Family Shows playing this Christmas 2023 in London Theatres

Check out the best family shows playing in the West End this Christmas 2023.

Taking kids to see a West End show at Christmas is pretty much what the holiday season is all about! And London Theatre delivers in stocking loads this year, with a wide range of Christmas Shows.

There are also all of the musicals running in the West End suitable for children, including Disney’s The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre; Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre; and Mrs Doubtfire at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Note: we have taken the “Christmas season” as running from mid November to mid January.

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

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 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

Wicked

Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

Experience the unforgettable, award-winning musical WICKED at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre.

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