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London Cast Announced for Batsu!

A fusion of the Japanese batsu game with the very best comics in the city

Steve McQueen’s OCCUPIED CITY

A monumental excavation of how the past haunts our precarious present: mirroring it and warning us in plain sight.

Peccadillo and ICA present Yen Tan’s award-winning 1985

Tuesday 19 December film event with live Q&A featuring Cory Michael Smith and director Yen Tan

Between the Bridges Electric Winter!

Don’t miss some incredible festive shows happening over the next few weeks!

Michelle Brasier: Reform

Have you ever ended up being the emergency contact for a stranger who tried to scam you out of your money? No? Michelle Brasier has....

Wonder Boy

PW Productions announces UK Tour of award-winning play Wonder Boy

A Baroque Hanukkah

An intimate evening of magnificent melody’s at St John’s Smith Square

The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake

Three classic ballets coming to Royal & Derngate in February

Little Angel Theatre

Spring and Summer 2024 Season

Journey of a Refugee

Award-winning immersive theatre experts Theatre-Rites bring Journey of a Refugee to London

Sofia Vergara is Griselda

Netflix limited series GRISELDA starring Sofía Vergara

A Christmas Conversation at The Apex

An evening of words and music especially for the festive season

My Favourite Things

The Rogers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert for ONE NIGHT ONLY!

EuroSmash Festival

The UK’s Eurovision-themed music festival has landed!

Last Rites

A non-verbal physical performance celebrating the transformative power of grief and ritual

Kin

We exist both where we’ve come from and where we’re going

THE RUCKUS: Everyone’s Invited!

A patchwork of punk spirit, a circus for everyone and everybody!

RnB Xmas Ball

International RnB superstars featuring, Joe, Monica & SWV performing in London , Manchester and Birmingham

Cirque Enchantment

The mystical world of frozen beauty and magic is back!

Sam Holcroft’s A Mirror

When creativity and corruption collide, who decides what is art and what is truth?

Northanger Abbey

Orange Tree Theatre announces full cast for Zoe Cooper’s playful reimagining of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey

Refilwe

A modern take on the classic fairy-tale Rapunzel

THE NUTCRACKER: A VERY ADULT PANTOMIME

Expect absolute filth from this anything but sweet Christmas offering!

Christmas Design Collective

Connaught Village launches a pop-up gift edit for design lovers this Christmas inspiring people to Give a Little Love

Ricky Tomlinson in Irish Annie’s

A celebration of the best of Irish culture

Frankie Goes to Bollywood

Get ready to be swept away into the dazzling world of Bollywood!

Marylebone Theatre Spring 2024 Season

An exciting Spring 2024 season with drama, poetry and its first dance productions

SPIN

Kate Sumpter’s one-woman show at the Arcola

Brixton House New Season

Brixton House announce their programme for January to July 2024

Coalescence

A spectacular monumental art installation at the Old Royal Naval College

Bluey’s Big Play

Bluey brought to real life in smash-hit live theatre show

Mari Wilson & The Mike Flowers Pops

A Christmas Party that’s Just What I Always Wanted…

Hadestown

Casting announced for HADESTOWN in London

Diversity UK and Ireland Tour

DIVERSITY’S biggest tour to date with their brand-new show SUPERNOVA

Indestructible

Proteus Theatre Company announce full cast and creative team for Indestructible

The Hills of California

Laura Donnelly, Leanne Best, Ophelia Lovibond and Helena Wilson lead the cast

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Cast and rehearsal images released for new London run and UK tour

Wild Isles Live A Big Screen Experience

A very special ‘behind the scenes’ Wild Isles big-screen experience

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Extended

Kiln Theatre announces extension due to public demand

Winter by the River

The ultimate Christmas destination where the heart of London comes alive!

Electric Winter

Between The Bridges and the return of the spectacular Electric Winter!

St John’s Smith Square

Announces Magical Christmas Festival line-up for 2023

Marylebone Christmas Lights

Brand new free festive light display this Christmas!

Strut & Fret - Look Behind You

Returns to the Tabard after 25 years in a marvellously modern, radical revival

Rehearsal Images Released for MACBETH

Brand-new production starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma

Gwyneth Goes Skiing

A story of love, betrayal, skiing, and (somehow) Christmas - where you are the jury!

La Clique

First look at this years cast of Olivier Award-winning La Clique.

CABLE STREET

Top musical theatre talent cast for the world premiere of new British musical

What’s On at Richmond Theatre March - April 2024

Explore the new season of shows at Richmond Theatre from March to April 2024

What’s On at Richmond Theatre Now - February 2024

Explore the new season of shows at Richmond Theatre for the next few months.

Institute of Contemporary Arts - November News

What’s on at the ICA

The Homecoming in Rehearsal

Rehearsal images released for Harold Pinter’s powerful masterpiece

The South London Gallery

Announces upcoming programme for autumn 2023 and 2024

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

First two exhibitions for 2024

CAN BEARS SKI? Cast Announced

A beautiful story about growing up as a deaf child in a hearing world

Underbelly Boulevard and Café Kitty

Underbelly’s new venue, restaurant, and bar in the heart of Soho

The Light Princess

A joyful re-imagining of a classic fairytale

The Stepping Stones Pinocchio Project

An alternative Pinocchio for Croydon’s Christmas

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

SIXTH extension announced 15th June 2024!

The Little Mermaid

The Best Value Pantomime in London!

Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Pig

JW3's first-ever Jewish pantomime is here!

Soho Theatre Listings

Lots of fresh new shows coming up

Houdini’s Greatest Escape

A brand new tour for 2024!

Ghosts

A searing exploration of family secrets and forbidden desire

CABARET

Jake Shears & Rebecca Lucy Taylor extend their run to 27 January 2024

PANDEMONIUM

Extra Week Added and The Pandemonium Players Announced!

IMMERSIVE 1984

Extended until December 17

The Little Big Things Cast Album

A 19-song collection to be released from this amazing new musical

Cadogan Hall Concerts

Upcoming orchestral concerts

Women Who Changed the World!

Empowering smash hit pop musical celebrating women throughout history!

Ockham’s Razor - Tess

Groundbreaking adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles

David Ireland’s Ulster American

Starring Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland

Union Chapel New Shows

Amazing line up of New live shows!

Current exhibitions at Camden Art Centre

Tamara Henderson and Marina Xenofontos

Frans Hals

Get ready to meet Frans Hals!

Glacier

An ode to friendship, wild swimming and seeking solace at Christmas

Cold War

Full cast announced

JW3 The Classical Series

JW3 announces first classical music season 2023-2024

Cabaret Sensation La Clique

Returns to Leicester Square this Christmas!

ROSE THEATRE

Spring 2024 Season Announcement

STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS

New Production Images Released

Dressed to Deliver

New exhibition reveals history of Britain’s iconic postal uniform

THE MOST PRECIOUS OF GOODS

Gripping story of love and hope set against the terrible backdrop of the Holocaust

Explore: Lord Mayor’s Show

One of the oldest and most recognisable events in Great Britain, the Lord Mayor’s Show has been running consistently since as far back as the 13th century.

New Live Shows Union Chapel

Mica Paris, Seth Lakeman, Nish Kumar, & more

LYONESSE

Rehearsal images released, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James

THE HOMECOMING

Starring Jared Harris and Joe Cole

Zabludowicz Collection News

Autumn 2023 Programme Announcement

TURN IT UP: THE POWER OF MUSIC

A vibrant exhibition exploring music’s mysterious hold over us

NOISES OFF

One of the greatest comedies ever written returns with a star studded cast!

Johanna Billing: Each Moment Presents What Happens

Whitechapel Gallery exhibits a new moving image work from artist Johanna Billing

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

Freddie Fox, Tanya Reynolds and Greta Scacchi to star in this celebration of chaos and courtship

This Is Croydon, London Borough of Culture

This is Croydon, The Mayor of London’s Borough of Culture 2023 continues into the Autumn with a programme including BirdGang, Croydonites, Dance Umbrella, SAVVY Theatre and The Place.