Longest Running Shows

Longest Running West End Shows

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Les Miserables Longest Rinning West End Shows

Many of the longest-running West End shows are still playing here in London. Book your seats through BritishTheatre.com to enjoy these crowd-pleasing shows that show no sign of closing after years of entertaining audiences. Les Miserables – Queens Theatre Currently the world’s longest running musical and the longest running musical in the West End Les Miserables continues to wow sell-out houses at the Queens Theatre in Shaftesbury Ave. Written by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Herbert Kretzmer, Les Miserables is produced by Cameron Mackintosh. BOOK NOW FOR LES MISERABLES The Phantom Of The Opera – Her Majesty’s Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber’s grand romantic musical based on Gaston Leroux’s novel continues to set hearts a flutter. Harold Prince’s acclaimed production and Maria Bjornson’s incredible sets and costumes are something to behold. BOOK NOW FOR PHANTOM OF THE OPERA The Mousetrap – St Martin’s Theatre Before the current production of Harry Potter … Read more

Longest Running Shows In The West End – December 2016

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Les Miserables. One Day More at London's Queens Theatre

Have you ever wondered what the longest running shows were in London’s West End? The attached list is the current state of play and whilst the obvious candidates Les Miserables, Blood Brothers and The Phantom Of the Opera remain unassailable, this year should see some shake-ups as both Thriller Live and Wicked move ever closer to the Top 10. There aren’t many new candidates looking set to move into the Top 20 as the days of the mega-musical seem to be over, this does lead to a dynamic West End though as more and more great shows are seen and have respectable runs before touring. What were your favourites on this list? The West End’s Longest Running Shows (as at Sunday 18 December, 2016) 1. Les Misérables, 1985 still running, over 12,884 performances Book Now for Les Miserables 2. The Phantom Of The Opera, 1986 still running, over 12,552 performances … Read more