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Let Show-Score's community of avid theatre fans tell you the best dramatic London theatre shows! Read London theatre reviews from our members and their picks for the best drama theatre shows running in London right now!
The West End's longest-running musical has brand new staging at the renamed Sondheim Theatre.
Revolutionary musical about American founding father, Alexander Hamilton. Winner of 7 Olivier Awards.
Immersive West End revival of the iconic musical set in 1930s Berlin’s Kit Kat Club.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical has been entertaining West End audiences for over 30 years.
A revival production of Agatha Christie's intense courtroom drama.
Baz Luhrmann's hit stage adaptation of the 2001 Oscar-winning film transfers to London's West End.
The eighth story in the Harry Potter series told in an epic 2-part play. Winner of 9 Olivier Awards.
Stephen Schwartz's long-running hit musical about the untold story of the Witches of Oz.
Agatha Christie's mystery drama has been entertaining audiences for a record-breaking 70+ years.
The iconic, multi-award-winning musical that delivers standing ovations night after night.
Centenary revival of Noël Coward’s debut, adapted by Bill Rosenfield and staged by Troupe.
Directed by Jordan Fein, with Arthur Miller’s script and a rarely staged 1938 Brooklyn setting.
An Oxford scholar’s faith and reason are tested by love and loss with poet Joy Davidman.
Two older South Asians find love and renewal while navigating health and second chances.
World premiere drama by Jack Nicholls explores love/violence in Britain's earliest people.
A gripping tale of hope and friendship as Andy Dufresne fights to survive inside Shawshank prison.
A powerful exploration of media, representation, and resilience through a lens of early 2000s pop culture.
A contemporary Black British retelling of a classic story about ambition, artistry, and family.
A two-hander set in a London pub, portraying fourteen characters over one transformative night.
Psychiatric ethics clash with race and culture in Joe Penhall’s award-winning psychological drama.
Directed by Deborah Warner, with Allan Clayton and Bryn Terfel in Britten’s coastal tragedy.
A new family drama written and directed by Alexander Zeldin explores life in a care home.
Written by Sophie Swithinbank and directed by Nancy Medina, this dark new play probes trust and justice.
1980s Tehran-set drama where wartime bombings unleash an ancient malevolence.