London Shows Archive

The Madness Of George III

Closed: 31 March 2012 - Apollo Theatre

Alan Bennett's The Madness Of George III comes to the West End following a season at the Theatre Royal Bath and a UK tour. One of Bennett's (The History Boys,… Read More

The Magic

Closed: 24 August 2013 - Soho Theatre

The Magic is a haunting and lyrical bittersweet tragedy about one man’s eternal struggle with the changing world as he prepares for his comeback gig having fallen on hard times.… Read More

The Magic Cavern

Closed: 5 January 2014 - Baron’s Court Theatre

London's most atmospheric, intimate theatre of magic and illusion. Now in its 10th sensational year. A Magic and Illusion Show for the whole family. You won't believe your eyes as… Read More

The Magic Circus

Closed: 6 November 2004 - Bloomsbury Theatre

It's a disaster! When the artistes and elephants don't arrive for the show the Ringmaster's planned extravaganza has to be left to the Clowns and they make a fantastically messy… Read More

One of the greatest and most popular operas ever written, Mozart’s timeless classic The Magic Flute is brought to life at the London Coliseum by Complicite’s Artistic Director Simon McBurney.… Read More

The Magic Flute

Closed: 18 October 2012 - London Coliseum

A mercurial mix of fairy-tale adventure, knockabout farce, moral allegory and, above all, marvellous music, Mozart’s The Magic Flute was premiered just 10 weeks before the composer’s tragically early death.… Read More

The Magic Flute

Closed: 14 March 2009 - Hackney Empire

The Magic Flute is an enchanting story withall the elements of great opera; drama, magic and Motzart's musical genius. English Touring Opera’s new English-language production by physical theatre specialist Liam… Read More

The Magic Flute

Closed: 26 February 2009 - London Coliseum

By popular demand, English National Opera revives Nicholas Hytner's production of Mozart's much-loved classic The Magic Flute. A sparkling ensemble is led by Sarah-Jane Davies as Pamina and Robert Murray… Read More

The Magic Flute

Closed: 7 December 2013 - London Coliseum

Mozart's beloved magical fairy tale follows Prince Tamino and bird-catcher Papageno on an adventure to rescue Princess Pamina. On their journey they meet fantastical creatures and face unexpected trials and… Read More

The Magic Flute

Closed: 28 January 2023 - Royal Opera House

In a kingdom of monsters, temples and enchantments, Prince Tamino resolves to rescue Pamina, the daughter of the Queen of the Night. Mozart’s musical comedy sparkles with mischief and magic. Read More

The Magic Flute

Closed: 30 March 2024 - London Coliseum

Simon McBurney's five-star production of The Magic Flute returns to the ENO, promising an evening of magic, romance and timeless music. Mozart's classic follows the adventures of Prince Tamino and… Read More

The Magic Flute (ENO)

Closed: 11 April 2019 - London Coliseum

Following his success with The Encounter at the Barbican, Simon McBurney's five-star production of The Magic Flute returns to ENO, concerning the search for truth and reason, love and enlightenment.… Read More

The Magical Playroom

Closed: 14 July 2013 - Udderbelly

This delightful new show stars the popular CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell, in an original story inspired by her own childhood. Libby wants nothing more than to be a famous ballerina.… Read More

The Magical Playroom With CBeebies’ Cerrie Burnell

Closed: 24 November 2013 - artsdepot

The Magical Playroom With CBeebies' Cerrie Burnell is a delightful new show starring the popular CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell, in an original story inspired by her own childhood. Cerrie plays… Read More

The Magician’s Daughter

Closed: 10 July 2011 - Little Angel Theatre

Inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, The Magician's Daughter tells the story of the adventures of a young girl, Miranda's daughter, who discovers the magic of the island for herself. Written… Read More

The Magician’s Daughter

Closed: 25 September 2011 - Unicorn Theatre

The Magician's Daughter is Little Angel's production inspired by the characters of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Isabella just wants to go out and play but the storm rages, and now it's… Read More

The Magician’s Daughter

Closed: 27 November 2011 - Lyric Hammersmith

Inspired by Shakespeare’s story of The Tempest, join Miranda’s daughter as she discovers for herself the wonders of the isle full of noises. A blend of puppetry and song brings… Read More

The Magician’s Daughter

Closed: 24 December 2011 - Albany Theatre

Fall under the spell of The Magician’s Daughter this Christmas. Inspired by Shakespeare’s story of The Tempest, Little Angel Theatre bring their trademark blend of puppetry and song to this… Read More

The Magistrate

Closed: 10 February 2013 - National Theatre Olivier

US star John Lithgow leads the cast of The Magistrate, Arthur W Pinero's Victorian farce packed with deception and carousing. It is hard to believe Cis Farringdon is only 14,… Read More

The Magnificent Flying Machine

Closed: 6 February 2010 - Lyric Hammersmith

The Magnificent Flying Machine centres on the wacky adventures of Prof Bix Horn as he tries to build a flying machine out of the most unlikely things. Will he capture… Read More

The Magnificent Flying Machine

Closed: 24 June 2007 - artsdepot

Sit back and enjoy the ride as Garlic Theatre, with beautifully crafted puppets, a bowler hat and a balloon, take you on a hair-brained journey of a life time... Age… Read More

The Magnificent Music Hall Matinee

Closed: 13 January 2016 - New Wimbledon Theatre

The Magnificent Music Hall Matinee offers a brand new melange of songs, dance, magic, laughter and surprises. Featuring a talented company together with special guest stars, the show takes audiences… Read More

The Magnificent Music Hall Matinee

Closed: 21 January 2009 - New Wimbledon Theatre

This heart-warming, special seasonal production will take you on a nostalgic trip into a world of song, dance, laughter, variety, and back to the glorious and golden days of traditional… Read More

The Maids

Closed: 21 May 2016 - Trafalgar Studios 1

Orange Is The New Black star Uzo Aduba makes her London stage debut alongside Laura Carmichael and Zawe Ashton in the UK premiere of Benedict Andrews and Andrew Upton’s The… Read More

The Maids

Closed: 5 July 2009 - Greenwich Playhouse

In the secrecy of Madame's boudoir, surrounded by a sweet scent of gladioli and mimosa two sisters viciously plot revenge against their employer.Loosely based on the infamous Palpin sisters, who… Read More

The Maids

Closed: 1 May 2004 - Southwark Playhouse

Tour De Force have bee touring new physical theatre productions of classic texts throughout Europe for the past six years, here they present a new production of Genet's legendary play… Read More

The Majority

Closed: 28 August 2017 - National Theatre Dorfman

Following the acclaimed Bullet Catch in The Shed, Rob Drummond returns to the National with a new show about democracy. The Majority charts Rob’s journey as he navigates the Scottish… Read More

The Making Of Bull : The True Story

Closed: 20 May 2013 - Chelsea Theatre

This solo show is inspired by the Coen brothers' film FARGO. It's about what's real and what's fake. It's also about how we make art and how our art makes… Read More

The Makropulos Case

Closed: 5 October 2010 - London Coliseum

The first revival of Christopher Alden’s Laurence Olivier Award-nominated production of Janáček's penultimate opera, The Makropulos Case.A dream-like vision of 1920s Prague: the enigmatic and sexually irresistible opera diva Emilia… Read More

The Malcontent

Closed: 19 April 2014 - Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe

John Marston’s tale of lust, greed and violence is brought to life by the Globe Young Players, a new company of 12 to 16-year-olds. The play’s dense Shakespearean allusion, Machiavellian… Read More

The Man I Cure

Closed: 17 July 2008 - Theatre 503

A love story, a Lynchian nightmare and a modern folk tale. A young pig-headed soldier breaks into an abandoned sanatorium, only to find two nurses had patiently been waiting for… Read More

The Man In The White Suit

Closed: 7 December 2019 - Wyndham’s Theatre

Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon return to the West End to star in Sean Foley's new adaptation of classic comedy The Man In The White Suit. Making its world premiere at… Read More

The Man In The Woman’s Shoes

Closed: 23 April 2016 - Tricycle Theatre

Pope John Paul I is not long dead, autumn is closing in and Pat Farnon has ‘some business’ to do in town. Set in Ireland in October 1978, The Man In The Woman’s… Read More

The Man Jesus

Closed: 6 October 2014 - Lyric Theatre

Simon Callow stars in this extraordinary play looks back two thousand years to witness key moments in the life of The Man Jesus, through the eyes of the people who… Read More

The Man Who Pays The Piper

Closed: 13 April 2013 - Orange Tree Theatre

1913: eighteen year old Daryll Fairley, an ebullient young suffragette, dances the Argentine Tango around the family hallway and announces her determination to be financially independent. Just over a decade… Read More

The Man Who Pictured Space From His Apartment

Closed: 2 December 2008 - Battersea Arts Centre

Using an intricate web of lo-fi mechanics, Cupole Bobber converts a confined interior into an expansive nightscape, a universe out of cardboard and two small towers made from cardboard toy… Read More

The Man Who Planted Trees

Closed: 26 April 2009 - Unicorn Theatre

Following a successful run at the Unicorn last year, The Man Who Planted Trees returns to the venue. A charming and funny combination of comedy, puppetry and storytelling, The Man… Read More

The Man Who Planted Trees

Closed: 1 September 2013 - Purcell Room

After a smash-hit run in 2011, The Man Who Planted Trees returns to Southbank Centre this summer. A unique blend of comedy, puppetry and storytelling, this is an imaginative family… Read More

The Man Who Planted Trees

Closed: 24 May 2009 - artsdepot

Accompanied by his faithful dog, a French Shepherd sets out to plant a forest and transform a barren landscape. Hear the wind, feel the rain, smell the lavender in this… Read More

The Man Who Planted Trees

Closed: 27 April 2008 - Unicorn Theatre

A French shepherd and his faithful dog set out to transform a barren wasteland by the simple act of planting trees. But as the years pass, and two World Wars… Read More

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Closed: 22 June 2014 - Park Theatre

The Park Theatre presents the world premiere of this tale of love, hope and revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society. Based on the short story by… Read More

The Man With The Disturbingly Smelly Foot

Closed: 20 May 2012 - Unicorn Theatre

The Trojan War. You’ve heard of Achilles and Odysseus, but have you heard of Philoctetes? Probably not, because although Philoctetes signed up to go and fight, he never made it:… Read More

The Man With The Luggage

Closed: 24 September 2011 - Greenwich Theatre

The Man With The Luggage tells the story of a man striving to return home, in search of his past, hopeful of his future, and longing for those he left… Read More

The Manganiyar Seduction

Closed: 7 March 2010 - Barbican Theatre

The Manganiyar Seduction is a compelling feast for eye, ear and the spirit. In this colourful, uplifting and sensory show acclaimed Indian director Roysten Abel brings together Muslim musicians from… Read More

The Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet – Forsythe, Ratmansky And Balanchine

Closed: 17 October 2008 - Sadler’s Wells

The Mariinsky Opera and Ballet toured the world for many years under the name of the Kirov. Now Sadler's Wells is delighted to host this world famous company for the… Read More

The Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera – The Tale Of Tsar Saltan

Closed: 18 October 2008 - Sadler’s Wells

To mark the centenary this year of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), Artistic Director Valery Gergiev brings The Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera's exquisite production of Rimsky's fairytale opera The Tale Of Tsar Saltan… Read More

The Marilyn Conspiracy

Closed: 27 July 2024 - Park Theatre

On Wednesday, 1 August 1962, seven people gathered at Marilyn Monroe’s home to celebrate her new $2m two-picture deal with 20th Century Fox. At 04:30 the following Sunday, 5 August,… Read More

The Marriage Of Figaro

Closed: 14 April 2018 - London Coliseum

See the English National Opera’s production of Mozart’s masterpiece, The Marriage Of Figaro - a comic opera which is celebrated the world over. Taking place over one mad day, The… Read More

The Marriage Of Figaro

Closed: 8 November 2014 - London Coliseum

Mozart’s fabulous comic opera The Marriage Of Figaro returns to the London Coliseum with its tale of one crazy day. World renowned actress and director Fiona Shaw directs the much-loved… Read More

The Marriage Of Figaro

Closed: 10 November 2011 - London Coliseum

Actress and director Fiona Shaw stages Mozart’s great comic opera, The Marriage Of Figaro.Mozart’s operatic tale of one crazy day, The Marriage Of Figaro, has, with its story of a… Read More

The Marriage Of Figaro

Closed: 18 April 2020 - London Coliseum

Mozart’s comedy, The Marriage Of Figaro, is a whirlwind of mistaken identities, twists and turns, all taking place on a single day – the wedding day of Figaro and Susanna. When… Read More

The Marriage Of Figaro

Closed: 22 February 2025 - London Coliseum

Mozart’s famous opera is a whirlwind comedy of betrothal, betrayal and deliciously bad behaviour. Set on a single day, it packs in a dazzling procession of madcap comic schemes and… Read More

The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie

Closed: 25 March 2016 - Greenwich Theatre

Roll up; roll up, for the most ‘magnifical’, ‘tremendible’ and ‘fantasticulous’ experience in town! A caravan of curiosities and its crew of mysterious misfits have arrived to entertain, amuse and… Read More

The Mask Of Orpheus

Closed: 13 November 2019 - London Coliseum

Receiving its first full staging in London since its 1986 premiere at the London Coliseum, The Mask Of Orpheus is a complex retelling of the Orpheus myth. Scored for massive orchestral forces, The Mask Of Orpheus… Read More

The Master And Margarita

Closed: 7 April 2012 - Barbican Theatre

In Complicite's The Master And Margarita a man travels from Moscow to Yalta at the speed of light. A writer burns his novel. A woman goes to hell and back… Read More

The Master And Margarita

Closed: 19 January 2013 - Barbican Theatre

Following its sold-out run earlier this year, Simon McBurney’s award-winning company Complicite returns to the Barbican theatre with The Master And Margarita. A woman goes to hell and back to… Read More

The Master Builder

Closed: 19 March 2016 - The Old Vic

A searing and mesmeric exploration of power, control, death and life, Henrik Ibsen’s late masterpiece The Master Builder is brought to life in this new lively adaptation by David Hare.… Read More

The Master Builder

Closed: 8 January 2011 - Almeida Theatre

The Master Builder tells the story of Halvard Solness, a Master Builder who has reached the pinnacle of his career. His success, however, has come at a cost; his family… Read More

The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg

Closed: 10 March 2015 - London Coliseum

Wagner’s epic comedy The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg receives a major new production care of the English National Opera. Amid a 16th century society dominated by rules and regulations, the tension… Read More

The Match Box

Closed: 1 June 2013 - Tricycle Theatre

The ties that bind can never be broken. For Sal, they hang like a noose around her neck, just loose enough to keep a small but potent flame alive inside.… Read More

The Meeting

Closed: 27 February 2016 - Hampstead Downstairs

In this biting boardroom battle-of-the-sexes comedy at Hampstead Downstairs, Andrew Payne writes of the two businessmen expecting to seal a critical deal and launch their careers into the stratosphere – until… Read More

The Mentalists

Closed: 29 August 2015 - Wyndham’s Theatre

BAFTA Award winner Stephen Merchant makes his stage debut alongside Steffan Rhodri in Abbey Wright’s London revival of Richard Bean’s play The Mentalists. First seen at the National Theatre in… Read More

The Mentor

Closed: 26 August 2017 - Vaudeville Theatre

Laurence Boswell’s critically acclaimed production of Daniel Kehlmann’s countryside comedy The Mentor charms West End audiences this summer. In a dilapidated art nouveau villa, somewhere in the German countryside, two… Read More

The Merchant Of Venice

Closed: 15 October 2016 - Globe Theatre

Playing a limited run at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre prior to a national and international tour, this revival of the critically acclaimed 2015 Globe production of The Merchant Of The Venice… Read More

The Merchant Of Venice

Closed: 14 February 2015 - Almeida Theatre

In a faraway palace, a wealthy heiress is looking for a husband. Back at home, a wealthy merchant is looking for a loan. Everyone’s out to make a killing; but… Read More

The Merchant Of Venice

Closed: 7 June 2015 - Globe Theatre

Jonathan Pryce takes on the role of Shylock in the Bard’s grisly drama The Merchant Of Venice at Shakespeare’s Globe. Playing as part of the Globe’s Justice And Mercy season,… Read More

The Merchant Of Venice

Closed: 4 December 2015 - Ambassadors Theatre

NYT Associate Anna Niland directs Tom Stoppard’s abridged version of Shakespeare’s The Merchant Of Venice as part of the National Youth Theatre’s West End season. Stoppard’s version, originally abridged especially… Read More

The Merchant Of Venice

Closed: 21 February 2009 - Rose Theatre

Propeller, the innovative Shakespeare company directed by Edward Hall, brings to the Rose Theatre The Merchant Of Venice."Do all men kill the things they love?" "Hates any man the thing… Read More

The Merchant Of Venice 1936

Closed: 25 January 2025 - Trafalgar Theatre

Ambition, power and political unrest explode onto the stage in The Merchant Of Venice 1936, returning to London’s West End due to phenomenal demand. Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders, Doctor Who)… Read More

The Merchants Of Bollywood

Closed: 15 February 2014 - Peacock Theatre

Following a successful international tour, the glamour and glitter of Bollywood returns to the Peacock theatre. Charting the enchanting history of the world’s largest and most prolific film industry, along… Read More

The Merchants Of Bollywood

Closed: 11 June 2016 - Peacock Theatre

The glamour and glitz of Bollywood bursts back onto The Peacock stage this May. A theatrical dance spectacular starring a large cast and an extravagant array of costumes, The Merchants… Read More

The Merchants Of Bollywood

Closed: 3 July 2011 - Peacock Theatre

The Bollywood-inspired dance extravaganza is back following a successful run at the Peacock last year.The Merchants Of Bollywood is a high-energy feast of music and dance with a vast cast… Read More

The Merchants Of Bollywood

Closed: 5 June 2010 - Peacock Theatre

Following a sell-out critically acclaimed international tour, the glamour and glitter of Bollywood soars into the Peacock theatre for a limited run.A theatrical dance spectacular, The Merchants Of Bollywood charts… Read More

The Mermaid And The Moustache

Closed: 9 December 2008 - Drill Hall

The Mermaid and The Moustache explores that undefined land between the lines, where gender ends and strange tails begin.An unnamed woman finds her legs fusing into a fish's tail as… Read More

The Merry Widow

Closed: 10 May 2008 - London Coliseum

One of the world’s best-loved operettas, Lehár’s engrossing tale of the recently widowed, and very glamorous Hanna Glawari, returns to the London Coliseum in a sparkling new production, following an… Read More

The Merry Widow (ENO)

Closed: 13 April 2019 - London Coliseum

The Merry Widow is Franz Lehar's comic masterpiece opera, played out in a stream of memorable melodies including the familiar Vilja Song and Merry Widow Waltz. With a truly glamourous… Read More

The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Closed: 2 October 2010 - Globe Theatre

Christopher Luscombe's hit 2008 production of The Merry Wives Of Windsor returns to Shakespeare's Globe. Imagining that Mistress Ford and Mistress Page have each fallen for him, the fat knight… Read More

The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Closed: 4 December 2010 - Richmond Theatre

Following two years of success at Shakespeare's Globe, Christopher Luscombe's production of The Merry Wives Of Windsor goes on the road in the Globe's first ever large-scale UK tour. Imagining… Read More

The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Closed: 5 October 2008 - Globe Theatre

This gutsy farce centres on the equally gutsy Sir John Falstaff, a fat knight in Elizabethan England who imagines that Mistress Ford and Mistress Page are both attracted to him.… Read More

The Messiah

Closed: 6 January 2019 - The Other Palace

Hugh Dennis, Lesley Garrett and John Marquez play a cast of thousands in a comedy of biblical proportions, The Messiah, at The Other Palace. Billed as the funniest and most magical… Read More

The Metamorphosis

Closed: 24 September 2011 - Linbury Studio (Royal Opera House)

Franz Kafka's novella of the absurd and unexpected, The Metamorphosis makes a fascinating subject for Arthur Pita's first commission for ROH2. Following last year’s sell-out run of God’s Garden Pita… Read More

The Metamorphosis

Closed: 28 March 2013 - Little Angel Theatre

Franz Kafka's story of one family coming to terms with the shock of the freak transformation of their son, Gregor, from an upstanding young man into an unsightly creature. However,… Read More

The Metamorphosis

Closed: 23 March 2013 - Linbury Studio (Royal Opera House)

Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, awakes one morning to find that he has been turned into a monstrous insect. His mother, father and younger sister respond to his transformation in… Read More

The Mikado

Closed: 6 February 2016 - London Coliseum

Almost 30 years after its premiere, Jonathan Miller’s dazzlingly inventive staging of this much-loved Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera returns to the London Coliseum. Set in an ever-so English 1930s… Read More

The Mikado

Closed: 7 September 2013 - Hackney Empire

With the three little maids and The Lord High Executioner, plus a host of other wonderful characters (and songs!), it is no wonder that this gloriously funny Japanese fantasy has… Read More

The Mikado

Closed: 14 March 2010 - Royal Festival Hall

The Mikado comes to the Royal Festival Hall in the form a special all-star semi-staged performance to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Gilbert and Sullivan’s crowning masterpiece. In 1885, Gilbert… Read More

The Mikado

Closed: 31 January 2013 - London Coliseum

Two years after celebrating its silver jubilee, Jonathan Miller’s dazzlingly inventive and stunningly stylish production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado returns. Miller’s much-loved production wittily transposes the topsy-turvy Victorian… Read More

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London Shows Archive

The Madness Of George III

The Magic

The Magic Cavern

The Magic Circus

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute (ENO)

The Magical Playroom

The Magical Playroom With CBeebies’ Cerrie Burnell

The Magician’s Daughter

The Magician’s Daughter

The Magician’s Daughter

The Magician’s Daughter

The Magistrate

The Magnificent Flying Machine

The Magnificent Flying Machine

The Magnificent Music Hall Matinee

The Magnificent Music Hall Matinee

The Maids

The Maids

The Maids

The Majority

The Making Of Bull : The True Story

The Makropulos Case

The Malcontent

The Man I Cure

The Man In The White Suit

The Man In The Woman’s Shoes

The Man Jesus

The Man Who Pays The Piper

The Man Who Pictured Space From His Apartment

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man With The Disturbingly Smelly Foot

The Man With The Luggage

The Manganiyar Seduction

The Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet – Forsythe, Ratmansky And Balanchine

The Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera – The Tale Of Tsar Saltan

The Marilyn Conspiracy

The Marriage Of Figaro

The Marriage Of Figaro

The Marriage Of Figaro

The Marriage Of Figaro

The Marriage Of Figaro

The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie

The Mask Of Orpheus

The Master And Margarita

The Master And Margarita

The Master Builder

The Master Builder

The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg

The Match Box

The Meeting

The Mentalists

The Mentor

The Merchant Of Venice

The Merchant Of Venice

The Merchant Of Venice

The Merchant Of Venice

The Merchant Of Venice

The Merchant Of Venice 1936

The Merchants Of Bollywood

The Merchants Of Bollywood

The Merchants Of Bollywood

The Merchants Of Bollywood

The Mermaid And The Moustache

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow (ENO)

The Merry Wives Of Windsor

The Merry Wives Of Windsor