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

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.

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.

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Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular - London 2025
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
Empress Museum
Book Come Alive! tickets for the spectacular live circus inspired by The Greatest Showman at London’s Empress Museum.

Booking to: 11 Apr 2027

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
Disney's Hercules logo with lightning bolt and tagline at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London on radiant blue background.
Disney's Hercules
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Book Hercules tickets to see Disney’s spectacular West End musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London.

Booking to: 5 Sep 2026

★  Tickets from £25
Matilda The Musical, girl stood with hands on hips backlit on blue background
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre
The RSC's ingenious production of Roald Dahl's Matilda now playing at the Cambridge Theatre. Book your tickets today.

Booking to: 5 Sep 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
Oliver! West End Theatre London
Oliver!
Gielgud Theatre
Book Oliver! tickets to see Lionel Bart’s much-loved musical at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End.

Booking to: 14 Mar 2027

★  Save up to 36%
New Paddington The Musical Artwork (June 2026)
Paddington The Musical
Savoy Theatre
Book official Paddington The Musical tickets at the Savoy Theatre in London’s West End.

Booking to: 13 Feb 2028

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 Lion King musical logo with stylised lion head – official artwork for the West End show at Lyceum Theatre, London
The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre
Book The Lion King tickets to see Disney’s award-winning West End musical at the Lyceum Theatre in London.

Booking to: 16 May 2027

★  Tickets from £25
WICKED - 20th Anniversary - London - Tickets
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre
Book Wicked tickets to see the spellbinding West End musical at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 30 May 2027

★  Tickets from £25


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