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London theatre tickets for 20th December 2022

Plays and musicals open on the 20th December 2022

& Juliet is a creative and rare idea about what if Juliet did not commit suicide after Romeo was poisoned, and decided to rewrite her own destiny.
Booking:
 To 25th Mar 2023
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Location:
 Shaftesbury Theatre, Soho
& Juliet
In this supernatural thriller, something otherworldly happens every night at 2:22am. Do you believe the dead can return?
Booking:
 To 8th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Criterion Theatre, Soho
2:22 A Ghost Story
Three outstanding actors – Simon Russell Beale, Patsy Ferran and Eben Figueiredo – come together to tell the story and play all the parts.
Booking:
 To 31st Dec 2022
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Location:
 Bridge Theatre, Southwark
A Christmas Carol
TV comedian Brian Conley is set to portray Ebenezer Scrooge as Dickens' fable once again springs to life, complete with a Broadway score, a cinematic 24-piece orchestra, and an all-star London cast.
Booking:
 To 2nd Jan 2023
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Location:
 Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road
A Christmas Carol (with Brian Conley)
This Christmas, Dickens meets Doyle in this clever fusion of comedy and drama.
Booking:
 To 7th Jan 2024
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Location:
 Marylebone Theatre, Camden
A Sherlock Carol
Enter the world of William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of love, As You Like It, this winter, travel into the Forest of Arden and discover what it truly means to be in love.
Booking:
 To 28th Jan 2023
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Location:
 @sohoplace, Soho
As You Like It
The blockbuster film and pop culture phenomenon arrives in London's West End as a groundbreaking new musical adventure.
Booking:
 To 22nd Dec 2024
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Location:
 Adelphi Theatre, Strand
Back to the Future - The Musical
The West End transfer of Best of Enemies stars Zachary Quinto and David Harewood
Booking:
 To 18th Feb 2023
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Location:
 Noel Coward Theatre, Trafalgar Square
Best of Enemies
Don’t miss the opportunity to see the beloved character brought to life in the UK for the very first time!
Booking:
 To 8th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Apollo Theatre, Soho
Blippi The Musical
Bugsy Malone brings laughter and mayhem to the Ally Pally this Holiday Season!
Booking:
 To 15th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Alexandra Palace, Wood Green
Bugsy Malone The Musical
From strong men to contortionists, acrobats to musicians, knife throwers and much more, Circus 1903 will amaze, captivate, and transport audiences of all ages to the mesmerising Golden Age of circus.
Booking:
 To 1st Jan 2023
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Location:
 Royal Festival Hall, Southwark
Circus 1903
Come From Away tells the story of what happened when the residents of a small community struggle to accommodate nearly 7,000 passengers as they and the world are reeling in the days following 9/11.
Booking:
 To 7th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Phoenix Theatre, Soho
Come From Away
Another David Walliams classic has been adapted for the stage this Christmas.
Booking:
 To 8th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Bloomsbury Theatre, Euston
Demon Dentist
This reimagining of a classic Christmas tale is set to new music from Dolly herself. Coming to London’s Southbank Centre for a limited one-month holiday run.
Booking:
 To 8th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southwark
Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol
Based on the hit Will Ferrell holiday classic, the hit Broadway and West End show is coming to London’s Dominion Theatre for a limited 8-week season, just in time for Christmas.
Booking:
 To 6th Jan 2024
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Location:
 Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road
Elf!
The musical adaptation of Nicholas Allan’s beloved book combines sparkles, bounciness and everything festive in this sure-to-be family-favourite production.
Booking:
 To 23rd Dec 2023
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Location:
 Arts Theatre, Soho
Father Christmas Needs a Wee!
The compelling true story of world-renowned reggae artist Bob Marley is set to spring to life on the West End stage.
Booking:
 To 29th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Lyric Theatre, Soho
Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical
It’s modern, it’s witty and it's a Christmas carol unlike any other. GHOSTED - Another F***ing Christmas Carol takes all of the lessons of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and presents them in an electric and colourful light.
Booking:
 To 24th Dec 2022
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Location:
 Other Palace Studio, Victoria
Ghosted - Another F***ing Christmas Carol
This play explores how a seemingly good person can be lured step, by logical step into the most deplorable of actions.
Booking:
 To 7th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Harold Pinter Theatre, St James
Good (David Tennant)
Hugely popular musical, Hamilton, tells the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton with music, lyrics and a book by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Booking:
 To 29th Mar 2025
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Location:
 Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria
Hamilton
Following two smash hit London seasons, Heathers the Musical is back - for just 12 weeks.
Booking:
 To 6th Jul 2024
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Location:
 Theatre Royal Haymarket, St James
Heathers The Musical
Civil unrest, trouble with Europe, a monarchy in peril… it’s not 2022 but the late fifteenth century, and young, newly crowned Henry is eager to assert power at home and abroad.
Booking:
 To 4th Feb 2023
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Location:
 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Southwark
Henry V
The global premiere of Japanese creative powerhouse Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro live on stage at London’s Barbican.
Booking:
 To 23rd Mar 2024
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Location:
 Barbican Theatre, Barbican
Henry VIII
a new musical based on Sleeping Beauty book by Tanya Ronder, music by Jim Fortune and lyrics by Rufus Norris original concept by Katrina Lindsay and Rufus Norris 26 November-14 January Running Time: approx. 2 hours 30 mins incl. interval
Booking:
 To 14th Jan 2023
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Location:
 National Theatre, Southwark
Hex
A-Woof! The hit CBeebies show Hey Duggee is coming to the West End. Join Duggee and the rest of the squirrel club in the hunt for badges in this energetic and exciting adventure!
Booking:
 To 8th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Royal Festival Hall, Southwark
Hey Duggee
This Christmas join comedy superstars Dawn French and Julian Clary as they lead the cast of a brand-new production of Jack and the Beanstalk at London’s iconic home of pantomime.
Booking:
 To 15th Jan 2023
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Location:
 London Palladium, Soho North
Jack and the Beanstalk
a new play by April De Angelis From 30 November to 21 January
Booking:
 To 28th Jan 2023
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Location:
 National Theatre, Southwark
Kerry Jackson
For eight weeks only the saucy and scintillating La Clique returns to London to bring Christmas joy to the adult girls and boys.
Booking:
 To 6th Jan 2024
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Location:
 Spiegeltent at Leicester Square, Soho
La Clique
This first-class experience features some of the world’s sexiest, most talented guys performing heart-racing dance routines in front of, above and all around you.
Booking:
 To 29th Jun 2025
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Location:
 The Theatre at Hippodrome Casino (over 18s only), Soho
Magic Mike Live
In proud partnership with the Mandela family. Co-produced with Nandi Mandela, Luvuyo Madasa, Shaun Hurwitz, Ronen Zekry, Greg Dean Borowsky, Shaun Borowsky and Brian & Dayna Lee
Booking:
 To 4th Feb 2023
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Location:
 Young Vic, Southwark
Mandela
Matilda the Musical is inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, with original songs from comedian Tim Minchin and book by Dennis Kelly.
Booking:
 To 25th May 2025
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Location:
 Cambridge Theatre, Soho
Matilda The Musical
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty returns to Sadler's Wells for Christmas 2022
Booking:
 To 15th Jan 2023
Location:
 Sadler's Wells, Clerkenwell
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty
The decades old tale of Mother Goose comes to Hackney Theatre London as a pantomime
Booking:
 To 31st Dec 2022
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Location:
 Hackney Empire, Hackney
Mother Goose
Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory!
Booking:
 To 5th Oct 2024
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Location:
 Piccadilly Theatre, Soho
Moulin Rouge The Musical
In this brand-new special production, over 50 dancers and musicians will lead you on a whirlwind ride of this classic ballet's most beloved moments, all set to the music of Tchaikovsky’s world-renowned score.
Booking:
 To 12th Jan 2025
Location:
 London Coliseum, Trafalgar Square
Nutcracker Delights
Following sensational critical acclaim One Woman Show played sold out runs at Soho Theatre London and Traverse Theatre Edinburgh and was called “the single hottest ticket in the capital right nowâ€
Booking:
 To 21st Jan 2023
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Location:
 The Ambassadors Theatre, Soho
One Woman Show
Only Fools And Horses is a musical comedy that takes you on a trip down memory lane.
Booking:
 To 5th Jan 2025
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Location:
 Theatre Royal Haymarket, St James
Only Fools And Horses
Michael Grandage directs Emma Corrin in Neil Bartlett’s joyous new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s modern masterpiece - Orlando.
Booking:
 To 25th Feb 2023
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Location:
 Garrick Theatre, Soho
Orlando
by William Shakespeare From 23 November to 21 January
Booking:
 To 21st Jan 2023
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Location:
 National Theatre, Southwark
Othello
Get ready to follow the journey of one ordinary girl who reaches too far into the heights of Paradise.
Booking:
 To 21st Jan 2023
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Location:
 Bush Theatre, Shepherds Bush
Paradise Now!
A truly unmissable experience that transports you inside the world of TV’s most notorious drama at the Camden Garrison, the glamorously gritty new venue in the heart of Camden Market.
Booking:
 To 28th May 2023
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Location:
 The Camden Garrison, Camden
Peaky Blinders: The Rise
Prepare for the brand new Peppa Pig live show packed full of songs, games and laughter, it really is the best day ever for Peppa Pig fans!
Booking:
 To 1st Jan 2023
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Location:
 Theatre Royal Haymarket, St James
Peppa Pig's Best Day Ever!
Prepare for the brand new Peppa Pig live show packed full of songs, games and laughter, it really is the best day ever for Peppa Pig fans!
Booking:
 To 31st Dec 2022
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Location:
 Theatre Royal Haymarket, St James
Peppa Pig’s Best Day Ever!
You are formally invited to the goblin wedding of the year in this alternative comedy from Sleeping Trees!
Booking:
 To 7th Jan 2023
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Location:
 The Vaults Theatre, Southwark
Peter Pan's Labyrinth
In a madcap ride through the biggest stories and best-loved characters from the wonderful world of pantomime.
Booking:
 To 30th Dec 2023
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Location:
 Garrick Theatre, Soho
Potted Panto 2020
The hit Broadway musical adaption of the beloved romance Pretty Woman is back in the West End
Booking:
 To 18th Jun 2023
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Location:
 Savoy Theatre, Strand
Pretty Woman: The Musical
Following our 2019 Offie Award winning Sleeping Beauty and our 2021 nomination for The Queen Of Hearts, Robin Hood will once again see the return of the much-loved Greenwich Theatre Pantomime producti...
Booking:
 To 31st Dec 2022
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Location:
 Greenwich Theatre, Greenwich
Robin Hood
Watch the magic unfold in Rumpelstiltskin the Pantomime this Christmas at Park Theatre.
Booking:
 To 14th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Park Theatre, Finsbury Park
Rumpelstiltskin
From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII finally take the mic to tell their tales.
Booking:
 To 4th May 2025
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Location:
 Vaudeville Theatre, Strand
Six
Snow White and The Seven Dwarves will be coming to Greenwich Theatre, for our 2023 Pantomime. Secure your tickets early, for the theatrical event of the season. Written by everyone’s favourite badd...
Booking:
 To 1st Jan 2023
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Location:
 Greenwich Theatre, Greenwich
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Every family’s got their stuff, right? The Douaihys have a habit of dying tragically. We’re like the Kennedys without the sex appeal.
Booking:
 To 14th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Hampstead Theatre, Hampstead
Sons Of The Prophet
It’s a matter of perception. The hands of time turn at the same speed for everyone. Yet a child waits what seems to be an eternity for summer, whilst an old man watches a year pass in the blinking of an eye
Booking:
 To 28th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Hampstead Theatre, Hampstead
The Art Of Illusion
An eye-raising comedy musical tells the story of two Mormon missionaries seeking to convert a disinterest village more worried about real problems than godly salvation.
Booking:
 To 10th Aug 2024
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Location:
 Prince of Wales Theatre, Soho
The Book of Mormon
Welcome to THE CHOIR OF MAN- the best night in your local you’ve ever had. It’s a party, it’s a concert, it’s a lock in like no other.
Booking:
 To 29th Sep 2024
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Location:
 Arts Theatre, Soho
The Choir of Man
Join Hunter and Shelly as they step back 65 million years on their mission to rediscover the lost land of the dinosaurs. The Dinosaur Show brings a host of pre-historic creatures to life and the oppor...
Booking:
 To 31st Dec 2022
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Location:
 Southwark Playhouse, Southwark
The Dinosaur Show
In The Drifters Girl Beverley Knight brings the true story of the first-ever African American female music manager out of the shadows.
Booking:
 To 27th Apr 2024
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Location:
 Garrick Theatre, Soho
The Drifters Girl
Experience the magic of Christmas in the Globe Theatre with all the family, as our re-imagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s festive fairy tale returns for a second year.
Booking:
 To 31st Dec 2022
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Location:
 Shakespeare's Globe, Southwark
The Fir Tree
Ingenious puppetry, stunning effects and the enchanting music by Elton John, Tim Rice and Lebo M will transport you to the heart of the African Pridelands.
Booking:
 To 19th Oct 2024
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Location:
 Lyceum Theatre, Covent Garden
The Lion King
The world's longest-running play of any kind, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at the St Martin's Theatre
Booking:
 To 1st Mar 2025
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Location:
 St Martin's Theatre, Soho
The Mousetrap
The long-running classic musical story continues its record-breaking run at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Booking:
 To 29th Mar 2025
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Location:
 Her Majesty's Theatre, St James
The Phantom Of The Opera
When a production of the fictitious whodunnit mystery play, The Murder at Haversham Manor, is put on by the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, disaster awaits them at every turn. Behold as everything that could possibly go wrong does.
Booking:
 To 4th May 2025
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Location:
 Duchess Theatre, Aldwych
The Play That Goes Wrong
The Snowman continues to enchant audiences with a captivating mix of dance, live music, storytelling, spectacle and magic.
Booking:
 To 30th Dec 2023
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Location:
 Peacock Theatre, Holborn
The Snowman
Poop Poop!A brand-new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s much loved The Wind in the Willows by award-winning children’s author Piers Torday (The Last Wild series) comes to Wilton’s this Christmas.S...
Booking:
 To 31st Dec 2022
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Location:
 Wilton's Music Hall, Whitechapel
The Wind In The Willows Wilton's 
By Award Winning Author
 Piers Torday
A brand-new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s much loved The Wind in the Willows by award winning children’s author Piers Torday comes to Wilton’s this Christmas.
Booking:
 To 31st Dec 2022
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Location:
 Wilton's Music Hall, Whitechapel
The Wind in the Wilton's
But when Dorothey is drag-ged back to the scene, will their homecoming turn the tide for Good or Wicked?
Booking:
 To 14th Jan 2023
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Location:
 The Vaults Theatre, Southwark
The Witches of Oz
Can you survive the tale of The Woman in Black? Now starring Stuart Fox and Matthew Spencer
Booking:
 To 29th Apr 2023
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Location:
 Fortune Theatre, Aldwych
The Woman in Black
A jukebox musical based on the, often tumultuous, life and legendary music of International recording artist Tina Turner.
Booking:
 To 31st May 2025
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Location:
 Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych
TINA: The Tina Turner Musical
Known as one of literature’s towering symbols of honesty and compassion lawyer Atticus Finch seeks the truth in a town that seems determined to hide it.
Booking:
 To 20th May 2023
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Location:
 Gielgud Theatre, Aldwych
To Kill a Mockingbird
You saw her last when she was just two, Celebrate the holidays with Cindy Lou Who. Pull up a seat and fill up your cup, ‘Cause your favorite little Who is all grown up! Who’s Holiday! is a...
Booking:
 To 7th Jan 2023
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Location:
 Southwark Playhouse, Southwark
Who's Holiday!
Wicked the Musical, is the smash-hit musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz.
Booking:
 To 1st Jun 2025
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Location:
 Apollo Victoria Theatre, Pimlico South
Wicked
Based on the true disappearance of three lighthouse keepers, Paul Morrisey’s Wickies is a supernatural thriller that aims to uncover the mystery behind the vanishing men of Eilean Mor.
Booking:
 To 31st Dec 2022
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Location:
 Park Theatre, Finsbury Park
Wickies
Agatha Christie's bone-chilling drama presented in a courtroom setting.
Booking:
 To 30th Mar 2025
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Location:
 London County Hall, Southwark
Witness for the Prosecution