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London / Seasonal
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Lord Mayor's Show
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Mansion House, City of London, ,
The City, London, EC4N8BH
19 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
The Lord Mayor's Show features possibly the most dangerous and amazing of all the public fireworks shows in the capital:...
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London / Theatre
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La Cage aux Folles
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Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, ,
Westminster, London, WC2N5DE
29 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
Georges and Albin are a happy couple, living above the St. Tropez nightclub La Cage aux Folles, which Georges owns...
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London / Theatre
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Oliver!
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Catherine Street, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B5JF
19 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
Lionel Bart's smashing Victorian musical has had two previous London productions which both ran for over 100 performances, but there's...
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London / Concerts
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Terrorvision
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O2 Academy Islington, N1 Centre, Parkfield Street,
Islington, London, N10PS
23 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
A chorus featuring the lyrics "Ooh wop bop ba doo wop. Bop ba doo wop. Bop ba doo" is perhaps...
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London / Concerts
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Electric Six
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O2 Academy Islington, N1 Centre, Parkfield Street,
Islington, London, N10PS
23 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
Danger! High Voltage! Electric Six are taking over O2 Islington Academy and turning it into a Gay Bar for one...
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London / Theatre
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Life is a Dream
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The Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials,
Covent Garden, London, WC2H9LD
24 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
The brilliant Donmar Warehouse is delving into the 17th century to breathe new life into this classic, poetic work by...
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London / Concerts
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Turandot
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London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO), St Martin's Lane, ,
Covent Garden, London, Wc2N4ES
27 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
The English National Opera's love affair with Puccini continues with this new production of his musically rich swansong Turandot. Another...
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London / Dance
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Nutcracker, The
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London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO), St Martin's Lane, ,
Covent Garden, London, Wc2N4ES
27 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
Like unwrapping a Christmas present or wandering through a dream, The Nutcracker at the London Coliseum has all the wide-eyed...
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London / Dance
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Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
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Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, ,
Clerkenwell, London, EC1R4TN
15 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
Matthew Bourne's hugely successful Swan Lake comes home for Christmas. This highly original all-male production premiered at Sadler's Wells 19...
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London / Theatre
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An Inspector Calls
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Novello Theatre, Aldwych, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B4LD
20 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
Stephen Daldry's groundbreaking revival of An Inspector Calls was hailed as "the defining production of the 1990s" by The Daily...
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London / Dance
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Sleeping Beauty, The
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Royal Opera House, Bow Street, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2E9DD
22 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
In 1946 the Vic-Wells Ballet, soon to become The Royal Ballet, performed a new production of The Sleeping Beauty to...
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London / Theatre
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Novello Theatre, Aldwych, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B4LD
20 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
Standing alongside A Streetcar Named Desire as one of Tennessee Williams' timelessly exquisite (and Pulitzer Prize-winning) plays, Cat on a...
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London / Dance
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Svapnagata Festival
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Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, ,
Clerkenwell, London, EC1R4TN
15 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
This two-week festival bringing Indian music and dance into the spotlight is one of the most exciting events of the...
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London / Theatre
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Annie Get Your Gun
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The Young Vic, 66 The Cut, ,
South Bank, London, SE18LZ
29 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
Well. knock me down with a .22 calibre rifle, Jane Horrocks is back at the Young Vic under the sparkling...
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London / Kids Events
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Forest, The
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The Young Vic, 66 The Cut, ,
South Bank, London, SE18LZ
29 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
Fevered Sleep, the creators of And the Rain Falls Down and Brilliant, have joined forces with Fuel to bring us...
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London / Theatre
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Nation
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National Theatre, South Bank, ,
South Bank, London, SE19PX
23 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
The National Theatre offers an alternative to the 'he's behind you' cry commonly heard from London's theatres at Christmas time....
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London / Theatre
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Talent
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Menier Chocolate Factory, 51/53 Southwark Street, ,
Bankside, London, SE11RU
28 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
The Menier Chocolate Factory possesses a unique charm with its ticklish, irrepressible, intimate style of musical theatre and Talent is...
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London / Exhibitions
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Jane Brown: Exposure
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Guardian News & Media Gallery, 90 York Way, ,
Clerkenwell, London, N19GU
29 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
In 2002 British photo journalist Jane Bown donated her entire collection to The Newsroom, The Guardian and The Observer's archive...
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London / Exhibitions
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Suburbia
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London Transport Museum, 39 Wellington Street, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2E7BB
21 minutes walk from Farringdon Tube
This autumn the London Transport Museum stages a major exhibition on the enclaves that surround the city best known as...
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