reviews 4.6 35 reviews Tickets from £12.00
Families (89%) i

Based on Britain’s best-loved picture book by Judith Kerr, the Olivier Award nominated smash hit show The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns to the West End for Summer 2024.

  • Booking until: Sunday, 1 September 2024
  • Running time: 55min. No interval.
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Mischief Movie Night tickets Opens 30 Jul 2024 Opens 30 July 2024 Mischief Movie Night

Mischief Movie Night

The Other Palace

Tickets from £30.00

Every show is different with audience members suggesting a genre, location and title. Mischief hilariously brings the show to life, complete with rewinds, fast forwards, directors cuts and a thrilling live score to laugh along to.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 30 July 2024
    Booking until: Sunday, 1 September 2024
  • Running time: 1hr.
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Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors tickets Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors

Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors

Apollo Theatre

4.5 4 reviews 4.5 4 reviews Tickets from £22.00
Families (100%) i
From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry's headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Meet Bloody Mary and see Ed fall dead in his bed. Survive the Spanish Armada as they launch their attack!
  • Booking until: Sunday, 1 September 2024
  • Running time: 1hr 10min.
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West End shows to see before they close

Maybe you missed out on a new musical you were dying to see, and now it's your last chance. Perhaps you saw a play once before and it was so inspiring you really want to experience it again. You might have only just realised the season's coming to an end for the production you've been keen to see. Either way we have a collection of unforgettable entertainment to see before it's too late. Grab tickets before the curtain falls for the last time, then relax.

So what's it like attending one of the final few performances of a popular West End show? It's really exciting, there's a great buzz, and the audiences are dotted with super-fans there to say goodbye to a production that has meant a lot to them. There's a fast turnaround to enjoy as shows close every week, replaced by new productions set to become just as well-loved.

For every West End closing, there's a new opening. Don't miss out on these last-chance treats, some of the most exciting shows in town. Check out the scheduled end dates then choose your favourite production. Do it right now to void disappointment and fall in love with London Theatre all over again.

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