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West End Plays
Must-see plays in London from classic thrillers to new comedies and family shows.
London’s West End has plenty of top shows to choose from. Our selection of West End plays includes critically acclaimed hits such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as well as limited season shows Shirley Valentine and The Pillowman. For fans of musicals please see our list of the latest West End Musicals.
Critical Acclaim
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre | Currently booking to Sun 1 Oct 2023
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the most awarded West End play in the history of the Olivier Awards, winning a record-breaking nine awards including Best New Play and Best Director in 2017. Read more...
The Woman in Black
Fortune Theatre | Currently booking to Sat 4 Mar 2023
Now celebrating three decades in the West End, Robin Herford’s gripping production is a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. Read more...
Up All Night
Duke of York's Theatre | Fri 10 Feb 2023
Join National Youth Theatre and some of Britain's leading voices for a world-first all-night West End youth takeover at the iconic Duke of York's Theatre. Read more...
Something Rhymes with Purple
Fortune Theatre | Sun 19 Feb 2023
Delve into a world of words with Something Rhymes with Purple on Stage based on Gyles Brandreth and Susie Dent’s award-winning podcast. Read more...
Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best & Worst of Mr. Swallow
Duke of York's Theatre | Sun 26 Mar 2023
Double Emmy award-nominee and star of Ted Lasso Nick Mohammed takes his critically acclaimed alter ego Mr. Swallow to the Duke of York's Theatre with a mix of new, old, very old and previously unusable material. Expect noise, maths, magic and the whole of Les Mis! Read more...
Theatrical Consequences
Savoy Theatre | Mon 15 May 2023
Seven playwrights, fifteen actors, only one day to rehearse. What could possibly go wrong? The fifth annual Platform Presents West End Gala is a night of 'Theatrical Consequences' with seven writers creating separate scenes for a hilarious new play-about-making-a-play. Read more...
Crankgameplays – I HAVE TO DO THIS SHOW
Savoy Theatre | Mon 22 May 2023
CrankGameplays Presents "I Have To Do This Show." A unique experience interlaced with comedy, theatre, and a realistic - if possibly warped - viewpoint of the internet, from an online “influencer”. Read more...
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
Harold Pinter Theatre | Wed 18 Jan - Sat 18 Mar 2023
Starring Jenna Coleman (The Serpent, All My Sons) and Aidan Turner (Poldark, The Lieutenant of Inishmore), this bold and brilliant play from Sam Steiner (Fingernails, You Stupid Darkness!) is directed by Josie Rourke (Mary Queen of Scots, As You Like It). Read more...
Noises Off
Phoenix Theatre | Thu 19 Jan – Sat 11 Mar 2023
Michael Frayn’s celebrated play Noises Off serves up a riotous double bill, a play within a play with ‘A cracking cast’ (Daily Telegraph), headed by Felicity Kendal, and including Jonathan Coy, Matthew Kelly, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Alexander Hanson and Joseph Millson. Read more...
Much Ado About Nothing
Duke of York's Theatre | Tue 7 Feb - Fri 10 Feb 2023
Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy meets reality TV romance in a raucous and lyrical adaptation by poet and playwright Debris Stevenson (Poet in da Corner, Royal Court) at the iconic Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End. Read more...
Shirley Valentine
Duke of York's Theatre | Fri 17 Feb - Sat 3 Jun 2023
Shirley Valentine is the celebrated one-woman play written by Willy Russell, winning him his third Olivier Award. Sheridan Smith is a multi-award-winning actress with two Olivier Awards and a BAFTA. Read more...
A Streetcar Named Desire
Phoenix Theatre | Mon 20 Mar - Sat 29 Apr 2023
Transferring to the West End's Phoenix Theatre for six weeks only from March 20, Oscar nominee Paul Mescal (Aftersun, Normal People), Patsy Ferran (Summer and Smoke), Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts) and Dwane Walcott (Our Girl) star in the Almeida Theatre's monumental new production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Read more...
A Little Life
Harold Pinter Theatre | Sat 25 Mar - Sun 18 Jun 2023
James Norton (Happy Valley, Grantchester) stars in the theatrical event of 2023 as visionary director Ivo van Hove (Network, A View from the Bridge) stages the English language premiere of A Little Life, his acclaimed production of the million-copy bestseller by Hanya Yanagihara (To Paradise, Booker Prize Shortlist for A Little Life). Read more...
Rose
Ambassadors Theatre | Tue 23 May - Sun 18 Jun 2023
The award-winning, critically acclaimed production of Martin Sherman’s Rose transfers to the Ambassador’s Theatre for 28 performances, from Tuesday 23rd of May after sell-out runs at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, and The Park Theatre, London once again starring Maureen Lipman. Read more...
The Pillowman
Duke of York's Theatre | Sat 10 Jun - Sat 2 Sep 2023
With an all-star cast including Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton, Matthew Dunster directs the first major revival of Martin McDonagh’s electrifying and savagely funny Olivier award-winning play, The Pillowman at the intimate Duke of York’s Theatre Read more...
Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial
Ambassadors Theatre | Thu 6 Apr - Sat 20 May 2023
From sting operations to sensational headlines, this “laugh out loud funny and surprisingly thoughtful” (Time Out) production Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial will reveal what went on behind closed doors in the case that turned social media sleuthing into high drama. Read more...
