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Opens 12 Nov A Christmas Carol
at Old Vic
The Old Vic's much-loved festive staging of Dickens's story of Ebenezer Scrooge.
- Opens 12 Nov 2026 · booking to 9 Jan 2027
- The Cut, SE1 8NB
- Waterloo (nearest station)
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Westminster & Whitehall: theatre
Theatre and shows near Westminster & Whitehall
Theatre
Shows near Westminster & Whitehall
London's theatres are spread across the city, and the West End is usually only a short Tube ride away. This page shows productions at theatres within walking distance of Westminster & Whitehall, where there are any.
For every show in London, see our full theatre guide.
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Opens 12 Nov 
Opens 13 Nov A Homo Alone 2: Yikes, We Did It Again!
at The Other Palace (Studio)
A festive comedy sequel at The Other Palace.
- Opens 13 Nov 2026 · booking to 3 Jan 2027
- 12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA
- Victoria (nearest station)
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)
Closing soon An Oak Tree
at The Other Palace
Tim Crouch's experimental play, in which a different co-star sees the script for the first time every night.
- Booking to 15 Nov 2026
- 12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA
- Victoria (nearest station)
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)
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)
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 Cloud 9
at National Theatre – Lyttelton
Caryl Churchill's play about gender, power and desire, from colonial Africa to 1970s London.
- Booking to 13 Jan 2027
- Upper Ground, SE1 9PX
- Waterloo (nearest station)
Opens 19 Nov Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
at The Other Palace
A production at The Other Palace. Check the theatre's website for full details and tickets.
- Opens 19 Nov 2026 · booking to 10 Jan 2027
- 12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA
- Victoria (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)
Playing now Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
at The Other Palace
A physical comedy that performs classic literature, with minimal costume.
- Booking to 3 Jan 2027
- 12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA
- Victoria (nearest station)
Playing now Hamilton
at Victoria Palace Theatre
Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical telling the story of Alexander Hamilton and America's founding.
- Booking to 2 Oct 2027
- 126 Victoria Street, SW1E 5EA
- Victoria (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)
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)
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)
Closing soon Martin Guerre
at Old Vic
A sweeping musical drama from the creators of Les Misérables, now at the Old Vic.
- Booking to 25 Nov 2026
- The Cut, SE1 8NB
- Waterloo (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)
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 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)
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)
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)
Closing soon Some Woman
at National Theatre – Dorfman
A new play by Helen Edmundson, starring Anne-Marie Duff.
- Booking to 21 Nov 2026
- Upper Ground, SE1 9PX
- Waterloo (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)
Opens 13 Nov The Jungle Book
at National Theatre – Olivier
A big, theatrical staging of Kipling's story at the National Theatre.
- Opens 13 Nov 2026 · booking to 6 Feb 2027
- Upper Ground, SE1 9PX
- Waterloo (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 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)
Opens 2 Dec The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
at National Theatre – Dorfman
Jim Cartwright's play about a shy girl with an extraordinary singing voice.
- Opens 2 Dec 2026 · booking to 3 Jan 2027
- Upper Ground, SE1 9PX
- Waterloo (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)
Playing now Wicked
at Apollo Victoria Theatre
The untold story of the witches of Oz, before Dorothy arrives, with soaring songs and spectacular staging.
- Booking to 30 May 2027
- 17 Wilton Road, SW1V 1LG
- Victoria (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)
Venues
Theatres closest to Westminster & Whitehall
Our London directory has 58 theatres within 2 km of the centre of Westminster & Whitehall, 4 of them within 1 km. The nearest 8 are listed below, closest first. Distances are measured in a straight line from the middle of the area, and the walking time assumes 5 km/h with no detours, so allow longer on real streets.
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Trafalgar Theatre
A West End theatre in Westminster, close to Charing Cross.
Partly step-free (reported), according to the venue's access page (checked 18 October 2026). Check with the venue before you book.
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Playhouse Theatre
A Victorian theatre by the Embankment, transformed into the Kit Kat Club for an immersive Cabaret.
Not step-free (reported), according to the venue's access page (checked 18 October 2026). Check with the venue before you book.
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Charing Cross Theatre
A theatre in the railway arches beneath Charing Cross station, known for new and revived musicals.
We hold no step-free information for this venue. Ask the box office before you book.
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His Majesty's Theatre
A domed Edwardian theatre and the long-time home of Andrew Lloyd Webber's gothic romance.
Step-free (reported), according to the venue's access page (checked 18 October 2026). Check with the venue before you book.
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The Other Palace
A West End theatre in Westminster, close to Victoria.
We hold no step-free information for this venue. Ask the box office before you book.
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Theatre Royal Haymarket
A Nash-designed Regency theatre known for classic plays and star casting.
Partly step-free (reported), according to the venue's access page (checked 18 October 2026). Check with the venue before you book.
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Victoria Palace Theatre
A restored Edwardian theatre where Hamilton has played since 2017.
Partly step-free (reported), according to the venue's access page (checked 18 October 2026). Check with the venue before you book.
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Harold Pinter Theatre
A small, intimate house renamed in 2011 after the Nobel-winning playwright.
Partly step-free (reported), according to the venue's access page (checked 18 October 2026). Check with the venue before you book.
Each venue page gives the address, the official programme link and how to get there. Ask the box office about wheelchair spaces and captioned or audio-described performances when you book, and see accessible London for getting around. To compare every venue, open the full theatre directory.
Staying nearby? The theatre pages for Mayfair & St James's, The South Bank, Knightsbridge & Belgravia and Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia list the venues closest to those areas: Mayfair & St James's, The South Bank, Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia.
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