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From the children in *Matilda* to Judi Dench's Olivier wins, here are some vital stats to mark our 30th anniversary.

Looking back on 30 years of LondonTheatre.co.uk

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As LondonTheatre.co.uk celebrates its 30th anniversary, we rewind time to the West End of 1995, and explore how things have changed.

Top shows in London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Campaign 

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Emma Kingston stars as the misunderstood Elphaba and Zizi Strallen is the perky Glinda in this story about an unlikely friendship between two girls before they became the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. Listen to hits such as “Defying Gravity” in one of the West End's most popular musicals.

Book [*Wicked* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/313-wicked-tickets) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Based on the classic 1980s film, this spectacular and hilarious show sees Marty McFly and Doc Brown charge up the Delorean in this musical adventure. You have to see it to believe it!

Book tickets for [Back To The Future from £25](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/22396-back-to-the-future-the-musical-tickets) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Do you want to be in the room where it happens? Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical about the life of one of America’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, features a mash-up of hip-hop, R&B, and soul. This is unlike any other musical you'll see.

Book [*Hamilton* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/20561-hamilton-tickets) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Do you hear the people sing? Producer Cameron Mackintosh's much-loved musical has been in the West End for 40 years and tells the story of ex-convict Jean Valjean who, after years of imprisonment for stealing bread, seeks redemption and a new life.

Book [*Les Misérables* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/300-les-miserables-tickets) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Escape to the Cornish coast for a magical evening of folk songs and sea shanties in this Olivier Award-winning musical.

Book tickets for [The Curious Case of Benjamin Button from £35](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/29855-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Oliver marvellous Oliver! That's right — the musical about young orphan Oliver Twist, who falls in with a gang of child pickpockets led by the charismatic Fagin (played by a career best Simon Lipkin), is back in London. Expect all the classic songs including "Consider Yourself" and "You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two”.

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See the magical story of the King of Pop on stage. With amazing choreography and some of Michael Jackson's greatest hits, this is a treat for all the family.

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Saunter into the sultry world of the Kit Kat club, home to an intimate and electrifying production. In a time when the world is changing forever, there is one place where everyone can be free.

Book tickets for [Cabaret from £30](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/23939-cabaret-tickets) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Head back to class with Matilda Wormwood, Miss Honey and the dreaded Miss Trunchbull in this musical adaptation of the the Roald Dahl classic. Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty! 

Book tickets for [Matilda the Musical from £25](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/305-matilda-the-musical-tickets) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Be transported to Beverly Hills High in the musical adaptation of the iconic film. It's fun, fashionable, and, like, so way cool.

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Take a trip back to Torquay where Basil and Sybil Fawlty are waiting for your arrival. Based on the classic TV series, this hilarious production is back – due to phenomenal demand!

Book tickets for [Fawlty Towers from £20](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/39250-fawlty-towers-the-play) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Witness the rush of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rollerskating spectacular at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. It's out of this world!

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Starring real-life mother and daughter, Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter, George Bernard Shaw's classic book is brought to life in this brand new staging. 

Book tickets for [Mrs. Warren's Profession from £25](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43661-mrs-warrens-profession) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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See The Plastics on stage in this hilarious adaptation of the classic film. It's so fetch!

Book tickets for [Mean Girls from £25](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/35503-mean-girls) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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What if singer Celine Dion had been on the Titanic when it sank? What do you get if you combine her music with the classic film? A chaotic theatrical joy.

Book tickets for [Titanique from £25](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/40903-titanique) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Winner of nine Tony Awards and four Olivier Awards, this outrageous musical comedy follows two Mormon missionaries on a hilarious journey to spread the word  far away from Salt Lake City.

Book tickets for [The Book of Mormon from £25](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/287-book-of-mormon-tickets) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Following record-breaking, sold-out shows in Manchester and Glasgow, *Burlesque The Musical *sashays into the West End. Discover a club like no other in this  blockbuster musical.

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Good friends and good times are to be had in this touching show where you can pull up a barstool and right the wrongs of the world. Raise a glass to one of the best shows in town.

Book tickets for [The Choir of Man from £25](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/23760-the-choir-of-man-tickets) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Only one thing can be certain-what can go wrong, will go wrong. Mischief's multi award-winning disaster *The Play That Goes Wrong* is still surviving 10 years on.

Book tickets for [The Play That Goes Wrong from £25](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/345-play-that-goes-wrong-tickets) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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The most Tony-nominated play of all time comes to the Duke of York's Theatre. A compelling fictionalised dramatisation of the writing of Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours', this is a theatrical must-see.

Book tickets for [Stereophonic from £25](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43662-stereophonic) during London Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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Full cast revealed for 'Girl From the North Country'

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Conor McPherson's musical, which has music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, premiered at the Old Vic in 2017, before runs in the West End and on Broadway.

Cynthia Erivo to star in solo 'Dracula' in the West End

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*Dracula* is brought to the stage by Sydney Theatre Company's visionary theatre-maker Kip Williams, who also adapted and directed Sarah Snook in *The Picture of Dorian Gray* in the West End last year.

'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical' to close in the West End

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After seven years at the Aldwych Theatre, the show about the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll will play its final London performance this September.

'50 First Dates' musical to open at The Other Palace

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The stage adaptation of the beloved romantic comedy film starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore will play a limited London engagement starting in September.

Chaka Khan musical 'I’m Every Woman' to premiere in the West End

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The show about the legendary "Queen of Funk," backed by the singer herself, will play at the Peacock Theatre for a limited monthlong run in March 2026.

'Hamilton' sets new West End casting

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Four new principal actors and 15 new ensemble members will join the seven-time Olivier Award-winning production at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

Griff Rhys Jones cast in 'I’m Sorry, Prime Minister' in the West End

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This is the final chapter of *Yes, Minister*, which began as a TV comedy series in the 1980s written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn and follows the hilarious ministerial career of Jim Hacker.

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