Not to be left out of doing annual round-ups, here is our run-down of the best-selling plays on WestendTheatre.com in 2022.

Ranked by number of tickets sold, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child takes the top spot, over six years since it opened in 2016.

It’s also satisfying that The Mousetrap is still in our Top Ten for 2022, and Agatha Christie’s other thriller Witness for the Prosecution. We will also miss seeing The Woman in Black in the list, given it leaves the West End in March 2023 after 33 spine-chilling years.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - The One-part production - Tickets - London
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre
Book tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre, the award-winning stage spectacular now in a reimagined one-part production.
The Play That Goes Wrong
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.
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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.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi, London
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Life of Pi
Wyndham's Theatre
Olivier Award winner Life Of Pi is brought to life on the London stage at the Wyndham's Theatre
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe - UK Tour 2024 - 2025
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Direct from the West End, C.S Lewis' classic tale The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe is brought to life on stage in a major new UK & Ireland tour.
The Mousetrap
Poster for Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap - UK Tour 2026 & 2027
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The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre
Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit The Mousetrap - the world's longest running show - in London's West End.
Rose
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Rose
Ambassadors Theatre
Maureen Lipman stars in Martin Sherman’s acclaimed play Rose at the Ambassadors Theatre
Witness for the Prosecution
Court room scene in Witness for the Prosecution, County Hall, London
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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.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird - West End Tickets - London
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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.
The Woman in Black
Poster for The Woman in Black UK tour with a fearful man in period costume, text overlay, and eerie smoke effect.
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The Woman in Black
Susan Hill's spine-tingling tale of The Woman in Black now touring the UK & Ireland
2:22 - A Ghost Story
Poster Art: 2:22 A Ghost Story - London 2024
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2:22 - A Ghost Story
Gielgud Theatre
Award winning supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story is back in the West End for a strictly limited season


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