West End Live 2023: Book a West End show

In London for West End Live? Check out our guide to London shows playing over the West End Live weekend of 17 and 18 June 2023.

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 – this year on 17 and 18 June 2023.

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.

Also check out the timetable and show line-up for West End Live 2023

ABBA Voyage
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena

Booking to: 25 Nov 2024

ABBA Voyage is the extraordinary new concert at ABBA Arena in London
Back To The Future The Musical - Adelphi Theatre
Back to the Future
Adelphi Theatre

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

A major new musical adaptation of hit Hollywood movie Back to the Future.
★ Exclusive Prices
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)

Booking to: 29 Jun 2024

The extraordinary, Olivier Award winning revival of Kander & Ebb's Cabaret at London's Kit Kat Club / Playhouse Theatre
Disney's The Lion King in the West End
Disney's The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre

Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

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

Booking to: 23 Mar 2024

English National Opera 2023 and 2024 productions at the London Coliseum
Faulty Towers Dining Experience
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The President Hotel

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

Step inside the BBC’s iconic sitcom and see it from the inside out!
★ Save 17%
Disney's Frozen The Musical
Frozen The Musical
Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Booking to: 2 Jun 2024

Frozen The Musical, Disney's spectacular new show now playing at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
★ Save up to 44%
Grease - Dominion Theatre 2023
Grease
Dominion Theatre

Booking to: 28 Oct 2023

The smash-hit musical - Grease is the one that you want!
★ Save up to 55%
Guys & Dolls - Bridge Theatre
Guys & Dolls - Immersive/Standing
Bridge Theatre

Booking to: 24 Feb 2024

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

Booking to: 24 Feb 2024

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

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Broadway’s hit new musical Hamilton now playing at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - 2023
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre

Booking to: 19 May 2024

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child tickets at the Palace theatre
Horrible Histories: Terrible Thames
Horrible Histories Live Onboard! Terrible Thames
Tower Bridge Quay

Booking to: 29 Oct 2023

Horrible Histories proudly presents a brand-new brilliant show and Thames river cruise all in one: Horrible Histories Live Onboard! Terrible Thames
The War Of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience
Hallmark Building

Booking to: 31 Mar 2024

Discover the only place in London where you can experience a real Martian invasion.
Jersey Boys - London 2023
Jersey Boys
Trafalgar Theatre

Booking to: 28 Jan 2024

Smash hit musical Jersey Boys now booking at London's Trafalgar Theatre
★ Save up to £36
Les Miserables London
Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Cameron Mackintosh's celebrated epic musical Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
Magic Mike Live - 2023
Magic Mike Live
The Theatre, Hippodrome Casino

Booking to: 30 Jun 2024

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

Booking to: 3 Mar 2024

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

Booking to: 28 Sep 2024

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: 15 Dec 2024

The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre
★ Exclusive Prices
Moulin Rouge - Piccadilly Theatre
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre

Booking to: 17 Feb 2024

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

Booking to: 2 Jun 2024

Smash-hit Broadway musical Mrs Doubtfire The Musical comes to London's Shaftesbury Theatre starring Gabriel Vick
Operation Mincemeat - West End
Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre

Booking to: 21 Apr 2024

The hilarious comedy musical Operation Mincemeat now playing in the West End
Sherlock: The Official Live Game
Doyle's Opticians W12 Shopping

Booking to: 29 Feb 2024

Sherlock: The Official Live Game is a thrilling immersive, private escape room experience for 4-6 players.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 18 Dec 2023

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - a new performance every night.
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
The Book of Mormon - 2023
The Book of Mormon
Prince of Wales Theatre

Booking to: 27 Jan 2024

London's hottest ticket and funniest show - The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre
The Choir of Man - 2023 - Arts Theatre
The Choir of Man
Arts Theatre

Booking to: 18 Feb 2024

The wordwide smash-hit The Choir of Man combines beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping singalongs
The Gunpowder Plot
Tower Vaults

Booking to: 29 Feb 2024

Travel back in time to one of Englands most notorious moments in history in The Gunpowder Plot immersive show.
The Mousetrap - St Martin's Theatre
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre

Booking to: 14 Sep 2024

Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit - The Mousetrap
The Phantom of the Opera - His Majesty's Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera
His Majesty's Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Experience the thrill of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at His Majesty's Theatre in London
The Play That Goes Wrong London
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre

Booking to: 3 Nov 2024

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

Booking to: 14 Sep 2024

Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, about the extraordinary life and career of global rock icon Tina Turner, is now playing at the Aldwych Theatre in London
★ Exclusive Prices
Wicked - Apollo Victoria Theatre 2023
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 15 Dec 2024

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

Booking to: 29 Sep 2024

Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at London County Hall


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