What's on Today - Plays

Plays Today in London

A guide to what great Plays are performing today in London’s West End

Enjoy our show listing of what West End Plays are running in London today, including acclaimed drama, hilarious comedies and nail-biting thrillers.

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

2:22 A Ghost Story
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

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

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

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

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

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

Booking to: 6 May 2023

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

Booking to: 22 Apr 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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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