Shows in London in October 2026

Musicals

The Devil Wears Prada

Dominion Theatre

3 more dates · until 17 Oct

A stage musical adapted from Lauren Weisberger's novel and the Twentieth Century Studios film, with songs by Elton John, staged at the Dominion Theatre in London.

Opera

Tosca - English National Opera

London Coliseum

6 more dates · until 19 Nov

Following the critical success of Dead Man Walking in 2025, ENO’s Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon reimagines this timeless opera, exploring the art of resistance and love in the face of political

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Leslie Odom, Jr.

The London Palladium

2 more dates · until 31 Oct

Leslie Odom, Jr., the American actor and singer, performs live at The London Palladium in this musical-genre concert in London.

Musicals

Franz & Marie

Charing Cross Theatre

4 more dates · until 17 Oct

Franz & Marie is a musical adapting Georg Büchner's German tragedy Woyzeck, with songs in an indie raw folk idiom, presented at the Charing Cross Theatre in London.

Dance

STORIES – The Tap Dance Sensation

Peacock Theatre

5 more dates · until 18 Oct

Icarus – a young actor – is already a big hit on screen. Yet, behind the scenes, he’s under the oppressive influence of his director. After an epic argument, Icarus finds himself unable to escape the film director’s…

Musicals

Thelma

Young Vic

3 more dates · until 17 Oct

Thelma is a new musical based on the film Thelma & Louise, with a book by Callie Khouri and music and lyrics by Neko Case, staged at the Young Vic in London.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Palace Theatre

3 more dates · until 17 Oct

Experience a new era of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the West End show transforms into a reimagined one-part production at the Palace Theatre.

Classical

As You Like It

Shakespeare's Globe

4 more dates · until 18 Oct

A new production of Shakespeare's As You Like It staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London, with live music and a forest setting. It is a classical theatre show.

Musicals

Oliver!

Gielgud Theatre

3 more dates · until 17 Oct

Be transported to 1830s London in Oliver!, Lionel Bart's iconic musical that has been revised in an all-new production by Cameron Mackintosh with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne.

Other show

Darkling

Bush Theatre

4 more dates · until 17 Oct

Darkling is a theatre production staged at the Bush Theatre in London, listed on TicketMundi as a show in the theatre category.

Other show

Fences

Lyric Hammersmith

4 more dates · until 17 Oct

Fences is a staging of August Wilson's play at the Lyric Hammersmith in London, presented as a theatre show. It follows a family in 1950s Pittsburgh whose tensions build over ambition, responsibility and the past.

Stand-up & comedy

Hay Fever

Wyndham's Theatre

4 more dates · until 19 Oct

Hay Fever is a comedy by Noël Coward, staged at Wyndham's Theatre in London in a new production directed by Emily Burns. It brings together Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant in the West End.

Stand-up & comedy

The Lion King

Lyceum Theatre London

101 more dates · until 10 Jan

A stage production of Disney's musical The Lion King, presented at the Lyceum Theatre in London, following Simba from cub to rightful King of the Pridelands.

Opera

The Phantom Of The Opera

His Majesty's Theatre

405 more dates · until 2 Oct

*****"Sumptuous and unashamedly stagey" - The Daily Telegraph ****"Still works hard for its audience." - Time Out *****"Stars, spectacle, score and story" - The Daily Mail Hear the music of the n

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The Story

National Theatre Olivier

5 more dates · until 20 Oct

The Story is a theatre production at the National Theatre Olivier in London, presented as an all-new reworking of Macbeth set in the Soho club scene of 1980s Britain.

Musicals

Wicked

Apollo Victoria Theatre

4 more dates · until 17 Oct

“One of the most successful musicals of all time” (BBC News), and the winner of more than 100 global awards, Wicked is already the 10th longest-running production in West End history.

Stand-up & comedy

Stand Up Comedy Show - Entry & Free Drink

Big Belly Bar & Comedy Club London

45 more dates · until 31 Dec

A stand-up comedy evening at Big Belly Bar & Comedy Club London, in the Southbank area, with a comedy night on weekdays. The listing is a show with entry and a drink included.

Other show

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Phoenix Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

BEFORE THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN… Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won’t take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to…

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An Oak Tree

The Other Palace

5 more dates · until 18 Oct

When I say sleep, you’re free again. A father loses his daughter to a car accident. The man behind the wheel is a stage hypnotist. When the father volunteers for the hypnotist’s act, these two men meet face to face for…

Musicals

Hadestown

Lyric Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

Journey to the Underworld with this innovative retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice against a Depression-era backdrop at the Lyric Theatre.

Musicals

Jane Eyre

Southwark Playhouse Elephant

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

A musical adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre, presented in its UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant in London. The production reworks the 19th-century story for a contemporary audience.

Musicals

Magic Mike

The Theatre at Hippodrome Casino (over 18s only)

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

Magic Mike Live is a stage production conceived and directed by Channing Tatum and based on the Magic Mike films. It is staged at The Theatre at Hippodrome Casino in London.

Other show

My Neighbour Totoro

Gillian Lynne Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

My Neighbour Totoro is a theatre production at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London, adapting the Studio Ghibli film of the same name for the stage.

Stand-up & comedy

CADEL: Lungs on Legs

Riverside Studios

5 more dates · until 18 Oct

CADEL: Lungs on Legs is a one-man stand-up and comedy show in which Connor Delves plays the Australian cyclist Cadel Evans at the Riverside Studios in London. It is presented as the London premiere of a play.

Musicals

Avenue Q

Shaftesbury Theatre

4 more dates · until 17 Oct

Avenue Q is a musical that has returned to the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre for a limited season this spring. It follows a young graduate and his colourful neighbours in a shabby New York apartment block.

Musicals

Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular

Empress Museum

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

Performance Schedule:Wednesday - Saturday 7:30pmFriday - Sunday 2:30pm Come early for the interactive pre-show experience; enjoy close-up performances, curious characters and savour delicious food an

Other show

Derren Brown: Only Human

Apollo Theatre

5 more dates · until 18 Oct

Following a sold-out UK & Ireland tour, multi-award-winning master showman Derren Brown brings his extraordinary new live show Only Human to the West End.

Other show

Jane Eyre

Rose Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

A new stage adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre, presented as a theatre show at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, Surrey. It follows a young woman's search for independence and love.

Stand-up & comedy

Oh, Mary!

Trafalgar Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy at the Trafalgar Theatre in London, presented as a stand-up and comedy show. It follows Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks before the assassination of her husband, Abraham Lincoln.

Stand-up & comedy

Wednesday Comedy Show

Comedy Freaks

9 more dates · until 16 Dec

A midweek stand-up comedy night at Comedy Freaks in Kings Cross, London, with a changing line-up of comedians each Wednesday. The listing is a comedy show with drinks available during the performance.

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Affluenza

Riverside Studios

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

Affluenza is a new play by Andy Sandberg, given its world premiere at Riverside Studios in London. It is the first production of the venue's Mainstage season.

Stand-up & comedy

Award-winning comedy night in Soho

The Coach House

43 more dates · until 29 Nov

🎫 General admission Highlights 🎭 Standup comedy every night! 📍 In the heart of Central London 🤩 Witness some of the best comedians in the UK, seen on Live at the Apollo, SNL, Taskmaster, Mock the Week, and more…

Musicals

From The Heart

Garrick Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

A personal tribute to the cabaret scene in New York, that inspired Don Black’s successful career.

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Hamilton

Victoria Palace Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

The spectacularly successful hit Broadway musical made its off-Broadway debut at The Public Theatre in February 2015 and quickly sold out.

Musicals

High School Musical

Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

4 more dates · until 17 Oct

Based on the hit Disney Channel Original Movie that inspired a generation, High School Musical follows basketball star Troy Bolton and academically gifted Gabriella Montez as they challenge expectatio

Stand-up & comedy

Ilford Boy

Donmar Warehouse

5 more dates · until 19 Oct

Ilford Boy is a funny and moving drama directed by Tim Sheader, the Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, and set in 1990s East London. It is listed under stand-up and comedy.

Musicals

Into The Woods

Noel Coward Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

The Olivier award-winning Best Musical Revival, fresh from a critically acclaimed run at The Bridge Theatre, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “stunning” (The Times) Into The Woods transfers to the

Musicals

Kimberly Akimbo

Hampstead Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

Kimberly Akimbo is a musical by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, presented at Hampstead Theatre in a new production. It follows a teenager with a rare genetic condition who sets out on an unexpected adventure.

Musicals

Les Miserables

Sondheim Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

‘A THRILLING INSPIRATION’ The GuardianThis brilliant new staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed “Les Mis for the 21st Century” (Huffington Post), “a reborn dream of a production” (Da

Musicals

Million Dollar Quartet

The Arts at Marble Arch

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

**** ‘A feel good musical with a soundtrack to die for’ Independent **** ‘The show that left me all shook up’ Daily Mail The West End and Broadway smash-hit musical, Million Dollar Quartet returns to

Musicals

Operation Mincemeat

Fortune Theatre

5 more dates · until 19 Oct

Operation Mincemeat is a musical staged at the Fortune Theatre in London, adapted from the story of a Second World War British deception plan. It is presented as a West End production.

Other show

Paranormal Activity

The Ambassadors Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are…Inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series, Paranormal Activity is a n

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Rent

Tom Stoppard Theatre

73 more dates · until 11 Jan

A revival of Rent, the musical created by Jonathan Larson, staged at the Tom Stoppard Theatre in London. The production returns the work to the West End for a new audience.

Musicals

Sinatra The Musical

Aldwych Theatre

5 more dates · until 17 Oct

A stage musical built around the life and career of Frank Sinatra, the American singer, presented at the Aldwych Theatre in London after a earlier run elsewhere.

Stand-up & comedy

Soho Comedy Factory

The Coach House

595 more dates · until 31 Aug

Soho Comedy Factory is a stand-up comedy night presented at The Coach House in London. It is a comedy show built around live sets from stand-up performers.

Stand-up & comedy

Soho Comedy House

30 Dean Street Ltd.

47 more dates · until 30 Nov

A stand-up comedy night at Soho Comedy House, a venue at 30 Dean Street in central London, featuring a line-up of comedians drawn from the UK comedy scene.

Other show

Table 17

Kiln Theatre

5 more dates · until 19 Oct

Table 17 is a theatre production at the Kiln Theatre in London, in which two former fiancés meet for dinner for the first time since their separation. The story follows their attempt to face what went wrong between them.

Other show

The Cherry Orchard

The Harold Pinter Theatre

66 more dates · until 9 Jan

The Cherry Orchard is a theatre production staged at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London, presented as a show on several dates during this visit to the city.

Other show

The Hunger Games On Stage

Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre

4 more dates · until 17 Oct

A stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games, presented as a world premiere at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre in London. It follows Katniss Everdeen through the world of Panem.

Musicals

The Magicians Table

The Vaults Theatre

5 more dates · until 18 Oct

The Magicians Table is a themed evening of close-up magic and live music staged at The Vaults Theatre in London, set in the private warehouse and performance space of a fictional carnival owner.