What’s On: London — October
Looking for amateur theatre in London?
From big musicals and Shakespeare to comedy, drama and family favourites, here’s our guide to amateur and community theatre taking place across London this October.
Noises Off
The Questors Theatre
📅 1–3 October 2026📍 The Questors Theatre, Ealing
Borough: Ealing
🎭 Comedy
Michael Frayn’s classic backstage farce follows a theatre company whose offstage dramas become every bit as chaotic as the play they’re attempting to perform.
The full production run began on 25 September.
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Hedda Gabler
South London Theatre
📅 1–3 October 2026📍 SLT Fire Station, West Norwood
Borough: Lambeth
🎭 Drama
Ibsen’s classic, in Patrick Marber’s modern adaptation, follows a newlywed whose boredom, frustration and manipulation have devastating consequences.
The full production run began on 29 September.
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Pippin
Erith Playhouse
📅 6–10 October 2026📍 Erith Playhouse, Erith
Borough: Bexley
🎭 Musical
Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson’s coming-of-age musical follows young Prince Pippin on his search for an extraordinary life.
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Frozen
Eldorado Musical Productions
📅 7–10 October 2026📍 Bob Hope Theatre, Eltham
Borough: Greenwich
🎭 Musical
Disney’s Frozen comes to the Bob Hope Theatre with Anna, Elsa, Olaf and the much-loved story of sisterhood, acceptance and love.
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The Addams Family
Geoids Musical Theatre
📅 7–10 October 2026📍 The Cockpit, Marylebone
Borough: Westminster
🎭 Musical
Wednesday Addams has fallen in love with a decidedly normal young man — and now the Addams family is preparing to meet his family over dinner. What could possibly go wrong?
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The Pirates of Penzance
JLOS – Julian Light Operatic Society
📅 8–10 October 2026📍 The Questors Theatre, Ealing
Borough: Ealing
🎭 Gilbert & Sullivan / Musical
JLOS brings Gilbert and Sullivan’s much-loved comic operetta to the Questors, accompanied by a live orchestra.
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Love’s Labour’s Lost
Garden Suburb Theatre
📅 8–11 October 2026📍 Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate
Borough: Camden🎭 Shakespeare / Comedy
Shakespeare’s romantic comedy gets a colourful new setting in the garden of a grand hotel in this production from Garden Suburb Theatre.
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The Vortex
Bromley Little Theatre
📅 9–17 October 2026📍 Bromley Little Theatre, Bromley
Borough: Bromley
🎭 Drama
Noël Coward’s dark comedy explores the destructive relationship between glamorous Florence Lancaster and her troubled son Nicky.
No performance on Sunday 11 October.
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The Cherry Orchard
Teddington Theatre Club
📅 11–16 October 2026📍 Hampton Hill Theatre, Hampton Hill
Borough: Richmond upon Thames
🎭 Drama
Chekhov’s masterpiece about a once-grand family facing a changing world is presented in the round at Hampton Hill Theatre.
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Beyond Therapy
South London Theatre
📅 13–17 October 2026📍 SLT Fire Station, West Norwood
Borough: Lambeth
🎭 Comedy
Christopher Durang’s offbeat comedy follows two singletons searching for romance with some questionable assistance from their respective psychiatrists.
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Eugenius!
Bromley Players
📅 14–17 October 2026📍 Bob Hope Theatre, Eltham
Borough: Greenwich
🎭 Musical
A high-energy British musical packed with 1980s nostalgia, superheroes and an underdog comic-book fan with Hollywood-sized dreams.
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Whisky Galore
The Magdalene Players
📅 15–17 October 2026📍 St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Wandsworth
Borough: Wandsworth
🎭 Comedy
Compton Mackenzie’s much-loved tale of Scottish islanders and a shipwrecked cargo of whisky comes to Wandsworth.
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Faith Healer
The Questors Theatre
📅 16–24 October 2026📍 The Questors Theatre, Ealing
Borough: Ealing🎭 Drama
Brian Friel’s haunting play follows travelling faith healer Frank Hardy, his partner Grace and manager Teddy as their conflicting recollections gradually reveal their shared story.
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The Madness of George III
Putney Theatre Company
📅 20–24 October 2026📍 Putney Arts Theatre, Putney
Borough: Wandsworth
🎭 Drama
Alan Bennett’s acclaimed play explores the political and personal crisis surrounding George III during a period of illness.
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Gaslight
South London Theatre
📅 20–24 October 2026📍 SLT Fire Station, West Norwood
Borough: Lambeth
🎭 Thriller / Drama
Patrick Hamilton’s psychological thriller follows Bella, whose husband convinces her that the strange events she witnesses inside their home are merely hallucinations.
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Be More Chill
Sedos
📅 20–24 October 2026📍 Bridewell Theatre, Blackfriars
Borough: City of London
🎭 Musical
Teenager Jeremy Heere discovers a tiny supercomputer that promises to make him popular — but surrendering control of his life comes at a cost.
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My Fair Lady
HLO Musical Company
📅 21–24 October 2026📍 Hampton Hill Theatre, Hampton Hill
Borough: Richmond upon Thames
🎭 Musical
Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical comes to Hampton Hill with favourites including Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?, On the Street Where You Live and I Could Have Danced All Night.
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Alice in Wonderland
CADOS – Chingford Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society
📅 21–24 October 2026📍 Mornington Hall, Chingford
Borough: Waltham Forest
🎭 Musical
CADOS heads down the rabbit hole with Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman’s musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic story.
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Romeo and Juliet
The Questors Theatre
📅 23–31 October 2026📍 The Questors Theatre, Ealing
Borough: Ealing
🎭 Shakespeare / Drama
A fresh production of Shakespeare’s tragedy of young love, violence and divided communities.
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The Crucible
Richmond Shakespeare Society
📅 24–31 October 2026📍 Mary Wallace Theatre, Twickenham
Borough: Richmond upon Thames
🎭 Drama
Arthur Miller’s classic drama follows a community torn apart by fear, suspicion and accusations during the Salem witch trials.
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Happy Families
The Alexandra Players
📅 28–31 October 2026📍 Alexandra Hall, Charlton
Borough: Greenwich
🎭 Comedy
John Godber turns his eye to the laughter, tensions, memories and relationships of family life.
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Young Frankenstein
PWOS Musical Theatre
📅 28–31 October 2026📍 Bob Hope Theatre, Eltham
Borough: Greenwich
🎭 Musical Comedy
Mel Brooks’ musical comedy brings mad science, monsters and plenty of laughs to Eltham for Halloween week.
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The Ghost Train
St George’s Players
📅 29–31 October 2026📍 St George’s Church Hall, Forest Hill
Borough: Lewisham
🎭 Mystery / Comedy Thriller
Arnold Ridley’s classic sees a group of travellers stranded overnight at an isolated railway station — where stories of a mysterious ghost train begin to feel rather less like folklore.
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