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New Shows in London

London is the live entertainment capital of the world, Broadway's sister and a place where magic happens every night of the week. Check out these exciting new London shows doing the rounds, delighting audiences with popular comedy, thought-provoking plays, historical dramas, contemporary musicals and more. We've arranged them in order of popularity to make choosing easier.

Elf the Musical tickets Opens 28 Oct 2025 Opens 28 October 2025 Elf the Musical

Elf the Musical

Aldwych Theatre

4.6 249 reviews 4.6 249 reviews Tickets from £31.00
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Full of magical special effects, joyful musical numbers, laugh-out-loud comedy, and dazzling sets, Elf: The Musical returns to the West End as part of a UK-wide tour just in time for Christmas. Join Buddy, the human raised as an elf, as he journeys to the Big Apple to search for his roots. This heart-warming holiday classic is sure to leave the whole family enchanted.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 3 January 2026
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The Smeds and The Smoos

Lyric Theatre

5 3 reviews 5 3 reviews Tickets from £12.00
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The stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson's The Smeds and The Smoos embarks on a summer season at the Lyric Theatre. Experience a heartwarming journey of friendship and acceptance that's perfect for sparking joy and wonder in both children and adults.

  • Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
  • Running time: 1hr. No interval.
  • Playing at: Lyric Theatre
  • Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
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Punch tickets Opens 22 Sept 2025 Opens 22 September 2025 Punch

Punch

Apollo Theatre

5 3 reviews 5 3 reviews Tickets from £24.00
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'The must-see new play of the year' (Baz Bamigboye, Deadline), Punch transfers to the West End this Autumn for a strictly limited 10-week run. Experience a powerful true story of hope, humanity, and the possibility of change from the Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham and directed by Adam Penford.

  • Opens: Monday, 22 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 29 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 25min. Incl. 20 min. interval.
  • Playing at: Apollo Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 29 November 2025
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Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain - The Best Bits tickets Opens 31 Jul 2025 Opens 31 July 2025 Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain - The Best Bits

Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain - The Best Bits

Apollo Theatre

Tickets from £19.00

The beloved franchise that pokes affectionate fun at history comes to life on the West End stage. After two successful television shows and a film, Terry Deary’s hilarious children’s series gets its own stage production, full of sketches and musical numbers featuring famous historical icons as you’ve never seen them before.

  • Opens: Thursday, 31 July 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 31 August 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 10min.
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Christmas Carol Goes Wrong tickets Opens 5 Dec 2025 Opens 5 December 2025 Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Apollo Theatre

Tickets from £24.00

Mischief Theatre's A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is a laugh-out-loud comedy that transforms the beloved holiday classic into a chaotic disaster filled with mishaps and mayhem. With brilliant physical comedy and unexpected twists, it's the perfect festive treat that will have you in stitches from start to finish.

  • Opens: Friday, 5 December 2025
    Booking until: Monday, 26 January 2026
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I'm Sorry, Prime Minister tickets Opens 30 Jan 2026 Opens 30 January 2026 I'm Sorry, Prime Minister

I'm Sorry, Prime Minister

Apollo Theatre

Tickets from £18.00

From 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.

  • Opens: Friday, 30 January 2026
    Booking until: Saturday, 25 April 2026
  • Running time: 1hr 55min. Incl. 1 Interval.
  • Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, Clive Francis
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The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe tickets Opens 20 Aug 2025 Opens 20 August 2025 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Sadlers Wells

4.6 73 reviews 4.6 73 reviews Tickets from £18.00
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Step into the enchanting world of Narnia and witness the epic battle of good versus evil in the spectacular stage adaptation of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. This critically acclaimed production returns to London as part of a UK tour, bringing C.S. Lewis’s beloved classic to life with stunning visuals and unforgettable performances.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 20 August 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 10min. Incl. 20min interval.
  • Playing at: Sadlers Wells
  • Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
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Matthew Bourne The Red Shoes tickets Opens 2 Dec 2025 Opens 2 December 2025 Matthew Bourne The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne The Red Shoes

Sadlers Wells

5 4 reviews 5 4 reviews Tickets from £18.00
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Based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and Hans Christian Anderson's fairytale; Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes heads to London for the Christmas season at Sadler's Wells. This powerful tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world has captivated audiences for years!

  • Opens: Tuesday, 2 December 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 18 January 2026
  • Running time: 2hrs. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Playing at: Sadlers Wells
  • Booking until: Sunday, 18 January 2026
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Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby tickets Opens 5 Aug 2025 Opens 5 August 2025 Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

Sadlers Wells

5 3 reviews 5 3 reviews Tickets from £18.00
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The "Thrillingly visceral, darkly beautiful and deeply moving" dance production Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby returns to London for a limited run in August 2025. Inspired by the popular TV series, this thrilling adaptation captures the Peaky story through a strong company of 20 dancers and a live-on-stage band.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 5 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 16 August 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 10min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Playing at: Sadlers Wells
  • Booking until: Saturday, 16 August 2025
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The Weir tickets Opens 12 Sept 2025 Opens 12 September 2025 The Weir

The Weir

Harold Pinter Theatre

3.7 11 reviews 3.7 11 reviews Tickets from £30.00
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Conor McPherson’s darkly atmospheric and powerful play, The Weir,returns to the stage almost thirty years after it first premiered to critical acclaim and praise in the West End and on Broadway. McPherson directs, with Brendan Gleeson making his West End stage debut in the role of Jack.

  • Opens: Friday, 12 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 6 December 2025
  • Starring: Brendan Gleeson
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A Man For All Seasons tickets Opens 6 Aug 2025 Opens 6 August 2025 A Man For All Seasons

A Man For All Seasons

Harold Pinter Theatre

Tickets from £15.00

Robert Bolt's award-winning play heads to the West End following a hugely national tour earlier this year. Martin Shaw takes centre stage to portray one of the most significant, influential, and dangerous figures in English history. Experience the "cracking story of human courage" (Mail on Sunday) from August 2025.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 6 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 6 September 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Starring: Gary Wilmot, Martin Shaw
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Girl From the North Country

Old Vic Theatre

4.4 42 reviews 4.4 42 reviews Tickets from £26.00
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Conor McPherson's Olivier and Tony award-winning play returns to the Old Vic for a limited run following its world premiere in 2017. Packed with Bob Dylan's greatest hits, this musical takes us back to 1930s America and follows a community of misfits in the wake of the Great Depression.
  • Booking until: Saturday, 23 August 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Mary Page Marlowe tickets Opens 29 Sept 2025 Opens 29 September 2025 Mary Page Marlowe

Mary Page Marlowe

Old Vic Theatre

Tickets from £30.00

Told across 90 minutes and 11 scenes, depicting 70 years and five versions of one extraordinary woman, Tracy Letts’s Mary Page Marlowe is a stunningly original and deeply moving portrait of a life. Susan Sarandon and Andrea Riseborough star as the titular character at various points in her life over the course of this non-chronological play.

  • Opens: Monday, 29 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 1 November 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min. No interval.
  • Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Susan Sarandon
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Entertaining Mr Sloane tickets Opens 16 Sept 2025 Opens 16 September 2025 Entertaining Mr Sloane

Entertaining Mr Sloane

Young Vic

Tickets from £30.00

A brother and sister become obsessed with their handsome, charming new tenant, but the dashing Mr Sloane is hiding a secret… find out the truth in this dark, comedic thriller written by Joe Orton and directed by Nadia Fall.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 8 November 2025
  • Playing at: Young Vic
  • Booking until: Saturday, 8 November 2025
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Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo tickets Opens 3 Dec 2025 Opens 3 December 2025 Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Young Vic

Tickets from £38.00

Omar Elerian directs the European premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s witty, surreal tragicomedy set during the Iraq War, featuring a talking tiger, a solid gold toilet, and an unforgettable story about the search for redemption in the wake of violence and trauma.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 3 December 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 31 January 2026
  • Playing at: Young Vic
  • Booking until: Saturday, 31 January 2026
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Theatre Royal Haymarket

4.6 36 reviews 4.6 36 reviews Tickets from £12.00
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Adapted from the pages of Judith Kerr's beloved children's book, The Tiger Who Came To Tea returns to the West End for its 11th season this summer. Experience roars of laughter, heartwarming moments, and unforgettable fun that will create lasting memories for all ages!

  • Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
  • Running time: 55min. No interval.
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Salome tickets Opens 30 Sept 2025 Opens 30 September 2025 Salome

Salome

Theatre Royal Haymarket

Tickets from £30.00

Oscar Wilde's scandalous, daring retelling of the biblical story of Salome and Herod, banned in Britain when it was first performed, returns to the stage in this bold revival by Maxim Didenko. Lust, obsession, and power form the basis of this dark, bloody story where the beautiful, bored Salome tries to seduce John the Baptist while her lecherous stepfather lusts after her. How will it all end? Find out in this stunning, shocking play starring Neta Roth in her West End debut.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 11 October 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 40min. No Interval.
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Othello tickets Opens 23 Oct 2025 Opens 23 October 2025 Othello

Othello

Theatre Royal Haymarket

4 4 reviews 4 4 reviews Tickets from £30.00

Tom Morris directs David Harewood, Toby Jones, and Caitlin FitzGerald in this modern take on Othello at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Step into a Venice plagued by political turmoil and paranoia, where the noble Othello is pulled into a web of lies by the scheming, villainous Iago in this explosive, thrilling tragedy.

  • Opens: Thursday, 23 October 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 17 January 2026
  • Running time: 2hr. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Starring: David Harewood, Toby Jones, Caitlin FitzGerald
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Till The Stars Come Down tickets Till The Stars Come Down

Till The Stars Come Down

Theatre Royal Haymarket

5 8 reviews 5 8 reviews Tickets from £24.00
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Beth Steel's acclaimed new play is returning to the London stage with a summer run planned at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Praised by Time Out as a "beautifully observed and bruisingly hilarious play", Til The Stars Come Down explores themes of love, loss, and family tensions in a working-class community.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 27 September 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show! tickets Opens 5 Dec 2025 Opens 5 December 2025 Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show!

Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show!

Theatre Royal Haymarket

Tickets from £12.00

Celebrate 21 years of Peppa Pig with this brand new stage show packed with music, adventures, and all your children's favourite characters, as Peppa and her family prepare for the arrival of a new baby.

  • Opens: Friday, 5 December 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 4 January 2026
  • Running time: 1hr 20min. Incl. Interval.
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Clarkston tickets Opens 15 Oct 2025 Opens 15 October 2025 Clarkston

Clarkston

Trafalgar Theatre

Tickets from £48.00

In this bold new original play by Samuel D Hunter, Joe Locke (Heartstopper, Agatha All Along) makes his West End debut as Jake, who leaves his old life behind after a heartbreaking discovery, and connects with the equally lonely and troubled Chris in the small town of Clarkston, Washington. Two lost young men try to find themselves in this heartfelt, clever story that will leave you laughing and crying.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
    Booking until: Monday, 15 December 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min. No Inteval.
  • Starring: Joe Locke, Ruaridh Mollica, Sophie Melville
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The Snowman tickets Opens 22 Nov 2025 Opens 22 November 2025 The Snowman

The Snowman

Peacock Theatre

4.7 47 reviews 4.7 47 reviews Tickets from £22.00
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Feel the enchantment of Christmas with The Snowman, live on stage! Embark on a heartwarming journey filled with captivating music, as beloved characters come to life in a show the whole family will adore. This timeless story will warm your heart this festive season.

  • Opens: Saturday, 22 November 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 4 January 2026
  • Running time: 1hr 50min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Ghost Stories tickets Opens 10 Oct 2025 Opens 10 October 2025 Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

Peacock Theatre

4.3 96 reviews 4.3 96 reviews Tickets from £30.00

Created by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, the record-breaking production Ghost Stories returns to London during the spooky season. First staged in 2010, are you brave enough to experience suspense, shock and supernatural terror?

  • Opens: Friday, 10 October 2025
    Booking until: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 40 min. No Interval.
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I'm Every Woman the Musical tickets Opens 5 Mar 2026 Opens 5 March 2026 I'm Every Woman the Musical

I'm Every Woman the Musical

Peacock Theatre

Tickets from £30.00

The 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.
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The Producers tickets Opens 30 Aug 2025 Opens 30 August 2025 The Producers

The Producers

Garrick Theatre

4 3 reviews 4 3 reviews Tickets from £24.00
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Heading to the West End this autumn for the first time since 2004, following a sold-out three-month run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, The Producers is tipped to be the biggest show this year! Experience sharp wit, unforgettable songs, and standout performances, all of which have earned the production critical acclaim.

  • Opens: Saturday, 30 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 21 February 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 intermission.
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Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas tickets Opens 12 Dec 2025 Opens 12 December 2025 Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas

Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas

Garrick Theatre

4 1 review 4 1 review Tickets from £22.00
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BAFTA-winning children’s presenter Maddie Moate, best known from CBeebies and YouTube, returns to the West End this Christmas, with a thrilling STEM adventure in Santa’s workshop. This clever, interactive show is perfect for children aged four and upwards, filled with festive fun, science experiments, and plenty to learn.

  • Opens: Friday, 12 December 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 4 January 2026
  • Running time: 1hr.
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Hamlet tickets Opens 25 Sept 2025 Opens 25 September 2025 Hamlet

Hamlet

Lyttelton - National Theatre

4.6 21 reviews 4.6 21 reviews Tickets from £31.00
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Opening at the National Theatre this autumn, Robert Hastie’s production of Hamlet starring Hiran Abeysekera promises to be a powerful contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s most melancholic revenge tragedy.

  • Opens: Thursday, 25 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 22 November 2025
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Inter Alia

Lyttelton - National Theatre

Tickets from £132.00

Emmy 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.

  • Booking until: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Starring: Rosamund Pike
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The Playboy of the Western World tickets Opens 4 Dec 2025 Opens 4 December 2025 The Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy of the Western World

Lyttelton - National Theatre

Tickets from £47.00

In this collaboration between Irish drama and British theatre, the Abbey Theatre and the National Theatre come together for the revival of the Irish masterpiece about a killer who becomes a folk hero. Starring Irish national treasures like Nicola Coughlan, Éanna Hardwicke, and Siobhán McSweeney, this darkly comic play comes to the National Theatre this winter.

  • Opens: Thursday, 4 December 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 28 February 2026
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Jack and the Beanstalk - Family tickets Opens 23 Nov 2025 Opens 23 November 2025 Jack and the Beanstalk - Family

Jack and the Beanstalk - Family

King's Head Theatre

Tickets from £12.00

Fe fi fo fum, I smell the joy of a pantomime production! King Head Theatre's 2025 pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk will take audiences of all ages on a thrilling musical adventure during the festive period.

  • Opens: Sunday, 23 November 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 4 January 2026
  • Running time: 2hr. Incl. 1 20 min interval
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Fanny tickets Opens 10 Oct 2025 Opens 10 October 2025 Fanny

Fanny

King's Head Theatre

Tickets from £12.00

This original play by Calum Finlay, which first premiered at the Watermill Theatre in 2024, is based on the life of German composer Fanny Mendelssohn, older sister of Felix Mendelssohn. Bold, witty, and joyful, Fanny gives a voice to a brilliant composer who spent her life overshadowed by her brother.

  • Opens: Friday, 10 October 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 15 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr. Incl. interval.
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Invasive Species tickets Opens 3 Sept 2025 Opens 3 September 2025 Invasive Species

Invasive Species

King's Head Theatre

Tickets from £12.00

Written and performed by rising star Maia Novi, and based on her own experiences, Invasive Species will have its UK premiere at the King’s Head Theatre this autumn after a critically acclaimed run in New York last year.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 3 September 2025
    Booking until: Friday, 3 October 2025
  • Running time: 75min. No Interval.
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The Pitchfork Disney tickets Opens 27 Aug 2025 Opens 27 August 2025 The Pitchfork Disney

The Pitchfork Disney

King's Head Theatre

Tickets from £12.00

Philip Ridley’s first play, The Pitchfork Disney, which follows a traumatised brother and sister haunted by a mysterious stranger, gets a revival at the King’s Head Theatre over thirty years after its first premiere.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 27 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 4 October 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min. No Interval.
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Four Play

King's Head Theatre

Tickets from £13.00

Jack Sain’s revival of Jake Brunger’s provocative and witty comedy follows a couple looking to open up their relationship, and all the chaos and comedy to follow. Told through all the joyful mischief of musical theatre, this one-of-a-kind story explores the unspoken and sometimes contradictory rules of navigating a modern relationship.

  • Booking until: Sunday, 17 August 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min.
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Get Down Tonight: The KC and the Sunshine Band Musical tickets Opens 19 Sept 2025 Opens 19 September 2025 Get Down Tonight: The KC and the Sunshine Band Musical

Get Down Tonight: The KC and the Sunshine Band Musical

Charing Cross Theatre

Tickets from £25.00

Written by J.F. Lawton in collaboration with Harry Wayne Casey (KC), Get Down Tonight tells the story of KC’s early life in 1970s Miami, featuring 20 songs from KC and the Sunshine Band.

  • Opens: Friday, 19 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 15 November 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min.
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The Daughter of Time

Charing Cross Theatre

Tickets from £25.00

Director Jenny Eastop and playwright M. Kilburg Reedy will adapt Josephine Tey’s 1951 crime novel, The Daughter of Time, in this bold, thrilling play that revisits the shocking historical mystery of the Princes in the Tower.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 13 September 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 45min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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101 Dalmatians

Eventim Apollo

Tickets from £29.00
This classic canine caper is brought to life on stage with spectacular puppetry, show-stopping choreography, witty songs and irresistible puppies! This new musical is written by Douglas Hodge (music and lyrics) and Johnny McKnight (book), from a stage adaptation by Zinnie Harris.
  • Booking until: Saturday, 30 August 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Starring: Kerry Ellis
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CoComelon Sing-A-Long Live

St Martins Theatre

5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £12.00
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The stage adaptation of the children’s show CoComelon comes to St Martin’s Theatre in a joyful musical and theatrical experience that invites families to sing and dance along with beloved characters like Ms. Appleberry, JJ, Cody, Nina, and Cece.

  • Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 5min.
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The Importance Of Being Earnest tickets Opens 18 Sept 2025 Opens 18 September 2025 The Importance Of Being Earnest

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Noel Coward Theatre

4.5 72 reviews 4.5 72 reviews Tickets from £30.00
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The National Theatre’s sold-out production of The Importance of Being Earnest transfers to the Noel Coward Theatre this autumn. Oscar Wilde’s final and best-loved farce is full of scathing satire of Victorian society, endlessly quotable witticisms, featuring a deliciously tangled story about mistaken identities and impersonations that’ll leave you in peels of laughter.

  • Opens: Thursday, 18 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 10 January 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 45min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Starring: Olly Alexander
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Good Night, Oscar tickets Opens 31 Jul 2025 Opens 31 July 2025 Good Night, Oscar

Good Night, Oscar

Barbican Theatre

Tickets from £24.00

Step into the dazzling world of live 1950s television – and witness Hollywood’s first celebrity meltdown, played to perfection. Sean Hayes will make his West End debut in the production which opens in London this summer following a critically acclaimed run on Broadway. It's only running for seven weeks so don't miss out on Good Night, Oscar.

  • Opens: Thursday, 31 July 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 21 September 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 40min. No interval.
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Wendy & Peter Pan tickets Opens 21 Oct 2025 Opens 21 October 2025 Wendy & Peter Pan

Wendy & Peter Pan

Barbican Theatre

Tickets from £30.00

The RSC’s wonderful, whimsical retelling of Peter Pan returns in time for the festive season. In this heartfelt coming of age play written by Ella Hickson and directed by Jonathan Munby, Wendy embarks on a dangerous quest into the heart of Neverland, accompanied by Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and Tiger Lily, while the terrifying Captain Hook chases them relentlessly. What does it mean to grow up and is it really as frightening as Wendy believes? Bring your family and find out, in this bold, witty adaptation full of magic and wonder.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 21 October 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 22 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 45min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Twelfth Night (Barbican) tickets Opens 8 Dec 2025 Opens 8 December 2025 Twelfth Night (Barbican)

Twelfth Night (Barbican)

Barbican Theatre

Tickets from £30.00

Prasanna Puwarajah's witty, bittersweet production of Shakespeare's masterful comedy comes to the West End after a sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon. Mistaken identities, disguises, and chaotic love triangles abound in this wildly mischievous play about a young woman who pretends to be her twin brother and falls in love with her employer. Book now to catch this wickedly funny play this winter.

  • Opens: Monday, 8 December 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 17 January 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 55min. Including Interval.
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Murder, She Didn't Write

Duchess Theatre

Tickets from £23.00

Experience a classic murder mystery on the spot with Murder, She Didn't Write - an ingenious improvised comedy which heads to London as part of a UK tour. A huge success with audiences during its Edinburgh Festival Fringe, be a part of your very own Agatha Christie-inspired masterpiece live on stage.

  • Booking until: Monday, 24 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr. Incl. 1 interval.
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The Nutcracker - Royal Albert Hall tickets Opens 29 Dec 2025 Opens 29 December 2025 The Nutcracker - Royal Albert Hall

The Nutcracker - Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

4.5 6 reviews 4.5 6 reviews Tickets from £18.00
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It’s not Christmas without The Nutcracker! And in 2024 we are overjoyed to announce the return of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s festive favourite to the Royal Albert Hall. This enchanting production, featuring Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, is a sparkling festive treat for the whole family.
  • Opens: Monday, 29 December 2025
    Booking until: Wednesday, 31 December 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 50min. Incl. 2 intervals.
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OVO - Cirque du Soleil tickets Opens 9 Jan 2026 Opens 9 January 2026 OVO - Cirque du Soleil

OVO - Cirque du Soleil

Royal Albert Hall

4.9 9 reviews 4.9 9 reviews Tickets from £60.00
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The circus is back in town with this buzzing, colourful adventure as OVO Cirque du Soleil returns to the Royal Albert Hall. The story of a mysterious egg and the love between a ladybug and a fly is told through a series of thrilling, mind-boggling acrobatics, and a visually stunning set and costume design that immerses you right into the wondrous world of its insect characters. Come be amazed at the myriad of tricks and effects blended into the magic of storytelling.

  • Opens: Friday, 9 January 2026
    Booking until: Sunday, 1 February 2026
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The Sleeping Beauty - English National Ballet tickets Opens 25 Jun 2026 Opens 25 June 2026 The Sleeping Beauty - English National Ballet

The Sleeping Beauty - English National Ballet

Royal Albert Hall

5 2 reviews 5 2 reviews Tickets from £14.00
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Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s visually stunning and ambitious production of The Sleeping Beauty arrives on the Royal Albert Hall stage for the first time. In this dazzling, bewitching spectacle, witness the classic fairy tale come to life, full of gorgeous sets, costumes, choreography, and a score that will take your breath away.

  • Opens: Thursday, 25 June 2026
    Booking until: Sunday, 28 June 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
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All My Sons tickets Opens 13 Nov 2025 Opens 13 November 2025 All My Sons

All My Sons

Wyndham's Theatre

4.8 8 reviews 4.8 8 reviews Tickets from £27.00
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A self-made businessman during World War II faces the fallout of his actions and the breakdown of his family in Arthur Miller’s 1946 play, directed by Ivo van Hove and starring Bryan Cranston.

  • Opens: Thursday, 13 November 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 7 March 2026
  • Starring: Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paapa Essiedu
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Born With Teeth tickets Opens 13 Aug 2025 Opens 13 August 2025 Born With Teeth

Born With Teeth

Wyndham's Theatre

Tickets from £27.00

Liz Duffy Adams 's Born With Teeth reimagines the iconic relationship between playwrights William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, played by Edward Bluemel and Ncuti Gatwa. RSC Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans directs this thrilling tale of wordplay and espionage, which opens at Wyndham's Theatre from 13 August.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 13 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 1 November 2025
  • Starring: Edward Bluemel, Ncuti Gatwa
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Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George tickets Opens 25 Nov 2025 Opens 25 November 2025 Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George

Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George

Adelphi Theatre

Tribute artist and mega George Michael fan Rob Lamberti has spent his career channelling the music of the iconic musician who influenced an entire generation. Now he brings the legacy of George Michael to life on the West End stage, in an electric, energetic show that features some of George's most popular songs and honours his legendary musical career.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
    Booking until: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
  • Starring: Rob Lamberti
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The Enormous Crocodile tickets Opens 15 Aug 2025 Opens 15 August 2025 The Enormous Crocodile

The Enormous Crocodile

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Tickets from £18.00

Based on Roald Dahl's book, The Enormous Crocodile returns to the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for seconds! Hailed as 'A perfectly family outing' by London Theatre Reviews, this musical adventure will provide a joyous experience for younger audiences.

  • Opens: Friday, 15 August 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
  • Running time: 55min. No Interval.
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Brigadoon tickets Opens 2 Aug 2025 Opens 2 August 2025 Brigadoon

Brigadoon

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Tickets from £18.00

Welcome to the first major revival of Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon for three decades, staged at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and freshly adapted by Scottish playwright Rona Munro (The James Plays).

  • Opens: Saturday, 2 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 20 September 2025
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Akram Khan's Giselle tickets Opens 15 Jan 2026 Opens 15 January 2026 Akram Khan's Giselle

Akram Khan's Giselle

London Coliseum

4.8 6 reviews 4.8 6 reviews Tickets from £20.00
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In January 2026, the English National Ballet will bring a bold reimagining of the classic romantic ballet, Giselle, to the grand stage of the London Coliseum, directed and choreographed by Akram Khan.

  • Opens: Thursday, 15 January 2026
    Booking until: Sunday, 18 January 2026
  • Running time: 2hr Incl. 1 interval.
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Cosi Fan Tutte tickets Opens 6 Feb 2026 Opens 6 February 2026 Cosi Fan Tutte

Cosi Fan Tutte

London Coliseum

4.5 4 reviews 4.5 4 reviews Tickets from £14.00
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Mozart's classic Italian comedy about swapped fiancees and the games we play in love is transported to Coney Island in the 1950s. Phelim McDermot's revival of Cosi Fan Tutte is a rollercoaster of fun, flair, and wit, told through a sparkling score full of unforgettable melodies.

  • Opens: Friday, 6 February 2026
    Booking until: Saturday, 21 February 2026
  • Running time: 3hr 10min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Carmen tickets Opens 8 Oct 2025 Opens 8 October 2025 Carmen

Carmen

London Coliseum

4.1 10 reviews 4.1 10 reviews Tickets from £14.00

Book your opera tickets now for a taste of the Iberian peninsula, as Bizet’s Carmen returns to the London Coliseum. The 19th century French opera, which scandalised and shocked audiences when it premiered, is transposed to the 1970s, in the final days of the Franco regime.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 8 October 2025
    Booking until: Wednesday, 5 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 50min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny tickets Opens 16 Feb 2026 Opens 16 February 2026 Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny

Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny

London Coliseum

Tickets from £14.00

Jamie Manton directs Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s gripping, beautiful opera about three fugitives in a desert boomtown where dreams come true, told through a rich score that blends opera and jazz in a truly unique cultural and musical experience.  

  • Opens: Monday, 16 February 2026
    Booking until: Friday, 20 February 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Kinky Boots tickets Opens 17 Mar 2026 Opens 17 March 2026 Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots

London Coliseum

4.8 1230 reviews 4.8 1230 reviews Tickets from £15.00
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The beloved British musical comes home after strutting its way through Broadway. Starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe and rising star Dan Partridge 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
  • Starring: Johannes Radebe
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HMS Pinafore tickets Opens 4 Dec 2025 Opens 4 December 2025 HMS Pinafore

HMS Pinafore

London Coliseum

4.8 18 reviews 4.8 18 reviews Tickets from £14.00
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A clueless Captain, a spirited siren and pompous petty officers come together in this hilarious tale of love, honour, and duty that pokes fun at the British class system. Cal McCrystal’s revival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera, set aboard the HMS Pinafore, makes its much-anticipated return to the stage.

  • Opens: Thursday, 4 December 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 7 February 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 15min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Partenope tickets Opens 20 Nov 2025 Opens 20 November 2025 Partenope

Partenope

London Coliseum

5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £14.00
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Handel’s comedic masterpiece about the beautiful Partenope and her four hapless suitors is a colourful, laugh-out-loud opera and a dazzling tale of love and mistaken identities. Now this 18th century Italian opera is getting a 1920s makeover with its new revival at the London Coliseum.

  • Opens: Thursday, 20 November 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 6 December 2025
  • Running time: 3hr 30min. Incl. 2 Intervals
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Cinderella (La Cenerentola) tickets Opens 24 Sept 2025 Opens 24 September 2025 Cinderella (La Cenerentola)

Cinderella (La Cenerentola)

London Coliseum

Tickets from £14.00

Gioachino Rossini’s 19th century reimagining of the beloved fairytale gets a sparkling new revival in this modern-day retelling of Cinderella, full of magic and mayhem and the perils of true love, told through a delightful and unforgettable score.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
    Booking until: Tuesday, 14 October 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 45 min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Albert Herring tickets Opens 13 Oct 2025 Opens 13 October 2025 Albert Herring

Albert Herring

London Coliseum

Tickets from £14.00

Benjamin Britten's quirky, off-beat coming-of-age comedic opera comes to the English National Opera for the first time, directed and designed by Antony McDonald and conducted by Daniel Cohen. Don't miss this perfect May Day comedy about springtime revelry in a small town.

  • Opens: Monday, 13 October 2025
    Booking until: Thursday, 16 October 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 45min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Dead Man Walking tickets Opens 1 Nov 2025 Opens 1 November 2025 Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking

London Coliseum

Tickets from £14.00

Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s harrowing, poignant opera, based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her experiences counselling a murderer on death row, returns to the London stage 25 years after its world premiere.

  • Opens: Saturday, 1 November 2025
    Booking until: Tuesday, 18 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 50min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Burlesque the Musical

Savoy Theatre

4.4 12 reviews 4.4 12 reviews Tickets from £48.00
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Inspired by the classic 2010 Golden Globe Best Picture-nominated film featuring Christina Aguilera and Cher, Burlesque The Musical will have its highly anticipated West End premiere in July 2025. Experience a vibrant new musical about pursuing your dreams, the power of sisterhood, and discovering your voice.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 6 September 2025
  • Running time: TBC
  • Playing at: Savoy Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 6 September 2025
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La Traviata tickets Opens 8 Jan 2026 Opens 8 January 2026 La Traviata

La Traviata

Royal Opera House

4 2 reviews 4 2 reviews Tickets from £55.00

La Traviata is one of Verdi's most famous operas, telling the tragic story of the romance between the doomed courtesan Violetta and the romantic Alfredo. Inspired by history, with a timeless story that will leave you in tears, and a powerful, moving score full of the most well-known operatic melodies, this is a must-watch for all opera lovers.

  • Opens: Thursday, 8 January 2026
    Booking until: Tuesday, 17 February 2026
  • Running time: 3hr. Incl. 2 intervals.
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La Fille Mal Gardee tickets Opens 18 Oct 2025 Opens 18 October 2025 La Fille Mal Gardee

La Fille Mal Gardee

Royal Opera House

5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £42.00
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Frederick Ashton’s joyful ballet is a love letter to the countryside, a light-hearted pastoral tale about a battle of wills between Lise and her mother over the question of marrying for love or for money. This whimsical, humourous ballet features dancing chickens, a dizzying ribbon dance, clog-dancing and an adorable Shetland pony, making it a comic masterpiece that will leave you smiling long after you've left the theatre.

  • Opens: Saturday, 18 October 2025
    Booking until: Thursday, 13 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 15min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Tosca tickets Opens 11 Sept 2025 Opens 11 September 2025 Tosca

Tosca

Royal Opera House

4.9 7 reviews 4.9 7 reviews Tickets from £58.00
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Puccini's Tosca is a story of love, murder, and political intrigue, in which the fierce heroine Floria Tosca must use all her wits to rescue her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, from the cruel police chief Scarpia. Puccini's operatic thriller will take your breath away with its intense storytelling, powerful score, and unforgettable characters in the heart of Rome.

  • Opens: Thursday, 11 September 2025
    Booking until: Tuesday, 7 October 2025
  • Running time: 3hr. Incl. 2 intervals.
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The Magic Flute tickets Opens 10 Oct 2025 Opens 10 October 2025 The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

Royal Opera House

5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £49.00
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Equal parts fairy tale, farce, and moral allegory, The Magic Flute is arguably Mozart's most popular opera. This thriling, visually stunning, and epic tale takes the classic story of a prince on a quest to rescue a princess and packs it with deep philosophical themes and marvellous, powerful music that will resonate deeply with you.

  • Opens: Friday, 10 October 2025
    Booking until: Monday, 3 November 2025
  • Running time: 3hr 5min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Turandot tickets Opens 15 Dec 2025 Opens 15 December 2025 Turandot

Turandot

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £55.00

Witness a timeless story of love and redemption in this dazzling, spectacular production of Puccini's Turandot. Drawing on Chinese and Italian theatrical traditions, this captivating opera about a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor is filled with rich, emotional depths, a breath-taking cultural fusion, and a truly unforgettable score.

  • Opens: Monday, 15 December 2025
    Booking until: Wednesday, 4 February 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 50min. Incl. two intervals.
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Like Water For Chocolate - Royal Ballet and Opera tickets Opens 1 Oct 2025 Opens 1 October 2025 Like Water For Chocolate - Royal Ballet and Opera

Like Water For Chocolate - Royal Ballet and Opera

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £42.00

The iconic Latin American magical realism novel comes to life in this breathtaking, enchanting ballet set on a Mexican ranch, where true love and family duties come into conflict. The stunning choregraphy and spellbinding score will sweep you away into this timeless, heart-rending story by one of the most beloved authors of the genre, retold in a brand new way.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 1 October 2025
    Booking until: Friday, 24 October 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 45min. Incl. 2 Intervals.
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Ariodante - Royal Ballet and Opera tickets Opens 9 Dec 2025 Opens 9 December 2025 Ariodante - Royal Ballet and Opera

Ariodante - Royal Ballet and Opera

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £44.00

Court conspiracy meets baroque opera in this visually stunning production of Handel’s classic opera about a pair of lovers torn about by accusations of infidelity. Dutch director Jetske Mijnssen, in her Royal Opera debut, brings the powerful, gripping, emotionally thrilling story to life with conduction by Stefano Montanari.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 9 December 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 21 December 2025
  • Running time: 3hr 45min. Incl. 2 intervals.
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The Makropulos Case - Royal Ballet and Opera tickets Opens 4 Nov 2025 Opens 4 November 2025 The Makropulos Case - Royal Ballet and Opera

The Makropulos Case - Royal Ballet and Opera

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £41.00

Who wants to live forever? This haunting, enigmatic opera puts the human soul on trial, staged for the first time with the Royal Opera. Director Katie Mitchell reimagines through a contemporary lens this classic opera by Czech composer Leoš Janáček about a tormented immortal grappling with the realities of eternal life. Set to an eerie, uniquely modern musical score, this epic opera will stay with you long after you've left the theatre.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 4 November 2025
    Booking until: Friday, 21 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr. No Interval.
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The Sicilian Vespers - Royal Ballet and Opera tickets Opens 19 Sept 2025 Opens 19 September 2025 The Sicilian Vespers - Royal Ballet and Opera

The Sicilian Vespers - Royal Ballet and Opera

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £49.00

Stefan Herheim and Speranza Scappucci bring to life Verdi’s famous opera that retells the story of the Sicillian Vespers’ uprising: a tale of revolution, divided loyalties, and revenge that has resonated through time and place and continues to be relevant today, characterised by a sweeping, epic score.

  • Opens: Friday, 19 September 2025
    Booking until: Monday, 6 October 2025
  • Running time: 4hr. Incl. 2 intervals.
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Perspectives: Balanchine, Marston and Peck - Royal Ballet and Opera

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £26.00
  • Opens: Friday, 14 November 2025
    Booking until: Tuesday, 2 December 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 45min. Incl. 2 intervals
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame tickets Opens 17 Aug 2025 Opens 17 August 2025 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Prince Edward Theatre

4.5 2 reviews 4.5 2 reviews
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Adapted from the beloved Disney animated film by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, The Hunchback of Notre Dame will be staged in a concert production in summer 2025.

  • Opens: Sunday, 17 August 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 17 August 2025
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Nye

Olivier Theatre (National Theatre)

5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £47.00
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Following its critically acclaimed debut in 2024, Tim Price's epic Welsh fantasia returns to the National Theatre for a limited season. Directed by Rufus Norris and starring Michael Sheen, NYE follows the story of the man who transformed Britain's welfare state.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 16 August 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Ballet Shoes tickets Opens 17 Nov 2025 Opens 17 November 2025 Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes

Olivier Theatre (National Theatre)

4.8 5 reviews 4.8 5 reviews Tickets from £42.00
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Noel Streatfeild's beloved story about three orphaned sisters pursuing their dreams returns to the National Theatre following a critically acclaimed run in 2024. Hailed as "a superlative adaptation that never puts a foot wrong" (Evening Standard), this enchanting production is the perfect family treat.

  • Opens: Monday, 17 November 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 21 February 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 Interval
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Bacchae tickets Opens 13 Sept 2025 Opens 13 September 2025 Bacchae

Bacchae

Olivier Theatre (National Theatre)

Tickets from £31.00

Euripides’s greatest tragedy gets a bold new revival, filled with music, poetry, and spoken word, where the wild women of the Bacchae take centre-stage to make their voices heard. Bacchae comes to the National Theatre as part of Indhu Rubasingham’s inaugural season.

  • Opens: Saturday, 13 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 1 November 2025
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War Horse tickets Opens 5 Aug 2025 Opens 5 August 2025 War Horse

War Horse

New Wimbledon Theatre

4.8 575 reviews 4.8 575 reviews Tickets from £18.00
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War Horse is a triumph in superbly skilled puppetry as well as one of the most moving tales told on the West End stage for years. Children and adults alike revel in this heart-wrenching, war-torn tale of a young man’s love for his horse.
  • Opens: Tuesday, 5 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 16 August 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. interval.
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The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical tickets Opens 28 Oct 2025 Opens 28 October 2025 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

New Wimbledon Theatre

3.5 8 reviews 3.5 8 reviews

Based on the bestselling young adult book series by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical brings to life the epic adventures of young demigod Percy Jackson, as he battles gods and monsters in a quest to retrieve Zeus’s stolen lightning bolt. Get ready to be immersed in a world of gods, titans, and heroes in this spectacle of stage magic with a dazzling rock music score.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 1 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Friends! The Musical Parody tickets Opens 5 Jun 2026 Opens 5 June 2026 Friends! The Musical Parody

Friends! The Musical Parody

New Wimbledon Theatre

After winning hearts in New York and Las Vegas, the laugh-out loud musical celebrating the popular sitcom, Friends, will come to the UK in an unmissable tour. The show is packed with all your favourite moments, unforgettable quotes, and a new original soundtrack, as it follows Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chander, Joey, and Phoebe through 1990s New York.

  • Opens: Friday, 5 June 2026
    Booking until: Thursday, 10 September 2026
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Twelfth Night tickets Opens 8 Aug 2025 Opens 8 August 2025 Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Globe Theatre

5 29 reviews 5 29 reviews Tickets from £7.00
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Prepare to have your world turned upside down as Shakespeare’s dizzying tragicomedy, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, sweeps into the Globe Theatre in an intoxicating whirlwind this summer for a limited season.

  • Opens: Friday, 8 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 25 October 2025
  • Playing at: Globe Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 25 October 2025
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Merry Wives of Windsor

Globe Theatre

5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £7.00
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Step into the lively world of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Globe Theatre, where audiences can experience Shakespeare's most mischievous comedy burst to life with laughter, love, and larger-than-life characters.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 20 September 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. interval.
  • Playing at: Globe Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 20 September 2025
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Troilus and Cressida tickets Opens 26 Sept 2025 Opens 26 September 2025 Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida

Globe Theatre

Tickets from £7.00

Considered one of Shakespeare's more complex and cynical plays, Troilus and Cressida heads to the Globe Theatre as part of their 2025 season this Autumn. Experience a sharp take on love and war in the beautiful surroundings of this theatre.

  • Opens: Friday, 26 September 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 26 October 2025
  • Playing at: Globe Theatre
  • Booking until: Sunday, 26 October 2025
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Pinocchio - Globe tickets Opens 29 Nov 2025 Opens 29 November 2025 Pinocchio - Globe

Pinocchio - Globe

Globe Theatre

Tickets from £8.00

This festive season, the timeless story of Pinocchio, a little wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy, comes to life in the iconic wooden O of the Globe Theatre. This heart-warming, magical musical by Charlie Josephine and Jim Fortune will enchant children and adults alike, while sharing powerful lessons about family, community, and what it means to be human.

  • Opens: Saturday, 29 November 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 4 January 2026
  • Playing at: Globe Theatre
  • Booking until: Sunday, 4 January 2026
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The Rat Trap tickets Opens 28 Jan 2026 Opens 28 January 2026 The Rat Trap

The Rat Trap

Park Theatre

Tickets from £18.00

Written by Noel Coward and reimagined by Bill Rosenfield, The Rat Trap is the story of the turbulent marriage between two brilliant but egotistical creative minds.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
    Booking until: Saturday, 14 March 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 Interval.
  • Playing at: Park Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 14 March 2026
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The Gathered Leaves tickets Opens 13 Aug 2025 Opens 13 August 2025 The Gathered Leaves

The Gathered Leaves

Park Theatre

Tickets from £18.00

The Gathered Leaves, Andrew Keatley’s drama about a chaotic family reunion over an Easter weekend, returns to the Park Theatre ten years after its sold out run, directed by Olivier Award-winning Adrian Noble.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 13 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 20 September 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. 1 Interval.
  • Playing at: Park Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 20 September 2025
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(the) Woman tickets Opens 24 Sept 2025 Opens 24 September 2025 (the) Woman

(the) Woman

Park Theatre

Tickets from £18.00

Award-winning playwright Jane Upton’s Bruntwood Prize shortlisted play is a fiercely funny and brutally honest story about the messy truths of motherhood. After a critically acclaimed run in Nottingham, it transfers to London this autumn. Don’t miss your chance to catch this thought-provoking and daringly original story that confronts the harsh truths of how we see ourselves.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 25 October 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min. No Interval.
  • Playing at: Park Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 25 October 2025
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Deaf Republic tickets Opens 29 Aug 2025 Opens 29 August 2025 Deaf Republic

Deaf Republic

Royal Court Theatre

Tickets from £18.00

Adapted from the poems of Ukrainian-American author Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic is an exciting London debut from the international theatre company Dead Centre. Experience an epic modern fable of war, humanity and collective resistance from August 2025.

  • Opens: Friday, 29 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 13 September 2025
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The Unbelievers tickets Opens 10 Oct 2025 Opens 10 October 2025 The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers

Royal Court Theatre

Tickets from £18.00

Nicola Walker stars in Nick Payne's play, which presents a striking portrayal of motherhood, faith, family - and the lengths we go to for those we refuse to forget. The Unbelievers makes its debut at the Royal Court Theatre in Autumn 2025.

  • Opens: Friday, 10 October 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 29 November 2025
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Dracula tickets Opens 12 Sept 2025 Opens 12 September 2025 Dracula

Dracula

Lyric Hammersmith

Tickets from £12.00

A bold new adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula is set to debut in 2025, reimagined by Emma Baggott who shines a spotlight on the powerful female voices at the heart of the story. This fresh take on the Gothic classic promises to deliver a compelling blend of suspense and empowerment, breathing new life into a timeless tale.

  • Opens: Friday, 12 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 11 October 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl 1 interval.
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Sing Street

Lyric Hammersmith

5 4 reviews 5 4 reviews Tickets from £15.00
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Sing Street blends infectious 80s-inspired music with a heartfelt story about teenage dreams, first love, and the power of creativity. This high-energy musical heads to the Lyric Hammersmith for a limited run in Summer 2025 and will fill you with uplifting songs and raw emotion that will leave you inspired.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 23 August 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl 1 interval.
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The Woman in Black tickets Opens 8 Oct 2025 Opens 8 October 2025 The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

Alexandra Palace

4.4 2138 reviews 4.4 2138 reviews Tickets from £22.00
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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.
  • Opens: Wednesday, 8 October 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 25 October 2025
  • Running time: 2hr. Incl. 1 interval.
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Sunny Afternoon tickets Opens 15 Jan 2026 Opens 15 January 2026 Sunny Afternoon

Sunny Afternoon

Alexandra Palace

4.6 349 reviews 4.6 349 reviews Tickets from £22.00
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Sunny Afternoon, the stage musical inspired by the songs of The Kinks, is packed with Kinks chart hits and a feast of real-life drama exploring the band's lives, times, successes, failures, challenges and troubles.
  • Opens: Thursday, 15 January 2026
    Booking until: Saturday, 31 January 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. interval.
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A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story tickets Opens 21 Nov 2025 Opens 21 November 2025 A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

Alexandra Palace

4.7 3 reviews 4.7 3 reviews Tickets from £18.00
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The spellbinding retelling of Charles Dickens' Christmas ghost story, about a bitter old miser visited by three ghosts, returns to Alexandra Palace after its smash-hit success in 2023. Full of powerful lessons and spooky thrills, this Christmas classic is the perfect treat to get you and your family ready for the festive season.

  • Opens: Friday, 21 November 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 4 January 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 10min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Superwoman Schema tickets Opens 6 Sept 2025 Opens 6 September 2025 Superwoman Schema

Superwoman Schema

Bush Theatre

Tickets from £12.00

Celebrated actors Letitia Wright and Golda Rosheuvel, Superwoman Schema is a brand new production which will premiere at the Bush Theatre in the Autumn. The play follows two women as they struggle to come to terms with the death of their family's matriarch.

  • Opens: Saturday, 6 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 1 November 2025
  • Playing at: Bush Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 1 November 2025
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After Sunday tickets Opens 10 Nov 2025 Opens 10 November 2025 After Sunday

After Sunday

Bush Theatre

Tickets from £12.00

In this absorbing new debut play by Bush Writers’ Group alumni Sophia Griffin, four strangers find solace and community in a Caribbean cooking group as they seek to overcome their pasts.

  • Opens: Monday, 10 November 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 20 December 2025
  • Playing at: Bush Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 20 December 2025
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The Land of the Living tickets Opens 1 Sept 2025 Opens 1 September 2025 The Land of the Living

The Land of the Living

Dorfman - National Theatre

Directed by Stephen Daldry, this astonishing new play by the ex-Young Vic Artistic Director David Lan weaves the story of displaced and stolen children following WWII, with Juliet Stevenson (The Doctor) in a starring role.

  • Opens: Monday, 1 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 15 November 2025
  • Starring: Juliet Stevenson
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50 First Dates The Musical tickets Opens 14 Sept 2025 Opens 14 September 2025 50 First Dates The Musical

50 First Dates The Musical

The Other Palace

Tickets from £31.00

Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs the joyful, laugh-out-loud musical based on the beloved 2004 rom-com, 50 First Dates, where a man tries to win over an amnesiac woman who can never remember him, or any of their many first dates, the next day.

  • Opens: Sunday, 14 September 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 16 November 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min.
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Into The Woods tickets Opens 2 Dec 2025 Opens 2 December 2025 Into The Woods

Into The Woods

The Bridge Theatre

Tickets from £30.00

Into the Woods masterfully weaves classic fairy tales into a rich, thought-provoking story. With Sondheim’s stunning score and a darkly humorous yet heartfelt narrative, it'll be the first major revival of the production in London for over nine years!

  • Opens: Tuesday, 2 December 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 18 April 2026
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The Lady from the Sea tickets Opens 10 Sept 2025 Opens 10 September 2025 The Lady from the Sea

The Lady from the Sea

The Bridge Theatre

Tickets from £30.00

Inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s play, adapted and directed by Simon Stone, The Lady From the Sea is a complex, haunting story about how one choice can lead our lives down different paths. It opens at the Bridge Theatre, starring Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 10 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 8 November 2025
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Globe Theatre tickets Opens 13 Nov 2025 Opens 13 November 2025 A Midsummer Night's Dream: Globe Theatre

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Globe Theatre

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

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Step into the dreamy, wooden, candlelit space of the Sam Wanamaker Theatre, where for the first time Shakespeare’s Globe and Headlong bring to the stage this magical, chaotic story of tricksy fairies and confused lovers.

  • Opens: Thursday, 13 November 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 31 January 2026
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Rough Magic | Globe

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Tickets from £18.00

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse's staple production for families returns once again to the stage this summer. Produced by an Oliver Award-nominated team, Rough Magic cooks up a treat with this supernaturally silly adventure hailed as 'wildly entertaining' by The Stage.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 23 August 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 50min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Every Brilliant Thing tickets Opens 1 Aug 2025 Opens 1 August 2025 Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing

Soho Place Theatre (@sohoplace)

Tickets from £30.00

Every Brilliant Thing, a heartrendingly beautiful exploration of depression and the little things that keep us going, comes to the West End after a successful international tour and a sold-out anniversary run at Roundabout.

  • Opens: Friday, 1 August 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 8 November 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 15min.
  • Starring: Lenny Henry
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The Spy Who Came In From The Cold tickets Opens 17 Nov 2025 Opens 17 November 2025 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

Soho Place Theatre (@sohoplace)

Tickets from £30.00

Adapted for the stage for the first time, John Le Carre’s The Spy Who Came In From the Cold arrives on the West End after a sold-out run in Chichester. David Eldridge and Jeremy Herrin adapt this moody, mesmerising story about a British spy during the peak of the Cold War.

  • Opens: Monday, 17 November 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 21 February 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 10min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy tickets Opens 15 Nov 2025 Opens 15 November 2025 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Riverside Studios

Don’t panic! The beloved sci-fi franchise gets a second life on the London stage in this gloriously absurd and searingly witty stage adaptation of Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy . Join Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Marvin the Paranoid Android and the rest of the eccentric crew on a zany intergalactic adventure.

  • Opens: Saturday, 15 November 2025
    Booking until: Friday, 15 May 2026
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Maiden Voyage

Southwark Playhouse Elephant

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Based on the true story of Tracy Edwards, who led the first all-female sailing crew in the Whitbread Round the World race, this inspiring, heartwarming musical stars Chelsea Halfpenny in the lead role. Don't miss this unforgettable show filled with joyful music, an inspired cast, and an epic story about courage, determination and overcoming the odds.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 23 August 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min. No Interval. No Re-entry.
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The Diana Mixtape tickets Opens 19 Aug 2025 Opens 19 August 2025 The Diana Mixtape

The Diana Mixtape

Here at Outernet

Tickets from £42.00

Drag royalty Courtney Act, Baby, Divina De Campo, Rosé and Kitty Scott-Claus will take on the ultimate Snatch Game challenge, portraying the people's princess in an exciting new production from TuckShop. The Diana Mixtape promises to be the gig of a lifetime and it heads to London this summer.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 19 August 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 24 August 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min.
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Dirty Dancing tickets Opens 10 Nov 2025 Opens 10 November 2025 Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

Capital Theatre

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Don’t miss the electrifying Dirty Dancing musical coming to the new Capital Theatre in London in 2025, where the iconic story of Baby and Johnny comes to life like never before. With breathtaking choreography, unforgettable hits like "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," and a fresh take on the classic tale, this production promises an experience that will leave you on your feet. 

  • Opens: Monday, 10 November 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 11 July 2026
  • Running time: 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Grease The Immersive Movie Musical tickets Opens 1 Aug 2025 Opens 1 August 2025 Grease The Immersive Movie Musical

Grease The Immersive Movie Musical

Evolution London

Tickets from £59.00

If you're a fan of Grease, this is the one you want this summer! From the creators of immersive events, step into 1959 and immerse yourself in the lives of the students at Rydell High as the action from the hit musical unfolds around you. Why not grab your mates for the ultimate night out?!

  • Opens: Friday, 1 August 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 30min.
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The Hunger Games: On Stage tickets Opens 20 Oct 2025 Opens 20 October 2025 The Hunger Games: On Stage

The Hunger Games: On Stage

Troubadour Canary Wharf

Tickets from £25.00

Conor McPherson adapts The Hunger Games, the thrilling saga about tyranny and revolution, based on the best-selling series by Suzanne Collins. Panem comes to life in the purpose-built, state-of-the-art Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre.

  • Opens: Monday, 20 October 2025
    Booking until: Wednesday, 15 April 2026
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