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Performing Arts: Theatre
The House of Gingerbread
Saturday 2 Aug (7:30pm) @ Arcola Theatre
Tonight, the Arcola wraps up its preview of new theatrical gems destined for the Edinburgh Fringe. Benjamin Askew's The House of Gingerbread picks up on... View details »

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Performing Arts: Dance
West Side Story
Saturday 2 Aug (2:30 & 7:30pm) @ Sadler's Wells More times »
It's been some 50 years since Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's musical update of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet first appeared on the capital's stage. The... View details »
West Side Story
Performing Arts: Theatre
Pygmalion
Saturday 2 Aug @ Old Vic Theatre More times »
George Bernard Shaw's rags-to-riches tale was made famous by George Cukor's 1964 film musical My Fair Lady, which starred Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins —... View details »
Pygmalion
Performing Arts: Theatre
King Lear
Saturday 2 Aug @ Shakespeare's Globe More times »
Shakespeare's most tragic of tragedies was in the limelight last year with the RSC's production starring Sir Ian McKellen. For the Globe's version, highly regarded... View details »
King Lear
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Chalk Garden
Saturday 2 Aug (2:30 & 7:30pm) @ Donmar Warehouse More times »
Enid Bagnold's dark comedy The Chalk Garden kicks off tonight at Donmar Warehouse's not-for-profit theatre. Bagnold, best known for penning Elizabeth Taylor vehicle National Velvet,... View details »
The Chalk Garden
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Shadowmaster
Saturday 2 Aug (3:30 & 7:30pm) @ King's Head Theatre More times »
Islington's recently refurbished King's Head Theatre kicked off their "season of premieres" earlier this year, and The Shadowmaster is next on the list. Adapted from... View details »
The Shadowmaster
Performing Arts: Cabaret/Burlesque
Miss Behave's Variety Night
Saturday 2 Aug (8 & 10:45pm) @ Roundhouse More times »
Take a trip into the decadent underworld of Miss Behave, who — billed as one of the last living female sword swallowers in the world... View details »
Miss Behave's Variety Night
Performing Arts: Comedy
The NewsRevue
Saturday 2 Aug (9:30pm) @ Canal CafĂ© Theatre More times »
The NewsRevue has followed the same format since 1979 — low-tech, topical comedy performed by two men and two women. Written by a team of... View details »
The NewsRevue
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Wizard of Oz
Saturday 2 Aug (2:30 & 7:30pm) @ Royal Festival Hall More times »
Flying monkeys, munchkins and talking trees, oh my — the ruby-slippered Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto land at the Royal Festival Hall this... View details »
The Wizard of Oz
Performing Arts: Theatre
Watch This Space
Saturday 2 Aug @ National Theatre More times »
Free
For those navigating the insistently endless summer days on a budget, the National Theatre's Watch This Space returns to the scenic shore of the Thames... View details »
Performing Arts: Theatre
Blood Wedding and Petite Rouge
Saturday 2 Aug @ The Scoop More times »
Free
The Scoop's season of free theatre continues with two plays that perfectly suit the open-air setting of the More London amphitheatre. Mike Artell's Petite Rouge... View details »
Performing Arts: Festival
Almeida Summer Festival
Saturday 2 Aug @ Almeida Theatre More times »
The Almeida Summer Festival is, as you would expect, a bit more high-brow than your standard fest fare, combining music, art, theatre and cabaret with... View details »
Almeida Summer Festival
Performing Arts: Theatre
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Saturday 2 Aug (8pm) @ The Bush Theatre More times »
Over the last year, the innovative Bush Theatre have been asking their audience members to anonymously write down their best break-up stories. Some were funny,... View details »
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover