The Mirror and the Light

Period theatre: London shows in a historical period setting

A collection of West End Theatre shows that are set within a period or historical time.

Buying tickets to a show that is set within the world of the past is a thrilling way to imagine times of old, and see our contemporary world with a different perspective.

These acclaimed shows are all set in the past, and range from comedy musicals, to big blockbuster epics, revivals of classic work including Shakespeare, and also new plays which shed new light on historical events.

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story
Alexandra Palace Theatre
Dickens' classic tale A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story comes to the Alexandra Palace in a new twist by Mark Gatiss

Starts: 24 Nov 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream returns to the Globe

Booking to: 12 Aug 2023

A Sherlock Carol
A Sherlock Carol
Marylebone Theatre
The worlds of Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle combine in the new stage show A Sherlock Carol at the Marylebone Theatre

Starts: 24 Nov 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations
Prince Edward Theatre
Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations comes to London

Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

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Alice's Adventures Underground
Labyrinth Waterloo
Smash-hit immersive show Alice's Adventures Underground returns to London

Starts: 7 Nov 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Aspects of Love
Lyric Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love starring Michael Ball at the Lyric Theatre in London

Booking to: 11 Nov 2023

★ Special Prices
Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Arts Theatre
The award-winning, smash-hit improvised comedy Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel is back in London.

Booking to: 26 Jun 2023

Back to the Future
Adelphi Theatre
A major new musical adaptation of hit Hollywood movie Back to the Future.

Booking to: 22 Oct 2023

★ Exclusive Prices
Beneatha’s Place
Young Vic Theatre
Blistering satirical drama Beneatha’s Place at the Young Vic theatre by Kwame Kwei-Armah

Starts: 27 Jun 2023
Booking to: 5 Aug 2023

Bleak Expectations
Criterion Theatre
Based on the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy, Bleak Expectations is playing at the Criterion Theatre

Booking to: 3 Sep 2023

★ Save up to 43%
Brokeback Mountain
@sohoplace Theatre
The world premiere production of Brokeback Mountain starring Mike Faist, Lucas Hedges & Eddi Reader

Booking to: 12 Aug 2023

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)
The extraordinary, Olivier Award winning revival of Kander & Ebb's Cabaret at London's Kit Kat Club / Playhouse Theatre

Booking to: 16 Dec 2023

Crazy For You
Gillian Lynne Theatre
The smash-hit revival of Crazy For You comes to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London starring Charlie Stemp

Starts: 24 Jun 2023
Booking to: 20 Jan 2024

★ Special Prices
Disney's Newsies
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Newsies, Disney's hit Broadway musical, to open in November 2022 at London's Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Booking to: 30 Jul 2023

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Dr Semmelweis
Harold Pinter Theatre
Mark Rylance stars in the West End premiere of Dr Semmelweis at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Starts: 29 Jun 2023
Booking to: 7 Oct 2023

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The President Hotel
Step inside the BBC’s iconic sitcom and see it from the inside out!

Booking to: 17 Dec 2023

Fury and Elysium
The Other Palace Theatre
Fury and Elysium: transgression, revolution, and decadence in Weimar Berlin - coming to The Other Palace in London in June.

Starts: 6 Jun 2023
Booking to: 18 Jun 2023

Glory Ride
Charing Cross Theatre
Major new musical Glory Ride premieres at Charing Cross Theatre in London

Booking to: 29 Jul 2023

★ Save up to 40%
Great Expectations
Garrick Theatre
Eddie Izzard stars in an acclaimed new version of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations at the Garrick Theatre in London

Booking to: 1 Jul 2023

Hamnet
Garrick Theatre
The RSC's production of Hamnet based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, comes to the West End's Garrick Theatre

Starts: 30 Sep 2023
Booking to: 6 Jan 2024

Jersey Boys
Trafalgar Theatre
Smash hit musical Jersey Boys now booking at London's Trafalgar Theatre

Booking to: 28 Jan 2024

★ Save up to £45
La Cage aux Folles
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre presents a glorious new revival of classic musical La Cage aux Folles.

Starts: 29 Jul 2023
Booking to: 16 Sep 2023

Les Miserables
Sondheim Theatre
Cameron Mackintosh's celebrated epic musical Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre London
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre
The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 26 May 2024

Modest
Kiln Theatre
Theatre, music hall and drag king swagger collide as Modest brings you a Victorian art scene superstar. 

Starts: 29 Jun 2023
Booking to: 15 Jul 2023

★ Save up to 41%
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre
Spectacular Spectacular. Moulin Rouge! The Musical opens at London's Piccadilly Theatre this November

Booking to: 30 Sep 2023

Nutcracker - English National Ballet
London Coliseum
English National Ballet's spectacular production of Nutcracker returns to the London Coliseum this Christmas.

Starts: 14 Dec 2023
Booking to: 7 Jan 2024

Oklahoma!
Wyndham's Theatre
The smash-hit Tony Award winning production of Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.

Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

★ Save up to 41%
Peaky Blinders The Rise
Peaky Blinders: The Rise
The Camden Garrison
Peaky Blinders: The Rise - a new immersive show in London

Booking to: 28 May 2023

Punchdrunk: The Burnt City
One Cartridge Place London
Punchdrunk present The Burnt City, their major new immersive theatre experience at Woolwich Works

Booking to: 24 Sep 2023

★ Save up to 56%
Pygmalion
The Old Vic
An explosive new production of George Bernard Shaw's much-loved drama Pygmalion is revived at The Old Vic theatre this autumn.

Starts: 6 Sep 2023
Booking to: 28 Oct 2023

Rebecca
Charing Cross Theatre
Rebecca the musical at the Charing Cross Theatre in London

Starts: 4 Sep 2023
Booking to: 18 Nov 2023

Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick
Charing Cross Theatre
Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick at Charing Cross Theatre in 2023

Starts: 23 Nov 2023
Booking to: 13 Jan 2024

Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre
Stranger Things: The First Shadow is the major new stage show at the Phoenix Theatre in London, based on the smash-hit Netflix TV series

Starts: 17 Nov 2023
Booking to: 25 Aug 2024

The Crucible
Gielgud Theatre
Lyndsey Turner directs this electrifying new production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the Gielgud Theatre in London

Starts: 7 Jun 2023
Booking to: 2 Sep 2023

The King and I
Dominion Theatre
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway hit musical The King and I at the West End's Dominion Theatre in London

Starts: 20 Jan 2024
Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre
Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit - The Mousetrap

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

★ Special Prices
The Phantom of the Opera
His Majesty's Theatre
Experience the thrill of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at His Majesty's Theatre in London

Booking to: 2 Mar 2024

The Rocky Horror Show
Peacock Theatre
The Rocky Horror Show is back in London, at the Peacock Theatre

Booking to: 10 Jun 2023

★ Save up to 46%
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
County Hall
Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at London County Hall

Booking to: 28 Apr 2024

★ Exclusive Prices


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