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The Forest of Theatre

The Forest of Theatre

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12th Nov 2026 – 3rd Jan 2027

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West Piazza, The Market Building

Covent Garden presents 'The Forest of Theatre', a collection of spectacular Christmas trees inspired by much-loved West End productions to the Market Building this festive season. Featured shows include MAMMA MIA!, Sinatra The Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, SIX, Hadestown, The Play That Goes Wrong, My Neighbour Totoro, Little Dancer & Legally Blonde The Musical.

The Forest of Theatre

Live from 12th November

In celebrate of the return of The Theatre of Christmas - ‘The Forest of Theatre’ installation will reside on the West Piazza of the historic Market Building from 12th November - celebrating the neighbourhood's place at the heart of London's Theatreland. Inspired by some of the West End’s most iconic productions, the forest will feature a collection of spectacular 9ft Christmas trees, uniquely designed to bring the world of a beloved productions to life, creating a free theatre festive installation throughout November and December. 

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory at Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. A celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and — above all — Love, Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical — it is a state of mind.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Legally Blonde The Musical

The iconic West End and Broadway smash-hit, Legally Blonde the Musical, is back in fashion with a huge new production on London’s biggest stage. What, like it’s hard?

Starring Amber Davies (Strictly Come Dancing, The Great Gatsby and Pretty Woman) as Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical is the ultimate feel-good rom-com, based on the beloved, award-winning film starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge.

Follow Elle as she swaps the Californian coast for the halls of Harvard Law, only to discover she's seriously underestimated. Packed with hit songs, iconic choreography and plenty of pink, this hilarious musical proves that 'being true to yourself never goes out of style'. From the team behind the record-breaking revival of Kinky Boots, including award winning director Nikolai Foster (Grease, The Wizard of Oz) Legally Blonde the Musical arrives at the London Coliseum for just 9 weeks from 22 March 2027.


Legally Blonde The Musical

Sinatra The Musical

Sinatra The Musical traces the remarkable journey of one of the world’s most iconic entertainers and is “a lavish West End production, packed with immortal songs and lifted by terrific performances” (Daily Telegraph) that includes some of Sinatra’s greatest hits including “That’s Life“, “My Way” and “The Best Is Yet to Come”.

Playing the role of Sinatra himself is Joel Harper-Jackson who “could well fly you to the moon” (Daily Mail) and “in the title role can now be accurately termed a quadruple threat” (WhatsOnStage) and joins the others in the company to ‘hit the West End with big band energy’ (The Guardian).

Sinatra The Musical

SIX

Winner of over 35 international awards including two Tony Awards®, experience London's reigning musical in the must-see hit, SIX. Watch the six wives of Henry VIII rule the stage and remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into eighty minutes of non-stop style, sass and sensational pop songs.

SIX

Little Dancer

Marie van Goethem has stood in the same fourth position for over a century: arms behind her back, chin lifted, gaze fixed beyond the frame. She was poor. She was extraordinary. And she refused to be forgotten.

Little Dancer is the story of a girl with impossible dreams and the man who immortalised her, Edgar Degas. Two people bound together by art, ambition and the ache of wanting to matter. Set against the dazzling, dangerous world of Belle Époque Paris, where beauty and brutality existed side by side, it asks the question we all carry: Do we shape our destiny, or does it shape us?Little Dancer is for anyone who has ever been overlooked and refused to accept it, for anyone who has ever dared to dream bigger than the world told them they could.

Lush. Evocative. Achingly human.

Experience Little Dancer live at Theatre Royal Haymarket for six weeks only from February 2027, prior to a world tour.

Little Dancer

Hadestown

The Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical sensation by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin is now in its third smash-hit year at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End. HADESTOWN takes you on an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back, intertwining two ancient Greek mythic love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone.

A deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience, HADESTOWN invites you to imagine how the world could be.

Hadestown

MAMMA MIA!

Join the fun at MAMMA MIA!, the world’s sunniest, most exhilarating smash-hit musical!

Since premiering in London’s West End over 27 years ago, ‘the ultimate feel-good show’ (Classic FM) has thrilled over 70 million people around the world.

Fall in love with the irresistibly funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads on a Greek island idyll, all unfolding to the magic of ABBA’s timeless songs. The worldwide phenomenon has now been turned into two record-breaking movies – MAMMA MIA! and MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again.

Whatever age you are, you can’t help but have the time of your life at MAMMA MIA!

MAMMA MIA!

My Neighbour Totoro

The ‘utterly spectacular’ (Telegraph), ‘remarkably beautiful’ (Financial Times) winner of 6 Olivier Awards is now in its final booking period. You only have until 3 January 2027 to experience the 5-star ‘dazzling staging of the Studio Ghibli classic’ (Guardian), brought to life through large-scale puppetry and beloved songs from the film. ‘Wow is too small a word!’ (Broadway World) to describe the captivating story of sisters Satsuki and Mei, who discover a magical world of spirits, sprites and other mischievous creatures as they adjust to a new life in the Japanese countryside. Perhaps it’s all a dream… or perhaps they really are best friends with a giant, playful protector of the forest named… Totoro?

My Neighbour Totoro is a ‘huge, healing hug of a show’ (The Stage) about the life-changing power of imagination and the boundless wonders of nature. Hop aboard the Catbus for a delightful evening of unforgettable theatre before it leaves the UK for good!

My Neighbour Totoro

The Play That Goes Wrong

You all know the classic whodunnit: there’s been a murder at a country manor and an inspector is on the case to uncover the culprit. But when this story falls into the hands of the accident-prone thespians of The Cornley Drama Society, everything that can go wrong… does!

As the actors and crew battle against all odds to make it to their final curtain call, the production descends into total mayhem, with hilarious consequences. Will the mystery of who murdered Charles Haversham ever be solved? You’ll have to see for yourself!

Mischief's THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is London's Landmark Comedy – packed with perfectly timed chaos and guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter.

Winner of 'Best New Comedy' at the 2015 Olivier Awards.

The Play That Goes Wrong

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

The Cornley Amateur Drama Society return with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol. With no hope of a silent night, disaster strikes with hilarious consequences.

CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG is ‘a Dickensian disaster to savour’ (Guardian), returning for a limited 6 week run in London’s West End following last year’s sold-out season. Do not miss Dave Hearn as Max, original cast member of The Play That Goes Wrong and the BBC comedy series The Goes Wrong Show. Give the gift of laughter to your family and see this ‘irresistible Christmas treat’ (WhatsOnStage) from the multi award-winning company MISCHIEF.

The Cornley crew battle miscommunication, delays to their set, actors missing in action and a growing feud over who will play the lead. It’s sure to be a disastrous take on the much-loved classic Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge. Will Cornley finally change their ways, or will their misfortunes wreak havoc yet again.

Enjoy MISCHIEF’s festive slice of pure escapism at the worst production in Christmas past, present and yet to come!

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong