This November, over 100 exciting new shows arrive in London. You can check out the stage adaptations of popular stories like Moulin Rouge, Life of Pi and Four Quartets; the return of audience favourites like The Book of Mormon and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; or exciting original new musicals like The Drifters Girl, Police Cops and Little Women.
There's also plenty of new dance, opera, comedy, solo shows, and of course the beginnings of panto season as well.
Take a look at our curated guide below and see what's coming up in London this month.
Page to Stage
If you love seeing powerful stories reimagined for the stage...
Life of Pi (Begins 14 Nov)
play • page to stage • puppetry • adventure • animals • faith & spirituality • survival • visually-striking
Little Women The Musical (Begins 11 Nov)
kid-friendly • musical • page to stage • adventure • feel-good
The Snowman (Begins 20 Nov)
episodic • play • gritty • hard-hitting • witty
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Begins 20 Nov)
page to stage • adventure • animals • coming-of-age • family • tortured genius
Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas (Begins 24 Nov)
kid-friendly • play • adventure • feel-good • festive • heart-warming
Musicals
If you're interested in toe-tapping tunes, tap-dancing troupes, or triple-threat talents...
The Book of Mormon (Returns 15 Nov)
musical • faith & spirituality • satire • laugh-out-loud
The Drifters Girl (Begins 4 Nov)
biographical • musical • true story • fight-the-system • girl power • music • showbiz
Moulin Rouge (Begins 12 Nov)
musical • screen to stage • heart-breaking • high-energy • romantic • visually-striking
There May Be Castle (Begins 13 Nov)
kid-friendly • musical • puppetry • adventure • feel-good • magical
Police Cops The Musical (Begins 23 Nov)
musical • adventure • dark • farce • gritty • law & justice • music
Inspiring Women
If you love empowering stories that centre on women and girls...
The Wife of Willesden (Begins 11 Nov)
play • farce • poetic • romantic • inspiring women
Clean! (Begins 23 Nov)
1950s • heartfelt • historical • inspiring women • music
Escaped Alone (Begins 25 Nov)
play • friendship • inspiring women • satire
Emmeline (Begins 3 Nov)
play • feel-good • historical • inspiring women • politics
The Seven Pomegranate Seeds (Begins 4 Nov)
myths & legends • play • retelling • ancient times • dark • family • inspiring women • witty
Poetic & Tragic
If you enjoy expressive, poetic stories that tug at the heartstrings...
Spring Awakening (Begins 30 Nov)
musical • rock • coming-of-age • dating & sex • Germany • Olivier Award Winner • Tony Award Winner • tragic
Giselle (Begins 4 Nov)
ballet • classic • heartfelt • Romantic era • tragic
Four Quartets (Begins 18 Nov)
play • atmospheric • faith & spirituality • nature & sustainability • poetry • war & military
Blue Bottles (Begins 4 Nov)
play • farce • opposites attract • tragic
Lovesick (Begins 3 Nov)
play • medicine • heartfelt • poetic
Dance
If you enjoy watching masters of movement perform captivating physical stories...
The Waiting Game / Then or Now (Begins 3 Nov)
ballet • dance • immersive • feel-good • high-energy
Past Present (Begins 12 Nov)
contemporary dance • dance • atmospheric • high-energy
Outwitting the Devil (Begins 23 Nov)
dance • immersive • myths & legends • atmospheric • high-energy
Xenos (Begins 30 Nov)
contemporary dance • dance • myths & legends • historical • science & technology • war & military
Home & Killer Pig (Begins 11 Nov)
ballet • dance • physical theatre • feel-good • high-energy
Science & Science Fiction
If you enjoy plays that explore how advances in science and technology can (or could) shape human existence...
Rare Earth Mettle (Begins 10 Nov)
play • ambition • Bolivia • culture & heritage • unlikely friends
Skin in the Game (Begins 12 Nov)
play • adventure • dark • dystopian • laugh-out-loud • science fiction • witty
Tartarus & Other Stories (Begins 16 Nov)
play • adventure • feel-good • quirky • science fiction • space
An Idea Came To Me (Begins 19 Nov)
play • family • gritty • science fiction • witty
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons / The Bald Soprano (Begins 23 Nov)
play • community • gritty • imaginative • science & technology
Grief & Mental Health
If you like seeing characters cope and thrive against the challenges of their emotional lives...
Whole (Begins 14 Nov)
immersive • play • solo show • autobiographical • grief • identity
Good Grief (Begins 14 Nov)
play • clowning • farce • grief • high-energy • music
Sessions (Begins 8 Nov)
play • art & artists • farce • gritty • mental health
Keep It Down (Begins 19 Nov)
play • solo show • dark • mental health • witty
Sorry Fi Disturb Yuh (Begins 11 Nov)
play • dark • friendship • grief • London • poetry
Shakespeare: Classic and Remixed
If you enjoy the brilliance of the bard in its many, myriad expressions...
Measure for Measure (Begins 19 Nov)
play • Shakespeare • classic • justice • politics
The Comedy of Errors (Begins 16 Nov)
play • Shakespeare • family • farce • magical • mistaken identity
Macbeth (Begins 19 Nov)
opera • dark • Shakespeare • royalty & rulers • tragic
The Tempest (Begins 25 Nov)
magic • mystery • play • Shakespeare • family • revenge
Doing Shakespeare (Begins 1 Nov)
play • retelling • Shakespeare • farce • witty
Hard-hitting Theatre
If you like stories of tough truths, raw emotions, and unfiltered honesty...
Mules (Begins 10 Nov)
play • adventure • community • gritty • hard-hitting
Oreo (Begins 30 Nov)
play • solo show • autobiographical • gritty • hard-hitting • politics
Milk and Gall (Begins 2 Nov)
play • chilling • family • gritty • hard-hitting • politics
F*ckingLifeMate (Begins 2 Nov)
play • dark • farce • gritty • hard-hitting
Anna Karenina (Begins 26 Nov)
play • family • gritty • hard-hitting • romantic • Russia
Kid-friendly
If you're looking for a fun show to see with children...
The Bolds (Begins 14 Nov)
kid-friendly • play • adventure • animals • family • feel-good • festive • identity
The Storm Whale (Begins 19 Nov)
kid-friendly • play • adventure • friendship • heart-breaking
EverAfter - A Mixed Up Fairytale (Begins 24 Nov)
fairy tale • kid-friendly • play • adventure • magical
Snow White And The Seven Dwarves (Begins 4 Nov)
fairy tale • kid-friendly • panto • adventure • heart-warming • magical
Cinderella: The Awesome Truth (Begins 12 Nov)
fairy tale • kid-friendly • play • retelling • adventure • feel-good
Panto
If you're ready for some cheeky laughs, zany plots, and maybe a bit of a sing-song...
Beowulf: An Epic Panto (Begins 26 Nov)
panto • play • adventure • feel-good • music • thrilling
Red Riding Hood (Begins 27 Nov)
fairy tale • kid-friendly • musical • panto • adventure • festive • laugh-out-loud • slapstick
Dick Whittington: A New Dick in Town (Begins 2 Nov)
panto • adventure • LGBTQ • city life • farce • romantic
Jack and the Beanstalk (Begins 20 Nov)
panto • adventure • cheerful • fantasy • slapstick
Aladdin (Begins 19 Nov)
kid-friendly • panto • retelling • adventure • music
Festive Favourites
If you're ready to get in the Christmas spirit a bit early this year...
The Nutcracker (Begins 23 Nov)
ballet • retelling • adventure • classic • festive • magical
A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story (Begins 26 Nov)
play • retelling • adventure • classic • festive • ghosts • thrilling
Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas (Begins 24 Nov)
kid-friendly • play • adventure • feel-good • festive • heart-warming
The Snowman (Begins 20 Nov)
episodic • play • gritty • hard-hitting • witty
A Christmas Carol (Begins 13 Nov)
play • classic • heart-warming • London • music