Horrible Histories- Barmy Britain - The Best Bits tickets and hotel

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Getting there

Apollo Theatre
31 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D 7ES

Directions:
Exit Piccadilly Circus and head east on Coventry Street towards Great Windmill Street. Turn left onto Great Windmill Street and then right onto Shaftesbury Avenue. Continue on Shaftesbury Avenue and the theatre will be on your left.

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Piccadilly Circus station is 2 minute walk (162 metres)

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Performances

MatineeEvening
Monday11.00am
Tuesday2.00pm
Thursday2.00pm
Friday11.00am
Saturday11.00am
Sunday12.00pm

Special notes

Running time: 1hr 10min. No interval.

Booking from: 30 Jul 2026

Booking until: 31 Aug 2026

About the show

The Show
We all want to meet people from history.

The trouble is everyone is deadSo get ready for Horrible Histories live on stage with the best of Barmy Britain!Can you beat battling Boudica? Will King John be a martyr for the Magna Carta?What if you caught the putrid plague? Can Parliament survive gunpowder Guy?Would you stand and deliver to dastardly Dick Turpin? Escape the clutches of Burke and Hare and take a terrible trip with the Night Soil Men!It's the history of Britain with the nasty bits left in - to entertain the whole family this Summer!Chilled Performance:
Thursday, 20 August 2026 2:00 PM

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Apollo Theatre
31 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D 7ES

Piccadilly Circus station is 2 minute walk (162 metres)

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