The West End Live 2026 Line Up has been revealed!

This years event is returning to Trafalgar Square yet again. West End Live is taking place on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2026, with another round of free performances from West End productions across the weekend. As well as being free to attend, they also have accessible viewing areas will be available via advance registration, with British Sign Language interpretation and a calm space provided on site.

They are also running an online competition offering 100 queue‑jump places per day, allowing selected attendees access via a separate entrance. One competition winner will even be offered backstage access during the festival, along with Theatre Tokens and a merchandise voucher.

The West End Live 2026 line-up announced so far is:

Avenue Q
Beetlejuice The Musical
Bliss The Musical
The Book Of Mormon
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Cabaret
The Choir Of Man
The Devil Wears Prada
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage
Disney’s Hercules, High School Musical and The Lion King

Further shows also performing are:

G4
Hadestown
Hamilton
The Harder They Come
Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical

Additionally you can catch performances from:

High Society
Hot Mess
I’m Every Woman – The Chaka Khan Musical
Inala
In Pieces
The Jonathan Larson Project

Continue reading for even more performances from:

Kimberly Akimbo
Kinky Boots
The Last Ship
Les Misérables
Little Shop Of Horrors
Magic Mike Live

Furthermore you can catch:

Mamma Mia!
Matilda The Musical
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
My Neighbour Totoro

Also performing are:

Now You See Me Live
Oliver!
Operation Mincemeat
Paddington The Musical
The Phantom Of The Opera
The Producers

Also:

Redcliffe
RepresentAsian: An Evening Of Asian Talent 
Ride The Cyclone
Roles We’ll Never Play
Shantify
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Sinatra The Musical
Six

Finally:

Taboo
Titanique
Waitress
Wicked 

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Jamie Muscato is officially The Emcee in Cabaret! Alongside him is Joy Woods who has taken over the role of Sally Bowles. West End star Jamie Muscato is known for is theatrical work. This includes The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge! Joy Woods is another accomplished theatre performer filling the shoes of the iconic character Sally Bowles. Woods is known from her work across musical theatre including Gypsy and Six the Musical.

Like the previous Emcees and Sallys, Muscato and Woods are leading the show for a limited period. Woods leaves the show on 5th September. Muscato’s final performance is 19th September.

They are joining the current cast who also features Baker Mukasa as Clifford Bradshaw. As well as Olivier Award winner Ruthie Henshall (Les Misérables) as Fraulein Schneider and Olivier Award nominee Robert Hands (Come From Away) as Herr Schultz. Also, Lucas Koch (Evita) plays Ernst Ludwig, and Jessica Kirton as Fraulein Kost / Fritzie.

Cabaret is based on Christopher Isherwood’s Memoir Goodbye to Berlin and the subsequent play adaptation. It paints a picture of his time in Germany at the time where the Nazis rose to power. Following the story of his real life friend and other characters he met at Cabaret Clubs in Berlin and subsequently befriended.

Cabaret is currently playing at The Kit Kat Club and is booking until January 2027. You can book your tickets here to watch Cabaret in the West End.

Here are the first look Images of Jamie Muscato in Cabaret along with Joy Woods. Photos are by Marc Brenner:

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Matilda the Musical is officially extending yet agin in the West End! The show playing at The Cambridge Theatre is now booking until 5th September 2027!

Based on the book by Roald Dahl and produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Matilda the Musical is a heartwarming and whimsical story brought to life. The story follows an extraordinary young girl. She faces neglect and mistreatment at the hands of her shallow and self-absorbed parents. Luckily one day, Matilda discovers that she has superpowers! She then decides it’s time to teach these grown ups a lesson they will never forget! With a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, we see Matilda take a stand to change her own destiny. Comedian Tim Minchin wrote the music for this show with a book by renowned playwright, Dennis Kelly.

When the show first opened, it became a box office smash hit! It won 7 awards at the 2012 Olivier Awards including ‘Best New Musical’, ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Set Design’. At the time this was the most awards that any one show had won. In total the musical has won 99 international awards! 

The current adult cast of Matilda includes Jon Robyns (Miss Trunchbull), Tiffany Graves (Mrs Wormwood), Neil McDermott (Mr Wormwood) and Eve Norris (Miss Honey). Completing the ensemble are Naomi Alade, Kofi Aidoo-Appiah, Alex Louize Bird, Katie Bradley, Millie Brown-Thornton, Reece Budin, Kelly Ewins, William Elijah-Lewis, Antony Lawrence, Nick Len, Tania Mathurin, Ben Middleton, James Oliver, Stuart Rouse, Chloe Saunders, Callum Train and Dawn Williams. The Matilda‘s and children’s cast change more frequently and rotate shows as these incredible actors still need to attend real school off the stage!

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Hadestown West End announced another extension today!

This extension will see the musical booking until 27th June 2027 at The Lyric Theatre.

The award-winning musical retells the myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and of Hades and Persephone. It features music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell, with direction by Rachel Chavkin. Using Greek mythology and folk music, this musical is one of the most popular show in town currently. Advance Booking is usually necessary but if you fancy trying last minute theatre tickets, visit us in person where we have a limited amount of exclusive seats for this show.

Hadestown is now in its third year in the West End. It stars Rachel Adedeji as Persephone, with Bethany Antonia cast as Eurydice and Marley Fenton as Orpheus. Alastair Parker takes on the role of Hades, while Clive Rowe plays Hermes.

Spike Maxwell, Melanie Bright and Lauran Rae are the Fates. Also, Gabriela Benedetti, Femi Akinfolarin, Michelle Andrews, Ollie Bingham and Sebastian Lim-Seet play the Workers. Finally, Juan Jackson, Oisín Nolan-Power, Lindo Shinda, Jasmine Triadi and Milly Willows are swings.

Hadestown is the winner of 8 Tony Awards from its opening on Broadway, including Best Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album.

The Hadestown West End production is produced by Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, Tom Kirdahy and the National Theatre in association with JAS Theatricals.

Hadestown is now booking until 27th June 2027. The show is playing at The Lyric Theatre. Click here to book your cheap tickets for Hadestown.

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The very popular annual charity theatre event is back for 2026 with a new date and exact ticket information. The event is by the theatrical charity Acting for Others and further details have been announced. The West End Flea Market was originally planned for the 16th May 2026. But has now been moved to Saturday 25th July. The event will still take place at the St Paul’s Church as Covent Garden from 10am to 2pm. Where is has been held for the past 5 years. Last year the charity event made a record breaking £110,000.

The event will once again have 150 early bird tickets which allow access to the market 15mins early at 9.45am. These go on sale at the designmymind website on the 17th April at 10am. They will cost £15 which is three times the general admission cost of £5. These general tickets are only available to buy on the day at the door.

Like previous years the majority of West End’s major productions will attend hosting individuals stalls. Filled with signed items, memorabilia and normally manned by members of the cast who will likely provide opportunities for selfies and autographs. The stalls are themed and designed to reflect the nature of the show. They will often also have limited edition or rarer collectibles. Some of the past attendees include, The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, Hadestown, Mamma Mia, The Devil Wears Prada, The Lion King, The Play That Goes Wrong and Matilda to name a few. Some new attendees we are hoping to see this year would be Disney’s Hercules and Paddington.

Lots of New West End Cast announcements took place this week. Here’s a round up of all the exiting cast changes that were confirmed over the past week.

David Flynn to lead cast of Beetlejuice

The production announced David Flynn is set to lead Beetlejuice in the shows title role. Flynn already played one iconic role in the West End, that of Dewey in School of Rock. He also has plenty of screen credits behind him including BBC Three’s Daddy Issues, The Inbetweeners and the film Here to name a few. Flynn gave the following statement regarding the announcement:

“Getting the chance to step into such an iconic role is both a huge honour and a slightly surreal experience. I’m looking forward to bringing my own take to it while staying true to what makes the character so much fun. Plus, I do look good in stripes, and I am a little dead inside.” 

Beetlejuice opens at The Prince Edward Theatre opens on 20th May.

New Stars to join Into The Woods

Into the Woods have collected a multitude of award nominations this season. Their latest announcement welcomes west end royalty into this successful revival.

From the 20th April 2026, the production will star Melanie La Barrie (Hadestown) as the Witch, John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables) as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Jack Quarton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) as the Steward, and Rachel Tucker (Wicked) as the Baker’s Wife.

Also, Jodie Jacobs is joining the cast as a Standby with Hughie O’Donnell who currently plays the Steward, will play the role of the Baker.

Richard Kind joins the cast of The Producers

Star Richard Kind, began his guest appearance at The Garrick Theatre this Week. He is stepping into the lead role of Max Bialystock in The Producers. Kind is well known for his work on Broadway and Screen, namely Only Murders in the Building. You can book tickets here to watch Richard Kind in The Producers until 10th May 2026.

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The Devil Wears Prada extends their run to February 2027 and Vanessa Williams will be staying with the show until October 2027. Matt Henry will also be staying in the show until then. He plays Nigel opposite her Miranda Priestly. The rest of the cast is the year two cast made up of Stevie Doc as Andy, Talia Halford as Emily, Keelan McAuley as Nathan and more.

The show is now booking until 6 February 2027 at the Dominion Theatre. The musical features a sound track with music from Elton John and Lyrics by Shaina Taub and mark Sonnenblick. A West End Cast Recording was released last year featuring the original West End Cast. The musical is directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell and features a set design by Tim Hatley.

The Devil Wears Prada tells the story of ambitious journalist Andy who joins Runway after struggling to find a job. As Miranda Priestly’s assistant. She shares the role with Emily. She quickly discovers that she can do this job and is sucked into the elitist harsh reality of the fashion magazine world. A sequel to the iconic film starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt. Is scheduled to be released this summer featuring all the original cast.

How do I buy cheap The Devil Wears Prada Tickets?

The Devil Wears Prada musical is most affordable on weekdays typically starting around 27.50. We also have exclusive in persona discounts available at our box office in the heart of Leicester Square. These are normally for the week of and start at £36 for good seats and £60 for the premium locations.

Make sure you catch this incredible cast and show as soon as possible and book your tickets now!

Miss Saigon returns to the West End in May next year! It will be setting up camp at the Prince Edward Theatre for a strictly limited 8 month run. The Prince Edward is currently home to MJ the Musical until the end of the month. Before Beetlejuice opens it’s doors in April after a long-awaited West End Transfer. Beetlejuice will be running until April 2027 before Miss Saigon. This is also the original Theatre Miss Saigon was in more than a decade earlier during it’s first West End stint. The show has remained enduringly popular and is currently on a UK Tour. The tour is a huge success with shows sold out well in advance and even returning to venues due to demand.

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The show is also known to play big roles in helping talented actors launch their careers. With Lea Salonga winning a tony and Olivier for the role when she originated the role in 1989. She was also the first asian women to win these accolades. Eva Noblezada also took on the role at the age of 17 in the 25th anniversary revival back in 2014. Following this she went to star in Hadestown and The Great Gatsby.

The show is produced by Cameron Macintosh who other impressive repertoire include : Les Miserables, Hamilton, Mamma Mia!, Oliver! and The Book of Mormon.

He said regarding this new production of Miss Saigon, “We set out to achieve this by moving away from the show’s original operatic Madame Butterfly inspiration and instead refocusing on its gritty 1970s dramatic and musical roots.

The show, through its extraordinary score, retains its epic scale and emotional power. But now – 50 years on from when our war-torn love story was set, during the Fall of Saigon – the plight and struggles of its innocent characters fighting for survival are more poignant and moving than ever in a world still beset by many conflicts.”

Tickets will go on sale in March 2026 with the full details of the dates and cast confirmed at a later time. Miss Saigon returns in May 2027.

The final stops for this show has been announced. Starlight Express will unfortunately be closing in the West End on the 3rd May 2026. After a successful 2 year stint at the Wembley Park Troubadour Theatre. The show will end it’s run with the title of the longest-running Andrew Lloyd Webber musical revival in London in 20 years.

It’s not all sad new though! The show has announced a 2027 world tour with this production. Although dates and venues have not yet been announced it’s exciting to know this production will have a future life beyond London.

Starlight Express tells the story of Rusty a steam train whose dream is to become the fastest engine in the world. Along the way he faces adversaries and might also fall in love. The show is famously performed on roller skates and has been seen by more than 30 million people since it’s premiere back in 1984. It has gone through some iterations in the past 40 years with some songs removed and added. A brand new soundtrack with the OG Wembley cast was released in 2024 and has since amassed 17 million streams. So though the Starlight Express end date is set, there’s always a chance for it to return.

How to get discount tickets to Starlight Express?

We have exclusive discounted tickets for Starlight Express at our box office in Leicester Square. They are for the week ahead and can sometimes be up to 50% off for the best seats. Feel free to visit us in person or call our number 020 7087 2999 to find out more and book!

Make sure you book your tickets to see this fabulous show before it’s too late! Tickets available here.

The Wicked marathons can finally begin with Wicked: For Good now released on streaming.

From the 2nd of January 2026 you can now stream Wicked: For Good at home! Just under 2 months since it’s worldwide theatrical release where it grossed just over $500 million the movie is available to purchase on amazon prime video. The US release happened just a few days earlier on the 30th of December.

The film is the epic conclusion to Wicked Part 1 which released in 2024 and is a film adaptation of one of the most successful musicals of all time. Wicked was conceived and first played on Broadway back in 2003 by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. The musical is loosely based of the novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire. The story functions as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz and focuses on the Wicked Witch of the West. We follow Elphaba on her journey from outcast to the wicked witch and how her friendships and powers shaped her.

The film is available to buy here on amazon. If this is still not enough Wicked why not go see the stage show and hear all your favorite songs live in the magical Apollo Victoria Theatre. The talented Emma Kingston and Zizi Strallen currently star as Elphaba and Glinda in the West End Show.

How do I book discounted Wicked tickets?

You can book discounted Wicked tickets with us at Theatre Bookings. Either in person or via phone. You can find the address for our box office in the centre of London’s theatreland here, or call us on 020 7087 2999