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London Shows Archive

Albert’s Boy

Closed: 13 August 2005 - Finborough Theatre

Victor Spinetti plays Albert Einstein in this new dark comedy about the legendary scientist having a very bad day: his house is empty, his cat is missing and he is… Read More

Albion

Closed: 25 October 2014 - Bush Theatre

It’s karaoke night at The Albion, a proper East End boozer and the unofficial home of the English Protection Army. Paul runs the pub, girlfriend Christine rules the roost, and… Read More

Albion

Closed: 29 February 2020 - Almeida Theatre

Following a sell-out run in 2017, The Telegraph’s "Play of the Year", Albion, returns to the Almeida for just 31 performances. "This is our little piece of the world, and we’re… Read More

Alchemist, The

Closed: 25 March 2006 - Greenwich Theatre

Shepherd boy Santiago chases his dreams through the bazaars of Tangiers and the Egyptian desert in this production which employs an original score performed live and amazing aerial puppetry to… Read More

Alchemist, The

Closed: 21 November 2006 - National Theatre Olivier

Alex Jennings, Simon Russell Beale, Lesley Manville and Ian Richardson star in Jonson's cunning critique of human greed and gullibility.Subtle, Face and Doll Common pretend to be alchemists, fooling their unwitting… Read More

Alchemist, The

Closed: 14 April 2007 - Pleasance Theatre

Shepherd boy Santiago chases his dreams through the bazaars of Tangiers and the Egyptian desert in this production which employs an original score performed live and amazing aerial puppetry to… Read More

Alcina

Closed: 14 October 2005 - Royal Opera House

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Alec Dankworth’s Spanish Accents

Closed: 20 September 2013 - Chickenshed

The brilliant jazz bassist presents a captivating show that reflects his life-long passion for Spain and its music. Spanish Accents features the acclaimed jazz violinist Christian Garrick, the authentic Spanish… Read More

Alegría

Closed: 5 February 2006 - Royal Albert Hall

Cirque Do Soleil blends acrobatics, aerial artistry and incredible lighting to create a show evoking a world of fantasy and magic.56 performers and musicians from 13 countries come together to… Read More

Alessandro nell’Indie

Closed: 19 November 2006 - London Coliseum

For one night only Pacini's Alessandro nell'Indie, which was last performed 175 years ago, receives a concert performance.Conducted by David Parry, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, joined by the Geoffrey Mitchell… Read More

Alex

Closed: 8 December 2007 - Arts Theatre

Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Whipping It Up) brings the country's favourite cartoon investment banker (as featured in the Daily Telegraph) to three dimensional life in a hilarious send-up of the… Read More

Alex

Closed: 20 December 2008 - Leicester Square Theatre

Alex finds it increasingly difficult to juggle his job, his marriage and his social life as crisis hits all three and threatens to ruin him. He is in trouble with… Read More

Alex Edelman: Just For Us

Closed: 26 February 2023 - Menier Theatre (Menier Chocolate Factory)

Just For Us takes the audience through hilarious anecdotes from Alex Edelman’s life — his Olympian brother AJ, an unconventional holiday season, and a gorilla that can do sign language —… Read More

Alex Horne And Steve Hall

Closed: 16 July 2008 - Hackney Empire Studio

Alex Horne and Steve Hall, two leading acts from the London comedy circuit perform a double header of their solo shows prior to their runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Read More

Alex Horne: Birdwatching

Closed: 14 March 2009 - Soho Theatre

Alex Horne’s dad is a birdwatcher. Alex isn’t. But for one year he travelled round Britain, Bahrain, Birdworld and Bill Oddie in a bid to discover what makes his old… Read More

Alex Horne: Seven Years In The Bathroom

Closed: 17 March 2012 - Soho Theatre

Seven Years In The Bathroom is the ultimate stat-based fun-packed thought-provoking experimental-and-sometimes-stupid comedy show in which Alex Horne aims to recreate your entire life. That’s right, he’ll do everything you’ll… Read More

Alex Horne: When In Rome

Closed: 20 May 2006 - Soho Theatre

Horne returns with the world's first ever choose-your-own-adventure style comedy Latin language course. Read More

Alex Horne: Wordwatching

Closed: 24 April 2010 - Soho Theatre

Chortle Award-winner and Perrier Award nominee Alex Horne brings his hugely successful comedy show Wordwatching to Soho theatre. The show charts Horne's hilarious quest to get an invented word into the… Read More

Alexander Whitley – 8 Minutes

Closed: 28 June 2017 - Sadler’s Wells

Following on from his innovative digital work Pattern Recognition, Sadler's Wells New Wave Associate Alexander Whitley takes on the breathtaking scale of space for his company's main stage debut. Working… Read More

Alexei Sayle

Closed: 9 February 2013 - Soho Theatre

Alexei Sayle returns to the Soho theatre with his first full-length solo stand-up show in over 16 years. After his return to live performance hosting a special series of shows… Read More

Alexei Sayle

Closed: 13 April 2013 - Soho Theatre

Alexei Sayle returns to Soho Theatre with his first full-length solo stand-up show in over 16 years. After his return to live performance hosting a special series of shows at… Read More

Alexei Sayle: Presents Josie Long, Simon Munnery and Bridget Christie

Closed: 24 January 2012 - Soho Theatre

As part of a series of special shows Alexei Sayle, one of the nation's favourite comics, comperes an evening featuring comedy circuit stars Josie Long, Simon Munnery and Bridget Christie.Further… Read More

Alexei Sayle: Presents Paul Foot and Robin Ince

Closed: 31 January 2012 - Soho Theatre

As part of a series of special shows Alexei Sayle, one of the nation's favourite comics, comperes an evening featuring comedy circuit stars Paul Foot and Robin Ince.Further shows, featuring… Read More

Alexei Sayle: Presents Tony Law, Loretta Maine and Josh Howie

Closed: 17 January 2012 - Soho Theatre

As part of a series of special shows Alexei Sayle, one of the nation's favourite comics, comperes an evening featuring comedy circuit stars Tony Law, Loretta Maine and Josh Howie.… Read More

Alfie

Closed: 15 May 2010 - Greenwich Theatre

Made famous by movies starring Michael Caine and more recently Jude Law, Alfie is the original stage play about a young man with an overwhelming desire for the ladies.  Combining… Read More

Alfie Brown: Work In Progress

Closed: 26 July 2013 - Hen & Chickens Theatre

Following a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre run with the critically-acclaimed and critically berated Soul for Sale, the occasionally screaming Alfie Brown presents a brand new show. Read More

Alfonso und Estrella

Closed: 25 March 2006 - Bloomsbury Theatre

University College Opera is possibly the most ambitious and audacious university opera company in the country. Since its formation in 1951, UCO has brought many rarely performed operas back into… Read More

Algorithms

Closed: 11 May 2024 - Park Theatre

Brooke has it all: the job, the flat, the girlfriend... but what happens when things go tits up just before your 30th birthday? Brooke is the algorithm writer for a… Read More

Ali Baba

Closed: 16 December 2006 - Tricycle Theatre

Ali Baba discovers some treasure in a robbers’ cave near his village. But the robbers want it back and soon Ali is on the run. Will he and his faithful… Read More

Ali Fakhredin: As Is

Closed: 14 April 2007 - Bloomsbury Theatre

Iranian satirist Ali Dean dons plays a mullah, sent to Los Angeles to spy on America, who has a secret desire for gadgets and rock 'n' roll.Performed in Farsi. Read More

Alias – Sideways Rain

Closed: 16 November 2012 - Sadler’s Wells

Guilherme Botelho’s Sideways Rain is a metaphor for the primal energy running through all living things. Performed by 16 dancers, they walk, run, fall, rise, stop and then start again,… Read More

Alice And The White Rabbit

Closed: 16 February 2008 - Half Moon Young People’s Theatre

Alice spirals into Wonderland as she chases the White Rabbit back in time. Watch her change size and join her as she meets the Cheshire Cat and the March Hare… Read More

Alice And The White Rabbit

Closed: 25 August 2008 - Little Angel Theatre

Join Alice on her magical adventure as she chases the White Rabbit back in time on a fantastic spiralling journey into Wonderland. Watch her change in size in this dream-like… Read More

Alice Bell

Closed: 9 March 2010 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

A fictional character born into a fictional conflict, Alice seeks happiness in a divided land, finding love and companionship but at a terrible cost. Part theatre, part fairy tale, Alice… Read More

Alice By Heart

Closed: 10 March 2012 - Lyric Hammersmith

The creators of Spring Awakening present a new rock-musical interpretation of Alice In Wonderland.Alice By Heart tells of an adolescent Alice Parsley who convinces her ailing friend Alfred to join… Read More

Alice In Wonderland

Closed: 7 January 2007 - London Coliseum

The tale of a girl, a rabbit, a mad hatter and the Queen of Hearts is told to a Tchaikovsky score.Derek Deane's production is packed with magic and mystery when… Read More

Alice In Wonderland

Closed: 30 January 2011 - Little Angel Theatre

Alice In Wonderland is Little Angel puppet theatre's version of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, suitable for children aged 5+ and their families.On a lazy summer's afternoon Alice whiles away her… Read More

Alice Trilogy

Closed: 10 December 2005 - Royal Court Theatre

Three ages of Alice. 1980, in the afternoon murk of her attic, is Alice losing her grip on reality? 1995, she has summoned a lost love to meet her by… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 16 April 2012 - Royal Opera House

Lewis Carroll’s classic masterpiece comes to The Royal Ballet in the first revival of Christopher Wheeldon’s critically acclaimed Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. Follow Alice as she disappears down the rabbit… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 15 March 2011 - Royal Opera House

The world premiere of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, a new full-length ballet created by Christopher Wheeldon for The Royal Ballet. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland brings a famous story and its… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 13 April 2013 - Royal Opera House

Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland arrived on the stage in 2011 with a burst of colour, theatrical magic and inventive choreography. It was The Royal Ballet's first full-length work… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 3 August 2013 - Holland Park Theatre

After three very successful years of presenting Tobias Picker's opera of Fantastic Mr Fox, Opera Holland Park is pleased to announce the commissioning of a new family opera based on… Read More

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 15 February 2014 - Polka Theatre

Lewis Carroll’s classic characters spring to life in Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, an enchanting show for the whole family that’s bursting with music, madness and mystery. When Alice falls down… Read More

Alice’s Adventures Underground

Closed: 24 September 2017 - The Vaults Theatre

Fall deep into the Vaults, hidden beneath Waterloo station and lose yourself in a land far removed from our own. But this isn’t Alice's adventure, it's yours… Returning after a… Read More

Alice’s Adventures Underground

Closed: 26 February 2015

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Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Closed: 6 July 2025 - Royal Opera House

At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit… Read More

Aliens Love Underpants

Closed: 31 August 2014 - Leicester Square Theatre

Mischievous extra-terrestrials take over the Leicester Square this summer with the West End premiere of Aliens Love Underpants. Adapted and directed by Adam Bampton-Smith, the production charts the story of… Read More

Aliens Love Underpants

Closed: 5 September 2015 - Dominion Theatre

Mischievous extra-terrestrials take over the Dominion Theatre this summer with the West End premiere of Aliens Love Underpants.Adapted and directed by Adam Bampton-Smith, the production charts the story of aliens… Read More

Aliens Love Underpants

Closed: 1 September 2019 -

Mischievous extra-terrestrials take over at the Troubadour White City Theatre this summer with Aliens Love Underpants. Adapted and directed by Adam Bampton-Smith, Aliens Love Underpants charts the story of aliens… Read More

Alina Cojocaru – Alina At Sadler’s Wells

Closed: 23 February 2020 - Sadler’s Wells

Alina Cojocaru, lead principal dancer with Sadler's Wells Associate Company English National Ballet and resident guest artist with Hamburg Ballet, curates and performs in a new programme of classical and… Read More

Alkaline

Closed: 4 August 2018 - Park Theatre

The Park Theatre hosts the world premiere of Alkaline by Stephanie Martin, a new play about faith, friendship and fear. Alkaline also explores ideas surrounding British identity and who chooses to define it,… Read More

All About Eve

Closed: 11 May 2019 - Noël Coward Theatre

Fearsome obsession comes to the fore in this new adaptation of All About Eve, starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James and directed by Ivo van Hove. A razor-sharp, unsettling exposé of the… Read More

All About My Mother

Closed: 24 November 2007 - The Old Vic

After the tragic death of her son, Manuela embarks on a quest to Barcelona to find the father he never knew. Before reaching her goal, her life becomes entwined with… Read More

All Alone

Closed: 11 August 2007 - Theatre 503

A man uses the anonymity of internet chat rooms to feed his perversions and sexual inadequacies; exposing the inner workings of a debauched mind that sits within the deepest horror… Read More

All Bob’s Women

Closed: 28 June 2008 - Arts Theatre

A racy, saucy musical comedy that shows why love and madness can go hand in hand. Bob is a man on a mission: to seduce five different women and keep… Read More

All I Want For Christmas

Closed: 12 December 2009 - Theatre 503

Twisted and touching, All I Want For Christmas is the tale of everyday people struggling to survive in a winter wonderland. Meanwhile in Santa's grotto, the elves have decided enough… Read More

All I Want Is A British Passport

Closed: 13 March 2004 - Soho Theatre

All I Want Is A British Passport! Is a thoughtful satire on the government, authority and Immigration which examines the well-documented quest of Mohammed Al Fayed to gain a British Passport.… Read More

All I Want is a British Passport

Closed: 25 November 2004 - artsdepot

Nadim Sawalha’s hilarious one-man show dramatises London’s most famous grocer’s exhaustive quest for his own little maroon book – a British Passport. Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed has knocked on… Read More

All I’ve Known

Closed: 18 May 2013 - Chickenshed

Inspired by her own childhood growing up in a family that fostered children over many years, writer and director Rachel Yates has interviewed people with their own stories to share.… Read More

All In The Timing

Closed: 17 October 2004 - Battersea Arts Centre

Enter a world where chimps attempt to write Shakespeare, washing machines seduce men and Trotsky can live out 16 versions of his last day. Peepolykus team up with award-winning American… Read More

All Join In And Other Stories

Closed: 6 August 2011 - Polka Theatre

All Join In And Other Stories is a musical celebration of the work of writer and illustrator Quentin Blake. A mix of songs, stories and dancing, this production features some… Read More

All Mouth

Closed: 7 July 2007 - Menier Theatre (Menier Chocolate Factory)

A new comedy taking a wry look at the world of voiceover artists.Digby is agonising over his Desert Island disc selection and Greg can't take the pressure of being down… Read More

All My Sons

Closed: 19 November 2016 - Rose Theatre

The Rose Theatre, Kingston hosts this production of Arthur Miller’s first great Broadway success, All My Sons, a gripping drama of love, buried guilt and corruption. The play centres on… Read More

All My Sons

Closed: 7 June 2014 - Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Artistic Director Timothy Sheader takes on Arthur Miller’s classic play All My Sons following his hit production of The Crucible in 2010. Based on… Read More

All My Sons

Closed: 2 October 2010 - Apollo Theatre

All My Sons is Arthur Miller’s compelling story of forbidden love, loyalty, guilt and the corrupting power of greed. In All My Sons, Joe Keller is alleged to have supplied… Read More

All My Sons

Closed: 8 June 2019 - The Old Vic

Arthur Miller's cutting play All My Sons is revived at The Old Vic with a cast led by the multi-award-winning duo Sally Field and Bill Pullman. In a co-production with Headlong, the company's… Read More

All New People

Closed: 28 April 2012 - Duke of York’s Theatre

Zach Braff, known for his role in hit US TV series Scrubs, makes his UK stage debut in his own new play about a man hitting rock bottom on his… Read More

All Of Me

Closed: 16 February 2005 - artsdepot

Australia's leading physical theatre company return to Britain with their acclaimed production All Of Me. Suspended in the gloom, a foetal figure writhes and spins above the heads of the… Read More

All Of Us

Closed: 24 September 2022 - National Theatre

All of Us A powerful new play about making a stand. From Francesca Martinez, the award-winning author, comedian and actor, comes an unmissable new play directed by Ian Rickson (Paradise, Translations). Jess has a great life:… Read More

All Or Nothing – The Mod Musical

Closed: 11 March 2018 - Arts Theatre

This show has now transferred to the Ambassadors Theatre - click here for tickets. Based on the story of the iconic mod band Small Faces, All Or Nothing - The Mod… Read More

All Or Nothing – The Mod Musical

Closed: 12 May 2018 - Ambassadors Theatre

Now playing in its true home in London, All Or Nothing - The Mod Musical tells the story of iconic mod band Small Faces, four charismatic cockney kids who became a 1960s… Read More

All That Fall

Closed: 14 May 2016 - Arts Theatre

Plunging audiences into the pitch black, All That Fall sees acclaimed director Max Stafford-Clark lead a rare live production of Samuel Beckett’s first radio play, featuring an immersive 360 degree… Read More

All That Fall

Closed: 3 November 2012 - Jermyn Street Theatre

Trevor Nunn directs Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon in the London premiere of Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall.All That Fall charts the journey of old and unwieldy Mrs Rooney as… Read More

All That Is Wrong

Closed: 9 May 2013 - Unicorn Theatre

In Once And For All she analysed other's thoughts and burned Barbies, in Teenage Riot she shared slimming advice and saw adults as caged animals. Now Koba Ryckewaert has turned… Read More

All The Fun Of The Fair

Closed: 4 September 2010 - Garrick Theatre

All The Fun Of The Fair is a roller coaster ride of a musical, underscored by a helter-skelter of David Essex hits and album favourites. All The Fun Of The… Read More

All The Fun Of The Fair

Closed: 7 February 2009 - New Wimbledon Theatre

Set against the backdrop of a travelling funfair and packed with dazzling stunt sequences, hilarious crafty cons and plenty of rock 'n' roll, All The Fun Of The Fair is… Read More

All Wear Bowlers

Closed: 28 January 2007 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

The absurdist tale of two silent film stars who fall off the screen and into a clown show. In trying to understand the situation, they just become more confused.Comedy, physical… Read More

All’s Fair (In Love & War)

Closed: 28 April 2013 - Cockpit Theatre

Shakespeare's tales told on the eve of a battle; rivalries build, resentments flare! On the eve of a decisive battle, an army is encamped. While the King & his officers… Read More

All’s Well That Ends Well

Closed: 21 August 2011 - Globe Theatre

Opening The Word Is God season at Shakespeare's Globe is All's Well That Ends Well, an unusual and inventive play which reverses all the usual expectations of Shakespearean comedy. Helena… Read More

All’s Nell That Ends Nell

Closed: 23 May 2023 - Trafalgar Theatre

All's Nell That Ends Nell  “Utterly compelling, wildly entertaining” - Stage Whispers  Celebrating 50 years of Rocky Horror and one wild ride of a life.  Nell Campbell, The Rocky Horror… Read More

All’s Well That Ends Well

Closed: 30 September 2009 - National Theatre Olivier

All’s Well That End’s Well is the story of the feisty but lowly Helena, who falls in love with Bertram, a haughty count. To gain his hand she is set… Read More

Allah Made Me Funny

Closed: 21 November 2007 - Riverside Studios

Mainstream and cross-cultural comedy to be enjoyed by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Read More

Alligators

Closed: 16 July 2016 - Hampstead Downstairs

Simon Evans directs Andrew Keatley’s searing new thriller Alligators, exploring how secrets long since buried can come back to bite us. The story follows teacher Daniel Turner, the man who… Read More

Almost Blue

Closed: 11 December 2005

Simon is a blind man with synathesia - he hears sound in colour. He becomes the only witness to a series of murders. He knows the killer by his voice… Read More

Alpha Males

Closed: 19 July 2008 - New Wimbledon Studio

Men. You need them, you want them, you may even be one. Find out as Adam Riches showcases a crotch-ful of maleness and encourages you to mark your territory and… Read More

Alphabetical Order

Closed: 13 June 2009 - Richmond Theatre

Alphabetical Order revolves around a 1970s provincial newspaper office where the journalists' lives are as chaotic as the filing system. Enter new assistant Lesley, neat and tidy, ultra-efficient and with… Read More

Alphabetical Order

Closed: 17 May 2009 - Hampstead Theatre

Alphabetical Order is a comedy set in a provincial newspaper office in the 1970s. Another day of chaos in the cuttings library; files all over the floor, phones left ringing.… Read More

Alter Ego 2016

Closed: 5 February 2016 - Hackney Empire

Alter Ego returns for a fifth year as part of Hackney Council's highly successful Discover Young Hackney Project. Hosted by Kat B (MTV Base) this entertainment spectacular will feature top… Read More

Alun Cochrane

Closed: 24 January 2009 - Soho Theatre

Can Alun Cochrane fix a wonky world? No. But doubtless he can get curmudgeonly about frustrating technology, train journeys, news stories and fabric softener. Not just for shed-owners or new… Read More

Alun Cochrane

Closed: 18 February 2006 - Soho Theatre

Friendly, intelligent comedy from former Perrier Newcomer nominee Cochrane. Read More

Alun Cochrane

Closed: 7 April 2007 - Soho Theatre

Alun returns to the Soho with another friendly storytelling stand-up show. His tales are often entirely inconsequential, about whatever has happened to him in life. They could well cover subjects… Read More

Alun Cochrane: Moments Of Alun

Closed: 2 November 2011 - Bloomsbury Theatre

Comedian Cochrane brings his new show to the Bloomsbury theatre. Read More

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Closed: 25 September 2010 - Sadler’s Wells

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Sadler’s Wells with two programmes showcasing the extraordinary artistry of a company that has changed the face of American dance over the course… Read More

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Closed: 15 September 2007 - Sadler’s Wells

Three programmes of work which combine popular music, gospel and jazz with modern dance and ballet.Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has a reputation for soul-stirring, high-energy performance. The company has… Read More

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Closed: 10 September 2005 - Sadler’s Wells

Taking popular music, gospel and jazz and mixing the classical vocabulary of ballet with contemporary styles, the company radiate an energy that is purely infectious.International ambassadors of African-American culture, the… Read More

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Mixed Bill

Closed: 17 September 2016 - Sadler’s Wells

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Alyssa, Memoirs Of A Queen!

Closed: 13 June 2021 - Vaudeville Theatre

London, are you prepared? For one week only, experience the magic of Alyssa Edwards as she sashays her way into London's glittering West End from 7 – 13 June! From… Read More

Amajuba (Like Doves We Rise)

Closed: 30 April 2005 - Criterion Theatre

Fresh from its success at the Barbican and around the world, this collage of personal stories from South Africa's troubled past returns to London. The production is directed by Yael… Read More

Amajuba: Like Doves We Rise

Closed: 17 July 2004 - Barbican: The Pit Theatre

Award-winning Yael Farber directs this tale of true life stories from its five South African actors. An incredible mix of personal testimony, breathtaking singing and inspiring drama. Read More

Amanda Symonds

Closed: 29 October 2006 - Lauderdale House

Sunday afternoon cabaret with West End star Amanda Symonds, supported by Kris Abrahams.Symonds is currently playing Mrs Corry in Mary Poppins, and has also appeared at the Young Vic, National,… Read More
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