London Shows Archive

The Way Of Kindness

Closed: 2 April 2011 - New Wimbledon Studio

The Way Of Kindness is a mesmerising love story fusing dance with drama to create a stunning physical theatre tale of a love gone dangerously wrong. Read More

The Way Old Friends Do

Closed: 15 April 2023 - Park Theatre

In the late 1980s, two school friends from Birmingham tentatively come out to one another: one as gay, the other as an ABBA fan. Read More

The Way Old Friends Do

Closed: 9 September 2023 - Criterion Theatre

A new comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens. Two Birmingham school friends reunite thirty years later, to form the world’s first ABBA tribute band – in drag. Can their… Read More

The Weatherman

Closed: 14 September 2019 - Park Theatre

The Weatherman is a powerful black comedy-drama, centred on two broken flatmates who become complicit in a dark business scheme. Beezer and O’Rourke live on the fringes of society in… Read More

The Wedding Singer

Closed: 1 March 2020 - Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

It's 1985. Hair is huge, greed is good and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey's favourite wedding singer. Based on the Hollywood Blockbuster starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore,… Read More

The Weir

Closed: 19 April 2014 - Wyndham’s Theatre

The Donmar Warehouse’s acclaimed production of Conor McPherson’s Olivier Award-winning play transfers to the West End. Set in a rural Irish pub, The Weir tells the story of a group… Read More

The Weir

Closed: 8 June 2013 - Donmar Warehouse

Conor McPherson’s Olivier Award-winning haunting tale of stories told in a pub, The Weir, is revived at the Donmar Warehouse.In Brendan’s pub, isolated above the town, the men are gathering… Read More

The Welkin

Closed: 23 May 2020 - National Theatre

Following her 2017 hit play, Mosquitoes, Lucy Kirkwood returns to The National Theatre with her new play, The Welkin, directed by James Macdonald. Set in a time where women who… Read More

The West End Men

Closed: 22 June 2013 - Vaudeville Theatre

The West End just got hotter! This Spring, the stylish and charismatic Lee Mead (Wicked, Legally Blonde, BBC Series Winner of Any Dream Will Do), Matt Willis (Wicked, Flashdance, Footloose… Read More

The Westbridge

Closed: 19 November 2011 - Bussey Building

The Royal Court's The Westbridge explores the intricacies of living side by side, and looks at racial and cultural distinctions with humour and bite.The accusation of a black teenager sparks… Read More

The Westbridge

Closed: 23 December 2011 - Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

The Royal Court's The Westbridge explores the intricacies of living side by side, and looks at racial and cultural distinctions with humour and bite. The accusation of a black teenager… Read More

The WET REP Season

Closed: 4 March 2011 - Waterloo East Theatre

The WET REP Season features four plays by three playwrights performed by one company of actors in repertoire.Bender, by Anna Jordan, is an experimental social networking play inspired by stories… Read More

The Whale’s Tooth

Closed: 20 July 2008 - Unicorn Theatre

Designed for people with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties or complex physical or medical needs - The Whale's Tooth uses interactive, sensory theatre to engage the audience about relationships,… Read More

The Whiskey Taster

Closed: 20 February 2010 - Bush Theatre

The Whiskey Taster follows advertising wonder kids Barney and Nicola, who win accounts with wit, charm and a secret weapon, Barney’s ability to feel, smell and taste colours, and to… Read More

The White Devil

Closed: 15 November 2008 - Menier Theatre (Menier Chocolate Factory)

John Webster's The White Devil is a haunting and brutal play which centres on the repercussions of an adulterous affair. When Brachiano and Vittoria become involved in a dangerous love… Read More

The White Factory

Closed: 4 November 2023 - Marylebone Theatre

The White Factory is a daring collaboration between author and playwright Dmitry Glukhovsky, one of Russia’s most celebrated contemporary writers and Maxim Didenko, a visionary theatre director who has revolutionised… Read More

The White Guard

Closed: 7 July 2010 - National Theatre Lyttelton

Andrew Upton’s vigorous new version of Mikhail Bulgakov’s rarely performed masterpiece The White Guard is set in Kiev during the Russian civil war. The Turbin household is sanctuary to a… Read More

The Wider Earth

Closed: 24 February 2019

The spectacular setting of the Natural History Museum hosts The Wider Earth, the story of Charles Darwin: the young rebel, explorer and genius. The play follows Darwin at the age… Read More

The Wiggles

Closed: 4 July 2010 - Eventim Apollo

Children's favourites The Wiggles bring their live show to the UK.Join Sam, Jeff, Anthony and Murray and their world-famous Wiggly friends for the happiest show in town. Everyone loves a… Read More

The Wild Bride

Closed: 24 September 2011 - Lyric Hammersmith

Kneehigh theatre returns to the Lyric Hammersmith to tell a lyrical tale with a brutal edge. The Wild Bride tells the story of what happens when your father accidentally sells… Read More

The Wild Party

Closed: 1 April 2017 - The Other Palace

The hugely acclaimed The Wild Party makes its UK premiere at The Other Palace. Directed and choreographed by 2016 Olivier Award-winner Drew McOnie (In the Heights) and starring the Tony Award-winning… Read More

The William Stories

Closed: 23 February 2013 - Polka Theatre

Journey into a world of imagination, books, fairytales and exploring.Polka theatre is bringing a collection of stories to the stage for the first time making a whole mythology which you… Read More

The Wimps Show: Improvised Comedy

Closed: 11 March 2016 - Arts Theatre

Critically acclaimed alumni from Edinburgh Fringe’s longest-running improv show The Improverts bring their trademark quick witted, high energy improvisation to the Arts Theatre in the Wimps Show: Improvised Comedy. Each game,… Read More

The Wind In The Willows

Closed: 2 September 2017 - London Palladium

This riotous comedy follows the impulsive Mr Toad, whose insatiable need for speed lands him in serious trouble. With his beloved home under threat from the notorious Chief Weasel and… Read More

The Wind In The Willows

Closed: 18 February 2015 - Greenwich Theatre

Immersion Theatre and Cambridge Touring Theatre join forces to present a spectacular musical adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale. The Wind In The Willows invites audiences to join the boat-loving… Read More

The Wind In The Willows

Closed: 17 January 2015 - Vaudeville Theatre

Will Tuckett’s Olivier Award-winning production of The Wind In The Willows returns for a second festive season in the West End, with TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh joining the cast to… Read More

The Wind In The Willows

Closed: 1 February 2014 - Duchess Theatre

The Royal Opera House’s critically acclaimed production of Kenneth Grahame’s children’s classic transfers to the West End for an eight-week festive run. Marking the Royal Opera House’s first ever commercial… Read More

The Wind In The Willows

Closed: 16 February 2013 - Polka Theatre

When Mole abandons spring-cleaning for the delights of the riverbank, he has no idea of the adventures that lie ahead. With Toad's obsession for all things fast causing chaos (poop,… Read More

The Wind In The Willows

Closed: 17 February 2019 - Polka Theatre

The classic story of friendship and bravery, The Wind In The Willows is fun for all the family in this delightful new adaptation at the Polka Theatre. When Mole abandons spring cleaning… Read More

The Windsors: Endgame

Closed: 9 October 2021 - Prince of Wales Theatre

At this theatre, all audience members must bring with them proof of double-vaccination, a recent negative lateral flow test or natural immunity. Find information on the Prince of Wales Theatre's… Read More

The Winslow Boy

Closed: 25 May 2013 - The Old Vic

Lindsay Posner returns to the Old Vic theatre to direct Terence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy.Based on the true story of a father’s fight to clear his son’s name when he… Read More

The Winslow Boy

Closed: 30 May 2009 - Rose Theatre

Based on a true legal case, The Winslow Boy is a powerful drama of a father's attempts to clear his son's name against the might of the naval establishment.Timothy West… Read More

The Winter’s Tale

Closed: 22 April 2016 - Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe

The third of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse’s quartet of late Shakespeare plays, The Winter’s Tale mixes magic with motive in a divine, but ultimately human, tragedy. An imaginative but troubling… Read More

The Winter’s Tale

Closed: 10 June 2016 - Royal Opera House

Christopher Wheeldon’s three-act ballet adaptation of Shakespeare’s tale of love, loss and reconciliation is a triumph for The Royal Ballet. King Leontes, possessed by a mad jealousy, believes his pregnant… Read More

The Winter’s Tale

Closed: 16 January 2016 - Garrick Theatre

Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench star in Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy The Winter’s Tale as part of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s five-show West End season at the Garrick Theatre. Co-directed… Read More

The Winter’s Tale

Closed: 8 May 2014 - Royal Opera House

Following his charming Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and a series of short ballets including Aeternum and Polyphonia, Christopher Wheeldon presents this new full-length work at the Royal Opera House. Wheeldon… Read More

The Winter’s Tale

Closed: 14 March 2017 - London Coliseum

William Shakespeare’s magnificent tale of revenge, repentance and redemption, The Winter's Tale is splendidly reimagined by the English National Opera, with direction from Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear. Telling the turbulent… Read More

The Winter’s Tale

Closed: 21 July 2012 - Hampstead Theatre

The renowned all-male company Propeller return to the Hampstead, following sell-out success last year, with a visceral production of The Winter's Tale. Led by Director Edward Hall, internationally acclaimed all-male… Read More

The Winter’s Tale

Closed: 20 July 2013 - Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

The Winter's Tale tells the story of a lost princess raised by a shepherd and of her secret romance with a prince. As we follow her adventure, we encounter a… Read More

The Winter’s Tale

Closed: 1 January 2011 - The Roundhouse

Powerful, wealthy and surrounded by a loving family, Leontes should be content. Instead he is ill at ease with the world around him. Isolated by a destructive jealousy, he lashes… Read More

The Winter’s Tale

Closed: 16 April 2023 - Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

King Leontes falsely accuses his heavily pregnant wife of infidelity with his best friend. Consumed by jealousy, he makes a series of catastrophic decisions that tear his family apart and… Read More

The Wipers Times

Closed: 13 May 2017 - Arts Theatre

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s The Wipers Times - a stage adaptation of their award-winning film - tells the true and extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created in the… Read More

The Wipers Times

Closed: 1 December 2018 - Arts Theatre

The Wipers Times, the extraordinary story of a hilarious satirical newspaper created in the mayhem of the Somme, returns to the Arts Theatre. Penned by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, and… Read More

The Witches

Closed: 10 April 2016 - Rose Theatre

Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster brings to life Roald Dahl’s most terrifying book The Witches amidst an explosive backdrop of talented actor-musicians, lively performances and crafty illusions guaranteed to boggle the mind and… Read More

The Witches Of Eastwick

Closed: 4 October 2008 - New Wimbledon Theatre

Marti Pellow stars as the devilish Daryl Van Horne in The Witches Of Eastwick, a bewitching musical based on the Warner Brothers motion picture starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer and… Read More

The Witches Of Eastwick

Closed: 20 June 2022 - Sondheim Theatre

Be careful what you wish for! When three desperate housewives in small town America wish for the man of their dreams, they get more than they bargain for in this… Read More

The Witness

Closed: 30 June 2012 - Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

The Witness is Vivienne Franzmann's second play. Her first, Mogadishu, premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester last year to critical acclaim and winning several major awards. Captured in an award-winning… Read More

The Wizard Of Oz

Closed: 2 September 2012 - London Palladium

Developed from the ever popular 1939 MGM screenplay, The Wizard Of Oz is an enchanting adaptation of the all-time musical classic, totally reconceived for the stage by the award-winning creative… Read More

The Wizard Of Oz

Closed: 31 August 2008 - Royal Festival Hall

The Royal Festival Hall is transformed into a 21st century Emerald City for this production of the RSC stage version of L. Frank Baum's classic tale of wizards and witches,… Read More

The Wizard Of Oz

Closed: 8 September 2024 - Gillian Lynne Theatre

Following a smash-hit season at The London Palladium and a record-breaking UK & Ireland Tour, The Wizard of Oz returns to the West End for four weeks only this August. Starring JLS… Read More

The Wizard Of Oz (Film Screening with Live Orchestra)

Closed: 13 April 2018 - London Palladium

It is a movie that has touched millions around the world, and has become one of the most iconic films in history. The 1939 major motion picture The Wizard Of… Read More

The Wolf From The Door

Closed: 1 November 2014 - Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Anna Chancellor leads the cast of Rory Mullarkey’s George Devine Award-winning play The Wolf From The Door at the Royal Court. Four Weddings And A Funeral star Chancellor takes on… Read More

The Wolves

Closed: 17 November 2018 - Theatre Royal Stratford East

Sarah DeLappe's award-winning play, The Wolves, makes its European premiere at Theatre Royal Stratford East, telling a story of team spirit. Set in an indoor football centre in middle America,… Read More

The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase

Closed: 20 March 2011 - Greenwich Theatre

In Joan Aiken’s acclaimed modern classic, The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase, ravenous wolves have crossed the sea through the newly opened Channel Tunnel and roam the country. Set in an… Read More

The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase

Closed: 5 September 2021 - Greenwich Theatre

A thrilling adventure set in an alternative history of England, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase tells the story of two brave and determined girls as they fight against ferocious wolves… Read More

The Woman In Black

Closed: 30 March 2013 - Richmond Theatre

Everybody in the theatre can hear you scream! Unanimously acclaimed by the critics, Stephen Mallatratt's stage adaptation of Susan Hill's best selling novel combines the power and intensity of live… Read More

The Wonderful World Of Captain Beaky And His Band

Closed: 11 December 2011 - Royal Albert Hall

The Wonderful World Of Captain Beaky And His Band is a one-off evening of poems, musical interludes and performances, with many special guests. Captain Beaky And His Band is the… Read More

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

Closed: 15 October 2022 - Theatre Royal Stratford East

What would you do if you lost an hour from your day? How far would you go to rescue what you’ve lost? In search of a lost hour that has… Read More

The Woods

Closed: 13 October 2018 - Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

The Woods sees Robert Alan Evans return to the Royal Court with this thrilling new play, directed by Lucy Morrison. “Why you always got to dig things up?” A cabin… Read More

The World Champion Judah Friedlander

Closed: 6 June 2013 - Soho Theatre

On the comedy stage, Judah Friedlander is The World Champion. He is the best athlete in the world, the greatest martial artist, the sexual desire of every woman, a role… Read More

The World Of Extreme Happiness

Closed: 26 October 2013 - National Theatre Temporary Theatre

Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s new play takes audiences on an energetic and imaginative journey through contemporary China. Directed by Michael Longhurst, The World Of Extreme Happiness follows Sunny as she leaves… Read More

The World’s Wife

Closed: 6 February 2010 - Trafalgar Studios 2

The World's Wife is a new stage version of Duffy's acclaimed poems, which imagine the perspectives of the wives of famous men through the ages, whilst casting an acute glance over… Read More

The Worst Witch

Closed: 8 September 2019 - Vaudeville Theatre

Families are flocking to the West End to witness Mildred Hubble's thrilling adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy, in the stage adaptation of The Worst Witch. Flying into London's Vaudeville Theatre for… Read More

The Wrapping Paper Caper

Closed: 5 December 2004 - Drill Hall

A bumbling detective follows a tail of polystyrene packing peanuts, hot on the trail of a mysterious package. On the way he unleshes a host of magical creatures and adventures… Read More

The Year Of Magical Thinking

Closed: 26 October 2008 - National Theatre Lyttelton

Vanessa Redgrave returns to the London stage in a piece charting one woman's life in the wake of her husband's sudden death. This is the UK premiere of the one-woman… Read More

The Years

Closed: 31 August 2024 - Almeida Theatre

Based on Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s novel, 5 different actors bring one woman’s personal and political story to life, set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing post-war Europe. Read More

The Yellow Wallpaper

Closed: 1 August 2008 - Courtyard Theatre

An unsettling, chilling and claustrophobic gothic horror which incarcerates us in a disused nursery and draws us into an increasingly dangerous game with a menace intent on infecting our minds. Read More

The Yeomen Of The Guard

Closed: 16 September 2009

A special performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Yeomen Of The Guard, staged at The Tower of London to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry VII. To… Read More

The Yeomen Of The Guard

Closed: 2 December 2022 - London Coliseum

The Tower of London is the scene for a tangled web of melancholy and mirth in Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved operetta, The Yeomen of the Guard. The arrival of a… Read More

The York Realist

Closed: 12 October 2009 - Riverside Studios

Set on the brink of major social change in the early 1960’s, The York Realist is the poignant love story of two young men from diverse backgrounds, who are being… Read More

The Young Kings Of Comedy

Closed: 19 February 2011 - Hackney Empire

Experience the best young urban comedians in the UK today.Starring Richard Blackwood, Slim, Kevin J & Kojo The Fresh Prince of Hackney. Read More

The Yule Lads – Tales Of Icelandic Christmas

Closed: 9 December 2009 - Drill Hall

The Yule Lads - Tales Of Icelandic Christmas is a story in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm. Using music, magic and puppets, the show tells the tales that have… Read More

Theatre At Sea

Closed: 2 January 2009

Theatre Of Blood

Closed: 10 September 2005 - National Theatre Lyttelton

Seven self-regarding critics assemble at a disused theatre in response to a mysterious invitation. Too late they discover its gruesome purpose as Edward Lionheart, an actor frenzied by a lifetime… Read More

Theatre Of Possibilities

Closed: 21 July 2008 - Almeida Theatre

Theatre Of Possibilities illuminates key areas in artist Cy Twombly's creative life and coincides with an exhibition at Tate Modern. The evening features a rare opportunity to hear Voile d'Orphee… Read More

TheatreFix: VIP Competition

Closed: 10 March 2009

Thebans

Closed: 3 June 2014 - London Coliseum

British composer Julian Anderson and playwright Frank McGuinness unite for this compelling retelling of Sophocles’ timeless tragedy. Focusing on the fate of Oedipus and his daughter Antigone, Thebans sees murder,… Read More

Them With Frozen Tails

Closed: 3 January 2010 - The Roundhouse

Take two preposterously funny chaps. Some artic animals. A touch of frost. Add some frozen tails and three seasonal stories from around the world - one created live from audience… Read More

Them With Tails

Closed: 25 March 2006 - Jackson’s Lane Theatre

The team behind The Gruffalo bring three unlikely tales, and one impossible one, to life. Tall Stories has created this new family show from a trio of stories from across… Read More

Then Like My Dreams

Closed: 5 August 2006 - Theatre Royal Stratford East

Zak loves football. Zak loves West Ham and wants to play for them. But sometimes following your dreams can get pretty complicated. His mate, Dazza, shouts racist comments at the… Read More

Then, Now & Next

Closed: 29 July 2023 - Southwark Playhouse

Starring Alice Fearn, and directed by Julie Atherton, Then, Now & Next is a heartwarming, original musical from writers Christopher J Orton and Jon Robyns. Struggling with a difficult past,… Read More

Theodora

Closed: 16 February 2022 - Royal Opera House

Julia Bullock, Joyce DiDonato and Jakub Józef Orliński star in Katie Mitchell’s thrilling new production of Handel’s Theodora. In an alternative modern-day reality, Theodora, a religious fundamentalist, plots for the resistance against the Roman occupation.… Read More

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London Shows Archive

The Way Of Kindness

The Way Old Friends Do

The Way Old Friends Do

The Weatherman

The Wedding Singer

The Weir

The Weir

The Welkin

The West End Men

The Westbridge

The Westbridge

The WET REP Season

The Whale’s Tooth

The Whiskey Taster

The White Devil

The White Factory

The White Guard

The Wider Earth

The Wiggles

The Wild Bride

The Wild Party

The William Stories

The Wimps Show: Improvised Comedy

The Wind In The Willows

The Wind In The Willows

The Wind In The Willows

The Wind In The Willows

The Wind In The Willows

The Wind In The Willows

The Windsors: Endgame

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale

The Wipers Times

The Wipers Times

The Witches

The Witches Of Eastwick

The Witches Of Eastwick

The Witness

The Wizard Of Oz

The Wizard Of Oz

The Wizard Of Oz

The Wizard Of Oz (Film Screening with Live Orchestra)

The Wolf From The Door

The Wolves

The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase

The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase

The Woman In Black

The Wonderful World Of Captain Beaky And His Band

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

The Woods

The World Champion Judah Friedlander

The World Of Extreme Happiness

The World’s Wife

The Worst Witch

The Wrapping Paper Caper

The Year Of Magical Thinking

The Years

The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yeomen Of The Guard

The Yeomen Of The Guard

The York Realist

The Young Kings Of Comedy

The Yule Lads – Tales Of Icelandic Christmas

Theatre At Sea

Theatre Of Blood

Theatre Of Possibilities

TheatreFix: VIP Competition

Thebans

Them With Frozen Tails