The best theatre to watch online right now
The theatres may be shut (again) but there’s more digi-theatre than ever before
Musicals and theatre in London
Theatre reviews, tickets and offers – it’s your one-stop guide to plays and musicals in the West End and the best shows in London.
When are London’s big musicals and theatre shows returning in 2021?
Most long-runners have now announced a comeback date.
The best new London theatre for 2021 – shows not to miss
We won’t be seeing them for a few months, but hopefully the theatres will be open before long
London theatre for 2020 – must see shows, still happening
We’re slowly updating our listings to take into account the second lockdown
The Bob Marley musical is finally coming to the West End
‘We just want to blow the doors off’
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Nine photographs of London’s stage doors that will fuel your theatre nostalgia
A London photographer has captured their charm and mystery
Andrew Garfield eight-hour theatre epic ‘Angels in America’ is now streaming
The National Theatre has added the ‘gay fantasia’ to its At Home archive. It’s essential viewing
The BBC is hosting a huge musicals festival while theatres are shut
Catch the biggest West End stars performing musical theatre favourites at the three-day radio and TV festival
Watch ‘Amadeus’ on National Theatre at Home tonight
It’ll blow your mind and boost your cultural knowledge
The best theatre streaming right now
Locked Down
This intriguing sensory show from Morpheus bills itself as a terrifying piece of immersive theatre that you can do without leaving the house. Groups of up to&nb...
The Mermaid’s Tongue
This spooky online detective game – which you need to sign up to with a group – is the follow-up to ‘Plymouth Point’, a bit online hit ...
Uncle Vanya
Ian Rickson’s exquisite production of Chekhov’s play starring Toby Jones, Richard Armitage and Roger Allam is now on iPlayer for the best part of 20...
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‘Mamma Mia! The Party’ review
For the price of a ticket to ‘Mamma Mia! The Party’, an immersive Abba-themed dinner experience set in a ropey taverna on an idyllic Greek island, y...
The best London theatres
National Theatre
National Theatre
The concrete-clad, 1960s modernist grandmother of them all: no theatrical tour of London is complete without a visit to the National, whose three auditoriums – ...
Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
A hard-hitting theatre in well-heeled Sloane Square, the Royal Court has always placed emphasis on new British talent – from John Osborne’s ‘L...
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe
The original Globe Theatre, where many of William Shakespeare's plays were first staged and which he co-owned, burned to the ground in 1613 during a performance...
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 heritage...