Bursting with heritage, culture and home to one of the finest and most established theatre districts in the world, London has a lot to offer students with a passion for drama and performing arts. The West End boasts some of the most impressive stage productions, fantastic workshops and distinguished actors, offering pupils unprecedented learning opportunities to see the best of the best in action.
Through a Shakespeare school tour, both English students and Theatre students can enjoy all that the Globe has to offer, and can experience what a real life Shakespeare play would have been like back in the day. And the best part? We’ve got all this and more right on our doorstep. For more details about our tailored drama and performing arts school trips to London, take a look at our sample itineraries and study visits.
Use our sample itinerary to help picture what your trip could look like. Our itineraries are flexible, visits and timings will be planned based on your needs.
Whatever your London trip aims, a West End show is a great opportunity to reward those on school trips to London with a thrilling night at the theatre. Current top West End Shows include:
The Lion King has been amazing audiences in the West End for 25 years and has just been extended to May 2026! To celebrate, we have a very special package to offer for selected dates in spring 2025. The package includes:
The Globe season runs from March to October and performances will be on a series of selected dates throughout this period.
During this time you can enjoy a Shakespeare performance, seated or standing in the authentic surroundings of the famous Globe Theatre. But you need to hurry, these performances sell out quickly.
The 2025 performance will be announced in early January 2025.
Take a look at this year's performances:
We can include specific visits in your itinerary, additional visits can be added based on the trip length and needs of the curriculum or teacher.
Get A QuoteWe can include specific visits in your itinerary, additional visits can be added based on the trip length and needs of the curriculum or teacher.
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