He’ll take on the titanic role in the great Robert Icke’s ‘Henry IV’ adaptation ‘The Player Kings’
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The best new London theatre openings in November
From an astonishing run of plays at the National to the start of panto season, it’s a big November on the London stage
The best dance and ballet shows in November 2023
There's a tonne of brilliant dance on stage this month, from a new work by BalletBoyz, to a jazz rendition of the Nutcracker…
The top London comedy shows to see in November
It’s another busy month for comedy in London, with a trio of dates for South African superstar Trevor Noah, and unconventional new shows from...
Behind the scenes of The Mongol Khan: the epic Mongolian tragedy set to shake up the West End
The extravaganza opens at the London Coliseum later this month
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The Snow Queen
Jude Christian is an achingly cool leftfield playwright and director… and apparently a massive Christmas fan…
Wimbledon
Nineteen Gardens
This short, sharp play from Polish writer Magdalena Miecznicka concerns the aftermath of an affair between wealthy English guy John (David Sturzaker), and Aga...
Swiss Cottage
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
The name might not be particularly tinselly, but this winsome, musical two-hander is an extremely charming tribute to – but also a subversion of –...
Kilburn
Lizzie
In the same way Jack the Ripper has become more of a dark fable than a true crime story about a man brutally murdering five East End women, so the case of...
Elephant & Castle
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Read the latest theatre news
A brand-new 200-seat theatre is opening in Islington next month
After years of talk, former pub-theatre the King’s Head will reopen in much larger premises
Stage and screen legend Ian McKellen will star as Shakespeare’s Falstaff in the West End next year
He’ll play the iconic role in ‘The Player Kings’, Robert Icke’s adaptation of ‘Henry IV Parts 1 and 2’
Sheridan Smith will return to the West End next year to star in new musical ‘Opening Night’
It’s written by musician Rufus Wainwright and left-field director Ivo van Hove
The best new London theatre openings in November
From an insanely good trio of openings at the National to the start of panto season, it’s a big month
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...