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The five London theatre shows I’m looking forward to the most in autumn 2025
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The five London theatre shows I’m looking forward to the most in autumn 2025

Here’s Time Out theatre editor Andrzej Lukowski’s pick of the best shows to see this autumn
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The Line of Beauty
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The Line of Beauty

3 out of 5 stars
There are no wild directorial flourishes or big awards-bait performances in director Michael Grandage and playwright Jack Holden’s stage adaptation of...
Wendy & Peter Pan
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Wendy & Peter Pan

3 out of 5 stars
Ella Hickson’s Wendy-centric RSC retelling of JM Barrie’s classic tale of lost boys, pirates, a ticking crocodile and perpetual childhood finally...
Hedda
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Hedda

4 out of 5 stars
After what feels like an infinity of iterations of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, finding something genuinely new or interesting in it is...

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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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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...
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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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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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