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Tilda Swinton, Gary Oldman and Broadway smash ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ feature in the Royal Court’s 70th anniversary season
The UK’s leading new writing theatre pulls out all of the stops for a birthday season that mixes classics old and new
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The 10 best new London theatre openings in November 2025
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Old Vic
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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...