Wednesday Matinees

West End shows with matinee performances on a Wednesday

London Theatre shows often play a matinee performance mid-week, on a Wednesday. Below is a handy guide to which shows are playing Wednesday matinees. Also check out these links for mid-week matinee days on Tuesday matinee or a Thursday matinee. 

Also see:
Wednesdays
← What's On
Matinee Days Evening Days ← What's On
← What's On
Wednesday Evenings

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

MATDAYS: wed_mat
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

Booking to: 15 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

Poster for 'Tilly Taylor in association with Bush Theatre': 'ATTENTION' title in bold blue, pink background with repeating orange 'ATTENTION' text, and credits 'Co-created by Jules Head & Georgia Bruce' with Bush Theatre logo at bottom.
ATTENTION
Bush Theatre

Starts: 19 Nov 2026
Booking to: 23 Dec 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Bill Bailey Vaudevillean - Tickets - London
Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 16 Dec 2026
Booking to: 6 Feb 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, 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

Cabaret poster, glamorous performer with cocktail at Kit Kat Club, Playhouse Theatre, London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)

Booking to: 30 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Ceilidh: A New Musical
Ceilidh
Shoreditch Town Hall

Starts: 23 Oct 2026
Booking to: 13 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, 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

Cirque Berserk! October 2026
Cirque Berserk
Garrick Theatre

Starts: 21 Oct 2026
Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

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

Cloud 9 - National Theatre - Tickets - London
Cloud 9
National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre

Starts: 2 Nov 2026
Booking to: 13 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Promotional poster for a Bush Theatre production: Darkling, by Titas Halder, directed by Matthew Xia, a Bush Theatre co-production.
Darkling
Bush Theatre

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Dick Whittington and His Cat
Dick Whittington and His Cat
King's Head Theatre

Starts: 22 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

dissent tickets, Young Vic Theatre, London
dissent
Young Vic Theatre

Starts: 5 Mar 2027
Booking to: 24 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Cast in bold costumes pose for Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells East, London, a hip hop dance take on A Christmas Carol.
Ebony Scrooge
Sadler's Wells East

Starts: 24 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Eurotrash Tickets, Young Vic London
Eurotrash
Young Vic Theatre

Starts: 13 Nov 2026
Booking to: 7 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Fences directed by Daniel Bailey for Headlong
Fences
Lyric Hammersmith

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Promotional red poster for the musical Franz & Marie, showing a couple embracing on the right with bold white title across the left and dates 28 Sep – 15 Nov 2026 at Charing Cross Theatre.
Franz & Marie
Charing Cross Theatre

Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

Man showing his teeth coming out of clear water, with yellow text reading: August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean
Gem of the Ocean
Young Vic Theatre

Starts: 14 May 2027
Booking to: 10 Jul 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Girls Tickets, Young Vic, Theatre London
Girls
Young Vic Theatre

Starts: 22 Oct 2026
Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Poster for Global Majority, a Bush Theatre co-production by Chris Fung, directed by Rupert Hands, on a blue background with bold yellow title(s).
Global Majority
Bush Theatre

Starts: 25 Nov 2026
Booking to: 16 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

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

Booking to: 12 Dec 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Bright yellow theatre poster advertising the play Insane Asylum Seekers at Bush Theatre, featuring Samia Djili and Sarah Allen, directed by Emily Ling Williams.
Insane Asylum Seekers
Bush Theatre

Starts: 12 Feb 2027
Booking to: 20 Mar 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, 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

Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre in London
Kimberly Akimbo
Hampstead Theatre

Booking to: 14 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

La Distance Tickets, Young Vic, London
La Distance
Young Vic Theatre

Starts: 22 Jan 2027
Booking to: 13 Feb 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Dancer leaps midair above a cobblestone street at sunset in a promotional poster for Little Dancer: A New Musical
Little Dancer
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 15 Feb 2027
Booking to: 27 Mar 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Matilda The Musical, girl stood with hands on hips backlit on blue background
Matilda The Musical
Cambridge Theatre

Booking to: 5 Sep 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

Miss Saigon - UK Tour 2025 and 2026
Miss Saigon
Prince Edward Theatre

Starts: 13 May 2027
Booking to: 8 Jan 2028

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

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

Starts: 19 Jul 2027
Booking to: 9 Oct 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

Nine Night Tickets, Kiln Theatre, London
Nine Night
Kiln Theatre

Starts: 12 Nov 2026
Booking to: 2 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday

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

Peppa Pig's Big Family Show! - London
Peppa Pig's Big Family Show!
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Starts: 4 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

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

Pinocchio at Shakespeare's Globe
Pinocchio
Shakespeare's Globe

Starts: 28 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Tuesday, Wednesday, 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
Wilton's Music Hall

Starts: 6 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

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

Room on the broom
Room On The Broom
Lyric Theatre

Starts: 27 Nov 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

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

Samira
Samira
National Theatre - Dorfman Theatre

Starts: 4 Feb 2027
Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Some Woman Tickets - National Theatre, London
Some Woman
National Theatre - Dorfman Theatre

Booking to: 21 Nov 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, 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

Table 17 Tickets, Kiln Theatre, London
Table 17
Kiln Theatre

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Tartuffe (Remixed) at the Marylebone Theatre
Tartuffe (Remixed)
Marylebone Theatre

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

The Cherry Orchard Tickets - Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Harold Pinter Theatre London
The Cherry Orchard
Harold Pinter Theatre

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Devil Wears Prada Evergreen Artwork
The Devil Wears Prada
Dominion Theatre

Booking to: 25 Sep 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

Russell Tovey in The Guilty Artwork
The Guilty
Harold Pinter Theatre

Starts: 16 Jan 2027
Booking to: 3 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

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

Booking to: 31 Oct 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

The Jungle Book (National Theatre) - London - Tickets
The Jungle Book
National Theatre - Olivier Theatre

Starts: 13 Nov 2026
Booking to: 6 Feb 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

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

Booking to: 16 May 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

The Lives of Others - Tickets - London
The Lives of Others
Adelphi Theatre

Booking to: 9 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

The Phantom of the Opera 2026 - His Majesty's Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera
His Majesty's Theatre

Booking to: 13 Mar 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

The Popinjay Cavalier Official Artwork October 2026
The Popinjay Cavalier
Phoenix Theatre

Starts: 23 Feb 2027
Booking to: 13 Jun 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Sunday

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

Starts: 2 Dec 2026
Booking to: 3 Jan 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, 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 Story - Tickets - London
The Story
National Theatre - Olivier Theatre

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, 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

Thelma & Louise The Musical, Young Vic Theatre London. Image via Young Vic
Thelma & Louise: The Musical
Young Vic Theatre

Booking to: 24 Oct 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

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

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup Tickets London
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
@sohoplace Theatre

Booking to: 19 Dec 2026

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday

WICKED - 20th Anniversary - London - Tickets
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre

Booking to: 30 May 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

Wild About You at the Charing Cross Theatre
Wild About You
Charing Cross Theatre

Starts: 18 Jan 2027
Booking to: 10 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

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

Booking to: 25 Apr 2027

Matinees on: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday