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 revivals of some old classics such as An Inspector Calls and Waiting for Godot and 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

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!

A Disappearing Number

A Disappearing Number at the Novello Theatre

Staged with Complicite's characteristic elegance and startling visual originality, A Disappearing Number takes as its starting point one of the most mysterious and romantic collaborations of all time.

A Flea In Her Ear

A Flea In Her Ear at the Old Vic Theatre

A comedy of errors set against a backdrop of jealousy, misunderstandings and confrontation. Stars Lisa Dillion and Tom Hollander.

A Guide To Sexual Misery

A Guide To Sexual Misery at the Arts Theatre

Wolfgang Weinberger delivers this hysterically funny romp through the minefield of sexual relations.

All My Sons

All My Sons at the Apollo Theatre

David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker star in Arthur Miller's compelling drama, All My Sons.

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre

Alex Hanson and Samantha Bond star in Oscar Wilde's classic story of political blackmail and corruption, An Ideal Husband.

Antony and Cleopatra - Stratford Upon Avon

Antony and Cleopatra - Stratford Upon Avon at the Courtyard Theatre

Caught between desire and duty their affair will shake the foundations of the known world. Power politics and passion collide in Shakespeare's captivating tragedy.

Birdsong

Birdsong at the Comedy

Directed by Trevor Nunn and based on Sebastian Faulks's international best-selling novel, Birdsong tells the story of one man's journey through an all consuming love affair and into the horror of the First World War.

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit at the Apollo Theatre

One of Noel Coward's best known plays, Blithe Spirit, returns to the West End, starring Alison Steadman.

Cause Celebre

Cause Celebre at the Old Vic Theatre

Terence Rattigan's Cause Celebre is an intriguing play based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury who went on trial with her 18-year-old lover for the murder of her husband.

Deathtrap

Deathtrap at the Noel Coward Theatre

A murder mystery so wickedly good, it's to die for! Ingeniously clever and hilariously twisted, Deathtrap is the most celebrated thriller by Ira Levin, author of The Stepford Wives, Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil and A Kiss Before Dying.

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds at the Apollo Theatre

Debbie Reynolds celebrates 50 years of show business in this award winning one woman show.

Design For Living

Design For Living at the Old Vic Theatre

For the first time in over 15 years, Noel Coward's Design for Living will be on the London stage, starring Lisa Dillon and Tom Burke.

Educating Rita

Educating Rita at the Trafalgar Studios

A young, brash hairdresser discovers a passion for English Literature in Willy Russell's Educating Rita.

Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories at the Duke of York's

Direct from a sell-out season at the Lyric Hammersmith, comes Ghost Stories a truly terrifying theatrical experience.

Julius Caesar - Stratford Upon Avon

Julius Caesar - Stratford Upon Avon at the Courtyard Theatre

A masterpiece of political powerplay and manipulation, Julius Caesar examines the conflict between one man's ambition and the good of the state.

Krapp's Last Tape

Krapp's Last Tape at the Duchess Theatre

Following his outstanding performances in Endgame and Eh Joe, Michael Gambon returns to the West End Stage in Beckett's classic one-man show, Krapp's Last Tape.

La Bete

La Bete at the Comedy

American playwright David Hirson's rollicking 1991 play, La Bete, is a comic tour de force! Stars Joanna Lumley, Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce.

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!

Onassis

Onassis at the Novello Theatre

Robert Lindsay stars as Onassis with a superb cast of characters portraying his family and the women he loved. First performed to great acclaim at Chichester's Minerva Theatre, this explosive new play by Martin Sherman opens at the Novello Theatre this September for a strictly limited season.

Pam Ann - Flying High

Pam Ann - Flying High at the Vaudeville Theatre

Pam Ann is the alter ego of Australian comedian Caroline Reid. An emerging icon in gay culture, she portrays the air-hostess Pam Ann, a mixture of drag, camp and glamour!

Party

Party at the Arts Theatre

Tom Basden brings his beguiling and startlingly accomplished Fringe First winning debut play to London's Arts Theatre for a limited West End run.

Puss In Boots

Puss In Boots at the Arts Theatre

A tale of an extraordinary cat, who can talk and make up amazing stories!

Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Upon Avon

Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Upon Avon at the Courtyard Theatre

In the instant of a chance meeting two young people fall in love. Impulsively they marry in secret, but in a divided city their innocent union is threatened by a bloody family feud. Directed by Rupert Goold.

Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine at the Trafalgar Studios

Meet Shirley: a middle-aged Liverpudlian housewife who talks to the wall whilst preparing her husband's egg and chips. She's in a rut. What has happened to her life? When her best friend Jane pays for a holiday for two to Greece, she packs her bags, heads for the sun and starts to see the world and herself rather differently.

The Country Girl

The Country Girl at the Apollo Theatre

Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove star as a married couple whose relationship is pushed to the brink in Clifford Odets' The Country Girl.

The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo at the Garrick Theatre

The Gruffalo returns for a limited Christmas season. Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood in this magical, musical adaptation of the award winning picture book.

The Habit Of Art

The Habit Of Art at the Lyttleton

Alan Bennett's new play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion's spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.

The Little Dog Laughed

The Little Dog Laughed at the Garrick Theatre

The hilarity of Hollywood hypocrisy and what self-deception does to people in the shallow and superficial world of show business is satirized in THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED. Starring Tamsin Greig and Rupert Friend

The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas at the The Ambassadors Theatre

Don't miss a truly unique Christmas experience - meet Father Christmas and see a magical story come to life, a great show for the entire family!

The Prisoner Of Second Avenue

The Prisoner Of Second Avenue at the Vaudeville Theatre

Jeff Goldblum stars a man heading towards a nervous breakdown in The Prisoner Of Second Avenue, a black comedy set in 1970's New York.

The Railway Children

The Railway Children at the Waterloo Station Theatre

After two sell out and critically acclaimed summer runs at the National Railway Museum in York this breathtaking theatrical event arrives in London.

The Real Thing

The Real Thing at the Old Vic Theatre

Toby Stephens is to star in a new production of Tom Stoppard's 1982 play The Real Thing.

The Secret Of Sherlock Holmes

The Secret Of Sherlock Holmes at the Duchess Theatre

Following its highly successful UK tour, The Secret of Sherlock Holmes transfers to the West End for a strictly limited 8 Week season.

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!

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.

When We Are Married

When We Are Married at the Garrick Theatre

JB Priestley's most loved British comedy presents three couples in the midst of hilarous mayhem as they hope to celebrate 25 years of marriage.

Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister at the Gielgud Theatre

Following a sold out season at Chichester, this 30th anniversary production of Yes, Prime Minster starring Henry Goodman as Sir Humphrey Appleby and David Haig as Jim Hacker comes to the West End for a limited season.