Westend Shows in London

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Some of the most popular tourist attractions in London are the theatres that host the top Westend Shows.

The Westend in London has been synonymous with theatre shows for many years. Theatres such as the London Palladium are household names. There are few better forms of family entertainment than a West End show, many of us remember vividly the first ones we went to. It is an unforgettable experience.

If you are visiting London to visit one of the Westend Shows you are best planning your itinerary in advance and booking your tickets early so you can get the lowest prices on theatre tickets – ticket prices for popular performance times of Westend shows routinely go above the face value of the tickets during the peak season.

Westend Shows in London

Currently the best and most popular West Ends Shows in London in 2011 are:

Billy Elliot

  • Theatre: Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Address: Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5EA
  • Price: £47.00- £81.50
  • Ticket Agents: Theatre Tickets Direct
Billy Elliot – The Musical reunites the team behind the award-wining 2000 film – director Stephen Daldry, writer Lee Hall, choreographer Peter Darling and producer Jon Finn – and adds to that the musical mastery of Sir Elton John, to turn the highly acclaimed film into an all-singing, all-dancing stage spectacular.

Ghost The Musical

A rollercoaster ride of romance, drama and excitement, Bruce Joel Rubin adapts his Oscar-winning screenplay for the stage. GHOST features stunning new music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning legends Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and Glen Ballard (writer of Michael Jackson’s Man In The Mirror), and also includes the unforgettable ‘Unchained Melody’.

Lion King

  • Theatre: Lyceum Theatre
  • Address: Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7RQ
  • Price: £52.00 – £82.00
  • Ticket Agents: Theatre Tickets Direct
Julie Taymor directs the stage adaptation of Disney’s hugely successful animated film. When the young lion prince Simba is born his evil uncle Scar is pushed back to second in line to the throne. Scar plots to kill both Simba and his father, King Mufasa, and proclaim himself king. Simba survives but is led to believe that his father died because of him and he decides to flee the kingdom. Tim Rice and Elton John’s musical won six Tony Awards on Broadway and has been nominated for eight Olivier Awards.

Mama Mia

  • Theatre: Prince of Wales Theatre
  • Address: Coventry Street, London, W1D 6AS
  • Price: £80.00-£85.00
  • Ticket Agents: Theatre Tickets Direct
Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs, from ‘Dancing Queen’ and ‘Take A Chance On Me’ to ‘Super Trouper’ and ‘Thank You For The Music’, MAMMA MIA!’s enchanting tale of family and friendship unfolds on a Greek Island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past to the island they last visited 20 years ago…

Shrek The Musical

  • Theatre: Theatre Royal Drury Lane
  • Address: Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5JF
  • Price: £32.50-£81.50
  • Ticket Agents: Theatre Tickets Direct

Join Shrek (Nigel Lindsay), our unlikely hero, and his loyal steed Donkey (Richard Blackwood) as they set off on a quest to rescue the beautiful (if slightly temperamental) Princess Fiona (Kimberly Walsh) from her tower, guarded by a fire breathing love-sick dragon. Add the diminutive Lord Farquaad (Nigel Harman), a gang of fairytale misfits, and a biscuit with attitude, and you’ve got this year’s must see new musical comedy – SHREK THE MUSICAL!

If you are planning on visiting a West End Show we recommend booking your theatre tickets in advance for the lowest prices from Theatre Tickets Direct, London Theatre Tickets or Theatre Tickets London.

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