65+ Musicals Set in London – The Full List of Shows

A Christmas Carol

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)

Creators: Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens, and Mike Ockrent

Setting: England (London)

A Minister’s Wife

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: Joshua Schmidt, Jan Levy Tranen, and Austin Pendleton

Setting: England (London)

A VHS Christmas Carol

Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)

Creators: Clark Baxtresser

Setting: England (London)

Alice by Heart

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, and Jessie Nelson

Setting: England (London)

Baker Street

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)

Creators: Marian Grudeff, Raymond Jessel, Jerome Coopersmith, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick

Setting: England (London)

Bend It Like Beckham

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Howard Goodall, Charles Hart, Gurinder Chadha, and Paul Mayeda Berges

Setting: England (London)

Blitz!

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)

Creators: Lionel Bart and Joan Maitland

Setting: England (London)

Bumblescratch

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Creators: Robert J. Sherman

Setting: England (London)

Busker Alley

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)

Creators: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and A.J. Carothers

Setting: England (London)

Chrysanthemum

Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)

Creators: Robb Stewart, Neville Phillips, and Robin Chancellor

Setting: England (London)

Closer to Heaven

Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)

Creators: Pet Shop Boys and Jonathan Harvey

Setting: England (London)

Darling of the Day

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)

Creators: Jule Styne, Yip Harburg, and Nunnally Johnson

Setting: England (London)

Ernest in Love

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)

Creators: Lee Pockriss and Anne Croswell

Setting: England (London)

Finding Neverland

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Creators: Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, Scott Frankel, Michael Korie, Allan Knee, and James Graham

Setting: England (London)

High Spirits

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)

Creators: Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray

Setting: England (London)

Jekyll & Hyde

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Creators: Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse

Setting: England (London)

Kean

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)

Creators: Robert Wright, George Forrest, and Peter Stone

Setting: England (London)

Lock Up Your Daughters

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Creators: Laurie Johnson, Lionel Bart, and Bernard Miles

Setting: England (London)

Made in Dagenham

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: David Arnold, Richard Thomas, and Richard Bean

Setting: England (London)

Mary Poppins

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Creators: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Julian Fellowes

Setting: England (London)

Mrs Henderson Presents

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: George Fenton, Simon Chamberlain, Don Black, and Terry Johnson

Setting: England (London)

My Fair Lady

Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)

Creators: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner

Setting: England (London)

Oliver!

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)

Creators: Lionel Bart

Setting: England (London)

Only Fools and Horses

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Paul Whitehouse, Jim Sullivan, John Sullivan, and Chas Hodges

Setting: England (London)

Paddington: The Musical

Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)

Creators: Tom Fletcher and Jessica Swale

Setting: England (London)

Redhead

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Creators: Albert Hague, Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, and David Shaw

Setting: England (London)

Robert and Elizabeth

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)

Creators: Ron Grainer and Ronald Millar

Setting: England (London)

Salad Days

Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)

Creators: Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds

Setting: England (London)

Scrooge!

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Creators: Leslie Bricusse

Setting: England (London)

Sherlock Holmes – The Musical

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Creators: Leslie Bricusse

Setting: England (London)

SHOUT! The Mod Musical

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Phillip George, David Lowenstein, and Others

Setting: England (London)

Soho Cinders

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Elliot Davis

Setting: England (London)

Something Rotten!

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and John O’Farrell

Setting: England (London)

Stephen Ward

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton

Setting: England (London)

Sunny Afternoon

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Ray Davies and Joe Penhall

Setting: England (London)

Sweeney Todd

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)

Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler

Setting: England (London)

Taboo

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Creators: Boy George, Kevan Frost, John Themis, Richie Stevens, and Charles Busch

Setting: England (London)

The Cabaret Girl

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1922)

Creators: Jerome Kern, George Grossmith, Jr., and P.G. Wodehouse

Setting: England (London)

The Girl Who Came to Supper

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)

Creators: Noël Coward and Harry Kurnitz

Setting: England (London)

The Likes of Us

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age/Contemporary (1965/2005)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Setting: England (London)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

Creators: Rupert Holmes

Setting: England (London)

The Threepenny Opera

Musical Type: Opera (1928)

Creators: Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht

Setting: England (London)

The War of the Worlds

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Creators: Jeff Wayne, Paul Vigrass, Gary Osborne, Jerry Wayne, and Doreen Wayne

Setting: England (London)

The Who’s Tommy

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Creators: Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff

Setting: England (London)

Why Am I So Single?

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Setting: England (London)

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Creators: Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman

Setting: England (London, Various)

A Little Princess

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Creators: Andrew Lippa and Brian Crawley

Setting: Africa, England (London)

A Tale of Two Cities

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Creators: Jill Santoriello

Setting: England (London), France

Billy Elliot

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Creators: Elton John and Lee Hall

Setting: England (Durham, London)

Canterbury Tales

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)

Creators: John Hawkins, Richard Hill, Nevill Coghill, and Martin Starkie

Setting: England (Canterbury, London)

Chaplin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan

Setting: England (London), USA (California)

Flowers for Mrs Harris

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Creators: Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff

Setting: England (London), France (Paris)

I and Albert

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

Creators: Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, and Jay Presson Allen

Setting: England (London, Various)

James and the Giant Peach

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Creators: Justin Paul, Benj Pasek, and Timothy Allen McDonald

Setting: England (Dover, London), USA (NYC), At Sea

Kinky Boots

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Creators: Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein

Setting: England (London, Northampton)

Lucky Stiff

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)

Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

Setting: England (London), France, Monaco, USA (New Jersey)

Me and My Girl

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)

Creators: Noel Gay, Douglas Furber, and L. Arthur Rose

Setting: England (London, Various)

Moll Flanders

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)

Creators: George Stiles, Paul Leigh, and Claire Luckham

Setting: England (London, Various)

Oh, Captain!

Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)

Creators: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Al Morgan, and José Ferrer

Setting: England (London), France (Paris), At Sea

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)

Creators: Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner

Setting: England (London), USA (NYC)

On Your Feet!

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine, and Alexander Dinelaris

Setting: England (London), Spain, USA (California, Florida, Nevada, NYC, Washington, D.C.), Vietnam

Our House

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Creators: Madness and Tim Firth

Setting: England (London), USA (Nevada)

Peter Pan

Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)

Creators: Moose Charlap, Jule Styne, Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and J.M. Barrie

Setting: England (London), Fictional

Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Creators: George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Willis Hall

Setting: England (London), Fictional

The Rothschilds / Rothschild & Sons

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)

Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen

Setting: England (London), Germany

The Woman in White

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Zippel, and Charlotte Jones

Setting: England (London, Various)

Top Hat

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: Irving Berlin, Matthew White, and Howard Jacques

Setting: England (London), Italy (Venice), USA (NYC)

Cats

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, and Richard Stilgoe

Setting: London (Fictional)

We Will Rock You

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Creators: Ben Elton and Queen

Setting: London (Fictional)