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London’s big Boxing Day theatre tickets sale is go
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Review: ‘Into the Woods’, Bridge Theatre
Rising star Jordan Fein’s sumptuous revival of Stephen Sondheim’s ’80s classic is pure magic
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The 10 best new London theatre openings in December 2025
From Oh, Mary! to Paranormal Activity, it’s a busy month with nary a Christmas show in sight
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Review: ‘Paddington the Musical’ at the Savoy Theatre
Paddington takes to the stage like marmalade to a sandwich in this luxury new musical
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Operation Ouch: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!
It’s been five years since the last series of Operation Ouch!, the gleefully knockabout kids’ medical-slash-biology CBBC show that made stars of...
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Twelfth Night
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Oh, Mary!
It would be a mistake to say the humour in Cole Escola’s massive hit Broadway comedy has been lost in translation to the West End: there was a lot of...
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A massive West End Boxing Day sale has just started, with tickets from £13
End the year right by scoring cut-price tickets for 2026’s biggest London theatre shows – here are the best West End Boxing Day discounts
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The 10 best London theatre shows of 2025
Our list of the very best theatre shows to open in the West End (and beyond) this year
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Review: ‘Paranormal Activity’, Ambassadors Theatre
This West End stage outing for the horror franchise is shockingly good
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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...