The best London theatre plays running during Christmas on the West End stage, including smash-hit dramas, comedies and thrillers.

There is something very special about heading into the West End in December to see the Christmas lights, and to see a London Theatre show.

The West End serves up a dazzling range of plays this year, from intense drama, to hilarious comedy and nail-biting thrillers.

Long-running plays for families and children include long-runner Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre; hilarious comedy The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre; and Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery thriller The Mousetrap at St Martin’s Theatre.

Also see: ALL SHOWS playing during Christmas

Note: we have taken the “Christmas season” as running from mid November to mid January. Shows are added to this guide as they go on sale, check back for more.

Plays
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Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Vaudeville Theatre
Get tickets to Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel in London's West End & on tour

Booking to: 14 Dec 2026

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - The One-part production - Tickets - London
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre
The reimagined one-part production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London

Booking to: 27 Jun 2027

★  Tickets from £25
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
Experience My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London. Don't miss the RSC’s Olivier Award-winning hit. Must End 10 January 2027

Booking to: 10 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £25
Oh, Mary! in London starring Jinkx Monsoon.
Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Oh, Mary! plays at the Trafalgar Theatre until January 2027. Book now for Jinkx Monsoon and Lolly Adefope in London.

Booking to: 2 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £25
Royal Court Theatre London - New Season
Royal Court Theatre 2026
Royal Court Theatre
Book Royal Court Theatre tickets for new plays and revivals in London, including Gary Oldman in Krapp’s Last Tape and Tilda Swinton in Man to Man.

Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Poster of Stranger Things The First Shadow - Phoenix Theatre London (2025)
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre
Stranger Things: The First Shadow at London’s Phoenix Theatre – a thrilling stage prequel to the smash-hit Netflix series.

Booking to: 20 Dec 2026

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

Booking to: 25 Oct 2026

★  Save up to 56%
Poster for Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap - UK Tour 2026 & 2027
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre
Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit The Mousetrap - the world's longest running show - in London's West End.

Booking to: 18 Jul 2027

★  Save up to 49%
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
Book The Play That Goes Wrong tickets for the Olivier Award-winning West End comedy at the Duchess Theatre, where everything that can go wrong does.

Booking to: 3 Oct 2027

★  Save up to 54%
Court room scene in Witness for the Prosecution, County Hall, London
Witness for the Prosecution
County Hall
Agatha Christie’s gripping courtroom drama Witness for the Prosecution, staged in the epic setting of County Hall in London.

Booking to: 25 Apr 2027



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