Your weekend, sorted: seven picks across The Cut, Lower Marsh and Leake Street – underground exhibitions, big-night shows and more.
1) Architecture, Politics & Play Things (guided walk) | Lower Marsh
Explore Waterloo’s streets through the lens of design, power and public life on a curator-led walk that starts from Lower Marsh. A great Saturday morning option for city-curious locals.
2) Plied and Prejudice | The Vaults
Jane Austen with a mischievous twist under the arches. Regular Thursday/Friday evenings plus two Saturday performances (14:30 & 19:00), with tickets from £19.
3) LADYLIKES: Heavily Meditated | The Glitch
The sketch duo’s new WIP lands at The Glitch on Lower Marsh for a two-night stint: Fri 17 Oct & Sat 18 Oct (evening). Expect sharp gags, spiritual side-quests and plenty of silliness.
4) Getting Through It | The Old Vic
Michael Rosen’s London premiere double bill on love, loss and finding light.
5) Entertaining Mr Sloane | The Young Vic
Nadia Fall launches her first season as Young Vic Artistic Director with Joe Orton’s 1964 cult classic brimming with manipulation, seduction, and a devilish wit. Starring Tamzin Outhwaite (Abigail’s Party) as Kath and Jordan Stephens (Rizzle Kicks) as the enigmatic Mr Sloane.
6) Mary Page Marlowe | The Old Vic
Tracy Letts’ time-jumping portrait of an “ordinary” life – starring Susan Sarandon and Andrea Riseborough in Matthew Warchus’s in-the-round production.
7) DARK SECRETS: The Esoteric Exhibition | The Vaults
Dark Secrets represents the point of convergence between occult sciences, supernatural phenomena, ancient beliefs and esoteric doctrines – explored in all their forms from popular traditions to the most refined interpretations.
