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London theatre tickets for 30th March 2023

Plays and musicals open on the 30th March 2023

2:22 is written by award-winning writer Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist, and is directed by Matthew Dunster.
Booking:
 To 23rd Apr 2023
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 Lyric Theatre, Soho
2:22 A Ghost Story
Featuring a setlist of hit songs, see ABBA’s avatars accompanied by a 10-piece live band, at the custom-built ABBA Arena in London.
Booking:
 To 5th Jan 2025
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 ABBA Arena, Stratford
Abba Voyage
When a young anarchist dies in police custody, the Maniac rains hell on the police force!
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Lyric Hammersmith, Hammersmith
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Phelim McDermott's Olivier Award-winning production of Philip Glass's Akhnaten returns to the ENO.
Booking:
 To 5th Apr 2023
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Location:
 London Coliseum, Trafalgar Square
Akhnaten
Legendary TV and film star George Takei brings his critically lauded and award winning broadway musical Allegiance to London’s Charing Cross Theatre.
Booking:
 To 8th Apr 2023
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Location:
 Charing Cross Theatre, Trafalgar Square
Allegiance
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
Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell is revving its engines and peeling into London’s Peacock Theatre for a pit stop on its UK tour.
Booking:
 To 1st Apr 2023
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Location:
 Peacock Theatre, Holborn
Bat Out of Hell
“I am the Jesus Christ of politics.” It’s time to set the record straight. Please welcome to the stage the former cruise ship crooner turned multi billionaire and Italian Prime Minister… the...
Booking:
 To 31st Mar 2023
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Location:
 Southwark Playhouse, Southwark
Berlusconi</br>A New Musical
Based on the Handmade film 'A Private Function' and the original story by Alan Bennett and Malcom Mowbray. Adapted from the screenplay by Alan Bennett Originally produced by Cameron Mackintosh ...
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Union Theatre, Southwark
Betty Blue Eyes
Two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere became the biggest folk heroes in all America. They craved adventure—and each other. Their names were Bonnie and Clyde.
Booking:
 To 20th May 2023
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Location:
 Arts Theatre, Soho
Bonnie & Clyde
Two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere became the biggest folk heroes in all America. They craved adventure—and each other. Their names were Bonnie and Clyde.
Booking:
 To 20th May 2023
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 Charing Cross Theatre, Trafalgar Square
Bonnie and Clyde
August Strindberg's savage comedy gets a 21st-century makeover in Dance of Death.
Booking:
 To 31st Mar 2023
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Location:
 The Coronet Theatre, Notting Hill
Dance of Death
See the hit film come to life before your eyes with this fantastic, emotional and triumphant live stage show.
Booking:
 To 29th Apr 2023
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Location:
 Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road
Dirty Dancing
Akram Kahn brings this otherworldly tale of isolation and belonging to Sadler's Wells.
Booking:
 To 1st Apr 2023
Location:
 Sadler's Wells, Clerkenwell
English National Ballet - Creature by Akram Khan
A thrilling, high-energy 80s-inspired British musical with a superhero-sized heart and an uplifting score.
Booking:
 To 28th May 2023
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Location:
 The Turbine Theatre, Battersea
Eugenius!
Father figures and fashion tips. Lost loves and jollof rice. African empires and illicit sex. Good days and bad days. Six young Black men meet for group therapy, and let their hearts – and imaginations – run wild.
Booking:
 To 1st Jun 2024
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Location:
 Apollo Theatre, Soho
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy
Prepare to fall in love with Disney’s Frozen all over again, as the brand-new theatrical experience is now open at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Booking:
 To 8th Sep 2024
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Location:
 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Aldwych
Frozen The Musical
No Performances on 13th or 14th June Runs 25 May - 8 July 2023 Tuesday - Saturday 7.30pm and Sunday 2.00pm No Performances on 13th or 14th June Runs 25 May - 8 July 2023 Tuesday...
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Union Theatre, Southwark
Grindr: The Opera
Join us for Guys & Dolls as The Bridge transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time. It has more hit songs, more laughs and more romance than any show ever written.The seating is wrapped ...
Booking:
 To 31st May 2024
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Location:
 Bridge Theatre, Southwark
Guys & Dolls
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 3rd Sep 2023
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Location:
 Theatre Royal Haymarket, St James
Heathers The Musical
Oh, what a night! It has been announced that Jersey Boys is returning to the West End stage with a limited run at the newly reopened Trafalgar Theatre.
Booking:
 To 28th Jan 2024
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Location:
 Trafalgar Theatre, Whitehall
Jersey Boys
Les Misérables -- reimagined for the Sondheim Theatre -- is the classic revolutionary musical.
Booking:
 To 29th Mar 2025
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Location:
 Sondheim Theatre, Soho
Les Misérables
In this classic tale of greed and guilt, Flabbergast’s Macbeth fuses a rigorous and respectful approach to text and storytelling to bring a magical, lucid interpretation of Shakespeare’s blood-soa...
Booking:
 To 31st Mar 2023
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Location:
 Southwark Playhouse, Southwark
Macbeth
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
Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA.
Booking:
 To 28th Sep 2024
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Location:
 Novello Theatre, Aldwych
Mamma Mia
Marjorie Prime is a futuristic and chilling introspection into the human psyche.
Booking:
 To 6th May 2023
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Location:
 Menier Chocolate Factory, Southwark
Marjorie Prime
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
Adapted from the ancient Greek tragedy by the tragedian Euripides, the production Medea comes to @sohoplace theatre for a strictly limited run.
Booking:
 To 22nd Apr 2023
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Location:
 @sohoplace, Soho
Medea
Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory!
Booking:
 To 14th Sep 2024
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Location:
 Piccadilly Theatre, Soho
Moulin Rouge The Musical
Following an award-winning run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Rob Madge brings My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) to the Garrick Theatre.
Booking:
 To 1st Apr 2023
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Location:
 Garrick Theatre, Soho
My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?)
Watch what happens when a beloved show gets a whole new look. The award-winning musical Newsies made headlines on Broadway and now makes its U.K. premiere at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.
Booking:
 To 30th Jul 2023
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Location:
 Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, Wembley
Newsies
Josh loves Eurovision.  He knows every insane figure and fact.  Ukraine entering a guy in a hamster wheel.  Norway winning with an Olympic skater.  The Russian grannies.  The Brotherhood of Ma...
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Union Theatre, Southwark
Nul Points !
The smash-hit production is set to make a limited transfer to the West End.
Booking:
 To 2nd Sep 2023
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Location:
 Wyndham's Theatre, Soho
Oklahoma!
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
Christine Bovill’s award-winning Paris established her reputation as one of Europe’s finest interpreters of French song. In her new show, she travels into the 60s and the Americanisation of Fre...
Booking:
 To 1st Apr 2023
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Location:
 Wilton's Music Hall, Whitechapel
Paris! From Piaf To Pop
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
a new play by Simon Stone after Euripides, Seneca and Racine From 1 February to 8 April 2023 Running Time: tbc
Booking:
 To 8th Apr 2023
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Location:
 National Theatre, Southwark
Phaedra
Enjoy an evening in the bar with good food and a great atmosphere. Host & Singer Lee Greenaway Singer & Pianist Matt Faull ...
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Union Theatre, Southwark
Piano & Pizza
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
Experience the epic new world from Punchdrunk, ‘the world-conquering theatre rebels’, as the greatest of Greek tragedies is transported to a sprawling dystopian labyrinth.
Booking:
 To 24th Sep 2023
Location:
 One Cartridge Place, Woolwich
Punchdrunk: The Burnt City
A co-production with Sherman Theatre a new play by Gary Owen From 14 February to 1 April 2023 Running Time: tbc
Booking:
 To 1st Apr 2023
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Location:
 National Theatre, Southwark
Romeo and Julie
Where's Robin? Where's Robin? Where's Robin?
Booking:
 To 29th Apr 2023
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Location:
 Hampstead Theatre, Hampstead
Sea Creatures
Join us this March for an exhilarating evening of live theatre, featuring a series of unique abridged Shakespeare productions by local schools. See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life l...
Booking:
 To 31st Mar 2023
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Location:
 Greenwich Theatre, Greenwich
Shakespeare Schools Festival 23
The iconic Sheridan Smith stars as the loveable Liverpudlian lass in Shirley Valentine!
Booking:
 To 3rd Jun 2023
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Location:
 Duke of York's Theatre, Trafalgar Square
Shirley Valentine
From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII finally take the mic to tell their tales.
Booking:
 To 3rd Nov 2024
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Location:
 Vaudeville Theatre, Strand
Six
Sleepova is an ode to the difficulty that comes with maintaining the friendships that form us whilst we age.
Booking:
 To 8th Apr 2023
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Location:
 Bush Theatre, Shepherds Bush
Sleepova
Think Out Loud bring their first live show to The Union. ‘Speak Up’ is a night of new writing from exciting new voices. This show will be raising funds in support of Mind and the work they ...
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Union Theatre, Southwark
Speak Up
A feminist pop-punk live music play about love, loss and lubrication. Based on a true story. Sugar Coat is a hilarious and heartfelt mix of rebellious empowerment and laugh-out-loud teen angst. Pe...
Booking:
 To 31st Mar 2023
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Location:
 Southwark Playhouse, Southwark
Sugar Coat
Starring Beverley Knight, the epic musical celebrates feminist icon Sylvia Pankhurst.
Booking:
 To 8th Apr 2023
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Location:
 The Old Vic, Southwark
Sylvia
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
The nations favourite TV show will become a brand-new Great British Musical.
Booking:
 To 13th May 2023
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Location:
 Noel Coward Theatre, Trafalgar Square
The Great British Bake Off Musical
Tindall Joe Aylward Bill Mark Foy Ted Ari Oskarsson Game William Pyke Joe Sam Rhodes Producer Mark Foy Sound Design Jordan Pezzimenti Director Steve Salt ...
Booking:
 To 13th Nov 2023
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Location:
 Union Theatre, Southwark
The Hunt
Hailed as 'genuinely epic and magnificent' by the New York Times, The Lehman Trilogy is the story of a family that changed the world.
Booking:
 To 20th May 2023
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Location:
 Gillian Lynne Theatre, Aldwych
The Lehman Trilogy
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
Steven Moffats' dark and murderous comedy The Unfriend comes to the Criterion Theatre.
Booking:
 To 9th Mar 2024
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Location:
 Criterion Theatre, Aldwych
The Unfriend
A queer celebration of two dancing queens that are here to do it The Way Old Friends Do!
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Park Theatre, Finsbury Park
The Way Old Friends Do
Shakespeare’s romance The Winter’s Tale transforms the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and the Globe Theatre in a production that takes place across both stages.
Booking:
 To 16th Apr 2023
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Location:
 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Southwark
The Winter's Tale
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
Get inside the beating heart of Shakespeare’s first and most deadly revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus
Booking:
 To 15th Apr 2023
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Location:
 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Southwark
Titus Andronicus
Known as one of literatures 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, Southwark
To Kill a Mockingbird
MC Dustin Moore ...
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Union Theatre, Southwark
Union Comedy
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
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