In London for West End Live? Check out our guide to London shows playing over the West End Live weekend.

West End Live is the free event organised by Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre, and every year celebrates the best of the West End.

The completely free event is held in Trafalgar Square over a Saturday and Sunday weekend in June.

The perfect weekend is to pair West End Live with seeing one – or more – West End shows, so check out our guide to what shows are playing in London over the West End Live weekend.

Note: Exact dates for West End Live 2026 are to be announced – check back for details. The shows listed below are playing in June 2026.

What shows are playing in London during West End Live weekend?

58th Street - London
58th Street
Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club

Booking to: 30 Sep 2026

Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare's Globe

Booking to: 29 Aug 2026

New poster art for ABBA Voyage Concert, London
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena

Booking to: 31 Jan 2027

Arcadia Tickets - Duke of York's Theatre - London
Arcadia
Duke of York's Theatre

Booking to: 12 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 42%
Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Vaudeville Theatre

Booking to: 14 Dec 2026

Avenue Q Tickets, Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Avenue Q
Shaftesbury Theatre

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

★  Save up to 56%
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

Booking to: 17 Apr 2027

★  Tickets from £25
Cabaret poster, glamorous performer with cocktail at Kit Kat Club, Playhouse Theatre, London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)

Booking to: 30 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £35
Chat Noir - The Lost Estate London
Chat Noir!
The Lost Estate

Booking to: 27 Sep 2026

Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular - London 2025
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
Empress Museum

Booking to: 11 Apr 2027

Cyrano de Bergerac - Tickets - London
Cyrano de Bergerac
Noël Coward Theatre

Booking to: 5 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 58%
Official Faulty Towers The Dining Experience tickets poster, London 2026
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The President Hotel

Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Hadestown Tickets, London
Hadestown
Lyric Theatre

Booking to: 27 Jun 2027

Hamilton - Tickets - London
Hamilton
Victoria Palace Theatre

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - The One-part production - Tickets - London
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre

Booking to: 27 Jun 2027

★  Tickets from £25
Disney's Hercules logo with lightning bolt and tagline at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London on radiant blue background.
Disney's Hercules
Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Booking to: 5 Sep 2026

★  Tickets from £25
Hot Mess Tickets, The Other Palace London
Hot Mess
The Other Palace

Booking to: 6 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 64%
A poster for Jesus Christ Superstar - London Palladium Summer 2026
Jesus Christ Superstar - London Palladium
London Palladium

Booking to: 5 Sep 2026

Les Miserables - London
Les Misérables
Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

★  Save up to 31%
Poster art for Magic Mike Live London
Magic Mike Live
The Theatre, Hippodrome Casino

Booking to: 27 Jun 2027

★  Save up to 31%
Mamma Mia! musical poster with joyful bride, Novello Theatre, London
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

★  Tickets from £35
Matilda The Musical, girl stood with hands on hips backlit on blue background
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 5 Sep 2027

★  Tickets from £25
Poster art for Moulin Rouge! The Musical tickets, London
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre

Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeares Globe
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's Globe

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

★  Save up to 39%
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

Booking to: 10 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £25
National Theatre 2026 - 2027
The National Theatre

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Oh, Mary! in London starring Jinkx Monsoon.
Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre

Booking to: 2 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £25
Oliver! West End Theatre London
Oliver!
Gielgud Theatre

Booking to: 14 Mar 2027

★  Save up to 36%
Operation Mincemeat - West End
Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre

Booking to: 20 Feb 2027

New Paddington The Musical Artwork (June 2026)
Paddington The Musical
Savoy Theatre

Booking to: 13 Feb 2028

Prehistoric Planet Discovering Dinosaurs - London
Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs
Lightroom

Booking to: 1 Sep 2026

Pride The Musical (National Theatre London)
PRIDE The Musical
National Theatre - Dorfman Theatre

Booking to: 12 Sep 2026

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre - 2026 Season
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 2026
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Booking to: 12 Sep 2026

Royal Court Theatre London - New Season
Royal Court Theatre 2026
Royal Court Theatre

Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Sabrage - London
Sabrage
Lafayette

Booking to: 6 Sep 2026

Official Shakespeare's Globe 2026 Summer Season Ticket Poster
Shakespeare's Globe & Sam Wanamaker Playhouse New Season
Shakespeare's Globe

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 21 Dec 2026

Sinatra The Musical - Tickets - London 2026
Sinatra The Musical
Aldwych Theatre

Booking to: 10 Apr 2027

★  Tickets from £25
SIX Tickets - Vaudeville Theatre, London
Six The Musical
Vaudeville Theatre

Booking to: 28 Nov 2027

★  Tickets from £35
Poster of Stranger Things The First Shadow - Phoenix Theatre London (2025)
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre

Booking to: 20 Dec 2026

★  Get tickets from £25
The Book of Mormon - 2024
The Book of Mormon
Prince of Wales Theatre

Booking to: 23 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £25
Bridge Theatre - New Season. Photo by Mark Petersen
The Bridge Theatre 2026 - 2027
Bridge Theatre

Booking to: 16 Oct 2027

The Devil Wears Prada Musical London tickets starring Vanessa Williams at Dominion Theatre
The Devil Wears Prada
Dominion Theatre

Booking to: 6 Feb 2027

★  Tickets from £25
The Hunger Games: On Stage Tickets - London
The Hunger Games on Stage
Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre

Booking to: 25 Oct 2026

★  Save up to 56%
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

Booking to: 16 May 2027

★  Tickets from £25
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

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

★  Save up to 60%
Poster for Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap - UK Tour 2026 & 2027
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre

Booking to: 18 Jul 2027

★  Save up to 49%
The Phantom of the Opera 2026 - His Majesty's Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera
His Majesty's Theatre

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

★  Tickets from £35
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

Booking to: 3 Oct 2027

★  Save up to 54%
The Producers - Garrick Theatre London (2025)
The Producers
Garrick Theatre

Booking to: 19 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 51%
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Booking to: 6 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 38%
The Traitors Live Experience - London
The Traitors: Live Experience
60 Short's Gardens

Booking to: 6 Sep 2026

★  Exclusive prices
The Truth - Tickets - London
The Truth
Apollo Theatre

Booking to: 12 Sep 2026

Woman dressed as Celine Dion with outstretched arms in front of ship. Poster art for Titanique - Criterion Theatre, London
Titanique
Criterion Theatre

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

★  Save up to 49%
To Kill a Mockingbird - West End Tickets - London
To Kill a Mockingbird
Wyndham's Theatre

Booking to: 12 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 48%
White Rabbit Red Rabbit 2026 - Tickets - London
White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Duchess Theatre

Booking to: 2 Nov 2026

WICKED - 20th Anniversary - London - Tickets
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 30 May 2027

★  Tickets from £25
Court room scene in Witness for the Prosecution, County Hall, London
Witness for the Prosecution
County Hall

Booking to: 25 Apr 2027



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