This is London November 2026 - Flipbook - Page 28
LYTTELTON THEATRE
28
CLOUD 9
Identity, power and desire collide across time
in Caryl Churchill’s classic, reimagined in a
bold new production. From 2 November.
DORFMAN
SOME WOMAN
Julie Robson is used to being overlooked. But
when an encounter on a station platform goes
wrong and all eyes are suddenly on Julie,
something shifts within her and she feels
compelled to make a stand. From 7 October.
NATIONAL THEATRE
South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3000)
WICKED THE MUSICAL CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY
October marked the 20th anniversary of Wicked the Musical at the Apollo Victoria
Theatre. Two decades on, Wicked's popularity shows no sign of fading, cementing
its place as one of the longest-running and most successful productions in West
End history. Performed over 7,500 times in London and seen by almost 14 million
people in the capital alone, the show has also captivated audiences worldwide, with
over 72 million people having seen it globally.
PLAYS
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Fierce new production directed by Marianne
Elliott (War Horse etc), starring Gillian
Anderson in Edward Albee’s sharp dissection
of middle-aged marriage. Until 19 December.
@sohoplace
4 Soho Place, Charing Cross Road, W1
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
Keira Knightly stars in Robert Icke’s
electrifying tale of artistic censorship, state
surveillance and the relationship between art
and politics. Based on the 2007 movie.
Until 9 Jan.
ADELPHI THEATRE
409-412 Strand, London WC2
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
James and Lou move from Chicago to
London to escape their past, but they soon
discover that places aren't haunted, people
are... Inspired by the terrifying TV series.
AMBASSADORS THEATRE
West Street, WC2 (020 7395 5405)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
Based in a unique court room setting inside
London’s County Hall, a landmark production
of Agatha Christie’s gripping story of justice,
passion and betrayal.
COUNTY HALL
Belvedere Road, SE1 (0844 815 7141)
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
A polytechnic amateur drama group are putting
on a 1920s murder mystery and everything that
can go wrong... does!
DUCHESS THEATRE
Catherine Street, WC2 (0330 333 4810)
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
When Lyubov Ranevskaya (Kristin Scott
Thomas) returns to her childhood estate after
years abroad, she finds her family home and
beloved cherry orchard under threat.
Chekhov’s deeply moving portrait of love, loss
and letting go... Until 9 January.
HAROLD PINTER THEATRE
Panton Street, SW1 (0333 009 6690)
National Theatre
OLIVIER THEATRE
DERREN BROWN ONLY HUMAN
In this new production, master showman Brown
combines mind-reading, psychological illusion,
and storytelling in a way that is both deeply
personal and electrifying.
APOLLO THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (0330 333 4809)
JUNGLE BOOK
Thrilling new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s
famous work, which brings the jungle roaring
to life on the Olivier stage.
From 13 November.
INTO THE WOODS
A Witch with a curse. A boy and his cow. A
girl in a red cloak. Just some of the elements
of this complex interweaving of fairytales by
the master of all musicals, Stephen
Sondheim. Fresh from a sell-out run at The
Bridge. Until 9 January.
NOEL COWARD THEATRE
St Martin’s Lane, WC2 (0344 482 5151)
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
Directed by Stephen Daldry, this gripping new
adventure will take you back to the beginning
of the Stranger Things story – and may hold
the key to the end... Until 27 December.
PHOENIX THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2
THE MOUSETRAP
Agatha Christie’s whodunnit is the longest
running play of its kind in the history of
British theatre.
ST MARTIN’S THEATRE
West Street, WC2 (0844 499 1515)
THE STANDARD OF LIVING
Directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring
Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear and Royal
Ballet principal Natalia Osipova, this blazing
new play tells the story of rebel economist
John Maynard Keynes. Until 12 December.
THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET
Suffolk Street, SW1 (020 7930 8800)
HAY FEVER
Noel Coward’s ‘comedy of bad manners’ here
stars Christin Baranski and Richard E Grant as
an older couple beset by family issues, which
come to the fore in a weekend house party
labouring under the chaos of parlour games,
put-downs and unrequested encores.
Until 12 December.
WYNDHAM’S THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2
T H I S I S L O N D O N M A G A Z I N E • T H I S I S L O N D O N O N L I N E • w w w. t i l . c o m • @ t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g
