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London theatre tickets for 13th August 2023

Plays and musicals open on the 13th August 2023

This supernatural thriller saw sell-out performances in its initial run and now audiences will have a limited opportunity to get tickets for the scariest ticket in town.
Booking:
 To 17th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Apollo 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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Location:
 ABBA Arena, Stratford
Abba Voyage
Ain't Too Proud the musical recounts the epic legacy of R&B icon group The Temptations.
Booking:
 To 7th Jan 2024
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Location:
 Prince Edward Theatre, Soho
Ain't Too Proud
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
Dickens’ tropes are exaggerated to a hilarious and absurd level in Bleak Expectations!
Booking:
 To 3rd Sep 2023
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Location:
 Criterion Theatre, Strand
Bleak Expectations
Experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this interactive family show.
Booking:
 To 3rd Sep 2023
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Location:
 Open Air Theatre, Camden
Dinosaur World Live
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
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
Love them or hate them, the Spitting Image puppets are truly the spitting image of their real-life counterparts! With a plot that's even more improbable than the last year of British politics, this show is sure to have you on the edge of your seat.
Booking:
 To 26th Aug 2023
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Location:
 Phoenix Theatre, Soho
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image 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
One couple's ruthless quest for power turns nature upside down in Shakespeare’s epic tragedy of Macbeth at the Globe Theatre this summer.
Booking:
 To 28th Oct 2023
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Location:
 Shakespeare's Globe, 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
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
This original production is an intense and modern re-imagining of one of the most famous love stories ever told.
Booking:
 To 2nd Sep 2023
Location:
 Sadler's Wells, Clerkenwell
Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet
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
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
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
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
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
Soar into space with this enchanting adaptation of the award-winning children’s book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Booking:
 To 3rd Sep 2023
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Location:
 Lyric Theatre, Soho
The Smeds and The Smoos
From his pineapple under the sea to the West End, witness the magical SpongeBob Musical!
Booking:
 To 27th Aug 2023
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Location:
 Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southwark
The SpongeBob Musical
The Third Man by Graham Greene, which has previously been made into a film and published as a novella has now been reimagined into a musical at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Menier Chocolate Factory, Southwark
The Third Man
Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos.
Booking:
 To 1st Sep 2024
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Location:
 Theatre Royal Haymarket, St James
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Join Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion as they journey down the Yellow Brick Road
Booking:
 To 3rd Sep 2023
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Location:
 London Palladium, Soho North
The Wizard of Oz
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
21 years since it all began… the world’s favourite rock theatrical returns home!
Booking:
 To 27th Aug 2023
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Location:
 London Coliseum, Trafalgar Square
We Will Rock You
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