Age guidance: For ages 8+. Under-12s must be accompanied by an adult.
Performance dates
Fri 12 Dec 2025 – Sat 17 Jan 2026
Run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes (approx)
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Top Hat returns to London this winter, bringing vintage Hollywood glamour to Queen Elizabeth Hall. Directed by Olivier and Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes), this dazzling new production revives the charm, wit and elegance of the classic musical. Featuring timeless songs by Irving Berlin and breathtaking choreography, Top Hat is the perfect winter escape.
About Top Hat
Romance and rhythm collide in Top Hat, a sparkling stage adaptation of the beloved 1935 film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Broadway star Jerry Travers arrives in London to headline a new show—only to fall head over heels for the glamorous Dale Tremont. A case of mistaken identity whisks them from London to Venice, through couture, chaos and moonlit dance numbers. Packed with wit, glamour and classic hits like Cheek to Cheek, it's musical comedy at its finest.
Facts and Critical Acclaim
- The stage adaptation’s 2013 West End premiere earned the Olivier Award for Best New Musical and was honoured with the Evening Standard Award for Best Night Out.
- Based on the 1935 RKO film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- Features classic hits including Cheek to Cheek, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, and Puttin’ on the Ritz
Top Hat Creatives
- Music and Lyrics: Irving Berlin
- Based on: RKO’s Motion Picture
- Stage Adaptation: Matthew White & Howard Jacques
- Director & Choreographer: Kathleen Marshall
Top Hat Cast
- Cast to be announced
Please Bear in Mind
This strictly limited run plays from Friday 12 December 2025 to Saturday 17 January 2026. Don’t miss your chance to experience this sparkling revival of a Hollywood classic with this brand-new production.
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This production may contain depictions of smoking.Latest Top Hat News
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5 Shows You Can’t Miss This Month #5Shows
We round up 5 West End shows you simply cannot miss this month!
1 Oct, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct
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Our #TicketTuesday winner Ann Fitzgerald LOVED Top Hat - read her review!
Every Tuesday on Twitter we give our followers the chance to win tickets for a great West End show. Recent winner Ann Fitzgerald snaffled some tickets for the critical smash Top Hat, currently playing at the Aldwych Theatre until October 26th. Here are her thoughts on the show!
2 Aug, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward musical looking for a home
The Aldwych Theatre, current home of current of Top Hat starring Gavin Lee, looks to be under pressure to keep the audiences coming through the doors as Andrew Lloyd Webber has been feeding the rumor mill with gossip about his macabre and very British new musical, Stephen Ward.
2 May, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct
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Irving Berlin’s daughter Linda Emmet to do Top Hat Q&A
Free Q&A after matinee performance of Top Hat on Thursday 28 Feb.
18 Jan, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct
News / Casting
New Cast Announced for Top Hat
A new cast has just been announced for award winning West End hit musical Top Hat.
7 Jan, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct
News / Casting
Gavin Lee to join cast of Top Hat at the Aldwych
From 5 February 2013 Gavin Lee will join the cast of the hit West End production of Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre, to play Jerry Travers, the role played in the original RKO motion picture by Fred Astaire.
2 Nov, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct
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Top Hat Extended until September 2013 - Over 180,000 New Tickets Released!
Over 180,000 new tickets are released for public sale today (10 September 2012) as Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre extends its booking period to 28 September 2013. Seventy seven years after its movie release, Matthew White’s production arrived in the West End earlier this year having completed a 20 week sell-out UK tour.
10 Sep, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct
News / Casting
Exclusive first listen of the NEW Top Hat Cast Album available to Facebook fans!
Top Hat have released an exclusive stream of the new Cast Album on the official Top Hat Facebook page.
23 Aug, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct
News / Casting
TOM CHAMBERS AND SUMMER STRALLEN LEAD CAST IN IRVING BERLIN’S TOP HAT
Tom Chambers and Summer Strallen take the lead roles of Jerry Travers and Dale Tremont in Top Hat which receives its West End stage premiere at the Aldwych Theatre previewing from 19 April, with press night on 9 May 2012. The show is currently booking at the Aldwych Theatre until 26 January 2013.
13 Mar, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct
News / Videos
VIDEO: TOP HAT AT THE ALDWYCH THEATRE
It’s time to ‘put on your top hat and brush off your tails’ - watch an exclusive trailer of TOP HAT at the Aldwych Theatre
24 Nov, 2011 | By London Theatre Direct
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