London Shows Archive

Twist Of Gold

Closed: 21 April 2012 - Polka Theatre

Twist Of Gold is an adaptation of the epic adventure novel by Michael Morpurgo. With famine gripping Ireland, Sean and Annie have just one chance of survival - they must… Read More

Twisted Vision

Closed: 26 January 2008 - Greenwich Theatre

Leonard is a diva on stage, but in the privacy of his home he is a lonely soul, longing to share his life with someone special. He is confronted by… Read More

Twits, The

Closed: 7 January 2007 - artsdepot

Mr Twit puts frogs in his wife’s bed while Mrs Twit cooks up worms in his spaghetti. As if this wasn’t nasty enough, this disgusting duo have captured the Muggle-Wump… Read More

Twitstorm

Closed: 1 July 2017 - Park Theatre

Guy Manton is a national treasure, the much-loved host of a caustic television panel show, until a throwaway remark is inadvertently shared with the whole world. And before Guy knows… Read More

Two

Closed: 27 April 2008 - Courtyard Theatre

The Landlord and Landlady of traditional Lancashire pub serve a stream of customers with their customary smiles. But as the evening draws on, the quaint and convivial atmosphere dissipates to… Read More

Two Boys

Closed: 8 July 2011 - London Coliseum

Loosely inspired by an incredible but true case that happened in the North of England a few years ago, Nico Muhly's new opera Two Boys enters the secret world of… Read More

Two Four One One

Closed: 29 May 2013 - Chelsea Theatre

Join Grace Surman and Cathy Butterworth for a sculptural performance double act. How do you find new ways to describe the moon? Wrestle with a wild beastRead some ProustRecreate small… Read More

Two Four Six Eight

Closed: 3 March 2012 - Lyric Hammersmith

Set at a children’s birthday party, Two Four Six Eight is a family show that makes learning numbers fun and teaches children what to do to get ready for their… Read More

Two Halves Of Guinness

Closed: 7 April 2013 - Leicester Square Theatre

Late 1970's. Star Wars has just been released & looks set to become one of the biggest films of all time. But Sir Alec Guinness is worried that future generations… Read More

Two Men Talking

Closed: 23 June 2007 - Trafalgar Studios 2

In 1974, in Johannesburg, a teacher asked two rival schoolboys to tell one another a story. Three decades later Murray Nossel, an Academy-Award nominated filmmaker, and Paul Browde, a psychiatrist,… Read More

Two Roses For Richard III

Closed: 23 May 2012 - The Roundhouse

Two Roses For Richard III is a breathtaking combination of theatre, circus, visual imagery and aerial skills. A stylised, beautiful and contemporary vision of Shakespeare's history plays Two Roses For… Read More

Two Step

Closed: 11 September 2004 - Almeida Theatre

Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)

Closed: 31 August 2024 - Criterion Theatre

HE’S JUST ARRIVED. SHE’S JUST THRILLED. Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) became the talk of the town when it premiered at London's Kiln Theatre in 2023. Catch… Read More

Two Thousand Years

Closed: 29 July 2006

For the first time, the National Theatre commissioned Mike Leigh to create an original play. Using his usual methods, Leigh worked with his team to explore characters, relationships, themes and… Read More

Two Thousand Years

Closed: 31 January 2006

For the first time, the National Theatre commissioned Mike Leigh to create an original play. Using his usual methods, Leigh worked with his team to explore characters, relationships, themes and… Read More

Two Women

Closed: 20 March 2010 - Theatre Royal Stratford East

Two Women, based on the novel by Martina Cole, is an explosive play about East End violence and the pursuit of justice against all odds.Danger and violence have always been… Read More

Two, Four, Six, Eight!

Closed: 25 September 2011 - Albany Theatre

Two, Four, Six Eight! is a show for ages 4+ which proves just how much fun numbers can be with your friends. Craig has been invited to his best friend's… Read More

Tynan

Closed: 26 March 2005 - Arts Theatre

Kenneth Tynan famously summed up a critic as, “a man who knows the way but can't drive the car”. Corin Redgrave stars in this one-man show based on the diaries… Read More

Typhoon 3: International East Asian Playreading Festival

Closed: 12 June 2004 - Soho Theatre

The third annual East Asian playreading festival supported by Soho Theatre. The festival is desinged to promote the best of contemporary East Asian drama. This year's directors include Rufus Norris… Read More

U Fest

Closed: 4 September 2011 - Unicorn Theatre

U Fest is a brand new arts festival for young people with a host of interactive displays and activities. Ideal for theatregoers aged 8 to 108, U Fest offers performances… Read More

U Shrinivas

Closed: 18 November 2009 - Sadler’s Wells

Virtuoso mandolin player U Shrinivas presents an evening of music, accompanied by his brother U Rajesh.Former child prodigy U Shrinivas (who is also known as Mandolin U) is a musician… Read More

Ubu Roi

Closed: 22 June 2014 - Barbican Theatre

Cheek By Jowl’s hit 2013 production of Ubu Roi, a satire of greed and power, makes a triumphant return to The Barbican. Alfred Jarry’s drama, banned when it was first… Read More

Ubu Roi

Closed: 20 April 2013 - Barbican: Silk Street Theatre

Following its first performance in 1896, Alfred Jarry's brutal satire about greed and the abuse of power was outlawed for its scandalous language, violence and disrespect for authority. Anarchic and… Read More

Ubu Roi

Closed: 1 August 2004 - Courtyard Theatre

Set in fictional Poland Ubu Roi tells the story of Ma and Pa Ubu who violently take over the kingdom, become dictators and unleash a reign of mayhem on society.The… Read More

Ubu The King

Closed: 10 December 2005

Mum and Dad Ubu are evil megalomaniacs, and, as evil megalomaniacs tend to do, they enjoy nothing more than plotting their rise to power. In particular, they are striving to… Read More

Udderbelly Festival – Opening Gala

Closed: 12 April 2013 - Udderbelly

Everyone's favourite oversized bovine is back for 2013, ready and raring for some of the best comedy, cabaret, and music London has to offer. At this, Udderbelly Festival's Opening Gala,… Read More

Ugly Duckling

Closed: 15 October 2011 - Lyric Hammersmith

A new adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s much-loved tale. Journey through the seasons with the troubled little ducking as he searches for the place he belongs. Ugly Duckling is part… Read More

Ugly Duckling

Closed: 17 May 2013 - Sadler’s Wells

Ugly Duckling is Northern Ballet’s first production created especially for children and comes to Sadler’s Wells for one day only during the company’s run of The Great Gatsby. A poor… Read More

Ugly Duckling

Closed: 22 February 2014 - Polka Theatre

Funky Feathers is feeling low. Can Major Mustard cheer him up? A spirited reworking of this popular tale that brings together many of the themes of Hans Christian Andersen’s poignant… Read More

Ugly Duckling, The

Closed: 18 November 2006 - Tricycle Theatre

In this unusual and delightful version of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, Major Mustard and the audience call on their skills of song and story to cure the duckling’s sadness. Ages… Read More

Ugly Duckling, The

Closed: 6 November 2004 - Little Angel Theatre

Shunned by the other chicks in the farmyard, Duckling runs away from home and so begins his adventures in the big wide wild world. A blackbird, a toad, a dog,… Read More

Ugly Duckling, The

Closed: 30 July 2005 - Polka Theatre

The life of the Ugly Duckling is not as happy as it could be. He is shunned by his fellow ducks, and the geese are even less pleasant. It seems that… Read More

Ugly One, The

Closed: 22 October 2007 - Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Lette thought he was normal. When the extent of his ugliness is revealed, he turns to a plastic surgeon for help. But after the bandages come off, Lette soon learns… Read More

UK Bollywood Dance Championships

Closed: 8 July 2008 - Hackney Empire

Bollywood dancers from all over the UK compete for this prestigious title.Find out more about the rich variety of West End shows on offer in Theatreland. Read More

UK Pink Floyd Experience

Closed: 6 September 2013 - New Wimbledon Theatre

The 9-piece UK Pink Floyd Experience replicates the line up of the full live Pink Floyd touring band of the late 80s and 90s. With state-of-the-art sound and a spectacular… Read More

UK Unsigned Grand Finals

Closed: 30 March 2008 - Hackney Empire

The 7th Anuual UK Unsigned Grand Finals comes back to the Hackney Empire on Sunday 30th March. After 10 months of gruelling heats and showcases across the UK to find… Read More

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Closed: 28 April 2006 - Greenwich Theatre

Following sold-out concerts around the world, including the Royal Festival Hall, Glastonbury Festival and the Chicago Chamber Music Festival, this cult orchestra of all-singing, all-strumming, all-plucking ukulele players are making… Read More

Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, The

Closed: 10 December 2006 - Drill Hall

The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain heralds the Christmas season with its all-singing, all-strumming, all-plucking extravaganza.Looking to see some musical theatre? Find out more about London musicals. Read More

Umbilical Brothers, The

Closed: 19 February 2005 - Peacock Theatre

Following a sell-out run in New York, The Umbilical Brothers bring THWAK!, their high-speed show of bizarreness, to the Peacock stage. In the Australian duo's world, absolutely anything can happen.… Read More

Umoja

Closed: 19 February 2012 - Peacock Theatre

Umoja is a pulsating musical celebration of South African song and dance. From the potent rhythms of tribal music to the intricate steps of gumboot dancing, the jazz of Sophiatown,… Read More

Umoja

Closed: 8 April 2004 - Hackney Empire

Umoja is a joyous and explosive celebration of South African music with sensational voices and thrilling, energetic dancing. Featuring the music of African greats, Umoja tells the story of the… Read More

Umthombi / Impro_Vise_2

Closed: 9 June 2007 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

A dance double bill playing as part of Moving Africa 3.Umthombi follows a boy's coming of age as he follows the footsteps of his mentor, learning responsibility and survival as… Read More

Un Ballo In Maschera

Closed: 18 July 2009 - Royal Opera House

For the second work of its Italian summer, the Royal Opera presents one of its audience favourites, Verdi’s Un Ballo In Maschera. Verdi’s Un Ballo In Maschera returns in a… Read More

Un ballo in maschera

Closed: 30 April 2005 - Royal Opera House

In their role debuts, Marcelo Alvarez, a familiar interpreter of Verdi at Covent Garden, is the reforming Gustavus III [Riccardo], with Thomas Hampson as his friend Ankarstroem [Renato], who turns… Read More

UN Inspector, The

Closed: 5 October 2005 - National Theatre Olivier

Spotted at the Marriott by government aides in search of a decent cappuccino, a British businessman nonentity is mistaken for the dreaded UN inspector. While he exploits the situation for… Read More

Unbelievable

Closed: 7 January 2024 - Criterion Theatre

Please note Derren Brown does not appear on stage in Unbelievable. Everyone you meet is performing a kind of magic trick - presenting the parts of themselves they want you… Read More

Unborn In America

Closed: 1 February 2015 - The Vaults (Main Entrance)

Acclaimed opera singer and cabaret artist Jessica Walker stars in the world premiere of Unborn In America, a twisted satire of American excess. In the afterlife, aborted foetus Ziggy performs… Read More

Unbroken

Closed: 7 March 2009 - Gate Theatre

Sexual brief encounters are exposed and explored in this new interpretation of Arthur Schnitzler's radical 1897 play La Ronde. Dance and text intertwine to reveal the spoken and unspoken, seen… Read More

Uncle Remus

Closed: 18 June 2004 - Hackney Empire

Pegasus Opera and Curious Opera Group present a new musical adventure, which tells the incredible story of how captive Africans made their voices heard in America, and how their creativity… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 26 March 2016 - Almeida Theatre

Associate Director Robert Icke revives Anton Chekhov’s greatest play Uncle Vanya at the Almeida Theatre, delving into the motivations of people without purpose. At times farce, at others tragedy, Uncle… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 3 May 2014 - Wyndham’s Theatre

Acclaimed Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky directs an all-Russian cast in this foreign language production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, which runs alongside another of the playwright's works Three Sisters. Performed by… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 8 November 2014 - The Other Palace

The creative team behind Southwark Playhouse’s Three Sisters and The Seagull brings another of Chekhov’s classics to the St James Theatre as part of the One Stage season. Adapted by… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 10 November 2012 - Noël Coward Theatre

Following the success of Sovremennik Theatre Company’s season last year, another Moscow-based company, Vakhtangov Theatre, comes to the West End with a modern interpretation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.Directed by Rimas… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 26 January 2013 - Vaudeville Theatre

Ken Stott, Anna Friel, Laura Carmichael and Samuel West star in Lindsay Posner’s new production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.Adapted by Christopher Hampton, Chekhov’s drama about the trials and tribulations of… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 14 November 2009 - Young Vic

Uncle Vanya, Chekhov’s masterpiece of frustrated longing and wasted lives was written in 1899. Its first production was directed by Stanislavski. It has been much revived, the title role having… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 9 February 2008 - Rose Theatre

Desperate longing, unrequited love and bitter frustrations surface when an ageing professor and his young wife return home.Darkly Comic, deeply touching and rich in language and emotion, Chekhov’s masterpiece is… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 28 May 2005 - Barbican Theatre

Chekhov’s play of tangled and tragic love combines comic observations of everyday life with a scathing attack on idle provincial life of the upper classes in czarist Russia. In the… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 17 May 2018 - Haymarket, Theatre Royal

The legendary Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, the first international company to win an Olivier Award, return to the West End with Uncle Vanya - one of two plays in their… Read More

Uncle Vanya

Closed: 2 May 2020 - Harold Pinter Theatre

This new adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya by Conor McPherson (Girl from the North Country, The Weir) is on at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Starring Toby Jones (Detectorists, Captain America)… Read More

Unconquered, The

Closed: 3 March 2007 - Arcola Theatre

Powerful poetic language, dark humour and provocative ideas build a fast moving story around a fiercely intelligent young girl and her relentless refusal of the establishment. When suddenly a people's… Read More

Uncut Confetti

Closed: 30 April 2006 - Battersea Arts Centre

John Hegley draws poetry, tale-telling and dong from his new book. Read More

Undance

Closed: 3 December 2011 - Sadler’s Wells

Undance is a collaboration between internationally acclaimed composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, Olivier Award-winning choreographer Wayne McGregor and Turner Prize-winning visual artist Mark Wallinger.This two part evening, with an orchestra conducted by… Read More

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London Shows Archive

Twist Of Gold

Twisted Vision

Twits, The

Twitstorm

Two

Two Boys

Two Four One One

Two Four Six Eight

Two Halves Of Guinness

Two Men Talking

Two Roses For Richard III

Two Step

Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)

Two Thousand Years

Two Thousand Years

Two Women

Two, Four, Six, Eight!

Tynan

Typhoon 3: International East Asian Playreading Festival

U Fest

U Shrinivas

Ubu Roi

Ubu Roi

Ubu Roi

Ubu The King

Udderbelly Festival – Opening Gala

Ugly Duckling

Ugly Duckling

Ugly Duckling

Ugly Duckling, The

Ugly Duckling, The

Ugly Duckling, The

Ugly One, The

UK Bollywood Dance Championships

UK Pink Floyd Experience

UK Unsigned Grand Finals

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, The

Umbilical Brothers, The

Umoja

Umoja

Umthombi / Impro_Vise_2

Un Ballo In Maschera

Un ballo in maschera

UN Inspector, The

Unbelievable

Unborn In America

Unbroken

Uncle Remus

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Unconquered, The

Uncut Confetti

Undance

Under 11s 2013

Under A Foreign Sky

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

Under The Arches

Under The Bed

Under The Black Flag

Under The Blue Sky

Under The Carpet

Under The Curse

Under The Eagle

Underdog: The Other Other Brontë

Underfoot/For How Much?

Underneath The Lintel

Underpants, The