Located just a short walk from Baker Street Station, the intimate Marylebone Theatre has built a reputation for presenting thought-provoking productions with the polish of a larger West End venue while maintaining a close connection between performers and audience. Its latest offering, The Smile of Her, continues that tradition with a deeply personal and emotionally charged one-woman play written and performed by acclaimed actress Christine Lahti. Running for 90 minutes without an interval, the production brings audiences into the heart of a woman's lifelong struggle against expectations, stereotypes, and the pressure to always be "a good girl."

The Ladyboys of Bangkok is a long-running touring cabaret spectacular that blends high-energy dance, pop music, comedy and dazzling costumes into a night that feels more like a party than a traditional theatre show. Performed in its signature Sabai Pavilion or touring venues across the UK, the production brings together a cast of glamorous performers in a fast-paced revue of chart hits, show tunes and playful sketches, creating an experience that celebrates performance, identity and spectacle in equal measure.

For decades, the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon has been one of London's leading destinations for children's theatre, producing imaginative and engaging productions that entertain young audiences without ever talking down to them. This summer, the theatre presents Arthur, a brand-new adventure play created in collaboration with The Egg at Theatre Royal Bath and Bucket Club. Combining Arthurian legend with a contemporary coming-of-age story, the production promises an exciting journey packed with original music, mythical creatures, magical encounters, and valuable lessons about courage, teamwork, and leadership. Recommended for children aged 6 to 12, Arthur offers the kind of family theatre experience that appeals to adults and children alike.

Glass for Beginners at FirePetal Studio is a hands-on workshop that introduces the delicate art of glass bead making in a way that feels both calming and creatively absorbing. Set inside a working glass studio, the class guides beginners through the fundamentals of lampworking, heating colourful glass rods over a flame and shaping them into beads, charms and small decorative pieces. Rather than feeling like a formal craft lesson, the experience unfolds as a slow, tactile process of experimentation, patience and discovery.

Hot Mess at The Other Palace is a wildly inventive new pop musical by Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote that transforms the climate crisis into an offbeat romantic comedy between Earth and Humanity. Directed with brisk energy and packed with sharp humour, the production turns an enormous global issue into something strangely intimate: a messy relationship story full of attraction, denial, hope and inevitable fallout. After award-winning runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, the show arrives in London with infectious confidence and a soundtrack that refuses to leave your head.

London is no stranger to immersive experiences, but few combine sightseeing, storytelling, puzzle-solving and sweet treats quite as successfully as The Talisman Treats by Gourmaze. Taking participants on a self-guided adventure through some of the capital's most charming streets and hidden corners, this interactive treasure hunt transforms an ordinary day out into a magical quest. Designed for families, friends, couples and curious explorers alike, the experience combines the excitement of an escape room with the freedom of a city walk, creating an engaging adventure that unfolds at your own pace.

A Fine Idea, written by Christine Bacon and directed by Charlotte Westenra, is a probing and emotionally intelligent new play that examines aid, power and the uncomfortable distance between good intentions and meaningful change. Running at the Arcola Theatre, it approaches its subject through the lens of one woman's crisis of conscience, tracing the history of international development with a clarity and honesty that is rarely seen on stage. Rather than offering reassurance, the production asks its audience to sit with a question that is as simple as it is unsettling: Do we actually want to change things, or do we just like the idea of helping? 

As Fantasia Orchestra marks its tenth anniversary, founder and conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh reflects on friendship, cross-genre programming, musical openness, singers, sitars, dream collaborators from history and what comes next.

The Lino Printing Class by MYO Creative Studio is a wonderfully hands-on creative workshop that introduces the traditional art of linocut printing in a way that feels accessible, relaxing and deeply rewarding. Hosted at MYO’s welcoming London studio, the class guides participants through designing, carving and printing their own artwork, transforming a simple sheet of lino into a personalised print. Whether you're completely new to printmaking or simply looking for a creative afternoon, the experience balances practical instruction with plenty of room for experimentation.

Fantasia Orchestra’s Bold Moves was strongest when it let the tension between jazz and classical music stay visible. This was not a concert where familiar jazz numbers were dropped into the middle of an orchestral programme for easy recognition. The evening had a deliberate shape: Bartók’s Divertimento,Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite No. 2: Waltz 2, four jazz standards by Cole Porter,Gershwin and Rodgers and Hart, then Shostakovich’s Lyric Waltz and PianoConcerto No. 1.

Sizzling Hot Circus at Woolwich Works is a high-energy cabaret-style circus show that blends aerial performance, dance, comedy and live music into a fast-paced evening of spectacle. Created by a collective of international performers, the show leans into bold physicality and playful theatricality, offering a contemporary take on circus that feels both polished and immediate. Rather than a traditional ringmaster-led structure, it unfolds as a sequence of striking acts, each with its own rhythm and personality.

Player at Riverside Studios is a tightly staged two-hander produced and directed by Matthew Lyon, who also performs alongside Ola Forman, with lighting design by Melody Mengyun Liu. Built around the shifting dynamic between a “Boy” and a “Girl,” the piece leans into minimalism to explore connection, perception and the subtle power plays that shape relationships. With just two performers and a stripped-back stage, it invites the audience to focus on behaviour, what’s said, what’s avoided, and what lingers in between.

Second Class Queer at Riverside Studios is a sharp, intimate solo performance written and performed by Kumar Muniandy. Set during a fast-paced gay speed-dating night in Berlin, the show follows Krishna, a Tamil-Malaysian man, as he encounters a series of wildly different men, each conversation peeling back another layer of identity, belonging and unspoken grief. Funny, direct and quietly confrontational, the piece blends humour with personal storytelling to explore what it means to move through spaces where you’re never quite seen as equal.

Love Omar at Theatro Technis is a warm, reflective new play by Hannah Khalil that steps backstage into the dressing room of legendary actor Omar Sharif during his 1983 appearance in The Sleeping Prince at Chichester Festival Theatre. Directed by Chris White, the production blends comedy, memory and quiet emotional tension to explore fame, ego and the strange intimacy of theatre life. Rather than presenting Sharif as an untouchable icon, the play allows him to exist in smaller, more human moments, such as sitting at a mirror, adjusting makeup, and trading remarks with the people around him while carrying the pressure of being watched both onstage and off.

JEEZUS! at New Diorama Theatre in London is an electrifying queer Latinx musical created by the theatre collective Alpaqa and written by Sergio Antonio Maggiolo and Guido García Lueches. Directed by Laura Killeen, the production reimagines the story of a young altar boy named Jesús as he prepares for his first communion in 1990s Peru, only to find himself grappling with unexpected desire, Catholic guilt and self-discovery in a world shaped by faith, politics and emotion. Through a blend of live music, sharp humour and stylised irreverence, JEEZUS! turns blasphemy into a celebration of queer identity and liberation.

The Price at Marylebone Theatre is a deeply lived-in revival of Arthur Miller’s intimate family drama, directed by Jonathan Munby and anchored by a powerhouse performance from Henry Goodman. On the eve of selling off their late father’s belongings, estranged brothers meet again in the cramped, cluttered attic of their childhood home, and what begins as a simple business transaction quickly becomes a raw reckoning with decades of resentment, sacrifice, and unfinished conversations. This production makes Miller’s sharp, human writing feel quietly urgent and emotionally immediate.

The Classic Car Boot Sale at King’s Cross transforms the neighbourhood’s plazas into a lively celebration of vintage culture, bringing together classic cars, retro fashion, vinyl music and street food in a weekend that feels half market, half festival. Spread across Granary Square, Lewis Cubitt Square and Coal Drops Yard, the event gathers over a hundred curated vintage traders alongside heritage vehicles and pop-up entertainment, creating one of London’s most distinctive retro-inspired events.

Fantasia Orchestra with Jasdeep Singh Degun: Between the Raags at Smith Square Hall is a dynamic evening of orchestral music where Western classical tradition meets Indian classical roots in bold, unexpected harmony. Featuring sitar virtuoso Jasdeep Singh Degun alongside Fantasia’s musicians under the baton of conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh, the concert blends minimalist, Baroque and contemporary pieces with raga-inflected compositions, inviting listeners into a sound world that feels both familiar and freshly electrifying.

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch at The Other Palace puts the spotlight on one of animation’s most notorious villains in a wickedly funny, pop-fuelled musical parody that gives Ursula octopus tentacles and all her own subversive origin story. Written by Robyn Grant and Daniel Foxx with music by Tim Gilvin, and directed by Grant herself, this latest incarnation of the show features an all-new set, costumes, jokes and characters as it retells The Little Mermaid from the perspective of its plus-size, queer icon with trademark filthy humour and a hot pop soundtrack. It’s bold, bawdy, and gleefully un-Disney-like.

YLLANA — The Opera Locos at Sadler’s Wells Theatre is a wildly inventive comic opera experience from the acclaimed Spanish company Yllana, where operatic tradition collides with pop energy, slapstick absurdity and high-energy physical comedy. Blending world-class singing with hits from the operatic canon alongside pop classics, this production invites audiences of all backgrounds, from opera aficionados to complete newcomers, to enjoy an evening that feels as much like a concert, a comedy revue and a party as it does a theatrical performance.

Too Small to Tell at Riverside Studios is a striking one-woman show written and performed by Lisa Rose, directed by Elizabeth Ranken and co-created with Paula B. Stanic. Based on Rose’s own experiences working in the London office of Miramax in the 1990s, the piece blends humour, heartbreak and hard-won testimony as it reflects on ambition, friendship, silence and survival within an industry built on secrecy and power. With sold-out runs at Park Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse and a nomination for Best New Play at Brighton Fringe 2025, this solo performance brings a deeply personal story directly to the stage.

Donbas at Theatre503 is the world premiere of a powerful and urgent new play by Olga Braga, winner of the 2025 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award. Directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike in this intimate fringe space, the production follows Sashko, newly released from a Russian prison, as he returns to his family in a small Ukrainian town buffeted by war. With a cast of six and creative support from Good Chance and 45North, the piece asks how people keep living, laughing and dreaming even as everything around them unravels.

Dreamscape at Omnibus Theatre is a powerful and inventive hip-hop theatre piece presented by Andy Jordan Productions and Hindsight Productions, blending beatboxing, spoken word and dance to reimagine the real life of Tyisha Miller who is a 19-year-old Black woman killed by police in California, and the dreams that were cut short on that tragic night. This award-winning show, having earned acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe and four awards at the Los Angeles NAACP Awards, arrives in London with a striking fusion of style and substance that invites audiences to witness, confront and reflect on race, violence and lived experience.

Spanish Oranges at The Playground Theatre is a razor-sharp new play written by Alba Arikha and directed by Myriam Cyr. Staged as a world premiere at this intimate West London fringe venue, the production stars Maryam D’Abo, Jay Villiers and Arianna Branca in a tale that unfolds over a single turbulent morning and examines love, ambition, truth and the stories we tell about ourselves and each other. With a creative team committed to new voices and bold material, this debut theatre piece blends emotional tension and incisive dialogue in a way that feels both cinematic and immediate.