London theatre: the best musicals and plays to book now

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In the West End, and beyond, you’ll find both beloved long-running shows and cutting-edge new work, featuring A-list actors alongside rising stars.</p><p>If you’re trying to decide which are the best theatre shows in London to start with in 2024, our expert Telegraph critics can help you choose with their incisive reviews. All the latest articles are at <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/"><strong>Telegraph Theatre</strong></a>. Plus we’ve rounded up the <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/best-london-theatre-shows-musicals-plays-tickets-family/">best family shows</a> and the <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/london-theatre-half-term-shows/">best shows for half term</a>.</p><p>You can also find discounted tickets on <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/"><strong>Telegraph Tickets</strong></a> for all of the capital’s best plays and musicals, such as Hamilton, Les Miserables, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and The Book of Mormon.</p><p>Check out our top picks of London theatre shows below and get booking.</p><hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-large u-heading-style-normal">The best London shows, at a glance</h2> </div> </div> <figure data-js="article-body-image" data-test="article-body-image" class="article-body-image section"> <div class="article-body-image__container"> <picture class="article-body-image__source "> <source srcset="/content/dam/theatre/2023/11/14/TELEMMGLPICT000328194232_16999674028410_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqZgEkZX3M936N5BQK4Va8RWtT0gK_6EfZT336f62EI5U.jpeg?imwidth=960" media="( min-width: 1280px )"/> <source srcset="/content/dam/theatre/2023/11/14/TELEMMGLPICT000328194232_16999674028410_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqZgEkZX3M936N5BQK4Va8RWtT0gK_6EfZT336f62EI5U.jpeg?imwidth=680" media="( min-width: 768px )"/> <source srcset="/content/dam/theatre/2023/11/14/TELEMMGLPICT000328194232_16999674028410_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqZgEkZX3M936N5BQK4Va8RWtT0gK_6EfZT336f62EI5U.jpeg?imwidth=480&imdensity=2" media="( min-width: 350px ) and ( -webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2 )"/> <source srcset="/content/dam/theatre/2023/11/14/TELEMMGLPICT000328194232_16999674028410_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqZgEkZX3M936N5BQK4Va8RWtT0gK_6EfZT336f62EI5U.jpeg?imwidth=480" media="( min-width: 350px )"/> <img src="/content/dam/theatre/2023/11/14/TELEMMGLPICT000328194232_16999674028410_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqZgEkZX3M936N5BQK4Va8RWtT0gK_6EfZT336f62EI5U.jpeg?imwidth=350" loading="lazy" alt="Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre" width="2400" height="1500"/> </picture> </div> <figcaption class="e-caption u-meta e-caption--has-separator " data-js="caption"> <span data-test="caption"> Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre </span> <span class="e-caption__credit" data-test="credit"> <span class="e-caption__credit-description">Credit</span>: Manuel Harlan </span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <ul><li><strong>Best supernatural thrills </strong>– <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-tickets">Stranger Things: The First Shadow</a></li><li><strong>Best treat for the whole family – </strong><a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/starlight-express-tickets">Starlight Express</a></li><li><strong>Best high-flying special effects </strong>– <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/back-to-the-future-tickets">Back to the Future</a></li><li><strong>Best excitingly outrageous comedy </strong>– <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/the-book-of-mormon-tickets">The Book of Mormon</a></li><li><strong>Best joyful immersive musical </strong>– <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/guys-and-dolls-tickets">Guys & Dolls</a></li></ul><hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Forsyte Saga, Park Theatre</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>John Galsworthy’s epic comes to the stage in this new two-part adaptation by Shaun McKenna and Lin Coghlan. Going from the Victorian era to the Roaring Twenties, it’s a towering drama of love, sex, power and family secrets.</p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Dec 7</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/the-forsyte-saga-part-1-irene-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=the+forsyte+saga" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Duchess, Trafalgar Theatre <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Doctor Who alumna Jodie Whittaker enthralls in this grisly, modernised Jacobean tragedy... Zinnie Harris pulls off a pacy, intense production.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/the-duchess-trafalgar-studios-jodie-whittaker-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Dec 20</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/the-duchess-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=the+duchess" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 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<strong>★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“With its exquisite roster of carols, enchanting hand-bell chiming and terrific design – dominated by a superflux of lanterns – it’s still a wonder to behold.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/a-christmas-carol-old-vic-review-john-simm/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Jan 4 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/a-christmas-carol?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=oedipus" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text 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Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are desperately moving in the extraordinary final scenes, which play out as the most unbearable of love stories.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/oedipus-wyndhams-theatre-review-mark-strong/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Jan 4 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/oedipus-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=oedipus" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“This wild, thrilling, go-for-broke, genuinely hilarious musical comedy remains one of the funniest shows in the West End... I’m a believer!” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/the-book-of-mormon-prince-of-wales-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> Jan 4 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/the-book-of-mormon-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=the+book+of+mormon" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> “Nicholas Hytner’s box of tricks, the Bridge, unleashes the show all around you if you’re one of the 380 punters standing in the thick of it... It’s an extravaganza that explodes every which way.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/guys-dolls-bridge-theatre-review-daniel-mays-leads-theatrical/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> Jan 4 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/guys-and-dolls-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=guys+and+dolls" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 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href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/lehman-trilogy-review-piccadilly-theatre-bankably-brilliant/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Jan 5 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/the-lehman-trilogy-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=the+lehman+trilogy" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 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The question mark in the title indicates its defiant, interrogative spirit, and there’s an abundance of youthful energy.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/why-am-i-so-single-garrick-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Jan 19 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/why-am-i-so-single-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=why+am+i+so+single" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, The Other Palace</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>Rick Riordan’s best-selling novel about a New York teenager who discovers he’s the son of Greek god Poseidon becomes an electrifying rock musical as Percy learns what it means to be a hero.</p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Feb<strong> </strong>2 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/percy-jackson-and-the-lightening-thief-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=why+am+i+so+single" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Ambassadors Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“What started as chamber music is now a sea symphony. The show’s open-hearted lyricism achieves a truly warming glow, the likes of which we may not have seen since the Tony-winning Once.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Feb<strong> </strong>15 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=benjamin+button" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Lonely Londoners, Kiln Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Roy Williams’s staging is a sensational adaptation of Sam Selvon’s 1956 novel – a devastatingly poignant tribute to the Windrush generation.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/the-lonely-londoners-jermyn-street-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Jan 10-Feb 15 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/the-lonely-londoners-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=moulin+rouge" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Fawlty Towers – The Play, Apollo Theatre <strong>★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“John Cleese has welded together three vintage episodes (Hotel Inspectors, Communication Problems, The Germans) to form one indisputably funny evening... Wall-to-wall nostalgia and copper-bottomed mirth.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/fawlty-towers-the-play-apollo-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> Mar 1 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/john-cleeses-fawlty-towers-the-play-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=fawlty+towers" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Titanique, Criterion Theatre</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>This fabulously camp musical spoof (a cult hit in the States) sees Céline Dion hijacks a Titanic Museum tour and tell us her version of the blockbuster movie, complete with show-stopping numbers.</p><p><strong>Booking: </strong>Dec 9-Mar 2 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href='https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/titanique-tickets' target='_blank' class='cta-button' style='color: white; background-color: black;'>Book tickets</a> <span class='cta-disclaimer'></span> </div> <style> .cta-button { background-color: black; cursor: pointer; color: white; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-family: Telesans Text Regular, arial, sans-serif; padding: 18px 54px;display: inline-block; margin-top: 18px;} .cta-button:hover,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:active {color: white;} @media (max-width: 767px) {.cta-button {display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-top: 28px;}} .cta-disclaimer {color: grey;display: flex; font-size: 12px; font-family: Telesans Text Regular, arial, sans-serif;margin: 10px 0px;} @media (max-width: 767px) {.cta-disclaimer {display: flex; margin: 12px 0px; }} </style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Oedipus, Old Vic</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> Rami Malek, an Oscar winner for Bohemian Rhapsody, and Olivier winner Indira Varma team up for Ella Hickson’s intimate version of Sophocles’ mighty tragedy, co-directed by Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter.</p><p><strong>Booking:</strong> Jan 27-Mar 29 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/oedipus-tickets-old-vic-theatre?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=mj" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“It’s no surprise that each new generation keeps snapping up tickets to share this enchantment with their own cubs. This family-wowing musical remains the pride of the West End.”<strong> </strong><a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/the-lion-king-lyceum-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> Mar 30 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/the-lion-king-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=the+lion+king" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> “Netflix gives the West End its event of the year... The jaw-dropping coups range from the infernal, supernatural engulfing of a hulking US battle-ship to acts of levitation.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-phoenix-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> Apr 6 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=stranger+things" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Years, Harold Pinter Theatre <strong>★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Playing Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux through the ages, Romola Garai, Gina McKee and Deborah Findlay brilliantly extracted the drama’s emotional heft.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/the-years-almeida-theatre-review-annie-ernaux/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking: </strong>Jan 24-Apr 19 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href='https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/the-years-tickets' target='_blank' class='cta-button' style='color: white; 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Gabriel Vick is on fire in his utterly astonishing tour-de-force performance.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/mrs-doubtfire-shaftesbury-theatre-review-robin-williams/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Apr 26 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/mrs-doubtfire-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=mrs+doubtfire" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text 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href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/the-score-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=mrs+doubtfire" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Kyoto, @sohoplace <strong>★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson prioritise clarity and levity – James Graham style – as they brief us, stylishly abetted by director Stephen Daldry, on a crucial topic.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/kyoto-rsc-swan-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking: </strong>Jan 9-May 3 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/kyoto-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=mrs+doubtfire" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Six, Vaudeville Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“This infectiously fun production is packed with witty touches... A heart-warming, air-punching finale has everyone up on their feet. I expect these queens to rule the West End for years to come.”<strong> </strong><a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/six-the-musical-vaudeville-theatre-review-henry-viii/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> May 4 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/six-london-vaudeville-theatre-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=six" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Richard II, Bridge Theatre</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>Nicholas Hytner directs a new production of Shakespeare’s history play, starring Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Wicked movie, Olivier Award winner for Company) as the fatally flawed King.</p><p><strong>Booking:</strong> Feb 10-May 10 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/richard-ll-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=six" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">ABBA Voyage, ABBA Arena <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“A wide-ranging audience of all ages is unified in giving a heartfelt thank you for the music. Surrender to this pop-tastic retrofuturism and you’ll have the time of your life.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/abba-voyage-abba-arena-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>May 11 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/abba-voyage-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=abba+voyage" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“The tireless company romps through Sonya Tayeh’s adrenaline and libido-fuelled choreography... This is beguilingly transporting, all-enveloping theatre.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/moulin-rouge-the-musical-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>May 24 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/moulin-rouge-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=moulin+rouge" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Matilda The Musical, Cambridge Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Matthew Warchus’s thrilling, warm-hearted production, exuberantly designed by Rob Howell and with pin-sharp choreography by Peter Darling, constantly combines comedy with a sense of wonder.”<strong> </strong><a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/matilda-cambridge-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Age recommendation: </strong>6+</p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>May 25 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/matilda-the-musical-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=matilda" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Cabaret, Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“An absolute knockout... With its combination of all-encompassing decadent beauty and thunderous moral force, there’s simply nothing else in town quite like it.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/cabaret-playhouse-theatre-review-maude-apatow/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>May 31 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/cabaret-london-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=cabaret" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Devil Wears Prada, Dominion Theatre</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>The fabulously fashionable fable, a thinly veiled takedown of Vogue editor Anna Wintour, has become a stage musical with songs by Elton John. Vanessa Williams stars.</p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>May 31 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/the-devil-wears-prada-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=the+devil+wears+prada" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Operation Mincemeat, Fortune Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“A plucky British success story... This Olivier Award-winning musical about the wartime operation is the perfect mix of ingenious, silly and moving.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/operation-mincemeat-fortune-theatre-review-west-end/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Jun 7 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href='https://www.thefortunetheatre.com/operation-mincemeat-a-new-musical' target='_blank' class='cta-button' style='color: white; background-color: black;'>Book tickets</a> <span class='cta-disclaimer'></span> </div> <style> .cta-button { background-color: black; cursor: pointer; color: white; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-family: Telesans Text Regular, arial, sans-serif; padding: 18px 54px;display: inline-block; margin-top: 18px;} .cta-button:hover,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:active {color: white;} @media (max-width: 767px) {.cta-button {display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-top: 28px;}} .cta-disclaimer {color: grey;display: flex; font-size: 12px; font-family: Telesans Text Regular, arial, sans-serif;margin: 10px 0px;} @media (max-width: 767px) {.cta-disclaimer {display: flex; margin: 12px 0px; }} </style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Mean Girls, Savoy Theatre <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“ Just as there was a winning comic zest to the film (scripted by Tina Fey), so this musical spin-off has a rare combination of warmth, goofiness, snarky wit and perceptiveness... A welcome splash of summer fizz.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/mean-girls-the-musical-savoy-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> Jun 8 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/mean-girls-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=mean+girls" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 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Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Deep Blue Sea, Theatre Royal Haymarket <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Lindsay Posner’s smartly attentive production of Terence Rattigan’s finest play has a terrific asset: Tamsin Greig, applying her gifts for impassivity and interiority to modern tragedy.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/deep-blue-sea-theatre-royal-bath-review-tamsin-greig/#:~:text=There's%20a%20lot%20of%20talking,and%20stabbing%20hurt%20mesmerisingly%20flicker."><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking: </strong>May 7-Jun 21 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/the-deep-blue-sea-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=starlight+express" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Palace Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“British theatre hasn’t known anything like it for decades and I haven’t seen anything directly comparable in all my reviewing days... It raises the benchmark for family entertainment.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-is-pure-magic---review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Jun 29 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=harry+potter" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> “An Anglo-American triumph. It combines the aesthetic finesse of British director Phyllida Lloyd with the political instincts of Memphis-born, Olivier-nominated playwright Katori Hall.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/tina-musical-aldwych-review-joyful-lungs-bursting-show-simply/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> Jul 27 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/tina-the-tina-turner-musical-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=tina+turner" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Back to the Future: The Musical, Adelphi Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Thanks to video and illusionist wizardry, the steam-spouting DeLorean skids into view from nowhere and takes off over the stalls, achieving a kind of 3D Hollywood magic... A feelgood triumph.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/back-future-musical-review-cars-star-feelgood-triumph/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Jul 27 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/tina-the-tina-turner-musical-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=tina+turner" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Comedy About Spies, Noel Coward Theatre</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>Keep it under your hat, but smash-hit comedy troupe Mischief are premiering their latest hilarious and thrilling farce. This one is a 1960s-set Cold War romp, featuring double-crossing agents and auditions for James Bond.</p><p><strong>Booking: </strong>Apr 14-Aug 3 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://mischiefcomedy.com/whats-on/the-comedy-about-spies/?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=magic+mike" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Magic Mike Live, Hippodrome Casino</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“‘I wanted to create a space where men really listened to women,’ says creator Channing Tatum. What emerges is undoubtedly entertaining and one of the best fun nights London has to offer.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/magic-mike-live-lap-dancing-show-women-became-biggest-sell-out/"><strong>Read the full article</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Aug 31 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/magic-mike-live-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=magic+mike" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Les Miserables, Sondheim Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“In its density and epic ambition, its mixture of high-powered ideas and gut-wrenching emotions, it’s a show that feels lastingly revolutionary.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/les-miserables-sondheim-theatre-review-perfect-theatre-perfect/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Sept 6 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/les-miserables-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=les+mis" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Great Gatsby, London Coliseum</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>F Scott Fitzgerald’s Roaring Twenties novel gets a new lease of life in this glamorously decadent, Tony Award-winning musical, which is transferring from Broadway. The exuberant score mixes jazz and pop.</p><p><strong>Booking: </strong>Apr 11<strong>-</strong>Sept 7 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/the-great-gatsby-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=the+mousetrap" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Mousetrap, St Martin’s Theatre</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>The longest-running play in the world, Agatha Christie’s fiendish murder mystery has been bamboozling audiences since 1952. Can you match wits with the Queen of Crime and figure out whodunit?</p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Sept 27 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/the-mousetrap-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=the+mousetrap" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Mamma Mia!, Novello Theatre <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Phyllida Lloyd’s slick production is still a tremendous crowd-pleaser... Buoyed by Abba’s enduring brilliance, it’s a welcome shot of pure sunshine.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/mamma-mia-novello-theatre-review-a-welcome-shot-of-abba/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Sept 27 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/mamma-mia-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=mamma+mia" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Hadestown, Lyric Theatre <strong>★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“The show is imbued with a passionate sense that here is a tale worth hearing and that something happens in the act of shared story-telling that’s akin to Orpheus’ fabled way with a lyre: everyone in earshot gets spellbound.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/hadestown-lyric-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Sept 28 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/hadestown-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=hadestown" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Oliver!, Gielgud Theatre</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>Lionel Bart’s beloved musical adaptation of the Dickens classic returns to the West End in a reconceived form by producer Cameron Mackintosh and director/choreographer Matthew Bourne. Simon Lipkin stars as Fagin.</p><p><strong>Booking: </strong>Dec 14-Sept 28 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/oliver-gielgud-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=mamma+mia" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty’s Theatre <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“It’s the slew of coups de théâtre, the no-nonsense pacing and the gorgeous spectacles that make this tale of a disfigured man of musical genius lurking beneath the Paris Opera House so effective.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/phantom-opera-review-lloyd-webbers-epic-tearjerker-back-kitsch/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Sept 27 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/phantom-of-the-opera-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=phantom+of+the+opera" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Lin-Manuel Miranda’s construction is just a marvel – one of the artistic wonders of the world... History is made to feel risky, uncertain and fresh: young people fumbling their way towards freedom.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/hamilton-victoria-palace-theatre-review-lin-manuel-miranda/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Sept 27 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/hamilton-west-end-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=hamilton" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Witness for the Prosecution, London County Hall <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Not just a whodunit, but a wheredunit... Agatha Christie’s bravura twisty plotting is still second to none. Combined with the inspired use of an historic location, it’s criminally entertaining.”<strong> </strong><a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/witness-for-the-prosecution-county-hall-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Sept 28 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/witness-for-the-prosecution-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=witness+for+the+prosecution" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Starlight Express, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre <strong>★★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster musical makes a spellbinding return... Skating around a state-of-the-art theatrical environment, the energy and bravura of it all are frankly out of this world.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/starlight-express-troubadour-wembley-park-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> Oct 26 2025</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/starlight-express-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=starlight+express" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Joe Mantello’s production has satisfyingly old-school bombast: instead of screens, its impact comes from the detailed, fabulously over-the-top steampunk design. The orchestra is the biggest in the West End – and it shows.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/wicked-apollo-victoria-theatre-review-old-school-bombast/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until:</strong> January 4 2026</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/wicked-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=wicked" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Just For One Day, Shaftesbury Theatre <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“This hit-filled Live Aid musical will fill you with nostalgia... Be prepared for a smile on your lips, a tear in your eyes and a lingering itch to do good.”<strong> </strong><a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/just-for-one-day-old-vic-review-live-aid/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking: </strong>May 15 2025-Jan 10 2026</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/just-for-one-day-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=witness+for+the+prosecution" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Disney’s Hercules, Theatre Royal Drury Lane</h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>The popular animated film version of the Ancient Greek myth becomes an electrifying stage musical, with songs by Disney stalwart Alan Menken. Will the semi-divine Hercules figure out what it truly means to be a hero?</p><p><strong>Booking: </strong>Jun 6 2025-Jan 10 2026</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/musical/hercules-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=witness+for+the+prosecution" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre <strong>★★★★</strong></h2><p><strong>In a nutshell: </strong>“Seldom has disaster delivered so many belly laughs... This spoof am-dram staging of an Agatha Christie whodunit is the perfect recipe for absurd slapstick.” <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/the-play-that-goes-wrong-duchess-theatre-review/"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p><p><strong>Booking until: </strong>Feb 1 2026</p> </div> </div> <div class="html-embed section" data-test="html-embed"> <span></span> <div><a href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/play/the-play-that-goes-wrong-tickets?utm_source=TMG+main&utm_medium=listicle&utm_campaign=best+shows&utm_content=the+play+that+goes+wrong" rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="cta-button" style="color:#fff;background-color:#000">Book tickets</a><span class="cta-disclaimer">via Tickets | Telegraph Media Group provided by London Theatre Direct</span></div><style>.article-body-text a.cta-button,.cta-button{background-color:#000;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;padding:18px 54px;display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}.cta-button:active,.cta-button:focus,.cta-button:hover{color:#fff}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-button{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:28px}}.cta-disclaimer{color:grey;display:flex;font-size:12px;font-family:Telesans Text Regular,arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0}@media (max-width:767px){.cta-disclaimer{display:flex;margin:12px 0}}</style> </div> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <hr /><h2 class="u-heading-size-large u-heading-style-normal">Frequently asked questions</h2><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-colour"> </h2><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">How do I find what’s on in the West End?</h2><p>London has a fantastic mix of long-running shows, like Wicked, Matilda and The Play That Goes Wrong, and new productions. We will be constantly updating this page with top picks for the best London musicals and plays from our critics, so keep checking back to see all of the latest reviews and recommendations of upcoming theatre shows.</p><p>You can also find a range of reviews, interviews and preview features at <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/">Telegraph Theatre</a>.</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">How much is the average West End ticket?</h2><p>West End ticket prices vary depending on the seating and the venue. You can usually find some cheap ticket for London shows from around £20, up to £60 for seats closer to the stage, and then some premium pricing of £100 or more for the very best seats in the house. However, there are also great West End discounts to be found – check out <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/">Telegraph Tickets</a> for all the current London ticket deals.</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">What are the newest West End shows?</h2><p>Some of the latest additions to London’s West End include the acclaimed stage adaptation of A Little Life, starring James Norton; British wartime musical Operation Mincemeat; and the glorious toe-tapping musical Crazy For You. Book tickets for all the <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/">best new shows</a> now.</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Can I change the date/time of my theatre show ticket?</h2><p>Many theatres have a policy whereby once you’ve booked a ticket, you cannot cancel it or change it to another date. However, it does vary: some venues are able to be more flexible about this, especially if it’s a sold-out show. Check the terms and conditions on the website where you booked, or call the box office.</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">What is the best way to travel to the theatre?</h2><p>If you’re seeing a show in the West End, the easiest way to get to the theatre is usually by public transport. Traffic tends to get very busy in the centre of London, especially around rush hour. There are numerous Tube stations close to West End theatres, such as Charing Cross, Leicester Square, Piccadilly and Tottenham Court Road, servicing Tube lines like the Central, Piccadilly, Northern and Jubilee. Visit the TfL website to plan your route. You can also try buses (although they’re slower moving at rush hour), or if the weather is pleasant, walking or cycling.</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Can I bring my child to a theatre performance not specifically for children?</h2><p>Many shows have specific age recommendations and won’t admit younger children – you can find that information in our <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/best-london-theatre-shows-musicals-plays-tickets-family/">family theatre guide</a> or on booking websites for productions, like <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/">Telegraph Tickets</a>. Those recommendations are made based on the content and any potentially scary, disturbing or mature elements. However, each child is different, so it’s also up to parents to decide whether their child can cope with a particular show. Think about the story, the production elements (like loud noises), and the length – even adults may struggle with longer shows!</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Do theatre performances have age ratings?</h2><p>Yes, they do. Just like films, theatre shows have recommended age ratings – normally suggesting a minimal age for audience members, like 6+, and asking that any children by accompanied by adults. We’ve got age recommendations for all family-friendly shows in our <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/best-london-theatre-shows-musicals-plays-tickets-family/">family theatre guide</a> and on the <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/">Telegraph Tickets</a> booking site, and you can also find that information on individual theatre websites or by calling the box office.</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">How do I book theatre tickets for a large group of people?</h2><p>Lots of theatre websites will offer help and advice for group bookings – some even have dedicated box office phone lines. In fact, it can be a great way to get a good deal on tickets or to book cheap tickets for big shows. Plus it’s fun to do a group outing with lots of friends or family members. Check out all the latest shows that would suit group bookings on <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/">Telegraph Tickets</a>.</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">What items can’t I bring to the theatre?</h2><p>Nearly all theatres, particularly in the West End, operate bag checks on entry. Security officials will be checking for any dangerous items – so potential weapons or other sharp objects, fireworks or pyrotechnics, or hazardous substances. Most also prohibit you from bringing in drugs or alcohol, and some prefer you not to bring in outside food or drink (other than sealed bottles of water), since they provide both in the theatre. Some venues also ask you not to bring large bags. You can find the latest information on theatre websites.</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">Can I still watch the performance if I am late?</h2><p>Generally yes – ushers will tend to wait until an appropriate time in the production, like a scene change, to show you to your seats. If you’re really late, some theatres might ask you to watch the remainder of that first half on a screen just outside the auditorium, and then you can enter after the interval. If you are on time but your companion is running late, you should be able to leave their ticket with the box office.</p><h2 class="u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal">What is the difference between stalls, grand circle and dress circle seats?</h2><p>Stalls tickets mean you are seated on the ground level of the theatre, with seats beginning right next to the stage and extending to the back. These tend to be the more expensive tickets, since you’re closest to the action. The dress circle is one level up. Seats here are usually a bit cheaper, but you can still get a great view from the dress circle: it tends to extend over the back half of the stalls, and it’s particularly good for something like a musical with big song-and-dance numbers since you have an aerial view of the whole stage.</p><p>The grand circle is another level up, so this is usually where you find the cheap tickets. However, grand circle seats can be a great deal – you might not have the best sightlines, but you still feel like part of the show, and for less. So, if you want the best guaranteed seats, central stalls or near the front of the dress circle is best. 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