Hamlet Hail to the Thief, mit Radiohead-Songs live.
until Sat 23 Jan | 19:45
Barbican Arts Centre
from £30
Things to do in London on Wednesday 18 November
Things to do in London on Wednesday 18 November: 869 events, among them 156 in exhibitions and museums, 85 in workshops and courses, 61 in food and drink, 40 in theatre, 34 in quiz and games, 31 in sport and 462 others.
Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires.
until Sun 9 May | 10:00
V&A, South Kensington
£25–27
My Neighbour Totoro: a magical stage play for all.
Wed 18 Nov | 19:00
Gillian Lynne Theatre
£20–150
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
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
Cloud 9: Caryl Churchill's play on gender and power.
until Wed 13 Jan
Lyttelton Theatre
£32–91
Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan, two ballets on humanity.
until Sat 28 Nov
Royal Opera House
£7–153
Highlights Tour: Soane's house with Canaletto and Turner.
until Thu 31 Dec | 12:00
Sir John Soane's Museum
£25
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
Saturday Sake Tasting: three premium sakes at KANPAI.
until Sat 17 Apr | 12:30
Kanpai
£30
‘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
Women artists in conflict zones: art as resistance.
until Fri 4 Dec | 10:00
London School of Economics and Political Science
CACHE: a group show of ten painters on memory.
until Wed 25 Nov | 18:00
Elements Gallery London
Abbey unlocked: Westminster Abbey before the crowds.
until Tue 24 Nov | 08:30
Westminster Abbey
£150
Tour: Memorials and memory – Westminster Abbey guided tour.
until Thu 26 Nov | 14:00
Westminster Abbey
£11.55
SET Film Festival 2026: a month of independent film.
until Sat 5 Dec | 18:45
Set Social
£9
Gospel Motown Brunch with live soul and R&B classics.
until Sun 20 Dec | 12:00
Nest
£35–65
Chinese Painting & Calligraphy with Fan Wong.
until Tue 26 Jan | 10:00
Landmark Arts Centre
Evelyn Taocheng Wang on Britain, fiction and desire.
Wed 18 Nov | 12:00
Goldsmiths, University of London Campus
Free
Phantom of the Opera: Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical.
Wed 18 Nov | 14:30
His Majesty's Theatre
£156.50–250
Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9 in a bold new staging.
Wed 18 Nov | 14:30
Lyttelton Theatre
£20–78
Arfa’s Kitchen: vegan and vegetarian dining.
Wed 18 Nov | 18:00
Bonnington Cafe
Dogstar: a darkly comic play about icebound whalers.
Wed 18 Nov | 19:45
Hampstead Theatre
from £12.80
Guided tours: behind the scenes at St John's Gate.
until Thu 31 Dec
Museum of the Order of St John
£15
Londoners on Trial: true crime from London's archives.
until Thu 25 Feb
The London Archives
Free
Glasshouse Stories, Claudia Fontes installation on plants.
until Fri 15 Jan
100 Bishopsgate
Free
The Coming of Age: exhibition on ageing with Paula Rego.
until Sun 29 Nov
Wellcome Collection
Free