London’s best musicals and plays for 2023
Everything you need to know about London’s top plays, musicals and West End shows for 2023-2024.
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
Back To The Future
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 February 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 Feb 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Cabaret
An outstanding show, bold and mesmerising!
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until June 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Funniest Musical in London!
Tickets can be found at:
LondonTheatreDirect &
LOVEtheatre
and are available until Sep 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 February 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews.
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 Dec 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
- London’s best musicals and plays for 2023
- 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
- Jersey Boys
- ABBA Voyage
- Mamma Mia
- The Choir of Man
- Shows for the whole family
- Shows for the whole family – Overview
- Wicked
- Frozen
- 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
- Seasonal Shows You Can’t Afford To Miss! – Overview
- Oklahoma!
- Brokeback Mountain
- Modern Musicals – Overview
- Six
- Hamilton
- London’s Finest Immersive Theatre
- London’s Finest Immersive Theatre – Overview
- The Burnt City
- 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
Classic Musicals at Their Very Best – Overview
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Ten Tony Award winning musical!
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LoveTheatre
ATG
and are available until Feb 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Phantom of the Opera
Won over 70 awards and continues to receive rave reviews!
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
Phantom of the Opera – the musical
His Majesty’s Theatre
and are available until March 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Cabaret
An outstanding show, bold and mesmerising!
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
Headout
LOVEtheatre
and are available until Jun 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 March 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Best Comedies
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 Feb 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 April 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 March 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 Feb 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 Dec 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Funniest Musical in London!
Tickets can be found at:
LondonTheatreDirect &
LOVEtheatre
and are available until Sep 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 April 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Shows based on Artists & The Songs We Love
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.
Shows based on Artists & The Songs We Love – Overview
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 February 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Jersey Boys
Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical!
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
LOVEtheatre
and are available until January 2022.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 May 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 March 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 February 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Shows for the whole family
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Shows for the whole family – Overview
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 Nov 2023.
Click here to check out the reviews
Frozen
Frozen has joined London’s regular line-up of Disney musicals! Multi-stunt show with lots of humour
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
and are available until June 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 February 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews.
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 Dec 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Funniest Musical in London!
Tickets can be found at:
LondonTheatreDirect &
LOVEtheatre
and are available until January 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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
Plays
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 April 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 April 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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 April 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Seasonal Shows You Can’t Afford To Miss!
Seasonal Shows You Can’t Afford To Miss! – Overview
Oklahoma!
This version takes the dark potential of the musical to another level.
** Limited season **
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
and are available until Sep 2023.
Brokeback Mountain
Two decades later, Brokeback still rocks mountains.
** Limited season **
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
and are available until August 2023
Click here to check out the reviews
Modern Musicals
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 April 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
Hamilton
A well-invested production of a spectacular Broadway musical.
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct &
Headout
and are available until March 2024.
Click here to check out the reviews
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!
London’s Finest Immersive Theatre – Overview
The Burnt City
Our #1 immersive theatre in London!
Tickets can be found at:
London Theatre Direct
and are available until Sep 2023.
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:
LoveTheatre
and are available until Sep 2023.
The Gunpowder Plot
Be part of history! A great family day out that will be a memory.
Tickets can be found at:
Golden Tours
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:
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.
Find out more in Ask a Local – London
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