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21 February 2025London

Todd Edwards & Izco - at Night Tales

Garage originator Todd 'the God' Edwards meets modern-day torchbearer Izco for a jubilant night of cross-generational…

15 February 2025London

Dimitri From Paris - at KOKO

The KOKOElectronic series continues to impress and attract, now with French disco extraordinaire arriving on Camden's…

A yellow background features a black and pink illustration with the words Pretty Vacant in large letters. Below it says The Story of Punk & New Wave. The illustration includes a safety pin, a mohawk, a crown, and a clock resembling Big Ben.

9 March 2025London

Pretty Vacant - The Story of Punk and New Wave

Pretty Vacant will be rolling into the capital for one night only (on a real tour bus!) for its final performance!

15 February 2025London

The Dilla Effect - at Rich Mix

A proper, no frills, old-school hip-hop night, inspired by and dedicated to the man himself.

15 February 2025London

Numero Group present Eccentric Soul - at The Social

Founder of the iconic Numero Group label - one of the chief rereleases of our time - brings their bag of seven inch to…

15 February 2025London

Changing Seasons

London Mozart Players premiere Changing Seasons – a groundbreaking collaboration inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

Image credit: Portrait of Barbara Steveni, stood with her work Banner, 1993. - Photo: John Mallinson. Courtesy Estate of Barbara Steveni

1 March 2025 to 8 June 2025London

Barbara Steveni: I Find Myself

Explore the social impact of art through the life and work of artist-activist Barbara Steveni.

Images copyright London Transport Museum  

7 March 2025London

Museum Late: Going Underground

Channel your inner engineer at London Underground’s after-hours event this March.

8 February 2025London

Illasoul presents Pablo Barrios - at Grow

Acclaimed jazz fusion series welcomes a new headliner, adding to their ever-growing list of eventual scene-shakers and…

7 February 2025London

Caribou - at the Roundhouse

Veteran of all forms of dance and electronic, Caribou comes to the Roundhouse, bringing his eclectic styles and…

25 February 2025 to 15 March 2025London

Main Character Energy

Temi Wilkey’s Main Character Energy transfers to Soho Theatre for a London Season.

18 February 2025 to 18 February 2025London

Riders to the Sea

OperaUpClose present Riders to the Sea, with a new dramatic prologue and chamber orchestration by Michael Betteridge.

12 March 2025 to 16 March 2025London

The Little Prince – An Extraordinary Adventure!

An unforgettable story that holds a special place in the hearts of millions, is now the unforgettable live show.

8 February 2025London

Club Mix - at Ridley Road Market Bar

Possibly our favourite bar in London, Ridley Road Market Bar is like how going out used to be before phones ruined…

1 May 2025London

New Regency Orchestra

Electrifying 18-piece big-band party like no other!

18 February 2025 to 23 February 2025London

There’s a Bear on My Chair

They do not make a happy pair, a mouse and bear with just one chair…

24 March 2025 to 19 May 2025London

Murder, She Didn’t Write

Get your finger of suspicion at the ready with the hilarious improvised whodunit.

Courtesy  Theaster Gates Studio

7 February 2025 to 6 April 2025London

Theaster Gates: 1965: Malcolm in Winter: A Translation Exercise

White Cube is pleased to present a major exhibition by artist Theaster Gates.

Ficre Ghebreyesus Untitled with Sea Urchin, c. 2002, © The Estate of Ficre Ghebreyesus. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co and Modern Art

14 March 2025 to 10 May 2025London

Ficre Ghebreyesus

The first UK solo exhibition of work by the late Eritrean-born American artist Ficre Ghebreyesus (1962-2012).

Audio Described Tour: 8th March

1 March 2025 to 31 March 2025London

London Wetland Centre - March 2025

Discover the Art of Wildlife Photography, play in nature with Friday Froglets and learn new skills.

13 March 2025 to 18 May 2025London

Plied & Prejudice

A side-splitting parody of Jane Austen’s classic novel, at Darcy’s Booziest ball.

10 February 2025 to 22 February 2025London

Save The Princess

A new tech extravaganza where gaming and theatre collide in an unforgettable live adventure!

The Carousel and The Moon - Midnight Sky

31 March 2025 to 6 April 2025London

Epoh Beech ‘The Pegasus Papers’

Artist Epoh Beech stunning exhibition of wallpapers, pen and ink drawings and hand-drawn animations.

10 February 2025 to 17 February 2025London

IF/THEN

Due to popular demand a second date has been added and John Owen-Jones joins the amazing cast.

11 June 2025 to 22 June 2025London

North by Northwest

It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mistaken for another...

Romola Garai - The Years – Credit Justine Matthew

24 January 2025 to 19 April 2025London

The Years

The five-star sold out production of The Years transfers to the West End for 12 weeks only.

30 January 2025 to 27 March 2025London

Chump’s Comedy

Chump’s comedy night is back with a stellar line-up of comics!

6 February 2025 to 22 February 2025London

Handbagged

Moira Buffini’s reimagined fly-on-the-wall comedy about Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher.

4 February 2025 to 8 February 2025London

Ghost the Musical

The Oscar-winning love story live on stage at New Wimbledon Theatre!

12 February 2025 to 22 February 2025London

Hangmen

Sharp and thought-provoking, exploring the complexities of morality and fame.

9 February 2025 to 11 May 2025London

Concrete Garden

The Barbican celebrates growth, renewal, and transformation with a season of events workshops, talks and screenings.

24 January 2025 to 8 March 2025London

LAST NIGHT I DREAMT OF MANDERLEY

Over 30 artists from different generations and geographies explore the notions of memory, darkness and transformation.

Francis Gavan, Ghost Train Ride, Woodhouse Moor, Leeds, Spring 1986

7 March 2025 to 15 June 2025London

Peter Mitchell: Nothing Last Forever

A retrospective of work by one of the leading early colour photographers of the 20th century.

Umar Rashid, Blackness can’t live in three dimensions if it tried. Nero and the Harlem Knights enter the Equus Cosmica for real, this time. 2022 Courtesy of the artist and Tiwani Contemporary. Photography by Deniz Guzel

6 February 2025 to 22 March 2025London

A Conscious Relation: body/mind/movement

A group presentation featuring Virginia Chihota, Alicia Henry, Joy Labinjo, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Dawit L. Petros, Umar…

3 March 2025 to 8 March 2025London

CHICAGO

Strictly Come Dancing Professional  Janette Manrara to star as Roxy Hart in Chicago.

Alex Waldmann, Michael Fox, Nigel Harman, Jemima Rooper & Jennifer Kirby

6 March 2025 to 12 April 2025London

Farewell Mister Haffmann

One of France’s most successful and long-running plays makes its London première at Park Theatre.

1 April 2025 to 12 April 2025London

DARKFIELD AT THE DITCH

Acclaimed immersive theatre producers DARKFIELD take up residency in The Ditch, Shoreditch Town Hall this April.

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16 February 2025London

Celebrating Bernard Kops

A wonderful evening of poems, readings, excerpts from stage plays, clips and songs celebrating playwright Bernard Kops.

18 February 2025 to 1 March 2025London

The Vegan Tigress

London premiere of a new play about a radical 19th Century fairy tale writer who accidentally summons a ghost.

3 February 2025 to 8 February 2025London

Thanks for Having Me

Heartbreak is easier with a little chaos!

31 January 2025 to 16 March 2025London

MRS PRESIDENT

An intimate and politically charged portrait of America’s most misunderstood First Lady.

26 April 2025 to 2 August 2025London

GIANT

Following a sell-out run at the Royal Court, the play everyone is talking about is transferring to the West End.

28 February 2025 to 16 March 2025London

Too Many Books

A thought-provoking, debut play that explores the complexities of international adoption.

7 February 2025London

James Brown vs Prince

Let’s Go Crazy for a high energy celebration of Funk Soul Orchestral’s James Brown vs Prince!

18 February 2025 to 9 March 2025London

Miss-I-Doll

The world premiere of musical comedy Miss-I-Doll brings a dose of reality to The Other Palace.

29 May 2025 to 31 May 2025London

Hansel & Gretel

Come on an enchanting adventure in Northern Ballet's brand-new children's ballet - a treat for all the family.

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26 January 2025 to 22 February 2025London

Pig Heart Boy

Is it better to have a pig's heart that works … than a human heart that doesn't?

21 February 2025London

The Happiness Index

A double bill of two shows in one night, from cult multi-award winning musical-comedians Jonny & The Baptists.

Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion

16 January 2025 to 31 March 2025London

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club

Upcoming shows over the next few months…

8 February 2025 to 9 March 2025London

Ordinary Madness

Inspired by the real life and works of Charles Bukowski, a dramatic compilation of six short plays spanning 1950s-1970s…

Afro-Futures-The-Brownie-Club-Cabaret_photo-by-Alex-Brenner

6 March 2025 to 9 March 2025London

Afro Futures Festival

Back for another year of artistic excellence, presented by Certain Blacks.

30 January 2025 to 22 February 2025London

Antigone [on strike]

A modern reimagining of Sophocles’ tragedy inspired by true stories of the so-called ‘ISIS Brides’.

Charlie Stemp, Dianne Pilkington, James Daly and Safeena Ladha.

8 March 2025 to 3 May 2025London

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors

Bram Stoker’s horror classic receives a comic makeover in this lightning-fast gender-bending reimagining production.

Illustrated portrait of an elderly person with short grey hair, wearing a collared shirt and a dark sweater. The background is composed of shades of blue with a textured, abstract style. The face is partially shadowed, giving a mysterious and contemplative impression.

15 February 2025 to 23 February 2025London

London Transport Museum: Behind the Poster

All aboard to Covent Garden this February half term and celebrate London’s iconic transport posters.

Barbara Hepworth, Small Stone With Black Strings (1952)

6 February 2025 to 6 May 2025London

Barbara Hepworth: Strings

Piano Nobile presents a unique exhibition about one of the most important artists and sculptors of the 20th century.

Mudfest!

1 February 2025 to 28 February 2025London

London Wetland Centre - February 2025

Take part in a winter bird walk, explore the art of stained glass making & dive into the fun at Mudfest!

15 January 2025 to 13 April 2025London

‘Under The Same Sky’, by Jake Grewal - at Studio Voltaire

Grewal's first institutional exhibition in London sees him soar to the top of the pile as one of London's most exciting…

11 February 2025 to 1 March 2025London

The Value of Names

Award-winning cast announced for Jeffrey Sweet’s darkly comedic and confrontational play.

27 March 2025 to 29 March 2025London

London Handel Festival: A Mythical Double Bill

A sensational double bill promising to be the highlight of the 2025 London Handel Festival.

KAREN, Sarah Cameron-West, photography by Dylan Woodley

18 March 2025 to 23 March 2025London

KAREN

The absurdly hilarious Fringe hit KAREN transfers to The Other Palace

Hardeep Pandhal, Thugs and Vandals: Charmed by Gorgoroth 13, 2021, Indian ink on paper, 56 x 76 cm, courtesy the artist.

13 February 2025 to 13 April 2025London

Hardeep Pandhal: Inner World

Hardeep Pandhal: Inner World will be the artist’s first solo exhibition in a London public gallery.

25 January 2025 to 25 March 2025London

Helios by Luke Jerram

Old Royal Naval College to host London premiere of Luke Jerram’s new celestial installation Helios.

Pie Herring Studio Portrait

28 February 2025 to 8 March 2025London

I Am Because We Are: Paintings from a Ghanaian Residency

Artist Pie Herring exhibits a new series of paintings in a solo exhibition with Arms Around the Child.

South Asian Astronomy: Holi Show

1 March 2025 to 31 March 2025London

Royal Observatory March Events

Events in March for all the family at the Royal Observatory.

Pirate Exhibition

1 March 2025 to 31 March 2025London

March Events at the National Maritime Museum

Events for adults and children this March.

Cutty Sark Sea Shanty Singers

1 February 2025 to 31 March 2025London

Events at Cutty Sark

A full programme of events for visitors to Cutty Sark this February and March.

30 September 2024 to 15 December 2025London

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Extends monthly run at the Cambridge Theatre until December 2025!

21 January 2025 to 8 February 2025London

Santi and Naz

Exploring female friendship, coming of age, and coming out set against the backdrop of a country soon to be changed…

12 February 2025 to 15 March 2025London

OTHERLAND

An exploration of what it means to be true to yourself in the face of unstoppable change.

Christina Kimeze, Soaring, 2024. Oil, pastel and oil stick on suede matboard © Christina Kimeze, image courtesy of the artist.

31 January 2025 to 11 May 2025London

Christina Kimeze: Between Wood and Wheel

Discover the radiant, textured paintings of Christina Kimeze at the South London Gallery, her first solo exhibition in…

29 January 2025 to 1 March 2025London

As Long As We Are Breathing

True story of surviving the Holocaust and forging a path to acceptance and forgiveness.

23 January 2025 to 22 February 2025London

The Double Act

An outrageous dark comedy exploring the price of ambition, the value of laughter and the ghosts of British…

24 January 2025 to 21 April 2025London

Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism - at the Royal Academy

A first-of-its-kind exhibition, featuring many never-before-seen works from private collections, the newest exhibition…

Image credits Helen Oxenbury Alice Through The Looking Glass & Helen Oxenbury, Illustration for Walker Books.

5 March 2025 to 14 December 2025London

Helen Oxenbury: Illustrating the Land of Childhood

Burgh House presents the first-ever solo exhibition – Helen Oxenbury, celebrating the artist, illustrator and author.

Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), two studies of a man playing the guitar and of an arm. Chalk on buff paper, about 1716.

15 May 2025 to 14 September 2025London

Watteau and circle

An outstanding collection of drawings by the French 17th-century painter, Antoine Watteau (1684–1721).

Small woven war rug, probably Afghanistan or Pakistan, 2000–2010.

4 October 2024 to 29 June 2025London

War Rugs: Afghanistan’s knotted history

Discover how weavers in Afghanistan recorded the country's turbulent history in traditional rugs.

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973). Still Life under the Lamp, colour linocut in black over green, red and yellow on white background, 1962. © Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2024.

7 November 2024 to 30 March 2025London

Picasso: printmaker

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was one of the most inventive and influential talents ever to explore the medium of print.

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Evening view of the eight scenic spots of Kanazawa in Musashi Province. Colour-woodblock print triptych (detail), 1857. Collection of Alan Medaugh.

1 May 2025 to 7 September 2025London

Hiroshige: artist of the open road

Join Japanese artist Hiroshige on a lyrical journey through Edo Japan at the British Museum.

2 February 2025 to 2 February 2025London

Frock Me! Vintage Fair

Over 60 leading exhibitors with the best in antique & vintage fashion on the King’s Road.

9 April 2025 to 12 April 2025London

The Little Prince

A new adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic tale brought to life with original music, puppetry, projection…

29 March 2025 to 4 January 2026London

Pirates

Explore the myth & discover the truth for a major new exhibition coming to the National Maritime Museum in March 2025.

20 March 2025 to 22 March 2025London

Defence Mechanism

Hannah Platt unravels her frank and acerbic world view – and after a diagnosis of body dysmorphia, how the world looks…

5 May 2025London

Anton at The Musicals

Lauren Oakley joins Anton Du Beke in Anton at the Musicals as a special guest!

11 February 2025 to 22 February 2025London

855-FOR-TRUTH

I don’t want it to be true, but look at the weather… It was torrents yesterday and now it’s too hot to think.

8 March 2025 to 9 March 2025London

The Detective Dog

Tiny and Tall Productions takes Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie’s beloved children’s book The Detective Dog on UK tour.

27 January 2025 to 8 February 2025London

Amy Gledhill: Make Me Look Fit on the Poster

Hilarious award-winning show about self-confidence, romance and bin bags!!

24 January 2025 to 2 March 2025London

Hélène de Beauvoir: The Woman Destroyed

Amar Gallery presents the first ever solo presentation of Hélène de Beauvoir’s artworks in the United Kingdom.

Max-Harwood-The-Lightning-Thief-The-Other-Palace-Photo-Credit-Manuel-Harlan

22 November 2024 to 2 February 2025London

The Lighting Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

The mythical adventure musical explodes onto the stage at The Other Palace for its London premiere.

3 July 2025London

50 CENT, DAVIDO AND MARY J. BLIGE LIVE!

Three global icons of Rap, R&B and Afrobeats visit London for a massive summer show on 3rd July 2025.

11 March 2025 to 22 March 2025London

The Mosinee Project

Paranoia and politics collide in this stranger than fiction Cold War drama.

Image: Carlo Carrà, Atmospheric Swirls – A Bursting Shell, 1914, Estorick Collection

15 January 2025 to 11 May 2025London

Breaking Lines

The Estorick Collection starts 2025 by exploring the revolutionary world of experimental poetry.

31 March 2025London

Brazilian Star Seu Jorge Returns To London In 2025

Celebrated musician and actor to make first UK appearance in 6 years at The Roundhouse, London in March 2025.

A Good House - Guy J Sanders

11 January 2025 to 8 February 2025London

A Good House

A thrilling new satire about a couple who discover the limits of good neighbourliness and what is required to fit in.

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9 February 2025 to 2 March 2025London

Der Ring des Nibelugen – Richard Wagner

London’s only fully staged RING cycle in 2025 will be performed by Regent’s Opera at York Hall next February

28 January 2025 to 2 February 2025London

Posh Girls

Don't let the tuck boxes and the tartan kilts fool you....

28 April 2025London

We Aren’t Kids Anymore

A dynamic and thoughtful musical exploration which taps into the profound feeling of never truly growing up.

Louis XV’s rhinoceros in Versailles: Science and Splendour at the Science Museum

12 December 2024 to 21 April 2025London

Versailles: Science and Splendour

Discover how the Palace of Versailles used science as a tool of power in this illuminating new exhibition.

9 January 2025 to 3 May 2025London

Kyoto

Saving the earth is a filthy business…

Oliver! 2024 Credit Johan Persson

14 December 2024 to 28 September 2025London

OLIVER!

Full cast announced for Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Lionel Bart’s irresistible musical masterpiece.

5 February 2025 to 22 February 2025London

HEAVEN

Multi-award winning Irish play HEAVEN makes London debut following sellout run at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.