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Shows at the Southbank Centre
DATES PRODUCTION 12/12/2025 - 1/17/2026 Top Hat (2025) 7/26/2023 - 8/27/2023 The SpongeBob Musical (2023) 12/14/2022 - 1/8/2023 Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show (2022) 7/21/2022 - 7/31/2022 Briefs: Bite Club (2022) 12/8/2021 - 1/22/2022 Bring It On: The Musical (2021)
News
Olivier Awards Reveals Eligibility for 2026 Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2026
The Olivier Awards has revealed eligibility for the 2026 Awards. The 50th anniversary Olivier Awards will take place at the Royal Albert Hall, with highlights to be broadcast on BBC TV and radio.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2026
The Olivier Awards has revealed eligibility for the 2026 Awards. The 50th anniversary Olivier Awards will take place at the Royal Albert Hall, with highlights to be broadcast on BBC TV and radio.
AN EVENING WITH AN IMMIGRANT Comes to Queen Elizabeth Hall
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2026
FUEL will present 'AN EVENING WITH AN IMMIGRANT', a compelling performance by Inua Ellams with a live score by Laura Mvula and the Chineke! Orchestra. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2026
FUEL will present 'AN EVENING WITH AN IMMIGRANT', a compelling performance by Inua Ellams with a live score by Laura Mvula and the Chineke! Orchestra. Learn more here!
Southbank Centre Honours Alexander McQueen at Multitudes Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2026
The Southbank Centre has announced the full line-up for the return of Multitudes, its multi-arts festival powered by orchestral music, running from 16-30 April 2026 as part of the centre's 75th anniversary year.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2026
The Southbank Centre has announced the full line-up for the return of Multitudes, its multi-arts festival powered by orchestral music, running from 16-30 April 2026 as part of the centre's 75th anniversary year.
Roger McGough Named Ambassador for A POET IN EVERY PORT, Announces UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2026
The Southbank Centre has announced poet Roger McGough as the celebrity ambassador for A Poet In Every Port, alongside the full touring route for the project bringing the National Poetry Library to 11 coastal towns.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2026
The Southbank Centre has announced poet Roger McGough as the celebrity ambassador for A Poet In Every Port, alongside the full touring route for the project bringing the National Poetry Library to 11 coastal towns.
Midgitte Bardot To Present SHOOTING FROM BELOW At Southbank Centre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2026
Midgitte Bardot will present Shooting From Below at Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room in April. Written and performed by Tamm Reynolds, the live art and performance work examines power, representation, and performance culture.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2026
Midgitte Bardot will present Shooting From Below at Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room in April. Written and performed by Tamm Reynolds, the live art and performance work examines power, representation, and performance culture.
SHOOTING FROM BELOW Comes to Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room,
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2026
This April in London, Shooting From Below comes to the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room courtesy of Midgitte Bardot AKA artist Tamm Reynolds, who explores just who is really dwarfing who.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2026
This April in London, Shooting From Below comes to the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room courtesy of Midgitte Bardot AKA artist Tamm Reynolds, who explores just who is really dwarfing who.
Yewande 103 Will Bring MANY LIFETIMES to Lilian Baylis Studio This March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2026
Alexandrina Yewande Hemsley's interdisciplinary dance company Yewande 103 will bring poetic new dance installation Many Lifetimes to Sadler's Wells' Lilian Baylis Studio in March 2026.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2026
Alexandrina Yewande Hemsley's interdisciplinary dance company Yewande 103 will bring poetic new dance installation Many Lifetimes to Sadler's Wells' Lilian Baylis Studio in March 2026.
Review: OPERATION OUCH: QUEST FOR THE JURASSIC FART!, Southbank Centre
by Christiana Rose - Dec 23, 2025
Operation Ouch: Quest for the Jurassic Fart! arrives at the Royal Festival Hall with all the confidence and chaos audiences have come to expect from television’s favourite medical mischief makers. Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken deliver a high energy family show that balances silliness with genuine scientific insight, creating a riotous theatrical experience which keeps children captivated, while giving adults plenty to ponder.
by Christiana Rose - Dec 23, 2025
Operation Ouch: Quest for the Jurassic Fart! arrives at the Royal Festival Hall with all the confidence and chaos audiences have come to expect from television’s favourite medical mischief makers. Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken deliver a high energy family show that balances silliness with genuine scientific insight, creating a riotous theatrical experience which keeps children captivated, while giving adults plenty to ponder.
GOING TO EXTREMES: A John Waters 80th Birthday Celebration is Coming to Adler Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 23, 2025
Film director John Waters will bring Going to Extremes: A John Waters 80th Birthday Celebration to Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 23, 2025
Film director John Waters will bring Going to Extremes: A John Waters 80th Birthday Celebration to Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture.
Interview: Dr Chris Van Tulleken on OPERATION OUCH! QUEST FOR THE JURASSIC FART! at the Southbank Centre
by Christiana Rose - Dec 22, 2025
Operation Ouch has never been afraid of diving into the strange, messy and marvellously human parts of science. Yet its latest stage adventure, Operation Ouch: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!, takes audiences further than ever before. Landing at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall for a strictly limited festive season from 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026, the show promises lasers, time travel, dinosaurs and a mission to recreate the world’s most ancient fart.
by Christiana Rose - Dec 22, 2025
Operation Ouch has never been afraid of diving into the strange, messy and marvellously human parts of science. Yet its latest stage adventure, Operation Ouch: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!, takes audiences further than ever before. Landing at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall for a strictly limited festive season from 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026, the show promises lasers, time travel, dinosaurs and a mission to recreate the world’s most ancient fart.
Alan Cumming Will Host the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2025
BAFTA has announced Scottish actor, writer, producer and presenter Alan Cumming will host one of the world’s most coveted film ceremonies, the EE BAFTA Film Awards.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2025
BAFTA has announced Scottish actor, writer, producer and presenter Alan Cumming will host one of the world’s most coveted film ceremonies, the EE BAFTA Film Awards.
Review: TOP HAT, Queen Elizabeth Hall
by Clementine Scott - Dec 18, 2025
Twenty or so dancers parade before an oversized Art Deco clock, to the familiar strains of ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’ from a brass band offstage. In other words, the stage is set for a reassuringly old-fashioned taste of the Golden Age of movie musicals.
by Clementine Scott - Dec 18, 2025
Twenty or so dancers parade before an oversized Art Deco clock, to the familiar strains of ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’ from a brass band offstage. In other words, the stage is set for a reassuringly old-fashioned taste of the Golden Age of movie musicals.
Southbank Centre Will Host Live 'Classical Mixtape' With Six Orchestras
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2025
The Southbank Centre has announced Classical Mixtape: A Live Takeover (Thu 5 Feb 2026), a multi-venue event bringing together more than 200 musicians from six orchestras for a night of classical music's greatest hits.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2025
The Southbank Centre has announced Classical Mixtape: A Live Takeover (Thu 5 Feb 2026), a multi-venue event bringing together more than 200 musicians from six orchestras for a night of classical music's greatest hits.
Review: EVITA TOO, Southbank Centre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Dec 13, 2025
Rollerskates, Elaine Page, ducks, puppets, corpses, puppet corpses, and a DJing Andrew Lloyd Webber. Evita Too is worlds away from the Jamie Lloyd hit that swept London this summer, but it has just as much to say, if not more.
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Dec 13, 2025
Rollerskates, Elaine Page, ducks, puppets, corpses, puppet corpses, and a DJing Andrew Lloyd Webber. Evita Too is worlds away from the Jamie Lloyd hit that swept London this summer, but it has just as much to say, if not more.
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Appoints New Trustees
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced that Heather Clark Charrington, Robert Glick OBE and Dame Sue Street will join the organisation's Board of Trustees, with Tyrone Huntley returning to the Board in January 2026.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced that Heather Clark Charrington, Robert Glick OBE and Dame Sue Street will join the organisation's Board of Trustees, with Tyrone Huntley returning to the Board in January 2026.
Photos: Sh!t Theatre: EVITA TOO at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
A revised and expanded production of Sh!t Theatre’s EVITA TOO is now playing at the Southbank Centre for a limited run, with Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole. Check out all new production photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
A revised and expanded production of Sh!t Theatre’s EVITA TOO is now playing at the Southbank Centre for a limited run, with Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole. Check out all new production photos here!
THE GREAT BIG BUG SHOW Will Embark on Tour in 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Join National Poetry Day Ambassador and children’s author Simon Mole and musician and TikTok sensation Gecko for their brand new family show The Great Big Bug Show in February and March 2026.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Join National Poetry Day Ambassador and children’s author Simon Mole and musician and TikTok sensation Gecko for their brand new family show The Great Big Bug Show in February and March 2026.
Cunard and Letters Live Collaborate to Celebrate the Art of Letter Writing
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2025
Cunard and Letters Live have announced a partnership to celebrate remarkable letters penned at sea. The collaboration will culminate in an exclusive event. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2025
Cunard and Letters Live have announced a partnership to celebrate remarkable letters penned at sea. The collaboration will culminate in an exclusive event. Learn more here!
DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL Will Make European Premiere in 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 2, 2025
Roast Productions have announced that Dog Man: The Musical will have its European premiere at the Southbank Centre from 30 July - 16 August 2026 following multiple sell-out Off-Broadway seasons and US tours.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 2, 2025
Roast Productions have announced that Dog Man: The Musical will have its European premiere at the Southbank Centre from 30 July - 16 August 2026 following multiple sell-out Off-Broadway seasons and US tours.
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