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Adelphi Theatre
Strand, WC2E 7NA
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 412 4651
LOVE NEVER DIES
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Glenn Slater
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 22 Feb 2010 |
| Opens | 09 Mar 2010 |
| Booking to | 08 Jan 2011 |
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| Time | Mon to Sat at 7.30pm , Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (XMAS CHANGES: Extra 2.30pm Matinee on Thu 23 Dec & Thu 30 Dec / No perfs Fri & Sat 24 & 25 Dec, & Sat 1 Jan / 2.30pm perfs only on Fri 31 Dec) |
| Face value Price | £ 25 - £ 67.50 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Ramin Karimloo (Phantom), Sierra Boggess (Christine), Joseph Millson (Raoul), Liz Robertson (Madame Giry), Summer Strallen (Meg Giry), Niamh Perry (Fleck) , Adam Pearce (Squelch), Jami Reid-Quarrell (Gangle), Derek Andrews, Dean Chisnall, Helen Dixon, Lucie Downer, Paul Farrell, Charlene Ford, Chris Gage, Lucy van Gasse, Celia Graham, Simon Ray Harvey, Jack Horner, Erin Anna Jameson, Pip Jordan, Jessica Kirton, Louise Madison, Janet Mooney, Colette Morrow, Tam Mutu, Ashley Nottingham, Tom Oakley, Mark Skipper, Jonathan Stewart, Tim Walton, Annette Yeo. |
| Director | Jack O'Brien |
| Design | Bob Crowley |
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| Choreography | Jerry Mitchell |
| Costume | Bob Crowley |
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| Synopsis | Sequel to The Phantom Of The Opera. Ten years after the mysterious disappearance of The Phantom from the Paris Opera House, Christine Daae accepts an offer to come to America and perform at New York's fabulous new playground of the world - Coney Island. Christine arrives in New York with her husband Raoul and their son Gustave. She soon discovers the identity of the anonymous impresario who has lured her from France to sing. |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
| Review | Review |
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Aldwych Theatre
Aldwych, London, WC2B 4DF
Tube: Holborn / Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 847 2330
DIRTY DANCING - The Classic Story on Stage
by Eleanor Bergstein
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 29 Sep 2006 |
| Opens | 24 Oct 2006 |
| Booking to | 09 Apr 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Thu at 7.30pm, Fri at 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 3pm & 7.30pm (XMAS CHANGES: Extra matinees Wed 22 Dec , Tues 28 Dec , Wed 29 Dec at 3pm, Fri 24 Dec at 3pm Only, Sat 25 Dec No perfs, Fri 31 Dec at 3pm & 7.30pm) |
| Face value Price | £27.50 - £65 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Johnny Wright (Johnny Castle), Hannah Vassallo (Baby), Ray Quinn (Billy Kostecki to 27 Nov 2010 - not performing 23rd - 25th Sept & 21st- 23rd Oct ), Charlie Bruce (Baby Understudy & Ensemble) |
| Director | James Powell |
| Design | Stephen Brimson-Lewis |
| Lighting | Tim Mitchell |
| Choreography | Kate Champion |
| Costume | Jennifer Irwin |
| Sound | Bobby Aitken |
| Producer | Jacobsen Entertainment, in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions |
| Synopsis | The film Dirty Dancing, which starred Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, was released in 1987. All the hits from the film's soundtrack, which includes Do You Love Me?, She's Like The Wind and Time Of My Life, are featured in the stage show along with some new numbers. The story has been re-written for the stage, but includes all of the movies memorable moments and some added scenes as well. The Houseman's take their vacation at a popular holiday camp, where youngest daughter 'Baby' meets dance teacher from the wrong side of the tracks, Johnny. There begins a classic love story through which we see that love can conquer all barriers and we learn that 'nobody puts Baby in the corner'! |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
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| Other Info | Musical Supervisor: Conrad Helfrich
***'The show features a limited amount of mild swearing and themes of a sexual nature. |
Almeida Theatre (Off West End)
Almeida Street
Islington, London, N1 1TA
Tube: Angel
Tel: 020 7359 4404
HOUSE OF GAMES
Richard Bean's stage version of David Mamet' s film
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 09 Sep 2010 |
| Opens | 16 Sep 2010 |
| Booking to | 06 Nov 2010 |
| Closes | 06 Nov 2010 |
| Time | Mon - Sat at 7.30pm, Sat matinees at 3pm (Extra midweek matinees Wed 20th Oct & 3rd Nov at 2.30pm) (16 Sep at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £ 8 - £ 32 |
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| Performers | Nancy Carroll (Dr Margaret Ford), Trevor Cooper (George), Dermot Crowley (Joey), Amanda Drew (Trudi/Carla), Peter De Jersey (PJ), Michael Landes (Mike), John Marquez (Bobby), Al Weaver (Billy Hahn). |
| Director | Lindsay Posner |
| Design | Peter McKintosh |
| Lighting | Paul Pyant |
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| Producer | Almeida Theatre |
| Synopsis | Harvard-educated psychoanalyst Margaret Ford is celebrated for her bestselling book 'Driven! Compulsion and Obsession in Every Day Life'. Helping one of her patients settle his gambling debts, she compromises her professional reputation and is drawn into the seedy underworld of the House of Games poker club. Seduced by charismatic hustler Mike, Margaret convinces herself that she can make an academic study of the con-artist. Before she realises it, Margaret is entangled in a fast-paced thriller. |
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Almeida Theatre (Off West End)
Almeida Street
Islington, London, N1 1TA
Tube: Angel
Tel: 020 7359 4404
MASTER BUILDER, THE
by Henrik Ibsen, translation by Kenneth McLeish
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 12 Nov 2010 |
| Opens | 18 Nov 2010 |
| Booking to | 08 Jan 2011 |
| Closes | 08 Jan 2011 |
| Time | Mon - Sat at 7.30pm, Sat matinees at 3pm (Extra midweek matinees Wed 1st Dec & 5th Jan at 2.30pm) (18 Nov at 7pm) (XMAS CHANGES: No Perfs 24, 25, 26, 27, 31 Dec, 3 Jan / 5pm Perf only on Sat 1 & Sun 2 Jan) |
| Face value Price | £ 8 - £ 32 |
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| Performers | Stephen Dillane (Halvard Solness), Gemma Arterton (Hilde Wangel) |
| Director | Travis Preston |
| Design | Vicki Mortimer |
| Lighting | Paul Pyant |
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| Sound | John Leonard |
| Producer | Almeida Theatre |
| Synopsis | Master Builder Halvard Solness has reached the pinnacle of his career. But at a cost; his family life is in ruins and he lives in fear that the next generation will rise up and brush him aside. When Hilde Wangel, a bewitching young woman, arrives to collect a decade-old debt, she breathes new life into his professional pride. As Solness completes his architectural masterpiece, will Hilde be the Master Builder's ultimate downfall? |
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Ambassadors Theatre
West Street, London, WC2H 9N
Tube: Leicester Square
Tel: 0844 8112 334
STOMP
created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas
| Location | West End |
Genre | Entertainment / |
| Previews from | 27 Sep 2007 |
| Opens | 04 Oct 2007 |
| Booking to | 10 Apr 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon, Thu - Sat 8pm, Mats Thur & Sat 3pm, Sun 3pm & 6pm (XMAS CHANGES : Extra Wed 22nd Dec perf and Tues 28th Dec perf at 3pm & 8pm; Extra Wed 29th Dec at 8pm; Fri 24 Dec at 3pm only; Fri 31 Dec at 3pm & 8pm; NO perf Sat 25th Dec & Sat 1 Jan) |
| Face value Price | £ |
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| Producer | GHP and Stomp Productions |
| Synopsis | STOMP finds beauty and music in the mundane - from boots and bins to zippo lighters and plumber's plungers - everything including the kitchen sink becomes part of this production as a cast of 8 performers make instruments out of brooms and turn hand-clapping into conversation. With energy and toe-tapping exuberance, STOMP takes the clutter and junk of everyday life and transforms it into a theatrical event. (In 2009 the production added new routines, new choreography and new music.) |
| Length | 1hr 45min (No Interval) |
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| Other Info | At Vaudeville Theatre 24 Sep 2002 - 23 Sep 2007; Transferred to Ambassadors 27 Sep 2007 |
Apollo Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue
London, W1V 7HD
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 412 4658
ALL MY SONS
by Arthur Miller
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 19 May 2010 |
| Opens | 27 May 2010 |
| Booking to | 02 Oct 2010 |
| Closes | 02 Oct 2010 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £ |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | David Suchet (Joe Keller), Zoe Wanamaker (Kate Keller - Mother) , Jemima Rooper (Ann Deever), Stephen Campbell Moore (Chris), Daniel Lapaine (George Deever) |
| Director | Howard Davies |
| Design | William Dudley |
| Lighting | Mark Henderson |
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| Sound | Paul Groothius |
| Producer | Kim Poster for Stanhope Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions and Eric Falkenstein for Spark Productions |
| Synopsis | A story of forbidden love, loyalty, guilt and the corrupting power of greed, Joe Keller is alleged to have supplied World War II fighter planes with defective engines, leading to the deaths of innocent pilots - a crime for which his business partner took the fall. One of Keller's sons, himself a pilot, is thought to have been killed in action. But his mother can't accept his death and equally can't accept that her dead son's fiancee has transferred her affections to her other son. The confrontations that ensue lead to the uncovering of a world-shaking family secret... |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
| Review | Review |
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Apollo Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue
London, W1V 7HD
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 412 4658
COUNTRY GIRL, THE
by Clifford Odets
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 06 Oct 2010 |
| Opens | 11 Oct 2010 |
| Booking to | 26 Feb 2011 |
| Closes | 26 Feb 2011 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 3pm (11 Oct at 7pm) (XMAS: No perfs 24 to 30th Dec) |
| Face value Price | £20 - £49.50 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Martin Shaw (Frank Elgin), Jenny Seagrove (Georgie) , Mark Letheren (Bernie Dodd), Nicholas Day, Peter Harding, Thomasin Rand, Luke Shaw |
| Director | Rufus Norris |
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| Producer | Bill Kenwright |
| Synopsis | Washed-up actor Frank Elgin, a desperate and demanding alcoholic is offered a comeback chance to star in the next Broadway play by young director Bernie Dodd. Bernie, believing that Elgin's wife Georgie is the reason for Elgin's career decline, strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife - but how far should a woman go to redeem the man she loves? |
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Apollo Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue
London, W1V 7HD
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 412 4658
BLITHE SPIRIT
By Noel Coward
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 02 Mar 2011 |
| Opens | 09 Mar 2011 |
| Booking to | 18 Jun 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat 2.30pm (9 Mar at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £20 - £49.50 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Alison Steadman (Madame Arcati ), Ruthie Henshall (Elvira), Hermione Norris (Ruth Condomine), Robert Bathurst (Charles Condomine). |
| Director | Thea Sharrock |
| Design | Hildegard Bechtler |
| Lighting | Mark Henderson |
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| Producer | Theatre Royal Bath |
| Synopsis | Novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth are literally haunted by a past relationship when an eccentric medium manages to conjure up the ghost of Charles's neurotic first wife, Elvira, at a seance. They have assumed the preposterous Madame Arcati is a fraud who will simply entertain their dinner guests with a little chicanery and supply Charles with material for his forthcoming novel. But when Elvira appears, visible only to Charles, and is determined to sabotage his current marriage, life - and the afterlife - begin to get complicated. |
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Apollo Victoria Theatre
Wilton Rd, London, SW1
Tube: Victoria
Tel: 0870 4000 751
WICKED
Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire. Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 07 Sep 2006 |
| Opens | 27 Sep 2006 |
| Booking to | 30 Apr 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (Plus matinees 28 Oct at 2.30pm) (CHRISTMAS 2010: Extra 2.30pm matinees on Mon 20 Dec, Thu 23 Dec, Tues 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec / Matinee perf at 2.30pm instead of evening perf on Fri 24 & 31 Dec / No perfs Sat 25 Dec) |
| Face value Price | £ 15 - £ 60 (from 5 Apil Sat Eves prices are £ 15 - £ 62.50) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Rachel Tucker (Elphaba) , Louise Dearman (Glinda), Lee Mead (Fiyero), Julie Legrand (Madame Morrible), Clive Carter (The Wizard), Cassandra Compton (Nessarose), Julian Forsyth (Doctor Dillamond), George Ure (Boq), Nikki Davis-Jones (Elphaba Standby) , Sarah Earnshaw (Glinda Standby), Alex Louize Bird, Gareth Chart, Joe Colasanti, Emma Green, Lauren James Ray, Shirley Jameson, Daniel Jones, Jasmine Kerr, Matt Krzan, Sophie Linder-Lee, Danny Mac, Lucy Newton, Sauri Oda, Sean Parkins, Soeli Parry, Michelle Pentecost, Paul Saunders, Niall Sheehy, Tommy Sherlock, Thomas Sutcliffe, Jennifer Tierney, Hannah Toy, Stevie Tate-Bauer, Jack Wilcox , Sam Wilmott. |
| Director | Joe Mantello |
| Design | Eugene Lee |
| Lighting | Kenneth Posner |
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| Costume | Susan Hilferty |
| Sound | Tony Meola |
| Producer | Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. |
| Synopsis | Two girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, feisty and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very, very popular. WICKED is the story of these two unlikely friends and how they end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. |
| Length | 2hrs 50mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Orchestrations by William David Brohn, musical staging by Wayne Cilento |
Apollo Victoria Theatre
Wilton Rd, London, SW1
Tube: Victoria
Tel: 0844 847 2288
APOLLO VICTORIA THEATRE 80 YEARS CHARITY GALA PERFORMANCE
Created by Petra Siniawski and Adam Murray
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical Concert |
| Previews from | 10 Oct 2010 |
| Opens | 10 Oct 2010 |
| Booking to | 10 Oct 2010 |
| Closes | 10 Oct 2010 |
| Time | Tickets on sale 13 August |
| Face value Price | £ 15 - £ 60 (all profits from ticket sales will be donated to Cancer Research UK) |
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| Performers | As well as the stars of Wicked (past and present including Lee Mead and Oliver Thompsett) the Gala Performance will feature Sharon D Clarke (original Killer Queen in WE WILL ROCK YOU), members of the original casts of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, BOMBAY DREAMS and MOVIN' OUT, the JERSEY BOYS, Patina Miller (SISTER ACT) and a very special one-off reunion of performers from the Apollo Victoria's longest-running show Starlight Express, with many more to be announced and special guests. |
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| Synopsis | The Gala Performance will be a showcase of songs which have been performed on the theatre's stage over its 80 years and all excess proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Cancer Research UK. There will also be a raffle of amazing prizes in support of the Entertainment Artiste's Benevolent Fund on the evening itself. |
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| Other Info | The Gala Performance will be the finale to a day of celebrations which will see the venue, noted for its architectural significance, opened to the public for talks, tours and a specially curated display telling the building's varied and fascinating story. |
Arts Theatre
Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JB
Tube: Leicester Square
Tel: 0845 017 5584
PUSS IN BOOTS
by Tiny Tim Productions
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 18 Nov 2010 |
| Opens | 18 Nov 2010 |
| Booking to | 09 Jan 2011 |
| Closes | 09 Jan 2011 |
| Time | Generally Tues - Sat at 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Sun at 1.30pm & 5.30pm (No perfs 25 Dec, 1 Jan) (No Mats perfs Thu 18 Nov, Fri 19 Nov, Tue 23 Nov, Tue 30 Nov, Tue 7 Dec, Tues 14 Dec, Tues 4 Jan & Fri 7 Jan) / (Extra perfs on Mon 20 & 27 Dec at 2.30pm & 7.30pm) / (Time change on 24 Dec & 31 Dec will be 1pm & 5pm) |
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| Performers | Kacey Ainsworth, Ben James Ellis |
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| Producer | Tiny Tim Productions |
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Barbican Theatre
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Tube: Barbican
Tel: 020 7638 8891
LES MISERABLES 25th Anniversary Production
by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch”nberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Sch”nberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, adapted by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, with additional material by James Fenton.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 14 Sep 2010 |
| Opens | 23 Sep 2010 |
| Booking to | 02 Oct 2010 |
| Closes | 02 Oct 2010 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm (23 Sep at 7pm), Thu & Sat Matinees at 2.30pm (Sat 2 Oct at 10.30am and 2.30pm) |
| Face value Price | £10 - £30 |
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| Performers | John Owen-Jones (Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), Gareth Gates (Marius) |
| Director | Laurence Connor and James Powell |
| Design | Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo |
| Lighting | Paule Constable |
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| Costume | Andreane Neofitou, additional costumes by Christine Rowland, |
| Sound | Mick Potter |
| Producer | Cameron Mackintosh |
| Synopsis | Concerns love and bravery in 19th century France during the revolutionary struggles. Jean Valjean, released on parole after 19 years on the chain gang, finds that the 'ticket-of-leave' he must display by law, condemns him to be an outcast. Only the saintly Bishop of Digne treats him kindly and Valjean, embittered by years of hardship, repays him by stealing some silver. Valjean is caught and brought back by the police, and is astonished when the Bishop lies to save him, also giving him two precious candlesticks.Valjean decides to start his life anew. Things go well but 8 years later, an encounter with a face from the past threatens everything he now holds dear.. |
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Cambridge Theatre
Earlham Street, London, WC2
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 412 4652
CHICAGO
Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, has a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 28 Apr 2006 |
| Opens | 28 Apr 2006 |
| Booking to | 30 Apr 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon-Thurs 8pm, Fri at 5pm & 8.30pm , Sat 3pm & 8pm (XMAS CHANGES: Extra 3pm Mats on Wed 22nd & Thu 23rd, Tues 28th, Wed 29th Dec at 3pm, / No perfs Fri 24th & Sat 25th Dec) |
| Face value Price | £25 - £59 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Vivien Carter (Velma Kelly - to 24 Oct 2010), Emma Barton (Roxie Hart - to 24 Oct 2010 - not performing 6 to 25 Sep on holiday Sarah Soetaert takes over the part at this time), Terence Maynard (Billy Flynn - to 24 Oct 2010) (CAST SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE!) |
| Director | Walter Bobbie |
| Design | John Lee Beatty |
| Lighting | Ken Billington |
| Choreography | Ann Reinking |
| Costume | William Ivey Long |
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| Producer | Chicago Partnership |
| Synopsis | Concerns Roxie, a chorus girl who has murdered her lover but manages to get acquitted with the help of sleazy lawyer. |
| Length | 2hrs 15mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Opened 18 Nov 1997 at Adelphi, re-opened 28 April 2006 at Cambridge |
Comedy Theatre
Panton St , London, SW1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 871 7622
LA BETE
By David Hirson
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 26 Jun 2010 |
| Opens | 07 Jul 2010 |
| Booking to | 04 Sep 2010 |
| Closes | 04 Sep 2010 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £15 - £50 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Mark Rylance (Valere), David Hyde Pierce (Elomire), Joanna Lumley (Princess Conti), Stephen Ouimette (Bejart), Lisa Joyce (Marquise-Therese Du Parc), Greta Lee (Dorine), Robert Lonsdale (Rene Du Parc), Michael Milligan (De Brie), Liza Sadovy (Catherine De Brie), Sally Wingert (Madeleine Bejart) |
| Director | Matthew Warchus |
| Design | Mark Thompson |
| Lighting | Hugh Vanstone |
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| Sound | Simon Baker |
| Producer | Sonia Friedman Productions & Scott Landis, Roger Berlind, Robert Bartner and Roy Furman |
| Synopsis | When Princess Conti invites street clown Valere to inject some bawdy fun and mischief into her staid acting troupe, she anticipates an exciting creative combination. But the troupe's leader, Elomire, is an elitist and fervent lover of high-brow theatre who clashes with Valere - a gaudy comic and a fervent lover of .... well, himself. |
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| Other Info | The production will transfer to Broadway at the end of its West End run |
Comedy Theatre
Panton St , London, SW1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 871 2118
BIRDSONG
by Sebastian Faulks, stage version by Rachel Wagstaff
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 18 Sep 2010 |
| Opens | 28 Sep 2010 |
| Booking to | 15 Jan 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 2.30pm ( 28 Sep at 7pm) (Nb there are no matinee performances on 18 & 23 Sep) (XMAS CHANGES: Fri 24th at 2.30pm only / No perf Sat 25 Dec) |
| Face value Price | £20 - £49.50 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Ben Barnes (Stephen Wraysford), Nicholas Farrell (Rene Azaire), Iain Mitchell (Berard), Genevieve O'Reilly (Isabelle), Lee Ross (Jack Firebrace), Zoe Waites (Jeanne). The cast also includes Owain Arthur, Billy Carter, Florence Hall, Paul Hawkyard, Gregg Lowe, Joe Coen, Jack Hawkins, James Staddon, Annabel Topham . |
| Director | Trevor Nunn |
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| Producer | Creative Management and Productions (CMP) / Becky Barber Productions Ltd |
| Synopsis | Tells the story of one man's journey through an all-consuming love affair and into the horror of the First World War: While staying as the guest of a factory owner in pre-First World War France, Stephen Wraysford embarks on a passionate affair with Isabelle, the wife of his host. The affair changes them both for ever. A few years later Stephen finds himself back in the same part of France, but this time as a soldier at the Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest encounter in British military history. As his men die around him, Stephen turns to his enduring love for Isabelle for the strength to continue and to save something for future generations. |
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Criterion Theatre
Piccadilly Circus, London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 8471778
39 STEPS , THE
by John Buchan, adapted by Patrick Barlow. From an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 14 Sep 2006 |
| Opens | 20 Sep 2006 |
| Booking to | 22 Oct 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | TIMES TO 23 OCT: Mon - Sat at 8pm , Mats Tues 3pm , Sat at 4pm
TIMES FROM 25 OCT: Mon - Sat at 8pm , Mats Wed 3pm , Sat at 4pm
(XMAS CHANGES: Fri 24 Dec at 3pm only / No Perf Sat 25 Dec) |
| Face value Price | £15 - £50 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Dianne Pilkington (Annabella Schmidt, Pamela, Margaret), David Bark-Jones (Richard Hannay), Timothy Speyer (Man 1), Jeremy Swift (Man 2) |
| Director | Maria Aitken |
| Design | Peter McKintosh |
| Lighting | Ian Scott |
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| Producer | Edward Snape for Fiery Angel Ltd and The Tricycle Theatre |
| Synopsis | Comic Adaptation: The 39 Steps is best known as Hitchcock's 1935 classic move thriller. This brand new version will be performed by four actors playing a minimum of 150 roles and contains every single legendary scene from the award-winning movie - including the chase on the Flying Scotsman, the escape on the Forth Bridge, the first theatrical bi-plane crash ever staged and the sensational death-defying finale in the London Palladium, besides many other favourite cinematic moments, including the memorable and controversial 'stockings and suspenders' scene! |
| Length | 2hrs |
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| Other Info | ** A Transfer from Tricycle Theatre |
Dominion Theatre
Tottenham Court Road, W1P OAG
Tube: Tottenham Court Rd
Tel: 0844 847 1775
WE WILL ROCK YOU ( Queen Musical )
Musical with songs by Queen and book by Ben Elton
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 26 Apr 2002 |
| Opens | 14 May 2002 |
| Booking to | 16 Apr 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mat Sat 2.30pm (Also 2:30pm matinee perf on the last Wed of every month) (XMAS CHANGES: Extra 2.30pm matinees on Mon 20 Dec, Wed 22 Dec, Thu 23 Dec, Mon 27 Dec, Tues 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec; No Perfs 24 & 25 Dec) |
| Face value Price | £27.50 - £55 (Sat Eve £27.50 - £60) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Ricardo Afonso (Galileo), Sabrina Aloueche (Scaramouche - from 6 Sep Sarah French takes over the role), Garry Lake (Pop - from 6 Sep Kevin Kennedy takes over the role), Brenda Edwards (Killer Queen - except 6 to 18 Sep when Lucy Tapp and Tricia Adele-Turner share the part - Brenda returns 20 Sep ), Ian Carlyle (Britney 'Brit' ), Alex Bourne (Khashoggi ), Amanda Coutts (Meat - until October 2 - Lauren Varnham then covers until October 30, from 1 Nov Rachel John takes over the role) . NOTE: Cast subject to change |
| Director | Ben Elton (Original West End Production Directed by Christopher Renshaw) |
| Design | Mark Fisher |
| Lighting | Willie Williams |
| Choreography | Arlene Phillips |
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| Producer | Queen Productions/Phil McIntyre Promotions/Tribeca production. |
| Synopsis | The musical does not chronicle the story of the band, Queen, rather it incorporates the songs of the rock group. The time is the future. Globalisation is complete. Everywhere, the kids watch the same movies wear the same fashions and think the same thoughts. It's a safe happy, Ga Ga world. Unless your a rebel. Unless you want rock. On Planet Mall all musical instruments are banned. The company computers generate the tunes and everyone downloads them. But resistance is growing. Legend persists that somewhere on Planet Mall instruments still exist...... |
| Length | 2hrs 40mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Musical Supervisor: Mike Dixon & Roger Taylor |
Donmar Warehouse
Earlham Street, WC2H 9LD
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 871 7624
PRINCE OF HOMBURG, THE
by Heinrich von Kleist, in a new version by Dennis Kelly
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 22 Jul 2010 |
| Opens | 27 Jul 2010 |
| Booking to | 04 Sep 2010 |
| Closes | 04 Sep 2010 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £15 - £ 26 (Mon Eve & Thu Mat £15 - £ 20) (Fri & Sat Eve £15 - £ 29) |
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| Performers | Charlie Cox (Prince of Homburg), Ian McDiarmid (Elector), Siobhan Redmond (Electress), David Burke (Colonel Kottwitz), Sonya Cassidy (Natalia, Princess of Orania), Simon Coates (Colonel Hennings), Jolyon Coy (Page), Harry Hadden-Paton (Count Hohenzollern), William Hoyland (Count Truchss), Mark Theodore (Captain von der Golz/Farmer), Julian Wadham (Marshall Dorfling), Lizzie Winkler (Bork/Farmer's Wife) |
| Director | Jonathan Munby |
| Design | Angela Davies |
| Lighting | Neil Austin |
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| Sound | Christopher Shutt |
| Producer | Donmar Warehouse |
| Synopsis | Heroic commander of the Prussian cavalry, the Prince of Homburg dreams of victory, glory and fame. But his reckless disobedience during a crucial military operation leads the Prince to his greatest battle yet. |
| Length | 2hrs 15mins |
| Review | Review |
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Donmar Warehouse
Earlham Street, WC2H 9LD
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 871 7624
PASSION
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by James Lapine
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 10 Sep 2010 |
| Opens | 21 Sep 2010 |
| Booking to | 27 Nov 2010 |
| Closes | 27 Nov 2010 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (21 Sep at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £15 - £ 20 (Mon Eve & Wed Mat £15 - £ 30) (Fri & Sat Eve £15 - £ 32.50) |
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| Performers | Elena Roger (Fosca), Scarlett Strallen (Clara) , David Thaxton (Giorgio), Simon Bailey (Lieutenant Torasso/Ludovic), David Birrell (Colonel Ricci), Allan Corduner (Doctor Tambourri), Ross Dawes (Lieutenant Barri/Fosca's mother), Iwan Lewis (Private Augenti), Tim Morgan (Major Rizzolli/Fosca's Father), Haydn Oakley (Sergeant Lombardi/Mistress) |
| Director | Jamie Lloyd |
| Design | Christopher Oram |
| Lighting | Neil Austin |
| Choreography | Scott Ambler |
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| Sound | Nick Lidster & Terry Jardine for Autograph |
| Producer | Donmar Warehouse |
| Synopsis | Captain Giorgio Bachetti, a military hero, is transferred to a strange and remote Italian outpost. Far away from his beloved Clara, he encounters Fosca, the cousin of his commanding officer, and her influence has shattering and inconceivable consequences. |
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| Other Info | Musical Director: Alan Williams |
Donmar Warehouse
Earlham Street, WC2H 9LD
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 871 7624
KING LEAR
By William Shakespeare
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 03 Dec 2010 |
| Opens | 07 Dec 2010 |
| Booking to | 05 Feb 2011 |
| Closes | 05 Feb 2011 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 2.30pm (7 Dec at 7pm) (No perfs 24, 25, 26, 27 Dec) |
| Face value Price | £15 - £ 26 (Mon Eve & Thu Mat £15 - £ 20) (Fri & Sat Eve £15 - £ 29) |
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| Performers | Derek Jacobi (King Lear), Gina McKee (Goneril), Justine Mitchell (Regan), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Cordelia), Ron Cook (Fool), Michael Hadley (Earl of Kent), Paul Jesson (Earl of Gloucester) |
| Director | Michael Grandage |
| Design | Christopher Oram |
| Lighting | Neil Austin |
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| Sound | Adam Cork |
| Producer | Donmar Warehouse |
| Synopsis | An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child's love rejected. As Lear's world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. |
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| Other Info | Following its performances at the Donmar Warehouse, King Lear will embark on an eight week tour of the UK to Venue Cymru, Llandudno (21 - 26 February), Belfast Opera House (28 February - 5 March), Glasgow Theatre Royal (7 - 12 March), Milton Keynes Theatre (14 - 19 March), The Lowry, Salford (21 - 26 March), Richmond Theatre, London (28 March - 2 April), Bath Theatre Royal (4 - 9 April) and Hall for Cornwall (11 - 16 April). Also, King Lear will broadcast live to cinemas worldwide to over 22 countries on 3 February 2011. |
Drury Lane, Theatre Royal
Catherine St , WC2B 5JF
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 412 2955
OLIVER!
by Lionel Bart
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 13 Dec 2008 |
| Opens | 14 Jan 2009 |
| Booking to | 08 Jan 2011 |
| Closes | 08 Jan 2011 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £17.50 - £65 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Kerry Ellis (Nancy except Wed & Thurs evening ). Tamsin Carroll (Nancy, on Wed & Thurs evening) ; Russ Abbot (Fagin), Steven Hartley (Bill Sikes), Jason Morell ( Mr Sowerberry) Christian Patterson (Mr. Bumble), Claire Machin (Widow Corney), Stephen Moore (Mr Brownlow), Louise Gold (Mrs Sowerberry / Mrs Bedwin) |
| Director | Rupert Goold & Matthew Bourne |
| Design | Anthony Ward |
| Lighting | Paule Constable |
| Choreography | Matthew Bourne |
| Costume | |
| Sound | Paul Groothuis |
| Producer | Cameron Mackintosh in association with the Southbrook Group Limited. |
| Synopsis | Songs including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I'd Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more. |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Orchestrations by William D Brohn and musical supervision by Martin Koch |
Drury Lane, Theatre Royal
Catherine St , WC2B 5JF
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 412 2955
SHREK THE MUSICAL
Book & Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire , music by Jeanine Tesori. Based on the story and characters from William Steig's book Shrek! feature film Shrek.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | May 2011 |
| Opens | 07 Jun 2011 |
| Booking to | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 1 OCT 2010 |
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| Performers | Amanda Holden (Princess Fiona), Richard Blackwood (Donkey) |
| Director | Jason Moore and Rob Ashford |
| Design | Tim Hatley |
| Lighting | Hugh Vanstone |
| Choreography | Josh Prince |
| Costume | Tim Hatley |
| Sound | Peter Hylenski |
| Producer | DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions |
| Synopsis | Tells the story, of the swamp-dwelling ogre who, in a faraway kingdom, embarks on a life-changing adventure in order to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey who won't shut up, this unlikely hero - not a handsome prince - fights a fearsome dragon, rescues the feisty Princess Fiona and learns that real friendship and true love aren't only found in fairy tales. |
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Duchess Theatre
Catherine St, London, WC2B 5LA
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 412 4659
SECRET OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE
by Jeremy Paul
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 15 Jul 2010 |
| Opens | 20 Jul 2010 |
| Booking to | 11 Sep 2010 |
| Closes | 11 Sep 2010 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 8pm, Mats Wed 3pm & Sat at 4pm (20 Jul at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £20 - £40 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Peter Egan (Sherlock Holmes), Robert Daws (Dr Watson) |
| Director | Robin Herford |
| Design | Simon Higlett |
| Lighting | Matthew Eagland |
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| Sound | Matthew Bugg |
| Producer | Ian Fricker and Richard Temple |
| Synopsis | Following a seemingly deadly encounter with his nemesis, arch criminal Professor Moriarty, at Reichenbach Falls, secrets and betrayal are slowly revealed. Watson finds his loyalty and friendship tested to the very limit. Holmes is forced to turn his unswerving powers of deduction upon himself, and the true relationship between Holmes and Moriarty is finally revealed. |
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Duchess Theatre
Catherine St, London, WC2B 5LA
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 412 4659
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE
by Samuel Beckett
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 15 Sep 2010 |
| Opens | 22 Sep 2010 |
| Booking to | 20 Nov 2010 |
| Closes | 20 Nov 2010 |
| Time | Tues - Fri 7pm & 8:15pm; Sat 3pm & 8pm (No 8.15pm perf on Tues & Weds 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd Sep) |
| Face value Price | £25 - £35 |
| Tickets | |
| Performers | Michael Gambon |
| Director | Michael Colgan |
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| Synopsis | Every year on his birthday self-absorbed Krapp sits down to record his memories from the past year. But on his 69th birthday he takes a step further into the past. Listening to his old recordings he soon stumbles upon a single tender memory from long ago that sparks his growing regret as he starts to question whether his present lives up to his past. |
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Duchess Theatre
Catherine St, London, WC2B 5LA
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 412 4659
LOVE STORY
Inspired by Erich Segal's novel. Music by Howard Goodall, book by Stephen Clark and lyrics by Stephen Clark and Howard Goodall
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 27 Nov 2010 |
| Opens | 06 Dec 2010 |
| Booking to | 30 Apr 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Sat 8pm, Mats Wed & Sat 3pm (6 Dec at 7pm) (XMAS CHANGES: Extra Matinees Thu 23 & 30 Dec at 3pm / Matinee only at 3pm on Fri 24 Dec / No Perfs Sat 25 Dec) |
| Face value Price | £25 - £55 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | |
| Director | Rachel Kavanaugh |
| Design | Peter McKintosh |
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| Producer | Chichester Festival Theatre production / Michael Ball, Adam Spiegel and Stephen Waley-Cohen |
| Synopsis | Oliver Barrett IV went to Harvard and Jenny Cavilleri to Radcliffe. He was rich, she was poor. He was sporty, she played music. But they fell in love. This is their story. |
| Length | 1hr 30min |
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Duke of York's Theatre
St Martin's Lane, London, WC2
Tube: Leicester sq
Tel: 0844 871 7623
GHOST STORIES
By Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 25 Jun 2010 |
| Opens | 14 Jul 2010 |
| Booking to | 07 Nov 2010 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Tues - Thu 8pm, Fri & Sat 7pm & 9.30pm, Sun at 5pm (No 9.30pm perf on Friday 16 July) |
| Face value Price | £15 - £35 (Fri & Sat £19.50 - £42.50) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | |
| Director | Andy Nyman, Jeremy Dyson, Sean Holmes |
| Design | Jon Bausor |
| Lighting | James Farncombe |
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| Sound | Nick Manning |
| Producer | Presented in the West End by the Lyric Hammersmith and Phil McIntyre Entertainments A Lyric Hammersmith and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Production |
| Synopsis | Three men gather, each with an uncanny tale to tell: their chilling stories will bleed off the stage and into your dreams. |
| Length | 1hr 20min |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | WARNING FROM PRODUCERS: 'Please be advised that Ghost Stories contains moments of extreme shock and tension. The show is unsuitable for anyone under the age of 15. We strongly advise those of a nervous disposition to think very seriously before attending.' |
Fortune Theatre
Russell St, WC2B 5HH
Tube: Covent Garden
Tel: 0844 871 7626
WOMAN IN BLACK, THE
by Stephen Mallatratt from the novel by Susan Hill
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 07 Jun 1989 |
| Opens | 07 Jun 1989 |
| Booking to | 17 Dec 2011 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon-Sat 8pm / Mats Tue 3pm / Sat 4pm (XMAS CHANGES: Fri 24 Dec at 3pm instead of 8pm / Fri 31 Dec at 4pm instead of 8pm / Sat 1 Jan at 4pm only) (Extra 4pm Matinees on Wed 29 Dec & Thu 30 Dec) (No Perf Sat 25 Dec, Mon 27 Dec, Tues 28 Dec, Mon 3 Jan) |
| Face value Price | £16.50 - £42.50 (From 20 Dec £16.50 - £45) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Michael Mears (Arthur Kipps)and Orlando Wells ( The Actor). |
| Director | Robin Herford |
| Design | Michael Holt |
| Lighting | Kevin Sleep |
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| Producer | PW Productions |
| Synopsis | Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps , a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the house's sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. It is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose. Years later, as an old man, he recounts his experiences to an actor in a desperate attempt to exorcise the ghosts of the past. The play unfolds around the conversations of these two characters as they act out the solicitor's experiences on Eel Marsh all those years ago. |
| Length | 2hrs |
| Review | Review |
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