What's On

Experience the enchantment of Musicals by Candlelight as it returns to London’s historic Actors' Church in the heart of Covent Garden.

Capital Arts produces regular shows at St. Paul's Church to fundraise for its Opera Minor Education Outreach Scheme. The concert features outstanding professional performers, including the royal harpist to King Charles III, and the Opera Minor Choir. The scheme supports music in schools.

Enjoy a unique afternoon of music, the most diverse you are ever likely to encounter under one roof in the West End. The performers come from every genre but have one thing in common. They all had a special connection to Lydia.

This concert is meant to light up your day — a musical offering to lift the heart and ease the mind. Christine has arranged a programme of beloved songs from musical theatre and beyond, reimagined with care and sincerity.

Punch & Judy Professors and Puppeteers from all over the country and abroad gather to perform in the garden of St Paul’s Church on the second Sunday in May near the spot where Samuel Pepys first recorded sighting Mr Punch in May 1662.

Theatre Chaplaincy UK hosts The Very Reverend Dr Mark Oakley in conversation with theatre director Brigid Larmour on the subject of faith, creativity and inspiration.

Acting For Others is delighted to announce the return of The West End Flea Market in The Actors' Church.

We are delighted to host talented pianist Ming-Hang Zhang for a lunchtime concert here in Covent Garden.

We are delighted to welcome back Katy Taylor alongside collaborator Yiyao Li for another installment in our lunchtime concert series. With a programme including Handel and Faure, it is sure to be one not to miss. 

The Actors' Church is delighted to welcome back Baby Gospel. An uplifting family concert of soul, Motown and gospel music, featuring the astonishing vocal talents of London’s CK Gospel Choir.

Louisiana State University Chamber Choir join us for a free lunchtime concert.

Following the release of her glowingly reviewed latest single, "The First Blossom", we are delighted to welcome Jacqueline Kroft to The Actors' Church for a free lunchtime concert. 

Two classics of the repertoire are complemented by two premieres. Andrew Campling's Trombone Concerto takes its inspiration from the folksong of Ireland. Meanwhile, Paul Martyn-West's Symphony was inspired by places of great natural beauty such as Ham Hill in Somerset and the rugged seascapes of Lizard Point and Newquay in Cornwall.

This is the story of the lives of the five women who were eventually murdered by Jack the Ripper. 

The iconic Anglo-Chilean band Quimantu takes to the stage with a choir of over 100 singers for two nights of unique collaboration. Night 1 features the choirs of WemsFest from West Sussex/ Hampshire, SWVG refugee group from Southampton and Andover Museum Loft Singers.

The iconic Anglo-Chilean band Quimantu takes to the stage with a choir of over 100 singers for two nights of unique collaboration. Night 2 features Palida Choir, Cloud 9 Chorus and Shaftesbury School Choir, and Musiko Musika’s ECCO (Ethnic Contemporary Classical Orchestra).

Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love and intrigue, magic and mayhem, is brought to life by family favourites Quantum Theatre in their wonderfully funny and exuberant production of the Shakespeare classic.

With live music and the full array of Carroll’s fantastical characters, this delightful new adaptation from Quantum Theatre delivers all the quirky Britishness and humour of the book in a fun and pacy show for all the family.

Poor Jemima Puddleduck is not allowed to hatch her own eggs, so off she goes to find a quiet hiding place, but is the charming ‘Whiskered Gentleman’ she meets really as nice as he seems? Find out in this charming new adaptation of the much-loved Tale by Beatrix Potter.

Join us for a fabulous, glittering start to Pride ‘25. The Actors’ Church is throwing open its gates to welcome you to the campest and funnest ‘village fete’ ever! 

Join City Academy Amplified choir for a Concert in Colour! Performing songs with a colour in the title, expect a vibrant evening of hits from this pop and indie choir.

Singers from the Southend Girls' Choir will be performing a varied programme of music to suit all tastes at this free lunchtime recital, with a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Britten.

Shakespeare in the Squares are returning to The Actors' Church this summer to celebrate their eighth anniversary with a new production of The Taming of the Shrew, a battle of wits, wills and wild romance complete with toe-tapping pop classics.

Join City Academy Encore this Summer for an unforgettable whistle stop tour of some of the best music the West End & Broadway has to offer!

Join Mary, Colin and Dickon as they tell you the story of their favourite place in the world - The Secret Garden. 

A lunchtime concert featuring the Guernsey Youth Orchestra, Concert Wind Band and Youth Choir.

Welcome to VANITY FAIR – a giddy carousel of social climbers, buffoons and preening dandies. Thackeray’s tale of greed, ambition, love and betrayal follows the fortunes of scheming Becky Sharp and lovelorn Amelia Sedley, transporting audiences from Regency salons and ballrooms to the battlefield of Waterloo.

The Dashwood sisters have a very different approach to their love lives. Elinor has much more Sense, but Marianne has a great deal of Sensibility. Hero’s, heartbreak and debonair villains, all topped off with a dashing duel make this comedy of manners a production not to be missed.

Come and meet Robin and his gang as they battle against the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, this production is an hour of pure escapism which will leave all the family with a smile on their face!

Step into a powerful reimagining of Shakespeare’s Henry V, where the echoes of war reverberate through the modern-day struggles of men battling trauma. This promenade production will immerse you in the world of King Henry and his Band of Brothers.

Mole yearns to explore the wide world. Badger enjoys peace and quiet. Rat likes just messing about in boats. Their idyllic lives on the Riverbank are turned upside down when Toad reveals his latest obsession: a motor car! Multiple award-winning Illyria celebrates Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale in the great British outdoors

Shakespeare's tragedy of ambition and supernatural prophecy ignites the stage in this acclaimed production from multi award-winning theatre company 'A Place for Us'.

Building on previous years of sold-out outdoor Shakespeare productions, this hard-hitting adaptation immerses audiences in the passion, violence and urgency of Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy. Prepare for an unforgettable theatrical experience from multi-award winning ‘A Place for Us Theatre’.

Lizzy finds disdainful Mr Darcy detestable! Or does she…? Can she see beyond his pride – and could he overcome her prejudice – to consider a possible future together? Award-winning Illyria returns to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in sparkling style. Bring a picnic and enjoy her at her vibrant, bitchy best!