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London Shows Archive

Alice And The White Rabbit

Closed: 16 February 2008 - Half Moon Young People’s Theatre

Alice spirals into Wonderland as she chases the White Rabbit back in time. Watch her change size and join her as she meets the Cheshire Cat and the March Hare… Read More

Alice And The White Rabbit

Closed: 25 August 2008 - Little Angel Theatre

Join Alice on her magical adventure as she chases the White Rabbit back in time on a fantastic spiralling journey into Wonderland. Watch her change in size in this dream-like… Read More

Alice Bell

Closed: 9 March 2010 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

A fictional character born into a fictional conflict, Alice seeks happiness in a divided land, finding love and companionship but at a terrible cost. Part theatre, part fairy tale, Alice… Read More

Alice By Heart

Closed: 10 March 2012 - Lyric Hammersmith

The creators of Spring Awakening present a new rock-musical interpretation of Alice In Wonderland.Alice By Heart tells of an adolescent Alice Parsley who convinces her ailing friend Alfred to join… Read More

Alice In Wonderland

Closed: 30 January 2011 - Little Angel Theatre

Alice In Wonderland is Little Angel puppet theatre's version of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, suitable for children aged 5+ and their families.On a lazy summer's afternoon Alice whiles away her… Read More

Alice In Wonderland

Closed: 7 January 2007 - London Coliseum

The tale of a girl, a rabbit, a mad hatter and the Queen of Hearts is told to a Tchaikovsky score.Derek Deane's production is packed with magic and mystery when… Read More

Alice Trilogy

Closed: 10 December 2005 - Royal Court Theatre

Three ages of Alice. 1980, in the afternoon murk of her attic, is Alice losing her grip on reality? 1995, she has summoned a lost love to meet her by… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 16 April 2012 - Royal Opera House

Lewis Carroll’s classic masterpiece comes to The Royal Ballet in the first revival of Christopher Wheeldon’s critically acclaimed Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. Follow Alice as she disappears down the rabbit… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 13 April 2013 - Royal Opera House

Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland arrived on the stage in 2011 with a burst of colour, theatrical magic and inventive choreography. It was The Royal Ballet's first full-length work… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 15 February 2014 - Polka Theatre

Lewis Carroll’s classic characters spring to life in Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, an enchanting show for the whole family that’s bursting with music, madness and mystery. When Alice falls down… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 15 March 2011 - Royal Opera House

The world premiere of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, a new full-length ballet created by Christopher Wheeldon for The Royal Ballet. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland brings a famous story and its… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 3 August 2013 - Holland Park Theatre

After three very successful years of presenting Tobias Picker's opera of Fantastic Mr Fox, Opera Holland Park is pleased to announce the commissioning of a new family opera based on… Read More

Alice’s Adventures Underground

Closed: 26 February 2015

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Alice’s Adventures Underground

Closed: 24 September 2017 - The Vaults Theatre

Fall deep into the Vaults, hidden beneath Waterloo station and lose yourself in a land far removed from our own. But this isn’t Alice's adventure, it's yours… Returning after a… Read More

Aliens Love Underpants

Closed: 1 September 2019 -

Mischievous extra-terrestrials take over at the Troubadour White City Theatre this summer with Aliens Love Underpants. Adapted and directed by Adam Bampton-Smith, Aliens Love Underpants charts the story of aliens… Read More

Aliens Love Underpants

Closed: 31 August 2014 - Leicester Square Theatre

Mischievous extra-terrestrials take over the Leicester Square this summer with the West End premiere of Aliens Love Underpants. Adapted and directed by Adam Bampton-Smith, the production charts the story of… Read More

Aliens Love Underpants

Closed: 5 September 2015 - Dominion Theatre

Mischievous extra-terrestrials take over the Dominion Theatre this summer with the West End premiere of Aliens Love Underpants.Adapted and directed by Adam Bampton-Smith, the production charts the story of aliens… Read More

Alina Cojocaru – Alina At Sadler’s Wells

Closed: 23 February 2020 - Sadler’s Wells

Alina Cojocaru, lead principal dancer with Sadler's Wells Associate Company English National Ballet and resident guest artist with Hamburg Ballet, curates and performs in a new programme of classical and… Read More

Alkaline

Closed: 4 August 2018 - Park Theatre

The Park Theatre hosts the world premiere of Alkaline by Stephanie Martin, a new play about faith, friendship and fear. Alkaline also explores ideas surrounding British identity and who chooses to define it,… Read More

All About Eve

Closed: 11 May 2019 - Noël Coward Theatre

Fearsome obsession comes to the fore in this new adaptation of All About Eve, starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James and directed by Ivo van Hove. A razor-sharp, unsettling exposé of the… Read More

All About My Mother

Closed: 24 November 2007 - The Old Vic

After the tragic death of her son, Manuela embarks on a quest to Barcelona to find the father he never knew. Before reaching her goal, her life becomes entwined with… Read More

All Alone

Closed: 11 August 2007 - Theatre 503

A man uses the anonymity of internet chat rooms to feed his perversions and sexual inadequacies; exposing the inner workings of a debauched mind that sits within the deepest horror… Read More

All Bob’s Women

Closed: 28 June 2008 - Arts Theatre

A racy, saucy musical comedy that shows why love and madness can go hand in hand. Bob is a man on a mission: to seduce five different women and keep… Read More

All I Want For Christmas

Closed: 12 December 2009 - Theatre 503

Twisted and touching, All I Want For Christmas is the tale of everyday people struggling to survive in a winter wonderland. Meanwhile in Santa's grotto, the elves have decided enough… Read More

All I Want Is A British Passport

Closed: 13 March 2004 - Soho Theatre

All I Want Is A British Passport! Is a thoughtful satire on the government, authority and Immigration which examines the well-documented quest of Mohammed Al Fayed to gain a British Passport.… Read More

All I Want is a British Passport

Closed: 25 November 2004 - artsdepot

Nadim Sawalha’s hilarious one-man show dramatises London’s most famous grocer’s exhaustive quest for his own little maroon book – a British Passport. Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed has knocked on… Read More

All I’ve Known

Closed: 18 May 2013 - Chickenshed

Inspired by her own childhood growing up in a family that fostered children over many years, writer and director Rachel Yates has interviewed people with their own stories to share.… Read More

All In The Timing

Closed: 17 October 2004 - Battersea Arts Centre

Enter a world where chimps attempt to write Shakespeare, washing machines seduce men and Trotsky can live out 16 versions of his last day. Peepolykus team up with award-winning American… Read More

All Join In And Other Stories

Closed: 6 August 2011 - Polka Theatre

All Join In And Other Stories is a musical celebration of the work of writer and illustrator Quentin Blake. A mix of songs, stories and dancing, this production features some… Read More

All Mouth

Closed: 7 July 2007 - Menier Theatre (Menier Chocolate Factory)

A new comedy taking a wry look at the world of voiceover artists.Digby is agonising over his Desert Island disc selection and Greg can't take the pressure of being down… Read More

All My Sons

Closed: 2 October 2010 - Apollo Theatre

All My Sons is Arthur Miller’s compelling story of forbidden love, loyalty, guilt and the corrupting power of greed. In All My Sons, Joe Keller is alleged to have supplied… Read More

All My Sons

Closed: 19 November 2016 - Rose Theatre

The Rose Theatre, Kingston hosts this production of Arthur Miller’s first great Broadway success, All My Sons, a gripping drama of love, buried guilt and corruption. The play centres on… Read More

All My Sons

Closed: 8 June 2019 - The Old Vic

Arthur Miller's cutting play All My Sons is revived at The Old Vic with a cast led by the multi-award-winning duo Sally Field and Bill Pullman. In a co-production with Headlong, the company's… Read More

All My Sons

Closed: 7 June 2014 - Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Artistic Director Timothy Sheader takes on Arthur Miller’s classic play All My Sons following his hit production of The Crucible in 2010. Based on… Read More

All New People

Closed: 28 April 2012 - Duke of York’s Theatre

Zach Braff, known for his role in hit US TV series Scrubs, makes his UK stage debut in his own new play about a man hitting rock bottom on his… Read More

All Of Me

Closed: 16 February 2005 - artsdepot

Australia's leading physical theatre company return to Britain with their acclaimed production All Of Me. Suspended in the gloom, a foetal figure writhes and spins above the heads of the… Read More

All Of Us

Closed: 24 September 2022 - National Theatre

All of Us A powerful new play about making a stand. From Francesca Martinez, the award-winning author, comedian and actor, comes an unmissable new play directed by Ian Rickson (Paradise, Translations). Jess has a great life:… Read More

All Or Nothing – The Mod Musical

Closed: 12 May 2018 - Ambassadors Theatre

Now playing in its true home in London, All Or Nothing - The Mod Musical tells the story of iconic mod band Small Faces, four charismatic cockney kids who became a 1960s… Read More

All Or Nothing – The Mod Musical

Closed: 11 March 2018 - Arts Theatre

This show has now transferred to the Ambassadors Theatre - click here for tickets. Based on the story of the iconic mod band Small Faces, All Or Nothing - The Mod… Read More

All That Fall

Closed: 3 November 2012 - Jermyn Street Theatre

Trevor Nunn directs Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon in the London premiere of Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall.All That Fall charts the journey of old and unwieldy Mrs Rooney as… Read More

All That Fall

Closed: 14 May 2016 - Arts Theatre

Plunging audiences into the pitch black, All That Fall sees acclaimed director Max Stafford-Clark lead a rare live production of Samuel Beckett’s first radio play, featuring an immersive 360 degree… Read More

All That Is Wrong

Closed: 9 May 2013 - Unicorn Theatre

In Once And For All she analysed other's thoughts and burned Barbies, in Teenage Riot she shared slimming advice and saw adults as caged animals. Now Koba Ryckewaert has turned… Read More

All The Fun Of The Fair

Closed: 7 February 2009 - New Wimbledon Theatre

Set against the backdrop of a travelling funfair and packed with dazzling stunt sequences, hilarious crafty cons and plenty of rock 'n' roll, All The Fun Of The Fair is… Read More

All The Fun Of The Fair

Closed: 4 September 2010 - Garrick Theatre

All The Fun Of The Fair is a roller coaster ride of a musical, underscored by a helter-skelter of David Essex hits and album favourites. All The Fun Of The… Read More

All Wear Bowlers

Closed: 28 January 2007 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

The absurdist tale of two silent film stars who fall off the screen and into a clown show. In trying to understand the situation, they just become more confused.Comedy, physical… Read More

All’s Fair (In Love & War)

Closed: 28 April 2013 - Cockpit Theatre

Shakespeare's tales told on the eve of a battle; rivalries build, resentments flare! On the eve of a decisive battle, an army is encamped. While the King & his officers… Read More

All’s Well That Ends Well

Closed: 21 August 2011 - Globe Theatre

Opening The Word Is God season at Shakespeare's Globe is All's Well That Ends Well, an unusual and inventive play which reverses all the usual expectations of Shakespearean comedy. Helena… Read More

All’s Nell That Ends Nell

Closed: 23 May 2023 - Trafalgar Theatre

All's Nell That Ends Nell  “Utterly compelling, wildly entertaining” - Stage Whispers  Celebrating 50 years of Rocky Horror and one wild ride of a life.  Nell Campbell, The Rocky Horror… Read More

All’s Well That Ends Well

Closed: 30 September 2009 - National Theatre Olivier

All’s Well That End’s Well is the story of the feisty but lowly Helena, who falls in love with Bertram, a haughty count. To gain his hand she is set… Read More

Allah Made Me Funny

Closed: 21 November 2007 - Riverside Studios

Mainstream and cross-cultural comedy to be enjoyed by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Read More

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

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: 19 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

Closed: 17 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

Alphabetical Order

Closed: 13 June 2009 - Richmond Theatre

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

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: 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

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: 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: 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

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 – Mixed Bill

Closed: 17 September 2016 - Sadler’s Wells

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Alyssa, Memoirs Of A Queen!

Closed: 13 June 2021 - Vaudeville Theatre

London, are you prepared? For one week only, experience the magic of Alyssa Edwards as she sashays her way into London's glittering West End from 7 – 13 June! From… Read More

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

Amazing Bubble Man

Closed: 31 August 2021 - London Wonderground

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. He is a favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe… 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

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

Amélie The Musical

Closed: 25 September 2021 - Criterion Theatre

Based on the five-time Academy Award nominated film, the critically acclaimed Amélie The Musical come to the Criterion Theatre this summer. Following an Olivier Award-nominated run at The Other Palace,… 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

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 – 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: 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 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: 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 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: 17 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: 14 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 Act Of God

Closed: 12 January 2020 - The Vaults Theatre

God is back... and she has a lot to say! In this very alternative Christmas message at The Vaults, An Act of God sees a dissatisfied deity, weary of the… Read More
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