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Afterbirth
Royal Court Theatre
Book Afterbirth tickets at the Royal Court Theatre, Nina Segal's world premiere starring Oscar winner Jessie Buckley.

Starts: 15 Jan 2028
Booking to: 26 Feb 2028

Age restrictions: 14+

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ATTENTION
Bush Theatre
Book tickets for ATTENTION at Bush Theatre, a queer play about love and attention from Jules Head and Georgia Bruce.

Starts: 19 Nov 2026
Booking to: 23 Dec 2026

Age restrictions:

Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Vaudeville Theatre
Get tickets to Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel in London's West End & on tour

Booking to: 14 Dec 2026

Age restrictions: 14+

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Lyric Hammersmith
The world premiere of Before the Coffee Gets Cold at the Lyric Hammersmith, Conor McPherson’s new stage adaptation of Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s bestseller about a café where you can travel through time, playing from 17 June to 17 July 2027.

Starts: 17 Jun 2027
Booking to: 17 Jul 2027

Age restrictions:

Promotional poster for Brock's Mill with oversized white title across a cluttered room and a giant hand reaching toward a yellow chair in the foreground.
Brock's Mill
Lyric Hammersmith
Book now for Brock’s Mill at the Lyric Hammersmith, Rufus Norris’s new family drama about memory and the craft of stop-motion, playing from 13 May to 5 June 2027.

Starts: 13 May 2027
Booking to: 5 Jun 2027

Age restrictions:

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

★  Special prices

Age restrictions: 14+

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Expecting
Riverside Studios
Book Expecting, a new comedy reuniting Game of Thrones and Derry Girls stars, at Riverside Studios from 30 January 2027.

Starts: 30 Jan 2027
Booking to: 27 Mar 2027

Age restrictions:

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Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
The Other Palace
Samuel Barnett stars in Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen at the Bush Theatre in London.

Starts: 19 Nov 2026
Booking to: 10 Jan 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

Fourteen Again Tickets
Fourteen Again
Menier Chocolate Factory
Book tickets for Fourteen Again, a new Victoria Wood musical starring Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett.

Starts: 21 Nov 2026
Booking to: 27 Feb 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

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Hamlet Hail to the Thief
Barbican Theatre
Book tickets for Hamlet Hail to the Thief at the Barbican Theatre, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet blended with Radiohead’s iconic album, reworked for the stage by Thom Yorke.

Booking to: 23 Jan 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

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Incident at Vichy
Arcola Theatre
A rare revival of Arthur Miller’s unflinching drama, staged at the Arcola Theatre in London, January to February 2027.

Starts: 15 Jan 2027
Booking to: 20 Feb 2027

Age restrictions:

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Insane Asylum Seekers
Bush Theatre
Book tickets for Insane Asylum Seekers at Bush Theatre, the fastest-selling Studio show in the theatre’s history, now on the main stage.

Starts: 12 Feb 2027
Booking to: 20 Mar 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

Jaja's African Hair Braiding - Tickets - London
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Lyric Hammersmith
The Tony Award-winning Broadway comedy Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by Jocelyn Bioh returns to Tony Award-winning Jaja's African Hair Braiding returns to Lyric Hammersmith for 5 weeks (28 January–27 February 2027), offering a funny and moving look at life in a Harlem salon.

Starts: 28 Jan 2027
Booking to: 27 Feb 2027

★  Save up to 35%

Age restrictions: 14+

Jumpers at the Hampstead Theatre
Jumpers
Hampstead Theatre
Tom Stoppard's dazzling comedy of murder, marriage and metaphysics returns to London after 20 years, at Hampstead Theatre.

Starts: 25 Nov 2026
Booking to: 23 Jan 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

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

Age restrictions: 14+

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Manon
Royal Opera House
Book tickets for Manon, one of The Royal Ballet’s signature works by Kenneth MacMillan

Booking to: 25 Nov 2026

Age restrictions:

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

Age restrictions: 14+

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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Oh, Mary! plays at the Trafalgar Theatre until June 2027. Book now for Lolly Adefope and Jane Krakowski in London.

Booking to: 5 Jun 2027

★  Save up to 41%

Age restrictions: 14+

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Once Upon a Time in Sokoto
Lyric Hammersmith
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto, Inua Ellams’ award-winning epic of an unlikely friendship in 19th-century Nigeria, at the Lyric Hammersmith in April 2027.

Starts: 13 Apr 2027
Booking to: 8 May 2027

Age restrictions:

Poster for the musical Redcliffe: a couple embracing on the right with an ocean background and bold red title, 'A New Musical' below, coming Jan 28, 2027 at Criterion Theatre.
Redcliffe
Criterion Theatre
New musical Redcliffe written by West End star Jordan Luke Gage is transferring to the Criterion Theatre in in January 2027 after a sell-out run.

Starts: 28 Jan 2027
Booking to: 17 Apr 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

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

Age restrictions: 14+

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Sacrilegious
Riverside Studios
Book tickets to see Sacrilegious, the world premiere comedy from Oscar winner Tom Schulman, at Riverside Studios.

Starts: 3 Apr 2027
Booking to: 29 May 2027

Age restrictions: 14

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The Afronauts
Royal Court Theatre
Acclaimed writer Ryan Calais Cameron (Retrograde) presents his visionary new play The Afronauts, inspired by the true story of the 1960s Zambian Space Programme.

Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Age restrictions: 14+

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The Apology
Royal Court Theatre
The Apology, V’s autobiographical new play starring Tobias Menzies and directed by Simon McBurney at the Royal Court.

Starts: 19 Mar 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Age restrictions: Recommended for ages 14+

Russell Tovey in The Guilty Artwork
The Guilty
Harold Pinter Theatre
Book The Guilty tickets at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Russell Tovey returns in Chloë Moss’s 999-call thriller, directed by Felix Barrett.

Starts: 16 Jan 2027
Booking to: 3 Apr 2027

★  Exclusive prices

Age restrictions: 14+

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The Legend of Georgia McBride
@sohoplace Theatre
See The Legend of Georgia McBride, a heartwarming comedy by Matthew Lópestarring global drag superstar Monét X Change at Soho Place between 2 February and 15 May 2027.

Starts: 2 Nov 2027
Booking to: 15 May 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

The Lives of Others - Tickets - London
The Lives of Others
Adelphi Theatre
Keira Knightley stars in The Lives of Others at the Adelphi Theatre—a powerful new West End adaptation of the Oscar-winning drama.

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre
The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc
Park Theatre
Carol Schneider’s ferocious and funny new play about Deaf pioneer Laurent Clerc, in sign language.

Starts: 9 Jul 2027
Booking to: 7 Aug 2027

Age restrictions: 14

Promotional poster for Titaniqué: a cruise-ship deck with a colorful cast posing dramatically, five gold stars, and the bold TITANIQUE logo on the right.
Titanique
Criterion Theatre
The Olivier Award-winning musical comedy Titanique brings its camp, Céline Dion-inspired chaos to the Criterion Theatre for a night of pure entertainment.

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £30

Age restrictions: 14+

A woman in a bright green dress sings with head tilted back, her hands outstretched, while her shadow is cast on a wall behind her (Tosca).
Tosca - The Royal Opera
Royal Opera House
Puccini's sweeping operatic thriller combines romance, revolution, and a devastating twist

Starts: 12 Apr 2027
Booking to: 5 May 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

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We're Gonna Kill Billy
Royal Court Theatre
Book We're Gonna Kill Billy tickets at the Royal Court Theatre, the debut comedy eco-thriller from Alex Medland.

Starts: 18 Feb 2027
Booking to: 27 Mar 2027

Age restrictions: 14+

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Working Men
Royal Court Theatre
Book tickets for Working Men at the Royal Court Theatre, Benjamin Kuffuor's George Devine Award-winning world premiere.

Starts: 4 Jun 2027
Booking to: 10 Jul 2027

Age restrictions: 14+



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