Jaja's African Hair Braiding: Harlem salon comedy play.
until Sat 27 Feb
Lyric Hammersmith
from £12
Theatre in London on Wednesday 4 November
Theatre in London on Wednesday 4 November: 130 events, among them 116 in theatre, 4 in tours and walks, 4 in kids and family, 3 in workshops and courses, 2 in festivals and street parties and 1 in party and club.
Cinderella: cheeky family panto with songs and comedy.
until Sun 3 Jan
Lyric Hammersmith
from £12
Priestley's classic drama, Daldry's staging.
until Sat 25 Sep
Alexandra Palace
from £22
Alaa Shehada's comedy play about a road trip with olive oil.
until Wed 11 Nov
Bush Theatre
£12
Insane Asylum Seekers: darkly funny play on exile.
until Sat 20 Mar
Bush Theatre
£12–18
Global Majority: dystopian comedy by Chris Fung.
until Sat 16 Jan
Bush Theatre
from £12
Jim Cartwright's modern classic play about fame.
until Sat 23 Jan
Dorfman - National Theatre
£24
Some Woman: Helen Edmundson's new play with Anne-Marie Duff.
until Sat 21 Nov
National Theatre
from £71
Samira: a political play about a vanished Syrian blogger.
until Sat 13 Mar
Dorfman - National Theatre
£24–56
Steven Webb in Marcelo Dos Santos' darkly funny comedy.
until Sun 10 Jan
The Other Palace
£24–42
Witness for the Prosecution: gripping courtroom drama.
until Sun 19 Sep
London County Hall
£18–123
The Pelicot Trial: Milo Rau's documentary theatre piece.
until Mon 30 Nov
London County Hall
from £20
Ivanov, Chekhov's drama with Chris Pine.
until Sat 16 Oct
The Bridge Theatre
from £35
The Seagull: Chekhov's classic drama of love and ambition.
until Tue 27 Apr
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
£6–8
Shakespeare's King John, staged by candlelight at the Globe.
until Sun 11 Apr
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
from £8
Wertenbaker's witty new play on the climate crisis.
until Sun 24 Jan
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
from £8
Pirates of the Caribbean: immersive theatre in Greenwich.
until Sun 6 Jun
Secret Cinema, Greenwich Peninsula
from £47
Theatre Royal Drury Lane Tours: ghosts and scandal.
until Sat 9 Jan
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
£22.50
Room on the Broom: theatre for ages 3 and up.
until Sun 3 Jan
Lyric Theatre
£10–27.50
Shakespeare's Walking Tour: Bankside and the Rose playhouse.
until Sat 30 Jan
Shakespeare's Globe
£25
Hamlet Hail to the Thief: Shakespeare meets Radiohead.
until Sat 23 Jan
Barbican Centre (Cinema)
£38–151
Fringe theatre in 60 languages.
until Sun 22 Nov
The Cockpit Theatre
Voila Festival '26: migrant-led theatre in 9 London venues.
until Sat 21 Nov
The Space
Lightstreams: a play on migration, care and belonging.
Wed 4 Nov
Theatre503
Great Expectations: Dickens' novel as a stage play.
until Sat 14 Nov
Brockley Jack Theatre
£17
We Anchor in Hope, a play on a London pub's final night.
until Sat 7 Nov
Hampton Hill Playhouse
£20
Multilingual theatre festival with double shows.
until Sat 21 Nov
The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar
Double Bill P…
Autumn Term Theatre Drop In: theatre sessions for 18–25s.
Wed 4 Nov
Roundhouse
£2
Good Sex: two strangers perform desire on stage.
Wed 4 Nov
Battersea Arts Centre
Free
Clown Gym with Claire Parry: drop-in clowning play.
until Thu 12 Nov | 18:30
Riverside Studios
Keep Calm and Bring Back the Cricket!: solo comedy.
Wed 4 Nov | 19:00
Etcetera Theatre
£12.50
Petrichor: UCL Drama Society play on what goes unsaid.
Wed 4 Nov | 19:30
Bloomsbury Theatre
£16
Backstage Tours: behind the scenes at The Questors Theatre.
Wed 4 Nov | 20:00
Questors Theatre
Free
My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me: one-woman comedy.
Wed 4 Nov | 21:00
Etcetera Theatre
£11
Affluenza: dark comedy about wealth and privilege.
until Sat 28 Nov
Riverside Studios
£28–32
BIG LOVE: Proforca's solo show about love and belief.
until Sat 7 Nov
Lion and Unicorn
Potted Panto: seven classic pantomimes in one madcap hour.
until Sun 3 Jan
Apollo Theatre
from £30
The Truth: Zeller's comedy of adultery and secrets.
until Sat 16 Oct
Theatre Royal Haymarket
from £36
Jack and the Beanstalk: festive family pantomime.
until Thu 31 Dec
Hackney Empire
from £12
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, an Austen sequel play.
until Sun 10 Jan
Park Theatre
from £18