It’s the most wonderful time of the year to book your Boxing Day theatre tickets. Enjoy a final trip to the West End this Christmas at seasonal shows, or plan your 2025 theatre with affordable tickets to shows across London. Save money on London’s most popular shows in our Boxing Day Sale, where you can snap up tickets to many shows for just £15. 

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All the shows in our Boxing Day Sale 2024

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Save up to 40% on the West End’s most popular shows in our Boxing Day Sale, from *Mean Girls* to *Guys and Dolls*. You can get tickets to many shows for just £15. 

The best way to start off your new year is with plenty of new shows! Happily, London is as busy as ever when it comes to great plays, musicals, comedy, cabaret and more, so you can find loads of enticing options in the West End and beyond in January 2025. 

Noel Streatfeild’s children's classic [*Ballet Shoes*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43183-ballet-shoes) is continuing the festive cheer long into 2025 at the National Theatre, while [*The...

Top theatre to see in London in January

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Find out the best shows to see in London in January 2025, including exciting new plays, big West End musicals, and Hollywood A-listers coming to town.

The original cast members of the National Theatre and Broadway production of [*Hadestown*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24465-hadestown-tickets) will reprise their roles for a limited run in the West End next year. They will take over at the Lyric Theatre from 11 February to 9 March 2025. 

Reeve Carney (*Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark*) will return as Orpheus, André De Shields (*The Full Monty, Warp!, The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehaving*) as Hermes, Amber Gray (*Eureka Day, Here We Are, Natasha,...

Original 'Hadestown' lead cast to star in West End production

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Reeve Carney will return as Orpheus, André De Shields as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, and Patrick Page as Hades.

Initial casting has been set for the return of the Olivier Award-winning play [*Dear England*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43212-dear-england), written by James Graham. The show will return to the National Theatre in London for a 10-week run in March 2025.

Gwilym Lee, who has starred in a number of Shakespeare's plays, as well as the Queen biopic *Bohemian Rhapsody* (2018), will play the lead role of football manager Gareth Southgate, as he attempts to coach the England men's team to...

'Dear England' sets lead casting for National Theatre return

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Gwilym Lee will play the lead role of football manager Gareth Southgate, taking over from Joseph Fiennes who received an Olivier nod for his performance.

[*Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/37379-come-alive) has extended performances at the Empress Museum in London until September 2025.

Inspired by the world of *The Greatest Showman*, *Come Alive!* features Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s songs from the 2017 film, with an original storyline, all within a 700-seat Big Top venue. There's also an immersive pre-show experience, with on-site food options, multiple bars, and circus...

'Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular' tickets now available through September 2025

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*Come Alive!* features Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s songs from the 2017 film — such as "This is Me" and "Rewrite the Stars" — with an original storyline.

The London transfer of Olivier Award winner James Graham's play [*Punch*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/41716-punch), about the true story of a one-punch crime, has been extended by two weeks at the Young Vic. Performances will now run until 26 April.

Graham (*Best of Enemies, Dear England, This House, Sherwood*) brought Jacob Dunne’s moving memoir *Right From Wrong* to the Nottingham Playhouse stage earlier this year. It tells the story of teenager Jacob Dunne, who punches someone one...

James Graham's 'Punch' tickets now available through end of April 2025

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Graham's play is based on Jacob Dunne’s moving memoir *Right From Wrong* and tells his story of a one-punch crime, which has fatal consequences. 

Nobody puts baby in the corner! First-look artist impressions have been released of new west-London venue Capital Theatre, which will open with a production of [*Dirty Dancing*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43487-dirty-dancing) in October 2025. 

Housed within Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush, the permanent new theatre venue will hold 620 seats, set over 35,000 square feet, with no customer more than nine rows from the performance stage area.

The auditorium has been designed and...

First look inside London's new Capital Theatre ahead of 'Dirty Dancing'

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Check out these images inside west London's new venue Capital Theatre, which opens with a production of *Dirty Dancing* next autumn.

Casting has been announced for [*The Gift*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43087-the-gift), which opens at the Park Theatre in London on 22 January.

Nicholas Burns (*Nathan Barley, Benidorm, Black Mirror*) will take on the lead role of Colin. He is joined by Laura Haddock (*Downton Abbey: A New Era, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Inbetweeners Movie*) as Lisa and Alex Price (*Father Brown*, originated Draco Malfoy in *Harry Potter and the Cursed Child* in the West End and on Broadway) as...

Casting announced for 'The Gift' at Park Theatre

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*The Gift* is a comedy that follows Colin after he receives an unexpected cake box from his favourite patisserie, only to find that what's inside is very much not a cake.

Further casting has been announced for the UK premiere of *Here We Are*, which opens at the National Theatre in London on 23 April 2025.

Inspired by two of Luis Buñuel’s films – *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie* and *The Exterminating Angel* – *Here We Are* is the final musical by Stephen Sondheim. It follows a group of guests at a dinner party, as they realise they’ve bitten off more than they can chew.

Joining this new production are Chumisa Dornford-May (*Natasha, Pierre & The Great...

Further casting announced for final Sondheim musical 'Here We Are'

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Inspired by two of Luis Buñuel’s films, *Here We Are* is the final musical by Stephen Sondheim and follows a group of guests at a dinner party.

Irish actor Paul Mescal is one of the biggest success stories of recent years. Born in 1996 in Maynooth, north County Kildare, Mescal initially aspired to be a footballer but discovered acting after an injury. He trained at Dublin’s Lir Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career as a stage actor.

Mescal’s mainstream breakthrough came in 2020 when he was cast as diffident student Connell Waldron in the television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel *Normal People* opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones....

Learn more about Paul Mescal's career ahead of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

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The *Normal People* and *Gladiator II* star reprises his role as Stanley Kowalski at the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End for three weeks in February.

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Find out more about Paul Mescal theatre roles in London.

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*Ted Lasso* actress and three-time Olivier Award-nominee Hannah Waddingham will host the 2023 Olivier Awards ceremony. The 2023 Olivier Awards will take place at the [Royal Albert Hall](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/royal-albert-hall) on 2 April.

[Find out the 2023 Olivier Awards nominations on London Theatre.](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/2023-olivier-awards-nominations-announced)

The Emmy Award-winning actress is best known for playing Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV+ series *Ted Lasso*. Waddingham made her West End debut in 2000 in The Beautiful Game, with a theatre CV including *Spamalot, A Little Night Music, Into the Woods, The Wizard of Oz*, and *Kiss Me, Kate*.

*Tina - The Tina Turner Musical* choreographer Anthony Van Laast will serve as the creative director for the event. [Find out more about the 2023 Olivier Awards.](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/2023-olivier-awards-announce-ceremony-date)

Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards have become Britain's most prestigious stage honours. [Check out our complete guide to the Oliviers. 
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*Photo credit: Hannah Waddingham (Photo courtesy of Olivier Awards)*