Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

We’re proud to be a part of @FlyTheFlag70 with artist Ai Weiwei, marking the 70th anniversary of the declaration of #humanrights. Visit www.FlyTheFlag.org.uk or watch to find out how YOU can #FlyTheFlag70 and #StandUp4HumanRights.

Our 2019 classes and activities are officially on sale! Thinking of taking up some new hobbies next year? You can find our full list of Spring term activities over on our website: https://bit.ly/2AzlL16

Tonight we’re celebrating 10 years of #LyricPanto and we can’t wait to see you all at tonight’s special performance and party! Which was your favourite? Here’s a look at some of our past Panto posters.

'The Lyric Hammersmith has created the opposite of festive garbage. Dick Whittington is a smash.' The Spectator
#LyricPanto is here until 06 Jan and tickets start from just £15. Book now: https://bit.ly/2SuIaop

"This year’s Lyric Hammersmith pantomime, now in its 10th year, rather hearteningly takes the form of a celebration of the welcome that London has always extended to those who chose to make it their home."
We're proud to be in this riound-up from The Stage:
http://bit.ly/2E0UuJ7

Don't miss out. Book your tickets today from just £15: http://bit.ly/2QBgjFY

★★★★ "A panto with a Hammersmith twist...Packed to the rafters with modern, bouncy tunes that are performed with gusto to rival the West End."
http://bit.ly/2ALB08a

Join us as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary year of the Lyric Hammersmith Pantomime. Until 06 Jan. Tickets from £15. Photos by Chris Payne

"The Lyric’s festive blowout is big-hearted and bawdy."
Dick Whittington topped this list of the tinseliest shows in town!
http://bit.ly/2rint3L

★★★★ "The balance between trad and modern is pitched to delight kids and parents alike. And its breathless optimism about London and the chasing of impossible dreams is affecting."
http://bit.ly/2PW6P8F

Join Santa as he awakes from a dream of sun, sea and sand only to find it is the busiest day of the year: Christmas Eve.
Back for another brilliant year. Christmas isn’t Christmas without this Lyric family favourite.

★★★★ "London's most hipster panto delivers the goods again... A panto that feels quirkily current."
https://bit.ly/2TNfOYb

★★★★★ "To be a success, a pantomime needs to tick a lot of boxes – and this hit show scores on every level, as well as establishing a heartwarming sense of community."
https://bit.ly/2DWlrhX

We’re pleased to announce that our new Little Lyric 2019 Spring season is now on sale. This season is packed with tin soldiers, gingerbread houses, flying baths, little gifts and mermaids. Book your tickets now to explore imagination with Little Lyric: https://bit.ly/2GNuwGC

"In this time of division that we’re experiencing I think this story of people from different backgrounds coming together is incredibly important."
We caught up with Bloc Party's Kele, writer Matt Jones and director Robby Graham after a week of R&D on Leave to Remain to find out where the idea for the show came from and what we can expect...

Join us as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary year of the Lyric Hammersmith Pantomime | Written by Jude Christian and Cariad Lloyd | 17 Nov 2018 ‐ 06 Jan 2019 | Tickets from £10 | Photos by Tristram Kenton

What a wonderful evening- great performance- Things I know to be true- Kirsty Oswald you were magnificent! Such feeling- I laughed and I cried. Well done all the cast.

Lyric is a great venue. Go see Things I know to be true if you get the chance

We took our sixteen month old son to see Jack and The Beanstalk. Needless to say it was brilliant for him and us! Great mixture of music, dance and classic panto jokes! Would definitely recommend for all ages. Flesh Creep was class! ��

Took my daughter to see Aladdin and we had a brilliant time.The whole production was amazing and loved the characters and costumes. Saw Cinderella last year for the first time at Panto with my daughter. Looks like a new tradition has started and look forward to Jack and the Beanstalk.

The whole family went to see The Fantastic Mr Fox at Lyric Hammersmith. It was a wonderful experience with lots of laughs, great music and performers.

Saw Seventeen, what a great play, the emptyness of seventeen years old with very poor language with no interest in life apart from getting drunk and thinking they are adults once they reach 18. This being played by over 60s is just genial and so funny. Very well played. I really recommend the play and hope it is a great success

Saw Seventeen last night, fantastic play, great actors and genius plot of over 60's playing teenagers, quite emotional and really enjoyable - well worth seeing. Also the Lyric bar was great with a great sharing platter which was perfect for sharing pre show as we were too late for dinner.

Saw 17 and enjoyed it very much despite the cold audience about me. The characters are mostly played by performers in the age range of 70. I will return to the Lyric Theatre for further shows but may have to view without the rest of the audience!

Lyric Hammersmith is a really lovely creative hub with a real community feel. It has a nice theatre, roof terrace, bar, cafe and lots of other creative spaces. One of the stand out things is the real mix of the community who use and enjoy this place. Love it!

Just seen Jubilee and had a fantastic evening. The show was chaotic, anarchic, shocking and challenging - and wickedly funny. The acting was truly superb and every member of the cast played their parts with conviction and a level of professionalism one may not hope for at a smaller theatre. Sadly although the space seemed to have been designed to encourage audience participation that was not present tonight. I wanted to get more involved but felt a little constrained. I would suggest that the excellent compere Amyl Nitrate (Travis Alabanza) warms up the audience at the beginning of the show rather than after the interval. Also more or longer music in the performance would add to the electric atmosphere. Personally I loved every minute and I'll be watching the Lyric for future productions and also following members of the cast many of whom I believe will go on to even greater achievements.

Just been to see A Midsummer Night's Dream in Oxford. Crying with laughter ... what a clever, funny, innovative reinterpretation! A play within a play within a play ... a meta-metafiction if you will. Just one thing though - why no meaningful cast list? The talent was abundant but we don't know who was who??!!

Jack and the Beanstalk had my family enthralled from the opening bars. The energy of the creative and talented cast knew no bounds. There was something for everyone; I laughed more than I have for a very long time and I think I may finally have found a version of 'Shape of You' that I actually like ;-); the casting of Jack as a woman delighted my 6 year old girl (who always moans that boys always get to be the 'main' part); my husband was most disappointed not to be Dame Trot a Lot's chosen one; my 4 year old boy bonded in a very real way with Daisy the Cow and is still saying 'Believe' and we all agree that Flesh Creep was just about the best panto baddie EVER. Thank you Lyric for a quite brilliant show and we will definitely be travelling from Berlin to see the show again next year.

Had a great 50th birthday drink after work. The balcony is a fantastic space for a get together especially on a sunny evening.

Great to have such a fantastic venue showing amazing plays so close to home and within a community.

From behind the scenes this place is amazing and you can feel the love of art the minute you step in to it. Inspirational place !

Brilliant show really made us think and the debate has continued today lyric is our favourite London theatre but slightly biase as we live up the road well done once again

Booked this ages ago - what an EXCELLENT production - we took two children ages 6 and 8 and they both were transfixed on the Pant the whole time - great characters with a modern day twist which was FUN :-) we loved all of the characters and the screenplay as well :-) see you next year for Jack in The Beanstalk - Oh Yes you will :-)

Aladdin Fantastic panto, great cast made it fun for all the family, good choice of music and great lighting. Can't praise you hope highly enough, bar staff were friendly as was everyone we met. Really would highly recommend to all

Widow twanky was great and her choice of Jeff in the crowd was so funny

Keep it up happy new year

We traveled from Hertfordshire to see Jack and the beanstalk it was the most confusing mishmash of bad jokes songs and other plays rolled into one. Definitely not for children under 10 as all the jokes and references were to old for them. Extremely dissapointed and felt we let our 5 year old son down .



Jack and the beanstalk in acid !!!!



Just don't bother at all terrible a waste of ;£90 and a fay out. �

Sat in upper circle seats way too high for a children's show, seats in this tier should not be sold for this type of show. View restricted for my daughter altogether very disappointed.

What a wonderful evening- great performance- Things I know to be true- Kirsty Oswald you were magnificent! Such feeling- I laughed and I cried. Well done all the cast.

Lyric is a great venue. Go see Things I know to be true if you get the chance

We took our sixteen month old son to see Jack and The Beanstalk. Needless to say it was brilliant for him and us! Great mixture of music, dance and classic panto jokes! Would definitely recommend for all ages. Flesh Creep was class! ��

Took my daughter to see Aladdin and we had a brilliant time.The whole production was amazing and loved the characters and costumes. Saw Cinderella last year for the first time at Panto with my daughter. Looks like a new tradition has started and look forward to Jack and the Beanstalk.

The whole family went to see The Fantastic Mr Fox at Lyric Hammersmith. It was a wonderful experience with lots of laughs, great music and performers.

Saw Seventeen, what a great play, the emptyness of seventeen years old with very poor language with no interest in life apart from getting drunk and thinking they are adults once they reach 18. This being played by over 60s is just genial and so funny. Very well played. I really recommend the play and hope it is a great success

Saw Seventeen last night, fantastic play, great actors and genius plot of over 60's playing teenagers, quite emotional and really enjoyable - well worth seeing. Also the Lyric bar was great with a great sharing platter which was perfect for sharing pre show as we were too late for dinner.

Saw 17 and enjoyed it very much despite the cold audience about me. The characters are mostly played by performers in the age range of 70. I will return to the Lyric Theatre for further shows but may have to view without the rest of the audience!

Lyric Hammersmith is a really lovely creative hub with a real community feel. It has a nice theatre, roof terrace, bar, cafe and lots of other creative spaces. One of the stand out things is the real mix of the community who use and enjoy this place. Love it!

Just seen Jubilee and had a fantastic evening. The show was chaotic, anarchic, shocking and challenging - and wickedly funny. The acting was truly superb and every member of the cast played their parts with conviction and a level of professionalism one may not hope for at a smaller theatre. Sadly although the space seemed to have been designed to encourage audience participation that was not present tonight. I wanted to get more involved but felt a little constrained. I would suggest that the excellent compere Amyl Nitrate (Travis Alabanza) warms up the audience at the beginning of the show rather than after the interval. Also more or longer music in the performance would add to the electric atmosphere. Personally I loved every minute and I'll be watching the Lyric for future productions and also following members of the cast many of whom I believe will go on to even greater achievements.

Just been to see A Midsummer Night's Dream in Oxford. Crying with laughter ... what a clever, funny, innovative reinterpretation! A play within a play within a play ... a meta-metafiction if you will. Just one thing though - why no meaningful cast list? The talent was abundant but we don't know who was who??!!

Jack and the Beanstalk had my family enthralled from the opening bars. The energy of the creative and talented cast knew no bounds. There was something for everyone; I laughed more than I have for a very long time and I think I may finally have found a version of 'Shape of You' that I actually like ;-); the casting of Jack as a woman delighted my 6 year old girl (who always moans that boys always get to be the 'main' part); my husband was most disappointed not to be Dame Trot a Lot's chosen one; my 4 year old boy bonded in a very real way with Daisy the Cow and is still saying 'Believe' and we all agree that Flesh Creep was just about the best panto baddie EVER. Thank you Lyric for a quite brilliant show and we will definitely be travelling from Berlin to see the show again next year.

Had a great 50th birthday drink after work. The balcony is a fantastic space for a get together especially on a sunny evening.

Great to have such a fantastic venue showing amazing plays so close to home and within a community.

From behind the scenes this place is amazing and you can feel the love of art the minute you step in to it. Inspirational place !

Brilliant show really made us think and the debate has continued today lyric is our favourite London theatre but slightly biase as we live up the road well done once again

Booked this ages ago - what an EXCELLENT production - we took two children ages 6 and 8 and they both were transfixed on the Pant the whole time - great characters with a modern day twist which was FUN :-) we loved all of the characters and the screenplay as well :-) see you next year for Jack in The Beanstalk - Oh Yes you will :-)

Aladdin Fantastic panto, great cast made it fun for all the family, good choice of music and great lighting. Can't praise you hope highly enough, bar staff were friendly as was everyone we met. Really would highly recommend to all

Widow twanky was great and her choice of Jeff in the crowd was so funny

Keep it up happy new year

We traveled from Hertfordshire to see Jack and the beanstalk it was the most confusing mishmash of bad jokes songs and other plays rolled into one. Definitely not for children under 10 as all the jokes and references were to old for them. Extremely dissapointed and felt we let our 5 year old son down .



Jack and the beanstalk in acid !!!!



Just don't bother at all terrible a waste of ;£90 and a fay out. �

Sat in upper circle seats way too high for a children's show, seats in this tier should not be sold for this type of show. View restricted for my daughter altogether very disappointed.

What a wonderful evening- great performance- Things I know to be true- Kirsty Oswald you were magnificent! Such feeling- I laughed and I cried. Well done all the cast.

Lyric is a great venue. Go see Things I know to be true if you get the chance

We took our sixteen month old son to see Jack and The Beanstalk. Needless to say it was brilliant for him and us! Great mixture of music, dance and classic panto jokes! Would definitely recommend for all ages. Flesh Creep was class! ��

Took my daughter to see Aladdin and we had a brilliant time.The whole production was amazing and loved the characters and costumes. Saw Cinderella last year for the first time at Panto with my daughter. Looks like a new tradition has started and look forward to Jack and the Beanstalk.

The whole family went to see The Fantastic Mr Fox at Lyric Hammersmith. It was a wonderful experience with lots of laughs, great music and performers.

Saw Seventeen, what a great play, the emptyness of seventeen years old with very poor language with no interest in life apart from getting drunk and thinking they are adults once they reach 18. This being played by over 60s is just genial and so funny. Very well played. I really recommend the play and hope it is a great success

Saw Seventeen last night, fantastic play, great actors and genius plot of over 60's playing teenagers, quite emotional and really enjoyable - well worth seeing. Also the Lyric bar was great with a great sharing platter which was perfect for sharing pre show as we were too late for dinner.

Saw 17 and enjoyed it very much despite the cold audience about me. The characters are mostly played by performers in the age range of 70. I will return to the Lyric Theatre for further shows but may have to view without the rest of the audience!

Lyric Hammersmith is a really lovely creative hub with a real community feel. It has a nice theatre, roof terrace, bar, cafe and lots of other creative spaces. One of the stand out things is the real mix of the community who use and enjoy this place. Love it!

Just seen Jubilee and had a fantastic evening. The show was chaotic, anarchic, shocking and challenging - and wickedly funny. The acting was truly superb and every member of the cast played their parts with conviction and a level of professionalism one may not hope for at a smaller theatre. Sadly although the space seemed to have been designed to encourage audience participation that was not present tonight. I wanted to get more involved but felt a little constrained. I would suggest that the excellent compere Amyl Nitrate (Travis Alabanza) warms up the audience at the beginning of the show rather than after the interval. Also more or longer music in the performance would add to the electric atmosphere. Personally I loved every minute and I'll be watching the Lyric for future productions and also following members of the cast many of whom I believe will go on to even greater achievements.

Just been to see A Midsummer Night's Dream in Oxford. Crying with laughter ... what a clever, funny, innovative reinterpretation! A play within a play within a play ... a meta-metafiction if you will. Just one thing though - why no meaningful cast list? The talent was abundant but we don't know who was who??!!

Jack and the Beanstalk had my family enthralled from the opening bars. The energy of the creative and talented cast knew no bounds. There was something for everyone; I laughed more than I have for a very long time and I think I may finally have found a version of 'Shape of You' that I actually like ;-); the casting of Jack as a woman delighted my 6 year old girl (who always moans that boys always get to be the 'main' part); my husband was most disappointed not to be Dame Trot a Lot's chosen one; my 4 year old boy bonded in a very real way with Daisy the Cow and is still saying 'Believe' and we all agree that Flesh Creep was just about the best panto baddie EVER. Thank you Lyric for a quite brilliant show and we will definitely be travelling from Berlin to see the show again next year.

Had a great 50th birthday drink after work. The balcony is a fantastic space for a get together especially on a sunny evening.

Great to have such a fantastic venue showing amazing plays so close to home and within a community.

From behind the scenes this place is amazing and you can feel the love of art the minute you step in to it. Inspirational place !

Brilliant show really made us think and the debate has continued today lyric is our favourite London theatre but slightly biase as we live up the road well done once again

Booked this ages ago - what an EXCELLENT production - we took two children ages 6 and 8 and they both were transfixed on the Pant the whole time - great characters with a modern day twist which was FUN :-) we loved all of the characters and the screenplay as well :-) see you next year for Jack in The Beanstalk - Oh Yes you will :-)

Aladdin Fantastic panto, great cast made it fun for all the family, good choice of music and great lighting. Can't praise you hope highly enough, bar staff were friendly as was everyone we met. Really would highly recommend to all

Widow twanky was great and her choice of Jeff in the crowd was so funny

Keep it up happy new year

We traveled from Hertfordshire to see Jack and the beanstalk it was the most confusing mishmash of bad jokes songs and other plays rolled into one. Definitely not for children under 10 as all the jokes and references were to old for them. Extremely dissapointed and felt we let our 5 year old son down .



Jack and the beanstalk in acid !!!!



Just don't bother at all terrible a waste of ;£90 and a fay out. �

Sat in upper circle seats way too high for a children's show, seats in this tier should not be sold for this type of show. View restricted for my daughter altogether very disappointed.