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London Theatre Week 2026: Massive West End sale is back with Cabaret, Lion King, Matilda and more
Tunning to September 13, London Theatre Week is a great big theatre tickets sale
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Theatre reviews, news and more – the best shows in London and the West End.
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Read our latest reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe 2026
All the big comedy and theatre shows from the Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival
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The 10 best new London theatre openings in August 2026
From ‘Cats’ to ‘Dog Man’ it’s all happening in London this month
Comedy
The top London comedy shows to see in August
There’s still plenty of laughs to be had in London during the Edinburgh Fringe
Dance
The best dance and ballet shows in London this August
While lots of performers will be taking the month to cool off, a few dedicated dancers will remain to sweat it out on the stage
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Latest theatre reviews
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A Slow Fire
Simon Stephens is a playwright whose recent work has been found on big stages with starry actors like Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen. So this four-hander...
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As You Like It
As You Like It is mostly a play about a large assortment of oddballs living in a forest for some reason. It definitely has a plot, but it also kind of plays...
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Who Killed Marilyn?
‘But how did Marilyn Monroe really die?’ is not necessarily a question you’re expecting to have answered down the theatre in 2026, especially...
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Wicked
Wicked
Bag tickets for just £27 and see a musical that's won more than 100 awards around the world.
Hamilton
Hamilton
Tickets are available from just £35 for one of the biggest hitters of recent years.
The Lion King
The Lion King
From just £35 for one of the most popular West End shows of all?Â
Fawlty Towers The Play
Fawlty Towers The Play
Tickets from just £15 for the hilarious stage-based farce.
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Because there’s up to 70 percent off at loads of shows...
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
Save 26% on tickets to the rousing tear-jerker par excellence.
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Emma Thompson’s new musical ‘Nanny McPhee’ will open in London next year
The Oscar-winning actor’s adaptation of the films she starred in is landing in the West End in 2027
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The National Theatre’s hit musical ‘Pride’ is transferring to London’s West End
The year’s most acclaimed theatre show will get a new lease of life as it moves into a much bigger theatre
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I went to London’s brand new Peaky Blinders experience – with a 1920s pub and secret underworld
‘Peaky Blinders: Underworld’ is an immersive experience with a free to enter public pub. Is it worthy of the Shelby name?
The best London theatres
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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...
