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Opens Nov 28 Adriana Mater
at London Coliseum
Kaija Saariaho's opera of violence and its aftermath.
- Opens Nov 28, 2026 · booking to Dec 12, 2026
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
A mini guide to
Theater
More theaters per square mile than almost anywhere on earth
Theatreland
Where London goes to the theater
Soho and Covent Garden sit at the center of London's theater 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 theater in the area and the productions currently playing. Open any theater or show for photos, directions and answers to common questions.
Now playing
Shows in Soho & Covent Garden
Productions at the theaters in this neighborhood. Dates change, so confirm with the theater.
Opens Nov 28 
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 Dec 14, 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 Jan 3, 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 Jan 2, 2027
- 28 Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens Dec 16 Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean
at Theatre Royal Haymarket
The comedian and musician's new live show.
- Opens Dec 16, 2026 · booking to Feb 6, 2027
- 18 Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens Feb 12, 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 Feb 12, 2027 · booking to Jul 31, 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 theater.
- Booking to Sep 18, 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 Nov 21, 2026
- Bow Street, WC2E 9DD
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens Jun 4, 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 Jun 4, 2027 · booking to Sep 18, 2027
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens Dec 18 Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
at Wyndham's Theatre
The Mischief Theatre team tackle Dickens's festive tale, with predictable chaos.
- Opens Dec 18, 2026 · booking to Jan 23, 2027
- Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Charing Cross Theatre
Opens Nov 21 Cinderella: Buttons Undone!
at Charing Cross Theatre
A riotous new adult panto from the team behind He's Behind You!.
- Opens Nov 21, 2026 · booking to Jan 9, 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 Jan 30, 2027
- 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EZ
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens Jan 19, 2027 Dirty Dancing
at Prince Edward Theatre
The smash-hit stage version of the 1987 film, returning for a limited run.
- Opens Jan 19, 2027 · booking to Apr 24, 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 Nov 14, 2026
- The Arches, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NL
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Opens Mar 26, 2027 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
at London Palladium
A concert staging of the classic musical starring Megan Hilty and Rachel Tucker.
- Opens Mar 26, 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 Sep 5, 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 Dec 12, 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 Jan 9, 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 Nov 14, 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 Jan 9, 2027
- Catherine Street, WC2B 5JF
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens Feb 2, 2027 John Proctor Is the Villain
at Wyndham's Theatre
The Broadway hit by Kimberly Belflower, arriving in London in 2027.
- Opens Feb 2, 2027 · booking to Apr 24, 2027
- Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens Mar 22, 2027 Legally Blonde The Musical
at London Coliseum
The pink-powered musical starring Amber Davies returns after its UK and Ireland tour.
- Opens Mar 22, 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 Oct 2, 2027
- 51 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6BA
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens Feb 15, 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 Feb 15, 2027 · booking to Mar 27, 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 Oct 2, 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 Nov 25, 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 Sep 5, 2027
- Earlham Street, WC2H 9HU
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens May 13, 2027 Miss Saigon
at Prince Edward Theatre
The iconic love story set against the fall of Saigon returns to London in 2027.
- Opens May 13, 2027 · booking to Jan 8, 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 Jul 3, 2027
- 16 Denman Street, W1D 7DY
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens Nov 16 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 Nov 16, 2026 · booking to Apr 19, 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 Jun 5, 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 Mar 14, 2027
- 35 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6AR
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens Nov 17 One Day The Musical
at Garrick Theatre
A musical adaptation of David Nicholls's bestselling novel, following two friends across 20 years.
- Opens Nov 17, 2026 · booking to Mar 14, 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 Feb 20, 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 Feb 27, 2027
- West Street
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens Dec 4 Peppa Pig's Big Family Show!
at Theatre Royal Haymarket
A live stage show for fans of Peppa Pig and her family.
- Opens Dec 4, 2026 · booking to Jan 3, 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 May 29, 2027
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4BG
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens Nov 9 RepresentAsian: An Evening of Asian Talent
at Lyric Theatre
A one-night showcase of Asian musical-theater talent.
- Opens Nov 9, 2026 · booking to Nov 9, 2026
- 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens Nov 27 Room On The Broom
at Lyric Theatre
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's much-loved picture book, brought to life on stage.
- Opens Nov 27, 2026 · booking to Jan 3, 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 Jul 26, 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 Apr 10, 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 Dec 27, 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 Feb 20, 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 Jan 9, 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 Sep 25, 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 May 16, 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 Jan 9, 2027
- 409–412 Strand, WC2R 0NS
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
Opens Dec 13 The Magic Flute
at Royal Opera House
Mozart's magical opera, a Christmas-season favorite.
- Opens Dec 13, 2026 · booking to Feb 17, 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 Jul 17, 2027
- West Street, WC2H 9NZ
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens Dec 17 The Nutcracker – English National Ballet
at London Coliseum
English National Ballet's festive staging of Tchaikovsky's classic.
- Opens Dec 17, 2026 · booking to Jan 10, 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 Oct 2, 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 Dec 9 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 Dec 9, 2026 · booking to Jan 3, 2027
- West Street, WC2H 9NZ
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens Nov 21 The Snowman
at Peacock Theatre
The beloved festive story of a boy and his snowman, told through dance and live music.
- Opens Nov 21, 2026 · booking to Jan 3, 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 Dec 12, 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 Jan 3, 2027
- 218–223 Piccadilly, W1J 9HP
- Piccadilly Circus (nearest station)
Opens Nov 29 To Die for [A Comedy]
at London Coliseum
A one-night-only comic opera at the Coliseum.
- Opens Nov 29, 2026 · booking to Nov 29, 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 Dec 11, 2026
- St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ES
- Leicester Square (nearest station)
Opens Nov 30 Un Ballo in Maschera
at Royal Opera House
Verdi's opera of political intrigue and a fatal masked ball.
- Opens Nov 30, 2026 · booking to Dec 18, 2026
- Bow Street, WC2E 9DD
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens Nov 9 Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan
at Royal Opera House
A program of works by two giants of 20th-century ballet.
- Opens Nov 9, 2026 · booking to Nov 28, 2026
- Bow Street, WC2E 9DD
- Covent Garden (nearest station)
Opens Dec 14 West End Musical Christmas
at Lyric Theatre
A one-night concert of festive West End songs.
- Opens Dec 14, 2026 · booking to Dec 14, 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 Dec 19, 2026
- 4 Soho Place, W1D 3BG
- Tottenham Court Road (nearest station)
Charing Cross Theatre
Opens Jan 18, 2027 Wild About You
at Charing Cross Theatre
The first full staging of a brand-new musical at Charing Cross Theatre.
- Opens Jan 18, 2027 · closing date to be announced
- The Arches, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NL
- Charing Cross (nearest station)
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