Top Plays and Comedies

What are good plays and comedies to see in London?

Every year the stars come to appear in great productions of well known plays and comedies. The classics: Shakespeare are always in good supply but both new plays and classics also attract the big name actors from all over the world.

2026 promises plays including Stranger Things, Woman in Mind, Inter Alia and All My Sons.

Stand out comedies include I’m Sorry Prime Minister, Austentatious and The Play That Goes Wrong.

Over the next month we will be extending our list of theatre breaks that feature the spoken word rather than musicals.

Here are a few of the most popular at the moment.

War Horse

War Horse, opens at the National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre this summer from 16 May. Ticket and hotel packages are available to book now.

Evening All Afternoon

Evening All Afternoon Hotel Packages Come to the Donmar Warehouse for this witty and heartbreakingly human story starring Anastasia Hille and Erin Kellyman. Book your ticket and hotel package now. …

Bill Bailey – Vaudevillean

Come to London in 2026 and the wonderful Theatre Royal Haymarket to see Bill Bailey’s new show: Vaudevillean.

Globe Theatre and Hotel Packages 2026

The Globe Summer Season 2026 The announcement of the 2026 summer season has generated the usual amount of excitement with a diverse line-up of productions running through late spring and …

Oh Mary!

Oh Mary! and Hotel packages by Theatre Breaks Oh, Mary! It’s only one act, its got an exclamation mark and up until April its got the fabulous Mason Alexander Lee …

Barmy Britain - Horrible Histories - The Best Bits 2026 London

Horrible Histories Barmy Britain – The Best Bits

Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain: The Best Bits Theatre Breaks in London. Summer of 2026. Entertain your budding historians at the Apollo Theatre

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Theatre and Hotel Packages for One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest at London’s Old Vic Theatre in 2026 are available to book now – learn more…

1536

1536 and hotel packages by London Theatre Breaks Kings don’t kill their wives… right?
Funny, bold and ballsy. Book a 1536 ticket and hotel break for this electrifying production in London this summer.

Shadowlands

Hugh Bonneville star in Shadowlands,. William Nicholson’s emotionally powerful stage drama, about the real-life relationship between the celebrated author C. S. Lewis and American poet Joy Davidman. Theatre and hotel packages are available to book from February 2026