London Theatre in May

London Shows playing in May 2024

Discover all of the London shows that are playing in the West End during May 2024.

More shows will be added to this page as their booking periods extend, so check back for further information.

ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena

Booking to: 26 May 2024

ABBA Voyage is the extraordinary new concert at ABBA Arena in London
Bonnie & Clyde - UK Tour
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical - UK Tour

Starts: 22 Feb 2024
Booking to: 26 Oct 2024

The cult musical sensation Bonnie and Clyde The Musical is touring the UK & Ireland
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)

Booking to: 29 Jun 2024

The extraordinary, Olivier Award winning revival of Kander & Ebb's Cabaret at London's Kit Kat Club / Playhouse Theatre
Come From Away - UK Tour
Come From Away - UK Tour

Starts: 1 Mar 2024
Booking to: 5 Jan 2025

The critically acclaimed feel-good musical Come From Away is now playing at the Phoenix Theatre.
Disney's Aladdin - UK Tour
Disney's Aladdin - UK & Ireland Tour

Starts: 24 Oct 2023
Booking to: 19 May 2024

Disney’s spectacular Broadway and West End musical Aladdin is coming to a venue near you
Disney's Frozen The Musical
Frozen The Musical
Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Booking to: 2 Jun 2024

Frozen The Musical, Disney's spectacular new show now playing at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Hamilton
Hamilton - UK & Ireland Tour

Starts: 11 Nov 2023
Booking to: 25 Oct 2025

Hamilton, the Broadway and West End musical is touring the UK & Ireland in 2023/24
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - 2023
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre

Booking to: 19 May 2024

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child tickets at the Palace theatre
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I Should Be So Lucky: The Stock, Aitken Waterman Musical
I Should Be So Lucky

Starts: 2 Nov 2023
Booking to: 4 May 2024

I Should Be So Lucky is the official Stock Aitken Waterman musical featuring the soundtrack of a generation
Jesus Christ Superstar - UK Tour
Jesus Christ Superstar - UK Tour

Booking to: 17 Aug 2024

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar is now touring the UK
Madagascar The Musical
Madagascar The Musical - UK Tour

Starts: 20 Oct 2023
Booking to: 17 Aug 2024

Madagascar The Musical sees the hit Dreamworks animated movies brought to life in a spectacular new UK tour
Magic Mike Live - 2023
Magic Mike Live
The Theatre, Hippodrome Casino

Booking to: 30 Jun 2024

Channing Tatum's exhilarating Magic Mike Live at the London Hippodrome
Mamma Mia! - Novello Theatre
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre

Booking to: 28 Sep 2024

Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show now playing at the Novello Theatre.
Matilda The Musical - Cambridge Theatre London
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 15 Dec 2024

The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre
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Minority Report - London
Minority Report
Lyric Hammersmith

Starts: 19 Apr 2024
Booking to: 18 May 2024

The world premiere of Minority Report comes to the Lyric Hammersmith theatre in London
MJ The Musical - Prince Edward Theatre
MJ The Musical
Prince Edward Theatre

Starts: 6 Mar 2024
Booking to: 22 Jun 2024

Tickets to MJ The Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre in London
Mrs Doubtfire - Shaftesbury Theatre
Mrs Doubtfire The Musical
Shaftesbury Theatre

Booking to: 2 Jun 2024

Smash-hit Broadway musical Mrs Doubtfire The Musical comes to London's Shaftesbury Theatre starring Gabriel Vick
Pretty Woman The Musical UK & Ireland Tour
Pretty Woman - UK Tour

Starts: 17 Oct 2023
Booking to: 28 Sep 2024

Pretty Woman: The Musical now playing in London's West End
Sister Act - Dominion Theatre
Sister Act
Dominion Theatre

Starts: 15 Mar 2024
Booking to: 31 Aug 2024

Sister Act The Musical is back is London, based on the iconic movie starring Beverley Knight
Sister Act - UK Tour 2023
Sister Act - UK & Ireland Tour

Booking to: 5 Oct 2024

Sister Act The Musical is coming to a venue near you. Don't miss the Sister Act UK & Ireland tour
Standing at the Sky's Edge - Gillian Lynne Theatre London
Standing at the Sky's Edge
Gillian Lynne Theatre

Starts: 8 Feb 2024
Booking to: 3 Aug 2024

The Olivier Award-winning new musical Standing at the Sky's Edge comes to the West End's Gillian Lynne Theatre in London
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre

Starts: 17 Nov 2023
Booking to: 25 Aug 2024

Stranger Things: The First Shadow is the major new stage show at the Phoenix Theatre in London, based on the smash-hit Netflix TV series
The Cord - Bush Theatre. Image by Marc Brenner
The Cord
Bush Theatre

Starts: 12 Apr 2024
Booking to: 25 May 2024

The world premiere of new play The Cord by Bijan Sheibani is coming to the Bush Theatre this Spring 2024.
The Mousetrap - St Martin's Theatre
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre

Booking to: 14 Sep 2024

Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit - The Mousetrap
The Play That Goes Wrong London
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre

Booking to: 3 Nov 2024

The smash-hit slapstick comedy The Play That Goes Wrong at the West End's Duchess Theatre.
The Syndicate - UK Tour
The Syndicate - UK Tour

Starts: 8 Apr 2024
Booking to: 20 Jul 2024

Book The Syndicate tickets and don’t miss your chance to see this jackpot of a production. Based on her hit BBC TV show that entertained millions of viewers over four series, The Syndicate is a new stage play by the legendary Kay Mellor, that follows five supermarket employees whose lottery syndicate numbers come in, just …

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The Wizard of Oz - UK Tour
The Wizard of Oz - UK & Ireland Tour

Starts: 13 Dec 2023
Booking to: 11 Aug 2024

The Wizard of Oz is heading out on tour
The Woman in Black - UK Tour
The Woman in Black - UK Tour

Booking to: 1 Jun 2024

Susan Hill's spine-tingling tale of The Woman in Black now touring the UK & Ireland
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Aldwych Theatre

Booking to: 14 Sep 2024

Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, about the extraordinary life and career of global rock icon Tina Turner, is now playing at the Aldwych Theatre in London
Wedding Band - Lyric Hammersmith
Wedding Band
Lyric Hammersmith

Starts: 31 May 2024
Booking to: 29 Jun 2024

A searing and powerful masterpiece which offers a stark reflection of the reality of American race relations
Wicked - Apollo Victoria Theatre 2023
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 15 Dec 2024

Experience the unforgettable, award-winning musical WICKED at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre.
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Wicked - UK & Ireland Tour 2023/25
Wicked - UK & Ireland Tour

Starts: 7 Dec 2023
Booking to: 12 Jan 2025

Wicked on tour is coming to a venue near you. Experience the unforgettable, award-winning musical West End & Broadway musical, Wicked.
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
County Hall

Booking to: 29 Sep 2024

Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at London County Hall


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