London Theatre in December

London Shows playing in December 2023

Our guide to all West End shows running in London theatres in December 2023.

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A Christmas Carol A Ghost Story 2023 at Alexandra Palace Theatre
A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story
Alexandra Palace Theatre

Starts: 24 Nov 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Dickens' classic tale A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story comes to the Alexandra Palace in a new twist by Mark Gatiss
A Christmas Carol - The Old Vic 2023 starring Christopher Eccleston
A Christmas Carol
Old Vic

Starts: 11 Nov 2023
Booking to: 6 Jan 2024

Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol returns to The Old Vic theatre this Christmas.
A Christmas Gaiety - Royal Albert Hall 2023
A Christmas Gaiety
Royal Albert Hall

Starts: 12 Dec 2023
Booking to: 12 Dec 2023

A truly camp Christmas is coming to the Royal Albert Hall this festive season with A Christmas Gaiety starring Starring Peaches Christ, Kerry Ellis, Baga Chipz, Sandi Toksvig, Le Gateau Chocolat
A Sherlock Carol
A Sherlock Carol
Marylebone Theatre

Starts: 24 Nov 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

The worlds of Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle combine in the new stage show A Sherlock Carol at the Marylebone Theatre
A Very Very Bad Cinderella - musical parody
A Very Very Bad Cinderella Tickets
Other Palace

Starts: 1 Dec 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

A musical parody so naughty it could turn anyone into A Very Very Bad Cinderella
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena

Booking to: 26 May 2024

ABBA Voyage is the extraordinary new concert at ABBA Arena in London
Back To The Future The Musical - Adelphi Theatre
Back to the Future
Adelphi Theatre

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

A major new musical adaptation of hit Hollywood movie Back to the Future.
Backstairs Billy at the Duke of York's Theatre London
Backstairs Billy
Duke of York's Theatre

Starts: 27 Oct 2023
Booking to: 27 Jan 2024

Luke Evans and Penelope Wilton star in Backstairs Billy at the Duke of York's Theatre in London.
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
Calendar Girls The Musical UK Tour
Calendar Girls The Musical

Booking to: 2 Dec 2023

The Calendar Girls are back! This time with even more laughter, more songs, and more iced buns!
Christmas Actually - Royal Festival Hall 2023
Christmas Actually
Royal Festival Hall

Starts: 7 Dec 2023
Booking to: 11 Dec 2023

Festive show Christmas Actually is coming to the Royal Festival Hall in London this Christmas, presented by Richard Curtis.
Crazy For You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
Crazy For You
Gillian Lynne Theatre

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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Dear England - Prince Edward Theatre
Dear England
Prince Edward Theatre

Starts: 9 Oct 2023
Booking to: 13 Jan 2024

Joseph Fiennes stars in James Graham's play Dear England at the Prince Edward Theatre
Diana The Musical - Eventim Apollo London
Diana: The Musical
Eventim Apollo

Starts: 4 Dec 2023
Booking to: 4 Dec 2023

The dazzling and devastating life of Princess Diana takes centre stage in this original musical
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 The Lion King in the West End
Disney's The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

Disney's The Lion King, now playing at the Lyceum Theatre in London.
Dreaming and Drowning - Bush Theatre. Image by Joel Meshak
Dreaming And Drowning
Bush Theatre

Starts: 23 Nov 2023
Booking to: 23 Dec 2023

The world premiere production of Dreaming and Drowning is coming to the Bush Theatre this winter.
Edward Scissorhands - London 2023
Edward Scissorhands
Sadler's Wells Theatre

Starts: 5 Dec 2023
Booking to: 20 Jan 2024

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures dance company returns to Sadler's Wells this Christmas with Edward Scissorhands
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Elf The Musical London 2023
Elf The Musical
Dominion Theatre

Starts: 15 Nov 2023
Booking to: 6 Jan 2024

ELF the smash hit musical returns to the Dominion Theatre in 2023
English National Opera
English National Opera
London Coliseum

Booking to: 23 Mar 2024

English National Opera 2023 and 2024 productions at the London Coliseum
Father Christmas Needs a Wee - Christmas 2023
Father Christmas Needs a Wee!
Arts Theatre

Starts: 2 Dec 2023
Booking to: 23 Dec 2023

Enjoy the musical stage adaptation of Nicholas Allan's much love Father Christmas Needs a Wee! this festive season
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!
Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
Bush Theatre

Starts: 10 Nov 2023
Booking to: 23 Dec 2023

Samuel Barnett stars in Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen at the Bush Theatre in London.
Frank and Percy - West End
Frank and Percy
Other Palace

Booking to: 3 Dec 2023

Ian McKellen and Roger Allam star in the world premiere production of Frank and Percy at The Other Palace theatre in London.
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.
Ghosts - Shakespeare's Globe
Ghosts
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Starts: 10 Nov 2023
Booking to: 28 Jan 2024

In a Globe first, experience a thrilling new revival of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London.
Guys & Dolls - Bridge Theatre
Guys & Dolls - Immersive/Standing
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
Guys & Dolls - Bridge Theatre
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
Hamilton
Hamilton
Victoria Palace Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Broadway’s hit new musical Hamilton now playing at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre.
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
Hamnet - Garrick Theatre
Hamnet
Garrick Theatre

Starts: 30 Sep 2023
Booking to: 17 Feb 2024

The RSC's production of Hamnet based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, comes to the West End's Garrick Theatre
Hansel and Gretel - Shakespeare's Globe
Hansel And Gretel
Shakespeare's Globe

Starts: 8 Dec 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Experience a beautifully epic new version of The Brothers Grimm's fairytale Hansel and Gretel at Shakespeare's Globe this Christmas
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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Irving Welsh's Porno
Irvine Welsh’s Porno
Arts Theatre

Starts: 29 Oct 2023
Booking to: 10 Dec 2023

Trainspotting sequel Irvine Welsh's Porno is coming to the Arts Theatre in the West End for a strictly limited run.
The War Of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience
Hallmark Building

Booking to: 31 Mar 2024

Discover the only place in London where you can experience a real Martian invasion.
Jersey Boys - London 2023
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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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
Les Miserables London
Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Cameron Mackintosh's celebrated epic musical Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
Lyonesse - Harold Pinter Theatre London
Lyonesse
Harold Pinter Theatre

Starts: 17 Oct 2023
Booking to: 23 Dec 2023

Acclaimed actresses Kristin Scott Thomas (Slow Horses) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) return to the West End stage in new play Lyonesse at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
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! The Party
O2

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
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.
Mates in Chelsea - Royal Court
Mates in Chelsea
Royal Court Theatre

Starts: 3 Nov 2023
Booking to: 16 Dec 2023

Mates In Chelsea is a riotous new play inspired by Wilde and Wodehouse.
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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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Moulin Rouge - Piccadilly Theatre
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre

Booking to: 20 Jan 2024

Spectacular Spectacular. Moulin Rouge! The Musical opens at London's Piccadilly Theatre this November
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
My Neighbour Totoro
Barbican Theatre

Starts: 21 Nov 2023
Booking to: 23 Mar 2024

The RSC present the five-star hit, Olivier Award-winning show My Neighbour Totoro
Noises Off London
Noises Off
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 27 Sep 2023
Booking to: 16 Dec 2023

Michael Frayn’s classic comedy returns to London's West End starring Felicity Kendal
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Nutcracker - English National Ballet
Nutcracker - English National Ballet
London Coliseum

Starts: 14 Dec 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

English National Ballet's spectacular production of Nutcracker returns to the London Coliseum this Christmas.
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Operation Mincemeat - West End
Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre

Booking to: 21 Apr 2024

The hilarious comedy musical Operation Mincemeat now playing in the West End
Pacific Overtures - Menier Chocolate Factory London
Pacific Overtures
Menier Chocolate Factory

Starts: 25 Nov 2023
Booking to: 24 Feb 2024

Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures is revived at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Pegga Pig's Fun Day Out
Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 30 Nov 2023
Booking to: 31 Dec 2023

Join Peppa Pig for Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out the Theatre Royal Haymarket London this Christmas
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Lyric Theatre

Starts: 23 Nov 2023
Booking to: 14 Jan 2024

Mischief Theatre's acclaimed production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong is back in the West End this Christmas.
Peter Pan
Rose Theatre Kingston

Starts: 1 Dec 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Travel to Neverland with Peter Pan and friends in the high-flying adventures of Peter Pan!
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
Rock'n'Roll - Hampstead Theatre
Rock 'n' Roll
Hampstead Theatre

Starts: 6 Dec 2023
Booking to: 27 Jan 2024

Rock 'n' Roll, Tom Stoppard's dazzling and moving tribute to the power of music and the human spirit in times of oppression
Sherlock: The Official Live Game
Doyle's Opticians W12 Shopping

Booking to: 29 Feb 2024

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

Booking to: 18 Dec 2023

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - a new performance every night.
Shrek The Musical - UK & Ireland Tour 2023-2024
Shrek The Musical - UK Tour

Booking to: 21 Apr 2024

Book tickets to see Shrek The Musical on its major new tour of the UK and Ireland.
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
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
Sleeping Beauty Takes a Prick - Charing Cross Theatre
Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick
Charing Cross Theatre

Starts: 23 Nov 2023
Booking to: 13 Jan 2024

Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick at Charing Cross Theatre in 2023
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Stephen Sondheim Old Friends - Gielgud
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Gielgud Theatre

Booking to: 6 Jan 2024

Celebrate the extraordinary legacy of musicals composer Stephen Sondheim with Cameron Mackintosh's new musical review Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends.
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Stick Man
Leicester Square Theatre

Starts: 12 Oct 2023
Booking to: 2 Jan 2024

Family friendly show Stick Man returns to Leicester Square Theatre this Christmas
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
Sunset Boulevard - Savoy Theatre London 2023
Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Booking to: 6 Jan 2024

Jamie Lloyd directs a bold new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre starring Nicole Scherzinger
The Book of Mormon - 2023
The Book of Mormon
Prince of Wales Theatre

Booking to: 27 Jan 2024

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

Booking to: 18 Feb 2024

The wordwide smash-hit The Choir of Man combines beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping singalongs
The Enfield Haunting - Ambassadors Theatre London
The Enfield Haunting
Ambassadors Theatre

Starts: 30 Nov 2023
Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Catherine Tate and David Threlfall star in thrilling new ghost play The Enfield Haunting at the West End's Ambassadors Theatre.
The Gruffalo's Child - Garrick Theatre West End
The Gruffalo's Child
Garrick Theatre

Starts: 1 Dec 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

The Gruffalo's Child – live on stage at the Garrick Theatre in London this Christmas
The Gunpowder Plot
Tower Vaults

Booking to: 29 Feb 2024

Travel back in time to one of Englands most notorious moments in history in The Gunpowder Plot immersive show.
The Homecoming - Young Vic
The Homecoming
Young Vic Theatre

Starts: 27 Nov 2023
Booking to: 27 Jan 2024

The Homecoming, Harold Pinter's modern classic thrillingly re-explored by Matthew Dunster
The Mongol Khan
London Coliseum

Starts: 17 Nov 2023
Booking to: 2 Dec 2023

An epic theatrical spectacle comes to London's West End in 2023
The Motive and the Cue
Noel Coward Theatre

Starts: 9 Dec 2023
Booking to: 23 Mar 2024

Oscar winner Sam Mendes directs a hot new play from Jack Thorne
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 Phantom of the Opera - His Majesty's Theatre
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 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 Smartest Giant in the Town, London
The Smartest Giant in Town
St Martin's Theatre

Starts: 2 Dec 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's picture book The Smartest Giant in Town live on stage
The Snowman - Peacock Theatre
The Snowman
Peacock Theatre

Starts: 18 Nov 2023
Booking to: 30 Dec 2023

The magical stage version of Raymond Briggs' much-loved children's book returns to the West End this Christmas.
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The Time Machine A Comedy - London
The Time Machine - A Comedy
Park Theatre

Starts: 1 Dec 2023
Booking to: 30 Dec 2023

The Time Machine - A Comedy, a fast-paced and wise-cracking retelling of the world-famous novel by H.G. Wells, comes to the Park Theatre this Christmas.
The Time Traveller's Wife
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
The Unfriend - Wyndhams Theatre London
The Unfriend
Wyndham's Theatre

Starts: 16 Dec 2023
Booking to: 9 Mar 2024

Manners can be murder in middle class Britain. Don't miss the West End premiere of The Unfriend
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
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - Kiln Theatre
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Kiln Theatre

Starts: 9 Nov 2023
Booking to: 23 Dec 2023

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is an exciting new British musical from award-winning writing duo Jim Barne and Kit Buchan.
UNBELIEVABLE – Magic Reimagined Tickets
Criterion Theatre

Booking to: 7 Apr 2024

Derren Brown presents UNBELIEVABLE – Magic Reimagined, opening at the West End's Criterion Theatre this September.
Unfortunate - The Other Palace
Unfortunate: The Untold Story Of Ursula The Sea Witch
Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Starts: 8 Dec 2023
Booking to: 17 Feb 2024

Disney villain. Octo-woman. Plus-size icon. Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is back in London this Christmas 2023
Wicked - Apollo Victoria Theatre 2023
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 2 Jun 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.
Wishmas - Waterloo London
Wishmas

Starts: 14 Nov 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Wishmas: A Fantastical Christmas Adventure is the extraordinary new immersive experience from Secret Cinema, coming to London for Christmas 2023.
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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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