Autumn in the West End

Autumn 2023 Guide – All London shows playing in the West End this autumn

What shows are playing in London’s West End during Autumn / Fall 2023?

This Autumn is looking particularly busy in the West End, both in terms of the number of shows running in London, and a wealth of new shows opening.

Autumn is a busy time on the London theatre scene leading up to Christmas and the festive season.

So check out the shows below running this Autumn in the West End.

Dates used for this collection are 1 September to 30 November 2023.

A Strange Loop
Barbican Theatre

Starts: 17 Jun 2023
Booking to: 9 Sep 2023

The West End premiere of A Strange Loop, a comically entertaining metafictional new musical comes to the Barbican Theatre in London
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena

Booking to: 27 Nov 2023

ABBA Voyage is the extraordinary new concert at ABBA Arena in London
Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations
Prince Edward Theatre

Starts: 31 Mar 2023
Booking to: 1 Oct 2023

Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations comes to London
Alice's Adventures Underground
Labyrinth Waterloo

Booking to: 10 Sep 2023

Smash-hit immersive show Alice's Adventures Underground returns to London
As You Like It
Shakespeare's Globe

Starts: 18 Aug 2023
Booking to: 29 Oct 2023

The Globe Touring Ensemble brings you Shakespeare's As You Like It, on-site at the Globe Theatre from 8 June
Aspects of Love
Lyric Theatre

Starts: 12 May 2023
Booking to: 11 Nov 2023

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love starring Michael Ball at the Lyric Theatre in London
★ Exclusive Prices
Back to the Future
Adelphi Theatre

Booking to: 22 Oct 2023

A major new musical adaptation of hit Hollywood movie Back to the Future.
★ Exclusive Prices
Bleak Expectations
Criterion Theatre

Starts: 3 May 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Based on the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy, Bleak Expectations is playing at the Criterion Theatre
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)

Booking to: 16 Dec 2023

The extraordinary, Olivier Award winning revival of Kander & Ebb's Cabaret at London's Kit Kat Club / Playhouse Theatre
★ Exclusive Prices
Crazy For You
Gillian Lynne Theatre

Starts: 24 Jun 2023
Booking to: 20 Jan 2024

The smash-hit revival of Crazy For You comes to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London starring Charlie Stemp
★ No fees
Dawn French Is A Huge Twat!
London Palladium

Starts: 21 Sep 2023
Booking to: 24 Sep 2023

Dawn French Is A Huge Twat at London Palladium, a night of hilarious self-mortification!
Dinosaur World Live
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Starts: 11 Aug 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Dinosaur World Live stampedes into Regent's Park Open Air Theatre this summer
Disney's The Lion King
Disney's The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre

Booking to: 15 Oct 2023

Disney's The Lion King, now playing at the Lyceum Theatre in London.
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The President Hotel

Booking to: 17 Dec 2023

Step inside the BBC’s iconic sitcom and see it from the inside out!
Disney's Frozen The Musical
Frozen The Musical
Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Booking to: 15 Oct 2023

Frozen The Musical, Disney's spectacular new show now playing at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
★ Exclusive Prices
Grease
Dominion Theatre

Starts: 2 Jun 2023
Booking to: 28 Oct 2023

The smash-hit musical - Grease is the one that you want!
★ Save up to 44%
Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre

Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

A stunning new revival of Broadway classic Guys and Dolls staged as immersive theatre, at the Bridge Theatre in London
★ Exclusive Prices
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, London Theatre Production
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre

Booking to: 3 Mar 2024

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child tickets at the Palace theatre
★ No fees
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 In Concert
Royal Albert Hall

Starts: 3 Nov 2023
Booking to: 4 Nov 2023

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London
Heathers The Musical
Heathers - The Musical
The Other Palace Theatre

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Heathers - The Musical returns to The Other Palace Theatre
Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors
Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors
Garrick Theatre

Starts: 27 Jul 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors live on stage at the Garrick Theatre in 2023
Jersey Boys
Trafalgar Theatre

Booking to: 1 Oct 2023

Smash hit musical Jersey Boys now booking at London's Trafalgar Theatre
★ Save up to £51
La Cage aux Folles
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Starts: 29 Jul 2023
Booking to: 16 Sep 2023

The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre presents a glorious new revival of classic musical La Cage aux Folles.
Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Cameron Mackintosh's celebrated epic musical Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
★ Save up to £35
Macbeth
Shakespeare's Globe

Starts: 21 Jul 2023
Booking to: 28 Oct 2023

One couple’s ruthless quest for power turns nature upside down in Shakespeare’s epic tragedy of Macbeth at the Globe Theatre this Summer. When the universe gives Macbeth a sign that he will become King, he and his wife won’t let anyone stop them. Leaving a trail of destruction in their wake, the bodies pile up …

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Magic Mike Live
The Theatre, Hippodrome Casino

Booking to: 31 Dec 2023

Channing Tatum's exhilarating Magic Mike Live at the London Hippodrome
Mamma Mia! The Party
O2 Arena

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! The Party is the ultimate feel-good theatre dining experience
Mamma Mia - Novello Theatre London
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre

Booking to: 30 Sep 2023

Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show now playing at the Novello Theatre.
Matilda The Musical - Cambridge Theatre London
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 26 May 2024

The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre
★ Special Prices
Mrs Doubtfire
Mrs Doubtfire The Musical
Shaftesbury Theatre

Starts: 12 May 2023
Booking to: 13 Jan 2024

Smash-hit Broadway musical Mrs Doubtfire The Musical comes to London's Shaftesbury Theatre starring Gabriel Vick
Oklahoma!
Wyndham's Theatre

Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

The smash-hit Tony Award winning production of Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.
★ Exclusive Prices
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Lyric Theatre

Starts: 23 Nov 2023
Booking to: 14 Jan 2024

Mischief Theatre's acclaimed production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong is back in the West End this Christmas.
Punchdrunk: The Burnt City
One Cartridge Place London

Booking to: 24 Sep 2023

Punchdrunk present The Burnt City, their major new immersive theatre experience at Woolwich Works
★ Save up to £60
Rebecca
Charing Cross Theatre

Starts: 4 Sep 2023
Booking to: 18 Nov 2023

Rebecca the musical at the Charing Cross Theatre in London
Open Air Theatre
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Starts: 10 May 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Book now for the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's new season of plays and musicals - all in the beautiful setting of Regent's Park in London
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Starts: 22 May 2023
Booking to: 18 Dec 2023

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - a new performance every night.
★ Save up to 40%
Six The Musical
Six The Musical
Vaudeville Theatre

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

500 years of Tudor Queens remixed into a celebration of sisterly sass-itude in SIX The Musical at the Vaudeville Theatre
Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick
Charing Cross Theatre

Starts: 23 Nov 2023
Booking to: 13 Jan 2024

Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick at Charing Cross Theatre in 2023
The Crucible
Gielgud Theatre

Starts: 7 Jun 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

Lyndsey Turner directs this electrifying new production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the Gielgud Theatre in London
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit - The Mousetrap
The Phantom of the Opera, London 2022
The Phantom of the Opera
Her Majesty's Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Experience the thrill of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in London
★ Save up to £25
The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

The smash-hit slapstick comedy The Play That Goes Wrong at the West End's Duchess Theatre.
★ Exclusive Prices
The Smeds and The Smoos
Lyric Theatre

Starts: 20 Jul 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

A New stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Smeds and The Smoos comes to the West End for Summer 2023
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 10 Jul 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns to the West End this Summer.
The Time Traveller’s Wife
Apollo Theatre

Starts: 7 Oct 2023
Booking to: 30 Mar 2024

A new musical adaptation of acclaimed book The Time Traveller’s Wife is coming to the West End's Apollo Theatre
The Wizard of Oz
London Palladium

Starts: 23 Jun 2023
Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

The Wizard of Oz returns to the London Palladium for Summer 2023
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Aldwych Theatre

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

Tina - The Tina Turner musical now booking through 2023
★ Exclusive Offer
Wicked, 2022
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Experience the unforgettable, award-winning musical WICKED at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre.
★ Exclusive Prices
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
County Hall

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at London County Hall
★ Exclusive Prices


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