Things to do in London on Thursday 19 November

Hamlet Hail to the Thief, mit Radiohead-Songs live.

until Sat 23 Jan | 19:45

Barbican Arts Centre

from £30

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.

Thu 19 Nov | 14:00

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.

Thu 19 Nov | 12:00

Goldsmiths, University of London Campus

Free

Dogstar: a darkly comic play about icebound whalers.

Thu 19 Nov | 14:45

Hampstead Theatre

from £12.80

Opera arias by candlelight with Nessun Dorma.

Thu 19 Nov | 18:00

St Mary le Strand

Poetry & Wellbeing: enjoy and write your own poems.

Thu 19 Nov | 18:30

St Mary Magdalen

Free

Phantom of the Opera: Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical.

Thu 19 Nov | 19:30

His Majesty's Theatre

£156.50–250

Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9 in a bold new staging.

Thu 19 Nov | 19:30

Lyttelton Theatre

£20–78

ARIA: ten short films by ten directors set to arias.

Thu 19 Nov | 19:30

Rio Cinema

£12.50–17.50

Mozart and Moonlight by Candlelight, classical concert.

Thu 19 Nov | 20:00

St Mary le Strand

Cherry: a night of house and disco.

Thu 19 Nov | 22:30

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