Take Your Mum To The Theatre For Mother's Day
Kevin, March 21st, 2025Shed a tear at ‘Slipping Through My Fingers’ or gasp in horror at Stranger Things: The First Shadow
No matter which show you see this Mother's Day, it's sure to beat a bunch of flowers that'll end up in the bin, or a box of chocolates that won't last long (though we may have to keep that one)...
West End Shows Mother's Day
Hamilton
Open Run
Victoria Palace Theatre
It's the musical that bowled over Broadway, an all-out smash-hit epic that traverses the life of one Alexander Hamilton, one of America's Founding Fathers, who took on the might of the British and won! Created by Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner wunderkind Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) this Pulitzer and Tony-winning musical mixes classic theatre, spoken word and hip-hop into the most acclaimed theatrical marvel since The Book of Mormon.
Operation Mincemeat
Open Run
Fortune Theatre
Winner of two Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical! This daring production recounts one of WWII's most unbelievable tales. Imagine Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, with a dash of Hamilton and One Man, Two Guv'nors. Operation Mincemeat spins a yarn of deception so extraordinary, it's hard to believe it played a crucial role in winning the war. The burning question: how did a well-dressed corpse outsmart Hitler?
Stranger Things - The First Shadow
Showing until 7 Sep
Phoenix Theatre
Winner of two Olivier Awards including Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play! The West End is being turned upside down due to this exciting new addition to the Duffer Brother's Stranger Things universe! Taking us back to the town of Hawkins in 1959, this new story by Kate Trefry, the Duffer Brothers, and playwright of the moment, Jack Thorne, features some of the Netflix show's favourite characters, including a young Jim Hopper, Joyce Maldonado and Bob Newbie as they grapple with the first shadows of danger in the sleepy small town. With a whopping five Olivier nominations, this West End gem is not to be missed!
Hadestown
Showing until 28 Sep
Lyric Theatre
Returning to London for the first time since 2018, the Olivier-nominated folk opera Hadestown will be brightening up the West End in winter 2024. The brainchild of celebrated indie-folk singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell and Tony-nominated experimental theatre director Rachel Chavkin, who helmed smash-hit 'Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812', the musical fuses elements of Greek mythology with Mitchell's emotionally-charged concept album of the same name.
Starlight Express
Open Run
Troubadour Wembley
Starlight Express is officially back on track in this brand-new site-specific production, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the show's debut in 1984. With music from Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics from Richard Stilgoe, it's a thrilling, steam-powered adventure that sees trains of all types compete to become the fastest engine in the world. With an all-new creative team and a futuristic twist, don't can't wait to get your skates on for this much-anticipated revival!
Richard II
Showing until 10 May
Bridge Theatre
In a promotion from Viscount Bridgerton to the King of England, Jonathan Bailey returns to the stage in 2025 in Nick Hytner's newest production for The Bridge Theatre. Bailey will star as the titular monarch in Richard II, the first of Shakespeare's tetralogy of plays about the wars of succession during the Middle Ages, otherwise known as the 'Henriad'.
Chicago
9 - 14 Jun
New Wimbledon Theatre
Start the car, I know a whoopie spot - Chicago is back! Join Roxie and her merry murderesses as they battle for fame and freedom in this satirical look at the world of celebrity and justice. Set in the roaring twenties, Chicago has everything you want from a musical, sex, murder, and good old razzle-dazzle that has you intoxicated from start to finish.
Fawlty Towers
Showing until 13 Sep
Apollo Theatre
Pack your bags for a trip to Fawlty Towers as Britain's most beloved '70s sitcom heads to the stage of London's Apollo Theatre, adapted by the show's original writer and star, John Cleese - nearly fifty years after its debut. Directed by Caroline Jay Ranger ( Only Fools and Horses: The Musical), the stage adaptation brings this iconic comedy to life. First broadcast in September 1975, Fawlty Towers is widely regarded as one of the greatest British sitcoms of all time - and now you have the chance to relive the chaos on stage.
Titanique
Showing until 8 Jun
Criterion Theatre
Finally, a musical parody based on the infamous sinking of the Titanic ship comes in the form of Titanique! After an acclaimed maiden voyage in New York, this West End premiere takes the music of Celine Dion and merges it with the Oscar-winning love story of Titanic to bring you the joyful and hysterical Titanique. It's the trip of dreams!
Mamma Mia!
Open Run
Novello Theatre
Celebrating 25 years! Soon-to-be-married Sophie is desperate to find her father to walk her down the aisle; unfortunately, her mother Donna has no idea who it is. After discovering three possible candidates in her mother's diary, she fires off three invitations to the men, who all arrive together on the idyllic Greek island where Sophie and Donna live. When Donna discovers her three old flames are back in her life, she must confront her past and organise the wedding with the help of her outrageous friends! Laughter, sunshine, and of course, ABBA songs galore are in full splendor in this, the ultimate feel-good musical!
