Things to do in London this week

My Neighbour Totoro: a magical stage play for all.

Thu 29 Oct | 14:00

Gillian Lynne Theatre

£20–150

NAZA: Documentary on Israel's targeted killings in Gaza.

Thu 29 Oct | 15:15

11 cinemas

Imperial Lates: Robots, hands-on tech and AI evening.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:00

Imperial College London

Free

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art, first UK exhibition.

until Sun 8 Nov

Mayfair Gallery

£28–30

White Rabbit Red Rabbit with Lucian Msamati.

until Mon 30 Nov

Duchess Theatre

£25–60

Albee's Virginia Woolf with Gillian Anderson.

until Sat 19 Dec

@sohoplace

from £40

K-culture: 2,000 years of Korean art at the British Museum.

until Sun 31 Jan

British Museum

£18

Painting the French Riviera: modern art's Côte d'Azur.

until Sun 31 Jan

Royal Academy of Arts

£24–26

Other worlds: Es Devlin's first European retrospective.

until Sun 4 Apr

Design Museum

£17

Renoir at his peak: an Impressionist exhibition.

until Sun 31 Jan

The National Gallery

£20–25

Georg Baselitz: The Heroes, paintings of 1965–66.

until Fri 18 Dec

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

The Lives of Others, stage play with Keira Knightley.

until Sat 9 Jan

Adelphi Theatre

from £25

William Eggleston: colour photos of the American everyday.

until Sun 21 Feb

The Photographers' Gallery

£14

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: best nature photography.

until Sun 11 Jul

Natural History Museum

£17–21

Hokusai's complete Mount Fuji series, with the Great Wave.

until Sun 17 Jan

Dulwich Picture Gallery

£21.50

Film Africa: London's festival of African cinema.

until Sun 1 Nov

Institut français du Royaume-Uni

Darbar Festival 2026: Indian classical music in London.

until Sun 1 Nov

Julio Le Parc: interactive light art.

until Mon 3 May

Tate Modern

£15

Ana Mendieta: the artist of body and nature at Tate Modern.

until Sun 17 Jan

Tate Modern

£18

Manon: MacMillan's ballet of love and riches in Paris.

until Wed 25 Nov

Royal Opera House

£9–207

Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan, two ballets on humanity.

until Sat 28 Nov

Royal Opera House

£7–153

Death of a Salesman: Miller's classic, with Paul Mescal.

until Thu 30 Sep

Lyttelton - National Theatre

from £30

Hamilton: hip-hop musical on a founding father.

until Sat 2 Oct

Victoria Palace

from £24

The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's Christmas ballet, danced live.

until Sun 10 Jan

London Coliseum

from £31

Romeo & Juliet: Nureyev ballet, Prokofiev's score live.

until Sun 24 Jan

London Coliseum

from £30

Cabaret: the West End musical set in a 1930s Berlin club.

until Sat 18 Sep

Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse

from £41

Hadestown, the Tony-winning Orpheus musical.

Thu 29 Oct

Lyric Theatre

from £25

Wild Horse Nine: McDonagh film with Malkovich and Rockwell.

Thu 29 Oct

7 cinemas

Highlights Tour: Soane's house with Canaletto and Turner.

until Thu 31 Dec | 12:00

Sir John Soane's Museum

£25

Portrait caricature: from Renaissance to today.

until Sun 8 Nov | 10:30

The Cartoon Museum

Bottom Heavy: house night with Dan Beaumont, Wes Baggaley.

until Sun 6 Dec | 23:00

Dalston Superstore

£8–10

"Archaeology is Rubbish!": Roman Baths' thrown-away finds.

until Sun 13 Dec | 09:00

Roman Baths

Free

West End Drag Brunch: musicals, high kicks and death drops.

until Sat 2 Jan | 14:00

Nest

£35–65

Soulful Sunday: day party with soul, reggae and RnB.

until Sun 22 Nov | 15:00

The Antwerp Arms

Albee's toxic marriage drama with Gillian Anderson.

until Sat 19 Dec | 19:00

@sohoplace

from £40

Music October 2026: Irish seisiúns and live trad nights.

until Sat 31 Oct | 15:30

The Auld Shillelagh

Cooking Classes: healthy soul food and West African dishes.

until Fri 30 Oct | 16:30

Haileybury Youth Centre

Medieval Monastery Tour: monk life at Westminster Abbey.

until Sat 31 Oct | 01:00

Westminster Abbey

£47

Home Song: a musical for babies from 6 months.

until Sun 8 Nov | 10:00

Unicorn Theatre

Blood of My Blood: a play about the legacy of slavery.

until Sat 7 Nov | 19:45

Royal Court Theatre