Event

31 August 2011 to 20 October 2012

Shaftesbury Theatre WC2H 8DP[map]

Big hair meets big dreams in this rock musical, coming to London after taking Broadway by storm. Until 20 Oct

23 February 2012 to 11 March 2012

Royal Albert Hall SW7 2AP[map]

Don't miss the Royal Albert Hall's brand new production of Verdi's operatic masterpiece, Aida. 23 Feb-11 Mar

19 April 2012 to 21 April 2012

Sadler's Wells EC1R 4TN[map]

A ballet in four parts, Artifact features music by J.S. Bach and scenography, lighting, costumes and choreography all by William Forsythe. It is famous for the way it subverts the traditional physical principles of ballet and plays with audiences ideas about what ballet can be.

10 January 2012 to 31 March 2012

Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

The Royal Ballet perform a stunning interpretation of Shakespeare's tragic love story at the Royal Opera House. Until 31 Mar

1 February 2012 to 5 March 2012

Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

Two classic stories are told in a single programme - A Midsummer's Night's Dream and an ancient Chinese poem.

27 January 2012 to 13 February 2012

Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

Mozart's comic opera Così Fan Tutte is brought back to life at the Royal Opera House. Until 13 Feb

21 January 2012 to 29 February 2012

Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

Don Giovanni returns to the Royal Opera House; a fiery tale of seduction, sin and revenge. 21 Jan-29 Feb

11 February 2012 to 2 March 2012

Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

Le Nozze di Figaro is the perfect finish to the Royal Opera House's three-part Mozart series. 11 Feb-2 Mar

27 February 2012 to 14 March 2012

Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

Rusalka has its first ever staging by The Royal Opera in a production new to the Company.

30 March 2012 to 31 March 2012

HMV Apollo, Hammersmith W6 9QH[map]

Laugh with Sarah Millican in London. Since winning Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Sarah goes from strength to strength. 30-31 Mar

26 April 2012 to 28 April 2012

Sadler's Wells EC1R 4TN[map]

Scottish Ballet presents its take on one of?Tennessee Williams'?most famous plays,?A Streetcar Named Desire.

19 July 2012 to 25 November 2012

The British Museum WC1B 3DG[map]

Discover what London was like in Shakespeare's day at the British Museum. 19 Jul-25 Nov

24 January 2012 to 28 March 2012

National Theatre SE1 9PX[map]

A comedy celebration of chaos, courtship and dysfunctional families comes to the National Theatre this spring. 24 Jan-28 Mar

6 May 2011 to 21 October 2012

Theatre Royal Drury Lane WC2B 5JF[map]

Book now to see Kimberley Walsh, Richard Blackwood and Nigel Lindsay in Shrek The Musical in London. Booking until 21 Oct

4 February 2012 to 29 September 2012

Palace Theatre W1D 7ES[map]

This smash hit musical comes to London's Palace Theatre. Starring Adam Cooper and Scarlett Strallen. 4 Feb-29 Sep

11 March 2010 to 15 December 2012

The Ambassadors Theatre WC2H 9ND[map]

Enjoy the revamped Stomp in London with new music, new dance routines and a new act starring big rubber tyres! Until Dec 12