London Theatre in August

London Shows playing in August 2023

London shows in theatres across the West End in August 2023.

2:22 A Ghost Story
Apollo Theatre

Booking to: 17 Sep 2023

The terrifying new play 2:22 A - Ghost Story at the Apollo Theatre in London
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A Little Life
Savoy Theatre

Starts: 4 Jul 2023
Booking to: 5 Aug 2023

Ivo van Hove directs a stage adaptation of best-selling novel A Little Life at London's Savoy Theatre starring James Norton
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare's Globe

Booking to: 12 Aug 2023

Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream returns to the Globe
A Playlist For The Revolution
Bush Theatre

Starts: 23 Jun 2023
Booking to: 5 Aug 2023

A rom-com right up until it can’t be, AJ Yi’s tender and surprising story of young love fighting to survive
A Strange Loop
Barbican Theatre

Starts: 17 Jun 2023
Booking to: 9 Sep 2023

The West End premiere of A Strange Loop, a comically entertaining metafictional new musical comes to the Barbican Theatre in London
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena

Booking to: 26 May 2024

ABBA Voyage is the extraordinary new concert at ABBA Arena in London
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 12 Jun 2023
Booking to: 9 Sep 2023

Accidental Death of an Anarchist is transfers into the West End for a strictly limited season, starring Daniel Rigby.
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Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations
Prince Edward Theatre

Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations comes to London
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As You Like It
Shakespeare's Globe

Starts: 18 Aug 2023
Booking to: 29 Oct 2023

The Globe Touring Ensemble brings you Shakespeare's As You Like It, on-site at the Globe Theatre from 8 June
Aspects of Love
Lyric Theatre

Booking to: 11 Nov 2023

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love starring Michael Ball at the Lyric Theatre in London
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Back to the Future
Adelphi Theatre

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

A major new musical adaptation of hit Hollywood movie Back to the Future.
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Beneatha’s Place
Young Vic Theatre

Starts: 27 Jun 2023
Booking to: 5 Aug 2023

Blistering satirical drama Beneatha’s Place at the Young Vic theatre by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Bleak Expectations
Criterion Theatre

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Based on the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy, Bleak Expectations is playing at the Criterion Theatre
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Brokeback Mountain
@sohoplace Theatre

Booking to: 12 Aug 2023

The world premiere production of Brokeback Mountain starring Mike Faist, Lucas Hedges & Eddi Reader
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
Crazy For You
Gillian Lynne Theatre

Starts: 24 Jun 2023
Booking to: 20 Jan 2024

The smash-hit revival of Crazy For You comes to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London starring Charlie Stemp
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Death Note The Musical
London Palladium

Starts: 21 Aug 2023
Booking to: 22 Aug 2023

The visually spectacular new musical Death Note will play The London Palladium this August
Dinosaur World Live
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Starts: 11 Aug 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Dinosaur World Live stampedes into Regent's Park Open Air Theatre this summer
Disneys 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.
Disruption
Park Theatre

Starts: 7 Jul 2023
Booking to: 5 Aug 2023

Andrew Stein’s sharp, unnerving thriller is a timely and insightful exploration of our tech obsessed world.
Dr Semmelweis
Harold Pinter Theatre

Starts: 29 Jun 2023
Booking to: 7 Oct 2023

Mark Rylance stars in the West End premiere of Dr Semmelweis at the Harold Pinter Theatre
English National Opera
English National Opera
London Coliseum

Booking to: 11 Nov 2023

English National Opera 2023 and 2024 productions at the London Coliseum
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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Disneys 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.
Grease
Dominion Theatre

Booking to: 28 Oct 2023

The smash-hit musical - Grease is the one that you want!
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Groundhog Day
The Old Vic

Booking to: 19 Aug 2023

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

Booking to: 24 Feb 2024

A stunning new revival of Broadway classic Guys and Dolls staged as immersive theatre, at the Bridge Theatre in London
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Hamilton
Victoria Palace Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Broadway’s hit new musical Hamilton now playing at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child London Theatre Production
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre

Booking to: 3 Mar 2024

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child tickets at the Palace theatre
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Heathers The Musical
Heathers - The Musical
The Other Palace Theatre

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Heathers - The Musical returns to The Other Palace Theatre
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Horrible Histories Terrible Tudors
Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors
Garrick Theatre

Starts: 27 Jul 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors live on stage at the Garrick Theatre in 2023
I Believe in Unicorns
Apollo Theatre

Starts: 27 Jul 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

Danyah Miller brings best-selling children’s author Michael Morpurgo’s treasured story to life
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical
Phoenix Theatre

Booking to: 26 Aug 2023

Spitting Image live on stage in their new musical Idiots Assemble at the Phoenix Theatre
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Jersey Boys
Trafalgar Theatre

Booking to: 28 Jan 2024

Smash hit musical Jersey Boys now booking at London's Trafalgar Theatre
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La Cage aux Folles
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Starts: 29 Jul 2023
Booking to: 16 Sep 2023

The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre presents a glorious new revival of classic musical La Cage aux Folles.
Laurel & Chaplin - The Feud
Cambridge Theatre

Starts: 24 Jul 2023
Booking to: 28 Aug 2023

Laurel & Chaplin - The Feud is the extraordinary untold true story of how teenagers Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin shared a room for three years as they started their careers.
Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Cameron Mackintosh's celebrated epic musical Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
Macbeth
Shakespeare's Globe

Starts: 21 Jul 2023
Booking to: 28 Oct 2023

One couple’s ruthless quest for power turns nature upside down in Shakespeare’s epic tragedy of Macbeth at the Globe Theatre this Summer.
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! The Party
O2 Arena

Booking to: 3 Mar 2024

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: 2 Mar 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
Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet
Sadler's Wells Theatre

Starts: 1 Aug 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

Passion and heartbreak collide in Matthew Bourne’s contemporary take on the timeless tale of two star-crossed young lovers.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre

Booking to: 30 Sep 2023

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

Booking to: 13 Jan 2024

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

Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

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

Booking to: 19 Aug 2023

Tom Hollander stars in the West End premiere of Patriots by The Crown's Peter Morgan
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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
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Red Pitch
Bush Theatre

Starts: 23 Jun 2023
Booking to: 5 Aug 2023

Red Pitch, the smash-hit sold-out story of brotherhood, returns to the Bush Theatre for three weeks only.
Open Air Theatre
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Book now for the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's new season of plays and musicals - all in the beautiful setting of Regent's Park in London
Grease: The Live Experience - Birmingham

Starts: 26 Jul 2023
Booking to: 13 Aug 2023

It’s time to immerse yourself in the world of Grease like never before, as Secret Cinema comes to Birmingham's NEC to present its thrilling new immersive show Grease: The Live Experience.
Sherlock: The Official Live Game
Doyle's Opticians W12 Shopping

Booking to: 31 Dec 2023

Sherlock: The Official Live Game is a thrilling immersive, private escape room experience for 4-6 players.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 18 Dec 2023

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

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

500 years of Tudor Queens remixed into a celebration of sisterly sass-itude in SIX The Musical at the Vaudeville Theatre
The Book of Mormon
Prince of Wales Theatre

Booking to: 9 Sep 2023

London's hottest ticket and funniest show - The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre
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The Choir of Man 2022 Arts Theatre
The Choir of Man
Arts Theatre

Booking to: 3 Dec 2023

The wordwide smash-hit The Choir of Man combines beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping singalongs
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The Crown Jewels
Garrick Theatre

Starts: 7 Jul 2023
Booking to: 16 Sep 2023

The Crown Jewels is the hilarious new comedy starring Al Murray & Carrie Hope Fletcher at the Garrick Theatre in London
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The Crucible
Gielgud Theatre

Starts: 7 Jun 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

Lyndsey Turner directs this electrifying new production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the Gielgud Theatre in London
The Garden of Words
Park Theatre

Starts: 10 Aug 2023
Booking to: 9 Sep 2023

The Garden of Words, a new drama based on the stereotype-defying Anime and novel by Makoto Shinkai.
The Gunpowder Plot

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Travel back in time to one of Englands most notorious moments in history in The Gunpowder Plot immersive show.
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit - The Mousetrap
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The Phantom of the Opera
His Majesty's Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Experience the thrill of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at His Majesty's Theatre in London
The Pillowman Duke of Yorks Theatre
The Pillowman
Duke of York's Theatre

Starts: 10 Jun 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

The Pillowman starring Lily Allen & Steve Pemberton
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

The smash-hit slapstick comedy The Play That Goes Wrong at the West End's Duchess Theatre.
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The Smeds and The Smoos
Lyric Theatre

Starts: 20 Jul 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

A New stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Smeds and The Smoos comes to the West End for Summer 2023
The SpongeBob Musical
The SpongeBob Musical
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Starts: 26 Jul 2023
Booking to: 26 Aug 2023

SpongeBob live on stage in a fabulous new musical at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London
The Third Man - A Musical Thriller
Menier Chocolate Factory

Starts: 10 Jun 2023
Booking to: 9 Sep 2023

Graham Greene’s brilliant story is brought to life on stage in a new musical thriller
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 10 Jul 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns to the West End this Summer.
The Verge of Forever
The Other Palace Theatre

Starts: 8 Aug 2023
Booking to: 20 Aug 2023

A limited run of Olly Novello’s latest musical The Verge of Forever is coming to The Other Palace in London this summer.
The Wizard of Oz
London Palladium

Starts: 23 Jun 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

The Wizard of Oz returns to the London Palladium for Summer 2023
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Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Aldwych Theatre

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

Tina - The Tina Turner musical now booking through 2023
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We Will Rock You
London Coliseum

Booking to: 27 Aug 2023

London’s longest-running rock musical, WE WILL ROCK YOU is the smash-hit show featuring the songs of legendary band Queen
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Wicked 2022
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 2 Jun 2024

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: 28 Apr 2024

Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at London County Hall


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