Here’s our annual line-up of the Top 15 most exciting London Shows we think you need to see in 2024.

There’s something for everyone on this list of shows, in a West End season which is shaping up to be one of the biggest since before the pandemic.

Plays coming to London include Game of Thrones star Kit Harington and Denzel Washington’s daughter Olivia Washington (I’m a Virgo) leading the cast of extraordinary and controversial new drama Slave Play at the Noel Coward Theatre by award-winner Jeremy O. Harris (Euphoria); and later, in the same theatre, Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film Dr. Strangelove is brought to the West End stage by the dreamy team of writer Armando Iannucci, and actors Steve Coogan and Giles Terera, at the Noel Coward Theatre from 8 October.

Also, don’t miss Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who) in The Duchess; Mark Rylance and J Smith Cameron in Juno and the Paycock; Mark Strong and Lesley Manville in Oedipus; David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Macbeth; Anne-Marie Duff in The Little Foxes; and Death of England – a trilogy of plays transferring from the National Theatre into the West End.

Musicals heading to the West End in 2024 include: Imelda Staunton giving her Dolly in Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium, for a limited summer season, reuniting her with Follies director Dominic Cooke (London Palladium from 6 July); Ramin Karimloo & Anoushka Lucas star in new Elvis Costello musical A Face in the Crowd at The Young Vic; and rounding out the year, The Devil Wears Prada The Musical is heading to town on round two of its Pre-Broadway try-out, this time giving Jerry Mitchell a go at unleashing his skills to get this Elton John musical camped up and ready for global domination. Expect wild, hysterical Miranda Priestley fantasy casting right up until announcement day – and that’s just from us! (Dominion Theatre from 24 October).

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15 Top London Shows for 2024

Mean Girls The Musical Tickets – Tour
Mean Girls The Musical - UK Tour
Mean Girls The Musical Tickets – Tour
Mean Girls the smash-hit musical is touring the UK & Ireland in 2026 & 2027
Hello, Dolly! Tickets
Hello, Dolly! - London 2024
Hello, Dolly! Tickets
London Palladium
Winner of four Tony Awards, the Broadway musical Hello, Dolly! returns to the West End at the London Palladium starring multi Olivier and BAFTA Award winner Imelda Staunton.
Dr. Strangelove Tickets – London
Dr. Strangelove at the Noel Coward Theatre London
Dr. Strangelove Tickets – London
Noël Coward Theatre
Stanley Kubrick's iconic film Dr. Strangelove is brought to the West End starring Steve Coogan
The Devil Wears Prada Tickets
Devil Wears Prada Official Show Artwork. Teri Hatcher as Miranda
The Devil Wears Prada Tickets
Dominion Theatre
Book The Devil Wears Prada tickets to see the stylish West End musical at the Dominion Theatre in London.
Juno and the Paycock Tickets – London
Poster art for play Juno and the Paycock - Gielgud Theatre London
Juno and the Paycock Tickets – London
Gielgud Theatre
Mark Rylance and J Smith Cameron star in Seán O'Casey's classic drama Juno and the Paycock at the Gielgud Theatre in London.
Oedipus Tickets – A Thrilling New Play
Oedipus - Wyndham's Theatre London
Oedipus Tickets – A Thrilling New Play
Wyndham's Theatre
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville star in Oedipus at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre in London.
Starlight Express Tickets
Starlight Express musical in London - official poster final boarding
Starlight Express Tickets
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spectacular musical Starlight Express in London
Fawlty Towers The Play Tickets – London
Poster art for Fawlty Towers The Play - Apollo Theatre
Fawlty Towers The Play Tickets – London
Apollo Theatre
John Cleese's Fawlty Towers - the hilarious new play based on the acclaimed TV series
The Little Foxes Tickets – London
Poster Art: The Little Foxes - Young Vic. Picture of a woman from neck up looking obliquely to left. Pensive look on face.
The Little Foxes Tickets – London
Young Vic Theatre
Olivier Award-winning director Lyndsey Turner (The Witches) directs a savage new staging of Lillian Hellman’s classic drama The Little Foxes at the Young Vic.
Slave Play Tickets – London
Slave Play - London
Slave Play Tickets – London
Noël Coward Theatre
The acclaimed drama Slave Play from playwright Jeremy O. Harris is coming to London's Noel Coward Theatre starring Kit Harington
The Duchess (of Malfi) Tickets – London
Poster art for play The Duchess (of Malfi) starring Jodie Whittaker - Trafalgar Theatre London
The Duchess (of Malfi) Tickets – London
Trafalgar Theatre
Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who) stars in The Duchess at the Trafalgar Theatre in London.
Macbeth starring David Tennant Tickets – London
Poster Art: Macbeth - Harold Pinter Theatre
Macbeth starring David Tennant Tickets – London
Harold Pinter Theatre
David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight) star in an exhilarating new production of Macbeth.
Hadestown Tickets – Lyric Theatre London
Hadestown Tickets, London
Hadestown Tickets – Lyric Theatre London
Lyric Theatre
Book Hadestown tickets to see the Tony Award-winning West End musical at the Lyric Theatre in London.
MJ The Musical London – Closed February 2026
Official poster for MJ The Musical - final weeks in London
MJ The Musical London – Closed February 2026
Prince Edward Theatre
Multi-Tony Award-winning musical MJ is now in its final weeks in the West End, featuring the incredible hits and life story of Michael Jackson.
Guys & Dolls Tickets – Thrilling London Revival
Guys & Dolls - Bridge Theatre London
Guys & Dolls Tickets – Thrilling London Revival
Bridge Theatre
A stunning new revival of Broadway classic Guys and Dolls staged as immersive theatre, at the Bridge Theatre in London


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