Kimberly Levaco is excited to celebrate her upcoming sweet 16 – never mind the fact she looks 74, due to a rare genetic condition prematurely ageing her about four times faster than her friends. Or, she would be excited if her family hadn’t suddenly moved town under suspect circumstances, meaning she’s a little short on friends right now. And whilst her heart may be biologically ahead of its time, it’s starting to beat a little quicker after meeting Seth from the ice rink…

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Kimberly Akimbo

Hampstead Theatre

‘Wow is too small a word!’ (Broadway World) to describe My Neighbour Totoro, the ‘utterly spectacular’ (Telegraph), ‘remarkably beautiful’ (Financial Times) stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s beloved animated film. Winner of 6 Olivier Awards, this acclaimed production features ‘awe-inspiring’ (Time Out) large-scale puppetry and iconic songs from the film performed by a live band and singer.

My Neighbour Totoro

Gillian Lynne Theatre

Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl.

Matilda The Musical

Cambridge Theatre

London, 1929. In the seedy Midnight Bell pub, barman Bob dreams of becoming a writer, while barmaid Ella dreams of being with Bob. When Bob becomes obsessed with alluring prostitute Jenny Maple, he fritters his life’s savings on trying to rescue her. But there is more to the intriguing Jenny than meets the eye…

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky

Southwark Playhouse Borough

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ_ZQW5C2pw&amp;t=2s

The Artelize Podcast Presenting Will Shutes: 'Bring it down out of the clouds to human being level'

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFe6mW6x9pc

The Artelize Podcast: 'Amplifying What Makes Us Human'. A conversation with Zuly E. Inirio

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Burlesque is BIG! Burlesque is BEAUTIFUL! Burlesque is BACK!

After taking the west end by storm and selling out night after night, Burlesque is back in town! From executive producer Christina Aguilera and written by Steven Antin, based on the hit movie, Burlesque invites you to a club like no other: a hidden world beneath the city lights where sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers and lives can change in the flick of a feather boa.

 

Burlesque is a scintillating journey of self-discovery that absolutely sizzles, featuring powerhouse songs by Christina Aguilera, Sia and Diane Warren, alongside thrilling new numbers from Todrick Hall and Jess Folley.

Burlesque

The Arts at Marble Arch

From creatives John Caird (‘Les Misérables’ (RSC,West End and International), ‘Children of Eden’ (West End and International)) and Paul Gordon (‘Daddy Long Legs’, ‘Pride & Prejudice’), this musical telling of Charlotte Brontë’s revolutionary novel makes its UK premiere.

Jane Eyre

UNCLE Elephant and Castle

Sisters are strange – a collision of opposites and alignments, pulling and pushing away from each other. Alice and Abigail are no different. Alice got their mother’s looks; Abigail got her sense of humour. Alice has a Nobel Prize for Medicine; Abigail likes to get stoned on the sofa. Abigail is a homebody; Alice is preparing to leave the earth forever on a one-way mission to deep space.

When the sisters rediscover the joy of being in each other's orbit, the concept of a goodbye becomes much harder than either of them anticipated. But the countdown has already started…

The Urmetazoan

Jazz FM Award-winning vocalist Georgia Cécile returns to Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club alongside acclaimed pianist and arranger Jamie Safir and his trio for an evening of timeless songs, fresh arrangements and world-class musicianship.

Georgia Cécile & Jamie Safir Trio

Ronnie Scott's

Richard Jones’s Olivier Award-winning production of Handel's opera returns with many of the original cast, including Emily D’Angelo as the lovestruck Ruggiero and Lisette Oropesa as the glittering enchantress Alcina.

Alcina

Royal Opera House

Watch Royal Ballet dancers and coaches in rehearsal as they prepare some of the works they will soon perform on stage.

Insights: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal

Having established himself as one of the most energetic and exciting jazz musicians on the already thriving worldwide scene, New Zealand-born, London-based drummer and producer Myele Manzanza has made a major impact upon the global musical landscape.

Late Late Show hosted by Myele Manzanza

One stage, three moods. Explosive energy. Deep resonance. Unstoppable drive. Feel the pulse of ballet now.

Rhythm Riot

Sadler's Wells Theatre

He's back. Opera’s infamous Don returns with an all-star cast headlined by Gordon Bintner, alongside Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Aigul Akhmetshina, Roberto Tagliavini and Bogdan Volkov. Stefano Montanari conducts.

Don Giovanni

Hosted by trumpeter and raconteur, Andy Davies, this is the space for London’s top jazz instrumentalists to get together and play music from the canon of bebop and hardbop. You never know who might drop in.

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Jam

Northern Ballet returns to the Linbury Theatre with a programme of fiery revivals including Hans van Manen’s 5 Tangos and Mthuthuzeli November’s Fools, and a brand new work by New York City Ballet’s choreographer Tiler Peck.

Three Short Ballets

Parthenope is a singer and saxophone player originally from Leeds. She pairs her jazz influence with her love of songwriting, creating uplifting, danceable music with introspective lyrics and moments of improvisation.

Late Late Show Upstairs presented by Parthenope with Women in Jazz

Mozart, Haydn, Telemann and Philidor: four composers in a passionate age, reinventing music on the wing. A dynamic start to a season of music that defies convention.
They called it “sturm und drang” - “storm and stress” - and for a few tempestuous years in the 1760s, it seemed as if music itself had turned upside down. No emotion was too powerful: this was a time for child geniuses, young radicals and cutting-edge comedy – and for old dogs to learn a few new tricks, too.

Tonight, Laurence Cummings and Academy of Ancient Music dive headlong into the crucible, with a volcanic symphony from the young Haydn, the boy Mozart’s brilliant symphonic debut, and a real discovery – a very Gallic spin on a bawdy English romp from the French composer Philidor. And then, the astonishing tragedy of Ino, retold by the 84-year old Telemann in music that would dazzle a composer a quarter his age, with 2026 Grammy Award-winning American soprano Amanda Forsythe. It’ll thrill you, too.

1765: Times of Transition

University of Cambridge

Milton Court Concert Hall

Can one man heal a broken society? A bold new production by Evgeny Titov features a stellar cast including Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Ekaterina Gubanova, Christian Gerhaher and Brindley Sherratt. Jakub Hrůša conducts.

Parsifal

A glance at Fretwork’s copious discography reveals the scope of its musical interests and appetite for exploring the glories of the viol consort repertoire. It is joined by a cast of close colleagues and friends to celebrate its 40th anniversary at Wigmore Hall with a programme that reaches back to the consort music of Dowland, John Jenkins and William Lawes and forward to works by Sir George Benjamin and Silas Wollston. ‘Fretwork is the finest viol consort on the planet’, wrote the London Evening Standard, a view endorsed by sage critics worldwide.

Fretwork; Sir George Benjamin conductor; Susan Bickley mezzo-soprano; Iestyn Davies countertenor; Ian Bostridge tenor; Silas Wollston organ

Wigmore Hall

A high-energy late-night session where London’s rising stars reimagine ‘70s jazz fusion, blending vintage influence with a modern edge through fearless improvisation, shaped by the spirit of Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Weather Report and beyond.

Events in London next month

Kimberly Akimbo

Hampstead Theatre

My Neighbour Totoro

LW Theatres

Matilda The Musical

LW Theatres

Twenty Thousand Streets U...

Southwark Playhouse

The Artelize Podcast Pres...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast: 'Am...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast and ...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast - A ...

Artelize

Burlesque

Arts Theatre

Jane Eyre

Southwark Playhouse

The Urmetazoan

Hampstead Theatre

Georgia Cécile & Jamie Sa...

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club

Alcina

Royal Opera House

Insights: The Royal Balle...

Royal Opera House

Late Late Show hosted by ...

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club

Rhythm Riot

English National Ballet

Don Giovanni

Royal Opera House

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Jam

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club

Three Short Ballets

Royal Opera House

Late Late Show Upstairs p...

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club

1765: Times of Transition...

Academy of Ancient Music

Parsifal

Royal Opera House

Fretwork; Sir George Benj...

Wigmore Hall

Late Late Show Upstairs w...

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club