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London theatre tickets for 21st August 2023

Plays and musicals open on the 21st August 2023

Meet Usher, a black queer writer, writing a musical about a black queer writer!
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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 Barbican Theatre, Barbican
A Strange Loop
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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 Lyric Hammersmith, Hammersmith
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
For one night only, a cast of actors and actresses is being brought together to perform a host of funny and moving monologues at The Union Theatre to raise funds for the RNLI’s Tower Lifeboat Sta...
Booking:
 To 13th Nov 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
An Evening of Monologues
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Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
Anything That We Wanted To Be Written & Performed by Adam Lenson
Scott Folan is a 23 year old Actor and Singer-songwriter. Coming off the recent announcement that he will feature in the next ‘Hunger Games’ movie, he’s excited to share the other piece of ar...
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
‘Other Days’ – Scott Folan Album Launch
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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 Adelphi Theatre, Strand
Back to the Future - The Musical
AIM Theatre (AIM) are thrilled to be presenting Charlie’s Girls, a new cabaret show celebrating the songs of composer Charles Miller. Charles is a highly regarded composer with a string of cr...
Booking:
 To 13th Nov 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
Charlie’s Girls, the songs of Charles Miller
George and Ira Gershwin's musical comedy, Crazy For You, celebrated its 30th-anniversary revival at Chichester Festival Theatre, and is now returning for a West End transfer!
Booking:
 To 20th Jan 2024
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Location:
 Gillian Lynne Theatre, Aldwych
Crazy For You
Unleash the power of the supernatural pen in Death Note, a thrilling battle of justice!
Booking:
 To 22nd Aug 2023
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 London Palladium, Soho North
Death Note – The Musical
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
Sonia Friedman Productions and the National Theatre present the Bristol Old Vic Production Dr Semmelweis by Stephen Brown with Mark Rylance
Booking:
 To 7th Oct 2023
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Location:
 Harold Pinter Theatre, St James
Dr Semmelweis
It ain’t easy being Jack. He got sorted into Hufflepuff using the official online quiz, hates studying French, and is in love with his best friend Ollie. Dodging bullies, keeping secrets and trying ...
Booking:
 To 31st Aug 2023
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Location:
 Southwark Playhouse, Southwark
Dumbledore Is 
So Gay
Fireman Sam Saves the Circus, and our Summer Holidays as he swaps Pontypandy for Kingston Upon Thames this August.
Booking:
 To 28th Aug 2023
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Location:
 Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston Upon Thames
Fireman Sam Saves the Circus
Please note that the plays will vary for each performance so please check before buying. Please note that the plays will vary for each performance so please check before buying. Fragmented Mirr...
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Union Theatre, Southwark
Fragmented Mirror by Troupe 22 Theatre Company
The beloved film and classic show are full to the top of sing-a-long songs that will have you humming and toe-tapping for days to come- the perfect show to inspire some Summer Lovin’ this holiday.
Booking:
 To 20th Apr 2024
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 Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road
Grease
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 29th Jun 2024
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 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
Horrible Histories returns to the West End’s Garrick Theatre with Terrible Tudors this summer.
Booking:
 To 1st Sep 2024
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 Garrick Theatre, Soho
Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors
Surround yourself with the magic of storytelling in this enchanting adaptation.
Booking:
 To 2nd Sep 2023
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 Apollo Theatre, Soho
I Believe In Unicorns
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
Discover the meaning of family in the bustling streets of St Tropez in La Cage aux Folles!
Booking:
 To 23rd Sep 2023
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Location:
 Open Air Theatre, Camden
La Cage aux Folles
Laurel and Chaplin – The Feud follows a bitter 25-year rivalry between two of the biggest stars of the last century.
Booking:
 To 28th Aug 2023
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 Cambridge Theatre, Soho
Laurel and Chaplin - The Feud
Les Misérables -- reimagined for the Sondheim Theatre -- is the classic revolutionary musical.
Booking:
 To 29th Mar 2025
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 Sondheim Theatre, Soho
Les Misérables
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic Love Never Dies returns to London’s West End this summer in a star-studded concert.
Booking:
 To 22nd Aug 2023
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 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Aldwych
Love Never Dies The Musical in Concert
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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 Shakespeare's Globe, Southwark
Macbeth
Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA.
Booking:
 To 29th Mar 2025
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 Novello Theatre, Aldwych
Mamma Mia
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
She's coming to the West End, dearie. Mrs. Doubtfire transfers for a limited run in 2023
Booking:
 To 16th Feb 2025
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Location:
 Shaftesbury Theatre, Soho
Mrs. Doubtfire
The smash-hit production is set to make a limited transfer to the West End.
Booking:
 To 2nd Sep 2023
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 Wyndham's Theatre, Soho
Oklahoma!
Adult - Aakash, Abraham, Daniel, Dorentina, Holly, Lizzie, Rinor, Thomas Foundation - Abraham, Daniel, Dorentina,Holly, Lizzie, Nisa, Rinor, Saskia, Thomas Junior - De-Shai, Hallie, Imani, ...
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
RAaW London’s 2023 Showcases
Tune in, Children of the 80s! The Upside-Down returns, as The Vaults presents award-winning, smash-hit parody musical; Stranger Sings! Following a sell out run underground, Stranger Sings is kic...
Booking:
 To 26th Aug 2023
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 Southwark Playhouse, Southwark
Stranger Sings
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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 Prince of Wales Theatre, Soho
The Book of Mormon
Forget the Tower of London, The Crown Jewels in the Garrick Theatre is the one to see!
Booking:
 To 16th Sep 2023
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 Garrick Theatre, Soho
The Crown Jewels
In this fable of power and dread, there's a witch hunt beginning - and no one is safe.
Booking:
 To 2nd Sep 2023
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Location:
 Gielgud Theatre, Soho
The Crucible
One rainy day in a Japanese garden, two people cross paths and find comfort in each other.
Booking:
 To 9th Sep 2023
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Location:
 Park Theatre, Finsbury Park
The Garden of Words
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
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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 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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 Her Majesty's Theatre, St James
The Phantom Of The Opera
The Pillowman is a dark, twisty, and utterly unforgettable masterpiece from one of Ireland’s most renowned playwrights, Martin McDonagh.
Booking:
 To 2nd Sep 2023
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 Duke of York's Theatre, Trafalgar Square
The Pillowman
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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 Lyric Theatre, Soho
The Smeds and The Smoos
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
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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 Park Theatre, Finsbury Park
The Way Old Friends Do
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