Location: London
Top Things to do in London
Things to do in London, England: The Best Concerts & Shows
The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
Restaurants in London
1. Kinky Boots at Adelphi Theatre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2,685 reviews
Although there have been various earlier entertainment buildings on the site the reconstructed Adelphi Theatre, with its art deco interiors, opened to the public in December 1930 with Jessie Matthews starring in Ever Green.The front-of-house areas of the Adelphi Theatre were restored to their original lustre and extravagance in 1993 when Andrew Lloyd Webber became co-owner and opened his musical production of Sunset Boulevard. Other famous productions at the Adelphi Theatre include Gertrude Lawrence in Cole Porter’s Nymph Errant, Ivor Novello’s The Dancing Years, Bless The Bride, Beatrice Lillie as Auntie Mame, Van Johnson in The Music Man, Lionel Bart’s Blitz! and Maggie May, Charlie Girl with Anna Neagle, a revival of Me and My Girl originally starring Robert Lindsay and Emma Thompson and in the Adelphi Theatre’s longest run (over nine years), the new Broadway production of Kander and Ebb’s Chicago. Revivals of Evita and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat have proved enormously popular. More recently, the theatre played host to the worldwide premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Love Never Dies.
Reviewed By RichieC82 - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Visited friends in London and we went to see the show Kinky Boots and if was a Saturday afternoon matinee performance it was nearly a sell out the show was excellent and the artists were amazing great talent.I had seen this show before in New York and enjoyed that but i must say i enjoyed the London show much better.All round a great afternoon
2. Brick Lane Music Hall
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,175 reviews
Theatre and dining venue based in London's Docklands, offering a modern take on traditional music hall-style entertainment. Groups and parties welcome. Attracts a younger crowd in the evenings; lunches and "pensioner matinees" available all year round (closed for August). UK Coach award for "Britain's Friendliest Venue".
Reviewed By Jillypolly - Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
We didn’t know what to expect but what a great afternoon we had. From the moment we arrived the staff were friendly and attentive, the show was absolutely brilliant - fell in love with Eileen the cat among other amazing characters - if you want an afternoon of laughter and a good afternoon tea then you should go.
3. School Of Rock The Musical
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 952 reviews
Reviewed By fs3373 - London, United Kingdom
I went with my wife and two young kids. Fantastic show, brilliant energy from the cast, very talented kids, their live performances of instruments really elevates the show. Highly recommend.
4. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8,568 reviews
Founded by the pioneering American actor and director Sam Wanamaker, Shakespeare's Globe is a unique international resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the playhouse for which he wrote, through the connected means of performance and education.Together, the Globe Theatre Company, Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition and Globe Education seek to further the experience and international understanding of Shakespeare in performance.
Reviewed By 543nickyk - Uckfield, United Kingdom
Hands down the best production of A Midsummer Nights Dream that I have ever seen (and as my favourite Shakespeare play I’ve seen a few!). The cast were eloquent, hysterical and a few in our party who weren’t familiar with the play managed to follow the story line. The costumes were bright and original, the addition of music to the production was really expertly done (Lysander’s romantic ballads had us in stitches). Bravo, encore and thank you.
5. Royal Opera House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,908 reviews
Experience all the Royal Opera House has to offer – stunning performances from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, delicious food and drink, inspiring interactive events and a perfect place to relax in the heart of Covent Garden.
Reviewed By J8429MBphilipb - Toronto, Canada
Great backstage tour from our guide, the fabulous and mighty Amandine: I've been to the ROH many many times, and it was super interesting to see the areas behind the scenes for a change, and how everything is managed and set up. Highly recomended!
6. South Bank
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,655 reviews
South Bank is a beautiful riverside stretch in the heart of London featuring the Coca-Cola London Eye, SEA LIFE London Aquarium, Imperial War Museum London, Southbank Centre, National Theatre, top hotels, shopping, dining and more. Located walking distance from Covent Garden and Westminster, it is the perfect location for a relaxing stroll or evening of entertainment. Known as the cultural heart of London, there is a packed programme of art, theatre, exhibitions, music, film and free events make South Bank an inspiring place to explore.
Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
To me, the overall South Bank runs from Westminster Bridge all the way to London Bridge, providing a spine connecting a wide range of London's cultural and entertainment institutions, with lots of places to eat and drink along the way, including the London Dungeon, Sea World, the London Eye, the Royal Festival Hall, the National Theatre, the Oxo Tower, Tate Modern, the Globe, Borough Market and Southwark Cathedral. If you have a day to visit, it is an enjoyable area to explore from one end to the other; otherwise do as I do and dip in and out of different parts . Last weekend, I was at Tate Modern and the London Bridge area; today it was the core of the South Bank around the South Bank Centre. The institutions on the South Bank comprise one of the largest arts complexes in Europe with the Royal Festival Hall which dates back to the Festival of Britain in 1951, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room (1967), the Hayward Gallery (1968) and the National Theatre, along with the discrete British Film Theatre (1957) that sits under and alongside Waterloo Bridge. For architects, they comprise a collection of Modern and Brutalist buildings which have their unique character. Although the doors are closed in the current health situation and the lights in the performance venues are dimmed, visitors are increasing, with many of the restaurants, cafes and pop-up units open along the river, and many outdoor areas in which to sit and enjoy a drink or meal in the sunshine or, as today, when the weather was threatening to be a little more stormy
7. Prince of Wales Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 488 reviews
Prince of Wales Theatre will run the mesmerizing London musical, Book of Mormon or Let It Be London musical tickets, which has already set the Broadway box office register ringing!
Reviewed By anagP6520XJ - Sydney, Australia
They were very organised, the queue was really long when I arrived and it progressed really quickly. Everyone was seated way before the curtain went up. You can also order intermission drinks at the start. There is a weird design though, you need to go all the way downstairs, only to go upstairs again at the other end of the room, then bathrooms and cloak room are all up and down stairs also. The exit takes you directly outside which is great to not have to wind your way back out again. The location of the theatre is really good.
8. National Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,096 reviews
This is a theatre that everyone can enjoy, from the classics and spectacular musicals to new plays and special events for the entire family.
Reviewed By 237jackr - Exeter, United Kingdom
Whatever you think about the architecture (I like it), the National Theatre is an essential institution and puts on challenging large-scale theatre that nobody else does. it is a bit of a maze to find your way around inside, but the cloakroom system is very efficient and helpful, the staff nice and the theatres are the best anywhere. W"e went to the Olivier to see The Visit by Durrenmatt, which was stunning. All power to the NT!
9. Old Operating Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 767 reviews
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret is one of the most unusual Museums in London. It is in quite an amazing location - in the attic of an English Baroque church which was used as a Herb Garret, and later on converted into an Operating Theatre in the 19th century.
Reviewed By AthinaM_Al - Athens, Greece
Whether you're a medical professional or not, this interestingly creepy museum is great for everybody a little curious about how hospitals and modern medicine came to be. The collection is rather big, with several instruments and concoctions, and gives insight in many practices of the past and the lives of the hospital personnel. Definitely worth the visit! Be careful on the stairs, however! They're rather steep and narrow..
10. Savoy Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,058 reviews
Built by theatre impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte to showcase the work of Gilbert & Sullivan and famously the first public building in the world to be lit throughout by electricity. The Savoy Theatre is currently home to 9 to 5 - The Musical.
Reviewed By P3047NDelainew
Excellent afternoon matinee performance, great cast and very funny, really enjoyed the whole experience, very intimate theatre.
