^^^ Yeah we saw Matilda recently too – I wouldn’t go to see it just as adults but it is good family stuff. Lion King I would happily go to see in adult only company.
One show I would love to see with the full West End production would be Phantom of the Opera – I saw it in Manchester and it was great, but I am sure it would be even better in London.
Another one to recommend (but not a ‘show’ as such): The Reduced Shakespeare Company doing The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) – hilarious.
I tend to find some of the more recent stuff (and especially ‘adaptations’) to be a bit disappointing – we saw Grease (with Shane Richie playing Danny and he accidentally swallowed a cigarette on stage) and was equally disappointed with We Will Rock You and Billy Elliot. They are okay, but not amazing.
Shows to avoid:
Cats. Utter garbage.