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Read the latest theatre news
Children and teens can see West End shows for free this summer as Kids Week returns
You can score a serious Theatreland family bargain this August
Rufus Norris is stepping down as artistic director of the National Theatre
But leaves us with a banging year of theatre that includes Michael Sheen as Nye Bevan in new play ‘Nye’
The Princess Diana musical is finally coming to London this Christmas
The one-off concert performance will star Denise Welch as the late Queen
Daniel Kaluuya has become the Associate Artistic Director of the Roundhouse in Camden
The ‘Get Out’ star is also starting a youth theatre company
The best London theatres
National Theatre
National Theatre
Arguably the greatest theatre in the world, the Royal National Theatre is also one of London's most recognisable landmarks and perhaps this country's foremost...
Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
London's premiere new writing theatre, the Royal Court made its name in the 1950s when it was synonymous with kitchen sink dramas and the Angry Young Men, and...
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe
Built in 1599 and destroyed by fire in 1613, the original Globe Theatre was at the heart of London’s seedy South London entertainment district in William...
Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Hammersmith
A beacon of culture in Hammersmith, the Lyric's distinctive look is largely down to a fusion of the building's 1970s structure, the theatre's Victorian...