{"id":84937,"date":"2022-03-08T15:55:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.headout.com\/blog\/?p=84937"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:49:19","slug":"best-west-end-shows-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.headout.com\/blog\/best-west-end-shows-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Best West End shows in February, a London Theatre guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Love is in the air and we have the perfect date idea! Take your SO to a West End show and sweep them off their feet. After all, a good taste in theatre speaks volumes. Here are the best selling West End shows stealing hearts this February. <\/p>\n

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jQuery(“.show-wrapper .invert”).removeClass(“invert”); jQuery(“.show-wrapper”) .removeClass(animationClass) .fadeOut() .finish() .promise() .done(function () { jQuery(“.” + animEleClass).each(function (i) { jQuery(this) .addClass(animationClass) .removeClass(animEleClass) .delay((i + 1) * 100) .fadeIn(); }); }); }; \/\/ Loads All Listed Products as in Months Tab let showTab = function (tabId) { showTgids = []; jQuery(“.show-wrapper”).removeClass(“tabbed”); jQuery(“[data-infotab]”).removeClass(“active”); jQuery(‘[data-infotab=”broadway musicals”]’).addClass(“active”); if (tabId == 0) { jQuery(“.show-wrapper”).addClass(“prepare tabbed”); } else if (typeof tabId === “string”) showTgids = tabId?.split(“,”); else showTgids.push(tabId); for (let i = 0; i < showTgids?.length; i++) jQuery( “.show-wrapper[data-tgid=” + parseInt(showTgids[i]) + “]” ).addClass(“tabbed prepare”); slideInShows(“prepare”, “active”); }; const msToTime = (duration) => { let milliseconds = parseInt((duration % 1000) \/ 100), seconds = Math.floor((duration \/ 1000) % 60), minutes = Math.floor((duration \/ (1000 * 60)) % 60), hours = Math.floor((duration \/ (1000 * 60 * 60)) % 24); return hours + ” hrs ” + minutes + ” mins”; }; \/\/ HTML Stars Generation let getStars = function (rating) { rating = rating < 0 ? 0 : rating; if (rating < 0.25) return; let round = Math.floor(rating); let full = rating > round + 0.5 ? true : false; let half = rating > round + 0.25 ? true : false; let template = “”; let i; \/\/ Populate Complete Stars for (i = 0; i < round && i < 5; i++) { template += “<span class=’fas fa-star’><\/span>”; } \/\/ Add Partial Star (for floating ratings) if (full && i < 5 && ++i) template += “<span class=’fas fa-star’><\/span>”; else if (half && i < 5 && ++i) template += “<span class=’fas fa-star-half-alt’><\/span>”; \/\/ Populate Remaining With Empty Stars while (i++ < 5) template += “<span class=’far fa-star’><\/span>”; return template; }; const getMicroBrandsHighlightsData = (microBrandsHighlight) => { const result = { “Opening Date”: “”, “Closing Date”: “”, }; let currentObject = “”; microBrandsHighlight.forEach((element) => { if ( element.type == “heading6” && element.content.text == “Opening Date” ) { currentObject = “Opening Date”; } else if ( element.type == “heading6” && element.content.text == “Closing Date” ) { currentObject = “Closing Date”; } else { if (currentObject == “Opening Date”) { result[“Opening Date”] = element.content.text; } else if (currentObject == “Closing Date”) { result[“Closing Date”] = element.content.text; } currentObject = “”; } }); return result; }; const monthSubCategoryFilter = jQuery(“.month-sub-category-filter”); const filterEnabled = monthSubCategoryFilter.data(“filter-enabled”) === 0; const categoryNameMap = {}; const filterHeading = monthSubCategoryFilter?.[0].getAttribute( “data-filter-heading” ); const subCategoryIds = monthSubCategoryFilter?.[0] .getAttribute(“data-sub-category-ids”) ?.split(“,”); const monthCSV = monthSubCategoryFilter?.[0] ?.getAttribute(“data-months”) ?.split(“,”) ?.filter((d) => d !== “”); const firstMonth = monthCSV?.[0]; let allTours = []; const getRatingStar = (rating) => { let starMarkup = “”; const coloredStar = Math.floor(rating); const isRatingDecimal = rating – coloredStar != 0; const uncoloredStar = Math.floor(5 – rating); for (let i = 1; i <= coloredStar; i++) { starMarkup += `<i aria-hidden=”true”><\/i>`; } if (isRatingDecimal) { starMarkup += `<i aria-hidden=”true”><\/i>`; } for (let i = 1; i <= uncoloredStar; i++) { starMarkup += `<i aria-hidden=”true”><\/i>`; } return starMarkup; }; const functionsAfterDataUpdate = () => { console.log(allTours); allTours.forEach((tour, index) => { if (tour?.listingPrice) { const opening = getMicroBrandsHighlightsData( tour.microBrandsHighlight )[“Opening Date”]; const tourImageUrl = `${tour.imageUrl}?auto=compress&w=500&h=250&crop=faces&fit=min`; const mainCard = `<div data-rating=”${ tour.averageRating }” data-tgid=”${tour.id}” data-open=”${opening}”> <a href=”https:\/\/www.headout.com\/tour\/${ tour.id }” target=”_blank” data-id=”${index}”><span><\/span><\/a> <div> <picture> <source type=”image\/webp” data-srcset=”${tourImageUrl}”> <img data-src=”${tourImageUrl}” data-sizes=”auto” alt=”${ tour.name }” sizes=”275px” loading=”lazy” src=”${tourImageUrl}”> <\/picture> <\/div> <div> <div> <div> <div>${ tour.primaryCategory.displayName }<\/div> <div>${tour.name}<\/div> <\/div> ${ tour.averageRating != 0 ? `<div> <div> <div><span>${getRatingStar( tour.averageRating )} <\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>` : `<div>New Arrival<\/div>` } <\/div> <div> <div> ${ tour.listingPrice.bestDiscount != 0 ? `<div> <div><span>upto ${tour.listingPrice.bestDiscount}% off<\/span><\/div> <\/div>` : “” } <\/div> <div> ${tour.tags .map( (item) => `<div data-cat=”${item}”>${categoryNameMap[item]}<\/div>` ) .join(” “)} <\/div> <div> <div><span>from<\/span><\/div> <div> ${ tour.listingPrice.originalPrice != tour.listingPrice.finalPrice && tour.listingPrice.originalPrice > tour.listingPrice.finalPrice ? `<span>\u00a3${tour.listingPrice.originalPrice}<\/span>` : “” } <span>\u00a3${tour.listingPrice.finalPrice}<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> `; const htmlObject = `${mainCard}<\/div> `; jQuery(“.page-card-wrapper”).append(htmlObject); jQuery(`.show-wrapper[data-tgid=${tour.id}]`) .find(“[data-show-ratings]”) .html(getStars(tour.averageRating)); } }); jQuery(“.accCtrl”).on(“click”, function (e) { selEle = jQuery(e.target).closest(“.show-wrapper”); jQuery(selEle).find(“.listicle-item-arrow”).toggleClass(“invert”); target = jQuery(selEle).find(“.accBody”); console.log(target); jQuery(target).slideToggle(“slow”); }); filterEnabled && monthCSV.forEach((month, index) => { const monthName = month.trim(); const isSingleMonth = monthCSV?.length === 1; console.log(isSingleMonth); let htmlObject; let ids = “0”; if (monthName != “ALL SHOWS”) { ids = getTGIDListForMonth(allTours, monthName).join(); } if (index == 0) { htmlObject = `<divhide-tab” : “” }” data-tab=”${ index + 1 }” data-ids=”${ids}” data-active=”1″ > ${monthName}<\/div> `; } else { htmlObject = `<div data-tab=”${ index + 1 }” data-ids=”${ids}” data-active=”0″>${monthName}<\/div>`; } jQuery(“.shows-filters .tab-wrapper .mobi-text .mobi-wrap”).append( htmlObject ); }); \/\/ Page Init Products List Generation showTab( jQuery(“.tab-item[data-active=’1′]”).addClass(“active”).data(“ids”) ); \/\/ Months Tab Change Handler jQuery(“.tab-item”).click(function () { jQuery(“.tab-item”).data(“active”, 0).removeClass(“active”); jQuery(this).data(“active”, 1).addClass(“active”); jQuery(this) .closest(“.mobi-text”) .find(“.text”) .text(jQuery(this).text()); showTab(jQuery(this).data(“ids”)); jQuery(jQuery(“input.filter-chckbox:checked”).prop(“checked”, false)); jQuery(“.cat-filter label:first-child”).delay(500).trigger(“click”); }); \/\/ On Window Resize Hide Mobile Months Tab. jQuery(window).resize(function (e) { if (jQuery(window).width() > 630) jQuery(“.mobi-wrap”).attr(“style”, “”); }); if (monthCSV?.length === 1) { jQuery(“.mobi-text”).addClass(“hide-tab”); } \/\/ Mobile Months Tabs Change Handler jQuery(“.mobi-text”).click(function (e) { if ( jQuery(“.mobi-wrap”).is(“:hidden”) || jQuery(this).hasClass(“active”) ) jQuery(this) .closest(“.mobi-text”) .toggleClass(“active”) .find(“.mobi-wrap”) .slideToggle(“slow”); }); \/\/ Category Change Handler jQuery(“[data-filter-cat]”).change(function (e) { jQuery(“[data-cat]”).removeClass(“mobi-active-filter”); jQuery(“[data-infotab].active”).removeClass(“active”); let catName = jQuery(this).data(“filter-cat”); jQuery(`[data-infotab=’${catName.toLowerCase()}’]`).addClass(“active”); jQuery(“[data-filter-cat]”).each(function (ele) { if (jQuery(this).find(“input”).is(“:checked”)) { cat = jQuery(this).data(“filter-cat”).toLowerCase(); const activeMonth = jQuery(“.tab-item.active”).text(); if ( activeMonth != “All Shows” && (cat == “new arrivals” || cat == “shows reopening”) ) { const elements = jQuery(“.show-wrapper.tabbed”).has( `[data-cat=”${cat}”]` ); for (i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) { ele = elements[i]; const condition = dayjs(jQuery(ele).data(“open”), “MM\/DD\/YYYY”).format( “MMMM” ) === activeMonth; if (condition) { jQuery(ele) .addClass(“prepare”) .find(`[data-cat=”${cat}”]`) .addClass(“mobi-active-filter”); } } } else { jQuery(“.show-wrapper.tabbed”) .has(`[data-cat=”${cat}”]`) .addClass(“prepare”) .find(`[data-cat=”${cat}”]`) .addClass(“mobi-active-filter”); } } }); slideInShows(“prepare”, “active”); }); \/\/ Page init default Category Handler & Default Open Listicle filterEnabled && setTimeout(function () { \/\/ jQuery(“[data-filter-cat]”).each(function (ele) { \/\/ if (jQuery(this).find(“input”).is(“:checked”)) { \/\/ cat = jQuery(this).data(“filter-cat”).toLowerCase(); \/\/ jQuery(“.show-wrapper.tabbed”) \/\/ .has(`[data-cat=”${cat}”]`) \/\/ .addClass(“prepare”); \/\/ } \/\/ }); \/\/ slideInShows(“prepare”, “active”); jQuery(“.cat-filter label:first-child”).delay(500).trigger(“click”); jQuery(“.show-wrapper:first-child .accCtrl”) .eq(0) .delay(1000) .trigger(“click”); }, 300); \/\/ Lower Case All Data Attributes. let lowerCaseAll = function (ele) { jQuery(ele).each(function () { var $this = jQuery(this), data = $this.data(); for (var k in data) $this.attr(“data-” + k, data[k].toLowerCase().trim()); }); }; lowerCaseAll(jQuery(“[data-filter-cat], [data-cat], [data-infotab]”)); \/\/ if (!filterEnabled) { \/\/ jQuery(“.show-wrapper”).each(function (i) { \/\/ jQuery(this).addClass(“active”).css(“display”, “block”); \/\/ }); \/\/ } jQuery(“.page-card-wrapper”).append( `<a href=”https:\/\/www.headout.com\/broadway-tickets-c-24\/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”><p>Show More<\/p><\/a>` ); }; \/\/ filterEnabled && \/\/ monthSubCategoryFilter.append(`<div> \/\/ <div> \/\/ <h3>${filterHeading}<\/h3> \/\/ <div> \/\/ <\/div> \/\/ <\/div> \/\/ <\/div>`); filterEnabled && monthSubCategoryFilter.prepend(`<div> <div> <div> <div> <span>${firstMonth}<\/span><span><\/span><\/div> <div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>`); async function getData() { await jQuery.get( { url: ‘https:\/\/vivillion.netlify.app\/api\/parsed-collection?collectionId=167&limit=100&city=London’, }, function (res) { const displayName = ”; const subCategoryId = ”; const subCategoryDiscription = ”; const subCategoryName = ”; res.pageData.items.forEach((item) => { item.tags = [item?.primarySubCategory?.displayName || ”]; if (allTours.filter((x) => x.id === item.id).length === 0) { allTours.push(item); } else { allTours .filter((x) => x.id === item.id)[0] .tags.push(item?.primarySubCategory?.displayName || ”); } }); if (allTours?.length > 1) { allTours = allTours.map((tour) => { const result = getMicroBrandsHighlightsData( tour.microBrandsHighlight ); return { …result, …tour, }; }); functionsAfterDataUpdate(); } } ); } getData(); }); [\/tcb-script]<\/p>\n

What to Wear to a West End Show in February?<\/h2>\n

If you are looking for ideas on what to wear to a London theatre show in February, there are a few things to consider:<\/p>\n