hampstead theatre

Wah! Wah! Girls — A British Bollywood Musical @ Sadler's Wells

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 22-28 May

Our pick of the top dance, opera, theatre, art, folk, jazz and classical music events.

Jacob Lenz

Opera Review: Jakob Lenz @ Hampstead Theatre

A weird and wonderful start to English National Opera’s spring season.

Woman with sticks, by Ron Mueck. 2008 Mixed media

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 17 – 23 April

This week’s hottest theatre, dance, opera, world music, jazz and art events

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living by Damien Hirst. On display at Tate Modern from this week

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 3 – 9 April

Our pick of the new art, theatre, dance, and music shows this week

Farewell to the theatre at Hampstead

Review: Farewell To The Theatre @ Hampstead Theatre

Part psychological drama, English comedy, tragedy and theatre biopic

Simon Callow in Being Shakespeare

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 6–12 March

Fun-sounding theatre, opera, jazz, world music and art exhibitions opening this week

The Trial of Ubu. Kate Duchêne, Nikki Amuka-Bird

Review: The Trial of Ubu @ The Hampstead Theatre

Papa Ubu is guilty as hell and the audience knows it.

Some Like It Hip Hop at the Peacock Theatre

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 25-31 October

Our suggestions for the top dance, opera, theatre and exhibitions opening this week

Roberta Marquez and Valeri Hristov in Emeralds, part of Jewels. Photo by John Persson

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 20-26 September

This week’s new dance, theatre and art shows opening in London

Loyalty

Theatre Review: Loyalty @ Hampstead Theatre

Helm’s debut play about the Iraq war is intelligent and it makes you laugh, usually bitterly. But if it was intended to shock, it rather falls short – if only because the events of the play are no more appalling than the facts.

Wayne Cater (Tyrell) and Richard Clothier (King Richard) in Richard III. Photo by Manuel Harlan

Theatre Review: Richard III @ Hampstead Theatre

The most riotous Shakespeare in town, lurching from urbanity to deranged, blackly comic violence.