Beauty and Destruction: wartime London seen by its artists.
until Sun 1 Nov
IWM London
Free
Things to do in London today
Things to do in London today, Thursday 29 October: 1,596 events, among them 264 in exhibitions and museums, 222 in theatre, 189 in workshops and courses, 145 in concerts, 112 in kids and family, 109 in food and drink and 555 others.
The Coming of Age: exhibition on ageing with Paula Rego.
until Sun 29 Nov
Wellcome Collection
Free
Hadestown: Tony-winning musical of Orpheus and Eurydice.
until Sun 13 Dec
Leicester Square
££
The Phantom of the Opera: Lloyd Webber's haunting musical.
until Sat 13 Mar
Leicester Square
££
Les Miserables: musical of Valjean's fight for freedom.
until Sat 13 Mar
Leicester Square
££
Guided tours of the Billingsgate Roman House and Baths.
until Sat 28 Nov
Billingsgate Roman House and Baths
£15
Beauty Fall: satirical AI beauty salon exhibition.
until Sat 31 Oct
SPACE Ilford
Free
Lisson Artists in Venice 2026, group show.
until Sun 22 Nov
Lisson Gallery
Transforming: Moving paintings by Rob and Nick Carter.
until Fri 30 Oct
Rob and Nick Carter
Jawdance: spoken-word night with open mic and resident DJ.
until Wed 25 Nov
Ovalhouse Theatre
£15
Reggae album covers photographed around Brent.
until Sat 31 Oct
Brent Museum
Wedding shawls, baghs and phulkaris from Punjab.
until Sun 1 Nov
Osterley House
Free
SIBLING knitwear: rare archive pieces from the cult label.
until Sat 9 Jan
Kingston Museum
Voices in the Room: new art on care and belonging.
until Sun 29 Nov
Foundling Museum
£13–14.50
NINAGAWA Mika: Captive Blooms, outdoor photo exhibition.
until Tue 1 Jun
The Photographers' Gallery
Free
Together on this Island: refugee artists in Britain.
until Sun 20 Jun
Austrian Cultural Forum
Frida: The Making of an Icon, exhibition on Frida Kahlo.
until Sun 3 Jan
Mayfair Gallery
£22–25
Manasa Chitra: art of mental health, Bengaluru to Bethlem.
until Sat 14 Nov
Bethlem Museum of the Mind
Stained Glass Exhibition: new works from Killerton House.
until Sun 1 Nov
Society of Designer Craftsmen
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Paul Sarrut's WWI drawings of Indian soldiers.
until Sun 21 Feb
National Army Museum
Free
Rakyat Pasti Menang: Taring Padi's protest art.
until Sun 22 Nov
Ibraaz
sounding towards – –: an exhibition of listening and sound.
until Sun 29 Nov
The Mosaic Rooms
Free
Audrey Amiss: the artist's surviving shows, restaged.
until Sun 7 Feb
Wellcome Collection
Free
Rudy Loewe: Art imagining fairer mental healthcare.
until Sun 7 Feb
Wellcome Collection
Free
Endangered Crafts: exhibition on threatened glass skills.
until Sat 7 Nov
Society of Designer Craftsmen
Admission fee…
Black Is The Color Of My Voice: play with Nina Simone songs.
until Mon 18 Jan
Garrick Theatre
from £38
Spot The Difference: then-and-now photos in the park.
until Thu 25 Feb
Gunnersbury Park Museum
Free
Award-winning British wildlife photography.
until Sun 21 Feb
Horniman Museum
Free
British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition.
until Sun 21 Feb
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Free
60 Years of Celebration: the 1966 World Cup, 60 years on.
until Sat 28 Nov
Valence House
Free
Data Melt: Liberty Quinn on ice and satellite imagery.
until Wed 20 Jan
SPACE Ilford
Free
Clare Woods: Garden Without Seasons, paintings of flowers.
until Sun 8 Nov
Pitzhanger Manor House and Gallery
£14
Jemma Desai: There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women.
until Sun 1 Nov
Somerset House
Free
Childhood in War: hands-on family exhibition for ages 8+.
until Sun 28 Feb
IWM London
Free
Paranormal Activity: the horror film live on stage.
until Sat 27 Feb
Ambassadors
£44
The Book of Mormon: hit satirical musical comedy.
until Sat 23 Jan
Leicester Square
££
Isabel Nolan's first UK solo exhibition.
until Sun 1 Nov
Southwark Park Galleries
Free
DanFong Wang: animation, embroidery and soft sculpture.
until Sun 1 Nov
Southwark Park Galleries
Free
40 Objects 40 Years: the Freuds' life, newly seen.
until Sun 14 Feb
Freud Museum London
The Other Glass: contemporary art from recycled glass.
until Sat 27 Feb
Society of Designer Craftsmen
Admission fee…