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 Friday 20 November
Things to do in London on Friday 20 November: 980 events, among them 155 in exhibitions and museums, 88 in workshops and courses, 63 in food and drink, 40 in theatre, 31 in sport, 30 in party and club and 573 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.
Fri 20 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
Cherry: a night of house and disco.
Fri 20 Nov | 22:30
XOYO
Jambs Owls Experience: meet live owls and hold one yourself.
Fri 20 Nov | 10:00
Hall Place and Gardens
£3–4
Temple Church: its story from the Knights Templar to today.
Fri 20 Nov | 11:15
Temple Church
Evelyn Taocheng Wang on Britain, fiction and desire.
Fri 20 Nov | 12:00
Goldsmiths, University of London Campus
Free
You Can See Everything: documentary on Elizabeth Holmes.
Fri 20 Nov | 14:00
The Garden Cinema
Icons Only: disco, 90s R&B and pop club classics night.
Fri 20 Nov | 18:00
Ridley Road Market Bar
£6
Mozart Piano Concertos by Candlelight: Warren Mailley-Smith.
Fri 20 Nov | 18:00
St Mary le Strand
Phantom of the Opera: Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical.
Fri 20 Nov | 19:30
His Majesty's Theatre
£156.50–250
Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9 in a bold new staging.
Fri 20 Nov | 19:30
Lyttelton Theatre
£20–78