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Plied & Prejudice Extended Run!

A side-splitting parody of Jane Austen’s classic novel, at Darcy’s Booziest ball. Now Extended until August!

Design and Disability

The Victoria and Albert Museum presents a celebration of Disabled design and a call for action.

The Smeds and The Smoos

Soar into space with a joyful tale of star-crossed aliens.

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 2025

Celebrating 30 years, GDIF 2025 is back this Summer with FREE outdoor theatre, dance, circus and installations!

Moby Dick

One Man. One Whale. Guided by the Fates. Driven by Obsession.

Continuity

Who wants to live forever? And how much will it cost?

The Australian Shakespeare Company

The Australian Shakespeare Company returns to Kew Gardens this summer.

Chelsea Arts Festival

London’s most inspiring new arts and culture festival is coming to Chelsea.

Yto Barrada: Thrill, Fill, Spill

This autumn, the South London Gallery (SLG) presents Thrill, Fill, Spill a major solo exhibition by artist Yto Barrada.

Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair – Summer Edition

Celebrating their 10th year, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair introduces The Summer I Edition.

That Bastard, Puccini!

Unveiling a musical rivalry across the ages, That Bastard, Puccini! comes to Park Theatre.

BRIGADOON

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre announces major new production of Lerner & Loewe’s musical classic, Brigadoon.

Liza Giles In Flux

Flowers Gallery presents In Flux, a solo exhibition of new works by London-based artist Liza Giles.

Rangatainment Presents Nova Comedy Nights

See the hottest up-and-coming comedians live in Woking on 19th June.

Grimeborn Opera Festival

An exciting, anything-goes opera festival that rips up the rulebook and writes something radically new. Opera reinvented,…

City Beerfest

Raise a glass for a good cause!

Nicole Wermers, “Tails & Fainters” - at Herald St

Wermers’ Tails & Fainters subverts sculpture’s traditions with sprawling fur coils and fainting clay figures, wryly…

Milly Thompson, “My Body Temperature is Feeling Good” - at Goldsmiths CCA

Milly Thompson’s sun-drenched, defiant oeuvre celebrates middle-aged desire, lampoons luxury culture, and wields paint like…

Tau Lewis, “The ways of the underworld are perfect” - at Sadie Coles

Tau Lewis' first exhibition at Sadie Coles presents four sculptural masks that each embody a segment of Venus's retrograde.

STOREHOUSE

One of the most ambitious, large-scale, immersive theatre events ever staged!

Murder, She Didn’t Write Extra Dates

Murder, She Didn’t Write announces further West End dates following sell-out London debut.

HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS is Back!

A must see “shot-for-shot” parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time.

Every Body Festival

A new celebration of disabled and deaf-led creativity and performance at Camden People’s Theatre.

ELEPHANT

A bold and magnetic exploration of identity in 21st Century Britain starring Anoushka Lucas.

Connecting Thin Black Lines

A major group exhibition and event programme curated by Lubaina Himid at the ICA.

ECHO (Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen)

Ten new performers announced to star in Iranian playwright Nassim production ECHO.

In Praise of Love

Honesty between people who love each other is the thing that matters least in this life.

Scented Visions: Smell in Art 1850-1915

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Pre-Raphaelite art through the evocative power of scent.

Duane Linklater - akâmi

Camden Art Centre presents akâmi-, the first major UK institutional exhibition of Duane Linklater.

Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings

Sir John Soane’s Museum presents the UK’s first retrospective survey of Richard Rogers’ life and work.

Movements for Staying Alive

Modern Art Oxford presents a group show exploring movement.

My English Persian Kitchen Returns

A life-affirming play filled with the mouth-watering flavours of Iran, with live cooking on stage!

16 Postcodes

Edinburgh Fringe hit 16 Postcodes returns to London for a limited run at the Museum of Comedy.

Black Panthers & Revolution: Stephen Shames

Amar Gallery presents the first London gallery show for Stephen Shames the photographer of the Black Panther Party.

Norman Jay - at the Fox and Firkin

British dance legend continues the funk and soul train at the Fox and Firkin this June, coming back to the Lewisham venue…

Arisezon presents: Aba Shanti-I - The Summer Session - at EartH

Notting Hill Carnival legend Aba Shanti-I brings his famous sound system to Camden's Jazz Cafe.

Persian Love presents ‘BANDARI & GNAWA’ with Milli - at The Jago

Dalston's musical multi-cultural hotspot welcome back the electric Persian Love for another colourful evening celebrating the…

THIS IS MY FAMILY

Close family. Dream holiday. Total nightmare!

Love Quirks

Love, laughter and everything in between; Love Quirks: A New Musical makes its UK debut this September.

Cai Guo-Qiang

Cai Guo-Qiang returns to London after two decades with landmark exhibition at White Cube.

Romare Residency (Four Fridays in June) - at Jazz Cafe

Culture Calling favourite, French disco and dance extraordinaire - Romare - hoofs it back to London for a month-long…

Pop Off, Michelangelo!

The high-camp musical comedy that stole the Fringe makes its limited West End debut season.

Little Simz Meltdown Festival

The artistic highlight of London's summer calendar rolls around once more, this time curated by acclaimed, international…

POOR CLARE

Arsema Thomas and Freddy Carter to star in Poor Clare at Orange Tree Theatre this summer.

Dream Ballets: A Triple Bill

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Dream Ballets: A Triple Bill.

The Fifth Step

A funny and unflinchingly honest drama about addiction, masculinity and faith.

Spitalfields Music Festival 2025

Bringing together renowned performers, new commissions and an exploration of a rich cultural heritage.

Leonardo Drew & Museo Jumex

Coming soon to South London Gallery Leonardo Drew & Museo Jumex.

The National Ballet of Japan Giselle

The National Ballet of Japan comes to Covent Garden this summer making its Royal Opera House debut.

Hanneke Beaumont: Sculpting the Universal Self

World premiere of Hanneke Beaumont’s monumental new work at Bowman Sculpture, London.

Victorian Treasures at Leighton House

A range of incredible Victorian treasures will be shown at Leighton House this summer combining two very different…

Bluey’s Big Play

WACKADOO! Bluey’s Big Play is back in a new smash-hit live show!

The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return

What begins with corner-shop gin and noughties beats spirals into a survival story that’s tragically familiar.

Your Inner Symphony

Part of Feel the Sound: An exhibition experience on a different frequency!

Classic Art London

A new event celebrating classic art from all periods with leading dealers.

Potty the Plant

Riotous musical comedy Potty the Plant makes its hilarious London debut!

I See You Like This

The Unicorn Theatre presents Jessica Wilson’s interactive exhibition, I See You Like This.

Dance Umbrella - BOGOTÁ

Dance Umbrella announces third event in the 2025 festival and debut partnership at Sadler’s Wells East.

OF THE OAK

Experience Of the Oak, a one-of-a-kind. outdoor immersive art installation at Kew Gardens.

Every Brilliant Thing

The West End premiere of Every Brilliant Thing, featuring Lenny Henry, Ambika Mod & Sue Perkins.

Claudio Parmiggiani

The Estorick Collection presents the first ever institutional UK exhibition dedicated to Claudio Parmiggiani.

Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show!

Peppa Pig Live is back with a brand-new ‘oinktastic’ stage show in London this Christmas!

From Las Vegas to Rome

An exhibition of photography by Iwan Baan, one of the most prolific photographers active today.

Dennis Morris: Music + Life

Discover music, culture and Black British identity through the lens of Dennis Morris.

Summer in The Ditch

Shoreditch Town Hall is back with Summer in The Ditch, celebrating early-career artists and their groundbreaking work.

The Snow Queen: A Woodland Adventure

A heartwarming tale of friendship, kindness and the magic of helping others this Christmas.

Who is Claude Cahun?

The true story of a queer artist who defied the Nazis regime during the Second World War.

BFI Film on Film Festival 2025

Don’t miss the 2nd BFI Film on Film Festival, taking place at BFI Southbank from 12-15 June.

Stay Strong: Talawa Firsts

Talawa Firsts returns with exciting new writing from the hottest Black artists of 2025.

Mrs. Warren’s Profession

Mother and daughter duo Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter team up for a West End sensation!

GIANT

Following a sell-out run at the Royal Court, the play everyone is talking about is transferring to the West End.

Rockets and Blue Lights

A deeply human look at the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade and its echoes in modern life.

Noughts & Crosses

A bittersweet love story with echoes of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, is revived for the London stage.

SABRAGE

The world première of Sabrage is set to take London by storm at Lafayette in King’s Cross.

FAWLTY TOWERS – THE PLAY

The ‘Greatest British Sitcom of All Time’ (Radio Times) is back – this time on stage!

Red Peppers / Aged in Wood

A Noël Coward one act play paired with a new play using the same cast of six and set in the same dressing room 90 years…

The Spell or The Dream

Major new work by Somerset House Studios artist and Turner Prize winning multidisciplinary artist, Tai Shani.

Starlight Express

Starlight Express was delighted to win at the Olivier Awards 2025!

My Master Builder

Ewan McGregor returns to the London stage for the first time in 17 years to star in My Master Builder.

Richard Hunt: Metamorphosis – A Retrospective

White Cube presents Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt’s first European retrospective.

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club: April – June 2025

Highlights over the next few months include British jazz royalty Courtney Pine and US soul star Macy Gray!

The Fit Prince

Grab your bags, you’re going to Swedonia for the ultimate queer parody of all the cringeworthy romcoms!

Discovering Dürer

Discover the depth and drama in the works of one of Europe’s most ambitious and acclaimed pioneers of print Albrecht Dürer.

The Faery Tale Castle

Strawberry Hill House & Garden’s Flower Festival 2025.

Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots

Serpentine presents the most comprehensive institutional exhibition of Giuseppe Penone’s practice.

War Horse

The global phenomenon War Horse returns to New Wimbledon Theatre this Summer.

IDENTITA - The Story of Czech Graphic Design

A new exhibition Illustrating the power of graphic design in societal context.

2125 &The Pits

Somerset House Studios new outdoor commission and G31 installation: Sophia Al-Maria & Lydia Ourahmane: 2125 &The Pits.

LOVESTUCK

Worst. Date. Ever. A new musical comedy inspired by true events.

Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur

In 2025, the Wallace Collection will hold a major exhibition featuring over 40 new works by Sir Grayson Perry.

RUN SISTER RUN

How do we protect those we love without losing ourselves?

North by Northwest

It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mistaken for another...

Musical Con

The world’s biggest musical theatre fan convention is back on 18th and 19th October 2025!

Alex Kealy: The Fear

After a 5-star, sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe Alex Kealy is taking his new stand-up show on tour.

The Deep Blue Sea

A powerful drama of passion versus loyalty and the destructive power of love.

In Other Worlds: Acts of Translation

Focal Point Gallery presents a major exhibition from the David and Indrė Roberts Collection.

Nação Zumbi

Nação Zumbi Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of Iconic Debut Album Da Lama Ao Caos at Village Underground.

LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem announce a huge 8-night London O2 Academy Brixton Residency in June.

Leigh Bowery!

A celebration of the boundary-pushing career of artist Leigh Bowery.

Leonardo Drew

Leonardo Drew to unveil a new immersive sculptural installation in the South London Gallery’s main exhibition space.