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Best Theatres in London

West End landmarks and fringe favourites: the best theatres in London.

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  1. 1South Bank · Upper Ground, SE1 9PXThree stages in a landmark brutalist building on the river, producing classics, new writing and big-scale musicals.
  2. 2Waterloo · 103 The Cut, SE1 8NBA historic 1818 playhouse near Waterloo known for starry casts and ambitious revivals of great plays.
  3. 3Chelsea · Sloane Square, SW1W 8ASBritain's home of bold new writing on Sloane Square, where countless landmark modern plays first premiered.
  4. 4Waterloo · 66 The Cut, SE1 8LZAn award-winning theatre on The Cut celebrated for radical, intimate stagings and affordable tickets.
  5. 5Islington · Almeida Street, N1 1TAA twice-crowned London Theatre of the Year, producing daring new plays and reinvented classics in Islington.
  6. 6South Bank · 21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DTA faithful open-air reconstruction of Shakespeare's playhouse, with standing tickets in the yard and a candlelit indoor theatre.
  7. 7Shepherd's Bush · 7 Uxbridge Road, W12 8LJAn award-winning new-writing theatre in a former library, championing fresh voices across two intimate spaces.
  8. 8Finsbury Park · Clifton Terrace, N4 3JPA former Fringe Theatre of the Year with two stages, staging consistently strong plays near Finsbury Park station.
  9. 9Bermondsey · 3 Potters Fields Park, SE1 2SGA modern, flexible auditorium by Tower Bridge known for immersive standing productions and high-profile casts.
  10. 10Regent's Park · Inner Circle, Regent's Park, NW1 4NUA magical summer-only amphitheatre among the trees, staging musicals and Shakespeare under the open sky.

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