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22 January 2025 to 1 March 2025London

The Gift

A comedy about the extraordinary lengths one man is prepared to go to in order to unmask the anonymous sender of a…

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29 November 2024 to 5 January 2025London

Dick Whittington

Harry Potter and Hobbit stars to lead in Corn Exchange Newbury pantomime!

Brodsky Quartet

23 January 2025 to 12 March 2025London

The Classical Music Series at JW3

The acclaimed Brodsky Quartet join JW3‘s gripping Classical Music Series as it bursts into the New Year in January 2025.

16 December 2024 to 23 December 2024London

Mr Charles Dickens presents A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol brings Dickens’s authentic story telling back to Greenwich.

14 January 2025 to 26 January 2025London

Looking For Giants

Sexuality, subjectivity and the female gaze: Looking For Giants comes to London.

13 December 2024London

Fat White Family - at Colour Factory

Equal parts influential and revolting, 2010s post-punk outfit are bringing punk back to its vile roots, performing an…

Duchamp & Sons, Filming Alone Together performance with Seth Pimlott, 2018. Photo: Renee Odjidja

5 February 2025 to 5 May 2025London

15 Years of Duchamp & Sons

An original exhibition curated by Whitechapel Gallery’s youth collective Duchamp & Sons.

12 November 2024 to 30 November 2024London

by their fruits

dkfash’s passionate and poetic play by their fruits premieres at Theatre503 this November.

14 December 2024 to 24 December 2024London

There’s a Monster in your Christmas Show

Tom Fletcher’s There’s a Monster in Your Show gets a festive twist this Christmas 2024 with a specially written…

12 December 2024London

Mungos Hi Fi and Tippa Irie - at Phonox

Two and a half decades of bringing their frankly inhumanly powerful soundsystem from Scotland to the world, now bringing…

7 December 2024London

Deptford Northern Soul Club Christmas Special - at Peckham Audio

One of the best parties in London is back in South East London for another night of shelling out the big Northern Soul…

6 December 2024London

Digable Planets - at KOKO

Jazz-rap extraordinaires Digable Planets have been rocking it for over 30 years, with wholesome raps over addictive…

14 November 2024 to 1 February 2025London

‘The Seer, The Seen’, by Sang Woo Kim - at Herald Street

Sang Woo Kim's cacophony of detailed self-portraits position his eyes as his artistic motif, putting cultural identity,…

8 November 2024 to 12 January 2025London

‘Inner Heat’, by Laila Majid and Louis Blue Newby - Goldsmiths CCA

A collaborative work at the Goldsmiths CCA that reinvents and reinterprets commonplace cultural materials, twisting our…

17 November 2024 to 28 November 2024London

The Fantastic Life of Minnie Rubinski

Immersive Art Exhibition; Moving, Funny, brain boggling.

26 November 2024 to 21 December 2024London

Lies Where It Falls

A deeply human true story about the healing power of theatre.

Photo: Grayson Perry ©️ Richard Ansett, shot exclusively for the Wallace Collection, London
Grayson Perry and Untitled Drawing, 2024, 42 x 30 cm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 in © Grayson Perry. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro

28 March 2025 to 26 October 2025London

Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur

In 2025, the Wallace Collection will hold a major exhibition featuring over 40 new works by Sir Grayson Perry.

4 February 2025 to 26 April 2025London

Unicorn

Mike Bartlett's explicit, funny and provocative new play starring Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan and Erin Doherty.

6 December 2024 to 5 January 2025London

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of global phenomenon The Moomins this Christmas!

7 December 2024 to 7 December 2024London

The Overtones

Party on this Christmas with the highly anticipated Good Times Christmas Tour!

Joan Snyder Painting at the Pond, 2024 Oil, acrylic, paper mache, burlap, rosebuds, rose petals, straw, paper and ink on canvas

28 November 2024 to 5 February 2025London

Joan Snyder Body & Soul

Joan Snyder’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, Thaddaeus Ropac London.

Citra Sasmita, Act One (detail), 2024, from Into Eternal Land, The Curve, Barbican, 2025 © Citra Sasmita

30 January 2025 to 20 April 2025London

Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land

The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition.

23 November 2024 to 5 January 2025London

Christmas at London Transport Museum

All aboard for festive fun! With special family activities and the chance to meet Father Christmas!

3 December 2024 to 9 December 2024London

A Trojan Woman

The original anti-war play updated to current day in a one-hour, one-woman retelling.

3 December 2024 to 22 December 2024London

BILL

A riotous musical comedy about 70 years of conspiracy, aliens, americana and BILL. The man who made America suck first.

Rehearsal Image for Homo Alone starring Elliott Evans

29 November 2024 to 3 December 2024London

Homo Alone

You can be too old for a lot of things, but you’re never too old for this naughty Christmas extravaganza, you filthy…

27 November 2024 to 2 February 2025London

Keeping Time: Clocks by Boulle

Experience the art and science of timekeeping in the Wallace Collection free display this autumn.

30 November 2024 to 31 December 2024London

Aladdin Christmas Panto

Your wish is granted! Join us for a magic carpet ride like no other, as Aladdin takes to the skies of Watford!

19 December 2024 to 31 December 2024London

Cinderella at Centenary Theatre

Everyone’s favourite classic tale told by an incredible cast for Berkhamsted’s first ever Professional Pantomime!

Photo credits: Csilla Horváth and Mark Douet

30 November 2024 to 5 January 2025London

ROBIN HOOD & THE CHRISTMAS HEIST

Join Robin Hood and his Merry Band for a spectacular festive heist Christmas!

23 November 2024 to 20 January 2025London

Mars in the Painted Hall

Out-of-this-world installation Mars lands at the Old Royal Naval College in November.

29 November 2024 to 18 December 2024London

Twelfth Night at National Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s hilarious and heartbreaking classic adapted for the NYT REP Company by Ellen McDougall.

21 October 2024 to 11 January 2025London

BARCELONA

LILY COLLINS (Emily in Paris) & ÁLVARO MORTE (Money Heist) star in BESS WOHL's explosive two-hander, BARCELONA.

9 December 2024 to 23 December 2024London

Sinfonia Smith Square Christmas Festival

Sinfonia Smith Square presents a thrilling Christmas Festival programme at their iconic central London venue.

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14 December 2024London

Handel: Messiah

The power, the majesty, the tenderness, the hope, the pain, the comfort and the glory of Handel’s magnum opus! As…

30 November 2024London

A Guy Called Gerald and The Jungle Drummer - at Folklore Hoxton

Trailblazing, boundary-pushing dance act plays the classics live alongside The Jungle Drummer, promising an intimate yet…

Looking down at the Royal Choral Society performing at The Royal Albert Hall. A sign made up of Christmas lights behind them reads: Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall

9 December 2024 to 9 December 2024London

Christmas with the Royal Choral Society at the Royal Albert Hall - 9th December

Join the Royal Choral Society in the grandest of venues for a concert of festive songs, carols old and new and, of…

14 November 2024 to 1 February 2025London

Markus Lüpertz - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - at Michael Werner Gallery

The German ‘painting prince’ takes on works from ‘the painter of France’ through exercises of homage,…

12 December 2024 to 24 December 2024London

Carol Services at All Souls’, Langham Place

10 opportunities to sing Christmas carols in the congregation of All Souls', a thriving Christian community in the heart…

Christmas carol service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London

12 December 2024 to 12 December 2024London

Christmas Carol Service at St Paul’s Cathedral

Enter the ballot for a chance to be there at the amazing Christmas carol service at St Paul’s Cathedral, with the…

With a Christmas tree partially blocking the view on the right of the image, we see four singers of the Abbey Choir at Westminster Abbey in their white robes with red vestments, singig and holding hymn sheets

1 December 2024 to 25 December 2024London

Advent & Christmas Services at Westminster Abbey

Step inside the glorious Westminster Abbey FOR FREE for these special Christmas services, with anthems and carols sung…

8 December 2024 to 5 January 2025London

JW3 GOLDIE FROCKS and the BEAR MITZVAH!

JW3 brings the world of Traditional Pantomime and the new Tradition of Jewish Pantomime to everyone!

25 March 2025 to 29 March 2025London

Kim’s Convenience on Tour!

Everyone’s favourite convenience store packs up shop to hit the road as Kim’s Convenience goes on a UK tour.

Carol singers in the stage are of St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square

1 December 2024 to 24 December 2024London

Carols for Christmas at St Martin-in-the-Fields

The community of St Martin-in-the-Fields present you with lots of different FREE occasions to hear carols this Christmas…

20 November 2024 to 23 December 2024London

Viola’s Room: A Christmas Tale

An audio-driven journey through a moonlit fever dream.

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’.

10 December 2024 to 10 January 2025London

Dead Hard

A drag Die Hard parody pantomime turning the iconic Christmas film on its head!

Conor Ackhurst
Crumple Zone

12 November 2024 to 6 December 2024London

‘Crumple Zone’, by Conor Ackhurst - at Soft Commodity

Conor Ackhurst invites us to mull on the immediate moments prior to disaster via sculpture and installation at Soft…

The congregation at St James Church in Piccadilly sing carols by candlelight

22 December 2024 to 22 December 2024London

Carols for All at St James’s Church, Piccadilly

A superb lunchtime carol concert, with support from St James’s Singing Scholars and top class trumpeters, with…

Hundreds of carol singers holding candles illuminate Union Chapel in Islington for its Carols by Candlelight concert

22 December 2024 to 22 December 2024London

Carols by Candlelight at Union Chapel

The stunning Union Chapel in Islington will once again be illuminated by the candlelight of hundreds of carol singers -…

A cartoon rendering of the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall at Christmas; the rectangular building is glowing gold against a dark blue night sky while round snowballs fall and Santa’s sleigh flies through the sky in the top-left of the image. The central caption reads: Festive Concerts at the Southbank Centre

14 December 2024 to 15 December 2024London

Christmas Classics at The Southbank Centre

Hurry up and grab some of the last remaining tickets for Christmas Classics at the Southbank Centre, where you can sing…

A cartoon depiction of carol singers singing under the light of a gas lamp in Cecil Court on a snowy night

4 December 2024 to 4 December 2024London

Carol Singing in Cecil Court

Join Hesperos Choir in Charing Cross Road’s charming Cecil Court for an evening of carol singing, with mince pies and…

A choir master in a blue dress conducts several singers from Hesperos Choir singing in front of the organ in a beautiful church.

7 December 2024 to 7 December 2024London

Christmas by Candlelight with Hesperos Choir

An intimate evening with Hesperos Choir, accompanied by talented folk musicians, performing classical Christmas songs as…

23 November 2024 to 22 December 2024London

The Spirit of Christmas

A theatrical Christmas adventure exploring meaning and magic at Eltham Palace in the Borough of Greenwich, London.

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19 November 2024 to 31 December 2024London

Odd and the Frost Giants

Embark on an epic adventure full of Norse myths and magical beasts.

13 June 2025 to 14 June 2025London

JEFF DUNHAM: ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE

Global comedy superstar and ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham, is bringing his cast of colourful characters to two UK arenas in…

13 December 2024 to 20 December 2024London

Christmas in Exeter Street

37 characters, 7 animals and 10 instruments – all under one roof! Christmas in Exeter Street is the perfect festive…

23 January 2025 to 26 January 2025London

London Independent Film Festival’s 5th Anniversary

SohoLIFF celebrates its 5th birthday in style with participants including Mark Rylance, Riz Ahmed, Toyah Wilcox and Phil…

Image: Jeff Wall, The Thinker, 1986. © Jeff Wall. Courtesy White Cube

22 November 2024 to 12 January 2025London

Jeff Wall: Life in Pictures

White Cube presents a comprehensive solo exhibition of over 30 key works by Jeff Wall at Bermondsey in November 2024.

10 January 2025 to 22 February 2025London

The Lonely Londoners

The critically acclaimed adaptation of Sam Selvon’s iconic novel comes to London.

Frederic Leighton, Bay of Cadiz - Moonlight, c. 1866 © The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

16 November 2024 to 27 April 2025London

Leighton and Landscape: Impressions from Nature

The first exhibition devoted to landscape sketches made by Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896) to go on display, this…

Gidon Kremer Violin

27 November 2024 to 27 November 2024London

London Philharmonic Orchestra: A Dark Century

As part of Moments Remembered Andrey Boreyko conducts three testaments from A Dark Century.

MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE. Rehearsals. Nicole Kabera and Jackson Fisch. Photo by Johan Persson

3 December 2024 to 26 January 2025London

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

The Next Generation returns to Sadlers Wells Theatre for 30th anniversary tour.

28 November 2024 to 11 January 2025London

A Very Naughty Christmas

Direct from down under an adults only spectacular, sexy, silly, naughty and hilarious take on Christmas!

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6 December 2024 to 5 January 2025London

Sleeping Beauty

There’s only 2 months to go until Woking’s panto opens – oh yes there is!

30 November 2024London

Disco Tehran - at The Steel Yard

The multi-cultured dreamboat live series is back in London, bringing modern UK audiences close to the 70s club scene in…

22 November 2024London

The Beirut Groove Collective - at EartH

Named in New York Magazine as one of the Top 15 parties across the world, the Beirut Groove Collective are once again…

The Longest Time’, by Jack Otway and Zach Zono – at Hurst Contemporary

7 November 2024 to 7 January 2025London

‘The Longest Time’, by Jack Otway and Zach Zono – at Hurst Contemporary

A collaborative exhibition from two exciting young artists, exploring strained relationships of nostalgia and immediacy,…

9 November 2014 to 14 December 2024London

‘A Trebuchet and a V’, by Benjamin Anderson and Marina Moro - at Worse, New Cross

The secretive, Utah-born, London based artist presents an anticipated showing at Worse, New Cross, in collaboration with…

HADESTOWN at the Lyric Theatre, London. Rachel Tucker as Persephone. Credit Marc Brenner

13 February 2024 to 28 September 2025London

HADESTOWN

New production photography has been released for the multi award-winning Hadestown.

31 May 2025 to 28 September 2025London

Elvis Evolution – The Immersive Experience

Walk in the shoes of iconic music superstar Elvis Presley and experience Elvis like never before!

Nicole Eisenman, Fiddle V. Burns, 2024. Credit: © Nicole Eisenman. Courtesy the Artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Katie Morrison

13 November 2024 to 20 December 2024London

Nicole Eisenman

Nicole Eisenman debuts new works at Sadie Coles HQ, London.

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1 November 2024 to 20 December 2024London

Lubaina Himid: Barricades

A solo exhibition of new work by Lubaina Himid featuring overpainted objects and furniture.

6 December 2024 to 23 December 2024London

PAN! Peter’s Come Out To Play

This festive season, open your mind and imagination to a Pan-tastic Pan-tasy!

26 November 2024 to 7 December 2024London

Cutting the Tightrope: the divorce of Politics from Art

A collection of short political plays in response to warnings that artists shouldn’t be political.

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22 January 2025 to 26 January 2025London

London Art Fair 2025

Explore an exceptional line-up of Modern and Contemporary Art galleries from across the globe from 22-26 January 2025.

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23 November 2024 to 12 January 2025London

ES DEVLIN - FACE TO FACE: 50 ENCOUNTERS WITH STRANGERS

Es Devlin to open new immersive exhibition that brings Devlin’s studio to life at Somerset House.

14 September 2024 to 19 January 2025London

Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers

Van Gogh’s most spectacular paintings in a once-in-a-century exhibition.

29 November 2024 to 5 January 2025London

Shakespeare’s Globe Hansel and Gretel

A beautiful new version of the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage.

23 November 2024 to 22 December 2024London

Sleeping with Beauty (One Little Prick) - The Horniest Pantomime in Town!

The filthiest, funniest, most fabulous pantomime this year - for adults only!

23 November 2024London

Luke Una (All Day) - at KOKO

Crate-digger and DJ renaissance man Luke Una takes over KOKO for an all-day jamboree of worldly delights.

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1 November 2024 to 24 November 2024London

606 Club 1st -24th November

Upcoming shows including an evening dedicated to one of the greatest saxophonists the UK has ever produced, the…

4 December 2024 to 21 December 2024London

The Christmas Thing

Mr. Thing are back with a brand-new Christmas Special “broadcasting” live from Seven Dials Playhouse.

23 November 2024London

Aroop Roy (All Night Long) - at Night Tales

Dance with the sounds of the world as Aroop Roy takes you on a cross-continental journey through the lens of house, at…

22 November 2024London

K.O.G. Album Launch - at EartH

Here is an absolute show. 9-or-more-piece Afrobeat troupe following Kweku of Ghana, the leader of one of the most…

28 November 2024 to 14 December 2024London

The Great Gatsby

Step into the glamour and tragedy of the roaring twenties with a modern twist on The Great Gatsby.

Les Autres (That Lot) by Sarah McNair (1985). Photo: Susan Croft.

8 November 2024 to 1 December 2024London

Radical Rediscovery: Feminist Theatre in Britain 1969-1992

Celebrating a pivotal period of influential output from women theatre makers and playwrights.

6 November 2024 to 30 November 2024London

Going For Gold

The true story of young Black boxer Frankie Lucas exploring belonging, success and legacy.

Riya Mahajan & Ruby Bell 'Moody Monsters'

25 October 2024 to 25 January 2025London

FRAMELESS: Imagined Realities

A captivating three-part audio-visual journey that explores and celebrates the space between dreams and reality.

14 January 2025 to 25 January 2025London

Jonny Woo: Suburbia

Performer and drag icon Jonny Woo is back at Soho Theatre with his most personal show to date.

31 October 2024 to 30 November 2024London

The 28th Made in Prague Festival

The Made in Prague Festival returns to the UK capital with the best of contemporary Czech culture.

8 January 2025 to 1 February 2025London

The Devil May Care

Cast announced for George Bernard Shaw’s electrifying new adaptation of The Devil’s Disciple.

Illustrations by Kathryn Boyt

1 December 2024London

Museum of the Home’s Yard Sale

Museum of the Home’s popular charity Yard Sale returns to Hoxton this December with a fantastic array of items!

8 November 2024 to 4 January 2025London

All’s Well That Ends Well

Uncover a twisted tale of obsession, game-playing and deception in Shakespeare’s ruthless thriller.

7 December 2024 to 1 February 2025London

THE TEMPEST

The legendary Sigourney Weaver makes her West End debut as Prospero in this enchanting story of revenge and forgiveness.

10 December 2024 to 4 January 2025London

HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS!

This Christmas, you are invited to HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS! A must see “shot-for-shot” parody of the greatest dinosaur…

Poster for Leon Vynehall four Fridays at Phonox series, Brixton

1 November 2024 to 22 November 2024London

Leon Vynehall - 4 Fridays at Phonox

A dance music star who doesn't produce too much dance music, Leon Vynehall is something of a renaissance man in the…

1 November 2024 to 1 December 2024London

WHISTLING AS THE NIGHT CALLS

An exhibition of collaborative photographic works by Martin O'Brien and zack mennell.

26 October 2024 to 23 February 2025London

Ice Rink Returns to Canary Wharf!

Skating in a winter wonderland. London’s longest running seasonal ice rink returns to Canary Wharf this October.

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.