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The Best Musicals in London
The Best Musicals in London
We recommend the top shows in musical theatre
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
'Dear Evan Hansen' at the Noël Coward Theatre will steal your heartMatthew Murray
Aladdin, Prince Edward Theatre ★★★ Disney's latest blockbuster film-turned-stage show remains airborne – just
Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre ★★★★ 9/11-themed musical crosses the Atlantic, capacious heart intact
Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre ★★★★ A stirring new musical that tackles missed connections in the internet age will steal your heart. Until 2 May
Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre ★★★★ Triumphant West End transfer for this big-hearted, inclusive and utterly joyful British musical
Ghost Quartet, Boulevard Theatre ★★★★ Both mystical and alcoholic spirits infuse this wonderfully distinctive chamber musical. Until 4 Jan
Mary Poppins, Prince Edward Theatre ★★★ Everyone's favourite nanny returns, again, in a lavish but old-fashioned revival. Until 31 May
Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre ★★★★ The RSC's production of Dahl's classic is a feast for eyes, ears - and heart
Only Fools and Horses, Theatre Royal Haymarket ★★★★ Rollicking remake of much-loved TV sitcom.
Lovely jubbly!
Preludes, Southwark Playhouse ★★★★ Dave Malloy's innovative musical immerses us in Rachmaninov's creative crisis.
School of Rock, New London Theatre ★★★★ Andrew Lloyd Webber's transatlantic transfer is a blast
The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre ★★★★★ The dirty-talking, big-hearted musical from the talents behind South Park is satirical heaven
The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre ★★★★ Disney's anthropomorphic magic still holds its appeal for all the family
The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre ★★★★ Does the most successful entertainment event of all time still have it?
Tina, Aldwych Theatre ★★★ Powerhouse Adrienne Warren is the saving grace of a new bio-musical that plays it safe
Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre ★★★★ Elphaba flies high for the ages in perennial audience favourite
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre review - spectacular escapism
Baz Luhrmann's jukebox fantasy is the perfect antidote to Covid gloom
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story, Jermyn Street Theatre review - True Crime musical gets West End showcase
Child killers seduce us with charisma and song
The 4th Country, Park Theatre review – sympathetic and intriguing
Northern Ireland’s contemporary problems get the meta treatment
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Birmingham Hippodrome review - Jason Donovan makes his panto debut
Australian soap veteran plays against type as the baddie
David Suchet - Poirot And More, A Retrospective, Harold Pinter Theatre review - the much-loved actor looks back
Sir David Suchet takes us from school days to sleuth days
Force Majeure, Donmar Warehouse review - fissures in a marriage
Ski-resort trauma is played too much for easy laughs
Folk, Hampstead Downstairs review - thoughtful play about folklorist Cecil Sharp
Nell Leyshon's play-with-music asks questions of a legacy
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Shirley Ballas and Scarlett Moffatt are good fun
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As often as not, the wonder was that there was any theatre at all
Peggy For You, Hampstead Theatre review - comedic gold, and a splinter of ice, from Tamsin Greig
Agent supreme Peggy Ramsay returns to the stage in accomplished Alan Plater revival
Spring Awakening, Almeida Theatre review - must-see revival for Tony-winning musical
A triumphant musical about teenage angst
The Tiger Lillies' Christmas Carol: A Victorian Gutter, Southbank Centre review - cult band get inside Scrooge's head
The Tiger Lillies tell a familiar story in their own inimitable style
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