Things to do in London today

My Neighbour Totoro: a magical stage play for all.

Tue 27 Oct | 14:00

Gillian Lynne Theatre

£20–150

NAZA: Documentary on Israel's targeted killings in Gaza.

Tue 27 Oct | 15:30

5 cinemas

MacMillan's ballet Manon, live from the Royal Ballet.

Tue 27 Oct | 19:15

Act One Cinema

£21.60

Manon, The Royal Ballet live with Yasmine Naghdi.

Tue 27 Oct | 19:15

Picturehouse

Manon: MacMillan's ballet live from the Royal Ballet.

Tue 27 Oct | 19:15

Royal Opera House

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art, first UK exhibition.

until Sun 8 Nov

Mayfair Gallery

£28–30

White Rabbit Red Rabbit with Lucian Msamati.

until Mon 30 Nov

Duchess Theatre

£25–60

Albee's Virginia Woolf with Gillian Anderson.

until Sat 19 Dec

@sohoplace

from £40

Painting the French Riviera: Picasso, Matisse und Cézanne.

until Sun 31 Jan

Royal Academy of Arts

£24–26

Georg Baselitz: The Heroes, paintings of 1965–66.

until Fri 18 Dec

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

The Lives of Others, stage play with Keira Knightley.

until Sat 9 Jan

Adelphi Theatre

from £25

William Eggleston: colour photos of the American everyday.

until Sun 21 Feb

The Photographers' Gallery

£14

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: best nature photography.

until Sun 11 Jul

Natural History Museum

£17–21

Film Africa: London's festival of African cinema.

until Sun 1 Nov

Institut français du Royaume-Uni

Darbar Festival 2026: Indian classical music in London.

until Sun 1 Nov

Julio Le Parc: interactive light art.

until Mon 3 May

Tate Modern

£15

Ana Mendieta: the artist of body and nature at Tate Modern.

until Sun 17 Jan

Tate Modern

£18

Manon: MacMillan's ballet of love and riches in Paris.

until Wed 25 Nov

Royal Opera House

£9–207

Highlights Tour: Soane's house with Canaletto and Turner.

until Thu 31 Dec | 12:00

Sir John Soane's Museum

£25

Portrait caricature: from Renaissance to today.

until Sun 8 Nov | 10:30

The Cartoon Museum

West End Drag Brunch: musicals, high kicks and death drops.

until Sat 2 Jan | 14:00

Nest

£35–65

All Day Soulful Sunday: DJs mit Reggae, Soul und RnB.

until Sun 22 Nov | 15:00

The Antwerp Arms

Albee's toxic marriage drama with Gillian Anderson.

until Sat 19 Dec | 19:00

@sohoplace

from £40

Music October 2026: Irish seisiúns and live trad nights.

until Sat 31 Oct | 15:30

The Auld Shillelagh

Cooking Classes: healthy soul food and West African dishes.

until Fri 30 Oct | 16:30

Haileybury Youth Centre

Medieval Monastery Tour: monk life at Westminster Abbey.

until Sat 31 Oct | 01:00

Westminster Abbey

£47

Home Song: a musical for babies from 6 months.

until Sun 8 Nov | 10:00

Unicorn Theatre

LitOct 2026: Hillingdon's month-long literary festival.

until Sat 31 Oct | 10:00

Southlands Arts Centre

£25 event pass

Saturday Sake Tasting: three premium sakes at KANPAI.

until Sat 17 Apr | 12:30

Kanpai

£30

Abbey unlocked: Westminster Abbey before the crowds.

until Thu 29 Oct | 01:00

Westminster Abbey

£150

‘The Sad Ghost Club’: Lize Meddings' comic art on show.

until Sun 6 Dec | 10:30

The Cartoon Museum

Angel Comedy Club: free stand-up every night.

until Sun 31 Jan | 19:30

Camden Head

Free

Theft in the archives: exhibition.

until Thu 18 Mar | 09:00

London School of Economics and Political Science

Michael Landy: drawings of buildings in ruins.

until Sun 17 Jan | 11:24

Sir John Soane's Museum

Dracula: Bram Stoker's gothic horror on stage.

until Sat 31 Oct | 19:30

Bridge House Theatre

DOLLY: new play about one woman and the justice system.

until Sat 7 Nov | 19:30

Omnibus

£20–25

'He Who Saw Everything': surreal works by Bassim Mehdi.

until Wed 28 Oct | 13:00

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Halloween Aboard The Golden Hinde: ghosts and superstitions.

until Sun 1 Nov | 11:00

Golden Hinde

£6

Women artists in conflict zones: art as resistance.

until Fri 4 Dec | 10:00

London School of Economics and Political Science

Water Marbling Workshop: craft your own marbled papers.

Tue 27 Oct | 10:00

The William Morris

£120