Twelfth Night: family workshop by Shakespeare's Globe.
until Sat 31 Oct
Shakespeare's Globe
£13
Theatre in London this week
Theatre in London this week, Friday 30 October to Thursday 5 November: 189 events, among them 162 in theatre, 6 in kids and family, 6 in workshops and courses, 5 in film, 4 in tours and walks, 2 in party and club and 4 others.
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
Spitfire Girls: WWII play about female fighter pilots.
until Sat 27 Feb
Park Theatre
from £18
Roleplay: theatre show starring Hannah Reilly.
until Sat 21 Nov
Soho Theatre
£10
Faustus and The Seven Sins: physical theatre after Marlowe.
Fri 30 Oct
The Space
Twelfth Night workshop with games for ages 9-11.
Fri 30 Oct
Shakespeare's Globe
£10
Junction Juniors: free drama club for ages 7 to 11.
until Mon 7 Dec | 16:00
Grand Junction
Free
Hamlet Hail to the Thief: Shakespeare meets Radiohead live.
Sat 31 Oct | 19:45
Barbican Arts Centre
from £30
Spooky Boo and the Moonlight Friends: theatre for 0-3 years.
Sat 31 Oct | 10:00
Pickled Pepper Books
from €11,56
Double Bill: tell me straight & aggy, two queer plays.
Sat 31 Oct | 14:00
King's Head
Oliver Samuels in a Caribbean comedy about a will.
Sat 31 Oct | 19:00
Hackney Empire
£42.50–45
The Playground Sessions: comedy and music with Ray Shell.
Sat 31 Oct | 19:30
The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar
£10–20
Hamlet Hail to the Thief: Shakespeare meets Radiohead.
Sat 31 Oct
Barbican Centre (Cinema)
£38–151
Hamlet workshop for 14–16 year olds with a Globe tour.
Sat 31 Oct | 14:00
Shakespeare's Globe
£18
The Silence of Snow: a play about Patrick Hamilton.
Sat 31 Oct | 14:00
Bar Américain
THE DINNYWICK: folk horror stage play by David Jones.
Sun 1 Nov | 16:00
Union Theatre
£13.50
New Stuff: November, rehearsed readings of new plays.
Sun 1 Nov | 17:00
The Cockpit Theatre
£3
Movement Therapy: comedy about tap dance and grief.
Sun 1 Nov | 19:00
Hope & Anchor
£18
TO BE FRANK: physical comedy about Frankenstein's monster.
Sun 1 Nov | 19:00
King's Head
Let the Wind Have It: Tennessee Williams in three one-acts.
Sun 1 Nov
Drayton Arms Theatre
£14
Penge West Halloween Special: spooky theatrical soap opera.
Sun 1 Nov | 19:30
Bridge House Theatre
Voila! at the Space - Launch Party
Sun 1 Nov
The Space
Cloud 9: Caryl Churchill's play on gender and power.
Mon 2 Nov
Lyttelton Theatre
£32–91
Pick of Voila!: excerpts from this year's festival shows.
Mon 2 Nov | 19:00
The Cockpit Theatre
£5
Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9 in a bold new staging.
Mon 2 Nov | 19:30
National Theatre
£20–78
Derek Jacobi in conversation: from Hamlet to I, Claudius.
Mon 2 Nov | 19:30
Queen's Theatre
£25.70–32.70
Chop-chop!: one-woman Spanglish comedy by Andrea Holland.
Mon 2 Nov | 21:00
Etcetera Theatre
£15
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope, with Sandra Oh.
Mon 2 Nov
Picturehouse Central
Fringe theatre in 60 languages.
Mon 2 Nov
The Cockpit Theatre
Voila Festival '26: migrant-led theatre in 9 London venues.
Mon 2 Nov
The Space
Lightstreams: a play on migration, care and belonging.
Mon 2 Nov
Theatre503
My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me: one-woman comedy.
Mon 2 Nov | 17:00
Etcetera Theatre
£11
Proud Mary: solo show on a daughter's love for her mother.
Mon 2 Nov | 19:00
Etcetera Theatre
£15
PLUS (N) ONE: solo comedy play by Daragh Cushen.
Mon 2 Nov | 19:30
Union Theatre
£17.50
Murder Weapon: Brian Clemens thriller at Erith Playhouse.
Mon 2 Nov
Erith Playhouse
Museum: Tina Howe's comedy on the last day of an exhibition.
Mon 2 Nov
Mountview Academy
£18
Coming to Conclusions: coming-of-age play about queer love.
Tue 3 Nov | 19:00
Hope & Anchor
£18