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The 7 best London theatre shows to see this autumn
Time Out theatre editor Andrzej Lukowski picks the seven shows making his autumn worth living
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‘The way we deal with sexual violence has gotten much worse’ – Neko Case on her ‘Thelma & Louise’ musical
Alt-country legend Neko Case has been a force in North American music for 30 years now; now she’s written a major musical, penning the songs and lyrics...
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Review: Man to Man’ starring Tilda Swinton at the Royal Court Theatre
The legendary actor finally returns to the stage with this revived 1987 hit
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‘West Side Story’, Paul Mescal, Emilia Clarke, Tracy Letts and more: the National Theatre announces a year of programming
Indhu Rubasingham laid out all of her 2027 programming, and as there’s some very exciting stuff…
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The 10 best new London theatre openings in September 2026
From Gillian Anderson to Cate Blanchett, Letitia Wright to Sting, it’s one hell of a month
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Tartuffe (Remixed)
Comedies that are 400 years old and French don’t always age that well. Adding a comedy vicar with false teeth helps a bit, but doesn’t...
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Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy
TOWIE meets Blasted by way of the Iliad in this breezily provocative fourth play from rising star playwright Ava Pickett.
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Jane Eyre: A Musical
Heavyweight director John Caird - most famous for the original production of Les Mis - has been trying and in many ways succeeding in getting his musical...
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‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’ is coming back to London’s West End next year
Amber Davies will star as ditsy wannabe lawyer Elle Woods at the Coliseum as the smash hit returns
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Cirque du Soleil is returning to the Royal Albert Hall with ‘Kurios’
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The 7 best London theatre shows to see this autumn
Time Out’s theatre editor picks the seven shows he’s most looking forward to this season
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...