Our selection of great Musical Dramas in the West End. 

Whilst many of these shows have flashes of wit and humour, these top West End Shows are inherently dramatic at heart.

There is a dramatic musical for every taste: from acclaimed stage biographies of stars with extraordinary lives and careers, including Tina – The Tina Turner Musical and Jersey Boys about Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons; to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new retelling of Cinderella, and his classic musical epic The Phantom of the Opera; and Kander and Ebb’s award-winning musical Cabaret, now in an spectacular site specific cabaret club at the Playhouse Theatre

ANNE BOLEYN: THE MUSICAL Royal Naval College
Anne Boleyn: The Musical
Old Royal Naval College Greenwich
Anne Boleyn: The Musical at the Old Royal Naval College, an epic open-air musical retelling Anne Boleyn's story.

Starts: 8 May 2027
Booking to: 5 Jun 2027

Cabaret poster, glamorous performer with cocktail at Kit Kat Club, Playhouse Theatre, London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)
Book Cabaret tickets London for the Olivier Award-winning revival at Kit Kat Club London in the West End. See show dates and ticket availability.

Booking to: 30 Jan 2027

Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular - London 2025
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
Empress Museum
Book Come Alive! tickets for the spectacular live circus inspired by The Greatest Showman at London’s Empress Museum.

Booking to: 11 Apr 2027

Poster for Death Note: The Musical with a person in a suit inside a glowing heart encircled by dark feathers against a blue background
Death Note The Musical
Barbican Theatre
Death Note The Musical returns to London’s Barbican Theatre in 2027. Book your tickets today.

Starts: 23 Mar 2027
Booking to: 15 May 2027

★  Pay no fees
Hadestown Tickets, London
Hadestown
Lyric Theatre
Book Hadestown tickets to see the Tony Award-winning West End musical at the Lyric Theatre in London.

Booking to: 27 Jun 2027

Royal Opera & Ballet presents Il trittico
Il trittico
Royal Opera House
Book Il trittico tickets at the Royal Opera House, Puccini's trio of operas with Bryn Terfel, directed by Richard Jones.

Starts: 5 Mar 2027
Booking to: 18 Mar 2027

Promotional poster for the musical 'in pieces' featuring bold white title over an industrial warehouse backdrop.
In Pieces Tickets
The Other Palace
In Pieces, Joey Contreras’ pop-driven new musical about the people you don’t end up with, at The Other Palace from 6 February to 21 March 2027

Starts: 6 Feb 2027
Booking to: 21 Mar 2027

Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre in London
Kimberly Akimbo
Hampstead Theatre
West End icon Maria Friedman stars in hit Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre in London.

Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

Les Miserables - London
Les Misérables
Sondheim Theatre
Book tickets now for Les Misérables, the world’s longest-running musical in the West End.

Booking to: 2 Oct 2027

Dancer leaps midair above a cobblestone street at sunset in a promotional poster for Little Dancer: A New Musical
Little Dancer
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Little Dancer - a new musical starring Tiler Peck, Julian Ovenden & Laura Pitt-Pulford at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 15 Feb 2027
Booking to: 27 Mar 2027

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Lyric Hammersmith Theatre 2027 season
Lyric Hammersmith
Book tickets to The Lyric Hammersmith's shows that are part of its 2027 season, which includes three world premieres, three London premieres and the return of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.

Promotional poster for the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet with four musicians and a neon marquee title.
Million Dollar Quartet
Arts Theatre
Book Million Dollar Quartet tickets and see the electrifying true story of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, at the Arts Theatre.

Booking to: 6 Dec 2026

★  Save up to 49%
Miss Saigon - UK Tour 2025 and 2026
Miss Saigon
Prince Edward Theatre
Book tickets for Miss Saigon, the iconic love story returning to London in 2027

Starts: 13 May 2027
Booking to: 8 Jan 2028

Poster art for Moulin Rouge! The Musical tickets, London
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre
Book official Moulin Rouge! The Musical tickets to see the spectacular West End production at the Piccadilly Theatre in London.

Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

Promotional poster for Nevermore: Edgar Allan Poe show, featuring a costumed performer with a feathered prop and bold red/black typography.
Nevermore
Charing Cross Theatre
Book Nevermore tickets at Charing Cross Theatre, Catalyst Theatre’s gothic musical about Edgar Allan Poe.

Starts: 19 Jul 2027
Booking to: 9 Oct 2027

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One Day The Musical
Garrick Theatre
Discover One Day the Musical, a brand-new musical based on the global best-selling novel.

Starts: 17 Nov 2026
Booking to: 14 Mar 2027

RENT Tickets - Starring Gaten Mararazzo - Duke of York's Theatre, London
Rent
The Tom Stoppard Theatre (formerly the Duke of York's Theatre)
RENT returns to the West End in a major new production starring Gaten Matarazzo. Book tickets now for the iconic musical’s 30th anniversary.

Booking to: 29 May 2027

Sinatra The Musical - Tickets - London 2026
Sinatra The Musical
Aldwych Theatre
Book tickets for Sinatra The Musical, charting the extraordinary life of Frank Sinatra, starring Joel Harper-Jackson, at the Aldwych Theatre.

Booking to: 10 Apr 2027

★  No booking fees.
SIX Tickets - Vaudeville Theatre, London
Six The Musical
Vaudeville Theatre
500 years of Tudor Queens remixed into a celebration of sisterly sass-itude in SIX The Musical at the Vaudeville Theatre

Booking to: 28 Nov 2027

★  No booking fees
Poster for 'Sylvia: A Musical Revolution' featuring a group of performers in period costumes against an orange cityscape background, large orange title text S Y L V I A.
Sylvia
Royal Albert Hall
Beverley Knight and Sharon Rose return in Sylvia, the Olivier Award-winning hip-hop and soul musical about the fight for women's suffrage, coming to the Royal Albert Hall.

Booking to: 15 Nov 2026

The Book Thief Official Artwork Lyric Hammersmith
The Book Thief
Lyric Hammersmith
Book tickets for The Book Thief, the acclaimed new musical based on Markus Zusak’s bestseller.

Starts: 24 Jul 2027
Booking to: 28 Aug 2027

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The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre
Book The Lion King tickets to see Disney’s award-winning West End musical at the Lyceum Theatre in London.

Booking to: 16 May 2027

★  Exclusive prices
The Notebook A New Musical Official Artwork
The Notebook The Musical
Judi Dench Theatre (formerly Shaftesbury Theatre)
Book now for the UK premiere of the romantic musical based on Nicholas Sparks’s bestselling novel.

Starts: 10 Mar 2027
Booking to: 11 Dec 2027

The Phantom of the Opera 2026 - His Majesty's Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera
His Majesty's Theatre
Book The Phantom of the Opera tickets to see Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary West End musical at His Majesty’s Theatre in London.

Booking to: 2 Oct 2027

The Pianist Musical London, Park Theatre
The Pianist
Park Theatre
The acclaimed memoir and film lands on the stage in a new musical adaptation.

Booking to: 28 Nov 2026

The Smartest Giant in Town
The Smartest Giant in Town
St Martin's Theatre
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's picture book The Smartest Giant in Town live on stage at the St Martin's Theatre London

Starts: 9 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

★  No booking fees
Promotional poster: silhouettes of people on scaffolding under an orange glow with the title 'West Side Story' on the left.
West Side Story
National Theatre - Olivier Theatre
Experience the major new revival of iconic musical West Side Story at the National Theatre, co-directed by Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell

Starts: 5 Nov 2027
Booking to: 12 Feb 2028

WICKED - 20th Anniversary - London - Tickets
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre
Book Wicked tickets to see the spellbinding West End musical at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, now celebrating 20 years.

Booking to: 30 May 2027

★  Pay no fees


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