Our guide to the stars currently appearing on stage in London’s West End.

The allure and glamour of the West End is forever associated with shows with star power; London theatre productions which feature famous star names – from legends of British theatre to TV top-liners and Hollywood megastars.

This collection brings together all of the shows that are now playing or booking in the West End that feature famous faces.

New poster art for ABBA Voyage Concert, London
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena
Get ABBA Voyage tickets for the groundbreaking concert experience at the ABBA Arena in London.

Booking to: 28 Jun 2027

'Affluenza' at Riverside Studios poster image
Affluenza
Riverside Studios
Book tickets for the world premiere of Andy Sandberg’s Affluenza, starring Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp.

Booking to: 28 Nov 2026

Amadeus - Noel Coward Theatre London - Tickets
Amadeus
Noël Coward Theatre
See Amadeus at the Noël Coward Theatre, starring Michael Sheen and Callum Scott Howells, directed by Jeremy Herrin.

Starts: 17 Apr 2027
Booking to: 7 Aug 2027

Man's face partly obscured by a tall glass of blue water on a teal table, with bold yellow text reading 'AN OAK TREE' in the background
An Oak Tree
The Other Palace
From the producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, experience Tim Crouch’s extraordinary drama An Oak Tree at The Other Palace.

Booking to: 15 Nov 2026

Bill Bailey Vaudevillean - Tickets - London
Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Bill Bailey returns to London with Vaudevillean - his acclaimed new live show.

Starts: 16 Dec 2026
Booking to: 6 Feb 2027

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 stage image for Carmen by Royal Ballet & Opera, with three dancers performing on a pink-lit set featuring palm trees.
Carmen
Royal Opera House
Experience Bizet’s electrifying and sensual score as Carmen comes to the Royal Opera House, featuring an all-star cast.

Starts: 29 Oct 2026
Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Concert poster for Darren Criss at Royal Albert Hall: Sun 18 Oct, tickets from lambertjackson.co.uk
Darren Criss – Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
Book tickets Darren Criss – Live at The Royal Albert Hall, an intimate concert from the Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning star.

Starts: 18 Oct 2026
Booking to: 18 Oct 2026

Derren Brown - Only Human - Tickets - London
Derren Brown Only Human
Apollo Theatre
Book tickets for Derren Brown: Only Human in London. A mind-blowing new West End show at the Apollo Theatre for a limited season.

Booking to: 30 Jan 2027

Eurotrash Tickets, Young Vic London
Eurotrash
Young Vic Theatre
Ben Whishaw and Kathryn Hunter star in Eurotrash at the Young Vic - a darkly comic new play about family, fortune and redemption.

Starts: 13 Nov 2026
Booking to: 7 Jan 2027

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes concert at London Palladium
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
London Palladium
See Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at the London Palladium, a new concert staging starring Megan Hilty and Rachel Tucker.

Starts: 26 Mar 2027
Booking to: 27 Mar 2027

Poster for the play Hay Fever featuring Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant in formal attire at Wyndham's Theatre, with the subtitle A Comedy of Appalling Manners.
Hay Fever
Wyndham's Theatre
Noël Coward’s uproarious comedy returns starring Christine Baranski & Richard E Grant. Follow the eccentric Bliss family as mischief ensues in this beloved West End classic.

Booking to: 12 Dec 2026

Jesus Christ Superstar Tickets - Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Book tickets to Jesus Christ Superstar starring Samy Ryder at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 16 October to 9 January 2027.

Booking to: 9 Jan 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

Poster for Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart, with neon pink typography on a black background.
Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart
London Coliseum
Book tickets to see the Broadway legend live with Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart at the London Coliseum.

Starts: 14 Feb 2027
Booking to: 15 Feb 2027

RENT Tickets - Starring Gaten Mararazzo - Duke of York's Theatre, London
Rent
The Tom Stoppard Theatre (formerly the Duke of York's Theatre)
RENT returns to the West End in a major new production starring Gaten Matarazzo. Book tickets now for the iconic musical’s 30th anniversary.

Booking to: 29 May 2027

Sinatra The Musical - Tickets - London 2026
Sinatra The Musical
Aldwych Theatre
Book tickets for Sinatra The Musical, charting the extraordinary life of Frank Sinatra, starring Joel Harper-Jackson, at the Aldwych Theatre.

Booking to: 10 Apr 2027

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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

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.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

The Cherry Orchard Tickets - Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Harold Pinter Theatre London
The Cherry Orchard
Harold Pinter Theatre
Kristin Scott Thomas stars in The Cherry Orchard at The Harold Pinter Theatre in London. Book Tickets.

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Russell Tovey in The Guilty Artwork
The Guilty
Harold Pinter Theatre
Book The Guilty tickets at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Russell Tovey returns in Chloë Moss’s 999-call thriller, directed by Felix Barrett.

Starts: 16 Jan 2027
Booking to: 3 Apr 2027

The Lives of Others - Tickets - London
The Lives of Others
Adelphi Theatre
Keira Knightley stars in The Lives of Others at the Adelphi Theatre—a powerful new West End adaptation of the Oscar-winning drama.

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

The Phantom of the Opera 2026 - His Majesty's Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera
His Majesty's Theatre
Book The Phantom of the Opera tickets to see Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary West End musical at His Majesty’s Theatre in London.

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

The Popinjay Cavalier Official Artwork October 2026
The Popinjay Cavalier
Phoenix Theatre
The new swashbuckling stage comedy from filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, starring Sacha Baron Cohen in his West End debut.

Starts: 23 Feb 2027
Booking to: 13 Jun 2027

Four performers pose in front of vertical color stripes on the left; the right side shows a blue-thonged theatre poster for 'The Truth' with stars and text.
The Truth
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Book tickets to The Truth - Florian Zeller's biting comedy - starring Stephen Mangan, Ardal O’Hanlon, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee - and playing at he Theatre Royal Haymarket from 29 July 2027.

Starts: 29 Jul 2027
Booking to: 16 Oct 2027

Theatrical poster for Truman Capote with Jesse Tyler Ferguson; black-and-white portrait of a man smoking, over large vertical letters TRU M AN.
Tru at Menier Chocolate Factory
Menier Chocolate Factory
Book Tru at the Menier Chocolate Factory, starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Truman Capote.

Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

Un Ballo at Royal Ballet and Opera
Un Ballo in Maschera
Royal Opera House
Director Philipp Stölzl makes his Royal Opera debut with a playfully surreal new production of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera.

Starts: 30 Nov 2026
Booking to: 18 Dec 2026

West End Musical Christmas - London
West End Musical Christmas
Lyric Theatre
Book tickets for West End Musical Christmas at the Lyric Theatre, London's feel-good festive concert series with a surprise West End cast.

Starts: 14 Dec 2026
Booking to: 14 Dec 2026

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: 14 Dec 2026

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.

Booking to: 19 Dec 2026



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