‘You can have empathy for anyone’ – director Rebecca Frecknall on staging one of the most extreme plays ever written is one of our hand-picked Events finds for London. The ‘Cabaret’ director bows out of her illustrious career at the Almeida Theatre with a rare revival for Sarah Kane’s shocking ‘Cleansed’.
Why London? London is a vast, layered world city where royal history, endless neighborhoods, green parks and global food sit side by side. The city is known for royal landmarks, free world-class museums, West End theatre and markets.
Good to know: May–September for parks and long evenings; December is festive but cold and dark early. The Tube and buses cover everything with a contactless tap; central areas reward walking.