Our guide to London Shows that are playing Today in the West End.

Want to be spontaneous and see a West End show today? Well, check out our handy guide to what shows are playing right now – today – in London. The show listing below features all performances today, including available matinees and evening shows.

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58th Street - London
58th Street
Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club
Escape to Jazz Age New York in thrilling new dining and show experience 58th Street in London.

Booking to: 15 Nov 2026

New poster art for ABBA Voyage Concert, London
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena
Get ABBA Voyage tickets for the groundbreaking concert experience at the ABBA Arena in London.

Booking to: 28 Jun 2027

'Affluenza' at Riverside Studios poster image
Affluenza
Riverside Studios
Book tickets for the world premiere of Andy Sandberg’s Affluenza, starring Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp.

Booking to: 28 Nov 2026

Man's face partly obscured by a tall glass of blue water on a teal table, with bold yellow text reading 'AN OAK TREE' in the background
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

Angel's Bone - Tickets - London
Angel's Bone
London Coliseum
Book Angel’s Bone tickets directed by Kip Williams at the London Coliseum

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

Official Poster As You Like It Tickets, Shakespeare's Globe, 2026 Season
As You Like It
Shakespeare's Globe
Get tickets for As You Like It at Shakespeare’s Globe and experience Shakespeare’s joyful comedy of love, escape and self-discovery live in 2026.

Booking to: 25 Oct 2026

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

Avenue Q Tickets, Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Avenue Q
Shaftesbury Theatre
Avenue Q at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre - Book tickets for the Tony Award-winning musical comedy’s West End return.

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Ballet Black at 25 key art — eleven dancers pose together in an ensemble formation against a dark background, with bold pink "Ballet Black at 25" title text, "14–17 Oct" and "Double Bill: Ingoma & …all towards hope" in white, and the Sadler's Wells logo
Ballet Black at 25
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Book tickets for Ballet Black at 25 at Sadler’s Wells, a double bill celebrating 25 years of bold choreography.

Booking to: 17 Oct 2026

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

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

Promotional poster for a Bush Theatre production: Darkling, by Titas Halder, directed by Matthew Xia, a Bush Theatre co-production.
Darkling
Bush Theatre
Book tickets Darkling at Bush Theatre, a searing new play by Titas Halder starring Stranger Things' Linnea Berthelsen.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

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

Poster for Don Black's From the Heart with neon blue script, gold quill, and three headshots; Garrick Theatre, October 2026 show details.
Don Black's From The Heart
Garrick Theatre
Oscar-award winning lyricist Don Black premieres his new West End revue From The Heart at the Fortune Theatre in London from October 2026.

Booking to: 18 Oct 2026

Official Faulty Towers The Dining Experience tickets poster, London 2026
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The President Hotel
Step into the world of the BBC’s iconic sitcom with this immersive dining experience, where chaos, comedy, and Sybil-approved service are always on the menu.

Booking to: 30 Apr 2027

Fences directed by Daniel Bailey for Headlong
Fences
Lyric Hammersmith
Book Fences tickets at Lyric Hammersmith In London. August Wilson’s gripping and emotionally powerful American classic.

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

Promotional red poster for the musical Franz & Marie, showing a couple embracing on the right with bold white title across the left and dates 28 Sep – 15 Nov 2026 at Charing Cross Theatre.
Franz & Marie
Charing Cross Theatre
Book tickets for new folk musical Franz & Marie at Charing Cross Theatre

Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

Poster for 'Gospel by Candlelight' featuring the London Community Gospel Choir, with a group of singers raising their hands against a dark pink background.
Gospel by Candlelight
Round Chapel
Book Gospel by Candlelight, a soul-stirring celebration of the genre from the London Community Gospel Choir

Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

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

Hamilton - Tickets - London
Hamilton
Victoria Palace Theatre
Book Hamilton tickets to see Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi award-winning musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London.

Booking to: 2 Oct 2027

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - The One-part production - Tickets - London
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre
Book tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre, the award-winning stage spectacular now in a reimagined one-part production.

Booking to: 27 Jun 2027

Poster for the play Hay Fever featuring Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant in formal attire at Wyndham's Theatre, with the subtitle A Comedy of Appalling Manners.
Hay Fever
Wyndham's Theatre
Noël Coward’s uproarious comedy returns starring Christine Baranski & Richard E Grant. Follow the eccentric Bliss family as mischief ensues in this beloved West End classic.

Booking to: 12 Dec 2026

Disney's High School Musical - Tickets - London
High School Musical
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Book tickets for High School Musical, starring Harry Judd and KayCee Stroh. This is East High like you’ve never seen it before.

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

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

Jane Eyre - London Tickets
Jane Eyre – A Musical
Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Jane Eyre – A Musical makes its UK premiere in London from 28 August to 24 October 2026, based on Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Jesus Christ Superstar Tickets - Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Book tickets to Jesus Christ Superstar starring Samy Ryder at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 16 October to 9 January 2027.

Booking to: 9 Jan 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

Love Never Dies - 2026 Concert - London Tickets
Love Never Dies in Concert
London Palladium
Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, returns to London in concert between 16 and 18 October 2026.

Booking to: 18 Oct 2026

Poster art for Magic Mike Live London
Magic Mike Live
The Theatre, Hippodrome Casino
Channing Tatum's exhilarating Magic Mike Live at the London Hippodrome

Booking to: 2 Jan 2028

Mamma Mia! musical poster with joyful bride, Novello Theatre, London
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre
Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show now playing at the Novello Theatre.

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

A male ballet dancer lifts a female dancer in an on-stage performance, with 'Royal Ballet & Opera' and 'Manon' text above.
Manon
Royal Opera House
Book tickets for Manon, one of The Royal Ballet’s signature works by Kenneth MacMillan

Booking to: 25 Nov 2026

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

Matilda The Musical, girl stood with hands on hips backlit on blue background
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre
The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre. Book your tickets today.

Booking to: 5 Sep 2027

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

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

Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeares Globe
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's Globe
Book tickets for Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare’s Globe and enjoy Shakespeare’s sharpest romantic comedy in a sun-soaked world of gossip, desire and second chances.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Promotional banner: 'MUSICALS by Candlelight' with a glowing spiral around a violin on an orange background.
Musicals by Candlelight
Actors Church Covent Garden
Book Musicals by Candlelight, an evening of musical theatre's best-loved songs, performed by the award-winning Icon Strings.

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

Poster advertising the stage show 'My Neighbor Totoro' with a large Totoro and a girl with a red umbrella in rain.
My Neighbour Totoro
Gillian Lynne Theatre
Experience My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London. Don't miss the RSC’s Olivier Award-winning hit. Must End 10 January 2027

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

National Theatre 2026 - 2027
The National Theatre
The National Theatre's new season for 2026 & 2027 featuring classic and new plays.

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Poster for Oh, Mary! featuring a circular black-and-white portrait of Lolly Adefope as Mary Todd Lincoln, on a bold yellow background with red and black text.
Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Oh, Mary! plays at the Trafalgar Theatre until January 2027. Book now for Jinkx Monsoon and Lolly Adefope in London.

Booking to: 2 Jan 2027

Promotional image of the Oliver! stage musical: a lively chorus in vintage costumes performing on a theater set with bold title text 'OLIVER! IS PURE JOY!'
Oliver!
Gielgud Theatre
Book Oliver! tickets to see Lionel Bart’s much-loved musical at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End.

Booking to: 14 Mar 2027

Operation Mincemeat - West End
Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Operation Mincemeat is the hilarious comedy musical now playing at the West End's Fortune Theatre in London.

Booking to: 20 Feb 2027

New Paddington The Musical Artwork (June 2026)
Paddington The Musical
Savoy Theatre
Book official Paddington The Musical tickets at the Savoy Theatre in London’s West End.

Booking to: 13 Feb 2028

Paranormal Activity - Returns from 8 August - London - Tickets
Paranormal Activity
Ambassadors Theatre
Get tickets to Paranormal Activity - Live on stage at London's Ambassadors Theatre

Booking to: 2 Jan 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

Royal Court Theatre London - New Season
Royal Court Theatre 2026
Royal Court Theatre
Book Royal Court Theatre tickets for new plays and revivals in London, including Gary Oldman in Krapp’s Last Tape and Tilda Swinton in Man to Man.

Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Official Shakespeare's Globe 2026 Summer Season Ticket Poster
Shakespeare's Globe & Sam Wanamaker Playhouse New Season
Shakespeare's Globe
The new 2026 season of classic and modern plays at Shakespeare's Globe in London

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

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

Booking to: 21 Dec 2026

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

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

Some Woman Tickets - National Theatre, London
Some Woman
National Theatre - Dorfman Theatre
BAFTA-winner Anne-Marie Duff stars in Some Woman at the National Theatre, a powerful new play by acclaimed writer Helen Edmundson.

Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Poster for Stories - The Tap Dance Sensation (London)
STORIES: The Tap Dance Sensation
Peacock Theatre
Book tickets for RB Dance Company's high-energy tap phenomenon STORIES at the Peacock Theatre from 14 October –31 October 2026.

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

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

Table 17 Tickets, Kiln Theatre, London
Table 17
Kiln Theatre
Zhailon Levingston directs Marisha Wallace & Michael Rishawn in Douglas Lyons' comedy Table 17 at the Kiln Theatre.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

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

Two eyes in the background with a man, naked on his top half, holding his hands on his head.
Tell Me Straight and Aggy
King's Head Theatre
Paul Bradshaw's acclaimed double bill returns to London, transferring from Park Theatre to the King's Head Theatre this autumn.

Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

The Banality of Evil
The Banality of Evil
Arcola Theatre
Book tickets for the world premiere of The Banality of Evil at Arcola Theatre from writer-director Julia Pascal.

Booking to: 7 Nov 2026

The Book of Mormon - 2024
The Book of Mormon
Prince of Wales Theatre
The Book of Mormon - the funniest musical of all time, from the creators of South Park - continues its irreverent and hilarious mission in the West End.

Booking to: 23 Jan 2027

Bridge Theatre - New Season. Photo by Mark Petersen
The Bridge Theatre 2026 - 2027
Bridge Theatre
The Bridge Theatre in London has announced its new season for 2026 - 2027.

Booking to: 16 Oct 2027

The Cherry Orchard Tickets - Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Harold Pinter Theatre London
The Cherry Orchard
Harold Pinter Theatre
Kristin Scott Thomas stars in The Cherry Orchard at The Harold Pinter Theatre in London. Book Tickets.

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

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

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

Poster for The Hungry Ghost theatre production, showing a close-up of a smiling woman with a pink background and bold white title text across the image.
The Hungry Ghost
Bush Theatre
Book tickets for The Hungry Ghost at Bush Theatre, a sexy horror rom-com play starring Olivier nominee Mei Mac.

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

The Lion King musical logo with stylised lion head – official artwork for the West End show at Lyceum Theatre, London
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

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

Promotional poster for a show called 'The Magician's Table' featuring a group of performers in a bustling, vintage setting with a banner at the top reading 'An unforgettable night of close-up magic, cocktails and wonder'.
The Magicians Table
The Vaults Theatre
Book tickets for The Magicians Table at The Vaults, London's only immersive close-up magic experience.

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

Poster for The Master Builder at Arcola Theatre: a man's face merged with construction scaffolding against a cloudy sky.
The Master Builder
Arcola Theatre
Book tickets for The Master Builder, Ibsen's masterpiece on ambition and legacy, starring Greg Hicks at Arcola Theatre.

Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Poster for Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap - UK Tour 2026 & 2027
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre
Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit The Mousetrap - the world's longest running show - in London's West End.

Booking to: 18 Jul 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: 13 Mar 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 Play That Goes Wrong promotional poster: a collage of eight costume photos in a grid, with bold red text 'LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF' at the top and the play title at the bottom.
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre
Book The Play That Goes Wrong tickets for the Olivier Award-winning West End comedy at the Duchess Theatre, where everything that can go wrong does.

Booking to: 30 Jan 2028

The Standard of Living Final Production Artwork
The Standard of Living
Theatre Royal Haymarket
See Rory Kinnear as economist John Maynard Keynes in James Graham's new play The Standard of Living, directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Booking to: 12 Dec 2026

The Story - Tickets - London
The Story
National Theatre - Olivier Theatre
Letitia Wright stars in the gripping British premiere of The Story at the National Theatre

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

The Urmetazoan
The Urmetazoan
Hampstead Theatre
The Urmetazoan: a bold, moving new play about two sisters, the vastness of space, and the hardest goodbye of all, by Alex Rugman, at Hampstead Theatre.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Thelma & Louise The Musical, Young Vic Theatre London. Image via Young Vic
Thelma & Louise: The Musical
Young Vic Theatre
Be the first to see Thelma & Louise The Musical at The Young Vic theatre London. Book Now

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

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

Theatrical poster for Truman Capote with Jesse Tyler Ferguson; black-and-white portrait of a man smoking, over large vertical letters TRU M AN.
Tru at Menier Chocolate Factory
Menier Chocolate Factory
Book Tru at the Menier Chocolate Factory, starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Truman Capote.

Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

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

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

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

Court room scene in Witness for the Prosecution, County Hall, London
Witness for the Prosecution
County Hall
Agatha Christie’s gripping courtroom drama Witness for the Prosecution, staged in the epic setting of County Hall in London.

Booking to: 25 Apr 2027

Young Vic Theatre, London
Young Vic Theatre 2026/7 Season
Young Vic Theatre
Book now and see an incredible season of new shows at the award-winning Young Vic.

Booking to: 26 Jun 2027

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