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Best West End Shows for Date Night in 2026
Eight West End date-night picks for 2026, whether you want glamour, emotional sweep, immersive atmosphere or a lighter shared laugh.
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Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon has been a journalist for over 20 years, specialising in writing about theatre and the arts as well as bars, pubs and drink. He has been on the theatre judging panel for London’s Olivier Awards and has a masters degree in English literature, specialising in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. He has an MA in theatre research, criticism and dramaturgy from the University of London’s Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. You can find him tweeting about theatre as @MarkLudmon and writing about theatre at markludmon.com.
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REVIEW: Manic Street Creature, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭✭
We review Maimuna Memon’s Edinburgh Fringe hit Manic Street Creature after its transfer to Southwark Playhouse Borough in London
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REVIEW: Mlima's Tale, Kiln Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Lynn Nottage’s powerful Mlima’s Tale at Kiln Theatre in London. Running until 21 October 2023.
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REVIEW: Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year 2023 ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2023 held at the Sondheim Theatre, London.
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REVIEW: From Here To Eternity, Charing Cross Theatre ✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews the new London revival of Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson’s musical, From Here to Eternity, at Charing Cross Theatre
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REVIEW: Marvellous, @sohoplace ✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Marvellous, the story of Neil “Nello” Baldwin, which has transferred from the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme to the new @sohopla…
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REVIEW: Windrush Secret, Watermans Arts Centre London ✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Windrush Secret, a new play by Rodreguez King-Dorset now playing at Watermans Arts Centre, London.
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REVIEW: 2:22 A Ghost Story, Criterion Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Danny Robins' 2:22 A Ghost Story which has transferred to the Criterion Theatre, London.
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REVIEW: Gabriel Byrne's Walking With Ghosts, Apollo Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Walking with Ghosts, written and performed by Gabriel Byrne, at London’s Apollo Theatre
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REVIEW: Anything Goes, Barbican Theatre 2022 Encore Season ✭✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Anything Goes, back at the Barbican Theatre in London starring Kerry Ellis, Denis Lawson, Simon Callow and Bonnie Langford
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REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), Criterion Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Pride and Prejudice (sort of), a hilarious reworking of Jane Austen, at the Criterion Theatre in London
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Royal Shakespeare Company make magic with The Magician's Elephant
Mark Ludmon reports on the development of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new musical, The Magician’s Elephant. Book tickets now!
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