Age limits for West End shows.

These shows are suitable for children who are twelve years old and below.

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Promotional poster for Abigail's Party featuring a woman in an orange gown sitting on a chair with a drink, large yellow title text across the left side.
Abigail's Party
Harold Pinter Theatre
Tamzin Outhwaite stars in the acclaimed new production of Mike Leigh's hit comedy Abigail's Party

Booking to: 19 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 70%

Age restrictions: 12+

Beetlejuice the Musical poster with a man screaming against a green backdrop, neon 'It's ShowTime!' sign on the left and bold 'BEETLEJUICE' letters across the bottom.
Beetlejuice
Prince Edward Theatre
The hit Broadway musical Beetlejuice is now haunting the Prince Edward Theatre in London’s West End

Booking to: 17 Apr 2027

★  Tickets from £25

Age restrictions: Recommended 12+ with adult supervision. The show features strong language, adult humour, mature themes and drug references.

Death Note The Musical - London - Tickets
Death Note The Musical
Barbican Theatre
Death Note The Musical returns to London’s Barbican Theatre in summer 2026. Book your tickets today.

Booking to: 12 Sep 2026

★  Pay no fees

Age restrictions: 12+

Poster art Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage - London 2025
Dirty Dancing
Capital Theatre
Dirty Dancing is back in London, as the smash-hit musical comes to the new Capital Theatre

Starts: 16 Oct 2026
Booking to: 21 Mar 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

Poster for How the Other Half Loves at The Old Vic, starring Roger Allam and Dorothy Atkinson (Alan Ayckbourn), runs 29 Jul–19 Sep 2026.
How the Other Half Loves
Old Vic
Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy How the Other Half Loves at the Old Vic Theatre

Booking to: 19 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 43%

Age restrictions:

Into the Woods - London - Tickets
Into the Woods
Noël Coward Theatre
Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical, Into the Woods at the Noel Coward Theatre, London

Starts: 22 Sep 2026
Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £15

Age restrictions: 12+

Ivanov starring Chris Pine at the Bridge Theatre London. Photo: Getty, Creative Muse Creative Communications (via PR)
Ivanov
Bridge Theatre
Hollywood star Chris Pine (Star Trek) makes his West End debut in a bold new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Ivanov, directed by Simon Stone.

Starts: 27 Jul 2027
Booking to: 16 Oct 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

John Proctor is the Villain - West End Tickets
John Proctor is the Villain
Wyndham's Theatre
Kimberly Belflower’s provocative, Broadway smash-hit new play John Proctor is the Villain comes to the Wyndham's Theatre in London.

Starts: 2 Feb 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

Poster for Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare at Shakespeare's Globe, with a red theater interior in the background.
Julius Caesar
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Shakespeare's Globe reimagine Julius Caesar in this epic political thriller directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins

Starts: 6 Nov 2026
Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

Poster announcing Martin Guerre at The Old Vic, coming October 2026, from Boublil and Schönberg, creators of Les Misérables, reimagined as a musical.
Martin Guerre
Old Vic
A new London revival of Olivier Award winning musical Martin Guerre from the creators of Les Miserables

Starts: 1 Oct 2026
Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

★  Save up to 47%

Age restrictions: 12 years +

Poster art for Moulin Rouge! The Musical tickets, London
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre
Book official Moulin Rouge! The Musical tickets to see the spectacular West End production at the Piccadilly Theatre in London.

Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

Age restrictions: Age guidance 12+

Smiling couple hugging on a white background with large 'One Day' title in orange/blue, poster for the musical.
One Day The Musical
Garrick Theatre
Discover One Day the Musical, a brand-new musical based on the global best-selling novel.

Starts: 17 Nov 2026
Booking to: 14 Mar 2027

★  Tickets from £25

Age restrictions: 12+

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Cambridge Theatre
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - a new performance every night.

Booking to: 21 Dec 2026

Age restrictions: 12+. No Under 4’s. Under 16’s to be accompanied by an adult 18 years or over.

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

Age restrictions: 12+. Under 5s not permitted. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult

Tao of Glass
@sohoplace Theatre
Book tickets for Tao of Glass at @sohoplace London. A mesmerising West End premiere from Philip Glass and Phelim McDermott. Strictly limited season from 24 July 2026.

Booking to: 12 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 58%

Age restrictions: 12+

Tartuffe (Remixed) at the Marylebone Theatre
Tartuffe (Remixed)
Marylebone Theatre
Book Tartuffe (Remixed) tickets in London. Mark Rylance stars in a bold new adaptation of Molière at Marylebone Theatre. Limited run.

Starts: 4 Sep 2026
Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Age restrictions: 12+

The Car Man - UK Tour 2026
The Car Man
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Matthew Bourne's sexy and dangerous dance epic The Car Man returns to Sadler's Wells this Summer

Booking to: 29 Aug 2026

★  Save up to 47%

Age restrictions: 12+

The Devil Wears Prada Musical London tickets starring Vanessa Williams at Dominion Theatre
The Devil Wears Prada
Dominion Theatre
Book The Devil Wears Prada tickets to see the stylish West End musical starring Vanessa Williams at the Dominion Theatre in London.

Booking to: 6 Feb 2027

★  Tickets from £25

Age restrictions: 12+

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%

Age restrictions: 12+. Under 3s not permitted. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, 18+.

The Simon and Garfunkel Story
The Simon And Garfunkel Story
London Palladium
Book tickets for The Simon & Garfunkel Story, celebrating 60 years of the legendary duo at the London Palladium for one night only.

Starts: 8 Feb 2027
Booking to: 8 Feb 2027

Age restrictions: 12+

The Smile of Her - Tickets - London
The Smile of Her
Marylebone Theatre
Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Christine Lahti stars in The Smile of Her in London

Booking to: 29 Aug 2026

Age restrictions: 12+

The Truth - Tickets - London
The Truth
Apollo Theatre
Book tickets to The Truth starring Stephen Mangan, Ardal O’Hanlon, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee.

Booking to: 12 Sep 2026

Age restrictions: 12+

Turn of the Screw at the Arcola Theatre
The Turn of the Screw
Arcola Theatre
Book tickets for The Turn of the Screw, a hauntingly thrilling new stage adaptation of Henry James' seminal novella.

Starts: 11 Sep 2026
Booking to: 10 Oct 2026

Age restrictions:

To Kill a Mockingbird - West End Tickets - London
To Kill a Mockingbird
Wyndham's Theatre
To Kill a Mockingbird returns to London’s West End at Wyndham’s Theatre from 25 June to 12 September 2026, starring Richard Coyle. Tickets from £38.

Booking to: 12 Sep 2026

★  Save up to 48%

Age restrictions: 12+

White Rabbit Red Rabbit 2026 - Tickets - London
White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Duchess Theatre
Extraordinary experimental drama White Rabbit Red Rabbit is playing at London's Duchess Theatre, featuring an all-star cast each performing for one night only

Booking to: 2 Nov 2026

Age restrictions: 12+

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup Tickets London
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
@sohoplace Theatre
Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup star in Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at @sohoplace. A fierce, in-the-round West End revival.

Starts: 21 Sep 2026
Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Age restrictions: 12+

Wild About You at the Charing Cross Theatre
Wild About You
Charing Cross Theatre
The first fully staged production of new musical Wild About You will open at the Charing Cross Theatre.

Starts: 18 Jan 2027
Booking to: 10 Apr 2027

Age restrictions: Suitable for ages 12+.



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