Mamma Mia!

Say thank you for the music at Mamma Mia!, the feel-good ABBA jukebox musical that has been playing in the West End for more than 20 years. Imagine you’re on a sunny Greek island and escape to your own theatrical paradise at Mamma Mia! in London. Book Mamma Mia! tickets on TodayTix today.

No need to send an SOS signal for this musical. Mamma Mia! is jam-packed with dozens of your favourite ABBA songs. There’s over 20 ABBA songs in the Mamma Mia! musical, including the party tracks “Money Money Money,” and “Dancing Queen,” as well as the emotional ballads like “I Have a Dream,” “Slipping Through My Fingers.” And who can forget the anthemic “The Winner Takes It All”? By the end of the show, all the ABBA songs will be stuck in your head.

Mamma Mia! follows Sophie, as she’s getting ready for the biggest day of her life. She’s all set to marry Sky and she’s looking forward to what the future has in store. However, Sophie dreams of her father walking her down the aisle. The only trouble is: she doesn’t know who her father is.

When she discovers her mother’s diary, she learns of three potential dads. To uncover the truth, Sophie invites all three men to the Greek island. Will any of them be the dad and give her away at her wedding?

But Sophie’s mother Donna is blissfully unaware that her three previous suitors are on the island. She’s too busy prepping for the wedding day and catching up with her long-time friends, Rosie and Tonya. They get their band, Donna and the Dynamos, back together for the wedding celebrations, and of course, shenanigans ensue. Will Sophie find her father? Will Donna rekindle with an old flame? You’ll have to see Mamma Mia! in London to find out.

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Mamma Mia! matinees begin at 2:30pm or 3:00pm and Mamma Mia! evening performances begin at 7:30pm.

Mamma Mia! runs for 2 hours and 35 minutes, including an interval.

Did you know that ABBA didn’t come up with the original idea for the musical? Although Mamma Mia! uses ABBA’s greatest hits throughout the musical, London-based producer Judy Craymer came up with the concept. She was inspired to stage a ABBA jukebox musical after listening to “The Winner Takes It All,” and she spent a decade convincing Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus to use the ABBA songs in a musical.

Then, Mamma Mia! was born. Craymer formed an exciting team to bring Mamma Mia! to life: Catherine Johnson wrote the original Mamma Mia! story, and Phyllida Lloyd directed Mamma Mia! on stage.

Lloyd then went on to make her feature film directorial debut with the Mamma Mia! film. The movie features an all-star cast, including Meryl Streep as Donna Sheridan, Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Sheridan, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, and more. After the success of the first film and the stage show, the sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released in 2018.

Mamma Mia! premiered at London’s Prince Edward Theatre in 1999, and has continuously played in the West End ever since. Mamma Mia! earned four Olivier nominations, including Best New Musical. Over 20 years later, audiences continue to bask in the unadulterated Mamma Mia! joy, and now you can too, as Mamma Mia! shows no signs of slowing down at the Novello Theatre.

What to Watch For

• During its London run, Mamma Mia! has played at three West End venues. The musical was at the Prince Edward Theatre from 1999 to 2004, and then the show transferred to the Prince of Wales Theatre from 2004 to 2012, when Mamma Mia! moved to the Novello Theatre where it’s played ever since.
• ABBA’s songs are timeless and are listened to all over the world. The show has been translated into 16 languages, including Mandarin.
• While you’ll be tempted to sing along during the show, you’ll have your chance to boogie down during the Mamma Mia! ABBA megamix at the curtain call. Listen for more of your favourite ABBA hits!
• West End audiences can’t resist this musical! Mamma Mia! is the third longest-running West End musical that’s currently playing, behind Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera. Over nine million people have watched Mamma Mia! in London since the show premiered in 1999.
• Mamma Mia! features music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. They’d previously worked together on music for Chess, but for Mamma Mia!, they were able to work their ABBA tracks into a new, original story.