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The 10 best new London theatre openings in July 2026
From Sarah Kane to Jesus Christ Superstar, there’s plenty to see this month
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Review: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ starring Sam Ryder at the London Palladium
The Eurovision star is out of his depth in this otherwise broodingly sexy take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic
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Exclusive: Shakespeare’s Globe indoor winter season 2026/27
A first look at all four shows in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this winter
Comedy
The top London comedy shows to see in July
From Aziz Ansari to the renamed Greenwich Comedy Festival, it’s another hilarious month on the London stage
Dance
The best dance and ballet shows in London this July
As Londoners are sweating it out on the street this July, the capital’s best dancers will be sweating it out on the stage
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Archduke
If you’re in the market for a meticulously accurate, 100 percent culturally sensitive drama about the events that led to the assassination of the...
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The Guilty
This nailbitingly tense thriller is director Felix Barrett’s second ‘normal’ piece of theatre to open in London in the last year, following...
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
This latest entry in London’s unending stream of Midsummer Night’s Dreams has plenty of ideas. But does Atri Banerjee’s production have a...
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Review: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ starring Sam Ryder at the London Palladium
The Eurovision star looks all at sea in this otherwise broodingly sexy take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic
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One of south London’s most beloved arts centres is getting a major revamp
The Albany in Deptford is set to get 300 units of student housing as part of a wider redevelopment plan
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A huge new Peaky Blinders attraction is coming to London (and it includes a free-to-enter Garrison Tavern)
‘Peaky Blinders: Underworld’ will include a recreation of the gangland show’s Garrison Tavern
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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...