# The best things to do in London on Friday 13 November

The best things to do in London on Friday 13 November: 16 events, among them 7 in exhibitions and museums, 6 in theatre, 2 in dance and 1 in film.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/best/?format=markdown): 16
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/tomorrow/best/?format=markdown): 16
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 23
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/best/?format=markdown): 25

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-13/best/?format=markdown): 20
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/best/?format=markdown): 16
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/2026-11-13/best/?format=markdown): 1

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/?format=markdown): 1,027
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/best/?format=markdown): 16
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/concerts/?format=markdown): 16
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/theatre/?format=markdown): 49
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/party-club/?format=markdown): 34
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/comedy/?format=markdown): 9
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/film/?format=markdown): 13
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 179
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 8
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 16
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/dance/?format=markdown): 2
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/food-drink/?format=markdown): 64
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/markets/?format=markdown): 5
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/tours/?format=markdown): 29
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 22
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/kids-family/?format=markdown): 16
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 92
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/sport/?format=markdown): 32
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/worship/?format=markdown): 3
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/stage/?format=markdown): 68
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/art/?format=markdown): 189
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/history/?format=markdown): 57
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 24
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/music/?format=markdown): 69
- [Photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/art/photography/?format=markdown): 22
- [Painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/art/painting/?format=markdown): 51
- [Ballet](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/stage/ballet/?format=markdown): 3
- [Nature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/nature/?format=markdown): 23
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/society/?format=markdown): 32
- [Experimental theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/stage/theatre/experimental-theatre/?format=markdown): 1
- [Nature photography](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/art/photography/nature-photography/?format=markdown): 3
- [Animals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/nature/animals/?format=markdown): 9
- [Classical](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/music/classical/?format=markdown): 4
- [Rock](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/music/rock/?format=markdown): 6
- [Modernism exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/art/painting/modernism/?format=markdown): 1
- [Performance art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/stage/performance-art/?format=markdown): 2
- [Figurative painting exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/art/painting/figurative-painting/?format=markdown): 2
- [Postwar Germany](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/history/postwar-germany/?format=markdown): 1
- [GDR](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-13/history/gdr/?format=markdown): 1

## Friday 13 November

- 19:45 Hamlet Hail to the Thief — Barbican Arts Centre — from £30 — A live theatre experience fusing Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet with Radiohead's album 'Hail to the Thief'. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief-34802/
- 10:00 Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires — V&A, South Kensington — £25–27 — A major exhibition at the V&A taking visitors to one of the world's great cities, once called Constantinople and now Istanbul, which was the imperial and … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/constantinople-to-istanbul-one-city-two-empires-49660/
- 19:00 My Neighbour Totoro — Gillian Lynne Theatre — £20–150 — My Neighbour Totoro is a magical stage play. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/my-neighbour-totoro-36239/
- until 30 Nov White Rabbit Red Rabbit — Duchess Theatre — £25–60 — White Rabbit Red Rabbit is a theatrical experiment in which a different performer each night opens an envelope with a script they have never seen, performing … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/white-rabbit-red-rabbit-37387/
- until 19 Dec Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — @sohoplace — from £40 — A new production of Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, set in the round, runs at @sohoplace in the West End. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-38659/
- until 31 Jan Painting the French Riviera — Royal Academy of Arts — £24–26 — "Painting the French Riviera" is an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in the Main Galleries at Burlington House, running from 2 October 2026 to 31 … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/painting-the-french-riviera-38251/
- until 18 Dec Georg Baselitz The Heroes 1965–66 — Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac — An art exhibition devoted to Georg Baselitz's Hero paintings, held at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac's Ely House in London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/georg-baselitz-the-heroes-196566-36211/
- until 9 Jan The Lives of Others — Adelphi Theatre — from £25 — The Lives of Others is a stage play at the Adelphi Theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-lives-of-others-37308/
- until 21 Feb William Eggleston: All that goes unnoticed — The Photographers' Gallery — £14 — An exhibition marking 50 years since William Eggleston's Guide (1976), showcasing iconic and rarely seen dye transfer prints by an American pioneer of colour … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/william-eggleston-all-that-goes-unnoticed-39555/
- until 11 Jul Wildlife Photographer of the Year — Natural History Museum — £17–21 — Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an internationally acclaimed exhibition celebrating the very best in nature photography, with 100 award-winning images on … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-37298/
- until 3 May Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action. — Tate Modern — £15 — An immersive exhibition spanning seven decades of work by the Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, from the late 1950s to the 2020s. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/julio-le-parc-light-colour-action-38879/
- until 17 Jan Ana Mendieta — Tate Modern — £18 — A major exhibition at Tate Modern dedicated to the artist Ana Mendieta, presenting many of her iconic works alongside newly remastered films, early paintings, … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/ana-mendieta-38881/
- until 25 Nov Manon — Royal Opera House — £9–207 — Manon is a three-act ballet performed on the Main Stage of the Royal Opera House. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/manon-38316/
- until 13 Jan Cloud 9 — Lyttelton Theatre — £32–91 — Cloud 9 is a landmark play by Caryl Churchill, a playful exploration of themes of gender, sexuality, and power, staged at the Lyttelton Theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/cloud-9-46119/
- until 28 Nov Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan — Royal Opera House — £7–153 — Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan is a mixed ballet programme on the Main Stage, made up of two works that meditate on humanity, community and connection. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/visionaries-robbins-and-macmillan-38318/
- Wild Horse Nine — Lexi Cinema — £10 — A cinema screening of "Wild Horse Nine", followed by a question-and-answer session with Martin McDonagh, as announced by the programme. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/wild-horse-nine-36997/