Theatre in London when it rains

West End spectacle and tiny rooms above pubs. Both count.

• Barbican Centre: Multi-arts venue with cinema, galleries, and performances. Barbican direct.
• Wicked: The untold story of the Witches of Oz. Apollo Victoria, Victoria 2 mins.
• The Mousetrap: World's longest-running play. St Martin's Theatre, Leicester Square 5 mins.
• Phantom of the Opera: Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical. His Majesty's Theatre, Piccadilly 3 mins.
• Soho Theatre: Cutting-edge comedy and theatre. Tottenham Court Road 3 mins.
• Sloane Square Theatre: Contemporary plays in the heart of Chelsea. Direct tube access.
• Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition: Visit the indoor exhibition to explore Shakespeare’s world with artefacts, stories and theatre histo
• Magic Mike Live: Interactive adult show with acrobatic dance performances at the Hippodrome.
• Hamilton - West End: Award-winning musical at Victoria Palace Theatre. Leicester Square tube 5 mins.
• The Lion King: Award-winning musical spectacular at the Lyceum Theatre in the West End.
• Mamma Mia! The Musical: Feel-good ABBA musical at the Novello Theatre with all the hits.
• Moulin Rouge! The Musical: Spectacular West End adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's film at the Piccadilly Theatre.
• Wilton's Music Hall: The oldest surviving grand music hall in the world, saved from collapse and deliberately left lookin
• Les Misérables: The longest-running musical in the world, still at the Sondheim on Shaftesbury Avenue after four dec
• Matilda The Musical: Tim Minchin songs, a Roald Dahl plot and a set built entirely out of alphabet blocks, at the Cambrid
• The Book of Mormon: From the people who made South Park, at the Prince of Wales just off Leicester Square. Wildly rude a
• Hadestown: Orpheus and Eurydice retold as New Orleans jazz in a bar at the end of the world, at the Lyric on Sh
• Stranger Things: The First Shadow: The prequel to the series, at the Phoenix on Charing Cross Road, and the stagecraft is the point: th