A collection of West End Theatre shows that are set within a period or historical time.

Buying tickets to a show that is set within the world of the past is a thrilling way to imagine times of old, and see our contemporary world with a different perspective.

These acclaimed shows are all set in the past, and range from comedy musicals, to big blockbuster epics, revivals of classic work including Shakespeare, and also new plays which shed new light on historical events.

A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic
A Christmas Carol
Old Vic
A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic - 10th anniversary production.

Starts: 12 Nov 2026
Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Vaudeville Theatre
Get tickets to Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel in London's West End & on tour

Booking to: 14 Dec 2026

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

Poster for Cirque du Soleil's Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities featuring a performer in a large accordion costume leaping across a teal, gear-filled backdrop.
Cirque du Soleil: KURIOS
Royal Albert Hall
Book tickets for Cirque Du Soleil's Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities, a riveting, steampunk-inspired spectacle with artistry and acrobatics

Starts: 13 Jan 2027
Booking to: 28 Feb 2027

Promotional image for Don Giovanni by Royal Ballet & Opera, showing a couple embracing on a stairway in front of bold red graffiti art.
Don Giovanni
Royal Opera House
Book tickets for Mozart’s classic work Don Giovanni from the Royal Ballet and Opera.

Booking to: 15 Oct 2026

Official Faulty Towers The Dining Experience tickets poster, London 2026
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The President Hotel
Step into the world of the BBC’s iconic sitcom with this immersive dining experience, where chaos, comedy, and Sybil-approved service are always on the menu.

Booking to: 30 Apr 2027

★  Save up to 20%
Fences directed by Daniel Bailey for Headlong
Fences
Lyric Hammersmith
Book Fences tickets at Lyric Hammersmith In London. August Wilson’s gripping and emotionally powerful American classic.

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

Poster for Frankenstein theatre production: red background, large FRANKENSTEIN text, baby swaddled in a futuristic incubator on the right.
Frankenstein
Rose Theatre Kingston
Book Frankenstein at Rose Theatre, Kingston, a bold new adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic by Jeff James.

Starts: 16 Apr 2027
Booking to: 8 May 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

Iphigenie En Tauride Tickets - ENO, London Coliseum
Iphigénie en Tauride
London Coliseum
Book tickets for Iphigénie en Tauride, Gluck’s powerful opera of family, fate and redemption at the London Coliseum.

Starts: 6 Nov 2026
Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

Jane Eyre - London Tickets
Jane Eyre – A Musical
Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Jane Eyre – A Musical makes its UK premiere in London from 28 August to 24 October 2026, based on Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

★  Pay no fees
La Traviata - London Coliseum - ENO
La Traviata
London Coliseum
Book La Traviata tickets at the London Coliseum and experience ENO’s powerful Olivier-nominated production of Verdi’s tragic opera.

Starts: 3 Feb 2027
Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

Les Miserables - London
Les Misérables
Sondheim Theatre
Book tickets now for Les Misérables, the world’s longest-running musical in the West End.

Booking to: 2 Oct 2027

★  Save up to 25%
Love Never Dies - 2026 Concert - London Tickets
Love Never Dies in Concert
London Palladium
Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, returns to London in concert between 16 and 18 October 2026.

Booking to: 18 Oct 2026

A male ballet dancer lifts a female dancer in an on-stage performance, with 'Royal Ballet & Opera' and 'Manon' text above.
Manon
Royal Opera House
Book tickets for Manon, one of The Royal Ballet’s signature works by Kenneth MacMillan

Booking to: 25 Nov 2026

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

Matthew Bourne's Cinderella 2026 - Tickets - London
Matthew Bourne's Cinderella
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Matthew Bourne's dazzling ballet set in London during the Second World War and played against Prokofiev's haunting score.

Starts: 1 Dec 2026
Booking to: 17 Jan 2027

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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

Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeares Globe
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's Globe
Book tickets for Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare’s Globe and enjoy Shakespeare’s sharpest romantic comedy in a sun-soaked world of gossip, desire and second chances.

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

★  Save up to 44%
Promotional poster for Nevermore: Edgar Allan Poe show, featuring a costumed performer with a feathered prop and bold red/black typography.
Nevermore
Charing Cross Theatre
Book Nevermore tickets at Charing Cross Theatre, Catalyst Theatre’s gothic musical about Edgar Allan Poe.

Starts: 19 Jul 2027
Booking to: 9 Oct 2027

Nutcracker - English National Ballet - London Coliseum (2025)
Nutcracker - English National Ballet
London Coliseum
English National Ballet return to the London Coliseum this Christmas with its spectacular production of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker.

Starts: 17 Dec 2026
Booking to: 10 Jan 2027

Poster for Oh, Mary! featuring a circular black-and-white portrait of Lolly Adefope as Mary Todd Lincoln, on a bold yellow background with red and black text.
Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Oh, Mary! plays at the Trafalgar Theatre until January 2027. Book now for Jinkx Monsoon and Lolly Adefope in London.

Booking to: 2 Jan 2027

Promotional image of the Oliver! stage musical: a lively chorus in vintage costumes performing on a theater set with bold title text 'OLIVER! IS PURE JOY!'
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

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Operation Mincemeat - West End
Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Operation Mincemeat is the hilarious comedy musical now playing at the West End's Fortune Theatre in London.

Booking to: 20 Feb 2027

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

Romeo & Juliet - English National Ballet at the London Coliseum - Tickets
Romeo & Juliet - English National Ballet
London Coliseum
English National Ballet's sumptuous production of Romeo & Juliet returns to the London Coliseum to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Starts: 14 Jan 2027
Booking to: 24 Jan 2027

Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas
Sherlock Holmes and The 12 Days of Christmas
Alexandra Palace Theatre
Book tickets for Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas, a festive whodunnit spoof at Alexandra Palace.

Starts: 24 Nov 2026
Booking to: 17 Jan 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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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

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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

The Afronauts Ticket Poster, Royal Court Theatre London
The Afronauts
Royal Court Theatre
Acclaimed writer Ryan Calais Cameron (Retrograde) presents his visionary new play The Afronauts, inspired by the true story of the 1960s Zambian Space Programme.

Starts: 14 Nov 2026
Booking to: 19 Dec 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

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

Poster for The Master Builder at Arcola Theatre: a man's face merged with construction scaffolding against a cloudy sky.
The Master Builder
Arcola Theatre
Book tickets for The Master Builder, Ibsen's masterpiece on ambition and legacy, starring Greg Hicks at Arcola Theatre.

Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Poster for Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap - UK Tour 2026 & 2027
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre
Experience Agatha Christies timeless whodunit The Mousetrap - the world's longest running show - in London's West End.

Booking to: 18 Jul 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 Pianist Musical London, Park Theatre
The Pianist
Park Theatre
The acclaimed memoir and film lands on the stage in a new musical adaptation.

Booking to: 28 Nov 2026

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

The Snowman - Tickets - London
The Snowman
Peacock Theatre
The Snowman returns to London’s Peacock Theatre for Christmas 2026 in a brand-new production. Discover dates, ticket updates and festive family theatre magic.

Starts: 21 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

A promotional image for Tosca featuring sheet music with large red x's spraypainted across them.
Tosca
London Coliseum
Book ENO’s Tosca tickets at the London Coliseum

Starts: 30 Oct 2026
Booking to: 11 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

Court room scene in Witness for the Prosecution, County Hall, London
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.

Booking to: 25 Apr 2027



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