West End Favourites
What's hot in London's theatreland? There's so much to choose from: musicals, plays, opera, dance, comedy, classical concerts, children's favourites and more. To help you choose, we've put together a collection of the most popular West End shows. See below for the longest running shows that pull in packed houses every night, international audiences, superb reviews and an enduring appeal across the generations. We've also included a selection of the latest and newest smash hits that are currently creating a storm in the theatre world. If you want to find out about the best shows in London, here they are.
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Theatre Royal Haymarket
4.5/5 - based on 28 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.5 28 reviews Tickets from £17.30Based 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.
- Opens: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 5 September 2021 - Running time: 55 minutes (No interval)
- Playing at: Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Booking until: Sunday, 5 September 2021
Potted Panto
Garrick Theatre
4.4/5 - based on 10 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.4 10 reviews Tickets from £23.807 classic pantomimes in 70 hilarious minutes!
Double Olivier nominees Dan and Jeff return for a tenth anniversary festive season of Potted Panto, hot on the heels of their world tour and Las Vegas residency of Harry Potter parody Potted Potter.
In a madcap ride through the biggest stories and best-loved characters from the wonderful world of pantomime, our dastardly double act dash from rubbing Aladdin’s lamp to roaming the golden streets of Dick Whittington’s London and making sure that Cinderella gets to the Ball.
It’s all unmissable fun, whether you’re six or 106.
- Opens: Thursday, 1 April 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 18 April 2021
- Playing at: Garrick Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 18 April 2021
Wicked
Apollo Victoria
4.7/5 - based on 4815 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.7 4815 reviews Tickets from £26.20- Opens: Monday, 3 May 2021
Booking until: Saturday, 27 November 2021
- Playing at: Apollo Victoria
- Booking until: Saturday, 27 November 2021
Carousel
Open Air
4.8/5 - based on 34 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 34 reviews Tickets from £14.50Celebrated for our innovative approach to classic musicals, rediscover Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel in the unique surroundings of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Featuring a score that includes ‘If I Loved You’ and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, director Timothy Sheader reunites with Superstar choreographer Drew McOnie.
- Opens: Saturday, 31 July 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 19 September 2021 - Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes
- Starring: Alfie Boe, Katherine Jenkins
- Playing at: Open Air
- Booking until: Sunday, 19 September 2021
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre
4.7/5 - based on 879 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.7 879 reviews Tickets from £23.80- Opens: Tuesday, 4 May 2021
Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021 - Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes
- Playing at: Cambridge Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021
Singin' In The Rain
Sadlers Wells
4.7/5 - based on 31 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.7 31 reviews Tickets from £35.70- Opens: Friday, 30 July 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 5 September 2021
- Playing at: Sadlers Wells
- Booking until: Sunday, 5 September 2021
Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 1646 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 1646 reviews Tickets from £35.75- Opens: Saturday, 1 May 2021
Booking until: Wednesday, 30 March 2022 - Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes
- Playing at: Sondheim Theatre
- Booking until: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
The Woman in Black
Fortune Theatre
4.4/5 - based on 2067 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.4 2067 reviews Tickets from £38.70- Opens: Monday, 1 March 2021
Booking until: Friday, 3 December 2021 - Running time: 2 Hours (with a 15 min interval)
- Playing at: Fortune Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 3 December 2021
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
London Palladium
4.8/5 - based on 43 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 43 reviews Tickets from £12.00- Opens: Thursday, 1 July 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 5 September 2021
- Playing at: London Palladium
- Booking until: Sunday, 5 September 2021
Mousetrap
St Martins Theatre
4.5/5 - based on 872 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.5 872 reviews Tickets from £23.25- Opens: Monday, 1 March 2021
Booking until: Tuesday, 28 December 2021 - Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Playing at: St Martins Theatre
- Booking until: Tuesday, 28 December 2021
Phantom of the Opera
Her Majesty's Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 2921 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 2921 reviews Tickets from £31.00- Opens: Tuesday, 1 June 2021
Booking until: Monday, 28 February 2022
- Playing at: Her Majesty's Theatre
- Booking until: Monday, 28 February 2022
The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 5110 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 5110 reviews Tickets from £35.50- Booking until: Sunday, 3 October 2021
- Playing at: Lyceum Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 3 October 2021
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 3313 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 3313 reviews Tickets from £18.00- Opens: Monday, 7 June 2021
Booking until: Saturday, 2 October 2021
- Playing at: Novello Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 2 October 2021
The Book of Mormon
Prince of Wales Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 4460 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 4460 reviews Tickets from £24.00- Opens: Monday, 12 July 2021
Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021
- Playing at: Prince of Wales Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre
4.7/5 - based on 1360 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.7 1360 reviews Tickets from £24.00- Opens: Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 2 May 2021 - Running time: 2 hours 5 minutes
- Playing at: Duchess Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 2 May 2021
A Doll's House
Playhouse Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 9 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 9 reviews Tickets from £18.00- Opens: Thursday, 10 June 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 5 September 2021 - Starring: Jessica Chastain
- Playing at: Playhouse Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 5 September 2021
Jersey Boys
Trafalgar Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 630 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 630 reviews Tickets from £23.50- Opens: Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021 - Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Playing at: Trafalgar Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Radisson Blu Edwardian
4.8/5 - based on 270 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 270 reviews Tickets from £70.00A 2 hour interactive production set in a restaurant where the audience are the diners who enjoy a 3 course lunch or dinner. Faulty Towers The Dining Experience debuted in Brisbane on April 24 1997. Since then thousands of people have enjoyed the antics of Basil, Sybil and Manuel. This is the 5-star critically acclaimed production constantly in demand throughout the Australia, Europe, United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, United Arab Emirates ...
- Booking until: Sunday, 28 March 2021
- Running time: 2 hours
- Playing at: Radisson Blu Edwardian
- Booking until: Sunday, 28 March 2021
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Garrick Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 35 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 35 reviews Tickets from £18.00- Opens: Monday, 8 March 2021
Booking until: Monday, 7 June 2021 - Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes (no interval)
- Playing at: Garrick Theatre
- Booking until: Monday, 7 June 2021
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Aldwych Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 598 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 598 reviews Tickets from £12.00- Opens: Thursday, 3 June 2021
Booking until: Saturday, 29 January 2022 - Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes
- Playing at: Aldwych Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 29 January 2022
The Great Gatsby
Gatsby's Mansion, Immersive London
4.5/5 - based on 60 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.5 60 reviews Tickets from £45.75- Opens: Thursday, 8 April 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 29 August 2021 - Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Playing at: Gatsby's Mansion, Immersive London
- Booking until: Sunday, 29 August 2021
Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie
London County Hall
4.7/5 - based on 116 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.7 116 reviews Tickets from £10.00- Opens: Thursday, 1 April 2021
Booking until: Saturday, 18 September 2021 - Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Playing at: London County Hall
- Booking until: Saturday, 18 September 2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Apollo Theatre
4.7/5 - based on 194 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.7 194 reviews Tickets from £24.00- Opens: Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 2 May 2021
- Playing at: Apollo Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 2 May 2021
SIX
Lyric Theatre
4.9/5 - based on 47 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.9 47 reviews Tickets from £32.50- Opens: Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 18 April 2021
- Playing at: Lyric Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 18 April 2021
Mary Poppins
Prince Edward Theatre
4.9/5 - based on 134 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.9 134 reviews Tickets from £18.00- Opens: Thursday, 1 April 2021
Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021 - Starring: Zizi Strallen
- Playing at: Prince Edward Theatre
- Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021
Come From Away
Phoenix Theatre
4.9/5 - based on 243 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.9 243 reviews Tickets from £24.00- Opens: Saturday, 19 June 2021
Booking until: Saturday, 18 December 2021 - Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Playing at: Phoenix Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 18 December 2021
Only Fools and Horses the Musical
Theatre Royal Haymarket
4.7/5 - based on 106 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.7 106 reviews Tickets from £26.75- Opens: Thursday, 1 April 2021
Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021 - Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Starring: Paul Whitehouse, Ryan Hutton, Tom Bennett
- Playing at: Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Booking until: Friday, 31 December 2021
& Juliet
Shaftesbury Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 122 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 122 reviews Tickets from £24.75- Opens: Friday, 28 May 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 13 February 2022 - Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Playing at: Shaftesbury Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 13 February 2022
Magic Goes Wrong
Vaudeville Theatre
4.5/5 - based on 26 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.5 26 reviews Tickets from £24.00- Opens: Thursday, 21 October 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 27 February 2022 - Running time: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Playing at: Vaudeville Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 27 February 2022
Mamma Mia! The Party
The O2
4.9/5 - based on 15 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.9 15 reviews Tickets from £148.80- Opens: Friday, 1 October 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 3 April 2022 - Running time: 4 hours
- Playing at: The O2
- Booking until: Sunday, 3 April 2022
The Prince of Egypt
Dominion Theatre
4.5/5 - based on 80 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.5 80 reviews Tickets from £23.50- Opens: Sunday, 14 March 2021
Booking until: Saturday, 4 September 2021 - Running time: 2 hours 38 minutes
- Playing at: Dominion Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 4 September 2021
Magic Mike Live!
London Hippodrome
4.9/5 - based on 18 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.9 18 reviews Tickets from £95.00The Channing Tatum crafted, sizzling 360-degree dance and acrobatic spectacular that is made for a woman’s gaze but directed at a woman’s heart is reopening on 16th April. To celebrate, you can enjoy FREE UNLIMITED FIZZ with your squad, served directly to your seat, when you book any performance between 16th April and 27th June 2021. Our guys aren’t bottomless, but the Prosecco is!*
- Opens: Friday, 16 April 2021
Booking until: Sunday, 27 June 2021 - Running time: 90 minutes
- Playing at: London Hippodrome
- Booking until: Sunday, 27 June 2021
Pretty Woman The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre
4.8/5 - based on 38 reviews - (Read reviews) 4.8 38 reviews Tickets from £18.00- Opens: Thursday, 1 April 2021
Booking until: Saturday, 4 September 2021 - Starring: Aimie Atkinson, Danny Mac
- Playing at: Piccadilly Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 4 September 2021
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