London Plays

London plays may not be as popular as musicals but personally we much prefer a good play. As with musicals there are all kinds of London plays ranging from the hilarious 39 Steps to the terrifying The Woman in Black.

There are long running classics such as Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap which has been playing in London for over 50 years and is the world’s longest running play. The Woman in Black is also one of the longest running plays having been playing in London for over 20 years.

Then there are some fantastic new plays like War Horse.

So whatever kind of play you prefer there is sure to be something on in London to suit your taste.

Plays A-Z

13 at the Olivier Theatre

Set in a dark and magical landscape of singing pensioners, fanatical atheists and imminent apocalypse, 13 depicts a London both familiar and strange, a London staring into the void.

39 Steps

39 Steps at the Criterion Theatre

Hitchcock meets hilarious in this innovative and award-winning comedy at the Criterion Theatre! Based on the John Buchan novel, and memorably filmed by Alfred Hitchcock, this astonishing theatrical tour-de-force is played with just four actors who play a minimum of 139 roles. THE 39 STEPS await you, so book today!

Abigail's Party

Abigail's Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory

The Menier Chocolate Factory is delighted to announce the revival of Mike Leigh's acclaimed play, Abigail's Party.

Absent Friends

Absent Friends at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Welcome to a tea party you'll never forget, as Alan Ayckbourn's classic comedy of manners and social embarrassment serves up a slice of deliciously black humour.

All New People

All New People at the Duke of York's

The dead of winter, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, Charlie (Zach Braff) has hit rock bottom.

Being Shakespeare

Being Shakespeare at the Trafalgar Studios

Simon Callow brings to life Shakespeare's unforgettable characters and the real man behind the legend in this triumphant play.

Big Pants and Botox

Big Pants and Botox at the Arts Theatre

After a phenomenally successful run in 2011, Casualty's Rebecca Wheatley is hitting the road again in 2012 with her tremendous one-woman show.

Broken Glass

Broken Glass at the Vaudeville Theatre

Broken Glass, Arthur Miller's Olivier award-winning drama, tells the story of Phillip and Sylvia Gellburg, a New York couple living in Brooklyn in 1938 and their relationship with a doctor who is called in to help with Sylvia's sudden paralysis.

Can We Talk About This?

Can We Talk About This? at the Lyttelton

DV8's new production examines how events have reflected and influenced multicultural policies, freedom of speech and censorship. There is no interval. Latecomers may not be admitted. Ages 16 and over.

Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Years have passed since political prisoner, Paulina suffered at the hands of her captor: A man whose face she never saw, but can still recall with terrifying clarity. Tonight, by chance, a stranger arrives at the secluded beach house she shares with her husband Gerardo, a human rights lawyer. A stranger Paulina is convinced was her tormentor and must now be held to account. Stars Thandie Newton.

Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy at the Wyndham's Theatre

Don't miss out - for 12 weeks only, acting legends James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave star in one of the most celebrated stories of the late twentieth century, Driving Miss Daisy.

Frank Skinner and Friends

Frank Skinner and Friends at the Noel Coward Theatre

Frank Skinner presents Frank Skinner and Friends - a night of comedy, cabaret and music all on one bill in London's West End.

Hay Fever

Hay Fever at the Noel Coward Theatre

For the first time since its renaming and refurbishment, Hay Fever, one of Noel Coward's most well known plays will be performed at the Noel Coward Theatre.

Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain

Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain at the Garrick Theatre

Set in loathsome London, the BSC proudly present the world premiere of BARMY BRITAIN.

Ida Barr's Festive Bingo

Ida Barr's Festive Bingo at the Arts Theatre

Ida Barr is a music hall singer who has embraced hip hop and rap, reflecting the culturally diverse landscape of the London's East End, where she has been living in retirement for several decades.She's an inner city pensioner in multi-cultural post-new Labour Britain; her glory days are behind her but her creativity is still flowering.

Jackie Mason - Fearless

Jackie Mason - Fearless at the Wyndham's Theatre

The US Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning comic legend, Jackie Mason, is back in London with an all new show - Fearless This is Jackie's farewell to the UK and the last chance for audiences to see one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time.

Jerusalem

Jerusalem at the Apollo Theatre

Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Cook star in the critically acclaimed Jerusalem, which returns to the West End after an award winning run on Broadway.

Juno and the Paycock

Juno and the Paycock at the Lyttelton

One of the great plays of the twentieth century, Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock offers a devastating portrait of wasted potential in a Dublin torn apart by the chaos of the Irish Civil War, 1922.

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night at the Apollo Theatre

Following his critically acclaimed performance in Arthur Miller's All My Sons at the Apollo Theatre in 2010, David Suchet returns in Eugene O?Neill's masterpiece, Long Day's Journey into Night.

Lord Of The Flies

Lord Of The Flies at the Open Air

William Golding's classic novel Lord Of The Flies is adapted for the stage.After a group of schoolboys survive a massive plane crash, what starts as a classic desert island adventure quickly becomes a struggle for survival as superstition and immorality sees the community slide into a darkly sinister world.

Master Class

Master Class at the Vaudeville Theatre

Don't miss Master Class, an extraordinary insight into the life and loves of Maria Callas, the iconic opera singer whose turbulent private life and fiery temperament were as astonishing as her formidable talents.

Mousetrap

Mousetrap at the St Martins Theatre

Agatha Christie's legendary whodunit, THE MOUSETRAP, is still thriving after over 50 years in the West End. The world's longest-running play, this murder mystery masterpiece goes from strength to strength as a new generation of theatregoers are tricked and teased at St. Martin's Theatre. Experience this cracking yarn today - an irresistible treat for amateur sleuths everywhere!

Noises Off

Noises Off at the Old Vic Theatre

Winner of both Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Comedy, this celebrated play serves up a riotous double bill - a play within a play. Hurtling along at breakneck speed it follows the backstage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through rehearsals to a shambolic first night and a final disastrous performance.

Office Party

Office Party at the Pleasance Theatre

After sell-out runs at the Barbican Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe, the show that's a party is back!

One Man, Two Guvnors

One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Following sell-out seasons at the National Theatre and Adelphi Theatre, smash-hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket on 2 March with a brand new leads Owain Arthur as Francis Henshall.

Santa Claus and the Christmas Adventure

Santa Claus and the Christmas Adventure at the The Ambassadors Theatre

A truly unforgettable experience, Santa Claus and the Christmas Adventure promises to be the festive treat you won't want to miss - come and join the fun and help Santa save the day!

Sex With a Stranger

Sex With a Stranger at the Trafalgar Studio Two

Sex With A Stranger is the third play from Stefan Golaszewski, writer of BBC 3's hit sitcom Him & Her.

She Stoops to Conquer

She Stoops to Conquer at the Olivier Theatre

One of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.

The Awkward Squad

The Awkward Squad at the Arts Theatre

BAFTA-winning Emmerdale writer Karin Young's The Awkward Squad is a state-of-the-nation comedy, taking a sideways look at the challenges faced by modern women of all ages.

The Comedy Of Errors

The Comedy Of Errors at the Olivier Theatre

Shakespeare's furiously paced comedy will be staged in a contemporary world and stars Lenny Henry.

The Complete World of Sports (Abridged)

The Complete World of Sports (Abridged) at the Arts Theatre

The entire history of athletic competition is revisited in a marathon of madness and mayhem that sees the world's great sporting events shrunk down to theatrical size.

The Duchess Of Malfi

The Duchess Of Malfi at the Old Vic Theatre

Eve Best returns to The Old Vic in March 2012, in John Webster's great Jacobean tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi.

The Fitzrovia Radio Hour

The Fitzrovia Radio Hour at the The Ambassadors Theatre

The Fitzrovia Radio Hour was a hit at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010 and 2011, and enjoyed a West End season last January. It now returns for this limited season on Tuesday nights only.

The Houdini Experience

The Houdini Experience at the Peacock Theatre

Escape from reality and get ready to relive The Houdini Experience.

The Importance Of Being Earnest

The Importance Of Being Earnest at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

This hilarious and critically acclaimed production transfers to the West End following a sell-out at one of London's most beloved fringe theatres, the Old Red Lion Theatre in Islington.

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers at the Gielgud Theatre

The celebrated Ealing comedy, The Ladykillers, comes to life on stage this Autumn in a hilarious and thrilling new adaption by Graham Linehan (Father Ted) and directed by Sean Foley (The Play What I Wrote).

The Leisure Society

The Leisure Society at the Trafalgar Studio Two

The Leisure Society is a one-act morality play with absolutely no moral compass.

The Lion In Winter

The Lion In Winter at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Robert Lindsay and Joanna Lumley star in The Lion in Winter, directed by Trevor Nunn.

The Madness Of George III

The Madness Of George III at the Apollo Theatre

David Haig gives the performance of his life as King George III in the West End premiere of Alan Bennett's smash-hit comedy The Madness Of George III.

The Pajama Men - In The Middle of No One

The Pajama Men - In The Middle of No One at the Charing Cross Theatre

The award-winning Edinburgh Fringe double-act create fast paced character driven comedy made up of strange story lines and jokes.

The Pitmen Painters

The Pitmen Painters at the Duchess Theatre

Following celebrated seasons at the National Theatre and on Broadway, Lee Hall's The Pitmen Painters will at last enjoy a West End season this Autumn, following a summer National tour.

The Railway Children

The Railway Children at the Waterloo Station Theatre

After a record breaking run, E Nesbit's classic The Railway Children, triumphantly steams back into the 'Welcome to Yorkshire theatre' at London Waterloo for a second time with performances from 16 June.

The Sooty Christmas Show

The Sooty Christmas Show at the Garrick Theatre

The nation's favourite magical teddy bear returns to The West End this Christmas, to take centre stage in a charming winter treat packed full of giggles.

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys at the Savoy Theatre

Kings of comedy, Willie Clark (Danny DeVito) and Al Lewis (Richard Griffiths) aka The Sunshine Boys haven't spoken to each other in years.

The Veil

The Veil at the Lyttelton

May 1822, rural Ireland. The defrocked Reverend Berkeley arrives at the crumbling former glory of Mount Prospect House to accompany seventeen-year-old Hannah to England. She is to be married off to a Marquis in order to resolve the debts of her mother's estate. However, compelled by the strange voices that haunt his beautiful young charge and a fascination with the psychic current that pervades the house, Berkeley proposes a seance, the consequences of which are catastrophic.

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre

One of the most exciting, gripping and successful theatre events ever staged, The Woman In Black is now in its twentieth year in the West End. Unanimously critically acclaimed, Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's best-selling novel at the Fortune Theatre combines the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by film noir - book now!

Three Days In May

Three Days In May at the Trafalgar Studios

Ben Brown's gripping and fascinating portrayal takes us behind the doors of Number Ten during three of the most pivotal days in British history when, extraordinarily, giving in to Hitler was considered by some to be a viable option.

Travelling Light

Travelling Light at the Lyttelton

Following Vincent in Brixton and The Reporter, Nicholas Wright's new play is a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood's golden age.

War Horse

War Horse at the New London Theatre

The National Theatre's sell out production transfers to the New London Theatre. Life sized puppets depict a gripping journey through history, as a young man embarks on an odyssey to find his beloved horse.