London for Christmas

Your Guide to Christmas in London

London for Christmas

Your Guide to Christmas in London

 

Theatre

Top Hat

Top Hat

You’re invited to sample the musical equivalent of the finest vintage champagne: a stage adaptation of the classic film, featuring sparkling music and dancing.

 

Effervescent, elegant and exhilarating, Top Hat is a heady romantic cocktail laced with sparklingly witty dialogue, stunning choreography, lavish sets and gorgeous costumes.

 

Irving Berlin’s irresistible score includes some of Hollywood’s greatest songs, including the immortal Cheek to CheekLet’s Face the Music and DanceTop HatWhite Tie and Tails and Puttin’ on the Ritz.

 

When Broadway star Jerry Travers arrives in London to open a new show, he crosses paths with model Dale Tremont, whose beauty sleep is rudely interrupted by Jerry tap dancing in the hotel suite above hers.

 

Instantly smitten, Jerry vows to abandon his bachelor life to win her – but the path of true love never does run smooth. Especially since Dale has mistaken Jerry for his hapless producer Horace, who’s trying to avoid the wrath of his formidable wife Madge, and Dale’s own fiery Italian admirer is planning a trip to Venice for her to showcase his couture gowns…

 

Based on the classic 1935 film which starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the stage adaptation’s West End premiere won the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Musical and the Evening Standard Award for Best Night Out.

 

Acclaimed American director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall, whose Tony and Olivier Award-winning production of Anything Goes recently wowed audiences and critics in London and on television, comes to the UK to stage this brand-new production.

 

Captioned performance

28 December, 14.00; 15 January, 19.30

BSL performance

23 December, 18.00

Audio Described performance

8 January, 19.30

Relaxed performance

11 January, 14.00


Venue Details

Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX


Box Office
020 3879 9555

Nearest tube
Temple / Embankment / Charing Cross

Directions
Map

More info
Website

Dates
12-14, 16-21, 23-24, 27-28, 30-31 December 2025, 2-4, 6-11, 13-17 January 2026

Times
14.00, 19.30

Prices
From £27.00

Other notes
Age 8+



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