TonightTuesday 13 OctoberUpdated Tue 13 Oct, 11:23
What’s on in London tonight: Tuesday 13 October
Everything worth going out for this evening: gigs, late openings, comedy, and the things that start after work.
Tonight’s list is below, in time order, and it is rebuilt every day from what we have checked. Anything starting at 17:00 or later is here, plus anything that runs past 23:00.
Prices and start times change on the night. The venue link on each entry is the one to trust.
Tuesday
13 October-
Theatre £45 to £110, under 30s and students from £10
Main Stage: Kimberly Akimbo
Until 7 Nov
Kimberly Akimbo at the Main Stage. The run is published; the times and prices are on the booking page.
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Theatre £15 to £35
Bush Theatre: Darkling, by Titas Halder
Until 24 Oct
Titas Halder's play set in Bhopal in 1984, with Linnea Berthelsen, in 90 minutes. A Bush and Actors Touring Company co-production.
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Theatre From £31
Young Vic: Thelma and Louise
Until 24 Oct
Thelma and Louise at Young Vic, Main House.
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Free
Stargazing in Richmond Park
Until 31 Oct
The darkest sky inside London, far enough from the centre that the Milky Way is occasionally there. The park closes at dusk in winter, so this is a late summer and autumn thing.
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Theatre £25 to £74.50, standing tickets 10p
Royal Court Theatre: Man to Man
Until 24 Oct
Man to Man at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.
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Comedy £5
Belly Laugh
Until 9 Dec
Comedy in the studio at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. It is a run rather than one night, so there is more than one chance at it. Start time is on the venue's page.
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Exhibitions Free
Frieze Sculpture 2026 in Regent’s Park
Until 1 Nov
Eleven international artists across the English Gardens, curated for a fourth year by Fatoş Üstek. Free and outdoors until 1 November, so go on a weekday morning and have it to yourself.
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Gigs Free
Bar Jams
Until 27 Oct
Live music in the bar at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. It is a run rather than one night, so there is more than one chance at it. Start time is on the venue's page.
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Exhibitions
Alexandra Palace: BBC TV 90 at Ally Pally
Until 30 Nov
BBC TV 90 at Ally Pally at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
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Theatre £28 to £35, previews £10, under 30s and students £10 Sold out
Hampstead Downstairs: The Urmetazoan, by Alex Rugman
Until 24 Oct
The Urmetazoan, by Alex Rugman at the Hampstead Downstairs. The run is published; the times and prices are on the booking page.
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Theatre £250 per term
Alexandra Palace: Palace Performing Arts
Until 5 Dec
Palace Performing Arts at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
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Theatre
Hay Fever at Wyndham’s Theatre
Until 12 Dec
Christine Baranski makes her West End debut opposite Richard E. Grant in Coward's comedy of bad manners. Opens Tuesday.
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Gigs Free
Bar Sounds
Until 22 Oct
Live music in the bar at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. It is a run rather than one night, so there is more than one chance at it. Start time is on the venue's page.
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Pick Theatre £15 to £55
Kiln Theatre: Table 17
Until 24 Oct
Marisha Wallace and Jamael Westman as two exes at one dinner, in the UK premiere of Douglas Lyons' comedy. 95 minutes, no interval.
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Talks
Bloomsbury Festival
Until 31 Oct
Bloomsbury Festival's twentieth year: 150 events through October in the squares, churches and colleges around Russell Square.
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Talks
London Month of the Dead 2026
Until 1 Nov
A month of torchlit cemetery tours, catacomb visits and macabre talks, starting with a moonlit walk in West Norwood on Thursday.
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Theatre £15 to £30
Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood
Until 7 Nov
Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.
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Theatre £15 to £25
Bush Theatre: The Hungry Ghost, by Mei Leng Yew
Until 31 Oct
The Hungry Ghost, by Mei Leng Yew at the Bush Theatre. The theatre publishes the run and puts the times and prices on the booking page.
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Theatre From £68 Selling fast
Harold Pinter Theatre: The Cherry Orchard
Until 9 Jan 2027
Kristin Scott Thomas is Lyubov Ranevskaya, losing the house and the orchard, in a run to 9 January.
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Theatre £10 to £60
Lyric Hammersmith, Main House: August Wilson’s Fences
Until 31 Oct
August Wilson's Fences at Lyric Hammersmith, Main House. The venue publishes the date and puts the performance time and the price on the booking page.
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Theatre Pay what you can, £12 to £30 (£16 recommended)
Battersea Arts Centre: Nina, by Caroline Williams
Until 24 Oct
Nina, by Caroline Williams at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
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Film
BFI London Film Festival 2026
Until 18 Oct
The 70th edition, twelve days of premieres, documentary, series and immersive work.
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Theatre £20 to £45
The Other Palace, Main House: An Oak Tree, by Tim Crouch
Until 15 Nov
An Oak Tree, by Tim Crouch in the Main House at The Other Palace. The theatre publishes the run and the room; the price is on the booking page.
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Comedy £20 to £45
Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody
Until 1 Nov
Comedy in the main theatre at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. It is a run rather than one night, so there is more than one chance at it. Start time is on the venue's page.
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Theatre £15 to £29
Arcola Theatre, Studio 2: The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt, France 1940
Until 7 Nov
The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt, France 1940 at the Arcola Theatre, Studio 2. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.
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Theatre £10 to £25, concessions from £7.50
Wilton’s Music Hall: A Brief Case of Crazy
Until 14 Oct
A Brief Case of Crazy at Wilton's Music Hall in Whitechapel, the oldest surviving grand music hall in the world.
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Gigs
The Pussycat Dolls: PCD Forever tour at The O2
Scherzinger, Wyatt and Roberts back together for twenty years of PCD, with Lil' Kim and Deja Vu as guests.
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Gigs £20 Sold out
Electric Ballroom: Madra Salach
Irish alt-folk six-piece Madra Salach, with Tanzana and Rua Rí in support, on the first of two sold-out nights.
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Theatre £20 to £40
Hackney Empire: Talawa Iconic: 40th anniversary showcase
Talawa Iconic: 40th anniversary showcase at Hackney Empire. The venue publishes the date and puts the performance time and the price on the booking page.
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Comedy £10
JK Comedy Club Piccadilly Circus: Tuesday night comedy
A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Fifty seats at BOX Piccadilly, about as central as a comedy room gets. Doors fifteen minutes before, over 18s, ID on the door.
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Theatre £13.50, concessions £11.50, plus booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: What Are We Going To Do When All This Is Over?
Two long-time theatre-making partners face Helen's failing memory, and the secrets Alexander finds she has kept for years.
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Gigs £16 in advance plus booking fee
The 100 Club: Crow Black Chicken
Crow Black Chicken play a show promoted by Solid Entertainments.
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Comedy £10
JK Comedy Club Soho: Tuesday night comedy
A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Sixty seats above the Spice of Life, two minutes from Leicester Square. Doors fifteen minutes before, over 18s, ID on the door.
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Cabaret Free
Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!
Karaoke with a drag host running it, free to get into, and it starts at half ten on a Tuesday. Turn up rather than plan.
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Gigs £12
Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs: Late Late Show with Naomi Simon
Naomi Simon in the upstairs room, doors 22:45 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.
Open anyway
EverythingNot on tonight in particular: these are open whenever you want them, and they are here so the list above can stay to things that are actually happening.
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Food and drink From £14
Crazy golf at Swingers, West End
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Food and drink From £12
Darts at Flight Club, Shoreditch
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Clubs From £6
Rooftop at the Bussey Building
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Food and drink From £6
The George Inn, the last galleried coaching inn
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Sport From £12
Public skating at Queens Ice and Bowl
Running late
Everything after 23:00-
Cabaret Free
Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!
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Listings are checked by us before they go in and re-checked when this page is rewritten. Times and prices can change on the night; the venue link on each event is the one to trust. How we choose what goes in.