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Borough & Bermondsey: theatre

Theatre and shows near Borough & Bermondsey

Theatre

Shows near Borough & Bermondsey

London's theatres are spread across the city, and the West End is usually only a short Tube ride away. This page shows productions at theatres within walking distance of Borough & Bermondsey, where there are any.

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Fly, You Fools! at Southwark Playhouse Borough Opens 25 Nov
ComedyFringe

Fly, You Fools!

at Southwark Playhouse Borough

A live, shot-for-shot parody of the first film in a famous fantasy franchise, played by four performers.

  • Opens 25 Nov 2026 · booking to 16 Jan 2027
  • 77-85 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD
  • Elephant & Castle (nearest station)
Fourteen Again at Menier Chocolate Factory Opens 21 Nov
New & limitedComedy

Fourteen Again

at Menier Chocolate Factory

A joyful new musical with a book by Tom MacRae and the songs of the late Victoria Wood.

  • Opens 21 Nov 2026 · booking to 27 Feb 2027
  • 53 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU
  • London Bridge (nearest station)
Julius Caesar at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Playing now
ClassicDrama

Julius Caesar

at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Shakespeare's political tragedy in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

  • Booking to 14 Feb 2027
  • 21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT
  • Blackfriars (nearest station)
Pinocchio at Shakespeare's Globe Opens 28 Nov
FamilyChristmas

Pinocchio

at Shakespeare's Globe

A festive family adaptation of the classic story at the Globe.

  • Opens 28 Nov 2026 · booking to 3 Jan 2027
  • 21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT
  • Blackfriars (nearest station)
PRIDE The Musical at Bridge Theatre Opens 12 Nov
New & limited

PRIDE The Musical

at Bridge Theatre

A stage musical based on the true story of activists who supported the 1984 miners' strike, transferring from the National Theatre.

  • Opens 12 Nov 2026 · booking to 8 May 2027
  • 3 Potters Fields Park, SE1 2SG
  • London Bridge (nearest station)
TRU at Menier Chocolate Factory Closing soon
Drama

TRU

at Menier Chocolate Factory

Jesse Tyler Ferguson stars in a one-man portrait of Truman Capote.

  • Booking to 14 Nov 2026
  • 53 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU
  • London Bridge (nearest station)

Venues

Theatres closest to Borough & Bermondsey

Our London directory has 16 theatres within 2 km of the centre of Borough & Bermondsey, 8 of them within 1 km. The nearest 8 are listed below, closest first. Distances are measured in a straight line from the middle of the area, and the walking time assumes 5 km/h with no detours, so allow longer on real streets.

  1. Unicorn Theatre

    Fringe & local · Central London · 600 m away, about 7 min on foot · nearest station: London Bridge

    A theatre in Southwark, close to London Bridge.

    Step-free (reported), according to OpenStreetMap. Check with the venue before you book.

  2. Menier Chocolate Factory

    Musical · Beyond the West End · 600 m away, about 7 min on foot · nearest station: London Bridge

    A small fringe theatre in a former chocolate factory, famous for transferring musicals to the West End.

    Not step-free (reported), according to OpenStreetMap. Check with the venue before you book.

  3. Southwark Playhouse Borough

    Fringe & local · Central London · 810 m away, about 10 min on foot · nearest station: Elephant & Castle

    A theatre in Southwark, close to Elephant & Castle.

    Partly step-free (reported), according to OpenStreetMap. Check with the venue before you book.

  4. Bridge Theatre

    Play · South Bank · 820 m away, about 10 min on foot · nearest station: London Bridge

    A modern 900-seat theatre beside Tower Bridge.

    Step-free (reported), according to OpenStreetMap. Check with the venue before you book.

  5. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

    Fringe & local · South Bank · 980 m away, about 12 min on foot · nearest station: London Bridge

    A theatre in Southwark, close to London Bridge.

    We hold no step-free information for this venue. Ask the box office before you book.

  6. Cervantes Theatre

    Fringe & local · South Bank · 980 m away, about 12 min on foot · nearest station: Southwark

    A theatre in Southwark, close to Southwark.

    Partly step-free (reported), according to OpenStreetMap. Check with the venue before you book.

  7. Shakespeare's Globe

    Play · South Bank · 990 m away, about 12 min on foot · nearest station: Blackfriars

    A faithful reconstruction of Shakespeare's open-air playhouse on the Thames.

    Partly step-free (reported), according to OpenStreetMap. Check with the venue before you book.

  8. Union Theatre

    Fringe & local · South Bank · 990 m away, about 12 min on foot · nearest station: Southwark

    A theatre in Southwark, close to Southwark.

    We hold no step-free information for this venue. Ask the box office before you book.

Each venue page gives the address, the official programme link and how to get there. Ask the box office about wheelchair spaces and captioned or audio-described performances when you book, and see accessible London for getting around. To compare every venue, open the full theatre directory.

Staying nearby? The theatre pages for The City & Tower, The South Bank, Westminster & Whitehall and Shoreditch & Spitalfields list the venues closest to those areas: The City & Tower, The South Bank, Westminster & Whitehall, Shoreditch & Spitalfields.