Peter Pan, Phoenix Theatre, 2024
Photo: Tuck Shop
Photo: Tuck Shop

Adult Christmas pantomimes and shows in London

Forget the kids. From 18-plus pantos to cabaret naughtiness, these shows will give you a festive night out, with none of the cliches.

Andrzej Lukowski
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Christmas isn’t just for kids: come the festive season, London’s LGBTQ+ fringes fill up with filthy-minded adult pantomimes that are strictly 18-plus. 

We’ve gathered them together here – but also a selction of other shows running over the season of goodwill that aren’t out and out filthy, but simply aren’t aimed at family audiences.

It’s a slightly complicated balance as there are of course dozens of ‘normal’ theatre shows you can see sans children every holiday season: this list ignores regular plays and musicals and focusses on cabaret-style entertainments and – for want of a better term – shows you might go on a big Christmas night out to.

If you’re dicing with Santa’s naughty list this Christmas – this one’s for you!

RECOMMENDED: Find more Christmas shows in London 

Adult Christmas shows in London

  • Musicals
  • Piccadilly Circus

A sensation on Broadway, this cheerily ludicrous cabaret-style musical asks the – not entirely serious – question ‘but what if we saw the events of James Cameron’s smash hit 1997 film ”Titanic” from the perspective of Celine Dion?’. It begins its open-ended West End run just in time for Christmas party season.

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