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 Book of Mormon
Couples (88%) Theatregoers (82%) i
It's rare for a show to cause such a stir. But when this production hit the Broadway stage in 2010 a flock of often-hard-to-please reviewers gave it an immediate and enthusiastic thumbs-up. It's rude, irreverent and definitely NOT for the easily offended. Introducing The Book of Mormon, which has made the long-rumoured transfer to London's West End at last!
Tickets from £22.50
Aladdin The Musical
Families (97%) Couples (84%) Theatregoers (85%) i
Aladdin – Let the magic commence! The Prince Edward theatre is your summer 2016 venue for a Disney classic that's been making waves on Broadway since it debuted there in 2014. Now it's the West End's turn, to the delight of thousands of British Disney fans who've been waiting for the long-rumoured transfer to go ahead. It's already set to become one of the world's favourite family musicals... and the anticipation is mounting.
Tickets from £17.50
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Thriller - Live
Families (91%) Couples (89%) Theatregoers (86%) i
If you love Michael Jackson’s music you’ll adore this smash hit West End show. It’s a veritable feast for the eyes, ears and emotions with breath-taking choreography in true Jackson style and a musical roll of honour including thirty five of his greatest dance, disco, soul, Motown and indie chart toppers.
Tickets from £18.00
Wicked
Families (93%) Couples (88%) Theatregoers (90%) i
Based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, this multi-award winning show is packing the house to the rafters every night, dubbed Best Musical of the Decade by Entertainment Weekly.
Starring: Savannah Stevenson, Emma Hatton
Tickets from £19.50
The Lion King
Families (98%) Couples (90%) Theatregoers (90%) i
The Lion King, the multi-award winning musical, continues to wow audiences night after night with amazing puppets and stage sets, a heart-warming storyline, incredible choreography and a musical score that hits the mark every time.
Tickets from £36.00
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The Woman in Black
Theatregoers (89%) i
If you thoroughly enjoy being frightened, you’ll love this super-scary show, an exercise in pure gothic creepiness that’ll see you hanging onto the edge of your seat and jumping at the slightest sound. The fact that it has been released as a film, starring Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe, is testament to its uncanny appeal.
Tickets from £19.50
Mamma Mia!
Families (93%) Couples (94%) Theatregoers (92%) i
If you love one-time Eurovision winners Abba, you’ll adore Mamma Mia! Twenty two of the ‘70s supergroup’s biggest hits are brought into play to tell the funny, romantic tale of bride Sophie and her wayward mother Donna. Join 45 million fans and enjoy this superbly uplifting show, perfect for the whole family!
Tickets from £18.00
An American In Paris
Couples (84%) Theatregoers (93%) i
Prepare yourself for a legend in the making, a show that has already won hearts and minds in the French capital and the USA, packed with romance and hailed as a 'dazzling spectacle'. Broadway’s triumphant Tony-winning musical is on its way to theatreland, complete with the original stars Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope. We're delighted to present An American in Paris.
Starring: Robert Fairchild, Leanne Cope
Tickets from £18.50
42nd Street
Families (89%) Couples (94%) Theatregoers (97%) i
It's back, the West End is absolutely thrilled and the media is buzzing. It's one of the best-loved stories in show business, revealing the rags to riches life of a young chorus line dancer Peggy who makes the Broadway big time. Whether or not you have stars in your eyes you'll adore the spectacle, the fun, the music, the laughter and the tears. Welcome back, 42nd Street!
Tickets from £15.00
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Motown The Musical
Families (85%) Couples (92%) Theatregoers (93%) i
Fresh from Broadway, this epic jukebox musical is set to make a splash at the West End's splendid Shaftesbury Theatre from February 2016. If you love sweet soul music, you'll adore it. It's packed with memorable Motown songs sung to perfection with amazing choreography to match, a proper trip down memory lane.
Starring: Cedric Neal, Lucy St. Louis, Charl Brown, Sifiso Mazibuko
Tickets from £20.35
Dreamgirls
Families (84%) Couples (92%) Theatregoers (95%) i
Dream Girls – The legendary musical re-awakens. Roll back time to 1981 and Dreamgirls had just opened on Broadway. Thirty years ago the part of Effie was played by Jennifer Holliday, who won an Oscar for her role as Effie in the 2006 film. Both movie and stage versions raised the roof with standing ovation after standing ovation. That's the power of soul music, that's the effect of this legendary musical, and now it's back in town.
Starring: Amber Riley, Ruth Brown, Karen Mav
Tickets from £20.00
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Stomp
Families (96%) Couples (93%) Theatregoers (90%) i
Stomp’s performers use everything including the kitchen sink – literally – to create a show that’s taken the West End by storm. Masterly percussion blends with thrilling dance routines and comedy moments in a West End show that delights audiences every night, inspiring people of every age and walk of life to just… give it a go!
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Kinky Boots
Couples (93%) Theatregoers (95%) i
A huge hit over there, now it's over here! Kinky Boots the Musical delighted audiences on Broadway in the spring of 2013. It pleased the critics and reviewers just as much. Now it's coming home, telling the brilliant true story of W J Brookes shoe factory in Northamptonshire and the revolutionary steps they took to survive when their business started to struggle.
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Phantom of the Opera
Families (81%) Couples (93%) Theatregoers (95%) i
The Phantom is a story that has captivated audiences from all over the world, a dark tale of love, obsession, revenge and tragedy set to a musical score that makes the heart soar. Based on a French thriller by writer Gaston Leroux, it’s a visual and aural feast of lavish costumes, eye-popping special effects, wonderful soaring music and superb acting.
Tickets from £24.75
Les Miserables
Families (81%) Couples (92%) Theatregoers (96%) i
It is three decades since the smash hit musical Les Miserables first hit the stage in Paris. Since then the sheer drama and romance of the tale, beautiful music and incredible stage sets have thrilled tens of millions of people. The French revolution provides a dramatic backdrop for this superb show, which has woven itself indelibly into our consciousness.
Tickets from £21.50
The Play That Goes Wrong
Families (88%) Couples (93%) Theatregoers (94%) i
After a smash hit UK tour this hilarious play, which has won numerous accolades from reviewers who have laughed themselves silly over it, returns to the West End. If you haven't seen it yet and you love classic British comedies like the TV series Fawlty Towers, this one's for you. Funny just doesn't do it justice!
Tickets from £20.95
School of Rock the Musical
Families (98%) Couples (85%) Theatregoers (84%) i
School of Rock, The Musical – Fresh from Broadway. Jack Black gathered loads of critical acclaim for his lead role in the movie, a monster of a hit in 2003. It was quite simply hilarious, a feel-good film that out-grossed every screen comedy to earn vast amounts of money across the world. Now it's on stage in London, adapted masterfully for the stage and setting theatreland on fire for an extremely funny rock-fest you won't forget in a hurry.
Starring: David Fynn
Tickets from £15.75
Matilda The Musical
Families (96%) i
The terrible parents of Matilda Wormwood, who is five years old, are completely uninterested in their daughter. But she’s a gifted child who taught herself to read at age three and devours both adults’ and childrens’ books from her local library with devilish joy. Matilda the Musical tells the story of this very special little girl and her battles against the weird world of grown-ups.
Tickets from £24.00
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery
Couples (89%) Theatregoers (90%) i
If you've seen the marvellous Olivier-winning 'The Play That Goes Wrong', so good it just keeps on running, you're going to love this. Actually, you'll love it anyway, another hilarious romp from the excellent Mischief Theatre Company who also absolutely floored audiences with 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong'. Their unique brand of madcap humour has scored another hit, and as the critics say, it would be criminal to miss it.
Tickets from £10.00
Mousetrap
Couples (83%) Theatregoers (90%) i
Treat yourself to one of the West End’s most popular theatre shows, an Agatha Christie classic that’ll have you on the edge of your seat as the mystery unfolds. The setting: a country hotel, where the guests are snowed in with a murderer in their midst. Who did the dirty deed? The Mousetrap is an intricate, complex tale of dark deeds that’s loved by audiences from all over the world.
Tickets from £17.50
Annie
Families (95%) Theatregoers (84%) i
Annie the musical is one of the most popular and best-loved stage shows around, a hot family favourite. It hasn't been on the West End stage since 1999, making a revival long overdue. The anticipation is already mounting for the latest production of the show, this time starring the wonderfully funny and hugely talented Miranda Hart as Miss Hannigan, a role that marks her London theatreland début.
Starring: Miranda Hart, Craig Revel Horwood
Tickets from £30.00
Evita
The glorious Phoenix theatre is your West End venue for a show that has wowed audiences on its latest national tour. It's Andrew Lloyd Webber's masterpiece of a musical about Eva Peron, a woman who was loved and hated in equal measure and whose influence on her home country, Argentina, reaches down the decades.
Tickets from £30.00
The Ferryman
Theatregoers (95%) i
The Gielgud Theatre is your venue for Jez Butterworth's magical new tale set in 1980s rural Derry. It's great to see Jez Butterworth returning to the West End after scoring huge successes with The River and Jerusalem, and there's more good news – the Director Sam Mendez is on board too.
Tickets from £14.50
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Queen Anne RSC
Theatregoers (100%) i
Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out season at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Queen Anne transfers to the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 30 June.
Tickets from £15.00
Girl From the North Country
Theatregoers (89%) i
The Old Vic is proud to present the World Premiere of Girl From the North Country, an electrifying new work from esteemed playwright Conor McPherson along with classic songs from Bob Dylan.
Tickets from £87.00
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Theatregoers (88%) i
Long Day’s Journey Into Night is a play written by the extraordinary American playwright Eugene O'Neill. It was completed by 1942 but wasn't published until 1956. It's a classic that's been given new life by the excellent Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville, and it's on at Wyndham’s theatre from January 2018.
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Lesley Manville
Tickets from £16.00
Christmas with the Rat Pack
Families (90%) Couples (100%) Theatregoers (100%) i
Drift back in time to the glamorous, glitzy nights of Vegas in the company of three of the world’s most popular entertainers and experience Frank, Sammy and Dean performing at the famous Sands hotel with the fabulous Burrelli Sisters and The Rat Pack Big Band.
Tickets from £20.00
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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Families (86%) Couples (100%) Theatregoers (100%) i
Olivier Award 2016 winners The Showstoppers are back in the West End transforming audience suggestions into all-singing, all-dancing shows with unpredictable and hilarious results.
Tickets from £20.00
Slava's Snowshow
Families (90%) i
There's no business like snow business. And you won't see snow in a show like the snow in Slava's Snowshow. This awe-inspiring, Olivier and Tony Award-winning family extravaganza is returning to London's Royal Festival Hall after a hugely successful run last Christmas. Only a flake would miss it.
Tickets from £26.00
Kiss Me Kate
Families (100%) Couples (100%) Theatregoers (100%) i
If you’re a musical theatre fan you’ll love Kiss Me Kate, a classic take on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, complete with a suite of delicious Cole Porter tunes, gangsters, romance, comedy and thrills. It’s an enduringly popular show loved by millions, and it’s back for another run courtesy of Trevor Nunn.
Tickets from £12.00
Julius Caesar
Theatregoers (96%) i
Caesar returns from war, all-conquering, but mutiny is rumbling through the corridors of power.
Starring: Paterson Joseph, Ray Fearon, Jeffery Kissoon, Cyril Nri
Tickets from £11.00
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1.
based on 333 reviews
Aladdin The Musical
4.7/5
Tickets from £17.50
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based on 2317 reviews
The Book of Mormon
4.8/5
Tickets from £22.50
48% off
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based on 4227 reviews
Thriller - Live
4.5/5
Tickets from £18.00
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based on 2792 reviews
Wicked
4.7/5
Tickets from £19.50
58% off
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based on 1425 reviews
The Woman in Black
4.3/5
Tickets from £19.50
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based on 236 reviews
An American In Paris
4.6/5
Tickets from £18.50
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based on 135 reviews
42nd Street
4.8/5
Tickets from £15.00
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based on 3619 reviews
The Lion King
4.8/5
Tickets from £36.00
37% off
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based on 544 reviews
Motown The Musical
4.6/5
Tickets from £20.35
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based on 305 reviews
Dreamgirls
4.8/5
Tickets from £20.00
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