If you’re looking for the definition of an embarrassment of riches, May 2024 in the London theatre calendar really does go above and beyond what could...
Musicals and theatre in London
Theatre reviews, news and more – the best shows in London and the West End.
The top London comedy shows to see in May
From Patti Harrison’s tits to Richard Herring’s ball, it's the best comedy gigs in London this month.
Ncuti Gatwa will return to the London stage to star in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ this Christmas
Newly minted Timelord Ncuti Gatwa will make his return to the London stage this Christmas as he anchors the first National Theatre production of Oscar...
‘My Neighbour Totoro’ returns to the West End next year
It’s a third chance to catch the RSC/Studio Ghibli smash
David Tennant’s binaural ‘Macbeth’ is transferring to the West End
Tennant and co-star Cush Jumbo will take the acclaimed production to the Harold Pinter Theatre this autumn
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Dugsi Dayz
Four London teenagers sit, bored and trapped inside on a Saturday. They’ve been robbed of their free time, but worst of all they have been subjected to...
Sloane Square
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare’s Globe launches its summer season with this sparkling staging of one of the bard’s best comedies. It’s a sun-drenched spectacle...
South Bank
The Cherry Orchard
Aussie director Benedict Andrews’s UK reputation is heavily based on his extraordinary 2012 production of Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’,...
Seven Dials
Multiple Casualty Incident
British playwright Sami Ibrahim’s 2022 play ‘two Palestinians go dogging’, was a divisive one. Some praised the experimental dark comedy, set...
Hackney Wick
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The National Theatre has just announced its autumn season
David Oyelowo makes his NT debut in Shakespeare’s ‘Coriolanus’, plus more besides
Why are plans to turn Covent Garden’s ODEON into a theatre so controversial?
Developers want to turn the building back into its original form as a West End theatre – but some aren’t happy about the plans
Inside No. 9 is coming to the West End with new story ‘Stage/Fright’
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith will naturally write and star in a new adaptation
The Royal Opera House is getting a new name (kind of)
The home of opera and ballet is finally being equally recognised with a new name
The best London theatres
National Theatre
National Theatre
Arguably the greatest theatre in the world, the Royal National Theatre is also one of London's most recognisable landmarks and perhaps this country's foremost...
Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
London's premiere new writing theatre, the Royal Court made its name in the 1950s when it was synonymous with kitchen sink dramas and the Angry Young Men, and...
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe
Built in 1599 and destroyed by fire in 1613, the original Globe Theatre was at the heart of London’s seedy South London entertainment district in William...
Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Hammersmith
A beacon of culture in Hammersmith, the Lyric's distinctive look is largely down to a fusion of the building's 1970s structure, the theatre's Victorian...