London Theatre in October

London Shows playing in October 2023

October 2023 West End shows playing at theatres in London.

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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
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
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

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
★ Exclusive Prices
Back to the Future
Adelphi Theatre

Booking to: 22 Oct 2023

A major new musical adaptation of hit Hollywood movie Back to the Future.
★ Exclusive Prices
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
★ Exclusive Prices
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
★ No fees
Dawn French Is A Huge Twat!
London Palladium

Starts: 21 Sep 2023
Booking to: 21 Oct 2023

Dawn French Is A Huge Twat at London Palladium, a night of hilarious self-mortification!
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.
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!
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.
★ Exclusive Prices
Grease
Dominion Theatre

Starts: 2 Jun 2023
Booking to: 28 Oct 2023

The smash-hit musical - Grease is the one that you want!
★ Save up to 44%
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
★ No fees
Jersey Boys
Trafalgar Theatre

Booking to: 1 Oct 2023

Smash hit musical Jersey Boys now booking at London's Trafalgar Theatre
★ Save up to £51
Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Cameron Mackintosh's celebrated epic musical Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
★ Save up to £35
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. When the universe gives Macbeth a sign that he will become King, he and his wife won’t let anyone stop them. Leaving a trail of destruction in their wake, the bodies pile up …

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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 - 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: 26 May 2024

The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre
★ Special Prices
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
Rebecca
Charing Cross Theatre

Starts: 4 Sep 2023
Booking to: 18 Nov 2023

Rebecca the musical at the Charing Cross Theatre in London
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Starts: 22 May 2023
Booking to: 18 Dec 2023

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - a new performance every night.
★ Save up to 40%
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 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: 2 Mar 2024

Experience the thrill of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in London
★ Save up to £25
The Play That Goes Wrong
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.
★ Exclusive Prices
The Time Traveller’s Wife
Apollo Theatre

Starts: 7 Oct 2023
Booking to: 30 Mar 2024

A new musical adaptation of acclaimed book The Time Traveller’s Wife is coming to the West End's Apollo Theatre
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Aldwych Theatre

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

Tina - The Tina Turner musical now booking through 2023
★ Exclusive Offer
Wicked, 2022
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Experience the unforgettable, award-winning musical WICKED at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre.
★ Exclusive Prices
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
★ Exclusive Prices


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