What's on Today - Shows in London

Shows Today in London

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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Note: Date information for guidance only, check the show's booking calendar for details.

2:22 A Ghost Story (to 23 April 2023)
Lyric Theatre
The terrifying new play 2:22 A - Ghost Story now playing at the Lyric Theatre in London

Booking to: 23 Apr 2023

A Streetcar Named Desire
Phoenix Theatre
The Almeida's major new revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire comes to the West End's Phoenix Theatre

Booking to: 6 May 2023

ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena
ABBA Voyage is the extraordinary new concert at ABBA Arena in London

Booking to: 27 Nov 2023

Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Lyric Hammersmith
This razor-sharp satire, in an hilarious new adaptation by Tom Basden, relocates Dario Fo’s classic farce to contemporary London

Booking to: 8 Apr 2023

Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations
Prince Edward Theatre
Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations comes to London

Starts: 31 Mar 2023
Booking to: 1 Oct 2023

Akhnaten, London Coliseum
Akhnaten - ENO
London Coliseum
English National Opera present Akhnaten at the London Coliseum

Booking to: 5 Apr 2023

Alice's Adventures Underground
Labyrinth Waterloo
Smash-hit immersive show Alice's Adventures Underground returns to London

Booking to: 10 Sep 2023

Back to the Future
Adelphi Theatre
A major new musical adaptation of hit Hollywood movie Back to the Future.

Booking to: 22 Oct 2023

Bat Out of Hell: The Musical
Peacock Theatre
Bat Out of Hell: The Musical returns to London in 2023 at the Peacock Theatre

Booking to: 1 Apr 2023

Berlusconi A New Musical
Southwark Playhouse Elephant
The outrageous new musical comedy Berlusconi A New Musical at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Booking to: 29 Apr 2023

Black Superhero
Royal Court Theatre
Black Superhero is a brutal, unflinching and funny portrait of one man’s life spiralling out of control, starring Dyllón Burnside

Booking to: 29 Apr 2023

Bonnie & Clyde - Garrick Theatre
Bonnie and Clyde The Musical
Garrick Theatre
The cult musical sensation Bonnie and Clyde The Musical returns to London, to the Garrick Theatre

Booking to: 20 May 2023

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)
The extraordinary, Olivier Award winning revival of Kander & Ebb's Cabaret at London's Kit Kat Club / Playhouse Theatre

Booking to: 16 Dec 2023

Creature by Akram Khan - English National Ballet
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Akram Kahn brings this otherworldly tale of isolation and belonging to Sadler's Wells.

Booking to: 1 Apr 2023

Dirty Dancing, Dominion Theatre
Dirty Dancing
Dominion Theatre
Dirty Dancing is back in the West End, as the smash-hit musical comes to London in 2023 at the Dominion Theatre

Booking to: 29 Apr 2023

Disney's Newsies
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Newsies, Disney's hit Broadway musical, to open in November 2022 at London's Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Booking to: 30 Jul 2023

Disney's The Lion King
Disney's The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre
Disney's The Lion King, now playing at the Lyceum Theatre in London.

Booking to: 15 Oct 2023

English National Opera
English National Opera
London Coliseum
English National Opera 2022 and 2023 productions at the London Coliseum

Booking to: 6 May 2023

Eugenius! The Musical
Turbine Theatre
Hit musical Eugenius! returns to London in a brand new production at the Turbine Theatre.

Booking to: 28 May 2023

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The President Hotel
Step inside the BBC’s iconic sitcom and see it from the inside out!

Booking to: 17 Dec 2023

For Black Boys Who Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy
Apollo Theatre
For Black Boys Who Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy transfers to the West End for a limited 6 week run

Booking to: 7 May 2023

Disney's Frozen The Musical
Frozen The Musical
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Frozen The Musical, Disney's spectacular new show now playing at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Booking to: 15 Oct 2023

Further than the Furthest Thing
Young Vic Theatre
Jennifer Tang’s visionary interpretation of Zinnie Harris’s award-winning modern classic Further than the Furthest Thing at the Young Vic

Booking to: 29 Apr 2023

George Takei's Allegiance - Charing Cross Theatre
George Takei's Allegiance
Charing Cross Theatre
Powerful and moving Broadway play George Takei's Allegiance comes to the Charing Cross Theatre

Booking to: 8 Apr 2023

Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre
A stunning new revival of Broadway classic Guys and Dolls staged as immersive theatre, at the Bridge Theatre in London

Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, London Theatre Production
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child tickets at the Palace theatre

Booking to: 3 Mar 2024

Heathers The Musical
Heathers - The Musical
The Other Palace Theatre
Heathers - The Musical returns to The Other Palace Theatre

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Jersey Boys
Trafalgar Theatre
Smash hit musical Jersey Boys now booking at London's Trafalgar Theatre

Booking to: 1 Oct 2023

Killing The Cat
Riverside Studios
The world premiere of new musical Killing the Cat at the Riverside Studios in London.

Booking to: 22 Apr 2023

Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre
Cameron Mackintosh's celebrated epic musical Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

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

Booking to: 31 Dec 2023

Mamma Mia! The Party
O2 Arena
Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! The Party is the ultimate feel-good theatre dining experience

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Mamma Mia - 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: 2 Mar 2024

Marjorie Prime
Menier Chocolate Factory
The UK premier of Jordan Harrison's acclaimed play Marjorie Prime starring Anne Reid

Booking to: 6 May 2023

Matilda The Musical - Cambridge Theatre London
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre
The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 26 May 2024

Medea starring Sophie Okonedo at @sohoplace
Medea
@sohoplace Theatre
Medea starring Sophie Okonedo and Ben Daniels at @sohoplace theatre

Booking to: 22 Apr 2023

Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre
Spectacular Spectacular. Moulin Rouge! The Musical opens at London's Piccadilly Theatre this November

Booking to: 3 Jun 2023

My Son’s A Queer, (But What Can You Do?)
Ambassadors Theatre
Edinburgh Festival and Off-West End hit show is back in London at the Ambassadors Theatre starring Rob Madge

Booking to: 1 Apr 2023

Oklahoma!
Wyndham's Theatre
The smash-hit Tony Award winning production of Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.

Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

Only Fools And Horses The Musical
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Only Fools And Horses - London’s lovely jubbly smash hit musical comedy at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Booking to: 29 Apr 2023

Peaky Blinders: The Rise
Peaky Blinders: The Rise
The Camden Garrison
Peaky Blinders: The Rise - a new immersive show in London

Booking to: 27 May 2023

Phaedra
National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre
Janet McTeer stars in a new adaptation of Greek tragedy Phaedra at the National Theatre

Booking to: 8 Apr 2023

Pretty Woman The Musical - Savoy Theatre
Pretty Woman: The Musical
Savoy Theatre
Pretty Woman: The Musical now playing in London's West End

Booking to: 18 Jun 2023

Punchdrunk: The Burnt City
One Cartridge Place London
Punchdrunk present The Burnt City, their major new immersive theatre experience at Woolwich Works

Booking to: 24 Sep 2023

SAW Escape Experience London
1 America Square
You thought it was over, but the games have just begun…. SAW Escape Experience London is a terrifying multi-room immersive escape experience based on the blockbuster movies. Combining the thrill of escape rooms with the theatricality of immersive experiences, SAW will test your mind, your mettle, and your moral choices. No action is without consequence. …

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Booking to: 30 Apr 2023

Shirley Valentine
Duke of York's Theatre
Sheridan Smith stars in Willy Russell's heart-warming comedy Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York's Theatre in London

Booking to: 3 Jun 2023

Six The Musical
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 Apr 2024

Sleepova at the Bush Theatre
Sleepova
Bush Theatre
Sleepova is the exciting new play by Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini for the Bush Theatre

Booking to: 8 Apr 2023

Steel Magnolias UK Tour
Steel Magnolias
You've seen the classic film, now experience the live stage production of Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias

Booking to: 22 Jul 2023

Sugar Coat
Southwark Playhouse Borough
A feminist pop-punk live music play about love, loss and lubrication.

Booking to: 22 Apr 2023

Sylvia - The Old Vic
Sylvia
The Old Vic
Hit musical Sylvia returns to the Old Vic Theatre in London starring Beverley Knight

Booking to: 8 Apr 2023

The Book of Mormon
Prince of Wales Theatre
London's hottest ticket and funniest show - The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre

Booking to: 12 Aug 2023

The Choir of Man - 2022 - Arts Theatre
The Choir of Man
Arts Theatre
The wordwide smash-hit The Choir of Man combines beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping singalongs

Booking to: 30 Jul 2023

The Dead City - English National Opera
London Coliseum
If you love stories of romance and love lost, alongside wild hallucination sequences, you’ll be a fan of The Dead City.

Booking to: 8 Apr 2023

The Dry House
Marylebone Theatre
The world premiere of Eugene O’Hare’s new play The Dry House comes to Marylebone Theatre in London.

Starts: 31 Mar 2023
Booking to: 6 May 2023

The Great British Bake Off Musical
Noel Coward Theatre
Hit new show The Great British Bake Off Musical comes to London's Noel Coward Theatre starring John Owen-Jones and Haydn Gwynne

Booking to: 13 May 2023

The King and I - UK & Ireland Tour
The King and I - UK & Ireland Tour
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway hit musical The King and I hits the road on a UK & Ireland tour

Booking to: 1 Jul 2023

The Lehman Trilogy
Gillian Lynne Theatre
Sam Mendes Tony Award winning play The Lehman Trilogy returns to London's West End

Booking to: 21 May 2023

The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre
Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit - The Mousetrap

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

The Phantom of the Opera, London 2022
The Phantom of the Opera
Her Majesty's Theatre
Experience the thrill of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in London

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre
The smash-hit slapstick comedy The Play That Goes Wrong at the West End's Duchess Theatre.

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

The Unfriend
Criterion Theatre
Manners can be murder in middle class Britain. Don't miss the West End premiere of The Unfriend starring Reece Shearsmith

Booking to: 16 Apr 2023

The Way Old Friends Do
The Way Old Friends Do
Park Theatre
The Way Old Friends Do is a celebration of tribute bands and fandom directed by Mark Gatiss

Booking to: 15 Apr 2023

The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare's Globe
The Winter's Tale
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Shakespeare’s romance The Winter’s Tale transforms the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and the Globe Theatre in a production that takes place across both stages.

Booking to: 16 Apr 2023

Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Aldwych Theatre
Tina - The Tina Turner musical now booking through 2023

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

Titus Andronicus, Globe Theatre
Titus Andronicus
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Experience Shakespeare’s bombastic Henry V performed in the Globe’s intimate, indoor Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Booking to: 15 Apr 2023

To Kill A Mockingbird
Gielgud Theatre
Aaron Sorkin acclaimed production of To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre

Booking to: 20 May 2023

Wicked, 2022
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre
Experience the unforgettable, award-winning musical WICKED at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre.

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
County Hall
Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at London County Hall

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

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