Finding a show for your Mum or Gran’s birthday or special occasion.

Okay, so we know that you can be a mum at 20 or 50, or a gran for decades, and that you shouldn’t make sweeping assumptions about what a person of any gender might like.

But her birthday is coming up, she wants to see a show, you haven’t booked anything, so WAKE UP AND SMELL THE FEAR!

Here is our attempt to give you some inspiration for planning a birthday or special treat for that special (older) lady in your life.

Cabaret poster, glamorous performer with cocktail at Kit Kat Club, Playhouse Theatre, London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)
Book Cabaret tickets London for the Olivier Award-winning revival at Kit Kat Club London in the West End. See show dates and ticket availability.

Booking to: 30 Jan 2027

Promotional poster for a Bush Theatre production: Darkling, by Titas Halder, directed by Matthew Xia, a Bush Theatre co-production.
Darkling
Bush Theatre
Book tickets Darkling at Bush Theatre, a searing new play by Titas Halder starring Stranger Things' Linnea Berthelsen.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Promotional artwork for Dirty Dancing: a couple in a dance lift pose against a bright pink background, with the show's logo reading 'The Classic Story on Stage.
Dirty Dancing
Prince Edward Theatre
Dirty Dancing is back in London - the smash-hit musical comes to the Prince Edward Theatre for a limited run from January until April 2027.

Starts: 19 Jan 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

dissent tickets, Young Vic Theatre, London
dissent
Young Vic Theatre
dissent at the Young Vic is a powerful new play by debbie tucker green exploring control and complicity.

Starts: 5 Mar 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Dogstar theatre poster featuring a ship-in-a-bottle image and a purple diagonal banner with text: by Daisy Hall, directed by Lucy Morrison, Oct 30–Dec 5, 2026 (Hampton Theatre).
Dogstar
Hampstead Theatre
Book tickets for Dogstar at Hampstead Theatre, Daisy Hall's darkly comic new play set aboard an icebound whaling ship.

Starts: 30 Oct 2026
Booking to: 5 Dec 2026

Girls Tickets, Young Vic, Theatre London
Girls
Young Vic Theatre
Book Girls tickets at the Young Vic. Theresa Ikoko’s powerful, award-winning play runs in London for a limited 2026 season

Starts: 22 Oct 2026
Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Jaja's African Hair Braiding - Tickets - London
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Lyric Hammersmith
The Tony Award-winning Broadway comedy Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by Jocelyn Bioh returns to Tony Award-winning Jaja's African Hair Braiding returns to Lyric Hammersmith for 5 weeks (28 January–27 February 2027), offering a funny and moving look at life in a Harlem salon.

Starts: 28 Jan 2027
Booking to: 27 Feb 2027

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

Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre in London
Kimberly Akimbo
Hampstead Theatre
West End icon Maria Friedman stars in hit Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre in London.

Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

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Legally Blonde at the London Coliseum
Legally Blonde the Musical
London Coliseum
Book tickets for Legally Blonde The Musical, starring Amber Davies, returning to the London Coliseum following its hit UK and Ireland tour.

Starts: 22 Mar 2027
Booking to: 22 May 2027

Dancer leaps midair above a cobblestone street at sunset in a promotional poster for Little Dancer: A New Musical
Little Dancer
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Little Dancer - a new musical starring Tiler Peck, Julian Ovenden & Laura Pitt-Pulford at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 15 Feb 2027
Booking to: 27 Mar 2027

Mamma Mia! musical poster with joyful bride, Novello Theatre, London
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre
Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show now playing at the Novello Theatre.

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

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

SIX Tickets - Vaudeville Theatre, London
Six The Musical
Vaudeville Theatre
500 years of Tudor Queens remixed into a celebration of sisterly sass-itude in SIX The Musical at the Vaudeville Theatre

Booking to: 28 Nov 2027

Some Woman Tickets - National Theatre, London
Some Woman
National Theatre - Dorfman Theatre
BAFTA-winner Anne-Marie Duff stars in Some Woman at the National Theatre, a powerful new play by acclaimed writer Helen Edmundson.

Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Suddenly Last Summer at the National Theatre
Suddenly Last Summer
National Theatre - Olivier Theatre
Book Suddenly Last Summer at the National Theatre, Michael Grandage's rare revival starring Emma Corrin and Harriet Walter

Starts: 19 Feb 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Poster for 'Sylvia: A Musical Revolution' featuring a group of performers in period costumes against an orange cityscape background, large orange title text S Y L V I A.
Sylvia
Royal Albert Hall
Beverley Knight and Sharon Rose return in Sylvia, the Olivier Award-winning hip-hop and soul musical about the fight for women's suffrage, coming to the Royal Albert Hall.

Starts: 13 Nov 2026
Booking to: 15 Nov 2026

The Banality of Evil
The Banality of Evil
Arcola Theatre
Book tickets for the world premiere of The Banality of Evil at Arcola Theatre from writer-director Julia Pascal.

Booking to: 7 Nov 2026

Poster for The Hungry Ghost theatre production, showing a close-up of a smiling woman with a pink background and bold white title text across the image.
The Hungry Ghost
Bush Theatre
Book tickets for The Hungry Ghost at Bush Theatre, a sexy horror rom-com play starring Olivier nominee Mei Mac.

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

Poster for the National Theatre announcing The Rise and Fall of Little Voice with a gold tinsel background.
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
National Theatre - Dorfman Theatre
Experience Jim Cartwright’s masterpiece at the Dorfman Theatre. Starring Francesca Mills and directed by Robert Hastie, this 2026 revival brings small-town dreams and iconic music to life.

Starts: 2 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Thelma & Louise The Musical, Young Vic Theatre London. Image via Young Vic
Thelma & Louise: The Musical
Young Vic Theatre
Be the first to see Thelma & Louise The Musical at The Young Vic theatre London. Book Now

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Promotional poster for Titaniqué: a cruise-ship deck with a colorful cast posing dramatically, five gold stars, and the bold TITANIQUE logo on the right.
Titanique
Criterion Theatre
The Olivier Award-winning musical comedy Titanique brings its camp, Céline Dion-inspired chaos to the Criterion Theatre for a night of pure entertainment.

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

★  Tickets from £30
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, now celebrating 20 years.

Booking to: 30 May 2027



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