A West End musical

Lyceum Theatre (The Lion King), West End

The Lion King, Les Mis, and how to get cheap day seats

⚠ Few shows on Mondays

Hours

Evening shows usually start 7–7:30pm, matinees around 2:30pm. The Lion King: Tue–Sat 7:30pm, Wed/Sat/Sun 2:30pm (2026)

Tickets

£25–150+ full price depending on show and seat; day seats and rush around £25–40; Lion King Magical Mondays £29.50. Book via official theatre sites, TodayTix or TKTS

Address

The Lyceum (home of The Lion King) as a reference; most theatres sit between Covent Garden, Soho and Leicester Square

It's the evening that most often gets called the best decision of the trip. The Lion King, Les Misérables, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and Mamma Mia! are the names that keep coming up. With The Lion King, people write about getting goosebumps when the animal puppets walk down the aisles in the opening number. If English dialogue worries you, knowing the plot beforehand is enough. Same-day day seats and rush tickets can bring the price below half.