Tickets for London Plays
There are all kinds of plays in London to keep you on the edge of your seat, on your seat or maybe even under your seat. From the hilarious 39 Steps to the terrifying The Woman in Black (which has been playing in London for over 20 years) there are plenty of good plays to see.
There are long running classics such as Agatha Christie's Mousetrap which has been playing in London for over 50 years and is the world's longest running play, revivals of some old classics and some fantastic new plays like War Horse.
So whatever kind of play you prefer there is sure to be something on in London to suit your taste.
Plays A-Z
2:22 A Ghost Story at the Lyric Theatre
The West End theatre event of the year will return for a fifth season by popular demand.
“It’s happening again ”
more →A Little Life - Harold Pinter at the Harold Pinter Theatre
James Norton (Happy Valley, Grantchester) stars in the theatrical event of 2023 as visionary director Ivo van Hove (Network, Hedda Gabler) stages the English... more →
A Little Life - Savoy at the Savoy Theatre
James Norton (Happy Valley) stars in the theatrical event of 2023 as visionary director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge) stages the English language pre... more →
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Globe at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Join the revellers as mother nature envelops the Globe Theatre for Shakespeare’s deliciously disruptive and intoxicating comedy A Midsummer Night&rsquo... more →
A Streetcar Named Desire at the Phoenix Theatre
On a street in New Orleans, in the blistering summer heat, a sister spirals.
When Blanche unexpectedly visits her estranged sister Stella, she... more →
Accidental Death of an Anarchist at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
An Anarchist has fallen to his death from a police station window. But did he jump or was he thrown?
As the police prepare for an inquiry into... more →
ANIMAL at the Park Theatre
Needs must. Needs lust.
Meet David gay, disabled and profoundly horny. He can’t eat, drink or shower by himself let alone ... more →
As You Like It - Globe at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Celebrate love, transformation, and community this summer in Shakespeare’s joyous comedy, As You Like It, in the Globe Theatre this summer.
... more →
August in England at the Bush Theatre
'You never allow me tell my story. I been trying to tell it someone and nobody listenin’
Charming, flawed, and with the gift of the ... more →
Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel at the Arts Theatre
'Ridiculously silly
wickedly funny’ ★★★★★ The Times
'A joy to behold’ ★★★★ The Guardian
BLACK SUPERHERO at the Royal Court Theatre
“No one. No dark knight in shining armour. Went through all my twenties thinking ‘don’t worry he’ll come.’ I’m almost for... more →
Blackout Songs at the Hampstead Theatre
“You told me you loved me, once. You said you carried me. You remember that? You still carry me? Or did you drop me, somewhere along the line?”more →
Bleak Expectations at the Criterion Theatre
"A wickedly inventive parody of Victorian melodrama" The Times
Join a medley of much-loved faces including Tom Allen, Adjoa Andoh, Alexander A... more →
Brilliant Jerks at the Southwark Playhouse Borough
Tap a button. Get a ride.
In 2008, an entrepreneur leaves a tech conference in Paris. As he stands on the street, unable to hail a cab, an ide... more →
Dawn French Is A Huge Twat! at the London Palladium
A statement from Dawn French
“This show is so-named because unfortunately, it’s horribly accurate.
There have been ... more →
Debate: Baldwin VS Buckley at the Stone Nest
Following a critically acclaimed run in New York City, the american vicarious’ radically staged production of the historic debate between James Baldwin... more →
Dinosaur World Live at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Back by popular demand, Dinosaur World Live returns to Regent’s Park for another roarsome summer season!
Dare to experience the dangers ... more →
F**king Men at the Waterloo East Theatre
The hit play F**king Men returns to London this Spring for a strictly limited engagement.
This dramatic comedy follows ten men through a serie... more →
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience at the President Hotel
Inspired by one of Britain's greatest ever comedy series, this 2 hour interactive production is set in a restaurant where you the audience are the diners... more →
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy at the Apollo Theatre
'I found a king in me and now I love you
I found a king in you and now I love me'
Father figures and fashion tips. Lost... more →
Further than the Furthest Thing at the Young Vic
"Surprise is as come from the H‘outside world”
On a remote volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic, a community has lived un... more →
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two at the Palace Theatre
There’s magic in every moment at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the most awarded play in history and “one of the most defining pop culture ev... more →
Lord of the Flies - Rose Theatre at the Rose Theatre Kingston
By Nigel Williams
Adapted from the novel by William Golding
In the midst of a raging war, a group of British school children ar... more →
Macbeth - Globe at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
One couple's ruthless quest for power turns nature upside down in Shakespeare’s epic tragedy of Macbeth at the Globe Theatre this summer.
<... more →Macbeth - Southwark Playhouse Borough at the Southwark Playhouse Borough
★★★★ “Is as captivating as it is unsettling.” The Telegraph
★★★★★ “This is an exciting and vital interpret... more →
Marjorie Prime at the Menier Chocolate Factory
In this richly spare, wondrous play, Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity and the limits if any of what technology can repl... more →
Medea at the Soho Place
What could turn a woman from a lover into a destroyer of love?
Medea tells the story of a woman laid bare by grief and rage, and her terrible ... more →
My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) at the Ambassadors Theatre
Following sold-out runs at the Turbine Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe and the Garrick Theatre, Rob Madge brings their triumphant celebration of the ups and downs ... more →
Patriots at the Noel Coward Theatre
“If the politicians cannot save Russia, then we businessmen must. We have not just the responsibility but the duty to become Russian heroes”
<... more →Peaky Blinders: The Rise at the The Camden Garrison
PEAKY BLINDERS: THE RISE is "a truly unmissable experience" (Express) that transports you inside the world of TV’s most notorious drama at the Camden G... more →
Phaedra at the Lyttelton Theatre, National
In a house of glass, one must not throw stones.
After years of fierce focus on her political career, Phaedra turns her attention to her person... more →
Punchdrunk: The Burnt City at the One Cartridge Place
Enter a world of Gods and mortals...
Experience the epic new world from Punchdrunk, ‘the world-conquering theatre rebels’ (Evening... more →
Retrograde at the Kiln Theatre
The Golden Age of Hollywood. Behind closed doors, aspiring actor Sidney Poitier is offered a lucrative contract that could make him a superstar. But what is ... more →
Richard III - Rose Theatre at the Rose Theatre Kingston
Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres in association with Swinging the Lens
A Rose Original Production
Follo... more →
Rose at the Ambassadors Theatre
The award-winning, critically acclaimed production of Martin Sherman’s Rose transfers to the Ambassador’s Theatre for 28 performances, from Tuesd... more →
SAW: Escape Experience London at the 1 America Square
Hello London. You thought it was over, but the games have just begun.
This multi room, immersive escape experience is brought to you in partne... more →
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play
1986. Ghana’s prestigious Aburi Girls Boarding School.
Queen Bee Paulina an... more →
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: Macbeth at the Leicester Square Theatre
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® is back for the 5th year at Leicester Square Theatre and it’s going to be a bloodbath, with their all-new production of Mac... more →
Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York's Theatre
Shirley Valentine is the joyous, life-affirming story of the woman who got lost in marriage and motherhood, the woman who wound up talking to the kitchen wal... more →
Sleepova at the Bush Theatre
‘We don’t get to choose when we become women, y’know?’
Join Rey, Elle, Shan and Funmi. Armed with sugary snacks, schoo... more →
Tambo & Bones at the Theatre Royal Stratford East
Tambo & Bones are trapped in a minstrel show. It's mad hard to feel like a real person when you're trapped in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get... more →
The Comedy of Errors - Globe at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
See double this summer as The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare’s madcap comedy about long-lost siblings and mistaken identities, unravels in the Globe The... more →
The Crucible at the Gielgud Theatre
The National Theatre’s acclaimed new production of The Crucible transfers to the West End this June for a strictly limited season. Olivier Award-winner... more →
The Dry House at the Marylebone Theatre
On the Irish border town of Newry, Chrissy promises her sister Claire that after one final drink she will go to The Dry House to get sober. Does she mean it ... more →
The Good Person of Szechwan at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
"What is the cost of being good?”
In the hustle and bustle of a modern-day metropolis, it’s a dog-eat-dog world and Shen Te is doi... more →
The Killik Cup - Barbarians v World 15 at the Twickenham Stadium
International Stars to feature for Barbarians & World XV Teams
On May 28, Eddie Jones will head up the Barbarians and Steve Hansen will lead a... more →
The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
The National Theatre and Neal Street Productions’ The Lehman Trilogy makes a triumphant return to London following an acclaimed season in Los Angeles a... more →
The Mousetrap at the St. Martin's Theatre
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP is the world’s longest-running play. This thrilling West End production which has become as much of a Lond... more →
The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre
2017 Broadway World Winner for Best New Play
2017 Broadway.com Winner Favourite New Play
2015 Olivier Award Winner for Best New... more →
The Shape of Things at the Park Theatre
How far would you go for love? What would you be willing to change?
A fast-moving and thrilling piece of theatre set on a college campus in sm... more →
The Tempest re-imagined for everyone aged six and over at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on"
When the sorcerer Prospero conjures up a storm to shipwreck his enemies, he sets the scene for an en... more →
The Unfriend at the Criterion Theatre
Following its acclaimed sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, prepare to welcome The Unfriend to the West End for a strictly limited run at the Criter... more →
The Way Old Friends Do at the Park Theatre
A new comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens.
In the late 1980s, two school friends from Birmingham tentatively come... more →
The Winter's Tale - Globe at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
For the first time ever, experience both our iconic spaces in one unforgettable event. Shakespeare’s romance The Winter’s Tale transforms ... more →
Titus Andronicus - Globe at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Get inside the beating heart of Shakespeare’s first and most deadly revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, performed in the Globe’s intimate, indoor S... more →
To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre
★★★★★ - Evening Standard
★★★★★ - Daily Telegraph
Rafe Spall will play Atticus Finch in TO KILL ... more →
Trouble in Butetown at the Donmar Warehouse
In her illegal boarding house in Butetown, Cardiff, Gwyneth Mbanefo (Sarah Parish, Bancroft, Broadchurch W1A) toils tirelessly to keep afloat.
Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial at the Ambassadors Theatre
From sting operations to sensational headlines, this “laugh out loud funny and surprisingly thoughtful” (Time Out) production will reveal what we... more →
Village Idiot at the Theatre Royal Stratford East
“If I were an animal there would be legislation to protect my home, but because I’m just a bloody human they can do whatever the f**k they like.&... more →
Witness for the Prosecution at the London County Hall
YOU HAVE BEEN SUMMONED FOR JURY SERVICE...
Step inside the magnificent surroundings of London County Hall and experience the intensity and dra... more →
Wuthering Heights - Rose Theatre at the Rose Theatre Kingston
'We don’t in general take to foreigners here unless they take to us first'
With characteristic humour, passion and pathos,... more →