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A huge West End theatre sale is happening right now

Most of the West End’s biggest shows are covered by the Theatre Week sale

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Harry Clarke

Harry Clarke

3 out of 5 stars

‘Harry Clarke’ is quite possibly the blandest name for a play in written history, and Billy Crudup is one of those well-liked supporting actors who...

Seven Dials
Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

5 out of 5 stars

It’s been a year since Nicholas Hytner’s impossibly rousing production of ‘Guys and Dolls’ opened at the Bridge Theatre and made...

Tower Bridge
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

3 out of 5 stars

Trevor Nunn directed his first play the year The Beatles released their first single, and if you’re expecting the 84-year-old former NT and RSC boss to...

Richmond
Nye

Nye

3 out of 5 stars

It’s understandable that playwright Tim Price and director Rufus Norris are wary of dewy-eyed hagiography when approaching ‘Nye’, a new...

South Bank

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London musicals

London musicals

There are a hell of a lot of musicals running in London at any given time…

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The best London theatres

Old Vic

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...

Young Vic

Young Vic

The Young Vic more than lives up to its name, with its slick modern exterior, buzzing bar, and a forward-looking line-up that makes it feel metaphorically as...

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...

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...

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