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The date listed is when a show will have its official opening night (Press night). However, shows will also have 'preview' performances before the official opening night. (See info on the right!)
| Date |
West End Shows Opening |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
PATTI LuPONE
various
at
Leicester Square Theatre Main House
(previews from 16 Jun 2013) |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, THE
by Martin McDonagh
at
Noel Coward Theatre
(formerly Albery)
(previews from 08 Jun 2013) |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
DEATH TAX (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Lucas Hnath
at
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
(previews from 18 Jun 2013) |
| 19 Jun 2013 |
NIGHT ALIVE, THE
new play by Conor McPherson
at
Donmar Warehouse
(previews from 13 Jun 2013) |
| 25 Jun 2013 |
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - THE MUSICAL
Based on Roald Dahl's classic story. Book by David Greig and new songs from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
at
Drury Lane, Theatre Royal
(previews from 22 May 2013) |
| 25 Jun 2013 |
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Adapted for the stage by Simon Reade
at
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
(previews from 20 Jun 2013) |
| 25 Jun 2013 |
PIGEONS (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Suhayla El-Bushra
at
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
(previews from 25 Jun 2013) |
| 26 Jun 2013 |
FENCES
By August Wilson
at
Duchess Theatre
(previews from 19 Jun 2013) |
| 27 Jun 2013 |
DERREN BROWN: INFAMOUS
by Derren Brown & Andy Nyman
at
Palace Theatre
(previews from 24 Jun 2013) |
| 02 Jul 2013 |
MISS NIGHTINGALE - THE BURLESQUE MUSICAL
Book and lyrics and music by Matthew Bugg
at
Leicester Square Theatre Main House
(previews from 02 Jul 2013) |
| 02 Jul 2013 |
MINT (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Clare Lizzimore
at
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
(previews from 02 Jul 2013) |
| 03 Jul 2013 |
PRIVATE LIVES
by Noel Coward
at
Gielgud Theatre
(previews from 22 Jun 2013) |
| 03 Jul 2013 |
BRILLIANT
by Fevered Sleep
at
Young Vic Theatre (The Clare)
(previews from 03 Jul 2013) |
| 04 Jul 2013 |
MACBETH
by William Shakespeare
at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
(previews from 22 Jun 2013) |
| 05 Jul 2013 |
WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT
Based on book by Michael Rosen. Music by Benji Bowe, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
at
Lyric Theatre
(previews from 03 Jul 2013) |
| 05 Jul 2013 |
WINTER'S TALE, THE
by William Shakespeare
at
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
(previews from 29 Jun 2013) |
| 09 Jul 2013 |
LUKE JERMAY: SIXTH SENSE
by Luke Jermay
at
Leicester Square Theatre Main House
(previews from 08 Jul 2013) |
| 09 Jul 2013 |
UNTITLED MATRIARCH PLAY ( OR SEVEN SISTERS) (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Nikole Beckwith
at
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
(previews from 09 Jul 2013) |
| 09 Jul 2013 |
GRANDFATHERS, THE
by Rory Mullarkey
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 09 Jul 2013) |
| 09 Jul 2013 |
LADYKILLERS, THE
Stage adaptation by Graham Linehan, from the 1955 Ealing comedy film with screenplay by William Rose.
at
Vaudeville Theatre
(previews from 29 Jun 2013) |
| 13 Jul 2013 |
DIRTY DANCING - The Classic Story on Stage
by Eleanor Bergstein
at
Piccadilly Theatre
(previews from 13 Jul 2013) |
| 16 Jul 2013 |
TALK SHOW (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Alistair McDowall
at
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
(previews from 16 Jul 2013) |
| 16 Jul 2013 |
SEASON IN THE CONGO, A
by Aime Cesaire
at
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
(previews from 06 Jul 2013) |
| 17 Jul 2013 |
DROWNED MAN, THE: A HOLLYWOOD FABLE
by Punchdrunk, inspired by Buchner's Woyzeck
at
Temple Studios
(previews from 20 Jun 2013) |
| 19 Jul 2013 |
GABRIEL
by Samuel Adamson
at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
(previews from 13 Jul 2013) |
| 22 Jul 2013 |
HUSH, THE
Created by Matthew Herbert and Ben Power, with original music and sound scores by Matthew Herbert,
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 17 Jul 2013) |
| 23 Jul 2013 |
HENRY VI PART 1 - HARRY THE SIXTH
by William Shakespeare
at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
(previews from 23 Jul 2013) |
| 24 Jul 2013 |
HENRY VI PART 2 - THE HOUSE OF YORK AND LANCASTER
by William Shakespeare
at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
(previews from 24 Jul 2013) |
| 24 Jul 2013 |
HENRY VI PART 3 - THE TRUE TRAGEDY OF THE DUKE OF YORK
by William Shakespeare
at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
(previews from 24 Jul 2013) |
| 24 Jul 2013 |
ROMEO AND JULIET a version for young audiences
by William Shakespeare, adapted by Ben Power
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 24 Jul 2013) |
| 26 Jul 2013 |
GOLDEN VOICE , THE
Music, lyrics and book by Nick Fogarty
at
Arts Theatre
(previews from 17 Jul 2013) |
| 29 Jul 2013 |
INDIAN TEMPEST - Part of Globe to Globe
by William Shakespeare
at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
(previews from 29 Jul 2013) |
| 05 Aug 2013 |
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE
Music by Richard Rodgers, lyric Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, suggested by 'The Trapp Family Singers' by Maria Augusta Trapp
at
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
(previews from 25 Jul 2013) |
| 06 Aug 2013 |
SAME DEEP WATER AS ME
A new play by Nick Payne
at
Donmar Warehouse
(previews from 01 Aug 2013) |
| 07 Aug 2013 |
HORRIBLE HISTORIES BARMY BRITAIN PART ONE
by Terry Deary, Neal Foster and Ciaran McConville . Music by Matthew Scott.
at
Garrick Theatre
(previews from 07 Aug 2013) |
| 07 Aug 2013 |
SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS
Book Charlotte Mann. Lyrics Charlotte Mann & Michael Fidler. Music Jonathan Croose & Robin Forrest. Based on original ideas by Johanna Allitt, Simon Curtis, Michael Fidler & Charlotte Mann
at
Leicester Square Theatre Lounge
(previews from 01 Aug 2013) |
| 07 Aug 2013 |
LIOLA
by Luigi Pirandello, in a new version by Tanya Ronder
at
Lyttelton, National Theatre
(previews from 31 Jul 2013) |
| 09 Aug 2013 |
DINOSAUR ZOO
by Erth
at
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
(previews from 09 Aug 2013) |
| 09 Aug 2013 |
HOME
Created by Nadia Fall, with a team of musicians and actors including Michaela Coel, Kadiff Kirwan, Grace Savage, Shakka and Toby Wharton
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 07 Aug 2013) |
| 14 Aug 2013 |
DOLL'S HOUSE, A
by Henrik Ibsen. English language version by Simon Stephens from a literal translation by Charlotte Barslund
at
Duke of York's Theatre
(previews from 08 Aug 2013) |
| 15 Aug 2013 |
CHIMERICA
by Lucy Kirkwood
at
Harold Pinter Theatre (formerly The Comedy Theatre)
(previews from 06 Aug 2013) |
| 29 Aug 2013 |
BLUE STOCKINGS
By Jessica Swale
at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
(previews from 24 Aug 2013) |
| 04 Sep 2013 |
EDWARD II
by Christopher Marlowe
at
Olivier, National Theatre
(previews from 28 Aug 2013) |
| 09 Sep 2013 |
BULLET AND THE BASS TROMBONE , THE (Part of Limited Editions Season)
by Timothy X Atack
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 09 Sep 2013) |
| 09 Sep 2013 |
SECRET AGENT, THE
created by theatre O, Matthew Hurt and the Company. Inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novel, The Secret Agent
at
Young Vic Theatre (The Maria)
(previews from 04 Sep 2013) |
| 12 Sep 2013 |
SQUALLY SHOWERS (Part of Limited Editions Season)
by Little Bulb
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 12 Sep 2013) |
| 14 Sep 2013 |
AMERICAN LULU
Overall concept and interpretation of Alban Berg's opera Lulu by Olga Neuwirth
at
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
(previews from 13 Sep 2013) |
| 15 Sep 2013 |
OURS WAS THE FEN COUNTRY (Part of Limited Editions Season)
Devised by Dan Canham, Laura Dannequin, Ian Morgan and Neil Paris.
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 15 Sep 2013) |
| 16 Sep 2013 |
BARKING IN ESSEX
by Clive Exton
at
Wyndham's Theatre
(previews from 06 Sep 2013) |
| 17 Sep 2013 |
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A
by William Shakespeare
at
Noel Coward Theatre
(formerly Albery)
(previews from 07 Sep 2013) |
| 18 Sep 2013 |
LIGHTNING CHILD, THE
By Che Walker, Songs by Arthur Darvill. A remix Of Euripides’ The Bacchae
at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
(previews from 14 Sep 2013) |
| 18 Sep 2013 |
RIOT (Part of Limited Editions Season)
by The Wardrobe Ensemble
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 18 Sep 2013) |
| 19 Sep 2013 |
WELL-STRUNG, THE SINGING STRING QUARTET / VARLA JEAN MERMAN THE BOOK OF MERMAN (2 act evening)
Well-Strung features material written by Donna Drake, Mark Cortale and Jeffery Roberson. Musical arrangements by David Levinson; additional arrangements by Daniel Shevlin. Well-Strung was conceived by Christopher Marchant and Mark Cortale.
at
Leicester Square Theatre Main House
(previews from 19 Sep 2013) |
| 19 Sep 2013 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by William Shakespeare
at
Old Vic Theatre
(previews from 07 Sep 2013) |
| 21 Sep 2013 |
UP DOWN BOY (Part of Limited Editions Season)
by Myrtle Theatre Company
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 21 Sep 2013) |
| 23 Sep 2013 |
KING LEAR Belarus Free Theatre - Part of Globe to Globe
by William Shakespeare
at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
(previews from 23 Sep 2013) |
| 25 Sep 2013 |
RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI, THE
By Bertolt Brecht, in a translation by George Tabori revised by Alistair Beaton
at
Duchess Theatre
(previews from 18 Sep 2013) |
| 26 Sep 2013 |
HORRIBLE HISTORIES BARMY BRITAIN PART TWO
by Terry Deary and Neal Foster.
at
Garrick Theatre
(previews from 26 Sep 2013) |
| 30 Sep 2013 |
WORLD OF EXTREME HAPPINESS, THE
by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 25 Sep 2013) |
| 02 Oct 2013 |
PRINCE OF DENMARK
by Michael Lesslie
at
Ambassadors Theatre
(previews from 23 Sep 2013) |
| 02 Oct 2013 |
TORY BOYZ
by James Graham
at
Ambassadors Theatre
(previews from 24 Sep 2013) |
| 02 Oct 2013 |
ROMEO AND JULIET
by William Shakespeare, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti
at
Ambassadors Theatre
(previews from 25 Sep 2013) |
| 03 Oct 2013 |
GHOSTS
by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Richard Eyre
at
Almeida Theatre (Off West End)
(previews from 26 Sep 2013) |
| 08 Oct 2013 |
ROOTS
By Arnold Wesker
at
Donmar Warehouse
(previews from 03 Oct 2013) |
| 08 Oct 2013 |
COMMITMENTS, THE
Adapted from the novel by Roddy Doyle himself. Songs by various artists.
at
Palace Theatre
(previews from 21 Sep 2013) |
| 09 Oct 2013 |
LIGHT PRINCESS, THE
Music and lyrics by Tori Amos and book and lyrics by Samuel Adamson
at
Lyttelton, National Theatre
(previews from 25 Sep 2013) |
| 13 Oct 2013 |
BEEN ON BROADWAY
various
at
Duchess Theatre
(previews from 13 Oct 2013) |
| 14 Oct 2013 |
EVENTS, THE
by David Greig
at
Young Vic Theatre (The Maria)
(previews from 09 Oct 2013) |
| 23 Oct 2013 |
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
Music by Stuart Brayson, lyrics by Tim Rice, book by Bill Oakes. Musical theatre version of James Jones’ 1951 novel.
at
Shaftesbury Theatre
(previews from 30 Sep 2013) |
| 28 Oct 2013 |
CIRCUS OF HORRORS, THE
at
Lyric Theatre
(previews from 28 Oct 2013) |
| 29 Oct 2013 |
SCOTTSBORO BOYS , THE
Music by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb. Book by David Thompson
at
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
(previews from 18 Oct 2013) |
| 05 Nov 2013 |
NUT
by debbie tucker green
at
The Shed, National Theatre
(previews from 30 Oct 2013) |
| 12 Nov 2013 |
JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE
by Robert Goodale & David Goodale, based on P.G Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster
at
Duke of York's Theatre
(previews from 30 Oct 2013) |
| 03 Dec 2013 |
HENRY V
by William Shakespeare
at
Noel Coward Theatre
(formerly Albery)
(previews from 23 Nov 2013) |
| 04 Dec 2013 |
EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES
by Erich Kastner, adapted by Carl Miller
at
Olivier, National Theatre
(previews from 16 Nov 2013 ) |
| 07 Dec 2013 |
RICHARD II
by William Shakespeare
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Barbican Theatre
(previews from 07 Dec 2013) |
| 12 Dec 2013 |
AMERICAN PSYCHO
book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis.
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Almeida Theatre (Off West End)
(previews from 03 Dec 2013) |
| 17 Dec 2013 |
CORIOLANUS
By William Shakespeare
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Donmar Warehouse
(previews from 06 Dec 2013) |
| 12 Jan 2014 |
ELLEN TERRY WITH EILLEN ATKINS
adapted by Eileen Atkins
at
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
(previews from 12 Jan 2014) |
| 15 Jan 2014 |
DUCHESS OF MALFI, THE
by John Webster
at
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
(previews from 09 Jan 2014) |
| 25 Feb 2014 |
FULL MONTY, THE - THE PLAY
By Simon Beaufoy. Based on the Fox Searchlight Pictures Motion Picture. Featuring songs from the film by Donna Summer, Hot Chocolate and Tom Jones
at
Noel Coward Theatre
(formerly Albery)
(previews from 20 Feb 2014) |
| 26 Feb 2014 |
KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE , THE
by Francis Beaumont
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Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
(previews from 20 Feb 2014) |
| Mar 2014 |
JERSEY BOYS (Transfers from Prince Edward Theatre in March 2014)
Written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe.
at
Piccadilly Theatre
(previews from Mar 2014 ) |
| 25 Mar 2014 |
L’ORMINDO
Music by Francesco Cavalli; Libretto by Giovanni Faustini; English Translation by Christopher Cowell
at
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
(previews from 25 Mar 2014) |
| 26 Mar 2014 |
I CAN’T SING! THE X FACTOR MUSICAL
Music and lyrics from Steve Brown. Book and lyrics by Harry Hill
at
London Palladium Theatre
(previews from 27 Feb 2014) |
| 10 Apr 2014 |
MALCONTENT, THE
by John Marston
at
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
(previews from 03 Apr 2014) |
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Generally, previews are performances that allow the director and production team to make changes or for the cast to become settled in their part before the show is attended by theatre critics.
The general public can buy tickets for previews, and in some cases the price is reduced. Generally, you won't find much difference between a show in previews and when it is technically 'opened', although new musicals may have many changes!
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