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The 10 best new London theatre openings in November 2026
From Radiohead to ‘The Snowman’ it’s a gloriously mixed month on the London stage
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The home of the National Theatre turns 50: six figures from its history pick the shows they wish they could see again
Indhun Rubasingham, Lesley Manville and more tell us which shows they wish they could see again
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The Cherry Orchard review: Kristin Scott Thomas and Stephen Mangan star in the Chekhov classic
It’s a career-best perfomance from Mangan in Chekhov’s final play
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? review: Gillian Anderson stars in the classic play
Anderson and co-star Billy Crudup are sensational in Edward Albee’s queasy classic
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The top London comedy shows to see in October
From Li Jin Hao to Flo & Joan, it’s another busy month
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Girls
Three teenage girls are dancing round their bedroom under flashing rainbow lights, squealing over boys, when everything goes dark and the screaming starts....
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The Nightmare Realm
Having missed the press night I decided the logistically sensible thing to do was to see this cult Irish immersive horror show on my own, late at night (I...
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Room 13
This short immersive horror show from Immersive Octopus and BAC provides briskly efficient scares four times a weeknight and up to eight a day at weekends. And...
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West End theatres will dim their lights next week for Sir Patrick Stewart
The acting legend, a West End stage titan also known for his role in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’, died aged 86 this week
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The 10 best new London theatre openings in November 2026
From ‘The Jungle Book’ to ‘The Snowman’ via Radiohead, it’s another wild month on the London stage
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Ian McKellen’s ‘Lear’ has added more dates – with screen star Taylor Russell joining the cast
US screen star Russell unexpectedly returns to the UK stage as the Yard Theatre’s long sold-out show adds a slew of Christmas dates
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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...