Collect ’Em All

Collect ’Em All

*A wild creature appeared!* From larger-than-life puppets to iconic costumed characters, these shows bring fantastic characters of all shapes and sizes to the stage. If you want to be the very best, like no one ever was, then catch a show and start your collection.
My Neighbour Totoro show poster.

My Neighbour Totoro

Ages 6+
from £18

Type: Giant Forest Spirit‎
Habitat: Enchanted forest
Behaviour: Appears silently, often with a knowing gaze
Abilities: Flight, invisibility to most humans, weather manipulation
Observation: Often accompanied by smaller companions; delights children and adults alike

CATS

Ages 5+
from £18

Type: Costumed Feline‎
Habitat: Jellicle Ball‎
Behaviour: Elegant, agile, occasionally sings to mark territory‎
Abilities: Dance mastery, vocal prowess, tail flick charm‎
Observation: Known to mesmerize audiences with a single leap‎

Poster of Paddington The Musical in London

Paddington The Musical

Ages 6+
from £39

Type: Lost Bear
Habitat: Peru, but some sightings were recently reported in London.
Behaviour: Clumsy but endlessly polite
Abilities: Marmalade expertise, hat-wearing consistency
Observation: Audience frequently joins in his mishaps

The Lion King

Ages 6+
from £39

Type: Magnificent lion
Habitat: Pride Rock and surrounding savannah (stage-adapted).
Behaviour: Roars, prowls, and leaps with commanding presence; social hierarchy strictly maintained
Abilities: Expressive maneuvers, synchronized ensemble movement, iconic vocalizations
Observation: Famous for eliciting standing ovations; known to lead audiences on a journey from cubhood to kinghood

Poster of Into the Woods in London

Into The Woods

Ages 12+
from £28

Type: Tradeable Dairy Companion
Habitat: Forest edge, usually beside a desperate baker
Behaviour: Slow-moving, quietly defiant, refuses to impress until it matters
Abilities: Triggers unlikely bargains, sparks entire adventures
Observation: What seems quiet and unremarkable here is often the most important part of the journey.

Poster of Avenue Q In London

Avenue Q

Ages 13+
from £28

Type: Chaotic Urban Puppet
Habitat: Run-down New York apartment block
Behaviour: Loud, inappropriate, emotionally unpredictable
Abilities: Breaks the fourth wall, delivers uncomfortable truths, sings with alarming honesty
Observation: Not suitable for children. Extremely relatable for adults

Poster of Swan Lake In London

State Ballet of Georgia - Swan Lake

from £22

Type: Enchanted Swan Apparition Corps
Habitat: Moonlit lakeside, royal courts, dreamlike stage waters
Behaviour: Precise, ritualistic, glides in tightly controlled formations; shifts between grace and tension without warning
Abilities: Near-supernatural synchronisation, gravity-defying elevation, emotional transformation through movement
Observation: Beauty here is disciplined, not delicate. One misstep would break the spell

Poster of Beetlejuice In London

Beetlejuice

Ages 12+
from £23

Type: Poltergeist Showman Entity
Habitat: Neither living world nor afterlife; manifests wherever trouble is summoned
Behaviour: Unpredictable, performative, thrives on attention and disruption
Abilities: Reality bending, illusion generation, possession of stage space and audience focus
Observation: Dangerous if ignored. Worse if invited