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List of the longest-running West End shows

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See also:Long runs on the London stage since 1700

This is a list of the longest-running shows (3,000 performances or more) in theWest End, a well known professional theatre district inLondon. Nine currently running shows (twoplays, sevenmusicals) have played more than 4,000 performances:The Mousetrap,Les Misérables,The Phantom of the Opera,Mamma Mia!,The Lion King,Wicked,Matilda,The Book of Mormon, andThe Play That Goes Wrong.

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Unless otherwise stated, the number of performances listed is for the original West End production of the show. M denotes amusical, P denotes astraight play, R denotes arevue, D denotes a dance musical, and S denotes a special case. An asterisk indicates an announced closing date for a currently-running show.

#TitleGenreOpening
date		Closing
date		PerformancesComment
1The MousetrapP25 November 195230,000Currently running at theSt Martin's Theatre
  • 6 October 1952 – Production premiere at theTheatre Royal, Nottingham
  • 25 November 1952 – Opened in the West End at theNew Ambassadors Theatre
  • 13 September 1957 – Longest-running West End play
  • 12 April 1958 – Longest-running West End show overall, 2,239 performances
  • 9 December 1964 – 5,000 performances
  • 1965 & 1999 – Sets, costumes and props replaced
  • 23 March 1974 – Closed for two days to transfer to theSt Martin's Theatre, retaininginitial run status
  • 17 December 1976 – 10,000 performances
  • 16 December 2000 – 20,000 performances
  • 18 November 2012 – 25,000 performances
  • 16 March 2020 – closed for one year, two months and one day due toCOVID-19 pandemic, re-opened 17 May 2021
2Les MisérablesM8 October 198515,527Currently running at theSondheim Theatre (formerly the Queen's Theatre)
  • Opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company'sBarbican Centre
  • Transferred to thePalace Theatre on the West End on 5 December 1985
  • Transferred to theQueen's Theatre in April 2004
  • Closed temporarily at the Queen's Theatre on 13 July 2019 to allow for theatre refurbishments
  • Reopened on 16 January 2020 with the updated staging developed for the 25th anniversary production
  • The longest-running West End musical
3The Phantom of the OperaM9 October 198615,237Currently running atHis Majesty's Theatre
  • Suspended performances on 15 March 2020 due to the shutdown of West End theatres as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Reopened on 27 July 2021 with a smaller orchestra and redesigned set
4The Woman in BlackP11 January 19894 March 202313,232Premiered at theStephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough on 12 December 1987
5Mamma Mia!M6 April 199910,400[note 1]Currently running atNovello Theatre
6The Lion KingM19 October 199910,200[note 2]Currently running atLyceum Theatre
7Blood Brothers (revival)M28 July 198810 November 201210,013Opened at theAlbery Theatre (now theNoël Coward Theatre)
  • Transferred to thePhoenix Theatre on 21 November 1991
  • The longest-running West End revival
8CatsM11 May 198111 May 20028,949Opened in London at the New London Theatre (now theGillian Lynne Theatre)
  • The show closed on its 21st anniversary, when it was broadcast inCovent Garden for those who could not acquire a ticket
  • It held the record for longest-running West End musical for 17 years before it was overtaken byLes Misérables, the current record holder.
9WickedM27 September 20067,407Currently running atApollo Victoria Theatre
10Starlight ExpressM27 March 198412 January 20027,406
11No Sex Please, We're BritishP3 June 19715 September 19876,761Opened at theStrand Theatre, transferred to theGarrick andDuchess Theatres during the run.
12StompD25 September 20027 January 20186,512Opened at theVaudeville Theatre
13Chicago (revival)M18 October 19971 September 20126,187Opened at theAdelphi Theatre
14Buddy – The Buddy Holly StoryM12 October 19893 March 20025,140Opened at theVictoria Palace Theatre
15MatildaM24 November 20115,000[note 3]Currently running atCambridge Theatre
16We Will Rock YouM14 May 200231 May 20144,659
17Thriller - LiveR26 January 200915 March 20204,657
18Billy Elliot the MusicalM11 May 20059 April 20164,566
19Miss SaigonM20 September 198930 October 19994,264
20The Book of MormonM21 March 20134,239Currently running atPrince of Wales Theatre
21The Play That Goes WrongP14 September 20144,001[note 4]Currently running atDuchess Theatre
22Oh! Calcutta!R30 September 19702 February 1980[1]3,918[2]
23Jersey BoysM18 March 200826 March 20173,787
24The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)P7 March 19963 April 20053,744
25The 39 StepsP14 September 20065 September 20153,731[note 5]
26Jesus Christ SuperstarM9 August 197223 August 19803,357
  • It held the record for longest-running West End musical before it was overtaken byCats in 1989[note 6]
27Me and My GirlM12 February 198516 January 19933,303This is a revival of the 1937 musical.
28EvitaM21 June 197818 February 19863,182[note 7]

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Notes

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  1. ^As of July 2025.
  2. ^As of August 2025.Source
  3. ^As of April 2025.Source
  4. ^According toWhat’s on Stage
  5. ^According to the show's official Facebook.Source
  6. ^Sternfeld, Jessica (2006).The Megamusical.Indiana University Press. p. 169.ISBN 978-0-253-34793-0.
  7. ^Exact number came frommusicalheaven.com andThis Is Theatre; 2,900 given by Society of London Theatre is an estimate.

References

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  1. ^"The Duchess Theatre, London", Thisistheatre.com, accessed 2 May 2020
  2. ^Tynan, Kenneth,The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan, A&C Black (2002),p. 76, footnote 1
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