Christmas in the West End

Christmas in the West End 2023: London Theatre shows playing this Christmas

Our handy guide to what London Theatre shows are playing during the Christmas 2023 festive period in the West End.

Christmas 2023 is set to be a great one with every possible kind of entertainment available over the holiday season.

There is all of the Christmas fare you would expect – including festive pantos, ballet, kid’s shows, circus and more. Festive shows include the annual Christmas panto at the London Palladium.

All of the smash-hit long-running musicals and entertainment shows are also running throughout Christmas 2023, including great shows for kids and families including Disney’s The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre; Mrs Doubtfire at the Shaftesbury Theatre; Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre; Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre; and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre.

Also don’t forget some fun entertainment shows during the festive season such as ABBA Voyage at the ABBA Arena in London; and The Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at the President Hotel.

Finally, check out all of the mega-hit musicals that are a great Christmas treat including Crazy For You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre; Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre; Six The Musical at the Vaudeville Theatre; & Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre; Mamma Mia! at the Novello Theatre; and Back to the Future at the Adelphi Theatre.

Note: we have taken the “Christmas season” as running from mid November to mid January. Shows get added to this guide as they go on sale, check back for updates.

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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 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
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena

Booking to: 26 May 2024

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

Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

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

Starts: 7 Nov 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Smash-hit immersive show Alice's Adventures Underground returns to London
Back to the Future
Adelphi Theatre

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

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
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
★ Special Prices
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
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!
★ Save 17%
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.
Giselle - English National Ballet
London Coliseum

Starts: 11 Jan 2024
Booking to: 21 Jan 2024

Mary Skeaping’s sumptuous production of Giselle returns to the London Coliseum this January.
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
★ Save up to 48%
Hamilton
Victoria Palace Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

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

Starts: 30 Sep 2023
Booking to: 6 Jan 2024

The RSC's production of Hamnet based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, comes to the West End's Garrick 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
★ Each Part. Best Prices
Jersey Boys
Trafalgar Theatre

Booking to: 28 Jan 2024

Smash hit musical Jersey Boys now booking at London's Trafalgar Theatre
★ Save up to 56%
Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Cameron Mackintosh's celebrated epic musical Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
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
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
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
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.
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!
Rebecca
Charing Cross Theatre

Starts: 4 Sep 2023
Booking to: 18 Nov 2023

Rebecca the musical at the Charing Cross Theatre in London
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
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
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Gielgud Theatre

Starts: 16 Sep 2023
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.
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 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
★ Save up to 40%
The Interview
Park Theatre

Starts: 27 Oct 2023
Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Jonathan Maitland’s powerful new play The Interview gives a fascinating insight into the story behind a legendary interview: the 1995 TV interview with Princess Diana and Martin Bashir.
The Little Big Things
@sohoplace Theatre

Starts: 2 Sep 2023
Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

New musical The Little Big Things, based on Henry Fraser's inspirational memoir, is coming to @sohoplace Theatre in London this September.
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 Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit - The Mousetrap
★ Special Prices
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
Duchess Theatre

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

The smash-hit slapstick comedy The Play That Goes Wrong at the West End's Duchess Theatre.
★ Save up to 50%
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 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
★ Exclusive Prices
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Aldwych Theatre

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

Tina - The Tina Turner musical now booking through 2023
★ Save up to £55
UNBELIEVABLE – Magic Reimagined Tickets
Criterion Theatre

Starts: 19 Sep 2023
Booking to: 7 Apr 2024

Derren Brown presents UNBELIEVABLE – Magic Reimagined, opening at the West End’s Criterion Theatre this September. Everyone you meet is performing a kind of magic trick – Presenting the parts of themselves they want you to see,Their ‘EFFECT’ – and hiding the parts they don’t, their ‘METHOD’. Following the extraordinary success of Derren’s recent production …

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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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