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Review: ‘Born with Teeth’ starring Ncuti Gatwa at Wyndham’s Theatre
If you think a drama about Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare having a sexy, dangerous time sounds a bit slash fiction-y then you would have the...
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The 10 best new London theatre openings in September 2025
After its usual sleepy summer, London theatre is back with a bang for a gloriously busy September
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The ‘Paddington the Musical’ cast has been confirmed
A relatively innocuous casting update strongly suggests what the plot might be and which famous actor might do Paddington’s voice
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‘It’s high stakes, high adrenaline’ – Punchdrunk head into space with video game influenced new show
Punchdrunk founder Felix Barrett talks the company’s unexpected new show ‘Lander 23’
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The top London comedy shows to see in September
The best of the Edinburgh Fringe is heading our way – plus th Greenwich Comedy Festival and Dave Chappelle
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Cow | Deer
Let’s first acknowledge that there is not a person alive who is currently torn between spending their birthday theatre vouchers on a choice between...
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The Traitors Live Experience
A Catholic upbringing has left me both terrible at lying and capable of looking guilty about more or less anything. As such I was morbidly convinced that I...
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Deaf Republic
Dublin’s Dead Centre is a true marvel, a theatre company that makes intensely visceral works that feel like they’ve been wrenched from a beautiful...
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Rebecca Lucy Taylor (AKA Self-Esteem) will take on her first lead role in a play in London’s West End
The singer will star in a 50th anniversary revival of David Hare’s ‘Teeth ‘N’ Smiles’ from March next year
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Full dates and on sale details have been released for Cynthia Erivo’s one-woman ‘Dracula’ in London’s West End
It’s by the same team behind last year’s smash one-woman ‘Dorian Gray’, which starred Sarah Snook
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The biggest theatre in London is apparently opening in Greenwich next year
The Troubadour Greenwich Peninsula Theatre will have two 1,500-capacity houses, for a total of 3,000 seats
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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...