The jukebox musical comedy, which celebrates Céline Dion's back catalogue, won two awards in 2025 for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for Layton Williams. Titanique reimagines what really happened the night the Titanic sunk, and Jack and Rose went into the icy Atlantic ocean, in a madcap, hilarious musical that features lip syncing, improv, and even an appearance from the queen of rock 'n' roll herself — Tina Turner. It has to be seen to be believed.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "There is nothing subtle about this jukebox musical, and that’s what makes it so glorious. Taking James Cameron’s three-hour-long film Titanic as the source material, the writers have sliced and diced the epic into a 100-minute, brilliant and bonkers retelling of that fateful voyage, all led by Céline Dion — a goofy, glittering Lauren Drew — as the hero and narrator of the “real” story."

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Lionel Bart's iconic musical returned to the West End stage in 2024, in an all-new production by Cameron Mackintosh with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne. The show's attention to detail paid off with a win for Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs as they scooped Best Lighting Design. Based on Charles Dickens's novel, the musical follows young orphan Oliver as he moves from the workhouse to the cold streets of London, and is recruited into Fagin's gang with terrible consequences.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "Matthew Bourne's spry, stripped-back, fluent staging – a lovely match for the relatively compact Gielgud – benefits from Lez Brotherston’s constantly shape-shifting design, which makes excellent use of a central revolve and swooping bridges. One minute we’re plunged into the depths of the grim workhouse, where authority figures tower above the desolate orphans, the next we’re sprinting through the streets of London with Oliver, or discovering the strange treasure trove that is Fagin’s lair.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical about trains zoomed back into London in summer 2024 in a new revival director by Paddington's Luke Sheppard. Featuring a toe-tapping ‘80s pop-rock soundtrack, the musical picked up Best Costume Design in 2025 for Gabriella Slade's eye-grabbing designs.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe’s Starlight Express makes an extraordinary return to London in this jaw-dropping immersive production from Luke Sheppard. The entire venue is now dedicated to the show, from the foyer decked out with disco balls through to a completely transformed auditorium.

"A huge racing track now weaves around this epic space (design by Tim Hatley), with two semi-circular descending ramps joining up to create a ring around part of the audience, and then extending to the seats behind. I sat trackside, which meant the actors playing trains whizzed right past me on roller skates at heart-pounding speeds."

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The eight-time winner in 2022, including Best Musical Revival and Best Director, saw Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne take home top gongs in the actor categories. Since then, a succession of stars including current duo Matt Willis and Katie Hall have played the roles of the mysterious, malevolent Emcee and cabaret singer Sally Bowles in Kander and Ebb's Cabaret.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "The Kit Kat Club is the ultimate escape. After a difficult or even ordinary day, the fanfare, glitz, and glamour feel like a portal to another time, where you'll be greeted with complimentary schnapps, dancing chorus members, and a lascivious pre-show smorgasbord.

"From the gilded lobby, disco-lit basement, and everywhere in between, the space creates an all-encompassing atmosphere, right down to the aptly named cabaret tables, a design element director Sam Mendes also used in his 1993 production at the Donmar and later on Broadway, where it was revived in 2014."

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The spell-binding show, which follows JK Rowling's seven-part book series, celebrates 10 years in London in 2026. Picking up the story 19 years after the last book ends, The Cursed Child follows the children of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy as they become friends at Hogwarts and attempt to change both past and future forever. The show won nine awards in 2017, including Best New Play and Best Director.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "We are immediately plunged into another of J.K Rowling's ingeniously plotted rabbit holes of collisions between the natural and supernatural worlds, Muggles and mystery, Wizards and wonderment, and good and evil."

The show will pivot to a one-part format at the end of this year, so don't miss you chance to see both parts before then. Just don't forget to keep the secrets!

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I'm not throwing away my shot! Hamilton broke records in 2018 when it became the most nominated production of all time, scooping up 13 nominations. The musical about Founding Father Alexander Hamilton follows his journey as George Washington's right-hand man, through to falling in love and becoming the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.

The production went on to win seven awards, including Best New Musical for the show's visionary creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "Just as Les Miserables has proved to be a universal story, stretching far beyond its deeply etched story of revenge, retribution and revolution to speak to a human need for healing and forgiveness, so Hamilton captures the heartbeat and heartbreak of a nation trying to find itself."

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Tim Minchin's musical, based on Roald Dahl's book, about an extraordinary young girl won seven awards in 2012, including Best New Musical and Best Director for Matthew Warchus. It has also launched the careers of a number of young stars including Eleanor Worthington-Cox, who became the Oliviers' youngest award winner at 10 years old.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "A small army of children tackle the numerous roles, with multiple child actors rotating the parts at different performances. A quick glance through the biogs in the programme tells you that many of the small actors in this cast have more experience than a lot of actors get in a lifetime. They've done it all from The Sound of Music through Peter Pan and Oliver!, covering Macbeth along the way. And this wealth of talent and experience shines through all the performances, including those actors making their professional debuts."

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The Studio Ghibli hit won six Olivier Awards in 2023, including Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and Best Director, and has since transferred to the Gillian Lynne in the West End where it continues to entertain adults and children alike. Satsuki and Mei are the young protagonists at the heart of this story about childhood, escape, and a dreamlike world in the forest, where the eponymous Totoro can be found...

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "In fact kindness is all around in a tender piece that prizes generosity, community and patience; even Jessica Hung Han Yun’s ravishing lighting feels like a rush of warmth. The film’s most famous scene is an absolute stunner here: as the girls wait at the bus stop for their father, in the rain, Totoro slowly lumbers up to them. Satsuki lends him an umbrella, and this wise creature is utterly charmed by the sound of the raindrops pinging off his new covering. It’s a reminder to take time to savour our surroundings, and to find joy even in the toughest times. Theatre at its most magical."

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Grab your skateboard — it's time to head back to the 50s! Back to the Future won Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards in 2022 and time is running out to see this show before it ends in April.

The story of teenager Marty McFly and his friend Doc's time-travelling DeLorean has wowed audiences with its special effects since arriving in the West End in 2021.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "Yes, the car is a star too: that iconic DeLorean roaring onto the stage and accelerating to 88 miles per hour to blast through time (if petrol is a bust, perhaps we should all switch to plutonium). The audience is totally immersed in that thrilling ride thanks to a crack creative team (Tim Hatley, Tim Lutkin, Gareth Owen, Finn Ross, and Chris Fisher) and it even extends into the auditorium, with strips of LED lights creating a giant fizzing circuit board. There's also a climactic trick that I genuinely can't explain. Theatre magic: how I've missed it."

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