London Theatre in May

London Shows playing in May 2023

Discover all of the London shows that are playing in the West End during May 2023.

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

A Little Life at the Harold Pinter Theatre
A Little Life
Harold Pinter Theatre

Starts: 25 Mar 2023
Booking to: 18 Jun 2023

Ivo van Hove directs a stage adaptation of best-selling novel A Little Life at London's Harold Pinter Theatre starring James Norton
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena

Booking to: 27 Nov 2023

ABBA Voyage is the extraordinary new concert at ABBA Arena in London
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations
Prince Edward Theatre

Starts: 31 Mar 2023
Booking to: 1 Oct 2023

Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations comes to London
Alice's Adventures Underground
Labyrinth Waterloo

Starts: 15 Mar 2023
Booking to: 10 Sep 2023

Smash-hit immersive show Alice's Adventures Underground returns to London
Animal - Park Theatre
Animal
Park Theatre

Starts: 19 Apr 2023
Booking to: 20 May 2023

A hilarious new play about disability and sex
Aspects of Love
Lyric Theatre

Starts: 12 May 2023
Booking to: 11 Nov 2023

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love starring Michael Ball at the Lyric Theatre in London
August in England
August in England
Bush Theatre

Starts: 28 Apr 2023
Booking to: 10 Jun 2023

Lenny Henry writes and stars in this new play August in England at the Bush Theatre
Back to the Future
Adelphi Theatre

Booking to: 22 Oct 2023

A major new musical adaptation of hit Hollywood movie Back to the Future.
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Blue, London Coliseum
Blue
London Coliseum

Starts: 20 Apr 2023
Booking to: 4 May 2023

The UK premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s award-winning contemporary opera.
Bonnie & Clyde - Garrick Theatre
Bonnie and Clyde The Musical
Garrick Theatre

Starts: 4 Mar 2023
Booking to: 20 May 2023

The cult musical sensation Bonnie and Clyde The Musical returns to London, to the Garrick Theatre
★ Save up to £28.50
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)

Booking to: 16 Dec 2023

The extraordinary, Olivier Award winning revival of Kander & Ebb's Cabaret at London's Kit Kat Club / Playhouse Theatre
Disney's The Lion King
Disney's The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre

Booking to: 15 Oct 2023

Disney's The Lion King, now playing at the Lyceum Theatre in London.
English National Opera
English National Opera
London Coliseum

Booking to: 6 May 2023

English National Opera 2022 and 2023 productions at the London Coliseum
Topless man with sign on pink background
F**king Men
Waterloo East Theatre

Starts: 20 Apr 2023
Booking to: 18 Jun 2023

F**king Men by Joe DiPietro is back in London for a strictly limited season at Waterloo East Theatre
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The President Hotel

Booking to: 17 Dec 2023

Step inside the BBC’s iconic sitcom and see it from the inside out!
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For Black Boys Who Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy
Apollo Theatre

Starts: 25 Mar 2023
Booking to: 7 May 2023

For Black Boys Who Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy transfers to the West End for a limited 6 week run
Disney's Frozen The Musical
Frozen The Musical
Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Booking to: 15 Oct 2023

Frozen The Musical, Disney's spectacular new show now playing at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Groundhog Day
The Old Vic

Starts: 20 May 2023
Booking to: 12 Aug 2023

Tim Minchin's Groundhog Day The Musical returns to The Old Vic in London starring Andy Karl
Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre

Starts: 3 Mar 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

A stunning new revival of Broadway classic Guys and Dolls staged as immersive theatre, at the Bridge Theatre in London
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, London Theatre Production
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre

Booking to: 1 Oct 2023

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child tickets at the Palace theatre
Jersey Boys
Trafalgar Theatre

Booking to: 1 Oct 2023

Smash hit musical Jersey Boys now booking at London's Trafalgar Theatre
★ Save up to 50%
Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 30 Sep 2023

Cameron Mackintosh's celebrated epic musical Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
Magic Mike Live
Magic Mike Live
The Theatre, Hippodrome Casino

Booking to: 31 Dec 2023

Channing Tatum's exhilarating Magic Mike Live at the London Hippodrome
Mamma Mia! The Party
O2 Arena

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! The Party is the ultimate feel-good theatre dining experience
Mamma Mia - Novello Theatre London
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre

Booking to: 30 Sep 2023

Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show now playing at the Novello Theatre.
Marjorie Prime
Menier Chocolate Factory

Starts: 3 Mar 2023
Booking to: 6 May 2023

The UK premier of Jordan Harrison's acclaimed play Marjorie Prime starring Anne Reid
★ No Booking Fee
Matilda The Musical - Cambridge Theatre London
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 17 Dec 2023

The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre
Moulin Rouge The Musical in London
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre

Booking to: 3 Jun 2023

Spectacular Spectacular. Moulin Rouge! The Musical opens at London's Piccadilly Theatre this November
Mrs Doubtfire
Mrs Doubtfire The Musical
Shaftesbury Theatre

Starts: 12 May 2023
Booking to: 13 Jan 2024

Smash-hit Broadway musical Mrs Doubtfire The Musical comes to London's Shaftesbury Theatre starring Gabriel Vick
Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre
Oklahoma!
Wyndham's Theatre

Starts: 16 Feb 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

The smash-hit Tony Award winning production of Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.
Patriots
Noel Coward Theatre

Starts: 26 May 2023
Booking to: 19 Aug 2023

Tom Hollander stars in the West End premiere of Patriots by The Crown's Peter Morgan
Peaky Blinders: The Rise
Peaky Blinders: The Rise
The Camden Garrison

Booking to: 27 May 2023

Peaky Blinders: The Rise - a new immersive show in London
Pretty Woman The Musical - Savoy Theatre
Pretty Woman: The Musical
Savoy Theatre

Booking to: 11 Jun 2023

Pretty Woman: The Musical now playing in London's West End
★ Special Prices
Punchdrunk - The Burnt City
Punchdrunk: The Burnt City
One Cartridge Place London

Booking to: 24 Sep 2023

Punchdrunk present The Burnt City, their major new immersive theatre experience at Woolwich Works
★ Special Prices
Rose
Ambassadors Theatre

Starts: 23 May 2023
Booking to: 18 Jun 2023

Maureen Lipman stars in Martin Sherman’s acclaimed play Rose at the Ambassadors Theatre
Shirley Valentine
Duke of York's Theatre

Starts: 17 Feb 2023
Booking to: 3 Jun 2023

Sheridan Smith stars in Willy Russell's heart-warming comedy Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York's Theatre in London
Six The Musical
Six The Musical
Vaudeville Theatre

Booking to: 29 Oct 2023

500 years of Tudor Queens remixed into a celebration of sisterly sass-itude in SIX The Musical at the Vaudeville Theatre
Steel Magnolias UK Tour
Steel Magnolias

Booking to: 22 Jul 2023

You've seen the classic film, now experience the live stage production of Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias
★ Save up to £27
Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
London Coliseum

Starts: 27 Apr 2023
Booking to: 6 May 2023

Gorecki's haunting symphony comes to London for a limited run
The Book of Mormon, London
The Book of Mormon
Prince of Wales Theatre

Booking to: 13 May 2023

London's hottest ticket and funniest show - The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre
★ No Booking Fee
The Choir of Man - 2022 - Arts Theatre
The Choir of Man
Arts Theatre

Booking to: 30 Jul 2023

The wordwide smash-hit The Choir of Man combines beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping singalongs
★ Save up to 33%
The Great British Bake Off Musical
The Great British Bake Off Musical
Noel Coward Theatre

Starts: 25 Feb 2023
Booking to: 13 May 2023

Hit new show The Great British Bake Off Musical comes to London's Noel Coward Theatre starring John Owen-Jones and Haydn Gwynne
The Gunpowder Plot, Tower Vaults
The Gunpowder Plot

Booking to: 31 May 2023

Travel back in time to one of Englands most notorious moments in history in The Gunpowder Plot immersive show.
The King and I - UK & Ireland Tour
The King and I - UK & Ireland Tour

Starts: 4 Feb 2023
Booking to: 1 Jul 2023

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway hit musical The King and I hits the road on a UK & Ireland tour
The Lehman Trilogy
Gillian Lynne Theatre

Booking to: 21 May 2023

Sam Mendes Tony Award winning play The Lehman Trilogy returns to London's West End
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit - The Mousetrap
The Phantom of the Opera, London 2022
The Phantom of the Opera
Her Majesty's Theatre

Booking to: 30 Sep 2023

Experience the thrill of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in London
The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre

Booking to: 29 Oct 2023

The smash-hit slapstick comedy The Play That Goes Wrong at the West End's Duchess Theatre.
The Rocky Horror Show
Peacock Theatre

Starts: 3 May 2023
Booking to: 10 Jun 2023

The Rocky Horror Show is back in London, at the Peacock Theatre
The Simon And Garfunkel Story
Lyric Theatre

Starts: 22 May 2023
Booking to: 22 May 2023

The Simon And Garfunkel Story returns to London's West End in May 2023
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Aldwych Theatre

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Tina - The Tina Turner musical now booking through 2023
To Kill A Mockingbird
Gielgud Theatre

Booking to: 20 May 2023

Aaron Sorkin acclaimed production of To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre
Vardy v Rooney - The Wagatha Christie Trial
Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial
Ambassadors Theatre

Starts: 6 Apr 2023
Booking to: 20 May 2023

Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial at the Wyndham's Theatre
Wicked, 2022
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Experience the unforgettable, award-winning musical WICKED at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre.
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
County Hall

Booking to: 8 Oct 2023

Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at London County Hall


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