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London theatre tickets for 13th November 2023

Plays and musicals open on the 13th November 2023

This joyous adaptation for the stage was created by Jack Thorne who wrote Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and was responsible for the new adaptation of Woyzeck which starred John Boyega.
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 To 6th Jan 2024
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 The Old Vic, Southwark
A Christmas Carol
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.
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 To 25th Nov 2024
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 ABBA Arena, Stratford
Abba Voyage
Swimming in synchronicity, gasping for the air of freedom Two women incarcerated for breaking society’s harsh rules. Discarded and forgotten for half a century. Together treading water, cre...
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 To 13th Nov 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
Airswimming
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...
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 To 13th Nov 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
An Evening of Monologues
Austentatious, an entirely improvised Jane Austen period parody play. You choose the name.
Booking:
 To 18th Dec 2023
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Location:
 Arts Theatre, Soho
Austentatious
The blockbuster film and pop culture phenomenon arrives in London's West End as a groundbreaking new musical adventure.
Booking:
 To 21st Jul 2024
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 Adelphi Theatre, Strand
Back to the Future - The Musical
Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans star in Michael Grandage's new comedy Backstairs Billy!
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 To 27th Jan 2024
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Location:
 Duke of York's Theatre, Trafalgar Square
Backstairs Billy
For two nights only, come and join us for the birth of a new British musical unlike anything else you may have seen or heard at London’s Vaudeville Theatre.
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 To 27th Nov 2023
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 Vaudeville Theatre, Strand
Billie The Kid
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...
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 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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 Gillian Lynne Theatre, Aldwych
Crazy For You
The sold-out National Theatre production transfers to the West End this Autumn.
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 To 13th Jan 2024
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 Prince Edward Theatre, Soho
Dear England
Ghosts is a scandalous and searing exploration of family secrets and forbidden desires.
Booking:
 To 28th Jan 2024
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Location:
 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Southwark
Ghosts
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 ...
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 To 31st Jan 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 28th Sep 2024
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Location:
 Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria
Hamilton
Bear witness to the greatest untold tragedy of William Shakespeare, the death of his son.
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 To 17th Feb 2024
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 Garrick Theatre, Soho
Hamnet
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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 Trafalgar Theatre, Whitehall
Jersey Boys
Les Misérables -- reimagined for the Sondheim Theatre -- is the classic revolutionary musical.
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 To 28th Sep 2024
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 Sondheim Theatre, Soho
Les Misérables
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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 Novello Theatre, Aldwych
Mamma Mia
Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory!
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 To 13th Apr 2024
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 Piccadilly Theatre, Soho
Moulin Rouge The Musical
She's coming to the West End, dearie. Mrs. Doubtfire transfers for a limited run in 2023
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 To 29th Sep 2024
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Location:
 Shaftesbury Theatre, Soho
Mrs. Doubtfire
When I got your email my heart went out to you. All of a sudden it dawned on me how I had missed you – how I had missed what we’d had.
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 To 9th Dec 2023
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 Hampstead Theatre, Hampstead
Nineteen Gardens
Theatre Royal Bath Productions present Felicity Kendal, Jonathan Coy, Matthew Kelly and Tracy-Ann Oberman in the fortieth anniversary production of one of the greatest British comedies ever written.
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 To 16th Dec 2023
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 Phoenix Theatre, Soho
Noises Off
Desperate to maintain her connection to her heritage, Rachel organises the family’s very first celebration of Diwali
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 To 25th Nov 2023
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 Park Theatre, Finsbury Park
Passing
A chilling psychologicalhorror story for our time. Mehrosh, a celebrated student activist has been invited to an isolated house in the middle of a forest to take part in a debate with a powerful pol...
Booking:
 To 25th Nov 2023
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 Southwark Playhouse, Southwark
Phantasmagoria
Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge star in a sparkling new production of Noel Coward’s immortal comedy of bad manners.
Booking:
 To 25th Nov 2023
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 The Ambassadors Theatre, Soho
Private Lives
This controversial play is said to be inspired by the real-life murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks in 1924 by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Immortalized on film by...
Booking:
 To 13th Nov 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
Rope by Patrick Hamilton
On It's Head Productions in Association with The Union Theatre ‘SAFE SPACE – Find your voice’. SAFE SPACE are affordable workshops lead by industry professionals tailored to help you gain...
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 To 13th Nov 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
Safe Space
This new run of the incredible improvised musical comedy is coming to the West End for a limited London season.
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 To 18th Dec 2023
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 Lyric Theatre, Soho
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
This once-in-a-lifetime event, produced by Cameron Mackintosh, is a chance to pay homage to the legendary Stephen Sondheim, who passed away at the age of 91 in November 2021.
Booking:
 To 6th Jan 2024
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 Gielgud Theatre, Soho
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Nicole Scherzinger returns to the West End this September, starring as the immortal Norma Desmond in a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary Sunset Boulevard, directed by Jamie Lloyd.
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 To 6th Jan 2024
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 Savoy Theatre, Strand
Sunset Boulevard
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.
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 To 23rd Mar 2024
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 Prince of Wales Theatre, Soho
The Book of Mormon
An immersive theatre space with the world premiere of The Descent, a one-of-a-kind Greek Myth experience set to thrill – and terrify – audiences.
Booking:
 To 18th Nov 2023
Location:
 COLAB Bankside, Southwark
The Descent
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 ...
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 To 13th Nov 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
The Hunt
The Interview explores one of history's most controversial interviews - Princess Diana's.
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 To 25th Nov 2023
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 Park Theatre, Finsbury Park
The Interview
One ordinary young man, one remarkable true story. This is the life of Henry Fraser.
Booking:
 To 2nd Mar 2024
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 @sohoplace, Soho
The Little Big Things
The world's longest-running play of any kind, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at the St Martin's Theatre
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 To 14th Sep 2024
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 St Martin's Theatre, Soho
The Mousetrap
Acapella choir THE NOTEABLES return to The Union Theatre after last years sell out shows. They are an award winning, pop chamber choir directed by Vikki Stone. You might recognise them as the BBC ...
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 To 13th Nov 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
The Noteables
From the imagination of Neil Gaiman, best-selling author of Good Omens, Coraline and The Sandman, the National Theatre’s smash-hit production The Ocean at the End of the Lane returns to the West End this October for seven weeks only.
Booking:
 To 25th Nov 2023
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 Noel Coward Theatre, Trafalgar Square
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The long-running classic musical story continues its record-breaking run at Her Majesty's Theatre.
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 To 28th Sep 2024
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 Her Majesty's Theatre, St James
The Phantom Of The Opera
A couple is torn apart by time whilst being bound together by unconditional love.
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 To 30th Mar 2024
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 Apollo Theatre, Soho
The Time Traveller's Wife The Musical
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” During this special evening, a cast of actors and actress...
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 To 13th Nov 2023
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 Union Theatre, Southwark
The Wind in the Willows
He talks about going to Switzerland, to that place where you pay them to kill you… And I say “go! It’ll do you good. Broaden your horizons…you’ve never been abroad!
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 To 25th Nov 2023
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 Hampstead Theatre, Hampstead
To Have And To Hold
Treason is the new musical drama about the notorious gunpowder plot of 1605
Booking:
 To 18th Nov 2023
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Location:
 Alexandra Palace, Wood Green
Treason the Musical
With the city at their feet and a lavish wedding on the horizon, anything could happen...
Booking:
 To 23rd Dec 2023
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Location:
 Kiln Theatre, Kilburn
Two Strangers (carry a cake across New York)