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Opens 28 Nov Adriana Mater
at London Coliseum
Kaija Saariaho's opera of violence and its aftermath.
- Opens 28 Nov 2026 · booking to 12 Dec 2026
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
A mini guide to
Theatre
More theatres per square mile than almost anywhere on earth
Theatreland
Where London goes to the theatre
Soho and Covent Garden sit at the centre of London's theatre district. Within a ten-minute walk of Covent Garden Piazza you can reach the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the Lyceum, the London Palladium, the Royal Opera House and dozens of smaller playhouses.
This page lists every theatre in the area and the productions currently playing. Open any theatre or show for photos, directions and answers to common questions.
Now playing
Shows in Soho & Covent Garden
Productions at the theatres in this neighbourhood. Dates change, so confirm with the theatre.
Opens 28 Nov 
Closing soon Austentatious
at Vaudeville Theatre
A fully improvised comedy that invents a brand-new Jane Austen novel from audience suggestions each night.
- Booking to 14 Dec 2026
- 404 Strand, WC2R 0NH
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Playing now Avenue Q
at Shaftesbury Theatre
The puppet-filled, adults-only comedy about life after university returns to the West End.
- Booking to 3 Jan 2027
- 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8DP
- Holborn (nearest station)
Playing now Beetlejuice
at Prince Edward Theatre
A mischievous, supernatural comedy musical based on Tim Burton's film.
- Booking to 2 Jan 2027
- 28 Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens 16 Dec Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean
at Theatre Royal Haymarket
The comedian and musician's new live show.
- Opens 16 Dec 2026 · booking to 6 Feb 2027
- 18 Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens 12 Feb 2027 Billy Elliot The Musical
at Adelphi Theatre
Elton John's award-winning musical about a miner's son who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer.
- Opens 12 Feb 2027 · booking to 31 Jul 2027
- 409–412 Strand, WC2R 0NS
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Playing now Cabaret
at Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)
The Kander and Ebb classic set in 1930s Berlin, in an immersive staging that transforms the theatre.
- Booking to 18 Sept 2027
- Northumberland Avenue, WC2N 5DE
- Embankment (nearest station)
Closing soon Carmen
at Royal Opera House
Bizet's electrifying opera of passion and jealousy, in Damiano Michieletto's production.
- Booking to 21 Nov 2026
- Bow Street, WC2E 9DD
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens 4 Jun 2027 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
at London Coliseum
Michael Ball stars as Willy Wonka in a new production of Roald Dahl's tale at the London Coliseum.
- Opens 4 Jun 2027 · booking to 18 Sept 2027
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens 18 Dec Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
at Wyndham's Theatre
The Mischief Theatre team tackle Dickens's festive tale, with predictable chaos.
- Opens 18 Dec 2026 · booking to 23 Jan 2027
- Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Charing Cross Theatre
Opens 21 Nov Cinderella: Buttons Undone!
at Charing Cross Theatre
A riotous new adult panto from the team behind He's Behind You!.
- Opens 21 Nov 2026 · booking to 9 Jan 2027
- The Arches, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NL
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Playing now Derren Brown: Only Human
at Apollo Theatre
A live show of mind-reading and psychological illusion.
- Booking to 30 Jan 2027
- 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EZ
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens 19 Jan 2027 Dirty Dancing
at Prince Edward Theatre
The smash-hit stage version of the 1987 film, returning for a limited run.
- Opens 19 Jan 2027 · booking to 24 Apr 2027
- 28 Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Charing Cross Theatre
Closing soon Franz & Marie
at Charing Cross Theatre
A raw, folk-rock musical reimagining of Büchner's Woyzeck, with music by The Singing Loins.
- Booking to 14 Nov 2026
- The Arches, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NL
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Opens 26 Mar 2027 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
at London Palladium
A concert staging of the classic musical starring Megan Hilty and Rachel Tucker.
- Opens 26 Mar 2027 · closing date to be announced
- 8 Argyll Street, W1F 7TF
- Oxford Circus (nearest station)
Playing now Hadestown
at Lyric Theatre
A folk-infused retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, with a jazzy, atmospheric score.
- Booking now
- 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Playing now Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
at Palace Theatre
The eighth story in the Harry Potter saga, now playing as a one-part play with spectacular stage magic.
- Booking to 5 Sept 2027
- 109 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5AY
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Closing soon Hay Fever
at Wyndham's Theatre
Noël Coward's comedy of manners, starring Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant.
- Booking to 12 Dec 2026
- Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Playing now Into the Woods
at Noël Coward Theatre
Stephen Sondheim's fairy-tale mash-up, transferring after a sold-out run at the Bridge Theatre.
- Booking to 9 Jan 2027
- 85 St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4AU
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Closing soon Iphigénie en Tauride
at London Coliseum
Gluck's opera of fate and family, staged by ENO for the first time.
- Booking to 14 Nov 2026
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Playing now Jesus Christ Superstar
at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera about the last days of Jesus.
- Booking to 9 Jan 2027
- Catherine Street, WC2B 5JF
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens 2 Feb 2027 John Proctor Is the Villain
at Wyndham's Theatre
The Broadway hit by Kimberly Belflower, arriving in London in 2027.
- Opens 2 Feb 2027 · booking to 24 Apr 2027
- Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens 22 Mar 2027 Legally Blonde The Musical
at London Coliseum
The pink-powered musical starring Amber Davies returns after its UK and Ireland tour.
- Opens 22 Mar 2027 · closing date to be announced
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Playing now Les Misérables
at Sondheim Theatre
Victor Hugo's epic of redemption and revolution in 19th-century France, and one of the West End's longest-running musicals.
- Booking to 2 Oct 2027
- 51 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6BA
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens 15 Feb 2027 Little Dancer
at Theatre Royal Haymarket
A new musical starring Tiler Peck, Julian Ovenden and Laura Pitt-Pulford, inspired by Degas's ballet dancer.
- Opens 15 Feb 2027 · booking to 27 Mar 2027
- 18 Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Playing now Magic Mike Live
at London Hippodrome
A high-energy, adults-only dance and cabaret show inspired by the Magic Mike films.
- Booking now
- Near Leicester Square
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Playing now Mamma Mia!
at Novello Theatre
A feel-good story set on a Greek island, told through the songs of ABBA.
- Booking to 2 Oct 2027
- Aldwych, WC2B 4LD
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Closing soon Manon
at Royal Opera House
Kenneth MacMillan's ballet of love, wealth and ruin in 18th-century Paris, set to Massenet.
- Booking to 25 Nov 2026
- Bow Street, WC2E 9DD
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Playing now Matilda The Musical
at Cambridge Theatre
Roald Dahl's story of a brilliant girl with a wild imagination, with songs by Tim Minchin.
- Booking to 5 Sept 2027
- Earlham Street, WC2H 9HU
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens 13 May 2027 Miss Saigon
at Prince Edward Theatre
The iconic love story set against the fall of Saigon returns to London in 2027.
- Opens 13 May 2027 · booking to 8 Jan 2028
- 28 Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Playing now Moulin Rouge! The Musical
at Piccadilly Theatre
A spectacular, glittering love story set in Paris's iconic nightclub, built from a mash-up of pop hits.
- Booking to 3 Jul 2027
- 16 Denman Street, W1D 7DY
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens 16 Nov Murder, She Didn't Write
at Duchess Theatre
An improvised comedy in which the audience's suggestions shape a brand-new murder mystery every night.
- Opens 16 Nov 2026 · booking to 19 Apr 2027
- 3-5 Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA
- Temple (nearest station)
Playing now Oh, Mary!
at Trafalgar Theatre
A satirical comedy imagining the life of Mary Todd Lincoln.
- Booking to 5 Jun 2027
- 14 Whitehall, SW1A 2DY
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Playing now Oliver!
at Gielgud Theatre
Lionel Bart's much-loved musical of Dickens's Oliver Twist, with songs like 'Consider Yourself'.
- Booking to 14 Mar 2027
- 35 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6AR
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens 17 Nov One Day The Musical
at Garrick Theatre
A musical adaptation of David Nicholls's bestselling novel, following two friends across 20 years.
- Opens 17 Nov 2026 · booking to 14 Mar 2027
- 2 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HH
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Playing now Operation Mincemeat
at Fortune Theatre
A fast, funny musical about the true Second World War deception plot.
- Booking to 20 Feb 2027
- Russell Street, WC2B 5HH
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Playing now Paddington The Musical
at Savoy Theatre
The beloved bear from Peru comes to the stage in a new family musical.
- Booking now
- Strand, WC2R 0ET
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Playing now Paranormal Activity
at Ambassadors Theatre
The horror film franchise reimagined as a live, spine-chilling stage thriller.
- Booking to 27 Feb 2027
- West Street
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens 4 Dec Peppa Pig's Big Family Show!
at Theatre Royal Haymarket
A live stage show for fans of Peppa Pig and her family.
- Opens 4 Dec 2026 · booking to 3 Jan 2027
- 18 Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Playing now RENT
at The Tom Stoppard Theatre (formerly Duke of York's)
Jonathan Larson's rock musical about a group of struggling artists in New York's East Village.
- Booking to 29 May 2027
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4BG
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens 9 Nov RepresentAsian: An Evening of Asian Talent
at Lyric Theatre
A one-night showcase of Asian musical-theatre talent.
- Opens 9 Nov 2026 · booking to 9 Nov 2026
- 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens 27 Nov Room On The Broom
at Lyric Theatre
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's much-loved picture book, brought to life on stage.
- Opens 27 Nov 2026 · booking to 3 Jan 2027
- 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Playing now Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
at Cambridge Theatre
A fully improvised musical, created on the spot from audience suggestions every night.
- Booking to 26 Jul 2027
- Earlham Street, WC2H 9HU
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Playing now Sinatra The Musical
at Aldwych Theatre
The life and music of Frank Sinatra, told through his greatest songs.
- Booking to 10 Apr 2027
- Aldwych, WC2B 4DF
- Temple (nearest station)
Playing now SIX The Musical
at Vaudeville Theatre
The six wives of Henry VIII take the stage as pop stars in a high-energy, 80-minute show.
- Booking now
- 404 Strand, WC2R 0NH
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Playing now Stranger Things: The First Shadow
at Phoenix Theatre
A prequel to the Netflix series, set in 1950s Hawkins, with large-scale stage effects.
- Booking to 27 Dec 2026
- 110 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0JP
- Tottenham Court Road (nearest station)
Playing now The Book of Mormon
at Prince of Wales Theatre
An irreverent, award-winning comedy from the creators of South Park about two missionaries in Uganda.
- Booking to 20 Feb 2027
- Coventry Street, W1D 6AS
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Playing now The Cherry Orchard
at Harold Pinter Theatre
Chekhov's last play, with Kristin Scott Thomas and Stephen Mangan.
- Booking to 9 Jan 2027
- Panton Street, SW1Y 4DN
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Playing now The Devil Wears Prada
at Dominion Theatre
The stage adaptation of the hit film and novel, with an original score by Sir Elton John.
- Booking to 25 Sept 2027
- 268–269 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7AQ
- Tottenham Court Road (nearest station)
Playing now The Lion King
at Lyceum Theatre
Disney's stage version of the animated film, famous for its extraordinary puppetry and costumes.
- Booking to 16 May 2027
- 21 Wellington Street, WC2E 7RQ
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Playing now The Lives of Others
at Adelphi Theatre
A stage adaptation of the acclaimed film about surveillance in East Berlin, starring Keira Knightley and Luke Thompson.
- Booking to 9 Jan 2027
- 409–412 Strand, WC2R 0NS
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Opens 13 Dec The Magic Flute
at Royal Opera House
Mozart's magical opera, a Christmas-season favourite.
- Opens 13 Dec 2026 · booking to 17 Feb 2027
- Bow Street, WC2E 9DD
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Playing now The Mousetrap
at St Martin's Theatre
Agatha Christie's murder mystery, one of the longest-running plays in the world.
- Booking to 17 Jul 2027
- West Street, WC2H 9NZ
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens 17 Dec The Nutcracker – English National Ballet
at London Coliseum
English National Ballet's festive staging of Tchaikovsky's classic.
- Opens 17 Dec 2026 · booking to 10 Jan 2027
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Playing now The Phantom of the Opera
at His Majesty's Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber's gothic romance set in the Paris Opera House, playing at His Majesty's Theatre since 1986.
- Booking to 2 Oct 2027
- Haymarket, SW1Y 4QL
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Playing now The Play That Goes Wrong
at Duchess Theatre
A chaotic amateur drama society tries to stage a 1920s murder mystery, with everything going wrong.
- Booking now
- 3-5 Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA
- Temple (nearest station)
Opens 9 Dec The Smartest Giant in Town
at St Martin's Theatre
A stage version of the picture book about a kind, scruffy giant who gives away his clothes.
- Opens 9 Dec 2026 · booking to 3 Jan 2027
- West Street, WC2H 9NZ
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens 21 Nov The Snowman
at Peacock Theatre
The beloved festive story of a boy and his snowman, told through dance and live music.
- Opens 21 Nov 2026 · booking to 3 Jan 2027
- 35 Portugal Street, WC2A 2HT
- Temple (nearest station)
Closing soon The Standard of Living
at Theatre Royal Haymarket
A new drama at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
- Booking to 12 Dec 2026
- 18 Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Playing now Titanique
at Criterion Theatre
A parody retelling of Titanic told through the songs of Céline Dion.
- Booking to 3 Jan 2027
- 218–223 Piccadilly, W1J 9HP
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens 29 Nov To Die for [A Comedy]
at London Coliseum
A one-night-only comic opera at the Coliseum.
- Opens 29 Nov 2026 · booking to 29 Nov 2026
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Closing soon Tosca
at London Coliseum
Puccini's thriller of love, power and betrayal in Rome.
- Booking to 11 Dec 2026
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens 30 Nov Un Ballo in Maschera
at Royal Opera House
Verdi's opera of political intrigue and a fatal masked ball.
- Opens 30 Nov 2026 · booking to 18 Dec 2026
- Bow Street, WC2E 9DD
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens 9 Nov Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan
at Royal Opera House
A programme of works by two giants of 20th-century ballet.
- Opens 9 Nov 2026 · booking to 28 Nov 2026
- Bow Street, WC2E 9DD
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens 14 Dec West End Musical Christmas
at Lyric Theatre
A one-night concert of festive West End songs.
- Opens 14 Dec 2026 · booking to 14 Dec 2026
- 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Closing soon Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
at @sohoplace
Edward Albee's explosive drama of a long, bitter marriage, over one long night.
- Booking to 19 Dec 2026
- 4 Soho Place, W1D 3BG
- Tottenham Court Road (nearest station)
Charing Cross Theatre
Opens 18 Jan 2027 Wild About You
at Charing Cross Theatre
The first full staging of a brand-new musical at Charing Cross Theatre.
- Opens 18 Jan 2027 · closing date to be announced
- The Arches, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NL
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
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