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Running Time
2 hours and 45 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
25/10/2026
Genre
Drama
Theatre:
Shakespeare’s Globe

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Run wild and free in the muddy magic of the woods this summer with this euphoric new production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It in the Globe Theatre.

When the Duke’s court proves cold and cruel, Rosalind, Celia and their friends escape into the Forest of Arden – a place alive with joy, music and unexpected possibilities

Co-directed by Sean Holmes (Romeo And Juliet, Pinocchio, Globe) and Charlie Josephine (Pinocchio, Globe, Cowbois, RSC/Royal Court), this bold new As You Like It pulses with lust, revelry, and live music.

Join the party as the Globe stage becomes a forest festival of self discovery, where closed hearts open and love is limitless.

Age & Content Guide

To be confirmed | All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and cannot be sat separately.

Running Time
2 hours and 30 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
16/05/2027
Genre
Family
Theatre:
Lyceum Theatre

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Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains and to the evocative rhythms of Africa, Disney's multi award-winning musical The Lion King will redefine your families expectations of theatre. Now in its record-breaking 27th year in London, now is the time for your family to experience this landmark musical. Disney's beloved film has been transformed into a spectacular theatrical experience that explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music. At its heart is the powerful and moving story of Simba - the epic adventure of his journey from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands. Please note, guests must be seated no later than 5 minutes prior to show start time.

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  • Content warnings: This production contains theatrical smoke and fog effects as well as strobe lighting during parts of the show.

6+ | Children under the age of 3 (including babies in arms) will not be permitted into the theatre. All persons aged 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult and may not sit on their own within the auditorium. All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

Running Time
2 hours and 30 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
12/12/2027
Genre
Musical
Theatre:
Lyric Theatre

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Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate.

Hadestown, the acclaimed Broadway musical phenomenon by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin makes its long-awaited West End premiere in February 2024 at the Lyric Theatre.

Hadestown takes you on an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back, intertwining two mythic love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone.

A deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience, Hadestown invites you to imagine how the world could be.

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Please Note:

This production contains strobe lighting and/or flashing images.

8+ | Children aged 14 and below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over and sat in seats next to each other.

Running Time
2 hours and 30 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
14/02/2027
Genre
Drama
Theatre:
Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre

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The Hunger Games: On Stage is now playing at the brand-new, state-of-the-art Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre. 

In this world premiere theatrical adaptation, Suzanne Collins’ global phenomenon - brought to life by Lionsgate's blockbuster motion picture - erupts into a live spectacular of breathtaking scale. Step into the world of Panem and follow Katniss Everdeen - the Girl on Fire - as her story of courage, hope and defiance ignites before your eyes.

Experience London’s newest purpose-built theatre in the heart of Canary Wharf - just minutes from Central London via the Jubilee Line, Elizabeth Line, and DLR. The venue transforms around you in an extraordinary feat of stagecraft unlike anything you've seen before.

Get ready for jaw-dropping stunts, mind-bending illusions, and a fully immersive world that puts you at the centre of the action.

Pick your district. Prepare for an epic adventure. Book now.

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • Content warnings: This production contains loud noises & explosions, haze, smoke, flashing lights & strobe. There are depictions of murder, manslaughter and references to themes of death, grief and guilt.
  • Watchword glasses available at all performances.

12+ | Under 3s not permitted. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18.

Running Time
1 hour and 30 minutes, no interval
Booking Until
02/01/2028
Genre
Entertainment
Theatre:
Hippodrome Casino

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Magic Mike Live is strictly an over 18s only event. Physical photo ID must be presented on arrival.

Created by Channing Tatum, Magic Mike Live is an unforgettable night of 360-degree entertainment based on the hit films. It’s fun. It’s hot. It’s the great time you’ve been waiting for!

Magic Mike Live is the show with someone for everyone, with an irresistible cast of handsome and talented guys performing heart-racing dance routines in front of, above and all around you. Equal parts empowering and exhilarating, the international hit is punctuated by unexpected, temperature-raising acts from a thrilling range of acrobatic and musical talent. In other words, it’s more than you expect.. and everything you want.

Celebrating five years at London’s Hippodrome Casino, Magic Mike Live has already welcomed over 500,000 audience members. If you’re looking for the ultimate girls’ night out, look no further. If you’re NOT into letting your hair down, laughing out loud and really hot guys, then it’s probably not for you.

Get ready to meet your wild side!

 

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • Content warnings: This production contains the use of strobe lighting as well as theatrical smoke throughout the performance.

18+ | Each individual patron will be asked to present valid, physical hard copy photographic ID before being permitted entrance to the show. Photocopies will not be accepted. Please note BRP is no longer valid ID. If valid ID is not presented, they will not gain access to see the show nor any refund or exchanges of ticket or travel expense incurred.

Running Time
2 hours and 35 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
05/09/2027
Genre
Family
Theatre:
Cambridge Theatre
  • Today | Sun 27 Sep
    2.00pm Exclusive price from £42.50 Book Tickets

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Please note that all evening weekday performances of Matilda The Musical begin at 7pm (Tuesday – Friday).

Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl.

With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Winner of over 100 international awards, Matilda has been delighting audiences in London’s West End for 15 years.

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • Content warnings: This production contains flashing lights, lasers, loud sound effects & haze, latex balloons are popped onstage & throughout the performance actors interact in audience spaces.

6+ | Children under the age of 4 (including babes in arms) will not be admitted into the theatre. Children need to occupy their own seat at all times through the performance. Anyone aged 15 or under must have a valid ticket and be seated with an adult (18+)

Running Time
2 hours and 5 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
06/12/2026
Genre
Musical
Theatre:
The Arts at Marble Arch
  • Today | Sun 27 Sep
    3.00pm Up to 57% off from £20.10 Book Tickets

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The West End and Broadway smash-hit musical, Million Dollar Quartet returns to London for 12-weeks only.


On the night of December 4, 1956, four musical icons walked into a recording studio in Memphis and made musical history. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley were brought together by pure chance for a jam session which would go on to shape the trajectory of rock ‘n’ roll music globally.


Featuring the hit songs Blue Suede Shoes, Fever, Walk The Line, Hound Dog, Great Balls of Fire, and many more, experience that once-in-a-lifetime event, in an electrifying 3x Tony Award-nominated musical where rivalries ignited, friendships were tested and rock 'n' roll was born.


Starring stage and screen favourite, Darren Day (Hollyoaks, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Chicago) as Sam Phillips, the visionary producer who discovered the sound of rock 'n' roll, alongside a sensational cast and live band, don't miss this exhilarating celebration of legendary artists.


Playing a strictly limited London season at The Arts at Marble Arch. Book now for the greatest rock ‘n’ roll jam session in history!

Age & Content Guide

8+ | No under 16’s are admitted without a responsible adult with them.

Running Time
2 hours and 30 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
03/01/2027
Genre
Drama
Theatre:
Gillian Lynne Theatre
  • Today | Sun 27 Sep
    2.00pm Up to 9% off from £80 Book Tickets

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The winner of 6 Olivier Awards My Neighbour Totoro is now in its final booking period. You only have until 3 January 2027 to experience this staging of the Studio Ghibli classic, brought to life through large-scale puppetry and beloved songs from the film.

A story about sisters Satsuki and Mei, who discover a magical world of spirits, sprites and other mischievous creatures as they adjust to a new life in the Japanese countryside. Perhaps it’s all a dream… or perhaps they really are best friends with a giant, playful protector of the forest named… Totoro?

Featuring puppets by Basil Twist and Mervyn Millar, My Neighbour Totoro is presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi – in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV – and adapted by Tom Morton-Smith with direction from Phelim McDermott.

My Neighbour Totoro is about the life-changing power of imagination and the boundless wonders of nature. Hop aboard the Catbus for a delightful evening of unforgettable theatre before it leaves the UK for good!

#FindYourSpirit

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • Content warnings: This production contains live music, some loud noises, some scenes are set in a hospital with a sick parent & some very large puppets. There are pyrotechnics, smoke, strobe lighting/flashing images & haze.

6+ | Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted into the theatre. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over, who must be seated with the child and accompany them throughout their visit. All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a valid ticket.

Running Time
1 hour and 5 minutes, no interval
Booking Until
03/10/2026
Genre
Entertainment
Theatre:
Apollo Theatre

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When Rob was twelve, they attempted a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their Grandma. As Rob donned wigs and played Mary Poppins, Ariel, Mickey Mouse and Belle, their Dad doubled as Stage Manager, Sound Technician and Goofy. Unfortunately, Dad missed all his cues and pushed all the floats in the wrong direction. Mum mistook Aladdin for Ursula. The costumes went awry. Grandma had a nice time, though. My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?) is the joyous autobiographical story of West End Musical Theatre star and social-media sensation Rob Madge, as they set out to recreate that parade - and this time, nobody, no, nobody is gonna rain on it.

Age & Content Guide

16+ | Children aged 14 and below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over and sat in seats next to each other.

Running Time
2 hours and 40 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
14/03/2027
Genre
Family
Theatre:
Gielgud Theatre
  • Today | Sun 27 Sep
    2.30pm Up to 55% off from £32.50 Book Tickets

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Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which he has fully reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, will open in London at the Gielgud Theatre on Saturday 14 December 2024.

With a sensational score, including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more, the Olivier, Tony and Oscar-winning masterpiece vividly brings to life Dickens’ ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more.

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • Content warnings: This production contains some mild & discriminatory language reflective of the period, depictions of violence towards men, women & children including gunshots, & themes of poverty, hunger & crime in Victorian society.

7+ | Everyone, regardless of age, must have their own ticket to enter the theatre. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted.

Running Time
2 hours and 5 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
30/01/2028
Genre
Comedy
Theatre:
Duchess Theatre

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Disrupting the West End for over a decade, London’s landmark comedy The Play That Goes Wrong continues to wreak havoc in its 12th year at the Duchess Theatre. You all know the classic whodunnit: there’s been a murder at a country manor and an inspector is on the case to uncover the culprit. But when this story falls into the hands of the accident-prone thespians of The Cornley Drama Society, everything that can go wrong… does! As the actors and crew battle against all odds to make it to their final curtain call, the production descends into total mayhem, with hilarious consequences. Will the mystery of who murdered Charles Haversham ever be solved? You’ll have to see for yourself! Experience the perfect slice of escapist comedy - packed with perfectly timed chaos and guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter.

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • Content warnings: This production contains pyrotechnics, flashing lights, loud noises, bangs & crashes, escalating violence & physical assault, death & murder are mentioned throughout.
  • Please find a full list of content warnings here.

8+ | Children aged 14 and below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over and sat in seats next to each other.

Running Time
1 hour and 20 minutes, no interval
Booking Until
28/11/2027
Genre
Musical
Theatre:
Vaudeville Theatre

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Think you know the six Wives of Henry VIII? Think again…

The crowning glory of the West End, Broadway and beyond, history is about to get over-throne in the homegrown hit musical sensation, Six, live at the Vaudeville Theatre.

Created by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, prepare to lose your head and experience the Tudor Wives’ lives as they turn back the clock and take to the stage to reclaim their crowns and retell their stories of love, loss and the infamous ex they all have in common.

Join Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard and Parr, backed by their fiercely all-female band, the Ladies in Waiting, and Get Down to a royal retelling of the sassiest story in British Her-story.

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • Content warnings: Six is performed and staged like a live pop concert, with the use of strobe, haze & loud music throughout. This production contains some adult themes, including discussions of miscarriage & personal trauma of a physical & sexual nature.

10+ | The age recommendation is there for guidance only, with any younger patrons attending at the discretion of accompanying adults but must have a ticket and be able to sit unsupported in a seat, accompanied by an adult. Each audience member will need their own ticket and we recommend looking over our show warnings section below. Children aged 14 and below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.

Running Time
3 hours, including interval
Booking Until
20/12/2026
Genre
Drama
Theatre:
Phoenix Theatre
  • Today | Sun 27 Sep
    3.00pm Audio Described Up to 29% off from £27.39 Book Tickets

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Step into the extraordinary world of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, at the West End’s Phoenix Theatre.

Winner of this year’s Olivier Award for Best Entertainment, this groundbreaking production is captivating audiences with its gripping storytelling and cutting-edge stagecraft.

Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, this theatrical masterpiece elevates the art of live performance to a whole new dimension, promising an unforgettable experience for theatregoers.

Set in the intriguing world of Hawkins,  this gripping narrative blends small-town charm with a deep-seated mystery. From young Jim Hopper’s busted car to Joyce Maldonado’s dreams of escape, everyday life takes a dramatic turn when newcomer Henry Creel arrives, and the past begins to cast long shadows over the present.

With stunning visuals, innovative design, and a story that pulls you to the edge of your seat, Stranger Things: The First Shadow is more than just a play; it’s a theatrical phenomenon.

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • This production contains loud noises and strobe lighting and/or flashing images.
  • Content warnings: Current content warning covers this

12+ | Under 5s not permitted. Under 16s must be accompanied by and seated with an adult.

Running Time
2 hours and 5 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
03/01/2027
Genre
Musical
Theatre:
Criterion Theatre

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When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar-winning film Titanic, you get Titaníque

The Olivier Award-winning musical comedy is bursting with nostalgia, non-stop laughs and killer vocals. Featuring all your favourite Céline Dion hits, including My Heart Will Go On, All by Myself and To Love You More, all backed by a sensational live band.

Titaníque is brilliant and bonkers fun. If you love the film Titanic or Céline Dion, you’ll love Titaníque.

It’s the musical that’s making hearts go on… and on, so get on board as this ship of dreams is one voyage you simply can’t miss!

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • Content warnings: This production contains strong language, sexual references & adult humour.
  • Myra Dubois will not be appearing on the 14 & 15 Oct.

14+ recommendation with strictly no admittance for under 12s due to strong language and sexual references.

Running Time
2 hours and 15 minutes, including interval
Booking Until
19/09/2027
Genre
Drama
Theatre:
London County Hall
  • Today | Sun 27 Sep
    3.00pm Up to 58% off from £48 Book Tickets

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You have been summoned for jury service!

Now in its ninth year, Witness For The Prosecution has captured the imagination of thousands; enthralled by the case of Leonard Vole.

Accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth, will Leonard survive the sensational witness testimony? Will he be able to convince the jury, and you, of his innocence and escape the hangman’s noose?

The audience are thrillingly placed in the thick of the action, as Agatha Christie’s story of justice, passion and betrayal unfolds around them. The twists and turns of the case are played out in a spectacular courtroom setting, as prosecution battles defence, and witnesses take to the stand to give their shocking testimonies.

 Don’t miss this landmark stage production on London’s South Bank!

Age & Content Guide

Please Note:

  • Content warnings: A cigarette is smoked. No gunshots. Haze is used in several scenes to enhance lighting effects, but is not heavy. There is one short scene involving a character imagining that he will be hanged, which could disturb very young visitors, but this is at the opening of the show & quickly passes.

10+ | Parental guidance advised. Children under 5 will not be permitted entry. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and seated next to a ticket holder who is at least 18 years old. All children must have their own ticket, and as with all audience members, may be asked to leave if they are causing disruption to actors and other audience members.

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