Off-West End theatre
Think beyond theatreland with our guide to London's best off-West End theatre
- American Psycho
- Coriolanus
- Puss in Boots
- The Scottsboro Boys
- The Night Before Christmas
American Psycho
You would think playing a murderous American yuppie with a rock-hard torso and a feather-soft grip on reality would be just the ticket for banishing the memory of loveable teatime...Rated as: 4/5Coriolanus
Tom Hiddleston would probably accept the removal of a zero or two from his next ‘Avengers’ paycheque if it meant no journalist mentioned the fact he went to Eton ever again....Rated as: 4/5Puss in Boots
The kid I was with started crying around about the moment the Goblin King was going to have Princess Petit Filou guillotined. I was pretty tearful myself, having had to leave the...Rated as: 4/5The Scottsboro Boys
The Scottsboro Boys were nine young black men convicted of raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama in 1931. Following a mistrial, the overwhelming evidence of their...Rated as: 4/5The Night Before Christmas
Something’s stirring in Gary’s warehouse. Not a mouse, no. An elf. A real-life bona fide little helper all the way from Lapland – or so he claims. Gary’s got him tied to a...Rated as: 4/5
London's off-West End theatre scene is a bustling, vibrant hub of new shows and revivals all performed at subsidised theatres. Here’s Time Out’s guide, including reviews, tickets and theatre information for the off-West End shows that even the most traditional theatre-goer would be sorry to miss.
Central London off-West End theatre
Coriolanus
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
- Donmar Warehouse 41 Earlham St, WC2H 9LX
- Thu Dec 19 - Sat Feb 8
The Scottsboro Boys
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
The Night Before Christmas
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
- Soho Theatre 21 Dean St, W1D 3NE
- Thu Dec 19 - Sun Jan 5
Beauty and the Beast
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
East London off-West End theatre
The El Train
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
- Hoxton Hall 130 Hoxton St, N1 6SH
- Thu Dec 19 - Mon Dec 30
North London off-West End theatre
American Psycho
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
- Almeida Theatre Almeida St, N1 1TA
- Thu Dec 19 - Sat Feb 1
Sleeping Beauty
- Rated as: 3/5
- Park Theatre Clifton Terrace, N4 3JP
- Thu Dec 19 - Sun Jan 19
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
- Rated as: 4/5
South London off-West End theatre
The Scottsboro Boys
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
Beauty and the Beast
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
West London off-West End theatre
Jack and the Beanstalk
- Rated as: 4/5
- Lyric Hammersmith King St, W6 0QL
- Thu Dec 19 - Sat Jan 4
Jumpers for Goalposts
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
- Bush Theatre 7 Uxbridge Rd, W12 8LJ
- Thu Dec 19 - Sat Jan 4
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The fringe is the lifeblood of London's theatre scene, a world of tiny, unsubsidised theatres that offers everything from revivals of rare musicals to the West End hits of tomorrow. Here’s Time Out’s guide, including fringe reviews, fringe listings and links to London’s key fringe theatres.
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