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Kids Can Watch A Theatre Show For Free During London Kids Theatre Week


Kids London Theatre Week is back! Grab free theatre tickets for kids to a wide range of top London shows this summer!

Kids London Theatre Week is back! Grab free theatre tickets for kids to a wide range of top London shows this summer!


During Kids London Theatre Week 2025 (it's actually for the majority of the school summer holidays, so from Monday 21st July – Sunday 31st August, a child accompanied by a full-paying adult can attend one of a wide selection of top London theatre productions for free. 


There is a wide selection of shows to visit for young people to experience the magic of theatre, ranging from award-winning plays, perhaps taking in a spectacular musical, to enjoying the live music, with a range of performances to suit even younger children so that the whole family can get involved, perhaps enjoying live theatre for the very first time.


The Kids Week promotion is a great way to save on family entertainment. A child aged 17 and under gets a free ticket when accompanied by a full-paying adult to a participating show. You can also purchase extra children’s tickets for two additional children at half price.


This means you can enjoy a full day of theatre without breaking the bank, although bear in mind that the adult does have to pay full price and these ticket prices can be pretty expensive, but if you factor in the savings on tickets for the kids, it does make the total cost of the family attending that bit easier to afford! 


The cheapest tickets we found were for Alice in Wonderland, which was £12.76 for an adult ticket and a free child's ticket.


How to save even money on London Kids Theatre Week Tickets!

🔥 Theatre Tokens (theatre gift cards) can be redeemed online when you make your booking, and these are a good way to lower your ticket costs.,a and that's because can buy Theatre Tokens from the gift card cashback apps such as JamDoughnut (9.5% cashback when this post was published, but subject to change), and earn cashback on the cost of your tokens, which could be a sizeable amount if you're buying a number of tickets, and likely enough to pay for your interval ice cream! (possibly not with London prices for show snacks!)


 When booking, tickets will appear at half-price (the same deal as one full-price adult and one free child), so you need to buy the same number of tickets as the total number of attendees, including both children and adults.


There are no booking fees or postage fees to pay when booking the theatre tickets.


A limited number of Kids Week tickets are available for live show performances during the Kids Week promotion, and the most popular performances sell out fast due to the high demand for a free child's ticket.


The ticket sales opened on Tuesday, 10th June, on the Official London Theatre website, and the demand to book tickets has been high, so make sure you have a 2nd choice available as the really popular shows may well have sold out by the time you read this, you have to be super quick to book!


You can book a maximum of eight tickets per show (one free child per paying adult)


You may find that extra performances are added later on for some shows, but this can't be guaranteed. Therefore, assume they won't be, but keep checking, just in case.


It's not every performance of every show; some exclude their most popular performances, such as matinees or weekends. Tickets are distributed randomly across all dates, shows, and seat prices, so you can be flexible in your choice of shows to attend.


You'll see which seats are available during the booking process. Use the seating plan to identify seats that are more accessible to the younger audience or the show viewer. If you have any special access needs, you may need to contact the theatre directly. There was an access priority request form on the website, allowing you to pre-book seats for those with access requirements. However, these types of seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. You can book a maximum of eight tickets per show (one free child per paying adult). 


What shows are included in the London Kids Theatre Week?

Here is a list of all the shows participating in the Kids Week offer. You'll find a mix of new shows and long-running shows. Not all may be suitable for much younger audiences, so if you have very young children, do check before you book. The shows' websites will usually list age and content guides for their shows for you to reference.


  • 101 Dalmatians

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream

  • Alice In Wonderland

  • Back To The Future The Musical

  • Clueless The Musical

  • Evita

  • Fawlty Towers

  • Fireman Sam Live: The Great Camping Adventure

  • Hadestown

  • Hamilton

  • Harry Potter And The Cursed Child

  • Hold On To Your Butts

  • Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain – The Best Bits

  • Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical

  • Les Misérables

  • Mamma Mia!

  • Matilda The Musical

  • Ministry Of Science Live!

  • MJ The Musical

  • Monopoly Lifesized

  • Moulin Rouge! The Musical

  • My Neighbour Totor

  • Natural History Museum Presents: Dinosaurs Live!

  • Oliver!

  • Rough Magic

  • Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

  • Sing Street

  • Six

  • Spot’s Birthday Party

  • Starlight Express

  • Stranger Things: The First Shadow

  • The 3 Musketeers

  • The Baddies

  • The Boy With Wings

  • The Choir Of Man

  • The Comedy About Spies

  • The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

  • The Daughter Of Time

  • The Devil Wears Prada

  • The Dinosaur That Pooped

  • The Elves And The Shoemaker

  • The Enormous Crocodile

  • The Great Gatsby

  • The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

  • The Mousetrap

  • The Phantom Of The Opera

  • The Play That Goes Wrong

  • The Smeds And The Smoos

  • The Tiger Who Came To Tea

  • Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

  • Tom Gates Epic Stage Show

  • Wicked

  • Witness For The Prosecution


All performances with attached Kids Week activities have a star next to them on the calendar on the Kids Week website. Some of these are open to all performance attendees, like a post-show Q&A, backstage tours, post-show talks and a wide range of activities. With these extra activities, there is limited capacity, so booking this performance doesn’t guarantee an activity space. Once you’ve booked your tickets, you'll get an email with details of how to book the free activities, so keep your eyes peeled. 


Be sure to check out the Kids Week website for restaurant discounts at local eateries, as these offers can make eating out a great value and an affordable way to end the day.


You can view all the performances on offer and book tickets HERE. 




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