Plays (London Reviews) (24)

Every play currently running in London!

Let Show-Score's community of avid theatre fans tell you the best London theatre shows that are not musicals! Read London Theatre reviews from our members and their picks for the best plays running in London right now!

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Must See!
3 Reviews
Ends Sep 27
London: Wembley

A stage musical tracing Chaka Khan’s life and music across five decades.

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95
Must See!
2 Reviews
Opens Feb 12
London: Shepherds Bush

A hilarious yet poignant tale of family, identity, and the chaos of the British-Iraqi experience.

94
Must See!
983 Reviews
Ends Sep 05
London: West End

A poet-soldier ghostwrites love letters to help another man court the woman he loves.

94
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10 Reviews
Ends Aug 30
London: West End

Olivier Award-winning family science show featuring live experiments and demonstrations.

93
Must See!
4K+ Reviews
Ends Jan 2027
London: West End

The RSC's six-time Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the hit fantasy movie.

93
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630 Reviews
Ends Sep 26
London: West End

Mischief Theatre's new 1960s spy spoof arrives in the West End with bungled missions and comic misfires.

93
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4K+ Reviews
Ends Dec 2026
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!
39 Reviews
Ends Aug 31
London: Waterloo

Immersive theatre, close-up magic, and live music set at a magician's memorial.

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91
Must See!
98 Reviews
Starts Sep 19
TRU
London: Southwark

A solo portrait of Truman Capote in 1975 confronting exile and artistic fallout.

91
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1K+ Reviews
Open run
London: Waterloo

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

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91
Must See!
88 Reviews
Starts Nov 2026
London: Southwark

A Christmas Carol returns with music, merriment, and a heartwarming take on Dickens’ classic tale.

91
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760 Reviews
Ends Sep 12
London: West End

Secrets and shifting loyalties unravel between two couples in Florian Zeller’s sharp comedy.

91
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677 Reviews
Ends Sep 12
London: West End

Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of a classic novel returns to the West End.

90
Excellent
2K+ Reviews
Open run
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
3K+ Reviews
Ends Jan 2027
London: West End

Dark comedy on Mary Todd Lincoln’s final days, written by Cole Escola and directed by Sam Pinkleton.

90
Excellent
2K+ Reviews
Open run
London: West End

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

90
Excellent
68 Reviews
Ends Sep 19
London: West End

A suburban 1970s cocktail party spirals into chaos, tension, and dark comedy.

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89
Excellent
60 Reviews
Opens Feb 02
London: West End

A drama where teenage girls confront power and truth in a small-town community.

89
Excellent
5K+ Reviews
Open run
London: West End

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

88
Excellent
697 Reviews
Open run
London: West End

New horror play by Levi Holloway, directed by Felix Barrett, explores a haunting in London.

88
Excellent
44 Reviews
Ends Sep 13
London: Southwark

Four nobles’ vows collapse when visiting women spark romance in a flamenco-styled staging.

88
Excellent
343 Reviews
Open run
London: Westminster

Channing Tatum’s 90-minute male dance show.

88
Excellent
382 Reviews
Ends Sep 19
London: London Bridge

A modern family is trapped inside a Greek myth they cannot escape.

88
Excellent
240 Reviews
Open run
London: West End

The improvised comedy based on Jane Austen's novels returns to the West End.