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G-O Greenwich Playhouse
Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JA
Tube
Telephone 020 8858 9256 ( Email: boxoffice at galleontheatre.co.uk) CASANOVA: THE TRUE STORY
Book, Music and Lyrics by Philip Godfrey | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 14 May 08 | | Opens | 15 May 08 | | Booking to | 8 Jun 08 | | Closes | 8 Jun 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 7.30pm; Sun at 4pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Tim McArthur | | Design | Sally Ferguson | | Lighting | Sally Ferguson | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Casanova Productions / Trilby | | Synopsis | Based on the actual memoirs of this legendary lover, the new musical, Casanova offers a snapshot of his adventurous and extraordinary life and affairs, as 11 actors and 3 musicans romp through18th century Europe. | | B/O Price | £12 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Musical Supervisor: Stephen Hose
Musical Director : Michael Steel |
Greenwich Playhouse
Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JA
Tube
Telephone 020 8858 9256 ( Email: boxoffice at galleontheatre.co.uk) ELEGIES FOR ANGELS, PUNKS & RAGING QUEENS
Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell Music by Janet Hood | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 15 Jun 08 | | Opens | 15 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 19 Jun 08 | | Closes | 19 Jun 08 | | Time | | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Phil Halpin | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Sideshow Theatre Company | | Synopsis | Elegies tells its story through free-verse monologues complimented by a strong blues, jazz and rock score. Each individual monologue represents a character that has died from HIV/AIDS including a 'regular' Joe who dropped into a brothel, an old lady who suffers an infected blood transfusion, a young girl who mistakenly commits suicide and a strident, unrepentant drag queen!! | | B/O Price | £11 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Greenwich Playhouse
Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JA
Tube
Telephone 020 8858 9256 ( Email: boxoffice at galleontheatre.co.uk) TERRORISM
by The Presnyakov Brothers, translated into English by Sasha Dugdale. | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 24 Jun 08 | | Opens | 26 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 13 Jul 08 | | Closes | 13 Jul 08 | | Time | Tues-Sat at 7.30pm; Sun at 4pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Martin Berry | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | KADMES Theatre | | Synopsis | A play in six scenes: Irritable passengers await the bomb disposal squad, a cuckolded husband murders his wife, an office worker hangs herself, two old women plot murder, police pore over photos of dismembered bodies.only at the conclusion do we realise that these apparently unrelated stories are all carefully linked, not just by plot, but also by a sense of fear and paranoia. | | B/O Price | £11 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Greenwich Playhouse
Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JA
Tube
Telephone 020 8858 9256 ( Email: boxoffice at galleontheatre.co.uk) KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, THE
by Frank Marcus | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 22 Jul 08 | | Opens | 22 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 27 Jul 08 | | Closes | 27 Jul 08 | | Time | Tues-Sat at 7.30pm; Sun at 4pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Michelle Sansom, Janna Dahl, Michelle Bates, Charlotte Downes | | Director | Lynn Ramsey | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | Christine Holliss | | Sound | | | Producer | Lansbury Productions | | Synopsis | Actress June Buckridge enjoys a successful career as the beloved Sister George on the popular 1960's radio serial Applehurst. In reality, June is a hard-drinking, cigar-smoking, egotistical and sadistic lesbian who heaps endless insults and humiliations on her partner, Alice. June's life comes crashing down when Mrs Mercy Croft from the BBC announces that, in order to stem Applehurst's falling ratings, Sister George will be killed off. While June eventually accepts her imminent 'death', she has become too immersed in the character to give it up easily. Making matters worse, the only job she is subsequently offered is to play a cow on a children's program. June's inability to adapt to her changing situation results in the loss of all she holds dear. | | B/O Price | £11 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Greenwich Playhouse
Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JA
Tube
Telephone 020 8858 9256 ( Email: boxoffice at galleontheatre.co.uk) ANYTHING YOU CAN YOU
Featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein and Irving Berlin | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical Cabaret | | Previews from | 5 Aug 08 | | Opens | 7 Aug 08 | | Booking to | 24 Aug 08 | | Closes | 24 Aug 08 | | Time | Tues-Sat at 7.30pm; Sun at 4pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Martin Berry | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | KADMES Theatre | | Synopsis | A light hearted journey through many of the worlds most popular shows and songs, with a promise of several rather more obscure musical numbers thrown into the mix. | | B/O Price | £12 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Hackney Empire
291 Mare St, London, E8 1EJ
Tube
Telephone 020 8985 2424 BEAU JEST
by James Sherman | Location | Other London | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 7 May 08 | | Opens | 8 May 08 | | Booking to | 1 Jun 08 | | Closes | 1 Jun 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed at 2.30pm, Sundays 11th and 18th at 5pm; 25th and 1st at 2.30pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Adam Rayner, Lara Pulver , Sue Kelvin , Jack Chissick , Alexander Giles, Alex Hardy | | Director | Susie McKenna | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Hackney Empire Theatre | | Synopsis | Mr and Mrs Goldman want the best for their teacher daughter Sarah, including her beau. They will be happy with whoever she chooses as long as he is good Jewish boy. Sarah is dating Chris, who unfortunately doesn't match this requirement. What is a girl to do? To hide Sarah's gentile boyfriend she calls for an escort service to impersonate a Jewish boyfriend. When Bob arrives at her door, a series of events unfold. Sarah discovers Bob is not actually Jewish and doesn't know any of their customs while Bob discovers he is not escorting an old lady to dinner, but instead becomes a surrogate boyfriend. Sarah scrambles to tell Bob everything he needs to know about their relationship before her parents arrive and the grilling begins. Will they get found out? Has Sarah told Bob all he needs to know? Will Bob know his Kaddesh from his Yachtz? Will it all end in tears? | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £22.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Hackney Empire Studio
291 Mare St, London, E8 1EJ
Tube
Telephone 020 8985 2424 STRANGERS
by Ninaz Khodaiji, script advisors Tim Supple and Michael Atavar | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 23 Apr 08 | | Opens | 23 Apr 08 | | Booking to | 24 May 08 | | Closes | 24 May 08 | | Time | 23 - 26 April at 7pm & then Tues - Sat 7 - 24 May at 7.30pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Ninaz Khodaiji | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Unknown City in association with the Thanet | | Synopsis | A girl follows a river in the Amazon. Does the jungle ever reveal its secrets?A woman climbs the highest mountains.Why do all paths lead to one place?A business traveller loves big cities.Why is he lost in a limbo of bars? A mixture of prose, verse, telephone conversations, almost-monologue and nearly-dialogue | | B/O Price | £12 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Hampstead Theatre
Eton Ave, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3
Tube Swiss Cottage
Telephone 020 7722 9301 STOCKHOLM
by Bryony Lavery | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 13 May 08 | | Opens | 14 May 08 | | Booking to | 24 May 08 | | Closes | 24 May 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat at 7.30pm (Matinee perfs on Thu 15 May at 2.30pm , Sat 17 May at 3pm, Thu 22 May at 2.30pm and Sat 24 May at 3pm) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Samuel James, Georgina Lamb | | Director | Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett | | Design | Laura Hopkins | | Lighting | Andy Purves | | Choreography | Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett | | Costume | | | Sound | Adrienne Quartly | | Producer | Hampstead Theatre presents a Frantic Assembly & Drum Theatre Plymouth production in association with Brighton Festival | | Synopsis | Physical theatre. Meet the couple every couple wants to be. Attractive and immaculately turned out, they are the perfect team. Tomorrow they will be in Stockholm, to celebrate his birthday, and she has presents and surprises in store. Treading a fine line between tenderness and cruelty, Stockholm reveals a relationship unravelling. | | B/O Price | Mon £14 / Tues - Fri & Matinees £20 / Sat Eve £23 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Hampstead Theatre
Eton Ave, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3
Tube Swiss Cottage
Telephone 020 7722 9301 FAST LABOUR
by Steve Waters | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 30 May 08 | | Opens | 3 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 21 Jun 08 | | Closes | 21 Jun 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat: tbc (3 June at 7pm ) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Roger Evans, Mark Jax, Craig Kelly, Joseph Kloska, Charlotte Lucas, Kirsty Stuart | | Director | Ian Brown | | Design | Simon Daw | | Lighting | Mark Doubleday | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Mic Pool | | Producer | Hampstead Theatre and West Yorkshire Playhouse | | Synopsis | A hard-hitting play dealing with the complex moral issues of illegal immigration, people-trafficking and exploitation in the UK. | | B/O Price | £22 (Mondays £14 / Sat Eve £23) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Hampstead Theatre
Eton Ave, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3
Tube Swiss Cottage
Telephone 020 7722 9301 ON THE ROCKS
By Amy Rosenthal | Location | Other London | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 26 Jun 08 | | Opens | 1 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 26 Jul 08 | | Closes | 26 Jul 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat: tbc (1 July at 7pm) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Claire Lizzimore | | Design | Paul Burgess | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Hampstead Theatre | | Synopsis | Based on true events, On the Rocks delves into the lives of D H Lawrence, his German wife Frieda and their close friends John Middleton Murry and Katherine Mansfield. The unlikely foursome attempt to set up an alternative existence, shunning the confines of the war-torn cities in favour of communal living in a remote village in Cornwall. | | B/O Price | £22 (Mondays £13) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Hen and Chickens Theatre
109 St Paul's Road, London, N1 2NA
Tube Highbury & Islington
Telephone 020 7704 2001 BREATHING CORPSES
by Laura Wade | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 6 May 08 | | Opens | 6 May 08 | | Booking to | 24 May 08 | | Closes | 24 May 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 7pm (Matinees Saturdays 3pm) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Helen Tennison | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Spoilt Productions Forever | | Synopsis | Amy's found another body in a hotel bedroom. There's a funny smell coming from one of Jim's storage units. Kate's losing it after spending all day with the police. There's no going back after what they've seen. | | B/O Price | £10 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Jermyn Street Theatre
16B Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6ST
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 020 7287 2875 ROMEO & JULIET
by William Shakespeare | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 21 Apr 08 | | Opens | 24 Apr 08 | | Booking to | 17 May 08 | | Closes | 17 May 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Sat 3pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Andrew Hayden-Smith , Ami sayers, Susan Penhaligon | | Director | Ben Horslen and John Risebero | | Design | John Risebero | | Lighting | Howard Hudson | | Choreography | Helen Evans | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Antic Disposition | | Synopsis | Verona simmers with tension. Two feuding families fight an undeclared war. Emotions run high and violence lies barely beneath the surface of everyday life. When love invades the city, it sparks a chain of events with catastrophic consequences. | | B/O Price | to 3 May : £ 16 / From 5 May £ 18 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Music by James Burrows |
King's Head Theatre
115 Upper Street, Islington, N1
Tube Angel
Telephone 020 7226 1916 BETWIXT
Book, music and lyrics by Ian McFarlane | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 6 May 08 | | Opens | 11 May 08 | | Booking to | 22 Jun 08 | | Closes | 22 Jun 08 | | Time | Tues to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Sat and Sun at 3.30pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Ian McFarlane (Cooper Fitzgerald), Stephen Fletcher (Bailey Howard), Abi Finley (Miranda), David McGranaghan (Prince Haydn), Amanda Symonds (Langwidere), Mark Inscoe (The Great Garbo), Amy Griffiths (Princess Ariella). | | Director | Kate Golledge | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | Lucie Pankhurst | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | King's Head | | Synopsis | Fantasy novelist Bailey Howard and his flamboyant friend Cooper Fitzgerald are magically transported to the world of the In-Between. Their arrival fulfills the ancient prophecy that the oppressed land and its kidnapped Prince Haydn will be rescued by a conquering hero and a great queen. Setting off on their journey Bailey and Cooper encounter a host of curious characters, from the seductive Nymph Queen to a deranged theatrical troupe, the evil Languidere and a singing disembodied head. | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Musical Supervisor: Mike Dixon |
King's Head Theatre
115 Upper Street, Islington, N1
Tube Angel
Telephone 020 7226 1916 GRAND SLAM
By Lloyd Evans | Location | Other London | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 24 Jun 08 | | Opens | tbc | | Booking to | 27 Jul 08 | | Closes | 27 Jul 08 | | Time | Tues to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Sat and Sun at 3.30pm( times to be confirmed) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Tamara Harvey | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | King's Head | | Synopsis | Comedy two-hander about a failed British tennis player and the unscrupulous man hired to act as her bodyguard. The tennis player, Madeleine, is in London as a wild card entrant into Wimbledon. Her usual bodyguard has suffered an injury to his hand and Cedric has been hired as the replacement live-in protector. For the first time in her career, Madeleine manages to win the early stages of the tournament and suddenly finds herself in the unbelievable territory of the Wimbledon semi-finals. Madeleine's and Cedric's relationship develops with unexpected results. | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
King's Head Theatre
115 Upper Street, Islington, N1
Tube Angel
Telephone 020 7226 1916 SHADOW MASTER, THE
Adapted from JM Barrie's Dear Brutus, by Stephanie Sinclaire | Location | Other London | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 29 Jul 08 | | Opens | tbc | | Booking to | 7 Sep 08 | | Closes | 7 Sep 08 | | Time | Tues to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Sat and Sun at 3.30pm( times to be confirmed) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Stephanie Sinclaire | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | King's Head | | Synopsis | A dark tragi-comic social satire. A group of people meet at the country residence of the mysterious Lob for a summer house party. The household is odd, the host eccentric, the butler menacing and there is an eerie wood which can only be entered on Midsummer Night. The Machiavellian Lob sends them in and before the night is out, the wood will reveal much more than the second chance they all secretly long for. Gosford Park meets Midsummer Night's Dream by way of the Twilight Zone. | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
King's Head Theatre
115 Upper Street, Islington, N1
Tube Angel
Telephone 020 7226 1916 CHERRY DOCS
By David Gow | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 9 Sep 08 | | Opens | tbc | | Booking to | 19 Oct 08 | | Closes | 19 Oct 08 | | Time | Tues to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Sat and Sun at 3.30pm( times to be confirmed) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Sherrill Gow | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | King's Head | | Synopsis | Caught between his career and his principles, Jewish lawyer Danny must defend Mike, an aggressive and violent skinhead accused of a vicious racist murder. Over the course of developing a defence for Mike, an intense and fiery relationship develops between the two men and the Danny is forced to examine the limits of his own liberalism. Cherry Docs is a two-hander that explores modern racial tension through the lives of two diametrically opposed men. The piece's provocative subject matter poses some of the most relevant questions in today's society. Rich with religious undertones, the play explores how racism, class and economic disadvantage still play a role in the twenty first century. | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
King's Head Theatre
115 Upper Street, Islington, N1
Tube Angel
Telephone 020 7226 1916 STREET MAGIC
Book by Lisa Forrell, Music & Lyrics by Brett Kahr | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 21 Oct 08 | | Opens | tbc | | Booking to | 7 Dec 08 | | Closes | 7 Dec 08 | | Time | Tues to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Sat and Sun at 3.30pm( times to be confirmed) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Lisa Forrell | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | King's Head | | Synopsis | Based on a true story, Street Magic is a moving rite of passage tale, charting the journey of a young girl, Sugar, the daughter of Desdemona, a Brixton brothel owner originally from Jamaica. The story contrasts Sugar's discovery of young love with local boy Rem and her horrific introduction to prostitution, both on her 13th birthday. Her search for the identity of her father parallels her search for her own identity with devastating, and finally redemptive, consequences. | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
King's Head Theatre
115 Upper Street, Islington, N1
Tube Angel
Telephone 020 7226 1916 GODIVA
Book & lyrics by Guy Bolton, Music by Vivian Ellis | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 9 Dec 08 | | Opens | tbc | | Booking to | 25 Jan 09 | | Closes | 25 Jan 09 | | Time | Tues to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Sat and Sun at 3.30pm( times to be confirmed) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | King's Head | | Synopsis | In the court of Leofric, the Earl of Mercia, trouble is brewing - Lady Godiva, the Earl's wife in all but the eyes of the church, won't go to bed with him unless he pays his penance to the local Bishop. However, when Leofric imprisons the cousins of Godiva's handsome tailor Tom, she has little choice but to carry out his demand to ride naked through the centre of the city in order to free them. | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Musical Supervisor: Michael Reed |
Landor Theatre
70 Landor Road, Clapham, London, SW9 9PH
Tube Clapham North
Telephone 020 7737 7276 SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS
by Tennessee Williams | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 20 May 08 | | Opens | 20 May 08 | | Booking to | 24 May 08 | | Closes | 24 May 08 | | Time | 7.45pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Natalie Britton (Violet ), Bryan Hands (Doc ), Marc Forde (Monk ), Sam Donnelly (Bill), Carola Stewart (Leona), Steve Miller (Steve) Quan Pemberton (Quentin), Daniel Farrow (Bobby ), Steven Hyndman (Tony) | | Director | Michael Williams and Sukhraj Dhillon | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | CP Theatre Productions | | Synopsis | Set in a seedy Southern California coastal bar. A doctor that has been barred from the profession because of his drinking, Bill the loser stud, Violet the vulnerable young thing, Quentin the washed up dandy screenwriter and Bobby the young farm boy he picked up on the side of the road - all of which are framed by Monk the steadfast bartender and Leona, a trailer park beautician celebrating the death of her gay violinist brother. | | B/O Price | £ 10 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Landor Theatre
70 Landor Road, Clapham, London, SW9 9PH
Tube Clapham North
Telephone 020 7737 7276 LOVING ART
Book and Lyrics by Barry Fantoni, Music by Barry Booth & Barry Fantoni | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 28 May 08 | | Opens | 28 May 08 | | Booking to | 21 Jun 08 | | Closes | 21 Jun 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 7.30pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Julian Bird, Alex Browne, Ido Gonen, Luke Hallifax, Trevor Jary, John Mawson, Emma Odell, Jennifer Potts, David Randall, Adam Rhys-Davies, Gary Trainor | | Director | Robert McWhir | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | | | Synopsis | Set in London in the late 1950's, this pastiche musical tells the story of Max Wax's company and their transition from mundane run-of-the-mill to exceptional world-changing music publishing. Relationships falter, love blossoms and life lessons are learnt in this new musical where, in time-honoured tradition, most people live happily ever after! Loving Art is less a parody of Sixties musicals, more of a celebration of the rock and roll revolution that changed the world of popular music forever. | | B/O Price | £ 15 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Musical Direction by David Randall |
Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage, off Cross Street , Islington N1 2DN
Tube
Telephone 020 7226 1787 ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER , THE
by the brothers Grimm, adapted by Violet Philpott | Location | Other London | | Genre | Children Drama | | Previews from | 17 May 08 | | Opens | 24 May 08 | | Booking to | 29 Jun 08 | | Closes | 29 Jun 08 | | Time | Wed - Fri 10.30 am & 1.30 pm (11am and 2 pm in school holidays) / Sat & Sun at 11am and 2 pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Christopher Leith | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | | | Synopsis | The kind shoemaker is poor and cannot afford to pay the rent on his shop. With his final pennies he buys just enough leather for one last pair of shoes and cuts out the pattern before bed. During the night an amazing pair of shoes is made, but by whom? This well-known story is brought to life with glove puppets and music. This enchanting and intimate show using only one puppeteer, Anthony Best, will appeal to children and adults alike. | | B/O Price | £8 (Adults) / £6 (Children) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Puppets created by Lyndie Wright and Jan Zalud
For ages 3 and up |
London Oratory School Theatre
Seagrave Road, London, SW6 1RX
Tube West Brompton
Telephone 07905 216560 MAN OF LA MANCHA
by Dale Wasserman, Music by Mitch Leigh Lyrics by Joe Darion | Location | Other London | | Genre | Opera | | Previews from | 3 Jun 08 | | Opens | 3 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 7 Jun 08 | | Closes | 7 Jun 08 | | Time | 7.30pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Grosvenor Light Opera Company | | Synopsis | Gentleman poet Cervantes awaits the Inquisition. But, held to trial by his fellow prisonsers - thieves and murderers all - his only hope of defence is to win them over with his art. So begins an enchanting play within a play... the tale of Alonso Quijana, his alter-ego, Don Quixote de la Mancha - and his search for the impossible dream! | | B/O Price | £14 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Lyric Hammersmith
King Street, London, W6 OQL
Tube Hammersmith
Telephone 0871 22 117 22 BIRTHDAY PARTY , THE
By Harold Pinter | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 8 May 08 | | Opens | 12 May 08 | | Booking to | 24 May 08 | | Closes | 24 May 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, plus Matinees: 14 May (1.30pm), 17 May (2.30pm), 21 May (1.30pm), 24 May (2.30pm) / (Gala Performance Hosted by Harold Pinter on Mon 19 May from 6pm (show at 7pm) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Sheila Hancock (Meg), Sian Brooke, Lloyd Hutchinson, Justin Salinger, Alan Williams , Nicholas Woodeson | | Director | David Farr | | Design | Jon Bausor | | Lighting | Jon Clark | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Nick Manning | | Producer | Kate McGrath of Fuel | | Synopsis | About the destruction of individual identity | | B/O Price | £ | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Lyric Hammersmith
King Street, London, W6 OQL
Tube Hammersmith
Telephone 0871 22 117 22 LOVE - THE MUSICAL
by Gisli Orn Gardarsson and Vikingur Kristjansson, adapted by David Farr | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 29 May 08 | | Opens | 3 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 21 Jun 08 | | Closes | 21 Jun 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Anna Calder Marshall, Maria Charles, Julian Curry, Jonathan McGuinness, Dudley Sutton, Jeffry Wickham | | Director | Gisli Orn Gardarsson | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | | | Synopsis | Neville is 80 and slowly wasting away in an unremarkable care home. His life seems to be heading for a predictable end until Margaret arrives for a short stay. Margaret, 78 and terrified of what will happen to her, meets Neville over tea and singing, and their lives change forever. Then Neville suggests they escape for a night out on the town.. | | B/O Price | £13 - £27 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Lyric Hammersmith Studio
King Street, London, W6 OQL
Tube Hammersmith
Telephone 0871 22 117 22 HARD HEARTED HANNAH AND OTHER STORIES
Created by Cartoon de Salvo | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 15 May 08 | | Opens | 20 May 08 | | Booking to | 7 Jun 08 | | Closes | 7 Jun 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 8pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Neil Haigh, Brian Logan, Alex Murdoch | | Director | Alex Murdoch | | Design | Becky Hurst | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Lyric Hammersmith and Farnham Maltings | | Synopsis | A new improvised adventure every night ! Part-gig, part-juke-box, part-theatre, but entirely a voyage of discovery, Hard Hearted Hannah... tells a different story every performance. You choose from a playlist of songs inspired by the jug band music of the American South. Then the Salvo's spin a yarn using only these tunes, your imagination and the thin air. Will you get thriller or comedy, western or film noir? Using specific long-form impro techniques popular in America and Europe but rarely practised in the UK, every performance of Cartoon de Salvo's show will be totally unique. | | B/O Price | £12 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre
53 Southwark Street, London SE1
Tube London Bridge
Telephone 020 7907 7060 COMMON PURSUIT, THE
By Simon Gray | Location | Other London | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 9 May 08 | | Opens | 27 May 08 | | Booking to | 20 Jul 08 | | Closes | 20 Jul 08 | | Time | Tue ð Sat 8pm, Sun at 3.30pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Ben Caplan, James Dreyfus, Nigel Harman, Robert Portal, Reece Shearsmith , Mary Stockley. | | Director | Fiona Laird | | Design | Anthony Lamble | | Lighting | Hartley T A Kemp | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Chocolate Factory Productions | | Synopsis | Charts the progress of a group of Cambridge undergraduates who launch a literary publication - The Common Pursuit. Fresh, determined and gifted, their joint venture brings them together in friendship, hope and the promise of a bright future. But as the years go by the friends find it hard to stay true to the ideals of their youth in the world beyond. | | B/O Price | £22.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
New Players Theatre
The Arches, Villiers Street, LONDON, WC2N 6NG
Tube Embankment / Charing Cross
Telephone 020 7930 6601 CELIA
by Richard Nyeila, inspired by Melton A. McLaurinûs biography Celia Slave | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 6 May 08 | | Opens | 12 May 08 | | Booking to | 24 May 08 | | Closes | 24 May 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Wil Johnson, Victor Romero Evans, Glenna Forster-Jones, Shango Baku, Jotham Annan, Michelle Assante, Diana Walker | | Director | Malcolm Frederick | | Design | Mahogany Carnival | | Lighting | Simon Mason | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Word of Mouth Media Productions | | Synopsis | In 1855 a young woman finds herself on trial for murder. She claimed the victim was trying to rape her and had succeeded in doing so repeatedly for several years. The sympathy of the court and the ensuing verdict should have been assured, but this woman was black and the man she killed her owner. This story takes place 50 years after the 1807 act brought an end to the slave trade (but not the institution of slavery). CELIA explores the reality of sexual violence and rape endured by countless female slaves of all ages, and is told using letters and personal accounts of slaves, as well as documented transcripts from the trial. | | B/O Price | £15 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Old Red Lion Theatre
418 St John Street, London EC1V 4NJ
Tube Angel
Telephone 020 7837 7816 ALCHEMY OF FLESH, THE
by David Hauptschein | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 6 May 08 | | Opens | 6 May 08 | | Booking to | 24 May 08 | | Closes | 24 May 08 | | Time | Tue -Sat 7.30pm, Sun at 6pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | | | Synopsis | A disturbed woman stages a bizarre suicide using her answer phone. Her jealous lover ends his life with a bottle of pills and a fifth of whisky. But his corpse vanishes. We are plunged into a nightmarish dimension of double crosses and secret identities, with the arrow of mistrust pointing in every direction. An Alchemy of Flesh creates a dislocated universe, where personalities split in an instant, desire becomes destruction, and where the person knocking on your door with a gun in her hand looks uncannily like yourself. | | B/O Price | £13 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Old Red Lion Theatre
418 St John Street, London EC1V 4NJ
Tube Angel
Telephone 020 7837 7816 LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION
by Christopher Hanvey | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 27 May 08 | | Opens | 27 May 08 | | Booking to | 14 Jun 08 | | Closes | 14 Jun 08 | | Time | Tue -Sat 7.30pm, Sun at 6pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | | | Synopsis | Meet Jackie Finch... Poet... Rock Star... F**ked up Messiah...What is the price we pay for blind faith? Jackie Finch has been in this drug fuelled wilderness for far too long. Torn between his overbearing bitch of a Manager, and the girl who believes he is the son of god... only he can decide who he really is... | | B/O Price | £12 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Orange Tree Theatre
1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2SA
Tube Richmond
Telephone 020 8940 3633 DE MONFORT
By Joanna Baillie | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 30 Apr 08 | | Opens | 2 May 08 | | Booking to | 31 May 08 | | Closes | 31 May 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, Sat Mat at 2.30pm (Thursday Matinee, 2.30pm, 1,8 & 29 May) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Justin Avoth, Alice Barclay, David Gooderson, Christina Greatrex, Kieron Jecchinis, Geoff Leesley, Ben Nealon, Rebecca Pownall, David Ricardo-Pearce, Heather Saunders, Chris Starkie, Mark Starr. | | Director | Imogen Bond | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Orange Tree | | Synopsis | De Monfort is tormented by his hatred of Rezenvelt. He is in the grip of an all-consuming passion over which he seems to have little control. Despite the protestations of his beloved sister, the revered Jane De Monfort, he is unable to suppress an irrational loathing which colours everything in his life. When rumours circulate regarding an amorous affair between Rezenvelt and Jane De Monfort, tragic consequences ensue. | | B/O Price | Mon eve, Sat mat £11 / Thur Mat £8 / Tue, Wed, Thur evenings £13 / Fri eve £15 / Fri eve £18 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Orange Tree Theatre
1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2SA
Tube Richmond
Telephone 020 8940 3633 LEAVING
By Vaclav Havel | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 19 Sep 08 | | Opens | 22 Sep 08 | | Booking to | | | Closes | | | Time | tbc | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | | | Director | Sam Walters | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Orange Tree | | Synopsis | Concerns the leaving of office of Chancellor Rieger and his eviction from the state villa which has been his home. | | B/O Price | tbc | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Oval House Theatre
52-54 Kennington , Oval, London, SE11 5SW
Tube Oval
Telephone 020 7582 7680 MOJ OF THE ANTARCTIC: An African Odyssey
by Mojisola Adebayo, inspired by the true life story of Ellen Craft | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 13 May 08 | | Opens | 13 May 08 | | Booking to | 17 May 08 | | Closes | 17 May 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.45pm | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Mojisola Adebayo | | Director | Sheron Wray | | Design | Rajha Shakiry | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Mojisola Adebayo and the Antarctic Collective | | Synopsis | Moj of the Antarctic is inspired by the true life story of Ellen Craft, a 19th century African-American slave woman who escaped to freedom by disguising herself as a white man. Ellen's amazing story of race and gender cross-dressing is one of the forgotten gem's of Black history, and the history of drag! Moj of the Antarctic extends Ellen's amazing biography into a flight of theatrical fantasy where upon arrival in Victorian London, she finds work as a sailor on a whaling ship bound for the Southern Seas. Life on the ship is tough and even stranger is the men's obsession with Black face minstrelsy. Eventually the ship arrives in Antarctic waters ripe for gruesome whaling, and Moj becomes the first Black woman to step foot Antarctica. This theatre piece incorporates video, text, dance, music, storytelling, song and original photography created for the piece on location in Antarctica by legendary queer visual artist Del LaGrace Volcano. | | B/O Price | £12 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Theatre Downstairs
Visual Artist - Del LaGrace Volcano |
Oval House Theatre
52-54 Kennington , Oval, London, SE11 5SW
Tube Oval
Telephone 020 7582 7680 CONQUEST OF THE SOUTH POLE, THE
By Manfred Karge | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 20 May 08 | | Opens | 20 May 08 | | Booking to | 24 May 08 | | Closes | 24 May 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.45pm (Thursday 22 May, 1pm) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Andrew McLay (Slattery), Rob Lee (Butcher), Peter Davies (Stevens), Adrian B Wilks (Braukmann), Sonia Cakebread (Mrs. Braukmann), | | Director | Jeff Banks and Anna Wallbank. | | Design | Kimie Nakano | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Theatre Resource in partnership with Frantic Assembly | | Synopsis | Four disabled friends decide to stave off the dole-queue blues by re-enacting Amundsen's famous 1911 expedition to the South Pole. Sheets become icebergs and wheelchairs become mountains in this fast-paced, inspiring conquest of the imagination. | | B/O Price | £12 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Theatre Downstairs |
Oval House Theatre
52-54 Kennington , Oval, London, SE11 5SW
Tube Oval
Telephone 020 7582 7680 ROCK
by Tim Fountain | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 27 May 08 | | Opens | 29 May 08 | | Booking to | 21 Jun 08 | | Closes | 21 Jun 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.45pm (Matinees: Sat 14th & Sat 21st June, 4pm) | | B/O Tel Fee! | | | Performers | Bette Bourne | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | | | Synopsis | Rock Hudson was the biggest screen idol in 1950's LA. The ultimate Hollywood hunk. But his career was perpetually under threat from Confidential Magazine, every queer actor's nemesis: and only one man stood between stardom and oblivion. Rock is the story of Henry Willson, the man who made a star of Rock Hudson; the most unscrupulous agent in Los Angeles; the man who would do anything to protect his money-spinning protege. | | B/O Price | £12 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Theatre Downstairs |
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