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As if! Book by 20 June 2025 to save up to 41% on tickets for Clueless The Musical. This new musical make-over of the Paramount Pictures classic film is “full of warmth, mischief and fun” (Spectator) at London’s Trafalgar Theatre.
The 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical will tour the UK in 2026. Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II.
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Embark on the epic time-travelling adventure of Back to the Future The Musical, as the 1985 pop culture phenomenon is transported to the stage by the film’s original creative team of Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis.
The musical, inspired by the animated film, based on the ancient myth. It’s what classical civilisation would have wanted. Hercules delivers a thrilling night out at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane that leaves you ready to conquer anything.
Escape to the wild world of the Serengeti with Disney’s multi award-winning musical The Lion King
On 13 July 1985, music united the world. 40 years on, discover the story of Live Aid in a whole new way — in London’s West End at JUST FOR ONE DAY – The Live Aid Musical.
The show’s World Premiere production “blew the roof off the Old Vic” (Baz Bamigboye) in early 2024, where it became the theatre’s fastest-selling musical ever.
Join the ultimate feel-good party at MAMMA MIA! – the world’s sunniest and most exhilarating smash hit musical.
Witness one of the world’s greatest entertainers in the Tony Award-winning MJ The Musical.
Gird your loins! The Devil Wears Prada is a new musical based on the blockbuster film and bestselling novel, now playing at London’s Dominion Theatre.
The Tony Award-winning new musical The Great Gatsby comes to the West End, and it will be the party of the century.
Get ready to go paws-itively dotty for the smash hit musical 101 Dalmatians, scampering into the Eventim Apollo this summer, for six weeks only.
He’s falling for her every day – she’s forgetting him every night. This iconic rom-com is now a hilarious and heartwarming new musical, packed with infectious songs and laugh-out-loud moments.
Discover a club like no other… a place beneath the city lights where sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers, and a life can change in the flick of a feather boa. When Ali heads to New York City in search of her mother, she finds herself drawn into a dazzling underground world of music and dance that will change her life forever.
The multi-Olivier Award-winning production plays in the West End, in the exclusively transformed Playhouse Theatre
Clueless is a new musical comedy based on the Paramount Pictures classic film, featuring a book by the iconic voice of a generation Amy Heckerling and an original score by pop icon KT Tunstall.
Based on the hit film of the same name, Come Alive! is the epic spectacular where circus meets musical theatre. Immerse yourself in the Big Top action.
Enter the Dita-verse, a seductive new theatrical world from the mind of Dita Von Teese conjuring a realm of high glamour, bold women, and dangerous games. At its heart is Miss Kitty LeRoy – madam, gunslinger, heartbreaker – your dealer of destiny. Played by Faye Tozer (Steps, 101 Dalmatians, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Strictly Come Dancing), Kitty burns bright in this true tale of risk, rebellion and revenge.
Get Ready for the ‘Time of Your Life’ as the record-breaking Dirty Dancing the Classic Story on Stage becomes the opening production at the Capital Theatre, Westfield London from Oct 2025.
Fresh from electrifying the West End with his recent smash-hit Much Ado About Nothing, Jamie Lloyd brings his boldest vision yet to Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary Evita, this summer at The London Palladium.
It’s 1905 in the tiny village of Anatevka Tevye, a Jewish milkman, lives his life by their proud traditions. For his five daughters, that means a visit from the matchmaker. As each daughter challenges his beliefs, against the backdrop of a changing world, can Tevye hold on to his roots, or must he bend to the will of his children and learn to embrace the unfamiliar?
Packed with over twenty of KC and the Sunshine Band’s legendary hits including “That’s The Way (I Like It), “Give It Up” and “Please Don’t Go”, GET DOWN TONIGHT is the brand new feel-good West End musical inspired by the early years of singer, songwriter, producer and musician Harry Wayne Casey (KC).
It’s 1934 and, with life on a knife edge, the community of Duluth are battling their way through the Great Depression. Amongst the dust and the hardship, a group of wayward travellers find each other — experiencing love, loss, life and everything in between, in a local guesthouse filled with music, hope and soul.
The acclaimed Broadway musical phenomenon by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin makes its long-awaited West End premiere
See the story of America’s founding father Alexander Hamilton in this record-breaking, genre-defying smash hit musical.
Witness the incredible untold life story and music of multi-platinum selling, 10-time GRAMMY® winner and global icon, Chaka Khan! With 22 albums, 25 chart-topping hits, 70 million records sold and a career spanning five decades, Chaka Khan has shaped the sound of generations. Now, her story explodes onto the stage in a dazzling world premiere musical.
In Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s dazzling musical, the Baker, the Baker’s Wife, the Witch, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Rapunzel take us beyond happy ever after to discover what really matters.
The classic story of Jean Valjean – a condemned man – to his new life after a bishop shows him great kindness. Despite turning a new leaf, he is hunted by Javert for breaking his parole. His life on the run takes him to the heart of June Rebellion, where Paris’ students prepare for revolution.
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The Channing Tatum crafted, 360-degree dance and acrobatic spectacular is made for a woman’s gaze but directed at a woman’s heart. Equal parts empowering and exhilarating, don’t miss the show that the Metro called “Red-hot magic!.”
Enjoy this story about a young girl, neglected and misunderstood by her family, who discovers she has the power to change her destiny.
Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage in a musical mash-up extravaganza at London’s Piccadilly Theatre.
Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, will open in London at the Gielgud Theatre on Saturday 14 December 2024, following a sold-out season at Chichester Festival Theatre.
With a sensational score, including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything and more.
Pop Off, Michelangelo! tells the story of best-pals-turned-bitter-rivals Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. A bloodthirsty friar is on the hunt for homosexuals in Renaissance Italy at the exact moment when childhood friends Mike and Leo realise they both like boys. Terrified, they devise a fool proof plan to gain God’s forgiveness: they simply need to become the greatest religious artists of all time.
The six wives of Henry VIII take the mic to tell their tale, remixing 500 years of her-storical heartbreak into a 75-minute celebration of sisterly sass-itude
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express skates into Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre this June 2024 for an unmissable season. Expect speed, songs and sensational skating in this electrifying theatrical experience.
The Kinks exploded onto the 60s music scene with a raw, energetic new sound that rocked a nation – and now the West End hit is coming to Alexandra Palace Theatre.
This hysterical, laugh-out-loud Tony Award-winning musical follows two Mormon missionaries as they travel to a remote Ugandan village in an attempt to convert the inhabitants to their religion – with hilarious results.
Welcome to The Choir of Man – the best night in your local you’ve ever had. It’s a party, it’s a concert, it’s a lock in like no other.
The foot-stomping and award-winning musical arrives in London’s West End after capturing hearts and selling out at Southwark Playhouse.
Adapted from Rick Riordan’s best-selling novel by Joe Tracz, writer of Be More Chill, and with an electrifying rock score by Rob Rokicki, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is the perfect adventure for gods and mortals alike.
Watch the nation’s favourite novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe come to life on stage in this spectacular production which is guaranteed to delight all ages.
The iconic production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical continues to wow audiences in the West End.
The first major London revival of Mel Brooks’ musical adaptation of The Producers transfers to the Garrick Theatre this Autumn following a sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Don’t miss the official stage musical of music legend Tina Turner.
When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning film Titanic, you get Titanique, off Broadway’s most award-winning splash hit that turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical musical fantasia.
The smash hit musical tells the story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students and their adventures in Oz.
The extraordinary story of Wilko Johnson: rock ‘n’ roll icon, founder of the legendary band Dr Feelgood and Game of Thrones star. A hilarious, moving, exciting mixture of drama, comedy and live rock ‘n’ roll, Wilko: Love and Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll tells the amazing, uplifting true story of Wilko, the punk pioneer, poet, philosopher and astronomer.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and continues to dazzle at the Palace Theatre
Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘Greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.
From the BAFTA Award-winning co-creator of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, Jonathan Lynn, comes the long-awaited final chapter of British political satire. Jim Hacker (Griff Rhys Jones) is back and still utterly baffled by the real world. Hoping for a quiet retirement at Hacker College, Oxford, Jim instead finds himself facing the ultimate modern crisis: cancelled by the college committee.
Get ready to journey into the supernatural world of Stranger Things: The First Shadow in the West End
Inspired by Ibsen, My Master Builder is a startling new play by Lila Raicek starring Hollywood great Ewan MacGregor, that lays bare the vulnerabilities we expose, when we leave ourselves open to love.
The original Mischief Theatre gang return to the West End with a new spy drama.
There’s good reason why Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longest running play. Don’t just see it. Solve it.
See these accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences.
The greatest, most powerful and dangerous figures who shaped English history are brought vividly to life in Robert Bolt’s award-winning play. Martin Shaw stars as Sir Thomas More – scholar, ambassador, Lord Chancellor and friend to King Henry VIII.
Following its critically-acclaimed run in 2019, the Bridge Theatre’s five-star production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns for a limited run.
Visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge, A Little Life), who reunites with Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Network) alongside Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths, The Amen Corner) and Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Death of England: Delroy) in Arthur Miller’s first and most abiding hit play.
RSC Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans directs Ncuti Gatwa (BBC’s Doctor Who, Sex Education) and Edward Bluemel (Killing Eve, My Lady Jane) as poets Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare who square off in a game of wits, words, and powerplay.
The Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol.
Panto meets Cirque… Be amazed at Cirque Wicked Wizard of Oz with a cast of 60 and spectacular aerial stunts and amazing special effects this international class arena show is the event of the year, not to be missed.
Mina Harker has a story to tell. Armed only with her husband’s journal, a pile of old letters and her wits, she begins to piece together the story of the mysterious Count Dracula and his journey to England. But is Mina’s story merely memory – or does it have the power to conjure the dead?
When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings – as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting his first child – Goodman finds himself at the outer limits of rationality, and fast running out of explanations.
A world-famous children’s author under threat. A battle of wills in the wake of scandal. And one chance to make amends…
Tony and Golden Globe-winner John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) will reprise his extraordinary performance as Roald Dahl.
It’s 1934 and, with life on a knife edge, the community of Duluth are battling their way through the Great Depression. Amongst the dust and the hardship, a group of wayward travellers find each other — experiencing love, loss, life and everything in between, in a local guesthouse filled with music, hope and soul.
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) stars as late-night talk-show host Jack Paar, bringing his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to the Barbican this Summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.
65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth…
30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office…
This year, you are invited to HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS!
This “funny, head-spinning Jurassic Park parody” (The Times) is a must-see “chaotic masterpiece” (Stage to Page) returning to the West End this Summer!
Step into a world of intrigue as the acclaimed BBC TV series Inside Number 9 comes to the West End for a theatrical experience like no other, starring Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith.
The Bains’ corner shop in Wolverhampton has been at the centre of the family for three generations. Against the backdrop of a changing 20th century, Mrs Bains is balancing running the business, caring for her ailing husband and the demands of her two headstrong daughters, who each have their eye on a different kind of future.
Four-time Olivier Award-winner Imelda Staunton joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter for the very first time, reuniting with the extraordinary director Dominic Cooke to bring George Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic crashing into the 21st Century.
Don’t miss the theatrical event of 2025 as the record-breaking, award-winning My Neighbour Totoro transfers to London’s West End.
Shakespeare’s Othello rages to life like never before in an explosive new production starring David Harewood OBE, Toby Jones OBE and Caitlin FitzGerald.
Following sold-out runs at the Nottingham Playhouse and Young Vic, Punch transfers to the West End for a strictly limited 10-week season.
Join us in the world of Shakespeare’s magical characters as Macbeth’s wonderfully wayward Weird Sisters cook up a supernaturally silly adventure of their own. The Weird Sisters need all the help they can get from their audience of supernatural apprentices (that’s you!) and invite you to come along to the show dressed as your favourite magical creature. Fairies, witches, ghosts, or monsters – wherever you belong!
It’s Dublin, 1982, and sixteen year old Conor can’t catch a break. His parents are fighting, his brother won’t leave the house and he’s not fitting in at his new Catholic school.
Enter Raphina, a mysterious girl who’s too cool for school and on the lookout for a modelling job. In an effort to impress, Conor hires her to star in a music video for his band. Only problem is he doesn’t have a band. Yet.
Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom.
Consumed by paranoia, superstition and a ruthless sense of justice, a climate of fear and mass hysteria sweeps through the town of Salem, Massachusetts when rumours grow that a group of girls are practicing witchcraft.
Revolutionary, award-winning American playwright Arthur Miller’s seminal, political history play about Salem in 1692, and McCarthy’s 1950’s America, is a timeless warning to us all.
Tamsin Greig stars in Terence Rattigan’s 1950’s study of obsession and the destructive power of love.
Hester Collyer, the daughter of a clergyman and wife of a judge is floundering in the closing stages of a hopeless affair. Freddie Page, her lover, a handsome but shallow ex-Battle of Britain pilot, is out of his depth in their relationship, overwhelmed by the strength of an emotion he is incapable of reciprocating…
Following an acclaimed sold-out Edinburgh season, Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden reprises his role, joined in the West End by Emmy, BAFTA and SAG Award winner Martin Freeman.
The Lady from the Sea is a thrilling dissection of desire, loss and rebirth for the contemporary age.
Boisterous, disreputable knight Sir John Falstaff hatches a plan to restore his fortunes by seducing two wealthy housewives, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. But the hunter becomes the hunted when, wise to his schemes and determined to get the last laugh, they decide to play a few tricks of their own…
For the first time ever, a novel by John le Carré – the undisputed master of the modern spy genre – is brought to life in a thrilling stage adaptation.
Brendan Gleeson stars in a new West End production of The Weir, directed by Conor McPherson.
The National Theatre’s smash-hit, sold-out production of Till The Stars Come Down transfers to the West End this summer for a strictly limited 13-week run.
The legends of Greece and Troy are gripped by an epic war, fighting for honour and bravery. As a thrilling, action-packed battle rages around them, Trojan prince Troilus falls deeply in love with Cressida, and they swear their eternal love…
But wait! That’s NOT the play we’re about to see. Fast forward eight years, and everything has ground to a halt in a seemingly pointless, exhausting conflict with no resolution in sight.
In Illyria, it’s a day of celebration but not everyone is in the mood for frivolity: the lovesick duke; the mourning heiress; the besotted steward, to name a few.
Enter shipwrecked, grief-stricken Viola. As she quickly tries to learn the rules of this new bittersweet society, she soon finds herself in a strange love tangle, fuelled by loss, longing and secret desires. But love can be as changeable as the weather…
This landmark production of Agatha Christie’s gripping story of justice, passion and betrayal is staged in the Grand Chamber at County Hall.
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TINA – The Tina Turner Musical must end in the West End on 13 September 2025.
Rachel Zegler stars as Eva Peron in Jamie Lloyd’s Evita. Read our review of the show at The London Palladium.
While we’re waiting for the return of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked: For Good, we’re revisiting Wicked in the West End over and over again this summer.
Tom Fletcher, Jessica Swale and Luke Sheppard are teaming up to present Paddington The Musical, which makes its premiere at the Savoy Theatre this autumn.
ABBA Voyage brings summer concert vibes to London at the ABBA Arena, currently booking to January 2026.
London is the place to be in summer 2025, with massive musicals and celebrity plays hitting the West End. Disney’s Hercules is taking centre stage at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, whilst you can relive Live Aid with Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical. The Great Gatsby parties up a storm at the London Coliseum, starring Jamie Muscato, Amber Davies and Corbin Bleu, and Rachel Zegler’s Evita is in London for a summer season only.
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You’ve picked your theatre show, you’re excited, but now, where to sit? Stalls? Gallery? Multiple different circles? Choosing the best West End theatre seat can be a confusing endeavour for both experienced theatregoers and newbies alike. So we’ve put together a handy guide to help make choosing the best theatre seats easy.
Originally known as the ‘the pit’, this was the cheap, standing-only area in the theatre, catering to the masses. Over the years stalls have transformed into some of the most desirable seats in many venues. Usually situated at street level and typically right in front of the stage, the stalls are at the heart of the action and provide excellent views. Performers feel close enough to touch as you witness every blink and facial expression. It’s worth noting, however, that in theatres with an overhang, seats towards the back of stalls can have restricted views. We’ll delve more into this later.
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Let’s head on up a level to the dress, or royal circle as it’s known in some theatres. This view from an elevated position allows you to witness all the action without missing a beat. Fantastic for musicals or productions where the full length of the stage is utilised. This section can also feature an overhang, often allowing those in the front few rows to be as close to the performers as those in stalls.
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In 2025 and beyond, many West End theatres are open on Sundays for matinees and in some cases evening performances.
The following musicals and theatre shows can be attended on Sundays in London:
Many West End theatres are open and have performances on Monday evenings. Shows closed on Mondays include Disney’s The Lion King, Matilda The Musical, Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Magic Mike Live, MAMMA MIA!, Matilda The Musical, Mean Girls, SIX The Musical, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, The Devil Wears Prada, The Play That Goes Wrong, Wicked and Witness for the Prosecution.
Shows closed on a Tuesday are Back to the Future The Musical, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Magic Mike Live.
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular, Magic Mike Live and Starlight Express are closed on a Monday and Tuesday.
Matinees are afternoon performances and times vary depending on the show. Matinees are typically on Wednesdays or Thursdays, and Saturdays, with some shows now adding more matinees during the week, especially around half terms and holidays.
These musicals have matinee peformances on Wednesday and Saturday at 14:30: Disney’s The Lion King, Hadestown, Hamilton, Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical, Les Misérables, Oliver!, The Devil Wears Prada, The Phantom of the Opera and Wicked.
These musicals have matinee performances on Thursday and Saturday at 14:30: Clueless The Musical, Disney’s Hercules, Mean Girls, MJ The Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical and Witness for the Prosecution.
The following musicals and theatre shows have matinee peformances at other times:
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Evening performances of shows in the West End usually start at 19:30, with doors opening at theatres from 18:30 onward. There can be some variations on this, so it is best to check your ticket for earlier or later start times.
London and West End shows vary on length, depending whether it is a play or musical, or if it has an interval. Standard running time can be from 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 45 minutes, so it is best to check the information on running times for the specific show you have booked.
Intervals are typically between 15 and 20 minutes.
Views are different depending on where you sit in a London theatre. The Stalls are usually on the ground floor, and offer the best, closest views of the stage.
The Dress Circle or Royal Circle is usually the middle level, or top level in smaller theatres, and gives you a top-down view of the stage, which is great for musicals and big dance numbers. Boxes are usually located at Dress Circle height.
The Grand Circle is typically the highest tier in the theatre, but you can usually access seats at great prices. Be aware that legroom may be limited in these sections.
Some theatres also have Balcony sections, which can be at the same level or higher than the Grand Circle. These are often restricted view seats with a high vantage point of the stage.
Most London theatres will allow one small bag to place under your seat. You will be advised not to bring large bags to venues, but each theatre will have its own policy. If you are planning on bringing more than a rucksack or handbag, it is best to check with the theatre you are visiting as there may be some cloakroom storage.
London’s West End is located in central London, west of the City of London and generally makes up the areas around Seven Dials, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden. There are over 39 theatres in the West End, located on various streets across the city.
The most famous street is Shaftesbury Avenue, with the Apollo Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Gielgud Theatre, Sondheim Theatre, home to Les Misérables, and Magic Mike Live’s Hippodrome Casino Theatre all on one street, with the Piccadilly Theatre and Criterion Theatre nearby at Piccadilly Circus.
In Covent Garden is the Duke of York’s Theatre, Noël Coward Theatre, Gillian Lynne Theatre, the Lyceum Theatre, which is home to Disney’s The Lion King, plus TINA’s Aldwych Theatre and the Novello Theatre with MAMMA MIA!. Further theatres include the London Coliseum, Fortune Theatre, Duchess Theatre, Trafalgar Theatre, and the West End’s oldest theatre, the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which will house Disney’s Hercules from June 2025. Matilda The Musical also plays at Cambridge Theatre in Seven Dials.
In Leicester Square you can find the Prince of Wales Theatre, home to The Book of Mormon, the Garrick Theatre, the Arts Theatre, Wyndham’s Theatre, St Martin’s Theatre, which has been home to Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap for decades, the Ambassadors Theatre and Palace Theatre, hosting Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
There are also multiple theatres on The Strand, which is close by to Charing Cross and Embankment. SIX The Musical plays at the Vaudeville Theatre, with the Adelphi Theatre and Savoy Theatre nearby. The Playhouse Theatre, currently The Kit Kat Club, is located on Embankment.
Further afield you can find Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre and Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre, near to Victoria Station, and The London Palladium on Argyll Street, close to Oxford Circus. Haymarket features The Phantom of the Opera’s His Majesty’s Theatre, plus Theatre Royal Haymarket and the Harold Pinter Theatre.
More theatres just outside of the West End include the Barbican Theatre at Barbican, the National Theatre and The Old Vic near Waterloo, plus Phoenix Theatre, Prince Edward Theatre, Dominion Theatre, Shaftesbury Theatre and @sohoplace near Soho and Tottenham Court Road. The Bridge Theatre is located at London Bridge.
You can also find big London productions elsewhere, with Witness for the Prosecution at London’s County Hall near Waterloo, and Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular at the Empress Museum near Earl’s Court.
Most London theatres offer access-friendly facilities. All access bookings must be made directly with the theatre.
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