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Home » London’s top plays, musicals and West End shows 2025

London’s top plays, musicals and West End shows 2025

Updated January 28, 2025 Eyal
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London’s best musicals and plays 2025

London’s musicals and plays are always a feast for the eyes and a great cultural experience.
Comedies, classics, contemporary, family friendly, long-running and seasonal – there is something for everyone.
Below is a list of some of the most award-winning musicals and plays, along with full reviews and our recommended websites for booking tickets.

Our Top Picks

The Book of Mormon

Back To The Future
CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB London 2023
Cabaret
Mrs. Doubtfire - The Funniest Musical in London. Shaftesbury Theatre 2023
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Lion King The Musical at Lyceum Theatre, London 2023
The Lion King
Matilda The Musical at Cambridge Theatre, London 2023
Matilda

Our Top Picks – Overview

The Book of Mormon

Best Musical Ever!
Hysterically funny, sharp and bold

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct 
LoveTheatre 
Headout
and are available until May 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Back to The Future,
The Musical

Some of the best special effects you will ever see on stage!

Tickets can be found at
London Theatre Direct & 
LoveTheatre
and are available until January 2026.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB London 2023

Cabaret

An outstanding show, bold and mesmerising!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until May 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Mrs. Doubtfire - The Funniest Musical in London. Shaftesbury Theatre 2023

Mrs. Doubtfire

The Funniest Musical in London!

Tickets can be found at:
LondonTheatreDirect &
LOVEtheatre
and are available until Feb 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

The Lion King The Musical at Lyceum Theatre, London 2023

The Lion King The Musical

One of the World’s Most Popular Musicals!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct 
Headout
LOVEthetre
ATG Tickets
and are available until Oct 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Matilda The Musical at Cambridge Theatre, London 2023

Matilda The Musical

One of the longest running musicals in London!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until May 2026.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review
  • London’s best musicals and plays 2025
  • Our Top Picks
  • Our Top Picks – Overview
  • The Book of Mormon
  • Back to The Future, The Musical
  • Cabaret
  • Mrs. Doubtfire
  • The Lion King The Musical
  • Matilda The Musical
  • Classic Musicals at Their Very Best
  • Classic Musicals at Their Very Best – Overview
  • Moulin Rouge! The Musical
  • Phantom of the Opera
  • Cabaret
  • Les Misérables
  • Best Comedies
  • Best Comedies – Overview
  • The Book of Mormon
  • The Play That Goes Wrong
  • Mamma Mia
  • Back to The Future, The Musical
  • Matilda The Musical
  • Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Six
  • Shows based on Artists & The Songs We Love – Overview
  • The Tina Turner Musical
  • ABBA Voyage
  • Mamma Mia
  • The Choir of Man
  • Shows for the whole family
  • Shows for the whole family – Overview
  • Wicked
  • The Lion King The Musical
  • Matilda The Musical
  • Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • Plays
  • Plays – Overview
  • The Play That Goes Wrong
  • Witness for the Prosecution
  • The Mousetrap
  • Modern Musicals – Overview
  • Six
  • Hamilton
  • London’s Finest Immersive Theatre
  • London’s Finest Immersive Theatre – Overview
  • Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience
  • The Gunpowder Plot
  • Recommended ticket sites for Theatre
  • Find out more in Ask a Local – London

Classic Musicals at Their Very Best

Moulin Rouge! at the West End Piccadilly Theatre 2023
Moulin Rouge!
The Phantom of the Opera at His Majesty's Theatre , London

The Phantom of the Opera
CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB London 2023

Cabaret
Les Miserables

Classic Musicals at Their Very Best – Overview

Moulin Rouge! at the West End Piccadilly Theatre 2023

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Ten Tony Award winning musical!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LoveTheatre
ATG
and are available until Jun 2025.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Click here to check out the reviews

Full Review

Phantom of the Opera

Won over 70 awards and continues to receive rave reviews!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
His Majesty’s Theatre
and are available until Sep 2025.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Click here to check out the reviews

Full Review

CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB London 2023

Cabaret

An outstanding show, bold and mesmerising!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until October 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Les Misérables

Nearly 40 years after the premiere of the classic musical Les Misérables, it remains an award-winning and hugely popular show.

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
and are available until september 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Best Comedies

The Book of Mormon
The Play That Goes Wrong
Mamma Mia! the musical at the West End Novello Theatre, 2023- 2024
Mamma Mia! the musical
Back To The Future
Matilda The Musical at Cambridge Theatre, London 2023
Matilda
Mrs. Doubtfire - The Funniest Musical in London. Shaftesbury Theatre 2023
Mrs. Doubtfire

Best Comedies – Overview

The Book of Mormon

Best Musical Ever!
Hysterically funny, sharp and bold.

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct 
LoveTheatre 
Headout
and are available until May 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

The Play That Goes Wrong

It premiered at the Old Red Lion Theatre in 2012 and is now an award-winning play that has reached the lofty heights of Broadway!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct &
LOVEtheatre
and are available until Feb 2026.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Mamma Mia! the musical at the West End Novello Theatre, 2023- 2024

Mamma Mia

A cheerful, light-hearted musical!
One of the most successful musicals in the world

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until September 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Back to The Future,
The Musical

Some of the best special effects you will ever see on stage!

Tickets can be found at
London Theatre Direct & 
LoveTheatre
and are available until January 2026.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Matilda The Musical at Cambridge Theatre, London 2023

Matilda The Musical

One of the longest running musicals in London!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until May 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Mrs. Doubtfire - The Funniest Musical in London. Shaftesbury Theatre 2023

Mrs. Doubtfire

The Funniest Musical in London!

Tickets can be found at:

LondonTheatreDirect &
LOVEtheatre

and are available until April 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Six

Interesting, funny, young and exciting! Winner of the Tony Award for Best Original Score.

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct &
LOVEtheatre  

and are available until November 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Shows based on Artists & The Songs We Love

Tina Turner The Musical at Aldwych Theatre, London 2023 - 2024
Tina Turner The Musical
The Musical Jersey Boys London 2023
Jersey Boys
ABBA Voyage
Mamma Mia! the musical at the West End Novello Theatre, 2023- 2024
Mamma Mia! the musical
The Choir of Man
Mamma Mia, The Party In London

The Party had its start in Sweden and, after a huge success, became a regular event in London!

Mamma Mia, The Party In London – Tickets can be found at the Theatre Tickets Direct website.

Full Review

Shows based on Artists & The Songs We Love – Overview

Tina Turner The Musical at Aldwych Theatre, London 2023 - 2024

The Tina Turner Musical

The musical celebrates Tina’s incredible strength as a person, as an energy bomb on stage and as a tremendous singer.

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct 
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until October 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

ABBA Voyage

A Captivating Hologram Show.
A unique musical and technological experience

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
Second hand tickets – Stubhub.
and are available until January 2026.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Mamma Mia! the musical at the West End Novello Theatre, 2023- 2024

Mamma Mia

A cheerful, light-hearted musical!
One of the most successful musicals in the world

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until Sep 2025

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

The Choir of Man

A warm, feel-good show unlike any other in the West End!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct.
and are available until August 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Shows for the whole family

Wicked - The musical, London 2023
Wicked
The Lion King The Musical at Lyceum Theatre, London 2023
The Lion KingThe Lion King the musical
Matilda The Musical at Cambridge Theatre, London 2023
Matilda
Mrs. Doubtfire - The Funniest Musical in London. Shaftesbury Theatre 2023
Mrs. Doubtfire

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Shows for the whole family – Overview

Wicked - The musical, London 2023

Wicked

The alternate universe of ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, in an imaginary time and space – Stunning!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until January 2026.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

The Lion King The Musical at Lyceum Theatre, London 2023

The Lion King The Musical

One of the World’s Most Popular Musicals!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct 
Headout
LOVEthetre
ATG Tickets
and are available until Oct 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Matilda The Musical at Cambridge Theatre, London 2023

Matilda The Musical

One of the longest running musicals in London!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until May 2026.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Mrs. Doubtfire - The Funniest Musical in London. Shaftesbury Theatre 2023

Mrs. Doubtfire

The Funniest Musical in London!

Tickets can be found at:
LondonTheatreDirect &
LOVEtheatre
and are available until April 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

This is the first Harry Potter story to be performed onstage!

Tickets can be found at:
Official site – Harry Potter The Play and are available until June 2025.

Plays

The Play That Goes Wrong
Witness for the Prosecution
The Mousetrap

Plays – Overview

The Play That Goes Wrong

It premiered at the Old Red Lion Theatre in 2012 and is now an award-winning play that has reached the lofty heights of Broadway!

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct &
LOVEtheatre
and are available until Feb 2026.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Witness for the Prosecution

Leonard Vole is accused of murder. If found guilty, he will be hanged…

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
and are available until September 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

The Mousetrap

The play that has been running for 70 years, a world record! Written by the “Queen of Crime”, Agatha Christie.

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
and are available until September 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Modern Musicals

SIX
Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre, London 2023
Hamilton

Modern Musicals – Overview

Six

Interesting, funny, young and exciting! Winner of the Tony Award for Best Original Score.

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct &
LOVEtheatre  
and are available until November 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre, London 2023

Hamilton

A well-invested production of a spectacular Broadway musical.

Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct &
Headout
and are available until September 2025.

Click here to check out the reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Full Review

London’s Finest Immersive Theatre

Immersive theatre takes the stage out and breaks the fourth wall.
It is an interactive experience where the audience becomes part of the story!
Immersive theatre in London is a genre that has blossomed and boomed in recent years.
The aim is to engage as many of the audience’s senses as possible: you can see, hear, touch and even smell, and in most productions you can not only participate in the action, but even influence it!

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You'll be part of a historic event, the Gunpowder Plot!
The Gunpowder Plot

London’s Finest Immersive Theatre – Overview

Rave Reviews For This Unique Experience, Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds

Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience

Experience a Martian attack in 1898 London – we loved it!

Tickets can be found at:
fever
and are available until Sep 2025.

Full Review

You'll be part of a historic event, the Gunpowder Plot!

The Gunpowder Plot

Be part of history! A great family day out that will be a memory.

Tickets can be found at:
fever
and are available until Feb 2025.

Full Review

Recommended ticket sites for Theatre

We highly recommend to buy your tickets online and in advance! You will secure better seats and it most likely will be cheaper!

Our favourite ticketing sites are:

London Theatre Direct – Reliable and popular ticket website for musicals. We’ve listed for you the most common categories:

Musicals

Plays

Opera

Concerts 

Dance and Ballet

Last Minutes / same day tickets

LOVETheatre  – Excellent website for deals combining theatre/musicals AND dinner!

Additional reliable websites for good deals is ATG Tickets

More information about trusted ticket sites can find on our page London Show and Concert Tickets.

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