# Theatre in London today

Theatre in London today, Wednesday 28 October: 121 events, among them 107 in theatre, 6 in kids and family, 4 in workshops and courses, 3 in tours and walks and 1 in party and club.

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## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 121
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/tomorrow/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 120
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 133
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 171

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/today/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 42
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 121
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/today/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 13

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/?format=markdown): 1,384
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/best/?format=markdown): 24
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/concerts/?format=markdown): 99
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/theatre/?format=markdown): 214
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/party-club/?format=markdown): 42
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/comedy/?format=markdown): 26
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/film/?format=markdown): 71
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 239
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 18
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 92
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/dance/?format=markdown): 17
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/food-drink/?format=markdown): 100
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/markets/?format=markdown): 7
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/tours/?format=markdown): 41
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 67
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/kids-family/?format=markdown): 85
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 159
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/sport/?format=markdown): 71
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/worship/?format=markdown): 34
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 59
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/history/?format=markdown): 109
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/literature/?format=markdown): 61
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/occasion/?format=markdown): 107
- [Shakespeare](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/shakespeare/?format=markdown): 8
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/society/?format=markdown): 91
- [Christmas](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/occasion/christmas/?format=markdown): 12
- [Immersive theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/immersive-theatre/?format=markdown): 6
- [Pantomimes](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/pantomime/?format=markdown): 5
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/music/?format=markdown): 163
- [Musical comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/comedy/musical-comedy/?format=markdown): 4
- [World War II](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/history/wwii/?format=markdown): 8
- [Science](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/science/?format=markdown): 20
- [Horror](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/horror/?format=markdown): 3
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/literature/drama/?format=markdown): 5
- [Horror films](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/film/horror/?format=markdown): 19
- [Literary classics](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/literature/classics/?format=markdown): 6
- [Classic drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/drama/classic-drama/?format=markdown): 3
- [Thriller](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/stage/theatre/drama/thriller/?format=markdown): 3
- [Community](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/community/?format=markdown): 28

## Wednesday 28 October

- 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 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 30 Sep Death of a Salesman — Lyttelton - National Theatre — from £30 — Death of a Salesman is a new staging of Arthur Miller's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play, widely considered one of the greatest American works of theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/death-of-a-salesman-63402/
- 19:00 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — @sohoplace — from £40 — A West End stage production of Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, performed in the round at @sohoplace. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-37386/
- 19:45 Blood of my Blood — Royal Court Theatre — Blood of My Blood is a play spanning two time frames that explores the legacy of slavery, asking what we inherit, how we challenge injustice and what we need … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/blood-of-my-blood-64980/
- 19:00 2026: The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt, France 1940 — Arcola Theatre — A world premiere play, 'THE BANALITY OF EVIL: HANNAH ARENDT, FRANCE, 1940', written and directed by Julia Pascal, presented by Arcola Theatre and Pascal … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/2026-the-banality-of-evil-hannah-arendt-france-1940-59988/
- 19:00 2026: The Master Builder — Arcola Theatre — £13–75 — '2026: The Master Builder' is a stage play at the Arcola Theatre in London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/2026-the-master-builder-59989/
- 19:30 Dracula — Bridge House Theatre — "Dracula" is a bone chilling horror stage show. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/dracula-35082/
- 19:30 DOLLY — Omnibus — £20–25 — "DOLLY" is a gripping new play blending razor-sharp comedy with devastating truth, weaving fiction with fact. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/dolly-41782/
- 15:00 Matinee | Old Queens — Double Bill: tell me straight & aggy — King's Head — A matinee performance of 'Double Bill: tell me straight & aggy', two critically acclaimed queer one-act plays staged in the King's Head's Main House. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/matinee-old-queens-double-bill-tell-me-straight-aggy-43415/
- 19:30 Double Bill: tell me straight & aggy — King's Head — A double bill of two critically acclaimed queer plays, 'tell me straight' and 'aggy', performed in the Main House. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/double-bill-tell-me-straight-aggy-43414/
- until 27 Feb Paranormal Activity — Ambassadors — £44 — Paranormal Activity is a new story live on stage, inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/paranormal-activity-34719/
- until 14 Nov Tru — Menier Chocolate Factory — £58 — Tru is a one-man play about the writer Truman Capote at a moment of scandal and isolation. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/tru-46117/
- until 12 Dec The Standard Of Living — Theatre Royal Haymarket — £107–264 — The Standard Of Living is a world-premiere play telling the story of John Maynard Keynes, the rebellious economist and Bloomsbury Group member whose ideas … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-standard-of-living-46111/
- until 12 Dec Hay Fever — Wyndham's Theatre — from £38 — Hay Fever is a comedy play performed at Wyndham's Theatre in the West End of London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/hay-fever-46109/
- until 9 Jan The Cherry Orchard — Harold Pinter Theatre — from £31 — The Cherry Orchard is a stage play at the Harold Pinter Theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-cherry-orchard-46110/
- until 31 Oct Fences — Lyric Hammersmith — £19–63 — A landmark play by August Wilson, staged in a new production at a London theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/fences-46120/
- until 15 Nov An Oak Tree — The Other Palace — £20–60 — An Oak Tree is a theatre show in which a father who has lost his daughter in a car accident meets the stage hypnotist who was driving, when the father … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/an-oak-tree-39521/
- until 21 Nov Some Woman — Dorfman Theatre — £26–75 — Some Woman is a new play about Julie Robson, a woman used to being overlooked, whose life changes when an encounter on a station platform goes wrong and she … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/some-woman-46134/
- until 31 Oct Baby — Ovalhouse Theatre — £24 — Baby is a play about a young woman called Baby who has had it tough and wants to keep Bliss, but something terrible stands in her way, forcing her to solve a … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/baby-37680/
- until 5 Sep Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — Palace Theatre — £25–175 — Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a stage play performed at the historic Palace Theatre in London's West End, recommended for theatre lovers, families and … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-37384/
- until 1 Nov The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde — Boston Manor — £13.50–19 — A gothic theatre piece staged inside Boston Manor House, running as an intimate thriller for ages 11 and up. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-35026/
- until 7 Nov Dog Mom — Southwark Playhouse Borough — £10 — Dog Mom is a stage comedy at Southwark Playhouse Borough, staged by EnActe Arts in association with Riding Lights as part of a National New Play Network … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/dog-mom-38737/
- until 31 Oct Boyhood — Pleasance — £20 — A new theatre play at the Pleasance London Main House Cabaret, performed by two actors with a live hip-hop score. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/boyhood-63883/
- until 28 Nov The Pianist — Park Theatre — £26–79 — The Pianist is a stage play receiving its world premiere, adapted from Wladyslaw Szpilman's internationally bestselling memoir of one of the twentieth … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-pianist-46125/
- until 31 Oct The Disappearing Man — Queen's Theatre — £14.70–30.70 — 'The Disappearing Man' is a stage drama with live magic, recommended for ages 14 and over, running 140 minutes. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-disappearing-man-64294/
- until 1 Nov Shrek-tacular Halloween — Shrek's Adventure — from £21 — A Shrektacular Halloween is a family Halloween adventure at Shrek's Adventure! — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/shrek-tacular-halloween-38568/
- until 30 Oct HIM. — Union Theatre — £28 — HIM. is a play performed at the Union Theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/him-39962/
- until 8 Nov Long After the Labyrinth — Upstairs at the Gatehouse — "Long After the Labyrinth" is an epic new play inspired by the Minotaur and the true tale of the lost Jews of Crete. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/long-after-the-labyrinth-40031/
- until 21 Nov Memoriam — Southwark Playhouse Borough — £10–28 — Memoriam is a new play making its UK premiere, a story both startlingly funny and deeply moving. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/memoriam-38738/
- until 21 Nov Girls — The Maria Theatre — £37 — Girls is a play set in Nigeria in 2014, in which teenagers Tisana, Haleema and Ruha are best friends. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/girls-46130/
- until 31 Oct Romeo and Juliet — Questors Theatre — £8–25 — "Romeo and Juliet" is a stage production of Shakespeare's play at the Questors Theatre in Ealing. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/romeo-and-juliet-64391/
- until 25 Jan Pride Guided Tour — Shakespeare's Globe — £23 — Pride Guided Tour is a guided tour of the Globe Theatre that brings to life queer stories and characters from Shakespeare's life and times. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/pride-guided-tour-38521/
- until 31 Oct Shakespeare's True Crimes Walking Tour — Shakespeare's Globe — £25 — Shakespeare’s Walking Tour is an outdoor guided walk through Bankside, London’s original theatre district. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/shakespeares-true-crimes-walking-tour-38522/
- until 23 Jan Christmas Carol Goes Wrong — Wyndham's Theatre — £24–198 — Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is a laugh-out-loud comedy that turns the beloved holiday classic into a chaotic disaster full of mishaps and mayhem. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/christmas-carol-goes-wrong-46101/
- until 24 Jul The History Boys — Theatre Royal Haymarket — GBP 10 — The History Boys is a stage play returning to the West End for the first time in two decades. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-history-boys-46108/
- until 17 Jan Speculations — Marylebone Theatre — from £22 — Speculations is a new political thriller on stage at the Marylebone Theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/speculations-37133/
- until 1 Nov Room on the Broom — Rose Theatre — £10–27.50 — Room on the Broom Live On Stage is a theatre show for audiences aged 3 and up, adapted from the picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/room-on-the-broom-37761/
- until 14 Feb Julius Caesar — Sam Wanamaker Playhouse — £10–89 — A staged production of Shakespeare's thriller 'Julius Caesar' in the intimate, candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/julius-caesar-38516/