Thursday Matinees

West End shows with matinee performances on a Thursday

West End shows run matinee performances on different days, depending on the show. Here is a guide to which London Theatre shows are running matinee performances on a Thursday. You can also visit out Matinee Days page to see a full listing of matinee performances. 

Also see:
Thursdays
← What's On
Matinee Days Evening Days ← What's On
← What's On
Thursday Evenings

Note: Date information for guidance only, check the show's booking calendar for details.

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A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic
A Christmas Carol
Old Vic

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

'Affluenza' at Riverside Studios poster image
Affluenza
Riverside Studios

Booking to: 28 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Person in a black coat and beige sweater stands among tall red balloons on strings in a white space, glancing downward.
Afterbirth
Royal Court Theatre

Starts: 15 Jan 2028
Booking to: 26 Feb 2028

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

ANNE BOLEYN: THE MUSICAL Royal Naval College
Anne Boleyn: The Musical
Old Royal Naval College Greenwich

Starts: 8 May 2027
Booking to: 5 Jun 2027

Matinees on: Thursday

Avenue Q Tickets, Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Avenue Q
Judi Dench Theatre (formerly Shaftesbury Theatre)

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Billy Elliot The Musical - Adelphi Theatre, London 2027 revival
Billy Elliot The Musical
Adelphi Theatre

Starts: 12 Feb 2027
Booking to: 31 Jul 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Promotional poster for Brock's Mill with oversized white title across a cluttered room and a giant hand reaching toward a yellow chair in the foreground.
Brock's Mill
Lyric Hammersmith

Starts: 13 May 2027
Booking to: 5 Jun 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, coming to the London Coliseum
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
London Coliseum

Starts: 4 Jun 2027
Booking to: 18 Sep 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Cinderella movie poster with a large clock face behind the gold Cinderella title on a blue starry background.
Cinderella
Lyric Hammersmith

Starts: 14 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Cirque Alice - Royal Festival Hall London
Cirque Alice
Royal Festival Hall

Starts: 12 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

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

Starts: 13 Jan 2027
Booking to: 28 Feb 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Poster for Death Note: The Musical with a person in a suit inside a glowing heart encircled by dark feathers against a blue background
Death Note The Musical
Barbican Theatre

Starts: 23 Mar 2027
Booking to: 15 May 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Poster for the play 'Expecting' with large yellow title on a dark blue background; credits Scott Elmeg... Wait cannot. Let's correct.
Expecting
Riverside Studios

Starts: 30 Jan 2027
Booking to: 27 Mar 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Father Christmas Needs a Wee - Christmas 2023
Father Christmas Needs a Wee!
The Arts at Marble Arch

Starts: 12 Dec 2026
Booking to: 24 Dec 2026

Matinees on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Man in a blue shirt and red sneakers sings into a microphone against a red background with white graffiti-style text nearby.
Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
The Other Palace

Starts: 19 Nov 2026
Booking to: 10 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Poster for Frankenstein theatre production: red background, large FRANKENSTEIN text, baby swaddled in a futuristic incubator on the right.
Frankenstein
Rose Theatre Kingston

Starts: 16 Apr 2027
Booking to: 8 May 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Hadestown Tickets, London
Hadestown
Lyric Theatre

Booking to: 27 Jun 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Hamilton - Tickets - London
Hamilton
Victoria Palace Theatre

Booking to: 2 Oct 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Hamlet Hail to the Thief Updated Artwork
Hamlet Hail to the Thief
Barbican Theatre

Booking to: 23 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Disney's High School Musical - Tickets - London
High School Musical
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Donmar Warehouse 20206 Ilford Boy Official Artwork
Ilford Boy
Donmar Warehouse

Booking to: 28 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Into the Woods - London - Tickets
Into the Woods
Noël Coward Theatre

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Graphic with purple background with gold wording reading:Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire

Starts: 21 Nov 2026
Booking to: 31 Dec 2026

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Jesus Christ Superstar Tickets - Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Poster for 'John Proctor is the Villain' featuring diverse teens in a classroom with a chalkboard and bold yellow title text on the left/top.
John Proctor is the Villain
Wyndham's Theatre

Starts: 2 Feb 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Legally Blonde at the London Coliseum
Legally Blonde the Musical
London Coliseum

Starts: 22 Mar 2027
Booking to: 22 May 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Les Miserables - London
Les Misérables
Sondheim Theatre

Booking to: 2 Oct 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Mamma Mia! musical poster with joyful bride, Novello Theatre, London
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Promotional poster for the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet with four musicians and a neon marquee title.
Million Dollar Quartet
Arts Theatre

Booking to: 6 Dec 2026

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Mojo Park Theatre Official Artwork
Mojo
Park Theatre

Starts: 4 Mar 2027
Booking to: 10 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Bold yellow title 'MONUMENT' on a red poster, with 'BY RHYS WARRINGTON' and white brushstroke mountain shapes at the bottom.
Monument
Royal Court Theatre

Starts: 3 Dec 2026
Booking to: 23 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Poster art for Moulin Rouge! The Musical tickets, London
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre

Booking to: 14 Feb 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

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

Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Nutcracker - English National Ballet - London Coliseum (2025)
Nutcracker - English National Ballet
London Coliseum

Starts: 17 Dec 2026
Booking to: 10 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

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

Booking to: 5 Jun 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Smiling couple hugging on a white background with large 'One Day' title in orange/blue, poster for the musical.
One Day The Musical
Garrick Theatre

Starts: 17 Nov 2026
Booking to: 14 Mar 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

New Paddington The Musical Artwork (June 2026)
Paddington The Musical
Savoy Theatre

Booking to: 13 Feb 2028

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Poster advertising a pantomime show with a bright green background and a group of costumed performers in colorful outfits, promoting '7 Classic Pantos in 70 Minutes'.
Potted Panto
Apollo Theatre

Starts: 6 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Poster for Pride musical at Bridge Theatre; large white 'PRIDE' letters on a purple brick wall with a star quote at top and the subtitle about a true story.
PRIDE The Musical
Bridge Theatre

Booking to: 8 May 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Two men sit and chat in a bold red living room with a large framed black-and-white portrait on the wall behind them.
Purpose
Royal Court Theatre

Starts: 16 Jan 2027
Booking to: 27 Feb 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Poster for a comedy show titled 'Sacreligious' with two men in suits back-to-back on a blue background; one holds cash, the other a pastrami sandwich, large bright yellow title and show details.
Sacrilegious
Riverside Studios

Starts: 3 Apr 2027
Booking to: 29 May 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Unicorn Theatre. Santa's First Christmas Artwork
Santa's First Christmas
Unicorn Theatre

Starts: 14 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Scrooge Cirque Extravaganza
Scrooge: Cirque Extravaganza
Immerse LDN

Starts: 23 Dec 2026
Booking to: 28 Dec 2026

Matinees on: Monday, Thursday, Sunday

Sinatra The Musical - Tickets - London 2026
Sinatra The Musical
Aldwych Theatre

Booking to: 10 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Singin' in the Rain - London 2027 - Tickets
Singin' In The Rain
Sadler's Wells Theatre

Starts: 2 Jun 2027
Booking to: 3 Jul 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

SIX Tickets - Vaudeville Theatre, London
Six The Musical
Vaudeville Theatre

Booking to: 28 Nov 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Spitfire Girls at Park Theatre
Spitfire Girls
Park Theatre

Starts: 27 Jan 2027
Booking to: 27 Feb 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Stick Man Tickets – Bloomsbury Theatre, London
Stick Man
Bloomsbury Theatre

Starts: 3 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

The Afronauts Ticket Poster, Royal Court Theatre London
The Afronauts
Royal Court Theatre

Starts: 14 Nov 2026
Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Man in a suit stands beside a bright red vertical beam on a dark stage, with a large grayscale portrait projected on the background wall.
The Apology
Royal Court Theatre

Starts: 19 Mar 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Profile of an older woman with a red barbed-wire cube framing her head, suggesting mental confinement or restriction.
The Briar Patch
Royal Court Theatre

Starts: 14 May 2027
Booking to: 26 Jun 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

The Humans Official Artwork Matt Smith
The Humans
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 30 Oct 2027
Booking to: 29 Jan 2028

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Poster for the play 'Georgia McBride' with pink title text on a black background, featuring the credits and author 'Matthew López'.
The Legend of Georgia McBride
@sohoplace Theatre

Starts: 2 Nov 2027
Booking to: 15 May 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Promotional poster for The Little Match Girl: a girl leaps before a glowing full moon in a snowy night over a city skyline, with the title and venue text: Christmas at Wilton's Music Hall.
The Little Match Girl
Wilton's Music Hall

Starts: 3 Dec 2026
Booking to: 2 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Poster for The Love Book with large orange title on the left and a dancing couple in a vintage living-room setting; authors Jade Hackett and Omar shown at bottom.
The LOve Book
Sadler's Wells East

Starts: 12 Feb 2027
Booking to: 20 Feb 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

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

Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Poster for Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap - UK Tour 2026 & 2027
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre

Booking to: 18 Jul 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

The Pianist Musical London, Park Theatre
The Pianist
Park Theatre

Booking to: 28 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre
The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc
Park Theatre

Starts: 9 Jul 2027
Booking to: 7 Aug 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

The Seagull theater poster with large title on the left and costumes on a rack in a backstage wood-paneled room on the right.
The Seagull
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Starts: 15 Jan 2027
Booking to: 10 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

The Smartest Giant in Town
The Smartest Giant in Town
St Martin's Theatre

Starts: 9 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

The Snowman - Tickets - London
The Snowman
Peacock Theatre

Starts: 21 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

The Standard of Living Final Production Artwork
The Standard of Living
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Booking to: 12 Dec 2026

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

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

Starts: 29 Jul 2027
Booking to: 16 Oct 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

There's a Bear on My Chair - Tickets - London
There’s a Bear on My Chair
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Starts: 9 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Poster advertising Gilbert & Sullivan's Trial by Jury & The Zoo, March 4–12, 2027, featuring a vintage TV with a zebra-pattern screen and a small couple figurine on top on a purple background.
Trial by Jury + The Zoo
London Coliseum

Starts: 4 Mar 2027
Booking to: 12 Mar 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Person in a hazmat suit and visor reaches toward an orange bottle floating beside them.
We're Gonna Kill Billy
Royal Court Theatre

Starts: 18 Feb 2027
Booking to: 27 Mar 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Title card for What's the Fking Point? — bold yellow text on a textured orange background, reading "What's the Fking Point? by Sam Brewer, Aarian Mehrabani, Chloe Palmer and Josh Roche.
What's the F**king Point?
Young Vic Theatre

Starts: 2 Apr 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Abstract artwork: red field with a blue scaffold-like structure at the top and scattered glassy triangles in the center-right, suggesting breakage or fragmentation.
Working Men
Royal Court Theatre

Starts: 4 Jun 2027
Booking to: 10 Jul 2027

Matinees on: Thursday, Saturday

Poster Art: Zog and the Flying Doctors - UK Tour
Zog and the Flying Doctors
Cadogan Hall

Starts: 30 Jul 2027
Booking to: 22 Aug 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday