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London’s most spectacular free festival has just announced its 2025 line-up
Greenwich + Docklands International Festivalhas dropped its 2025 roster, and it’s another stunner
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The 10 best new London theatre openings in June 2025
From a host of returningall time classics, to big new West End blockbusters Stereophonic and Hercules, it’s another big month on the London stage
Dance
The best dance and ballet shows in June 2025
This month London has some absolute crackers on stage, including the ballet remake of the cult mod movie Quadrophenia, Matthew Bourne’s steamy The...
Comedy
The top London comedy shows to see in June
From Trevor Noah to the London Clown Festival, it’s a great month for London chuckles
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Rupert Goold will end his tenure at London’s Almeida Theatre with a monumental 18 months of programming
From Alice Birch to ‘American Psycho’, the Almeida’s outgoing artistic director has left us with plenty to remember him by
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North by Northwest
Obviously Hitchcock’s North by Northwest is a ludicrous film to adapt for the stage, especially for a modestly budgeted touring show with no set changes...
Alexandra Palace
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Storehouse
Storehouse is absolute nonsense, a pretty but torpid vanity project that’s the brainchild of businesswoman Liana Patarkatsishvili, who I assume also...
Deptford
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Miss Myrtle’s Garden
There’s something relatable – and deeply funny – about a grandmother demanding to be brought potatoes and mixed spice, then grinning at her...
Shepherd’s Bush
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Kids and teens can get free theatre tickets all summer as London Kids Week booking opens for 2025
Book via the official Kids Week portal and under-18s can see massive West End shows for free when accompanied by a paying adult
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A new immersive theatre show in central London allows you to recreate January 6
‘Fight for America!’ is a gigantic board game that allows teams of players to control the events of January 6, 2021
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Ncuti Gatwa regenerates into Olly Alexander as the NT’s ‘Importance of Being Earnest’ transfers to London’s West End
One Russell T Davies alumnus replaces another as the National Theatre’s hit Oscar Wilde revival transfers
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Old Vic
One of London's most storied theatres, the Old Vic – which opened its doors in 1818 – was the first home of the National Theatre, under the...
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National Theatre
Arguably the greatest theatre in the world, the Royal National Theatre is also one of London's most recognisable landmarks and perhaps this country's foremost...
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Royal Court Theatre
London's premiere new writing theatre, the Royal Court made its name in the 1950s when it was synonymous with kitchen sink dramas and the Angry Young Men, and...
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Shakespeare's Globe
Built in 1599 and destroyed by fire in 1613, the original Globe Theatre was at the heart of London’s seedy South London entertainment district in William...
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Lyric Hammersmith
A beacon of culture in Hammersmith, the Lyric's distinctive look is largely down to a fusion of the building's 1970s structure, the theatre's Victorian...