Theres’s nothing like seeing a show where you leave significantly happier than when you went in!

And we aren’t just talking about comedies here, in this fun collection of feel-good London theatre that inspire smiles, and banishes all bad thoughts! The range of shows covers everything from musical comedy to entertainment, shiny floor dance shows, circus, stand-up comedy and more.

Also check out our collections of Musical Comedies, Farces and Slapstick and the Camp Collection! Plus our section onComedy Plays.

A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic
A Christmas Carol
Old Vic
A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic - 10th anniversary production.

Starts: 12 Nov 2026
Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

New poster art for ABBA Voyage Concert, London
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena
Get ABBA Voyage tickets for the groundbreaking concert experience at the ABBA Arena in London.

Booking to: 28 Jun 2027

Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Vaudeville Theatre
Get tickets to Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel in London's West End & on tour

Booking to: 14 Dec 2026

Billy Elliot The Musical - Adelphi Theatre, London 2027 revival
Billy Elliot The Musical
Adelphi Theatre
Billy Elliot tickets are now on sale for London 2027. Book the award-winning musical at the Adelphi Theatre for a limited West End run.

Starts: 12 Feb 2027
Booking to: 31 Jul 2027

Ceilidh: A New Musical
Ceilidh
Shoreditch Town Hall
Directed by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton, Ceilidh is a joyful new Scottish musical celebrating music, dancing, family and community. Book tickets.

Starts: 23 Oct 2026
Booking to: 13 Nov 2026

★  Tickets from £15
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong - Tickets - London
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Wyndham's Theatre
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong - a brand new festive misadventure from Mischief Comedy, packed with laughter, mayhem, and plenty of unexpected surprises!

Starts: 18 Dec 2026
Booking to: 23 Jan 2027

Cinderella movie poster with a large clock face behind the gold Cinderella title on a blue starry background.
Cinderella
Lyric Hammersmith
Book Cinderella tickets at Lyric Hammersmith for a hilarious and heartwarming festive pantomime for the whole family.

Starts: 14 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Cartoon beach carnival poster: a man in a red jacket licks an ice cream cone, a prince and princess dance, a fortune-teller booth, and a seagull by the sea with a Ferris wheel in the background.
Cinderella: Buttons Undone!
Charing Cross Theatre
Book tickets now for the riotous new adult panto from He's Behind You!. Cinderella: Buttons Undone! comes to Charing Cross Theatre this festive season.

Starts: 21 Nov 2026
Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Cirque Alice - Royal Festival Hall London
Cirque Alice
Royal Festival Hall
Step into a spectacular Wonderland with Cirque Alice. Book tickets now for this breathtaking acrobatic adventure at London’s Royal Festival Hall.

Starts: 12 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Cirque Berserk! October 2026
Cirque Berserk
Garrick Theatre
The world famous Cirque Berserk! at Riverside Studios

Starts: 21 Oct 2026
Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

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Cirque du Soleil: KURIOS
Royal Albert Hall
Book tickets for Cirque Du Soleil's Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities, a riveting, steampunk-inspired spectacle with artistry and acrobatics

Starts: 13 Jan 2027
Booking to: 28 Feb 2027

Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular - London 2025
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
Empress Museum
Book Come Alive! tickets for the spectacular live circus inspired by The Greatest Showman at London’s Empress Museum.

Booking to: 11 Apr 2027

Dick Whittington and His Cat
Dick Whittington and His Cat
King's Head Theatre
Book tickets for Dick Whittington: Adults Only at King's Head Theatre, the naughty panto starring River Medway and Victoria Scone.

Starts: 22 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Eurotrash Tickets, Young Vic London
Eurotrash
Young Vic Theatre
Ben Whishaw and Kathryn Hunter star in Eurotrash at the Young Vic - a darkly comic new play about family, fortune and redemption.

Starts: 13 Nov 2026
Booking to: 7 Jan 2027

Official Faulty Towers The Dining Experience tickets poster, London 2026
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The President Hotel
Step into the world of the BBC’s iconic sitcom with this immersive dining experience, where chaos, comedy, and Sybil-approved service are always on the menu.

Booking to: 30 Apr 2027

★  Save up to 20%
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Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
The Other Palace
Samuel Barnett stars in Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen at the Bush Theatre in London.

Starts: 19 Nov 2026
Booking to: 10 Jan 2027

Fourteen Again Tickets
Fourteen Again
Menier Chocolate Factory
Book tickets for Fourteen Again, a new Victoria Wood musical starring Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett.

Starts: 21 Nov 2026
Booking to: 27 Feb 2027

Banner for Garry Starr: Classic Penguins with a man in a penguin suit and orange ruff, surrounded by five-star reviews from publications on orange/cream background.
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
The Other Palace
Book tickets for Garry Starr: Classic Penguins at the Garrick Theatre — a chaotic, mostly-naked literary comedy

Starts: 22 Oct 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Poster for the play Hay Fever featuring Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant in formal attire at Wyndham's Theatre, with the subtitle A Comedy of Appalling Manners.
Hay Fever
Wyndham's Theatre
Noël Coward’s uproarious comedy returns starring Christine Baranski & Richard E Grant. Follow the eccentric Bliss family as mischief ensues in this beloved West End classic.

Booking to: 12 Dec 2026

Disney's High School Musical - Tickets - London
High School Musical
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Book tickets for High School Musical, starring Harry Judd and KayCee Stroh. This is East High like you’ve never seen it before.

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £45
Into the Woods - London - Tickets
Into the Woods
Noël Coward Theatre
Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical, Into the Woods at the Noel Coward Theatre, London

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Jaja's African Hair Braiding - Tickets - London
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Lyric Hammersmith
The Tony Award-winning Broadway comedy Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by Jocelyn Bioh returns to Tony Award-winning Jaja's African Hair Braiding returns to Lyric Hammersmith for 5 weeks (28 January–27 February 2027), offering a funny and moving look at life in a Harlem salon.

Starts: 28 Jan 2027
Booking to: 27 Feb 2027

Promotional poster for La Voix Live tour 2027 with a performer in red and oversized glittery LV letters on a lit stage.
La Voix Live
London Palladium
Book La Voix Live at the London Palladium, for sensational vocals and outrageous comedy, straight from her sold-out tour.

Starts: 22 Mar 2027
Booking to: 22 Mar 2027

Legally Blonde at the London Coliseum
Legally Blonde the Musical
London Coliseum
Book tickets for Legally Blonde The Musical, starring Amber Davies, returning to the London Coliseum following its hit UK and Ireland tour.

Starts: 22 Mar 2027
Booking to: 22 May 2027

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Magic Mike Live
The Theatre, Hippodrome Casino
Channing Tatum's exhilarating Magic Mike Live at the London Hippodrome

Booking to: 2 Jan 2028

Mamma Mia! musical poster with joyful bride, Novello Theatre, London
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre
Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show now playing at the Novello Theatre.

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

Matilda The Musical, girl stood with hands on hips backlit on blue background
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre
The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre. Book your tickets today.

Booking to: 5 Sep 2027

Promotional poster for the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet with four musicians and a neon marquee title.
Million Dollar Quartet
Arts Theatre
Book Million Dollar Quartet tickets and see the electrifying true story of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, at the Arts Theatre.

Booking to: 6 Dec 2026

Promotional image of the Oliver! stage musical: a lively chorus in vintage costumes performing on a theater set with bold title text 'OLIVER! IS PURE JOY!'
Oliver!
Gielgud Theatre
Book Oliver! tickets to see Lionel Bart’s much-loved musical at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End.

Booking to: 14 Mar 2027

★  Save up to 29%
Operation Mincemeat - West End
Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Operation Mincemeat is the hilarious comedy musical now playing at the West End's Fortune Theatre in London.

Booking to: 20 Feb 2027

New Paddington The Musical Artwork (June 2026)
Paddington The Musical
Savoy Theatre
Book official Paddington The Musical tickets at the Savoy Theatre in London’s West End.

Booking to: 13 Feb 2028

Peppa Pig's Big Family Show! - London
Peppa Pig's Big Family Show!
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Peppa Pig is back in the West End with her brand new live show Peppa Pig's Big Family Show!

Starts: 4 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Poster advertising a pantomime show with a bright green background and a group of costumed performers in colorful outfits, promoting '7 Classic Pantos in 70 Minutes'.
Potted Panto
Wilton's Music Hall
Potted Panto, the Olivier Award-nominated festive celebration comes to the East End's Wilton's Music Hall this Christmas.

Starts: 6 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Room on the broom
Room On The Broom
Lyric Theatre
From the creators of The Gruffalo comes the spellbinding adventure Room on the Broom, for children aged 3+.

Starts: 27 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Cambridge Theatre
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - a new performance every night.

Booking to: 21 Dec 2026

SIX Tickets - Vaudeville Theatre, London
Six The Musical
Vaudeville Theatre
500 years of Tudor Queens remixed into a celebration of sisterly sass-itude in SIX The Musical at the Vaudeville Theatre

Booking to: 28 Nov 2027

Poster of Stranger Things The First Shadow - Phoenix Theatre London (2025)
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre
Stranger Things: The First Shadow at London’s Phoenix Theatre – a thrilling stage prequel to the smash-hit Netflix series.

Booking to: 20 Dec 2026

★  Exclusive prices
Poster for Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour with four hosts in formal wear beside a golden disco ball.
Strictly Come Dancing Live at the O2
O2
Book tickets for Strictly Come Dancing Live, the BBC show's dazzling arena spectacular, at The O2, London.

Starts: 12 Feb 2027
Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

Table 17 Tickets, Kiln Theatre, London
Table 17
Kiln Theatre
Zhailon Levingston directs Marisha Wallace & Michael Rishawn in Douglas Lyons' comedy Table 17 at the Kiln Theatre.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

The Choir of Man - London 2024
The Choir of Man
The Arts at Marble Arch
Book tickets for The Choir of Man at The Arts at Marble Arch, the Olivier-nominated pub singalong.

Starts: 10 Dec 2026
Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

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The Devil Wears Prada
Dominion Theatre
Book The Devil Wears Prada tickets to see the stylish West End musical at the Dominion Theatre in London.

Booking to: 25 Sep 2027

★  Stalls seats from £35
Promotional poster for a show called 'The Magician's Table' featuring a group of performers in a bustling, vintage setting with a banner at the top reading 'An unforgettable night of close-up magic, cocktails and wonder'.
The Magicians Table
The Vaults Theatre
Book tickets for The Magicians Table at The Vaults, London's only immersive close-up magic experience.

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

The Play That Goes Wrong promotional poster: a collage of eight costume photos in a grid, with bold red text 'LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF' at the top and the play title at the bottom.
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre
Book The Play That Goes Wrong tickets for the Olivier Award-winning West End comedy at the Duchess Theatre, where everything that can go wrong does.

Booking to: 30 Jan 2028

The Traitors - Acts of Betrayal artwork
The Traitors - Acts of Betrayal
Gillian Lynne Theatre
The Traitors is heading to the stage! Based on the hit TV show - expect tension, deception & a new twist exclusively for the stage

Starts: 11 May 2027
Booking to: 31 Jul 2027

There's a Bear on My Chair - Tickets - London
There’s a Bear on My Chair
Queen Elizabeth Hall
The first ever stage adaptation of There’s a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins, returns to London.

Starts: 9 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

West End Musical Christmas - London
West End Musical Christmas
Lyric Theatre
Book tickets for West End Musical Christmas at the Lyric Theatre, London's feel-good festive concert series with a surprise West End cast.

Starts: 14 Dec 2026
Booking to: 14 Dec 2026

West End Musical Halloween
West End Musical Halloween
Lyric Theatre
Book tickets for West End Musical Halloween at the Lyric Theatre, London's spooktacular night of musical theatre favourites

Starts: 2 Nov 2026
Booking to: 2 Nov 2026



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