Longest running productions on the West End in London, UK 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, May 16, 2023
As of July 2022, the Mousetrap was the longest-running production on the West End in London based on the number of performances. The play, which began in 1952 and is still running, recorded nearly 29 thousand performances as of that month. Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, also still running on the West End, followed on the ranking, each with over 14 thousand performances.

Longest-running productions on the West End in London, United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2022, by number of performances

Production title (year)Number of performances
The Mousetrap (1952)¹ 28,735
Les Misérables (1985)¹ 14,490
The Phantom of the Opera (1986)¹ 14,255
The Woman In Black (1989)¹ 12,958
Blood Brothers (1988) 10,013
Mamma Mia! (1999)¹ 9,144
Cats (1981) 8,949
Disney's The Lion King (1999)¹ 8,897
Starlight Express (1984) 7,406
No Sex Please, We're British (1971) 6,761
Stomp (2002) 6,512
Chicago (1997 revival) 6,187
Wicked (2006)¹ 6,000
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Production title (year)Number of performances28,73528,73514,49014,49014,25514,25512,95812,95810,01310,0139,1449,1448,9498,9498,8978,8977,4067,4066,7616,7616,5126,5126,1876,1876,0006,0005,1405,1404,6594,6594,6134,6134,5664,5664,3444,3444,2644,2643,8413,841The Mousetrap (1952)¹Les Misérables (1985)¹The Phantom of the Opera (1986)¹The Woman In Black (1989)¹Blood Brothers (1988)Mamma Mia! (1999)¹Cats (1981)Disney's The Lion King (1999)¹Starlight Express (1984)No Sex Please, We're British (1971)Stomp (2002)Chicago (1997 revival)Wicked (2006)¹Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story (1989)We Will Rock You (2002)Thriller Live (2009)¹Billy Elliot The Musical (2005)The Black and White Minstrel Show (1962)Miss Saigon (1989)Matilda The Musical¹
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2023

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as of July 2022

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¹ Performances that are still running. All figures are as of July 2022.

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