Presenters and schedule announced for WEST END LIVE 2026
The presenters and full schedule have been announced for West End LIVE, returning to Trafalgar Square on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 June. West End LIVE is Europe’s largest free musical theatre festival which takes place each year in the heart of London, presented by Westminster City Council and Official London Theatre.
Over 50 top shows from the West End and beyond are set to perform, with new performances joining the previously announced line-up, including from Dark Of The Moon, English National Opera, Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical, Heathers: The Musical, Into The Woods, Jane Eyre, Jersey Boys, The Karate Kid – The Musical, Liberace And Liza: A Tribute, Love Never Dies In Concert, Noël Coward In The West End: Robert Hazle & Helena Northcote, Shanay Holmes, and Sirens: The Concert Series. Additional surprise performances will be revealed live at the event in Trafalgar Square.
As announced on social media, Saturday’s presenters will be Mathilde Barker, Shanay Holmes and Tobias Turley, with Courtney Bowman and Tosh Wanogho-Maud stepping into their boots on the Sunday.
For the first time in West End LIVE history, 100 fast-track entry places per day are up for grabs via an online competition. Plus, one lucky winner will get the chance to go backstage and see the magic of West End LIVE from behind the curtain, receive a £50 merchandise voucher, and £200 in Theatre Tokens to redeem on OfficialLondonTheatre.com or at the Official London Theatre Ticket Booth in Leicester Square. Entrants must complete an online form at OfficialLondonTheatre.com to be in with a chance of winning this exclusive prize. The competition closes at 11.59pm on Sunday 14 June.
West End LIVE would not be possible without the ongoing commitment shown by Westminster City Council and Official London Theatre, with special thanks to Art of London, ATG Entertainment, Delfont Mackintosh Theatres, Gascoyne London, Heart of London Business Alliance, London Heritage Quarter, LW Theatres, and New West End Company. With the additional support of Conway, Criterion Theatre, Crowdguard, The Crown Estate, Disney on Stage, Lynne & Land Foundation, Mayor of London, Nederlander Theatres, Nimax Theatres, Nimbus, The Noël Coward Foundation, The Portman Estate, Regent Street and St James’s, Shaftesbury Capital, Theatre Royal Haymarket, Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Trafalgar Entertainment, and Veolia.
West End LIVE is free to attend. Throughout the weekend, performances and exclusive backstage content are streamed on Official London Theatre’s YouTube and social media channels.
Full schedule for West End LIVE 2026:
Saturday 20 June
11.00am: Disney’s Hercules
11.05am: High Society
11.10am: Avenue Q
11.20am: Wicked
11.35am: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
11.45am: Moulin Rouge! The Musical
11.55am: The Devil Wears Prada
12.00pm: Paddington The Musical
12.10pm: Cabaret
12.20pm: Sinatra The Musical
12.25pm: Hadestown
12.40pm: Hamilton
12.45pm: Oliver!
12.55pm: Les Misérables
1.05pm: Phantom Of The Opera
1.10pm: The Producers
1.15pm: The Book Of Mormon
1.30pm: Operation Mincemeat
1.35pm: Beetlejuice The Musical
1.45pm: Mamma Mia!
2.00pm: Performances from English National Opera
2.10pm: Disney’s High School Musical
2.15pm: I’m Every Woman – The Chaka Khan Musical
2.25pm: Into The Woods
2.30pm: Six
2.45pm: The Choir Of Man
2.55pm: Magic Mike Live
3.05pm: Now You See Me Live
3.10pm: Kimberley Akimbo
3.20pm: Liberace And Liza: A Tribute
3.30pm: Shantify
3.40pm: RepresentAsian: An Evening Of Asian Talent
3.45pm: The Last Ship
3.50pm: Role’s We’ll Never Play
4.00pm: In Pieces
4.15pm: Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical
4.20pm: Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical
4.30pm: Sirens: The Concert Series
4.35pm: Shanay Holmes
5.00pm: Event Ends
Sunday 21 June
12.00pm: Disney’s The Lion King
12.10pm: Titanique
12.15pm: Matilda The Musical
12.25pm: My Neighbour Totoro
12.30pm: Hot Mess
12.40pm: Dark Of The Moon
12.50pm: Love Never Dies In Concert
12.55pm: Waitress
1.10pm: Inala
1.20pm: Kinky Boots
1.25pm: Six
1.40pm: The Karate Kid – The Musical
1.50pm: The Harder They Come
2.00pm: Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage
2.05pm: Bliss The Musical
2.10pm: Magic Mike Live
2.20pm: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
2.35pm: Noël Coward In The West End: Robert Hazle & Helena Northcote
2.45pm: Little Shop Of Horrors
2.50pm: Surprise Show
2.55pm: Heathers: The Musical
3.00pm: Redcliffe
3.10pm: The Jonathan Larson Project
3.15pm: Surprise Show
3.20pm: Jane Eyre
3.25pm: G4
3.40pm: Ride The Cyclone
3.45pm: Jersey Boys
4.00pm: Event Ends
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Photo credit: Danny Kaan