Age limits for West End shows.

These shows are suitable for children who are twelve years old and below.

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An Oak Tree
The Other Palace
From the producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, experience Tim Crouch’s extraordinary drama An Oak Tree at The Other Palace.

Booking to: 15 Nov 2026

Age restrictions: 12+

Beetlejuice the Musical poster with a man screaming against a green backdrop, neon 'It's ShowTime!' sign on the left and bold 'BEETLEJUICE' letters across the bottom.
Beetlejuice
Prince Edward Theatre
The hit Broadway musical Beetlejuice is now haunting the Prince Edward Theatre in London’s West End

Booking to: 2 Jan 2027

Age restrictions: Recommended 12+ with adult supervision. The show features strong language, adult humour, mature themes and drug references.

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

Age restrictions: 12+

Derren Brown - Only Human - Tickets - London
Derren Brown Only Human
Apollo Theatre
Book tickets for Derren Brown: Only Human in London. A mind-blowing new West End show at the Apollo Theatre for a limited season.

Booking to: 30 Jan 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

Promotional artwork for Dirty Dancing: a couple in a dance lift pose against a bright pink background, with the show's logo reading 'The Classic Story on Stage.
Dirty Dancing
Prince Edward Theatre
Dirty Dancing is back in London - the smash-hit musical comes to the Prince Edward Theatre for a limited run from January until April 2027.

Starts: 19 Jan 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

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Gem of the Ocean
Young Vic Theatre
Gem of the Ocean tickets for its run at the Young Vic, London. August Wilson's moving exploration of resistance, redemption and freedom, directed by Nadia Fall.

Starts: 14 May 2027
Booking to: 10 Jul 2027

Age restrictions:

Into the Woods - London - Tickets
Into the Woods
Noël Coward Theatre
Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical, Into the Woods at the Noel Coward Theatre, London

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

John Proctor is the Villain - West End Tickets
John Proctor is the Villain
Wyndham's Theatre
Kimberly Belflower’s provocative, Broadway smash-hit new play John Proctor is the Villain comes to the Wyndham's Theatre in London.

Starts: 2 Feb 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

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Julius Caesar
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Shakespeare's epic political thriller, staged for the first time ever in the intimate, candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, and starring Kate Duchêne, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Adam Gillen and Natey Jones.

Starts: 6 Nov 2026
Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

Poster announcing Martin Guerre at The Old Vic, coming October 2026, from Boublil and Schönberg, creators of Les Misérables, reimagined as a musical.
Martin Guerre
Old Vic
A new London revival of Olivier Award winning musical Martin Guerre from the creators of Les Miserables

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

Age restrictions: 12 years +

Poster for Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, with a green background and Christmas tree made of books.
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Park Theatre
The UK premiere of Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon's hit US play gives Mary Bennet, Pride and Prejudice's most overlooked sister, the festive story of her own.

Starts: 2 Dec 2026
Booking to: 10 Jan 2027

Age restrictions:

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

Age restrictions: Age guidance 12+

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

Age restrictions: 12+

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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

Age restrictions: 12+

Poster for Pride musical at Bridge Theatre; large white 'PRIDE' letters on a purple brick wall with a star quote at top and the subtitle about a true story.
PRIDE The Musical
Bridge Theatre
Book tickets for PRIDE at the Bridge Theatre, the joy-filled new musical fresh off a sold-out National Theatre run.

Starts: 12 Nov 2026
Booking to: 8 May 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

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

Booking to: 21 Dec 2026

Age restrictions: 12+. No Under 4’s. Under 16’s to be accompanied by an adult 18 years or over.

Poster of Stranger Things The First Shadow - Phoenix Theatre London (2025)
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre
Stranger Things: The First Shadow at London’s Phoenix Theatre – a thrilling stage prequel to the smash-hit Netflix series.

Booking to: 20 Dec 2026

★  Exclusive prices

Age restrictions: 12+. Under 5s not permitted. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult

Tartuffe (Remixed) at the Marylebone Theatre
Tartuffe (Remixed)
Marylebone Theatre
Book Tartuffe (Remixed) tickets in London. Mark Rylance stars in a bold new adaptation of Molière at Marylebone Theatre. Limited run.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Age restrictions: 12+

The Choir of Man - London 2024
The Choir of Man
The Arts at Marble Arch
Book tickets for The Choir of Man at The Arts at Marble Arch, the Olivier-nominated pub singalong.

Starts: 10 Dec 2026
Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

Devil Wears Prada Evergreen Artwork
The Devil Wears Prada
Dominion Theatre
Book The Devil Wears Prada tickets to see the stylish West End musical at the Dominion Theatre in London.

Booking to: 25 Sep 2027

★  Stalls seats from £35

Age restrictions: 12+

The Hunger Games: On Stage Tickets - London
The Hunger Games on Stage
Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre
Book tickets for The Hunger Games On Stage, the first-ever live stage adaptation of The Hunger Games, live in London.

Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

Age restrictions: 12+. Under 3s not permitted. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, 18+.

The Popinjay Cavalier Official Artwork October 2026
The Popinjay Cavalier
Phoenix Theatre
The new swashbuckling stage comedy from filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, starring Sacha Baron Cohen in his West End debut.

Starts: 23 Feb 2027
Booking to: 13 Jun 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

The Simon and Garfunkel Story
The Simon And Garfunkel Story
London Palladium
Book tickets for The Simon & Garfunkel Story, celebrating 60 years of the legendary duo at the London Palladium for one night only.

Starts: 8 Feb 2027
Booking to: 8 Feb 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

Four performers pose in front of vertical color stripes on the left; the right side shows a blue-thonged theatre poster for 'The Truth' with stars and text.
The Truth
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Book tickets to The Truth - Florian Zeller's biting comedy - starring Stephen Mangan, Ardal O’Hanlon, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee - and playing at he Theatre Royal Haymarket from 29 July 2027.

Starts: 29 Jul 2027
Booking to: 16 Oct 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

White Rabbit Red Rabbit 2026 - Tickets - London
White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Duchess Theatre
Extraordinary experimental drama White Rabbit Red Rabbit is playing at London's Duchess Theatre, featuring an all-star cast each performing for one night only

Booking to: 14 Dec 2026

Age restrictions: 12+

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup Tickets London
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
@sohoplace Theatre
Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup star in Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at @sohoplace. A fierce, in-the-round West End revival.

Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Age restrictions: 12+

Wild About You at the Charing Cross Theatre
Wild About You
Charing Cross Theatre
The first fully staged production of new musical Wild About You will open at the Charing Cross Theatre.

Starts: 18 Jan 2027
Booking to: 10 Apr 2027

Age restrictions: Suitable for ages 12+.



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