Your online theatre diary

Every show you've seen, every night still to come, in one place.

First Night is a theatre diary for people who go to the theatre. Log the shows you see, rate them, remember where you saw them and who with, and look back on years of theatregoing. Think of it as Letterboxd for theatre. It's free.

What goes in a diary entry

Logging a show takes a few seconds. Fill in as much or as little as you like:

The showPicked from the catalogue, or added as you log it

The nightThe exact date, or just the month or year you remember

WhereThe theatre you saw it at

Your rating

Your noteWhat you thought, with spoilers hidden until someone asks

Who you went withSo the evening comes back, not just the show

Other visitsEvery time you've seen it, each with its own date

More than a list of shows

Start with the shows you've already seen

Your diary doesn't begin the day you join. Add a show from fifteen years ago as easily as last night's, one after another, at whatever precision you remember it.

Keep track of the nights you're going to

Plan a show with its date, the time and a note about who you're meeting. Once the night has passed, First Night asks whether you went, so the plan becomes a diary entry.

A watchlist for someday

Save the shows you'd like to see one day, with a note on why, without committing to a date.

Follow theatregoers, and the people on stage

Follow friends and other members to see what they're watching and what they thought. Follow cast and creatives too, and see their credits in one place.

Theatre by the venue

Every theatre in the catalogue has its own page: what's on now, what's coming up, and what has played there before.

Your month in theatre

At the end of each month, a recap of what you saw, which you can share as a card if you want to.

London first, the rest of the UK next

The West End is the heart of the catalogue, and it is growing out towards the fringe, opera, dance and theatre across the UK. Each show has its own page with its cast, creatives and what members thought of it. If something you saw isn't listed yet, add it as you log it.

Browse the shows, find a theatre, or look up the cast and creatives.

Start with the last show you saw

Then the one before it. Questions first? Read the FAQ or find out more about First Night.