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The best theatre shows in London for 2026 not to miss
From ‘Beetlejuice the Musical’ to Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Dracula’, it’snaother huge year for London theatre
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Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande will star in ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ at the Barbican
The ‘Wicked’ couple will reunite for what may well be the single most musical theatre thing to have ever happened
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Here’s what the new Punchdrunk show is
There will be no reviews for ‘Lander 23’. But the immersive legends let us take a look anyway
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The 10 best new London theatre shows opening in January 2026
From High Noon to Cirque du Soleil, it’s a busy start to the London theatre year
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The best London theatre shows of 2025
The London theatre year is over – here were the ten best things to happen in it
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Gerry & Sewell
Alreet pet? First up, an admission. I might have been born in Newcastle and raised in Gateshead, but given my lifelong support for the other football team in...
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Cirque du Soleil: OVO
I have in the past been guilty of suggesting all Cirque du Soleil shows are the same, but the return of the insect-themed extravaganza OVO does in fact...
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High Noon
Putting a film western on stage is an odd idea that doesn’t seem any less odd having seen High Noon, an adaptation of the classic allegorical 1952 movie...
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Wicked
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Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande will star in ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ at the Barbican
The ‘Wicked’ couple will reunite for what may well be the single most musical theatre thing to have ever happened
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I went to the new Punchdrunk show and I’m not allowed to review it but here are some things I can tell you about it anyway
Here’s what to expect from ‘Lander 23’, the immersive theatre legends’ new ‘stealth exploration game’
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Starlight Express’ has confirmed its final shows in London
The rejuvenated train musical has announced the end of the line for its Wembley Park run
The best London theatres
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Old Vic
One of London's most storied theatres, the Old Vic – which opened its doors in 1818 – was the first home of the National Theatre, under the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...