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Chelsea Theatre
World's End Place, Kings Road, London, SW10 0DR
Tube: Sloane Square tube station and then buses 11,22 or 211 / or Earls Court tube station then bus 328
Tel: 020 7352 1967
FATAL EXCUSES
by Darrell Jackson
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 25 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 25 Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tue - Sun 7.30pm |
| Price | £12.50 |
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| Director | Darrell Jackson |
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| Producer | The Fifth Dimension Theatre Company |
| Synopsis | On a desolate Island lives a desolate woman. Grieving for a lost love she seeks solace in the arms of another man, but with her husband's return and the realisation she's with child seemingly small actions have set in motion seismic events. Twenty years later and Jessica is still searching, beneath the max factor veneer of minion's and mobsters does 1960's Whitechapel hide the thing she most desperately wants? In a life led by circumstance how much choice do we really have? Well? I need an answer and no excuses. |
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| Other Info | Unsuitable for anyone under 15. |
Peacock Theatre
Portugal Street, London, WC2A 2HT
Tube: Holborn
Tel: 0844 412 4300
WAH! WAH! GIRLS (part of the World Stages London Festival)
by Tanika Gupta
| Location | London |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 24 May 2012 |
| Opens | 28 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 23 Jun 2012 |
| Closes | 23 Jun 2012 |
| Time | Tue - Sat at 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30pm, Sun mat 4pm |
| Price | £ 12-£42 |
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| Director | Emma Rice |
| Design | Keith Khan |
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| Choreography | Javed Sanadi , Gauri Sharma Tripathi |
| Costume | Keith Khan |
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| Synopsis | Inspired by the world of the Mujra dancers, who for generations have entertained the rich and powerful with a spellbinding mix of dance and song, Wah! Wah! Girls tells a passionate and playful story of love against the odds. Set against the vibrant background of the East End in 2012, these unstoppable girls uncover deep secrets and create unexpected dreams. |
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| Other Info | music by Niraj Chag |
Pentameters Theatre
Pentameters Theatre (above the Horseshoe Pub) 28 Heath Street, Hampstead NW3 6TF
Tube: Hampstead
Tel: 020 7435 3648
PRIMROSE PATH, THE
by Georges Feydeau
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 17 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 19 Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 05 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 05 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tue - Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm |
| Price | £12 |
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| Producer | Pentameters Theatre and Michael Friend Productions |
| Synopsis | Come to Paris in the naughty nineties and meet Henriette and Rene, still in the classroom and with such a lot to learn. Fast forward to teenagers Lucile and Edward feeling that romance is in the air. Then onto Yvonne and Lucien, now married but still young at heart. Join them in a journey through comic misunderstandings and wrong turnings from love’s young dream to the age of experience … and discover after all, that love is a laughing matter. |
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Pentameters Theatre
Pentameters Theatre (above the Horseshoe Pub) 28 Heath Street, Hampstead NW3 6TF
Tube: Hampstead
Tel: 020 7435 3648
BROTHERLY LOVE
by David Schaal
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 07 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 09 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Thur - Sat at 8.00pm, Sun at 5.00pm (plus Tues & Wed 7 & 8 Feb at 8pm) |
| Price | £12 |
| Performers | Edward Law (Barry), Math Sams (Ian), Eva Gray (Carla) |
| Director | David Schaal |
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| Producer | Pentameters Theatre and Michael Friend Productions |
| Synopsis | A family feud can go on forever. For Barry and Ian, one has festered for decades. Now the time has come for these teenage punks turned middle aged adversaries to put it to bed. But are the grievances too huge to settle? Who really wronged who? And who will pay the price? Silver tongued ex-junkie Barry is the last person his high-flying barrister brother wants to see on the eve of an important dinner party. His colourful language and lurid accounts of a drug fuelled past don’t sit well with the opera loving Ian and partner Carla, as they prepare to launch Ian’s political career. But as memories surface and old hostilities revive, it becomes clear that Barry is not the only one with an addictive personality. |
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Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1QT
Tube: Hornchurch
Tel: 01708 443333
SATIN ‘N’ STEEL
By Amanda Whittington
| Location | London |
Genre | Bittersweet Comedy |
| Previews from | 03 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 06 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tues - Sat at 8pm, Matinees: Sat 11 Feb & Thu 23 Feb at 2.30pm (6 Feb at 7.30pm) |
| Price | £15 - £24 |
| Performers | This production features members of the Queen’s permanent actor-musician company cut to the chase…. Kate Robson-Stuart as Tina and Jonathan Markwood as Vince |
| Director | Matt Devitt |
| Design | Mark Walters |
| Lighting | Christopher Howcroft |
| Choreography | Hannah Welch |
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| Synopsis | Tina White is content with singing in the bath until she meets slick club singer Vince Steel at a karaoke competition. Jacking in her dead-end job, Tina joins Vince on the road to fame and fortune. They form a duo and fall madly in love, but will life as Satin ‘n’ Steel live up to the songs they sing? Just when it seems dreams can come true, a guilty secret threatens to burst their showbiz bubble. (Contains several jukebox classics.) |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
MURDER ON THE NILE
by Agatha Christie
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 30 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 30 Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 04 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 04 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £14-£29 |
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| Synopsis | Cruising under the scorching Egyptian sun, honeymooners Simon and Kay find themselves being pursued by an old flame... Then tragedy strikes. A body is discovered. And all fingers point to Simon’s ex-fiancee. But everything is not what it seems! |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
by Alan Ayckbourn
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 06 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 06 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £12-£25 |
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| Synopsis | Theft, petty crime, vandalism - all the ills of modern suburban existence are on the increase on The Bluebell Hill Development. Newcomers Martin and his sister Hilda are the crime wave's latest victims and resolve to take action. But what starts out as a well intentioned neighbourhood watch scheme soon develops into something more sinister. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
THE RAT PACK - LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS
| Location | London |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 13 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 13 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 18 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 18 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £16.50-£29.50 |
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| Synopsis | Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin... they are legends of the 20th century and with their inexhaustible energy and sheer talent icons of American history. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
by Eugene O’Neill
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 22 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 22 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 03 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 03 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7pm |
| Price | £19-£32 |
| Performers | David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf |
| Director | Anthony Page |
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| Synopsis | Following the Tyrone family through a mesmerising day and night, as they battle their demons, their pasts, and one another the play depicts the struggle for survival of each family member as they threaten to drift further into oblivion. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
KING'S SPEECH, THE
by David Seidler
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 05 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 05 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 10 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 10 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £15-£29.50 |
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| Synopsis | When Edward VIII abdicates, his brother Bertie is thrust into the spotlight and crowned King George VI of England. Maverick Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue proceeds to break all royal protocol to correct the King's debilitating stammer and help him deliver the radio address that will inspire his country on the brink of World War II. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
STAR QUALITY
by Noel Coward
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 12 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 12 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £13-£28 |
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| Synopsis | Star Quality is an observant satire of the backstage world of talent and treachery behind the scenes of a new West End production. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
TAMING OF THE SHEW, THE
by William Shakespeare
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 20 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 20 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 24 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 24 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tue – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £15-£29.50 |
| Performers | David Caves (Petruchio), Lisa Dillon (Katharina). |
| Director | Lucy Bailey |
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| Producer | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| Synopsis | The Royal Shakespeare Company's The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare's razor sharp romantic comedy exploring love, sexual politics and the art of illusion |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
OKLAHOMA!
by Rodgers & Hammerstein
| Location | London |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 27 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 27 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tue – Sat eves 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30pm |
| Price | £10-£23 |
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| Producer | Twickenham Operatic Society |
| Synopsis | Join Twickenham Operatic Society on a journey of romance,humour, music and dance as they present this beloved tale of cowboys, farmers and ranch hands at the dawn of statehood. Rodgers and Hammerstein's first musical Oklahoma! features the songs People Will Say We're in Love, Oh What a Beautiful Mornin', and Kansas City. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
SPAMALOT
book by Eric Idle, from the screenplay of the Pythons' film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Featuring a new score with music and lyrics by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, SPAMALOT also has three songs from the 1975 film
| Location | London |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 07 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 07 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £19.50-£35 |
| Performers | Todd Carty |
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| Synopsis | Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's SPAMALOT features a chorus line of dancing divas (and serfs), flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and a legless knight. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
BETTE AND JOAN
by Anton Burge
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 10 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 10 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Tue – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £10-£23 |
| Performers | Anita Dobson, Greta Scacchi |
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| Synopsis | Comedy exposing the highs, the lows and the tantrums behind the scenes of the now classic film Whatever Happened To Baby Jane. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 16 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 16 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 21 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 21 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £15-£29 |
| Performers | Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph. |
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| Synopsis | Birds Of A Feather ran on BBC for nearly ten years throughout the 1990s, now the three stars are reunited on stage in a brand new show. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
FUNNY PECULIAR
by Mike Stott
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 28 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 28 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £14-£29 |
| Performers | Craig Gazey, Gemma Bissix, Vicky Entwistle, Steven Blakeley. |
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| Synopsis | Comedy that launched the careers of Julie Walters and Richard Beckinsale. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
by Neil Simon
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 30 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 30 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 05 May 2012 |
| Closes | 05 May 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £12-£27 |
| Performers | Maureen Lipman |
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| Synopsis | Barefoot in the Park follows newly-weds Corrie and Paul’s encounters with their bohemian neighbours. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by Robert Harling
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 14 May 2012 |
| Opens | 14 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 19 May 2012 |
| Closes | 19 May 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £15-£29.50 |
| Performers | Kacey Ainsworth, Isla Blair, Cheryl Campbell, Cherie Lunghi, Sadie Pickering, Denise Welch. |
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| Synopsis | Join six remarkable ladies from deep south Louisiana as they ride life’s rollercoaster and enjoy friendship that has no boundaries. |
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Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Tube: Richmond
Tel: 0844 871 7651
DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 21 May 2012 |
| Opens | 21 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 26 May 2012 |
| Closes | 26 May 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm |
| Price | £12-£27 |
| Performers | Joe Pasquale, Robert Powell |
| Director | Ian Talbot |
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| Synopsis | An inexperienced young medical student Simon Sparrow is beginning his five year internship at St. Swithin's Teaching Hospital. Continually running afoul of the irascible head surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt, Sparrow's social life is spiced up when he is taken under the wings of two student repeaters. |
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Riverside Studios
Crisp Road, London W6 9RL
Tube: Hammersmith
Tel: 020 8237 1111
AT SWIM TWO BOYS
Created by Jim Ennis and Jessica Cohen based on the novel by Jamie O’Neill.
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama/Dance |
| Previews from | 07 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 08 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tue - Sat 7.30pm |
| Price | £12 - £15 |
| Performers | Daniel Connor, Murilo Leite D’Imperio |
| Director | Jessica Cohen Jim Ennis |
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| Synopsis | Featuring two male dancers and two musicians, the story unfolds against a cascading wall of water that slowly fills the stage. Set in Ireland in 1916, the work juxtaposes the developing love affair between two young men coming of age, with political turmoil in Ireland and the slaughter on the Western Front – contrasting the dream of national liberation and the search for personal freedom. The production comes to life in a slowly filling lake in front of a wall of water, with episodes from the book woven together through a fusion of extreme physicality, original live music and film. |
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| Other Info | musicians Frank Naughton, Sion Orgon. In Studio 3. |
Riverside Studios
Crisp Road, London W6 9RL
Tube: Hammersmith
Tel: 020 8237 1111
FEW MAN FRIDAYS, A
by Adrian Jackson
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 10 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 15 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 10 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 10 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm (15 Feb at 7pm), Sat mats 2.30pm (not Sat 11 Feb) |
| Price | £20 |
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| Director | Adrian Jackson |
| Design | Fred Meller |
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| Producer | Cardboard Citizens |
| Synopsis | A Few Man Fridays is a tale on the large scale; of global expediency for which the entire population of a chain of tropical islands, the Chagos Archipelago, was made homeless as part of the game of nations; of the power of fear and of the price of conservation. A Few Man Fridays is also a tale on the small scale; of Prosper, a man without family who needs to know his own story; of the blindness of best intentions and of the individuals who had to leave. It is a story of convenient fictions, seen through the eyes of those with a personal interest; Prosper in Crawley, Stu in the US State Department, Conservationist Teddy, Chagossian Madame Lisette Talatte. The play reveals the shocking chronicle of who lied, who believed them, who colluded and who suffered in the expulsion from their homes of a people described by the Foreign Office in 1966 as ‘a few Tarzans and Men Fridays’ Set against documented history, Adrian Jackson re-imagines the shocking events which began in the age of Cold War secrets and will end in the era of global warming. |
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Rosemary Branch Pub Theatre
2 Shepperton Road, London, N1 3DT
Tube: Old Street (Then 15 Min walk)
Tel: 020 7704 6665
SENSE & SENSIBILITY
by Jane Austen, adapted by Roger Parsley and Andy Graham.
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 25 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 26Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tues-Fri 7.30pm. Sat and Sun at 6.30pm, plus matinee 16 Feb 2pm |
| Price | £12 |
| Performers | Angela Wynter (Trisha) |
| Director | Helen Tennison |
| Design | Ellan Parry |
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| Producer | Rosemary Branch Theatre in association with Tennison's Quirk and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre |
| Synopsis | Elinor keeps her head, Marianne loses her heart... Two sisters and their search for love in a society bound by financial fortune features 'beautiful' imagery, original music, 'humour' and heartbreak. |
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Roundhouse Theatre
Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
Tube: Chalk Farm
Tel: 0844 482 8008
CIRQUE MANDINGUE - F0TE FORE
| Location | London |
Genre | Entertainment |
| Previews from | 28 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 29 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 07 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 07 Apr 2012 |
| Time | 28, 29, 30 & 31, Mar, 02,03,04, 06, 07 Apr 7.30pm, 07 Apr 2.30pm |
| Price | £20 |
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| Producer | Cirque Mandingue |
| Synopsis | Trailblazing Guinean circus troupe Cirque Mandingue open CircusFest 2012 with an infectious mix of acrobatics and street dance set against a backdrop of live West African drumming and hip hop beats. |
| Length | 1 hr |
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| Other Info | Part of CircusFest 2012 |
Roundhouse Theatre
Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
Tube: Chalk Farm
Tel: 0844 482 8008
CIRKUS CIRKOR - UNDERMAN
| Location | London |
Genre | Entertainment |
| Previews from | 10 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 11 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Tue- Sat 8pm, mat Sat 3.30pm |
| Price | £20 |
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| Producer | Cirkus Cirkor |
| Synopsis | This is the true story of three male ‘undermen’ whose relationships with their partners came to an end. Having lost their loves and their performing partners, their careers were left in doubt and their dreams were crushed. They had lived a life supporting, balancing, lifting and saving their cherished ones. But who would be there to support an abandoned underman? |
| Length | 1 hr |
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| Other Info | Part of CircusFest 2012 |
Roundhouse Theatre
Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
Tube: Chalk Farm
Tel: 0844 482 8008
PROFESSOR VANESSA'S WONDERSHOW
conceived by Professor Vanessa Toulmin
| Location | London |
Genre | Entertainment |
| Previews from | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 25 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sun 7.30pm, mats Sat, Sun 2.30pm |
| Price | £20 |
| Performers | Miss Behave, Marawa The Amazing, Jon Marshall and his Sideshow Illusions and The Insect Circus. |
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| Producer | Roundhouse in association with the University of Sheffield and the National Fairground Archive. |
| Synopsis | Walk through a lost world of original vintage circus side-shows and gasp at the hair-raising aerial performances, contemporary cabaret and illusion. Peek at the headless lady if you dare, marvel at the girl in the goldfish bowl, feel the power of Electra, the 27,000 volt girl and gaze with wonder at the spectacle that unfolds around you. Wondershow is a unique and immersive theatrical promenade circus experience recreating a carnival fairground and features a series of original and beautifully restored side shows dating back to the 1930s-1950s. |
| Length | 1hr 30min |
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| Other Info | Part of CircusFest 2012 |
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN
Tube: Angel
Tel: 0844 412 4300
EARLY ADVENTURES - SPITFIRE / TOWN AND COUNTRY / THE INFERNAL GALOP (Triple Bill)
by New Adventures
| Location | London |
Genre | Ballet |
| Previews from | 21 May 2012 |
| Opens | 21 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 26 May 2012 |
| Closes | 26 May 2012 |
| Time | tbc (Tickets on sale 14 Nov). |
| Price | £ |
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| Synopsis | Spitfire was Bourne’s first hit in 1988. Both a celebration of masculine vanity and an affectionate comment on the preening grandeur of the classical male dancer, it hilariously places the most famous 19th Century ballet showstopper in the world of men’s underwear advertising and mail order catalogue photography. Town and Country - Remembered as the piece that most crystallized the Bourne style; gloriously witty and ironic but also strangely moving and heartfelt. It explores notions of national character from a bygone era through the evocative music of Edward Elgar, Noel Coward and Percy Grainger, amongst others. This 1991 two part dance revue features a high speed version of the classic film, Brief Encounter, a furtive encounter between two repressed gents, a jolly clog dance with a violent conclusion, a daringly wild ride on children’s scooters and an eccentric version of Pomp and Circumstance plated on the ukelele! The Infernal Galop – A breakthrough hit in 1989, this 'Franglais Spectacular' was inspired by icons of France in the 1930s and 1940s; Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Tino Rossi, Jacques Tati etc. Through a series of surprising and saucy vignettes this is France as seen by the uptight English imagination with all the traditional clichés joyously paraded for our entertainment and climaxing in Offenbach’s inevitable Can-Can! |
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN
Tube: Angel
Tel: 0844 412 4300
Matthew Bourne’s PLAY WITHOUT WORDS
Devised by Matthew Bourne, music by Terry Davies inspired by Joseph Losey’s film by special arrangement with StudioCanal, based on ‘The Servant’ by Robin Maugham.
| Location | London |
Genre | Ballet |
| Previews from | 12 Jul 2012 |
| Opens | 18 Jul 2012 |
| Booking to | 15 Aug 2012 |
| Closes | 15 Aug 2012 |
| Time | tbc (Tickets on sale 14 Nov). |
| Price | £ |
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| Producer | New Adventures |
| Synopsis | Chelsea, 1965. Behind the privileged facade of domestic social order lies a struggle for power, territory and sexual domination. In a suave Chelsea home an urbane master and his beautiful fiancee welcome their new manservant, Prentice. What follows will change their lives forever. |
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN
Tube: Angel
Tel: 0844 412 4300
Matthew Bourne’s SLEEPING BEAUTY
Music by Tchaikovsky. New Scenario by Matthew Bourne after Perrault and Petipa
| Location | London |
Genre | Ballet |
| Previews from | Dec 2012? |
| Opens | Dec 2012? |
| Booking to | Jan 2013? |
| Closes | Jan 2013? |
| Time | tbc (Tickets not on sale yet). |
| Price | £ |
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| Producer | New Adventures |
| Synopsis | A gothic fairy tale. World Premiere |
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Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street, London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 020 7478 0100
BEE, THE
by Hideki Nod. Adapted by Colin Teevan
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 24 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 26 Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu & Sat matinees 3pm |
| Price | £15 - £20 |
| Performers | Kathryn Hunter, Clive Mendus, Hideki Noda and Glyn Pritchard. |
| Director | Hideki Noda |
| Design | Miriam Buether |
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| Producer | A Soho Theatre & Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Production In Association With Noda-Map |
| Synopsis | The Bee tells the story of Mr. Ido, a successful businessman and upstanding member of society, who arrives, home one day to find his wife and son has been taken hostage. Rather than sit tight, Ido decides to take matters into his own hands and kidnap the kidnapper’s family in revenge. |
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Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street, London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 020 7478 0100
A WALK ON PART - THE FALL OF NEW LABOUR
From the diaries of Chris Mullin, adapted for the stage by Michael Chaplin
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 21 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 22 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.15pm |
| Price | £15 - £27.50 |
| Performers | John Hodgkinson (Chris Mullin). |
| Director | Max Roberts |
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| Producer | A Live Theatre & Soho Thetare Co-Production with New Writing North |
| Synopsis | Chris Mullin's witty, irreverent take on contemporary politics A Walk On Part, reflects three worlds during a time of crisis and change - the febrile political village of Westminster, the flash points of Africa he toured as a Minister and the fragile community he served as an MP. |
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| Other Info | In the Main House. Artistic Directors Steve Marmion and Max Roberts commission writers to create new short plays challenging visions of our future. |
Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street, London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 020 7478 0100
SWAMP JUICE
by Jeff Achtem
| Location | London |
Genre | Entertainment |
| Previews from | 17 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 19 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 05 May 2012 |
| Closes | 05 May 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7pm |
| Price | £10 - £15 |
| Performers | Jeff Achtem |
| Director | Steve Marmion and Max Roberts. |
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| Producer | A Bunk Puppets And Scamp Theatre Production |
| Synopsis | Welcome to a swamp like no other: bickering toads, overbearing fairies and a rather gentle swamp monster. Using mind-blowing shadow puppetry, Canadian performer Jeff Achtem brings his show about life in a swamp with a 3D finale. |
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| Other Info | In the Main House. Artistic Directors Steve Marmion and Max Roberts commission writers to create new short plays challenging visions of our future . |
Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street, London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 020 7478 0100
BOYS
by Ella Hickson
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 30 May 2012 |
| Opens | 31 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 16 Jun 2012 |
| Closes | 16 Jun 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.15pm |
| Price | £10 - £20 |
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| Director | Robert Icke |
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| Producer | A Headlong, HighTide Festival and Nuffield Theatre Southampton production. |
| Synopsis | It's finals day for the Class of 2011. Benny, Mack, Timp and Cam are due out of their five bedroom flat tomorrow morning; five bedrooms, five chairs, four boys - and one hell of a party. Stepping into a world that doesn’t want them, these boys start to wonder whether there's any point in getting any older. How will they find the fight to make it as adults? Tonight marks the end of an era. It’s hot. And there’ll be girls. Predict a riot. |
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| Other Info | In the Main House. Artistic Directors Steve Marmion and Max Roberts commission writers to create new short plays challenging visions of our future . |
Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street, London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 020 7478 0100
UTOPIA
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 20 Jun 2012 |
| Opens | 20 Jun 2012 |
| Booking to | 14 Jul 2012 |
| Closes | 14 Jul 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm |
| Price | £10 - £20 |
| Performers | |
| Director | Steve Marmion and Max Roberts. |
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| Producer | A Soho Theatre & Live Theatre Co-Production |
| Synopsis | Enough of the dystopian visions, austerity measures and extreme renditions. Utopia is a night of humanity at its best, looking at a different vision of our future, a vision of humankind being both human and kind. Just look at what we could have won... |
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Southwark Playhouse
Shipwright Yard, (Corner of Tooley St. and Bermondsey St.), London SE1 2TF
Tube: London Bridge
Tel: 020 7407 0234
SHIVERED
by Philip Ridley
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 07 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon to Sat at 7.45pm, mats Sat at 3.15pm |
| Price | £18 |
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| Director | Russell Bolam |
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| Producer | Aron Rollin and Caitlin Albery Beavan for Moya Productions |
| Synopsis | Shivered follows the story of two families as they grapple with war, love, grief, a derelict car plant...and mysterious lights in the sky. |
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The Print Room
34 Hereford Road, Notting Hill, London, W2 5AJ
Tube: Royal Oak / Bayswater
Tel: 08444 77 1000
UNCLE VANYA
by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Mike Poulton.
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 21 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 29 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 28 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 28 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, mat Sat 3pm |
| Price | £20 |
| Performers | Iain Glen, Charlotte Emmerson |
| Director | Lucy Bailey |
| Design | William Dudley |
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| Producer | The Print Room |
| Synopsis | Uncle Vanya finds an elderly Professor and his glamorous wife visiting a rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Vanya an Astrov fall for Elena and Sonya (the Professor's daughter) meanwhile suffers from the awareness of her own lack of beauty and from her unrequited feelings for Dr. Astrov. Matters are brought to a crisis when the Professor announces his intention to sell the estate, Vanya and Sonya's home and raison d'être, with a view to investing the proceeds to achieve a higher income for himself and his wife. |
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The Rose Theatre
24-26 High Street, Kingston, KT1 1HL
Tube: Kingston
Tel: 08444 821 556
LADY FROM THE SEA, THE
by Henrik Ibsen
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 23 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 28 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, (7pm 28 Feb), Sat mat 2.30pm (exc. 25 February), extra mats Thur 8 Tue 15 March 2.30pm. |
| Price | £8-£30 |
| Performers | Joely Richardson (Ellida Wangel), Malcolm Storry (Dr Wangel), Madeleine Worrall (Bolette); Alexandra Moen (Hilde); Richard Dillane(Arnholm); Sam Crane (Hans Lyngstrand); Robert Goodale (Ballested); Gudmundur Thorvaldsson (The Stranger). |
| Director | Stephen Unwin |
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| Producer | The Rose Theatre |
| Synopsis | Ellida Wangel (Joely Richardson) is married to Dr Wangel, and lives with him and his two daughters. But she feels claustrophobic and restless and swims in the sea every day. Ten years before she promised herself to another man. On a late summer’s day he comes to claim her. |
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The Rose Theatre
24-26 High Street, Kingston, KT1 1HL
Tube: Kingston
Tel: 08444 821 556
HERE
by Michael Frayn
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 19 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 27 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 12 May 2012 |
| Closes | 12 May 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thurs & Sat mas, 2.30pm (27 Apr at 7pm) |
| Price | £14 - £45 |
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| Director | Lisa Spurling |
| Design | Polly Sullivan |
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| Producer | The Rose Theatre |
| Synopsis | Here is where everything happens. Here and now – in the space around us that we can see and touch. For Phil and Cath, in this one small studio flat, as they begin to construct their life together. For them the whole past history of the universe has led up to this moment, and its whole future history will be determined by what they decide together. Here. Now. But how to decide anything, when the other person keep disagreeing? And when the woman downstairs keeps dumping the left-over remains of her own life on you...? |
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The Tabard Theatre
Above the Tabard Pub, 2 Bath Road, Turnham Green, Chiswick, London, W4 1LW
Tube: Turnham Green
Tel: 0208 995 6035
ELASTIC BRIDGE
by Rosie MacPherson, John Tomlinson and Andrew Draper. Additional writing by Eddie Fortune.
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 31 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 01 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 18 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 18 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm |
| Price | £14 |
| Performers | Rosie MacPherson (Sylvia), John Tomlinson (Kurt), Andrew Draper (Alex) |
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| Producer | Strawberry Blonde Curls |
| Synopsis | One bridge strains under the weight of three troubled souls. As secrets are shared, only the unlikeliest of friendships will save these strangers. |
| Length | 1hr 10min |
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The Tabard Theatre
Above the Tabard Pub, 2 Bath Road, Turnham Green, Chiswick, London, W4 1LW
Tube: Turnham Green
Tel: 0208 995 6035
PITCH PERFECT
by Jonathan Guy Lewis
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 21 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 21 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm |
| Price | £12 |
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| Director | Jonathan Guy Lewis |
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| Producer | Act Naturally Ltd |
| Synopsis | Set in high-profile West End media agency: Phil and Chris used to be the dream team picking up all the industry awards... but now, they find themselves under constant threat from Rodge and Barney, who are only a short walk ‘down the corridor’. Are they past their sell-by date?! We’ll find out with the pitch for Jerri Co. New York wants this one bad, but Phil and Chris already face stiff competition from The Saliva Group. Could ‘Truth’ really be the new spin?! |
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The Tabard Theatre
Above the Tabard Pub, 2 Bath Road, Turnham Green, Chiswick, London, W4 1LW
Tube: Turnham Green
Tel: 0208 995 6035
NO PICNIC
by Greg Freeman
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 20 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 22 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 07 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 07 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm, mat 25 Mar 2.30pm |
| Price | £14 |
| Performers | Helen Russell Clark, Eddie Elks, Dan Frost |
| Director | Ken McClymont |
| Design | Ken McClymont |
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| Producer | McMAC and Redbear Collective |
| Synopsis | Invited to a picnic in the woods, Alfie, Ludovic and Julius witness a disturbing incident that seriously alters their existence. In an unreal world that meets reality, three cuddly bears who cannot lie and a weird doll that can, embark on a precarious journey to save their skins. |
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Theatre503
Above the Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 3BW
Tube: Clapham Junction Rail (then 15 to 20 min walk)
Tel: 020 7978 7040
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
by Ron Elisha
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 10 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 12 Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 04 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 04 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tue - Sat 7.45pm, Sun 5pm, (Sat 4 Feb at 5pm). |
| Price | £14 |
| Performers | Darren Weller (Julian Assange), Olivia Carruthers, Jonathan Coote, Andrew Leung, Amy Marston, Paul McEwan, Ben Onwukwe, Jonathan Tafler. |
| Director | Lucy Skilbeck |
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| Producer | Theatre503 and Cheepuk |
| Synopsis | Looking at the many faces and fallouts of 'the most dangerous man in the world', Man in the Middle is a Wikiplay that has been sourced from the public domain, and then refracted, redacted and reimagined by the Playwright. |
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Theatre503
Above the Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 3BW
Tube: Clapham Junction Rail (then 15 to 20 min walk)
Tel: 020 7978 7040
MATHEMATICS OF THE HEART
by Kefi Chadwick
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 07 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 07 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 03 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 03 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tue - Sat 7.45pm, Sun 5pm |
| Price | £14 |
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| Director | Donnacha O’Briain |
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| Producer | Natural Shocks and Theatre503 |
| Synopsis | Mathematics of the Heart centres on Dr Paul MacMillan, a professor of Chaos Theory who specialises in storm patterns. A month after the death of his father, Paul’s life has ground to a halt. With his itinerant ne’er do well brother, Chancer, in his spare room, his girlfriend Emma pushing for a future and the arrival of a beautiful new PhD student, Zainab, prediction is proving increasingly difficulty. Then the discovery of his father’s final and surprise possession catapults Paul’s world into real chaos. |
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Theatro Technis Theatre
26 Crowndale Rd, London, NW1 1TT
Tube: Mornington Crescent
Tel: 020 8150 0076
BACCHAE, THE
by Euripides, in a translation by Ranjit Bolt
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 01 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 01 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Rep dates for Bacchae: 7.45pm on March 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12; 3pm on March 3, 4, 17. (Plays in Rep with Nigel Williams' stage adaption of Lord of the Flies and Sarah Kane's 4:48 Psychosis) |
| Price | £12 |
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| Director | Natalie Katsou |
| Design | Eleanor Field |
| Lighting | Joshua Carr |
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| Producer | Fourth Monkey Theatre Company |
| Synopsis | A new god, with his charming followers, appears in town. Dionysus. He loves life and joy, freedom and good wine. The hedonistic young God wants to claim his position in Thebes and so drives the women of the town into the woods, in ecstacy. There is a frantic party, a wild carnival. Dionysus leads his curious cousin and King, Pentheus, disguised as a woman amongst them. The Bacchae discover the plot and their fury will be merciless. |
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Theatro Technis Theatre
26 Crowndale Rd, London, NW1 1TT
Tube: Mornington Crescent
Tel: 020 8150 0076
4:48 PSYCHOSIS
by Sarah Kane
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 06 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 06 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Rep dates for 4:48 Psychosis: 7.45pm on March 6, 7, 8, 16, 17; 3pm on March 11; 5.30pm on March 11, 17. (Plays in Rep with Nigel Williams' stage adaption of Lord of the Flies and Euripides' Bacchae) |
| Price | £12 |
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| Director | Steven Green |
| Design | Eleanor Field |
| Lighting | Joshua Carr |
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| Producer | Fourth Monkey Theatre Company |
| Synopsis | Iconic tale of personal anguish and struggles with medication and mental health. |
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Theatro Technis Theatre
26 Crowndale Rd, London, NW1 1TT
Tube: Mornington Crescent
Tel: 020 8150 0076
LORD OF THE FLIES
by William Golding, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 18 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 18 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Rep dates for 4:48 Psychosis: 7.45pm on March 9, 10, 13, 14, 15; 3pm on March 10, 15, 16, 18. (Plays in Rep with Euripides' Bacchae and Sarah Kane's 4:48 Psychosis) |
| Price | £12 |
| Performers | |
| Director | Hamish MacDougall |
| Design | Eleanor Field |
| Lighting | Joshua Carr |
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| Producer | Fourth Monkey Theatre Company |
| Synopsis | A group of school children are stranded on a tropical island. They don’t know where they are or what inhabits the land. The story assesses the notions of power, politics and the child's mind. An journey following the group as they travel from a terrifying sense of the unknowing, to organised brutality. |
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Threesixty Theatre Tent
Kensington Gardens, Kensington Road, London, W2 2UH
Tube: Kensington High Street
Tel: 0844 871 7693
LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE
by CS Lewis, adapted by Rupert Goold
| Location | London |
Genre | Entertainment |
| Previews from | 08 May 2012 |
| Opens | 08 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 09 Sep 2012 |
| Closes | 09 Sep 2012 |
| Time | TBC (tickets go on sale 06 Jan 2012) |
| Price | £ |
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| Director | Rupert Goold and Michael Fentiman |
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| Producer | Threesixty |
| Synopsis | Four siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, discover the magical world of Narnia when they pass through a mysterious wardrobe door. Ruled by the White Witch who has cast a spell making it forever winter, the children together with new found friends battle to bring happiness to the land in this classic tale of good versus evil. The production uses 'ground-breaking' surround video and 'enchanting' puppetry to bring to life the magic of Narnia. |
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Tricycle Theatre
269 Kilburn High Road
London, NW6 7JR
Tube: Kilburn
Tel: 020 7328 1000
STONES IN HIS POCKETS
by Marie Jones
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 15 Dec 2011 |
| Opens | 20 Dec 2011 |
| Booking to | 04 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 04 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat 8pm, 20 Dec 7pm, Sat mats 4pm, weekday mats Weds 28 Dec, 4, 18 Jan, 1 Feb |
| Price | £14-£24 |
| Performers | Jamie Beamish (Charlie Conlon, Simon, Caroline Giovanni, Fin, Jock Campbell, Clem Curtis, Brother Gerard, Pat Harkin), Owen McDonnell (Jake Quinn, Aisling, Mickey Riordan, John, Sean Harkin, Dave and the Press). |
| Director | Indhu Rubasingham |
| Design | Rosa Maggiora |
| Lighting | Malcolm Rippeth |
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| Sound | David McSeveney |
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| Synopsis | County Kerry, Ireland. A rural community is turned upside down by the arrival of an American film crew on location to capture ‘real’ Ireland for their latest Hollywood blockbuster. When locals Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn are employed as extras for the film, they, like the rest of the village, struggle to present the Americans’ romanticised Ireland, a stark contrast to the reality of daily life. Over 15 characters are portrayed by 2 actors. |
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Tricycle Theatre
269 Kilburn High Road
London, NW6 7JR
Tube: Kilburn
Tel: 020 7328 1000
THE BOMB – A PARTIAL HISTORY IN TWO PARTS
by Lee Blessing, Ryan Craig, John Donnelly, David Greig, Elena Gremina, Amit Gupta, Zinnie Harris, Ron Hutchinson, Diana Son and Colin Teevan
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 09 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 20 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 01 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 01 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Go to www.tricycle.co.uk to see calendar for details |
| Price | £14-£29 |
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| Director | Nicolas Kent |
| Design | Polly Sullivan |
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| Sound | Tom Lishman |
| Producer | Zoe Ingenhaag |
| Synopsis | The Bomb a partial history is in two parts, First Blast (19401992) Second Blast (19922012), and is the political history of the Nuclear Bomb from 1940 to present-day Nuclear proliferation and its implications for the world now. |
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| Other Info | The Bomb is in two parts and can be seen on consecutive nights or on an afternoon and evening over the weekend. |
Tristan Bates Theatre
Actors Centre 1A Tower Street, London, WC2H 9NP
Tube: Covent Garden, Leicester Sq or Tottenham Ct Rd
Tel: 020 7240 6283
MISSING
by Barney Norris
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 31 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 31 Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tue- Sat 7.30pm, mat Sun 4pm |
| Price | £12 |
| Performers | Rob Heaps, Joe Robertson. |
| Director | Alice Hamilton |
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| Producer | Up In Arms |
| Synopsis | Thatcher's England, and Luke and Andy are facing the end of their childhoods. Luke is the first in the family to go to university; but as Andy looks for a way of escaping the life he was born into, he can't stop thinking about his father. Surrounded by mixtapes, guitars and ambitions, the two brothers discover how easy it is to get lost in a country that doesn't look after its own. |
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Tristan Bates Theatre
Actors Centre, 1A Tower Street, London, WC2H 9NP
Tube: Covent Garden, Leicester Sq or Tottenham Ct Rd
Tel: 020 7240 6283
PLACE AT THE TABLE, A
by Simon Block
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 28 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 28 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tue- Sat 7.30pm, mat Sun 4pm |
| Price | £14 |
| Performers | Kellie Batchelor, Jacob Dunn, Eva Tausig, Christopher Tester |
| Director | Robert Wolstenholme |
| Design | Christopher Hone |
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| Producer | Signal Theatre Company |
| Synopsis | Adam's written a hit play and television has sat up and taken notice. Sarah's the struggling script editor who believes her audacious proposal will make Adam's reputation, save her career and maybe even make a little bit of history. But what happens when ambition comes up against a disabling fear of failure and the reality of the dog eat dog TV industry? What will it cost to secure a place at the table? |
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Union Theatre
204 Union Street, London, SE1
Tube: Southwark
Tel: 020 7261 9876
KING JOHN
by William Shakespeare
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 17 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 19 Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tue - Sat 7.30pm, mats Sun 3pm, 4 & 11 Feb 3pm |
| Price | £18 |
| Performers | Rikki Lawton (Philip the Bastard), James Corscadden (Lewis the Dauphin), Maggie Daniels (Queen Eleanor), Albert De Jongh (Arthur), Ross Ericson (Pembroke), Sebastian Foux (Henry III), Michael J Hayes (Cardinal Pandulph), John Last (Hubert), Samantha Lawson (Lady Constance), Daisy May (Lady Blanche), Nicholas Osmond (King John), Damian Quinn (King Philip of France), James Robinson (Chatillion/French Herald), Leonard Sillevis (Robert Falconbridge/Earl of Salisbury). |
| Director | Phil Willmott |
| Design | Emma Tompkins |
| Lighting | Jason Meininger |
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| Producer | Claire Evans in Association with The Steam Industry |
| Synopsis | John's claim to the throne is tenuous to say the least. His two elder brothers are dead, but his nephew, Arthur, waits across the Channel and is attracting a growing following intent on installing him as King in his uncle's place. Shakespeare's play chronicles all the political double-dealing, PR spin and behind the scenes skulduggery with which John clings on to power until his fittingly eccentric death. |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
| Review | Review |
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Union Theatre
204 Union Street, London, SE1
Tube: Southwark
Tel: 020 7261 9876
PATIENCE OR BUNTHORNE'S BRIDE
by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
| Location | London |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 15 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 17 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 10 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 10 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Sun 2pm & 6pm, extra mat 10 Mar 2pm |
| Price | £18 |
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| Director | Sasha Regan |
| Design | Kingsley Hall |
| Lighting | Steve Miller |
| Choreography | Drew McOnie |
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| Synopsis | A satire on the British aesthetic movement of the 1870’s. Patience is the story of coy lovers, and ridiculous poetic jousting for the attention of a pretty young milkmaid who has no interest in poetry, all performed with typically British humour and music. |
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| Other Info | Musical Direction by Richard Bates, Musical Supervision by Michael England |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Above The Gatehouse Pub, Junction of Hampstead Lane/North Rd, London, N6 4BD
Tube: Highgate
Tel: 020 8340 3488
GUYS AND DOLLS
Based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
| Location | London |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 16 Dec 2011 |
| Opens | 20 Dec 2011 |
| Booking to | 03 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 03 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tues – Sat 7.30pm & Sun 4pm (No perfs 24th, 25th, 31st Dec) (Tues 27th & Wed 28th at 4pm instead of 7.30pm) Extra 4pm perf on Monday 2nd Jan |
| Price | £10 - £16 |
| Performers | Amy Bailey (Sarah), Jamie Sampson (Sky Masterson ), Rebecca Sutherland (Adelaide), James Kermack (Nathan Detroit) Jos Slovick , Paul Bullion , Anthony Mcgill, Patrick Rufey, Connor Dowling, Leanne Tain Marshall, Hayley Ellen Scott. |
| Director | Racky Plews |
| Design | Martin Thomas |
| Lighting | Howard Hudson |
| Choreography | Lee Proud |
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| Producer | Ovation |
| Synopsis | A tale about what happens to gambling men and the women who long to tame them. It all begins with a bet. Nathan Detroit bets high-rolling gambler Sky Masterson that Sky cannot persuade Save-A-Soul Missionary Sister Sarah Brown to accompany him on a trip to Cuba. While the worldly Sky works his charms on a wary Sarah, Nathan is doing his best to stay outside the matrimonial clutches of his long-suffering fiancée, Miss Adelaide. |
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Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Above The Gatehouse Pub, Junction of Hampstead Lane/North Rd, London, N6 4BD
Tube: Highgate
Tel: 020 8340 3488
LA TRAVIATA
Translated and adapted by Kit Hesketh-Harvey based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi
| Location | London |
Genre | Opera |
| Previews from | 08 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 08 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 03 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 03 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tue - sat 7.30pm, mat Sun 4pm |
| Price | £12 - £16 |
| Performers | Robin Bailey (Alfredo), Oliver Brignall (Gaston), Paloma Bruce (ensemble/Violetta cover), Claire Egan (Violetta),Kristin Finnigan (Flora), Marcin Gesla (Baron), Anna Jeru-Kope (Violetta), Marcin Kope (Baron), Joe Morgan (Alfredo), Gemma Morsley (Flora), Matthew Quirk (Germont), Stephen John Svanholm (Germont) and Glenn Tweedie (Gaston) |
| Director | Kit Hesketh Harvey |
| Design | James Perkins |
| Lighting | Derek Carlyle |
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| Costume | Fi Russell |
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| Producer | The Merry Opera Company |
| Synopsis | In the cultural melting-pot of East London's galleries, clubs and cafe's, burlesque artiste Violetta is the reigning queen, adored by everyone from barristers to baristas. But she's hiding a fearful secret. When she unexpectedly and unconditionally falls for young City trader Al, neither has any idea where it might lead. Especially since Al harbours a secret too... |
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| Other Info | Music Director: Stephen Hose |
Waterloo East Theatre
Brad Street, London SE1 8TN
Tube: Waterloo/Southwark
Tel: 020 7928 0060
LAST DAY, THE
by Victor hugo, adapted by Pamela Schermann
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 27 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 27 Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 04 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 04 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tue – Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm |
| Price | £10 |
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| Director | Pamela Schermann |
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| Synopsis | In the final moments before his execution a man finds himself caught in a whirlwind with the painful and poignant memories of his life and the fear of what comes next. This new adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel 'The Last Day of a Condemned Man' revitalizes the text with theatricality using story-telling and physical theatre and brings our attention to one of the most essential human questions: Can the death penalty ever be justified? |
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Waterloo East Theatre
Brad Street, London SE1 8TN
Tube: Waterloo/Southwark
Tel: 020 7928 0060
A RESPECTABLE WEDDING/BUD (DOUBLE BILL)
by Bertolt Brecht translated by Jean Benedetti (A Respectable Wedding), Nick Darke (Bud)
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 07 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 09 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Tue – Sat 7.30pm, Sun 4pm |
| Price | £12 |
| Performers | Sarah Cowan, Andrew Fallaize, David Hughes, Peter Kenny, Lowri Lewis, Sonya Raymond, Chloe Salaman, Neil Sheffield, Matt Steinberg , Will Harrison Wallace. |
| Director | Penny Cliff |
| Design | Jessica Maliphant |
| Lighting | Simon Gray |
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| Producer | The Tell Theatre Company |
| Synopsis | A sharp look at one couple’s efforts to create their special day, Brecht’s 'A Respectable Wedding' crashes into excruciatingly delicious calamity. 'Bud' by the late Cornish playwright Nick Darke, is a one-man play in which Bud, a fifty- year-old farmer, maps how 'the acid drops scorchin holes in the starched napkin of our marriage' leads to a shocking disaster. |
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| Other Info | Music by John Browne |
Waterloo East Theatre
Brad Street, London SE1 8TN
Tube: Waterloo/Southwark
Tel: 020 7928 0060
WHAT WOULD HELEN MIRREN DO?
by Josie Melia
| Location | London |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 28 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 01 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 25 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 25 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tue – Sat 7.30pm, Sat & Sun mats 3pm |
| Price | £15 |
| Performers | Anita Parry |
| Director | Peter Ellis |
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| Producer | Louis Ling |
| Synopsis | Susan is a long-term supermarket checkout operator from Oldham. She’s never had to give much thought to role models until she gets promoted and is forced to adopt one. Oscar winning actress and international star Helen Mirren is an unlikely choice, but Susan’s life changes dramatically when she starts to ask herself, ‘What would Helen Mirren do?’ |
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White Bear Theatre
138 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ
Tube: Kennington
Tel: 020 7793 9193
ONDINE
by Jean Giraudoux
| Location | London |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 28 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 28 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 18 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 18 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tues-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 6pm |
| Price | £13 |
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| Director | Cat Robey |
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| Producer | Lost in the Dark |
| Synopsis | When Hans and Ondine meet, the worlds of a mortal man and a magical creature of the water dangerously collide and Ondine is forced to make an inexorable pact, which will change both their lives forever. Should he betray her, he must die and, along with her time on earth, be erased completely from her memory for her to return to the world of the lake forever. |
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Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub
53 Hoe Street Walthamstow, London, E17 4SA
Tube: Walthamstow
Tel: 0843 289 2144
LOVE AND WAR - THE SONGS OF H0WARD GOODALL
Conceived by Lydia Milman Schmidt and Aaron Clingham, based on songs by Howard Goodall
| Location | London |
Genre | Musical Revue |
| Previews from | 21 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 24 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 10 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 10 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Tue - Sat 7.30pm, mat Sun 3.30pm |
| Price | £15 |
| Performers | Zoe Demetriou, Steven Sparling, Michael Stacey and Terrie-May McNulty. |
| Director | Lydia Milman Schmidt |
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| Producer | All Star Productions |
| Synopsis | This intimate four hander revue uses Goodall's evocative music to weave a story about what happens to two couples when the men are called off to war, and how they are all changed when the war is over. |
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