London Shows Archive

Alligators

Closed: 16 July 2016 - Hampstead Downstairs

Simon Evans directs Andrew Keatley’s searing new thriller Alligators, exploring how secrets long since buried can come back to bite us. The story follows teacher Daniel Turner, the man who…Read More

Almost Blue

Closed: 11 December 2005 - Riverside Studios

Simon is a blind man with synathesia - he hears sound in colour. He becomes the only witness to a series of murders. He knows the killer by his voice…Read More

Alpha Males

Closed: 18 July 2008 - New Wimbledon Studio

Men. You need them, you want them, you may even be one. Find out as Adam Riches showcases a crotch-ful of maleness and encourages you to mark your territory and…Read More

Alphabetical Order revolves around a 1970s provincial newspaper office where the journalists' lives are as chaotic as the filing system. Enter new assistant Lesley, neat and tidy, ultra-efficient and with…Read More

Alphabetical Order

Closed: 16 May 2009 - Hampstead Theatre

Alphabetical Order is a comedy set in a provincial newspaper office in the 1970s. Another day of chaos in the cuttings library; files all over the floor, phones left ringing.…Read More

Alter Ego 2016

Closed: 5 February 2016 - Hackney Empire

Alter Ego returns for a fifth year as part of Hackney Council's highly successful Discover Young Hackney Project. Hosted by Kat B (MTV Base) this entertainment spectacular will feature top…Read More

Alun Cochrane

Closed: 24 January 2009 - Soho Theatre

Can Alun Cochrane fix a wonky world? No. But doubtless he can get curmudgeonly about frustrating technology, train journeys, news stories and fabric softener. Not just for shed-owners or new…Read More

Alun Cochrane

Closed: 18 February 2006 - Soho Theatre

Friendly, intelligent comedy from former Perrier Newcomer nominee Cochrane.Read More

Alun Cochrane

Closed: 7 April 2007 - Soho Theatre

Alun returns to the Soho with another friendly storytelling stand-up show. His tales are often entirely inconsequential, about whatever has happened to him in life. They could well cover subjects…Read More

Alun Cochrane: Moments Of Alun

Closed: 2 November 2011 - Bloomsbury Theatre

Comedian Cochrane brings his new show to the Bloomsbury theatre.Read More

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Closed: 25 September 2010 - Sadler’s Wells

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Sadler’s Wells with two programmes showcasing the extraordinary artistry of a company that has changed the face of American dance over the course…Read More

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Closed: 15 September 2007 - Sadler’s Wells

Three programmes of work which combine popular music, gospel and jazz with modern dance and ballet.Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has a reputation for soul-stirring, high-energy performance. The company has…Read More

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Closed: 10 September 2005 - Sadler’s Wells

Taking popular music, gospel and jazz and mixing the classical vocabulary of ballet with contemporary styles, the company radiate an energy that is purely infectious.International ambassadors of African-American culture, the…Read More

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Mixed Bill

Closed: 17 September 2016 - Sadler’s Wells

Amajuba (Like Doves We Rise)

Closed: 30 April 2005 - Criterion Theatre

Fresh from its success at the Barbican and around the world, this collage of personal stories from South Africa's troubled past returns to London. The production is directed by Yael…Read More

Amajuba: Like Doves We Rise

Closed: 17 July 2004 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

Award-winning Yael Farber directs this tale of true life stories from its five South African actors. An incredible mix of personal testimony, breathtaking singing and inspiring drama.Read More

Amanda Symonds

Closed: 29 October 2006 - Lauderdale House

Sunday afternoon cabaret with West End star Amanda Symonds, supported by Kris Abrahams.Symonds is currently playing Mrs Corry in Mary Poppins, and has also appeared at the Young Vic, National,…Read More

Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay’s Smutty Christmas Songs

Closed: 5 December 2011 - Lyric Theatre

An evening of smutty yuletide tunes from the darkly hilarious Adam Kay.Read More

Amazonia

Closed: 24 January 2009 - Young Vic

Life is changing for the villagers of Todos Os Santos. Danger and desire are unleashed and the Amazon trembles. Can the spirits of the forest save our heroes? Will you…Read More

AmaZonia

Closed: 1 May 2004 - Bridewell Theatre

Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the quixptic British explorer who, along with his son, Jack and a young friend, vanished in 1925 during an expedition in the Amazon rainforest.A trunk of…Read More

American Ballet Theatre

Closed: 6 February 2011 - Sadler’s Wells

American Ballet Theatre returns to Sadler's Wells with two mixed programmes which reflect the company's extraordinay versatility. One of America's national treasures, American Ballet Theatre has a repertoire that takes…Read More

American Ballet Theatre

Closed: 18 February 2007 - Sadler’s Wells

The American Ballet Theatre performs three mixed programmes.The company is recognised as one of the finest in America, is seen annually by more than 600,000 people and has toured to…Read More

American Ballet Theatre – Two Mixed Bills

Closed: 6 February 2011 - Sadler’s Wells

The famous Stateside dance company, American Ballet Theatre, returns to Sadler’s Wells with two programmes.Recognised as one of America's national treasures, few ballet companies equal American Ballet Theatre for its…Read More

American Buffalo

Closed: 27 June 2015 - Wyndham’s Theatre

Homeland star Damian Lewis returns to the London stage to lead David Mamet’s dark heist comedy American Buffalo. Directed by Sheffield Theatres’ acclaimed Artistic Director and Olivier Award-winning actor Daniel…Read More

American Idiot

Closed: 25 September 2016 - Arts Theatre

The X Factor’s Amelia Lily and double platinum selling artist Newton Faulkner star as the Tony Award-winning Green Day-inspired rock musical American Idiot returns to the Arts Theatre. Subsequent to…Read More

American Idiot

Closed: 22 November 2015 - Arts Theatre

Former X Factor star Amelia Lily leads the cast of this Tony Award-winning Green Day-inspired musical at the Arts Theatre. Featuring many of the band’s greatest hits including Boulevard Of…Read More

American Idiot

Closed: 15 December 2012 - Eventim Apollo

Green Day’s explosive, Tony Award-winning Broadway rock musical American Idiot gets its premiere in the UK with a major national tour featuring a thrilling American tour cast, culminating in a…Read More

American Justice

Closed: 9 February 2013 - Arts Theatre

American Justice, Richard Vergette’s searing play about guilt and redemption in America’s prison system, is set during the eight years of an Obama administration, when idealism and forgiveness may not…Read More

American Lulu

Closed: 24 September 2013 - Young Vic

In 1950s New Orleans, a young dancer's world is slowly torn apart by the jealous and controlling men and women desperate to be her lover. As the seductive and scarred…Read More

American Pilot, The

Closed: 8 April 2006 - Soho Theatre

When a US Air Force plane crash lands in a remote valley in a distant country, the local villagers take the wounded pilot in. But is he an asset or…Read More

American Psycho

Closed: 1 February 2014 - Almeida Theatre

Matt Smith makes his musical theatre debut as Patrick Bateman in the new musical stage adaptation of American Psycho. Best known as the time-travelling title character in Doctor Who, Smith's…Read More

American Trade

Closed: 18 June 2011 - Hampstead Theatre

American Trade is a funny, outspoken play about survival,and a celebration of 21st century London in all its extravagant, confusing and dynamic diversity.When things start to get a little too…Read More

Americana In Concert

Closed: 2 April 2016 - Theatre Royal Stratford East

When a rebellious stoner punk returns to his Bible belt high school after a failed suicide attempt, ready to raise hackles and hell, the last thing he expects is for the…Read More

Amid The Clouds

Closed: 23 July 2005 - Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

From the waters of the Ghara Ghaj to the English Channel, Imour remembers one image: being breast fed by his mother. That was the last time he saw her. Now,…Read More

Amongst Barbarians

Closed: 16 July 2009 - Hampstead Downstairs

A social comedy set in the former British colony of Penang, Malaysia, Amongst Barbarians follows two young Englishmen who are arrested for smuggling heroin and face the death penalty. In…Read More

Amongst Friends

Closed: 13 June 2009 - Hampstead Theatre

Amongst Friends centres on a successful and happy couple, journalist Lara and her ex-MP and crime writer husband Richard. Having moved to a fashionable 'gated community', they invite their old…Read More

Amor de Don Perlimplin con Belisa en su jardin

Closed: 31 July 2005 - Arcola Theatre

Baraka's adaptation is set in a fantastical world, where two sprites bring to life puppet-like characters to tell their story. They create an extremely visual show, enchanting even a non-Spanish…Read More

Amra-Faye Wright Supported By Nick Pegden

Closed: 21 October 2007 - Lauderdale House

Amra-Faye Wright (Chicago) presents an afternoon of cabaret woven together with a biographical tale.Presented by Tim McArthur with support from Nick Pegden.Looking to see some musical theatre? Find out more…Read More

Amused Moose Comedy Awards

Closed: 22 September 2011 - Soho Theatre

See the winners of Amused Moose Laughter Awards and Amused Moose LaughOff perform direct from the Edinburgh Fringe.Read More

Amused Moose Comedy’s Hot Starlets

Closed: 19 October 2005 - Bloomsbury Theatre

This acclaimed sell-out comedy showcase from Edinburgh featuring the very best young comedians around, has been invited to the UCL Bloomsbury Theatre. No wonder when Amused Moose Comedy has nurtured…Read More

AmusedMooseComedy’s Hot Starlets

Closed: 27 January 2009 - Soho Theatre

The highlight of the AmusedMooseComedy year showcases some of the most exciting comedy stars of today and tomorrow, discovered by AmusedMoose through its annual competition, the AmusedMoose LaughOff.When AmusedMooseComedy's Hot…Read More

Amusements

Closed: 30 May 2013 - Battersea Arts Centre

Like some backroom carnival ride / lo-fi sci-fi pleasure machine, Amusements is an intensely sensorial and breathlessly seductive one-woman headphone-theatre spectacular that asks what exactly we might want from our…Read More

Amy Lamé’s Mama Cass Family Singers

Closed: 25 November 2006 - Soho Theatre

Radio and television presenter and co-founder of performance club Duckie, Lamé brings her new biographical show to Soho.Lamé looks back on her past as a child star in a 60's cover…Read More

Amy’s View

Closed: 4 November 2006 - Richmond Theatre

Felicity Kendal stars in David Hare's stimulating and witty drama about the power of love and loss.1979: Successful actress Esme Allen is at the pinnacle of her career on the…Read More

Amy’s View

Closed: 17 February 2007 - Garrick Theatre

It is 1979 and Esme Allen has it all. A successful actress, she is at the pinnacle of her career and passionate about the West End stage where she earns…Read More

An Absolute Turkey

Closed: 2 June 2013 - Courtyard Theatre

A sparkling comedy in which a persistent stalker lusts after the flirtatious wife of a friend and a would-be lothario claims that it is he alone who really loves her.…Read More

An Afternoon With Ballet Black

Closed: 7 July 2013 - Clore Studio Upstairs (Royal Opera House)

The afternoon will include choreography created by the Ballet Black company dancers and displays from the Ballet Black Junior School students. Booking opens on the 24th of June.Find out more…Read More

An Almeida Festival New Commission

Closed: 29 July 2013 - Almeida Theatre

Alice Birch is one of theatre's most exciting new voices and has worked with companies including Paines Plough,Royal Court and Arcola Theatre. Her first full length play Many Moons opened…Read More

An American In Paris

Closed: 6 January 2018 - Dominion Theatre

The award-winning musical An American In Paris continues to transports West End audiences to a French capital beautifully adorned with artistic possibility, sweeping romance, and timeless George and Ira Gershwin music…Read More

An Audience With Adrienne

Closed: 8 July 2007 - Drill Hall

Beat a flip-flop path to Adrienne's untypically tropical living room in your dangerously loud Hawaiian shirts and ill-fitting, crusty thongs; kick off your espadrilles and seriously chill-out on her squashy…Read More

An Audience With Imran Yusuf

Closed: 5 February 2011 - Soho Theatre

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Imran Yusuf hits the road for his eagerly awaited debut tour. Renowned for his super-high energy performance, Imran has a unique voice stamping his mark for…Read More

An Audience With Jimmy Savile

Closed: 11 July 2015 - Park Theatre

Alistair McGowan stars as the disgraced entertainer in Jonathan Maitland’s new play An Audience With Jimmy Savile at the Park Theatre. Drawing on material from interviews, transcripts and television shows, An…Read More

An Audience With Prunella Scales And Friends

Closed: 15 June 2008 - artsdepot

Best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, the much-loved British actress Prunella Scales takes to the artsdepot to explore the lives of English eccentrics, both real and…Read More

An Audience With Stephen Fry

Closed: 18 October 2009 - Criterion Theatre

An Audience With Stephen Fry sees the actor, writer, comedian and presenter return to the West End stage for one night only for a special performance in aid of Leukaemia…Read More

An Audience Without You

Closed: 11 May 2013 - Albany Theatre

An interactive scratch show about fantasy, desire and connecting the dots. Mystery is afoot. Sophie's father is missing and, with your help, she is determined to get to the bottom…Read More

An Autumn Gala Of Dance And Song

Closed: 29 September 2013 - Sadler’s Wells

An Autumn Gala Of Dance And Song in aid of the Yorkshire Ballet Summer School, hosted by Sir Anthony Dowell and Sir Derek Jacobi, starring Tamara Rojo, BalletBoyz The Talent,…Read More

An Awfully Big Performance

Closed: 23 March 2014 - Chickenshed

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Chickenshed gives audiences the chance to relive some of the venue's most memorable productions with two uplifting hours of dance and music. Featuring an array…Read More

An Enemy Of The People

Closed: 28 September 2014 - Barbican Theatre

Director Thomas Ostermeier brings Henrik Ibsen’s tale of a whistleblower into the modern world of environmental and financial crises. The right thing to do is obvious to Doctor Stockmann when…Read More

An Evening of Burlesque

Closed: 15 February 2013 - New Wimbledon Theatre

Following a hugely successful international tour, the UK's Biggest Burlesque show is back on the road with a brand new jaw-dropping show for 2013. This unmissable production combines elegant showgirls,…Read More

An Evening with Boy Blue/Legacy

Closed: 17 May 2013 - Barbican Theatre

Whoop and holler as one of the UK's best hip hop dance companies presents a specially-extended edition of their most recent show Legacy. Celebrating ten years at the top of…Read More

An Evening With Colin Fry

Closed: 28 September 2008 - New Wimbledon Theatre

Another evening of psychic communication and clairvoyance from the popular medium.Read More

An Evening With His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley

Closed: 28 April 2012 - Soho Theatre

An Evening With His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley is an incredible cabaret event that stretches the boundaries of a typical theatrical experienceA joyous celebration of the routines of the late…Read More

An Evening With Jon Stewart

Closed: 11 December 2005 - Prince Edward Theatre

Jon StewartJon Stewart and The Daily Show team are the most famous names in fake news, the most trusted names in fake news and without doubt the most hilarious names…Read More

An Evening With Pam Ayres

Closed: 29 October 2009 - Greenwich Theatre

For one night only, an evening with the inimitable poet Pam Ayres.An Evening With Pam Ayres includes material from her bestselling books Surgically Enhanced, With These Hands and The Works,…Read More

An Evening With Pam Ayres

Closed: 19 October 2008 - Rose Theatre, Kingston

One of the nation's favourite poets, Ayres shares material both old and new.Ayres's books regularly appear in the Sunday Times bestseller charts, and her poems feature in school textbooks around…Read More

An Evening With Richard Whiteley

Closed: 8 July 2004 - Millfield Arts Centre

Richard Whiteley was the first person to appear on Channel Four and 22 years on, he can still be seen on Countdown every weekeday, wearing unspeakable jackets and making dreadful…Read More

An Evening With Sophia Loren

Closed: 28 October 2018 - Aldwych Theatre

For one night only, legendary Italian singer and actress Sophia Loren will be in conversation with Jonathan Ross at Aldwych Theatre. At this intimate Evening With Sophia Loren, audience members…Read More

An Evening With Tony Benn

Closed: 24 January 2008 - Bloomsbury Theatre

Britain's longest-serving Labour MP and former Cabinet Minister brings 50 years' experience of people, politics and power to the stage in this unique event. Benn's reputation for speaking his mind…Read More

An Evening With Tony Stockwell

Closed: 12 October 2008 - Hackney Empire

Psychic Stockwell presents an evening of amazement.Read More

An Evening With Vanessa Redgrave

Closed: 9 February 2019 - Rose Theatre, Kingston

Acclaimed actress and prominent human rights advocate Vanessa Redgrave spends an evening recounting tales from her extraordinary career. In a unique evening hosted by renowned director Roger Michell (Notting Hill), Vanessa…Read More

An Evening With Willard White – A Tribute To Paul Robeson

Closed: 24 April 2006 - Bloomsbury Theatre

The world renowned bass-baritone performs a programme from Robeson's repertoire of varied "music for the people" from around the world.This one-night-only performance is sponsored by Souvenir Press as part of…Read More

An Experiment With An Air Pump

Closed: 16 October 2009 - Hampstead Downstairs

A script-in-hand performance of Stephenson’s exhilarating and darkly comic play An Experiment With An Air Pump, which explores the moral implications of scientific advancement and the human cost of change.An…Read More

An Ideal Husband

Closed: 26 February 2011 - Vaudeville Theatre

Oscar Wilde's 1985 play An Ideal Husband centres on government minister Sir Robert Chiltern, who has a successful career and a loving wife. But all this is threatened when Mrs…Read More

An Ideal Husband

Closed: 1 November 2008 - Richmond Theatre

Into the fashionable world of London parties, politics and diplomacy come the worldly and devious Mrs Cheveley. She attempts to blackmail the British Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Sir Robert…Read More

An Ideal Husband

Closed: 14 July 2018 - Vaudeville Theatre

The Rolls-Royce of English comedies, Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband brings an act of political sin into the heart of the English home, playing as part of Classic Spring's year-long…Read More

An Incident At The Border

Closed: 15 September 2012 - Trafalgar Studios 2

When a country's new border is drawn, a couple are divided by the line. Under the rigorous eyes of a new border guard, they are trapped in an increasingly absurd…Read More

An Inspector Calls

Closed: 25 March 2017 - Playhouse Theatre

JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls makes an eagerly anticipated return to the West End this winter as Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production arrives at the Playhouse Theatre. A…Read More

An Inspector Calls

Closed: 14 November 2009 - Novello Theatre

On its premiere in 1993 at the National Theatre, Stephen Daldry's production of An Inspector Calls was hailed as a masterpiece, bringing JB Priestley's work to the fore once more.…Read More

An Inspector Calls

Closed: 13 March 2010 - Wyndham’s Theatre

On its premiere in 1993 at the National Theatre, Stephen Daldry's production of An Inspector Calls was hailed as a masterpiece, bringing JB Priestley's work to the fore once more.…Read More

An Inspector Calls

Closed: 26 February 2005 - New Wimbledon Theatre

Winning more awards than any other play in history, the National Theatre's smash hit West End success An Inspector Calls storms onto the New Wimbledon Theatre stage after a sell…Read More

An Instinct For Kindness

Closed: 28 April 2012 - Trafalgar Studios 2

After its premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, where it won great critical acclaim, An Instinct For Kindness comes to Trafalgar Studio 2.In 2010 Chris Larner accompanied his chronically…Read More

An Italian In Madrid

Closed: 30 March 2016 - Sadler’s Wells

This quadruple bill includes Richard Alston’s world premiere, An Italian In Madrid, set to Scarlatti’s sonatas. The influence of flamenco on Scarlatti continues Alston’s fascination with the fusion of different cultures and styles and to…Read More

An Oak Tree

Closed: 11 July 2015 - National Theatre Temporary Theatre

Tim Crouch’s groundbreaking Obie Award-winning production An Oak Tree receives a 10th anniversary revival at the National Theatre. A story of loss and suggestion, it is performed by Crouch and…Read More

An Ocean Of Rain

Closed: 13 July 2008 - Almeida Theatre

Three cosmopolitan women make their annual escape to Haiti to help in an orphanage. Their jaded bodies and souls begin to be re-awakened by the beaches and the challenges of…Read More

Ana in Love

Closed: 8 July 2006 - Hackney Empire

On 11 March 2004 a series of coordinated terrorist bombings on the commuter train system in Madrid killed 192 people and wounded a further 2050. In a new play, Paloma…Read More

Analog.Ue

Closed: 20 March 2014 - National Theatre Lyttelton

Daniel Kitson returns to the National Theatre with Analog.Ue a new show about a pre-recorded story. A mess of cables. A mound of electronic junk. A single cassette player. And…Read More

Anancy And The Golden Story Box

Closed: 4 October 2005 - Lyric Hammersmith

AnancyA marionette puppet show featuring Anancy, the mythical half-man half-spider, from Ghanian folklore. With puppets made from local Ghanian materials - wood, bamboo, cornhusks and gourds.Read More

Anansi And The Magic Mirror

Closed: 7 March 2009 - Hackney Empire

The naughty spider-man is brought to life in a fun-packed family show by the famous Talawa Theatre Company. Laugh and learn from Anansi’s antics at the Hackney Empire in Anansi…Read More

Anansi Trades Places

Closed: 5 January 2007 - Shaw Theatre

Anansi – the mischievous giant spider – finds a new home in the UK and a new family…Anansi Trades Places is a Christmas gift from Talawa, Britain’s foremost Black British theatre…Read More

Anarchitecture In The UK

Closed: 6 July 2013 - Chelsea Theatre

Richard DeDomenici explores the rise and fall of Modernism and Punk, through a series of lectures, workshops and artistic interventions within the World's End Estate, in collaboration with students from…Read More

Anarchy In The Ukulele: Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain

Closed: 27 November 2004 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

Using the traditional arts of simplicity and mockery The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain play all the music you love and all the music you loathe. This raggle-taggle crew of…Read More

Anastasia Volochkova: NERVE

Closed: 18 July 2009 - London Coliseum

Anastasia Volochkova, star Russian ballerina, presents the world premiere of her dramatic new show NERVE. With special guests including opera singers, Anastasia performs a heart-stopping unique show.Find out more about…Read More

Anatol

Closed: 18 March 2006 - Arcola Theatre

Set in the heart of the sexually decadent Vienna of the 1890s, Schnitzler exposes the aimless idealism of a wealthy Austrian playboy in his search for the right woman. A…Read More

Anatomia Publica

Closed: 25 January 2014 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

French company Man Drake pushes the boundaries of dance and theatre as it makes its first UK appearance with Anatomia Publica, the tale of an unusual ménage à trois. Inspired…Read More

Anatomy Of A Passing Cloud

Closed: 28 February 2015 - Linbury Studio (Royal Opera House)

Anatomy Of A Suicide

Closed: 8 July 2017 - Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs

Three generations of women. For each, the chaos of what has come before brings with it a painful legacy. A heart-breaking, complex and startling play, each generation struggles to breathe.…Read More

And I And Silence

Closed: 4 June 2011 - Finborough Theatre

And I And Silence is a new play by Naomi Wallace staged as part of a season of work by women playwrights.Jamie doesn't like Dee and they both don't like…Read More

And In The End – The Death And Life Of John Lennon

Closed: 1 June 2013 - Jermyn Street Theatre

Five gunshots ring out shattering the stillness of the night. John Lennon has been shot. Time stops. Struggling to stay alive, Lennon finds himself caught in the vortex of his…Read More

And The Horse You Rode In On

Closed: 14 May 2011 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

Following the success of The Farenheit Twins, acclaimed theatre company Told By An Idiot returns with this sinister comedy of ineptitude, And The Horse You Rode In On. A rather…Read More

And The Rain Falls Down

Closed: 12 March 2011 - Young Vic

And The Rain Falls Down is a visually stunning celebration of the watery things of the world.Imagine a world where every drop of water has a life of its own.…Read More