Plays (London Reviews) (166)

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97
Must See!
95 Reviews
Ends Mar 01
London: Southwark

Mel Brooks' hilarious, Tony-winning musical returns in a major new revival.

95
Must See!
13 Reviews
Ends May 2025
London: Soho

A high-stakes political thriller unfolds as the world battles to save the planet at Kyoto.

92
Must See!
1K+ Reviews
Ends Sep 2025
London: West End

A new play based on the hit Netflix series that serves as a prequel to the eerie events in Hawkins.

92
Must See!
156 Reviews
Ends Jan 18
London: Barbican

Mathew Baynton stars in a hilarious, magical take on Shakespeare’s enchanting midsummer comedy.

90
Excellent
1K+ Reviews
Ends Mar 01
London: West End

Play follows Basil Fawlty's misadventures in a dysfunctional hotel, chaotic and hilarious.

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90
Excellent
8 Reviews
Opens Apr 29
London: Stratford

The stage adaptation of Dave Harris' novel about two characters trapped in a minstrel show.

90
Excellent
8 Reviews
Ends Feb 25
London: Waterloo

Three adopted sisters pursue their dreams in a house full of fossils and unexpected allies.

90
Excellent
947 Reviews
Ends Jun 2025
London: West End

The eighth story in the Harry Potter series told in an epic 2-part play. Winner of 9 Olivier Awards.

90
Excellent
493 Reviews
Ends Sep 2025
London: Waterloo

A revival production of Agatha Christie's intense courtroom drama.

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90
Excellent
139 Reviews
Opens Mar 25
London: Kingston

Ins Choi writes & stars in the award-winning comedy-drama about a family-run Korean convenience store.

90
Excellent
11 Reviews
Opens Jan 16
London: Kilburn

Acclaimed adaptation of Selvon's novel about Trinidadian immigrants in 1950s London.

89
Excellent
947 Reviews
Ends Feb 2026
London: West End

Olivier Award-winning comedy where everything goes wrong for the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society!

89
Excellent
22 Reviews
Ends Jan 25
London: Waterloo

Double lives lead to romantic entanglements in this witty comedy of errors.

87
Excellent
178 Reviews
Ends Jan 25
London: West End

Steve Coogan stars in the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's black comedy.

86
Excellent
1K+ Reviews
Ends Sep 2025
London: West End

Agatha Christie's mystery drama has been entertaining audiences for a record-breaking 70 years. 

85
Excellent
68 Reviews
Ends Aug 2025
London: Westminster

Channing Tatum's 90-minute show male stripping show. 

84
Great
126 Reviews
Ends Jan 25
London: West End

Tracy-Ann Oberman stars in the West End transfer of this 1930s adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy.

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84
Great
31 Reviews
Opens Feb 03
London: West End

Paul Mescal returns to the West End in a gripping Tennessee Williams drama.

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83
Great
40 Reviews
Opens Mar 10
London: Waterloo

Joseph Fiennes stars in James Graham's new play about the England men’s football team.

82
Great
6 Reviews
Ends Feb 01
London: Islington

Secrets, lies, and legacy haunt the Pollitt family as they face a crumbling marriage.

80
Great
1 Review
Ends Jan 25
London: South Hampstead

A E Housman is finally dead and being ferried across the Styx, surprised to find Oxford University.

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80
Great
41 Reviews
Starts Jul 2025
Nye
London: Waterloo

Michael Sheen stars in this new play about the life of the founder of the NHS, Aneurin "Nye" Bevan.

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77
Good
21 Reviews
Opens May 27
London: Wimbledon

An award-winning play which examines the events leading up to the untimely death of a young woman.

77
Good
52 Reviews
Ends Feb 08
London: Southwark

Family feud erupts as Regina's greed triggers a scramble for wealth and power.