Leicester Square Theatre

Opened in 2008 with both a main house and an intimate basement space to host international A-list and often naughty talent alongside promising, up-and-coming acts, the Leicester Square Theatre is already raising eyebrows; names name names: Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, Sandra Bernhard, Jim Bailey, Joan Collins, Boy George and the inimitable Julian Clary, to name a few. A non-mainstream venture in a deliciously central location, within laughing distance (whatever that means) of Soho, Chinatown and just about everything. Tube stations: Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus.