Theatre is back! Here are some of the top plays and musicals to see in the West End and on tour across the UK & Ireland in 2023/24:

London & West End Theatre Tickets:

Fairytale of New York, the production will open at the Dominion Theatre, London in November 2024, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

The Devil Wears Prada Musical, Elton John’s Broadway musical will open at the Dominion Theatre, London on 24 October 2024 – 31 May 2025, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster

Eddie Izzard Performs Shakespeare’s Hamlet, strictly-limited six-week run at Riverside Studios, London on 23 May – 30 June 2024, tickets on sale Wednesday (27 March) at 10am from Ticketmaster

People, Places and Things, Denise Gough will reprise her Olivier Award-winning role as Emma at the Trafalgar Theatre, London on 03 May – 10 August 2024, tickets on sale now from ATG Tickets

Mean Girls, the new musical will open at the Savoy Theatre, London on from June 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic ATG Tickets

Plaza Suite, Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker star in Neil Simon’s smash-hit comedy at the Savoy Theatre, London on 17 January – 30 March 2024, tickets on sale now from ATG Tickets

Shrek the Musical, the musical will head to the Eventim Apollo, London on 19 July – 31 August 2024, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

An Enemy of the People, Matt Smith (Dr Who, The Crown) returns to the West End for a bold re-imagining of Henrik Ibsen’s ‘An Enemy of the People’ at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London booking until 06 April 2024, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster ATG Tickets See Tickets

Cabaret The Musical At The Kit Kat Club, starring Maude Apatow & Mason Alexander Park at the Playhouse Theatre, London now booking until June 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster ATG Tickets

Standing At The Sky’s Edge, the award-winning new British musical will premiere at Gillian Lynne Theatre, London from 08 February – 03 August 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster AXS

Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary production at the Savoy Theatre, London until January 2024, tickets on sale now from ATG Tickets

The Enfield Haunting, the show will be booking at The Ambassadors Theatre, London from 30 November 2023 – 02 March 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster AXS ATG Tickets See Tickets

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, the award-winning adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantastical novel will be booking at the Noel Coward Theatre, London from 11 October – 25 November 2023, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster AXS ATG Tickets See Tickets

Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, the musical returns to the West End for 16 weeks only starring Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga & more from October 2023, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

MJ The Musical, the multi-Tony Award-winning Broadway hit will head to the West End at the Prince Edward Theatre, London from March 2024, tickets on Presale now from Ticketmaster

Disney’s The Lion King Musical, the West End production extends run at the Lyceum Theatre, London until February 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster AXS ATG Tickets The Ticket Factory See Tickets

Moulin Rouge! The Musical, the new production to open at the Piccadilly Theatre, London is now booking until November 2023, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster AXS ATG Tickets

Disney’s Frozen The Musical, the West End production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London is now booking until January 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster AXS

Hamilton, the production extends West End run at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London until March 2024, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

Close-Up: The Twiggy Musical, the production is booking at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London from 18 September – 18 November 2023, tickets on sale now from Gigantic AXS See Tickets

Mrs. Doubtfire, the musical is now booking at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London until 2025, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, the West End production is now booking at the Aldwych Theatre, London until February 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster AXS See Tickets

My Neighbour Totoro, the Royal Shakespeare Company & Joe Hisaishi’s five-star producion of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighour Totoro will return to the Barbican Theatre, London for 18 weeks from 21 November 2023 – 23 March 2024, tickets on sale now from  Gigantic Ticketmaster

Magic Mike Live, new shows added at the Hippodrome Casino, London now booking until June 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster AXS

The Mousetrap, Agatha Christie’s world-famous whodunnit play returns to West End with performances at the St Martin’s Theatre, London until January 2023, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster AXS The Ticket Factory See Tickets

Cabaret, the production is booking at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre, London until June 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic AXS

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the production extends in the West End at the Palace Theatre, London until March 2024, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster ATG Tickets See Tickets

Phantom Of The Opera, the West End production returns to Her Majesty’s Theatre, London from March 2024, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

Wicked The Musical, the West End production is now booking at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, London until June 2024, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster ATG Tickets See Tickets

Matilda The Musical, the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company has been extended at the Cambridge Theatre, London until May 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

Jersey Boys, the production is now booking at the at Trafalgar Theatre, London until January 2024, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award-winning musical is now booking in the West End at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London until January 2024, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

Six The Musical, new dates added at Vaudeville Theatre, London now booking until November 2024, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

Top Theatre Tours:

Riverdance 30: The New Generation, the Irish dance group will embark on a special 30th anniversary tour in 2025,

Swansea Arena, 12-14 Aug
Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall, 16-18
Blackpool Opera House, 20-21
Manchester Opera House, 23-27
Liverpool Empire Theatre, 29
Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre, 04-09 Sept
Oxford New Theatre, 11-14
Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 16
Wimbledon New Theatre, 20-23
Southampton Mayflower Theatre, 25-28
Milton Keynes New Theatre, 30
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, 04 Oct-05
Hull Connexin Live, 07
Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, 10-11
Glasgow Kings Theatre, 14-16
Newcastle Utilita Arena, 18-19
Stockton Globe Theatre, 21-22
York Barbican, 24
Stoke Regent Theatre, 28-31
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 01-04 Nov
Torquay Princess Theatre, 06-09
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, 10-12
Cardiff Utilita Arena, 14
Plymouth Pavilions, 19-20
Truro Hall For Cornwall, 22-23
Bristol Hippodrome, 25-28
Bournemouth BIC, 29-30
Portsmouth Guildhall, 02-05 Dec
Brighton Centre, 06-07
London Eventim Apollo, 09-14

Tickets on sale Friday (22 March) at 10am from Ticketmaster AXS ATG Tickets

2:22 A Ghost Story, following a successful West End run the thriller play will head out on a UK & Ireland tour this spring/summer,

Richmond Theatre, 26-30 March
Liverpool Empire, 02-06 April
Working New Victoria Theatre, 09-13 April
Truro Hall For Cornwall, 16 April
Blackpool Grand, 23 April
York Grand Theatre, 30 April – 04 May
Nottingham Theatre Royal, 07 May
Hull New Theatre, 14 May
Sunderland Empire, 21-25 May
Bradford Alhambra Theatre, 28 May
Manchester Lowry, 04
Dublin 3Olympia Theatre, 21 June – 11 Aug

Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster ATG Tickets

Tickets on sale Friday (22 March) at 10am from Ticketmaster (Dublin)

Player Kings, Ian McKellen plays Falstaff in a new version of Shakespeare’s Henry IV adapted by award-winning writer & director Robert Icke at UK venues in March 2024,

Wimbledon New Theatre, 01-09 March
Manchester Opera House, 14-23

Tickets on sale now from ATG Tickets

Disney’s Aladdin, the hit musical production will head to UK & Ireland venues in 2023/24,

Edinburgh Playhouse, 24 Oct – 18 Nov 2023
Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre, 07 Dec 2024 – 14 Jan 2024
Plymouth Theatre Royal, 17 Jan – 11 Feb
Sunderland Empire, 15 Feb – 10 March
Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre, 20 March – 14 April
Milton Keynes Theatre, 24 April – 19 May
Manchester Palace Theatre, 22 May – 07 July
Bristol Hippodrome, 10 July – 11 Aug
Bradford Alhambra Theatre, 14 Aug – 01 Sept
Southampton Mayflower Theatre, 05-29 Sept
Birmingham Hipodrome, 09 Oct – 03 Nov
Glasgow Theatre Royal, 06-30 Nov
Liverpool Empire, 11 Dec 2024 – 05 Jan 2025

Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster ATG Tickets

& Juliet, the award-winning musical is embarking on a UK tour in 2024/25,

Manchester Opera House, 08-20 July 2024
Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, 23-27 July
Norwich Theatre Royal, 30 July – 03 Aug
Glasgow Kings Theatre, 13-24 Aug
Oxford New Theatre, 02-07 Sept
Sunderland Empire, 09-21 Sept
Hull New Theatre, 23-28 Sept
Plymouth Theatre Royal, 30 Sept – 05 Oct
Wolverhampton Grand, 07 to 12 Oct
Marlowe Theatre Canterbury, 14-19 Oct
Liverpool Empire, 28 October – 02 Nov
Southampton Mayflower, 05-09 Nov
Edinburgh Playhouse, 12-16 Nov
Leeds Grand Theatre, 18-30 Nov
Bristol Hippodrome, 14-25 Jan 2025
New Wimbledon Theatre, 27 Jan – 01 Feb
His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen, 04-08 Feb
Curve Leicester, 17-22 Feb
Woking New Victoria, 11-15 March
Bradford Alhambra, 24-29 March
Milton Keynes Theatre, 31 March – 12 April
Nottingham Theatre Royal, 14-19 April
Birmingham Hippodrome, 21 April – 03 May
Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 05 – 10 May
Stoke Regent, 12 – 17 May
Sheffield Lyceum, 20 – 31 May
Newcastle Theatre Royal, 02 – 07 June
Truro Hall for Cornwall, 10-14 June
Cardiff Millenium Centre, 16-28 June

Tickets on sale on now from ATG Tickets

Grease The Musical, the world’s best-loved musical will hit the road on a UK tour in 2024,

Bromley Churchill Theatre, 12-20 April
Northampton Royal & Derngage, 13-18 May
Liverpool Empire, 27 May – 01 June
Glasgow King’s Theatre, 17-22 June
Edinburgh Playhouse, 25-29 June
Birmingham The Alexandra, 15-20 July
Milton Keynes Theatre, 05-10 Aug
Blackpool Opera House, 19-24 Aug
Bristol Hippodrome, 16-21 Sept
Oxford New Theatre, 24-28 Sept
Dartford Orchard Theatre, 30 Sept – 05 Oct
Manchester Palace Theatre, 08-12 Oct

Tickets on sale now from ATG Tickets + venues

An Officer And A Gentleman The Musical, new UK tour announced for 2024,

Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre, 23 Feb-02 March
Glasgow Kings Theatre, 05-09 March
London New Wimbledon Theatre, 01-06 April
Brighton Theatre Royal, 23-27 April
Manchester Opera House, 30 April – 04 May
Stoke Regent Theatre, 06-11 May
Oxford New Theatre, 27 May – 01 June
York Grand Opera House, 04-08 June
Torquay Princess Theatre, 02-06 July
Liverpool Empire, 22-27 July
Woking New Victoria Theatre, 05-10 Aug
Bristol Hippodrome, 02-07 Sept
Blackpool Opera House, 01-05 Oct
Milton Keynes Theatre, 21-26 Oct

Tickets on sale now from ATG Tickets

Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony, Grammy & Laurence Olivier Award-winning to embark on a UK tour 2024/25,

Nottingham Playhouse, 09-28 Sept 2024
Leicester Curve, 01-05 Oct
Brighton Theatre Royal, 15-19 Oct
Birmingham Alexandra, 22-26 Oct
Woking New Victoria Theatre, 29 Oct – 02 Nov
Leeds Grand Theatre, 05-09 Nov
Liverpool Empire, 12-16 Nov
Sunderland Empire, 19-23 Nov
Oxford New Theatre, 26-30 Nov
Northampton Royal And Derngate, 14-18 Jan 2025
Southampton Mayflower Theatre, 21-25
Milton Keynes Theatre, 28 Jan – 01 Feb
Canterbury Marlowe Theatre, 04-08 Feb
Bristol Hippodrome, 11-15 Feb
Manchester Palace Theatre, 18-25 Feb
Glasgow Kings Theatre, 25 Feb – 01 March
Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre, 04-08 March
Belfast Grand Opera House, 11-15 March
Chester Storyhouse Theatre, 18-22 March
London New Wimbledon Theatre, 25-29 March
Wolverhampton Grand, 01-05 April
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre, 08-12 April
Plymouth Theatre Royal, 15-19 April
Hull New Theate, 22-26 April
Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre, 29 April – 03 May
Norwich Theatre Royal, 13-17 May

Tickets on sale Friday (17 November) at 9am from ATG Tickets

Watch this space for more theatre updates!

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