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It's hard to find a good nanny these days. After just over a year and a half in the West End, [*Mrs. Doubtfire the Musical*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24395-mrs-doubtfire) will close 26 April 2025 at the [Shaftesbury Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24395-mrs-doubtfire). 

In an announcement [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXgX2DK6Gbc), Mrs. Doubtfire is seen standing with a globe, and the cheerful Scottish au pair thanks her London audiences for the wonderful...

'Mrs. Doubtfire' to close in London in April 2025

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After opening in May 2023, the musical adaptation of the beloved Robin Williams film will play its final performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre next spring.

Matilda and her gang of misfit kids have more to celebrate! [*Matilda*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/305-matilda-the-musical-tickets) will play an extended booking period at the [Cambridge Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/305-matilda-the-musical-tickets), with performances now scheduled through to 24 May 2026. 

The Royal Shakespeare Company is thrilled to present the delightful musical for its 13th year in the West End. Angelica Scott has joined Anna Deikalo, Ava Posniak,...

‘Matilda’ extends West End booking period through May 2026

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The award-winning musical based on Roald Dahl's seminal coming of age young adult novel extends releases new tickets in the West End through May 2026

In 2020, the world fell in love with Jason Sudeikis’s deceptively wise, moustachioed coach Ted Lasso. Star of the Apple TV+ comedy, this American fish-out-of-water who transforms the culture of English football team AFC Richmond – and makes plenty of friends along the way. Ted lives by the words of Walt Whitman: “Be curious, not judgemental.”

Well, if you’re curious to know what the talented Ted Lasso cast are up to now, the good news is that Phil Dunster – aka the team’s brilliant striker,...

Get to know the 'Ted Lasso' cast's theatre history

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With Phil Dunster starring in *Brace Brace* at the Royal Court, learn all about his stage career and those of his co-stars, including Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham and Toheeb Jimoh.

Nothing this wrong could feel so right! The smash hit farce [*The Play That Goes Wrong*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/345-play-that-goes-wrong-tickets) celebrates its 10th year in the West End at the [Duchess Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/345-play-that-goes-wrong-tickets), and tickets are now available through 1 February 2026. 

Critically acclaimed and loved by audiences for over a decade, theatregoers have enjoyed the antics of its clumsy characters night after night....

'The Play That Goes Wrong' celebrates 10th anniversary, releases new tickets 

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The smash spectacle has played more than 3,500 performances on the London stage and will now extend at the Duchess Theatre through February 2026.

Countless theatregoers had their first thrilling experience of a West End musical with Disney’s *[The Lion King](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/302-the-lion-king-tickets)* – and have since taken their own children to this spellbinding show. That’s the circle of ife! No wonder the beloved London production is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024.

Be prepared to celebrate with a trip to *The Lion King* at the [Lyceum Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/venues/lyceum-theatre), and...

Make a day out of ‘The Lion King’ in London

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Make your London trip extra roar-some by planning fun activities around your visit to Disney's family-favourite West End musical.

Soho isn’t easy to define. There are no official parameters and no Tube station of the name (Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus, and Piccadilly Circus will drop you off nearby). It isn’t known for museums or famous shops. You could say it’s more of a state of mind! 

Originally farmland, the area became a parish in the late 17th century, with the arrival of new homes built by the aristocracy. It’s thought that the name originates from a former hunting cry.

By the 19th century, the upper...

A neighbourhood guide to Soho

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Enjoy the nightlife of one of London's most bohemian districts, including the theatres of Shaftesbury Avenue.

*Succession* star and multi-award winning actor Brian Cox returns to the stage in the new play *The Score* as Johann Sebastian Bach, written by Oliver Cotton and directed by Trevor Nunn, running at [Theatre Royal Haymarket](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/venues/theatre-royal-haymarket) from 20 February to 26 April 2025.

In 1740s Prussia, Johann Sebastian Bach enters the court of the erratic Frederick II, which leads to a battle of wits and wills. As society changes and the Age of Enlightenment...

Brian Cox to star in 'The Score' at Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2025

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*Succession* star and Olivier Award winner Brian Cox will star in this new play written by Oliver Cotton and directed by Trevor Nunn at Theatre Royal Haymarket.

It’s time! The hugely acclaimed stage musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s beautiful short story *[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/29855-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button)*, about a man who is born in old age and gradually gets younger as each day passes, is finally coming to the West End following its hit run at London’s [Southwark Playhouse](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/venues/southwark-playhouse) theatre.

Written by Jethro Compton and...

Everything you need to know about 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

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The gorgeously heartfelt folk musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's story is playing at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End, starring John Dalgleish and Clare Foster.

As if! [*Clueless: The Musical*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/36641-clueless-the-musical) is coming to the West End, opening on 15 February 2025 at the [Trafalgar Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/venues/trafalgar-theatre).

With music by folk rock star KT Tunstall (singer of hits "Suddenly I See" and "Black Horse and a Cherry Tree"), lyrics by Glenn Slater, choreography by Kelly Devine, and direction from Rachel Kavanaugh, this new musical will be all suited up in yellow plaid...

'Clueless: The Musical' to make West End premiere in February 2025

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Get ready to RSVP yes to the fun musical based on the iconic 1995 movie, coming to London's West End for the first time in February 2025.

Save up your pennies and get ready to see the new cast of Sam Mendes's successful production of *The Lehman Trilogy*. The five-time Tony Award-winning production returns to London's West End at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from 24 September 2024 until 5 January 2025 for a strictly limited run. Opening night is 9 October.

John Heffernan, Aaron Krohn and Howard W. Overshown will step back into their black suits as the original Lehman Brothers, as well as their sons, and grandsons. They're joined by...

'The Lehman Trilogy' rounds out its new cast for West End revival

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Banking drama *The Lehman Trilogy* returns to the West End, completing its new cast and set for limited run starting in September at Gillian Lynne Theatre.

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