WhyWaitForever - London - Theatre

This page contains links to the major London theatre shows, plays and events. It can be quite daunting to decide which play or musical to see. WhyWaitForever - London - Newspapers contains links to newspapers and magazines most or which carry reviews. WhyWaitForever - London - Television and WhyWaitForever - London - Radio are additional sources of reviews. The ticket agencies on this page present each show in the most glowing of terms.

If tickets are hard to get the show is popular. If tickets are easily available the show is waiting to be discovered. You can email some of the shows directly to let them know what you think. London may not have the rowdy audiences of previous generations but they are still impassioned by theatre albeit in a more subdued way.

Of course if you are not keen on the theatre but you oblige for other reasons, there is golf.

Golf Breaks: Golf holidays, golf weekends and golf breaks in the UK.

Shows

London has a host of theatres to cater for all tastes. London Theatre Guide Online contains the latest London theatre listings including seating plans. Official London Theatre Guide contains London theatre news and information. Whats On Stage is Britain's national performing arts information service. Cameron Mackintosh is famous for musicals. Really Useful is Andrew Lloyd Webber's production company.

Les Miserables: The long running musical about 19th century France.
Mamma Mia!: The musical based on the songs of Abba.
Phantom: The musical set at the opera in 19th century France.
Reduced Shakespeare: The Bard as Readers Digest might have writ it edited by a transatlantic stand-up comedian.
Saturday Night Fever: The musical about teens and high school life in the USA.
The Beautiful Game: The Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton musical about football.

Companies and Venues

London must have the largest number of first class theatres, companies and venues in the world. Each has its own ambience. Each company has its own style and approach. London theatre does take risks and produces consistently excellent performances.

Almeida: The theatre company in the heart of Islington.
Ambassadors: The theatre group who own a number of West End and other theatres.
Barbican: In the heart of the city.
Chichester Festival: In the summer it is time to leave London and visit the country.
Donmar Warehouse: In Covent Garden Earlham Street WC2.
Exhibitions: Earls Court and Olympia Londo.
Hackney Empire: In the East End wonderfully refurbished and back to glory.
Jazz Cafe: Jazz at 5 Parkway, Camden Town.
Jongleurs: Comedy clubs in Camdem, Bow and Battersea.
Greenwich Theatre: Near Docklands Light Railway Cutty Sark station.
Hampstead Theatre: The company in 98 Avenue Road, Swiss Cottage, NW3.
Lyric: In Hammersmith to the west of Westminster.
National Theatre: In the South Bank complex near Waterloo.
NEC: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England where sometimes London shows disappear to for a time.
Open Air: Regents Park Open Air Theatre.
Picnic Concerts: Kenwood in Hampstead Heath and Marble Hill in Richmond.
Riverside Studios: Crisp Road W6 near Hammersmith Tube.
Ronnie Scott's: Jazz at 47 Frith Street, W1.
Royal Court Theatre: The one in Sloane Square, SW1 at the start of Kings Road Chelsea. Many society changing plays were first shown here.
Royal Shakespeare Company: The world's leading classical theatre company. Fabulous plays and the occasional blockbuster musical. Brilliant acting with wonderful enounciation and pronounciation. Definitive theatre.
Shakespeare's Globe: The new theatre as the Bard would have known it.
Soho Theatre: In Dean Street near Tottenham Court Road Tube.
South Bank Centre: On the south bank of the Thames near the London Eye and which contains the Royal Festival Hall.
Novello Theatre: The one off Trafalgar Square.
Theatre Royal Haymarket: The one near Piccadilly.
Wembley Arena: Wembley Conference Centre and Exhibition Halls near Wembley Park Tub.
Young Vic: The theatre near Waterloo south of the South Bank.

Orchestras, Opera, Ballet, Choirs and Ensemble

Bond: The attractive string quartet that maybe appeals better to the values of today.
ENB: English National Ballet with schedules and news for.htmliring dancers.
ENO: English National Opera.
LCS: London Chorus formerly the London Choral Society.
LMP: London Mozart Players specialise in chamber music.
LSC: London Symphony Chorus.
LSO: London Symphony Orchestra.
Opera Holland Park: Holland Park near Kensington is one of my favorite parks. To hear opera in this great setting is wonderful.
Philharmonia: Philharmonia Orchestra.
Poetry Library: Housed in the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank.
Royal Albert Hall: The beautiful concert hall near Kensington Gardens.
Royal Festival Hall: On the South bank for visual arts, dance, music and literature.
Royal Ballet: Royal Ballet in the Royal Opera House in Convent Garden.
Royal Opera: The new magnificent building in Convent Garden.
RPO: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Sadlers Wells: The recently refurbished building towards Islington.
St John's Smith Square: London SW1 for chamber orchestras and choirs.
Wigmore Hall: The venue in Wigmore Street W1 near Regents Park.

Promoters and Agencies

Mean Fiddler: Rock, pop, regional and special interest concerts.
Marshall Arts: Concerts by international rock and pop stars.
Raymond Gubbay: Classical music events.
Solo Shows: Rock concerts.
Victor Hochhauser: stages clasical concerts and ballet.

Ticket agencies and free TV and radio tickets

Albemarle of London: A major ticket agency and guide to theatre and entertainment in the West End.
Aloud: Music related ticket.
Gigs and Tours: As the name suggests.
Keith Prowse: A listings and tickets site.
Latest Events: Tockets of events.
London Breaks: Tickets with or without hotel breaks.
London Calling: Tickets and when I'm calling you ooo oh ooo oh.
Operabase: Worldwide includes English National Opera.
Ticket Master: A major supplier of tickets.
TicketLine: This one sounds straight forward tickets available online.
Ticket Web: Tickets and a web but a web snares and entraps.
UK Tickets: Tickets for not just London.

Some television and radio companies have free tickets available to attend the recordings of a number of the popular shows.

BBC: Tickets for BBC television and radio shows.