Unlike Broadway, which has taken tickets off sale since the Coronavirus pandemic began because of the uncertainty of when theatre will be able to return, London’s West End has taken a much more hopeful approach, keeping tickets on sale for when they think shows may be able to reopen and then pushing back when necessary.
Here is a look at which West End shows are planning their comebacks and when…
This list is based on dates tickets are currently on sale from.
Updated 26 March 2021
CRUISE at the Duchess Theatre
18 May 2021 (until 13 June 2021)
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Death Drop at the Garrick Theatre
May 2021 (until 11 July 2021)
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre
20 May 2021
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Les Miserables In Concert at the Sondheim Theatre
20 May 2021
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Magic Mike at the Hippodrome Casino
21 May 2021
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Six at the Lyric Theatre
21 May 2021 (until 22 August) after which it will recommence performances at the Arts Theatre from August 24 2021
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Roles We’ll Never Play at the Vaudeville Theatre
22-23 May
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Monday Night At The Apollo at The Apollo Theatre
24 May 2021
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The Show Must Go On at the Palace Theatre
2 June 2021
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is set to reopen on
7 June 2021
West End Musical Celebration at the Palace Theatre
10 June 2021
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Leopoldstadt at the Wyndham’s Theatre
12 June 2021
Hair The Musical (In Concert) at the London Palladium
13 June 2021
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The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre
18 June 2021
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Mamma Mia! at the Novello Theatre
21 June 2021
Come From Away at the Phoenix Theatre
21 June 2021
The Distance You Have Come at the Apollo Theatre
21 and 28 June 2021
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Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre
21 June 2021
Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre
22 June 2021
Hairspray at the London Coliseum
22 June 2021
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Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre
23 June 2021
Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre
23 June 2021
Tina – the Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre
24 June 2021
Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
25 June 2021
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium
1 July 2021
Prince of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre
1 July 2021
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Pretty Woman the Musical at the Savoy Theatre
8 July 2021
The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre
12 July 2021
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
21 July 2021
The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre
21 July 2021
Anything Goes at the Barbican
23 July 2021
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Jersey Boys at the Trafalgar Theatre
28 July 2021
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Barmy Britain: Part 5 at the Apollo Theatre
29 July 2021
The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre
29 July 2021
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Back To The Future the Musical at the Adelphi Theatre
20 August 2021
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Frozen the Musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
27 August 2021
& Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre.
24 September 2021
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Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre
25 September 2021
Life Of Pi at the Wyndham’s Theatre
26 September 2021
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical at the Lyric Theatre
1 October 2021
Only Fools and Horses the Musical at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
1 October 2021
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Magic Goes Wrong at the Vaudeville Theatre
21 October 2021
The Ocean at the End of the Lane at the Duke of York’s Theatre
23 October 2021
Drifters Girl at the Garrick Theatre
4 November 2021
To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre
31 March 2022
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Here Come The Boys at the Garrick Theatre is now off sale with new dates to come
The Woman In Black at the Fortune Theatre is now off sale
Jimmy Carr at the Palace Theatre is now saying ‘new dates on sale soon’
Potted Panto now says ‘new dates coming soon’
Adam Kay – This Is Going To Hurt is now off sale
The sold out, An Evening With Kathy Burke is trying to reschedule a date but not set yet
Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre which was due to open on 21 April 2021 has been postponed until further notice.
An Evening With Jennifer Saunders at the Lyric Theatre which was scheduled to take place on 8 February is waiting to be rescheduled.
Sister Act the Musical at the Event Apollo has been delayed until 2022. New London dates are 19 July – 28 August. Whoopi Goldberg will no longer star in this production.
The Mousetrap at St Martins Theatre is currently cancelled until further notice.
Songs For A New World at the Vaudeville Theatre is now cancelled.
The Comeback at the Noel Coward Theatre is currently postponed.
Dear Evan Hansen at the Noel Coward Theatre is currently off sale with no scheduled reopening date
An Evening With Kevin and Joanne Clifton on 9 February has been cancelled.
The remaining dates for Love Letters at the Theatre Royal Haymarket are now cancelled.
Some of these dates look a little ambitious to me and will in all likely be pushed back but as of now you can still book tickets and cross your fingers that the shows will go on!