What’s On: London — November
Looking for amateur theatre in London this November?
From musicals and modern drama to classic plays and the first festive productions of the season, here’s our guide to amateur and community theatre taking place across London this month.
We’ve included productions opening in November, including those continuing into December. Shows that began in October have been left out.
Murder Weapon
Erith Playhouse
📅 Dates: 2–7 November 2026
📍 Venue: Erith Playhouse, Erith
📍 Borough: Bexley
🎭 Genre: Thriller / Mystery
A tense murder mystery by Brian Clemens, where a police investigation uncovers secrets, shifting suspicions and unexpected twists.
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We Anchor in Hope
Teddington Theatre Club
📅 Dates: 3–7 November 2026
📍 Venue: Hampton Hill Theatre — Coward Studio
📍 Borough: Richmond upon Thames
🎭 Genre: Contemporary Drama
Anna Jordan’s poignant and often funny play follows a group of regulars facing the closure of their local pub, exploring friendship, community and what happens when a familiar place disappears.
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They Promised Her the Moon
South London Theatre
📅 Dates: 3–7 November 2026
📍 Venue: SLT Fire Station, West Norwood
📍 Borough: Lambeth
🎭 Genre: Drama
Laurel Ollstein’s play tells the remarkable story of the women who underwent astronaut testing during the early days of the American space programme, only to be denied the opportunity to travel into space.
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For Services Rendered
Proscenium
📅 Dates: 4–7 November 2026
📍 Venue: Harrow Arts Centre, Hatch End
📍 Borough: Harrow
🎭 Genre: Classic Drama
Somerset Maugham’s powerful drama examines the lives of a family in the aftermath of the First World War, exposing the personal and social consequences of a conflict that changed a generation.
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Echoes From the Great War
Shooters Hill Drama Collective
📅 Dates: 6 November 2026
📍 Venue: Shrewsbury House
📍 Borough: Greenwich
🎭 Genre: Biographical Drama
An evening of dramatic readings, poetry and performance, bringing to life the voices and stories of those who lived, worked and fought during the First World War.
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Till the Stars Come Down
Bromley Little Theatre
📅 Dates: 6–14 November 2026
📍 Venue: Bromley Little Theatre — Main Auditorium
📍 Borough: Bromley
🎭 Genre: Contemporary Drama
A wedding brings a family together for a day of celebration, but old tensions and buried feelings soon rise to the surface in Beth Steel’s funny, moving and sharply observed family drama.
No performance on Sunday 8 November.
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That Face
Putney Theatre Company
📅 Dates: 10–14 November 2026
📍 Venue: Putney Arts Theatre — Studio
📍 Borough: Wandsworth
🎭 Genre: Drama
Polly Stenham’s gripping family drama explores the complicated relationship between a mother and her children, revealing a household struggling with addiction, responsibility and emotional dependence.
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Murdered to Death
Parlour Players
📅 Dates: 11–14 November 2026
📍 Venue: Sanderstead United Reformed Church Hall
📍 Borough: Croydon
🎭 Genre: Comedy Drama
Peter Gordon’s Murdered to Death is a hilarious spoof of Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries, set in a country manor house in the 1930s. A colourful collection of suspects gather under one roof.
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
WWOS Musical Theatre
📅 Dates: 11–14 November 2026
📍 Venue: Churchill Theatre, Bromley
📍 Borough: Bromley
🎭 Genre: Musical
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s much-loved musical tells the colourful story of Joseph, his brothers and his extraordinary journey, featuring favourites including Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door.
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Northanger Abbey
Youth Action Theatre
📅 Dates: 11–14 November 2026
📍 Venue: Hampton Hill Theatre
📍 Borough: Richmond upon Thames
🎭 Genre: Period Drama / Comedy
Jane Austen’s witty tale follows Catherine Morland, whose love of Gothic novels leads her into a world of romance, intrigue and mistaken assumptions.
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School of Rock
IODS Productions
📅 Dates: 12–15 November 2026
📍 Venue: Lovegrove Theatre, Redbridge Drama Centre
📍 Borough: Redbridge
🎭 Genre: Musical
Based on the hit film, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s energetic musical follows an unlikely substitute teacher who turns a classroom of talented children into a rock band.
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On the Line
The Questors Theatre
📅 Dates: 13–21 November 2026
📍 Venue: The Questors Theatre — Studio, Ealing
📍 Borough: Ealing
🎭 Genre: Historical Drama
Set during the summer of 1976, this new play explores the women involved in the Trico factory equal pay strike in Brentford, drawing on a significant chapter in local and labour history.
No performance on Monday 16 November.
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Amélie
BROS Theatre Company
📅 Dates: 17–21 November 2026
📍 Venue: Hampton Hill Theatre
📍 Borough: Richmond upon Thames
🎭 Genre: Musical
Based on the beloved French film, Amélie follows a shy young woman who finds joy in secretly improving the lives of those around her, while learning to take a chance on happiness herself.
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Antigone
Bromley Little Theatre
📅 Dates: 18–22 November 2026
📍 Venue: Bromley Little Theatre — Bar Theatre
📍 Borough: Bromley
🎭 Genre: Greek Tragedy / Drama
Sophocles’ enduring tragedy follows a young woman who defies the orders of King Creon to honour her brother, confronting questions of justice, power, loyalty and conscience.
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Angels in America
Sedos
📅 Dates: 19–28 November 2026
📍 Venue: Bridewell Theatre, Blackfriars
📍 Borough: City of London
🎭 Genre: Drama
Tony Kushner’s award-winning two-part epic explores love, identity, politics and human connection during the AIDS crisis in 1980s America.
This production is presented in two parts — Millennium Approaches and Perestroika. Tickets are sold as a package to see both parts, with performances scheduled across one or two days.
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Things I Know to Be True
South London Theatre
📅 Dates: 24–28 November 2026
📍 Venue: SLT Fire Station, West Norwood
📍 Borough: Lambeth
🎭 Genre: Contemporary Drama
Andrew Bovell’s moving family drama follows parents Bob and Fran and their four adult children through a year of change, exploring love, expectations and the challenges of letting go.
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The War of the Worlds
KDC Theatre
📅 Dates: 24–28 November 2026
📍 Venue: Barons Court Theatre, West Kensington
📍 Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
🎭 Genre: Science Fiction / Drama
H. G. Wells’ classic tale of a Martian invasion comes to the stage in a theatrical adaptation of one of science fiction’s most influential stories.
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Neighbourhood Watch
SADC
📅 Dates: 24–27 November 2026
📍 Venue: The CryerArts Centre
📍 Borough: Sutton
🎭 Genre: Dark Comedy
Brother and sister, Martin and Hilda Massie, live together leading a quiet, Christian existence in the confines of the Bluebell Hill Development. Just as they are preparing for a housewarming gathering, their peace is shattered by a young trespasser in their garden.
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Great Expectations
Bob Hope Theatre
📅 Dates: 25–28 November 2026
📍 Venue: Bob Hope Theatre
📍 Borough: Greenwich
🎭 Genre: Drama
Great Expectations is a coming-of-age story that explores Victorian English social hierarchies, personal growth, and moral redemption. The protagonist, Philip “Pip” Pirrip, begins life in the Medway marshlands of Kent, living with his harsh sister, Mrs. Joe, and her kind husband, Joe Gargery, a blacksmith.
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Spitfire Girls
CODA
📅 Dates: 26–29 November 2026
📍 Venue: Selsdon Hall, Selsdon Community Centre
📍 Borough: Croydon
🎭 Genre: Historical Drama
A story inspired by the remarkable women who played a vital role in British aviation during the Second World War, celebrating courage, friendship and determination.
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Panto Claus the Santa Mime
Beaufort Players
📅 Dates: 27 November–5 December 2026
📍 Venue: Church of the Ascension Hall, Ealing
📍 Borough: Ealing
🎭 Genre: Pantomime / Comedy
A festive pantomime from Beaufort Players, bringing seasonal fun, comedy and plenty of audience participation to Ealing.
November performances take place on 27 and 28 November, with further performances on 4 and 5 December.
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Robin Hood
Teddington Theatre Club
📅 Dates: 28 November–6 December 2026
📍 Venue: Hampton Hill Theatre
📍 Borough: Richmond upon Thames
🎭 Genre: Family Theatre / Pantomime
The legendary outlaw of Sherwood Forest takes to the stage in a festive family adventure featuring Robin Hood, his Merry Men and the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham.
The production opens on 28 November and continues into December.
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It's a Wonderful Life
Erith Playhouse
📅 Dates: 30 November–5 December 2026
📍 Venue: Erith Playhouse, Erith
📍 Borough: Bexley
🎭 Genre: Festive Drama
Based on the much-loved story of George Bailey, this heartwarming production explores friendship, family and the extraordinary difference one ordinary life can make.
The production opens on 30 November and continues into December.
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