# Theatre in London on Thursday 5 November

Theatre in London on Thursday 5 November: 136 events, among them 117 in theatre, 5 in film, 4 in tours and walks, 4 in kids and family, 3 in workshops and courses, 2 in festivals and street parties and 1 other.

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## When

- [Today](https://noky.io/en/london/today/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 130
- [Tomorrow](https://noky.io/en/london/tomorrow/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 130
- [Weekend](https://noky.io/en/london/weekend/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 145
- [This week](https://noky.io/en/london/week/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 189

## Where

- [Berlin](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 38
- [London](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 136
- [New York City](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 38
- [Zürich](https://noky.io/en/zurich/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 7

## What

- [Anything](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/?format=markdown): 1,337
- [The best](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/best/?format=markdown): 33
- [Concerts](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/concerts/?format=markdown): 144
- [Theatre](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/theatre/?format=markdown): 232
- [Party and club](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/party-club/?format=markdown): 78
- [Comedy](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/comedy/?format=markdown): 25
- [Film](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/film/?format=markdown): 65
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 270
- [Festivals and street parties](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 18
- [Talks and readings](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 60
- [Dance](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/dance/?format=markdown): 16
- [Food and drink](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/food-drink/?format=markdown): 69
- [Markets](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/markets/?format=markdown): 10
- [Tours and walks](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/tours/?format=markdown): 33
- [Quiz and games](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 42
- [Kids and family](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/kids-family/?format=markdown): 44
- [Workshops and courses](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 162
- [Sport](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/sport/?format=markdown): 40
- [Worship](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/worship/?format=markdown): 28
- [Drama](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 72
- [History](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/history/?format=markdown): 94
- [Literature](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/literature/?format=markdown): 47
- [Society](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/society/?format=markdown): 75
- [Occasions](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/occasion/?format=markdown): 62
- [Christmas](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/occasion/christmas/?format=markdown): 20
- [Music](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/music/?format=markdown): 239
- [Literary classics](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/literature/classics/?format=markdown): 6
- [Shakespeare](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/shakespeare/?format=markdown): 4
- [Pantomimes](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/pantomime/?format=markdown): 4
- [Musical comedy](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/comedy/musical-comedy/?format=markdown): 4
- [Rock](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/music/rock/?format=markdown): 38
- [Farce](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/comedy/farce/?format=markdown): 3
- [Drama](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/literature/drama/?format=markdown): 3
- [Colonialism](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/history/colonialism/?format=markdown): 7
- [World War II](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/history/wwii/?format=markdown): 8
- [Classic drama](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/drama/classic-drama/?format=markdown): 3
- [Thriller](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/drama/thriller/?format=markdown): 3
- [Horror films](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/film/horror/?format=markdown): 6
- [Dark comedy](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/stage/theatre/dark-comedy/?format=markdown): 3

## Thursday 5 November

- 19:45 Hamlet Hail to the Thief — Barbican Arts Centre — from £30 — A live theatre experience fusing Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet with Radiohead's album 'Hail to the Thief'. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief-34802/
- until 30 Nov White Rabbit Red Rabbit — Duchess Theatre — £25–60 — White Rabbit Red Rabbit is a theatrical experiment in which a different performer each night opens an envelope with a script they have never seen, performing … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/white-rabbit-red-rabbit-37387/
- until 19 Dec Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — @sohoplace — from £40 — A new production of Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, set in the round, runs at @sohoplace in the West End. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-38659/
- until 9 Jan The Lives of Others — Adelphi Theatre — from £25 — The Lives of Others is a stage play at the Adelphi Theatre. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-lives-of-others-37308/
- until 30 Sep Death of a Salesman — Lyttelton - National Theatre — from £30 — Death of a Salesman is a new staging of Arthur Miller's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play, widely considered one of the greatest American works of theatre. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/death-of-a-salesman-63402/
- until 13 Jan Cloud 9 — Lyttelton Theatre — £32–91 — Cloud 9 is a landmark play by Caryl Churchill, a playful exploration of themes of gender, sexuality, and power, staged at the Lyttelton Theatre. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/cloud-9-46119/
- 19:00 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — @sohoplace — from £40 — A West End stage production of Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, performed in the round at @sohoplace. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-37386/
- 19:45 Blood of my Blood — Royal Court Theatre — Blood of My Blood is a play spanning two time frames that explores the legacy of slavery, asking what we inherit, how we challenge injustice and what we need … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/blood-of-my-blood-64980/
- 19:00 2026: The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt, France 1940 — Arcola Theatre — A world premiere play, 'THE BANALITY OF EVIL: HANNAH ARENDT, FRANCE, 1940', written and directed by Julia Pascal, presented by Arcola Theatre and Pascal … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/2026-the-banality-of-evil-hannah-arendt-france-1940-59988/
- 19:15 CADEL: Lungs on Legs — Riverside Studios — CADEL: Lungs on Legs is a one-man play performed entirely on a bicycle, about Cadel Evans, the first Australian to win the Tour de France. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/cadel-lungs-on-legs-64906/
- 19:00 Double Bill: Tell Me Straight & Aggy — King's Head Theatre — A double bill of two plays, tell me straight and aggy, presented at the King's Head Theatre after a critically acclaimed run at the Park Theatre. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/double-bill-tell-me-straight-aggy-60841/
- 19:00 2026: The Master Builder — Arcola Theatre — £13–75 — '2026: The Master Builder' is a stage play at the Arcola Theatre in London. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/2026-the-master-builder-59989/
- 19:30 DOLLY — Omnibus — £20–25 — "DOLLY" is a gripping new play blending razor-sharp comedy with devastating truth, weaving fiction with fact. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/dolly-41782/
- 19:00 COMING TO CONCLUSIONS — Hope & Anchor — £18 — 'coming to conclusions.' is a coming-of-age play about a cocky and clever uni student set on finding herself through sex and living up to her expectations of … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/coming-to-conclusions-43337/
- 19:30 Goldfish — Bridewell Theatre — £19.50 — "Goldfish" is a play set in Alaska in 1899, during the dying days of the Klondike Gold Rush. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/goldfish-65259/
- 20:00 They Promised Her the Moon — South London Theatre — A play telling the true story of Jerrie Cobb, one of the female pilots known as the Mercury 13 who were tested by NASA in the 1960s as astronauts but denied … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/they-promised-her-the-moon-38719/
- 17:00 Sensitive is Not Crazy or The World through the Eyes of a Highly Sensitive Child — Etcetera Theatre — £12 — A bodily solo theatre piece at the edge of reality and absurdity about the gap between outer world and inner experience in a highly sensitive child. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/sensitive-is-not-crazy-or-the-world-through-the-eyes-of-a-hi-60520/
- 19:00 NT Live: Golden Boy — Lexi Cinema — £8 — NT Live: Golden Boy is a filmed theatre performance, screened at a small cinema, of a revival of Clifford Odets' American classic about 1930s New York during … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/nt-live-golden-boy-36998/
- 19:00 House of Shame (VOILA! Festival) — Etcetera Theatre — £12 — House of Shame is an electric show about the dirty things women are told to keep to themselves, framed by the experience of growing up as a girl in Brazil. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/house-of-shame-voila-festival-60521/
- 19:00 NT Live: Golden Boy — Hammond Theatre — £19 — A screening of National Theatre Live: Golden Boy, a revival of Clifford Odets' classic American drama with Josh O'Connor leading the cast. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/nt-live-golden-boy-60691/
- 19:00 National Theatre Live: Golden Boy — Phoenix Cinema — National Theatre Live: Golden Boy is a filmed stage production shown on the big screen. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/national-theatre-live-golden-boy-63788/
- 19:30 Cloud 9 — National Theatre — £20–78 — Cloud 9 is a stage play performed at the National Theatre's South Bank home in London. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/cloud-9-37297/
- 19:30 National Theatre Live: Golden Boy — The Cinema in the Arches — £15–22.50 — 1930s New York, at the height of the Depression: Joe Bonaparte, a gifted young violinist, is lured by a chance at fame and fortune into the brutal world of … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/national-theatre-live-golden-boy-37857/
- 19:30 Deep, Deep Waters — The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar — £16 — Deep, Deep Waters is a work-in-progress solo drama about a working-class British man, son of immigrants, who has built his life on control and starts to crack. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/deep-deep-waters-65863/
- 19:45 Dogstar — Hampstead Theatre — from £12.80 — Dogstar is a darkly comic play at Hampstead Theatre. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/dogstar-36392/
- 19:45 Krapp's Last Tape — Arts Depot — from £19 — "Krapp's Last Tape" is a stage piece by Samuel Beckett. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/krapps-last-tape-73808/
- 20:00 Picnic on a Battlefield by Fernando Arrabal — Chelsea Theatre — £25 — Picnic on a Battlefield by Fernando Arrabal is a darkly comic and absurdist anti-war play, using humour and the ridiculous to explore the human cost and … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/picnic-on-a-battlefield-by-fernando-arrabal-60201/
- 21:00 The Monkey — Pleasance — £15 — The Monkey is a theatre show about a man in a corporate waiting room whose job-interview anxiety takes the shape of an innocent-seeming monkey that terrorises … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-monkey-63907/
- until 27 Feb Paranormal Activity — Ambassadors — £44 — Paranormal Activity is a new story live on stage, inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/paranormal-activity-34719/
- until 14 Nov Tru — Menier Chocolate Factory — £58 — Tru is a one-man play about the writer Truman Capote at a moment of scandal and isolation. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/tru-46117/
- until 12 Dec The Standard Of Living — Theatre Royal Haymarket — £31–220 — The Standard Of Living is a world-premiere play telling the story of John Maynard Keynes, the rebellious economist and Bloomsbury Group member whose ideas … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-standard-of-living-46111/
- until 12 Dec The Standard of Living — Leicester Square — ££ — The Standard of Living is a new play about the economist John Maynard Keynes, alive with music, dance, desire and debate, and a portrait of a man who dared to … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-standard-of-living-69940/
- until 12 Dec Hay Fever — Wyndham's Theatre — £37–252 — Hay Fever is a comedy play performed at Wyndham's Theatre in the West End of London. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/hay-fever-46109/
- until 12 Dec Hay Fever — Leicester Square — ££ — Hay Fever is a comedy of bad manners by Noël Coward, staged at Wyndham's Theatre in a new production directed by Emily Burns. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/hay-fever-69939/
- until 9 Jan The Cherry Orchard — Harold Pinter Theatre — from £31 — The Cherry Orchard is a stage play at the Harold Pinter Theatre. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-cherry-orchard-46110/
- until 9 Jan The Cherry Orchid — Leicester Square — ££ — A West End stage production of THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Anton Chekhov's tragicomedy about a family on the brink of irreversible change. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-cherry-orchid-69944/
- until 15 Nov An Oak Tree — The Other Palace — £20–60 — An Oak Tree is a theatre show in which a father who has lost his daughter in a car accident meets the stage hypnotist who was driving, when the father … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/an-oak-tree-39521/
- until 21 Nov Some Woman — Dorfman Theatre — £60 — Some Woman is a new play about Julie Robson, a woman used to being overlooked, whose life changes when an encounter on a station platform goes wrong and she … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/some-woman-46134/
- until 5 Sep Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — Palace Theatre — £25–175 — Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a stage play performed at the historic Palace Theatre in London's West End, recommended for theatre lovers, families and … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-37384/
- until 7 Nov Dog Mom — Southwark Playhouse Borough — £10 — Dog Mom is a stage comedy at Southwark Playhouse Borough, staged by EnActe Arts in association with Riding Lights as part of a National New Play Network … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/dog-mom-38737/