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Fringe & Other London shows playing now or in the near future!
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Fringe & Other London shows
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9:21 TO SHURB HILL
by Waxwing Theatre
at New Diorama Theatre
A toddler rushes onto a morning train carriage, scene of the daily grind, a rhythmic routine, cramped and crowded amongst strangers. Suddenly, the lives of the passengers begin to change: they begin to remember...
(from 05 Oct 2010 - Closing on 23 Oct 2010)
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A NEW PLAY - TITLE TO BE CONFIRMED
by Edward Bond
at Cock Tavern Theatre
(from 26 Oct 2010 - Closing on 13 Nov 2010)
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AGAMEMNON (1st Part of the trilogy The Oresteia)
by Aeschylus, presented by Action to the Word
at Camden People's Theatre
With a symposium of gore, war, sex and greed, here the Agamemnon is dragged into 1945 London.
(from 12 Oct 2010 - Closing on 24 Oct 2010)
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ALCHEMIST, THE
by Ben Jonson
at Hoxton Hall
The rich have left their homes and deserted the city and three characters join forces to pose as alchemists.
(from 24 Aug 2010 - Closing on 10 Sep 2010)
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
at Little Angel Theatre
On a lazy summer's afternoon Alice whiles away her time. Little does she know that a great adventure is about to begin. Join her as she encounters the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts, in this puppetry adventure.
(from 20 Nov 2010 - Closing on 30 Jan 2011)
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ALIENS, THE
by Annie Baker
at Bush Theatre
KJ and Jasper are professional dropouts and best friends. They spend their days outside the back of a small coffee shop in Vermont , talking music and Bukowski. 17 year old Evan is just getting ready for life, eking out his Summer working at the caf‚. KJ and Jasper draw him into their world of magic mushrooms, philosophical musings and great-bands-that never-were.
(from 15 Sep 2010 - Closing on 16 Oct 2010)
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AMERICAN TRADE
By Tarell Alvin McCraney
at Hampstead Theatre
RSC
(from 02 Jun 2011 - )
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ANNIE
Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin.
at New Wimbledon Theatre
Popular family musical with classic songs 'Tomorrow', 'We'd Like To Thank You', 'You Are Never Fully Dressed', as we follow the adventures of the little orphan girl from rags to riches.
(from 30 Nov 2010 - Closing on 04 Dec 2010)
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ASPECTS OF LOVE
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart, based on the novel by David Garnett.
at Menier Chocolate Factory
Tells the story of passion, love and loss across three generations of a family and their companions set against the background of 1940's France and Italy.
(from 07 Jul 2010 - Closing on 26 Sep 2010)
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BEASTS AND BEAUTIES
Adapted by Carol Ann Duffy. Dramatised by Melly Still and Tim Supple
at Hampstead Theatre
Carved from eight dark and dangerous fairy tales from across Europe. Spine-tingling tales from the vain but naked Emperor to Bluebeard's castle.
(from 10 Dec 2010 - Closing on 31 Dec 2010)
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BEAUTIFUL BURNOUT
by Bryony Lavery
at York Hall Leisure Centre
About Scottish boxers
(from 16 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
By Phil Porter
at Unicorn Theatre
When threatened by the terrifying Beast, Belle's father is forced to trade his green-fingered daughter for his life.
(from 04 Dec 2010 - Closing on 23 Jan 2011 )
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BEING SELLERS
by Carl Caulfield
at Waterloo East Theatre
Peter Sellers was celebrated for his ability to transform himself completely into his characters - from Chief Inspector Clouseau to Doctor Strangelove - but who was he and what was the personal cost of his comic genius?
(from 02 Nov 2010 - Closing on 19 Nov 2010)
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BELLS ARE RINGING
Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Music by Jule Styne
at Union Theatre
Tells the story of Ella Peterson who works at Susanswerphone, her cousin's answering service for the celebrities on New York's smart East Side.
(from 29 Sep 2010 - Closing on 23 Oct 2010)
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BIG FELLAH, THE
by Richard Bean
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
About Irish Americans and their relationship to the Troubles in Northern Ireland
(from 21 Sep 2010 - Closing on 16 Oct 2010)
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BLACK BREAD & CUCUMBER
by Caroline Blakiston
at Jermyn Street Theatre
One-woman show about how Caroline Blakiston made history as the first British actress to play Chekhov in Russia, in Russian.
(from 05 Oct 2010 - Closing on 23 Oct 2010)
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BLASTED
by Sarah Kane
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
In a hotel room in Leeds, middle aged tabloid journalist Ian, who openly flaunts his racist, homophobic and misogynistic views, brings a younger woman, Cate, to spend the night with him.
(from 22 Oct 2010 - Closing on 20 Nov 2010)
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BOILING FROGS
by Steven Bloomer
at Southwark Playhouse
Boiling Frogs pits a small group of imaginative citizens against the system as, armed only with fancy dress, blank banners and a keen eye for semantics, they attempt to re-claim freedom of speech for all.
(from 14 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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BREED
by Lou Ramsden
at Theatre503
Liv is in trouble - her mum's planning a dog fight, her dad's getting out of jail, her brother's getting too close to her baby, the police are sniffing around and the pack is closing in.
(from 21 Sep 2010 - Closing on 16 Oct 2010)
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BROKEN GLASS
by Arthur Miller
at Tricycle Theatre
Phillip and Sylvia Gellburg are a Jewish married couple living in New York in the last days of November 1938. Sylvia suddenly becomes partially paralysed from the waist down after reading about the events of Kristallnacht in the newspaper.
(from 30 Sep 2010 - Closing on 27 Nov 2010)
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BURN MY HEART
Based on the award-winning novel by Beverley Naidoo
at New Diorama Theatre
Set during the Mau Mau uprising in 1950's Kenya and the ensuing bloody State of Emergency, two boys' lives are changed forever as their friendship and loyalty are blown apart by fear and betrayal.
(from 28 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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CALENDAR GIRLS
Stage play by Tim Firth, adapted from his own screenplay for the 2003 film
at New Wimbledon Theatre
At First Glance it should look like your classic WI Calendar. Jams, cakes, sewing and all that. Except for one tiny thing.the ladies aren't naked, they're nude.
(from 25 Oct 2010 - Closing on 30 Oct 2010)
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CATCHING FATHER CHRISTMAS
by Gomito Productions
at Artsdepot
Amy is staying up late to catch Father Christmas. What she doesn't realise is that on Christmas Eve, there are plenty of others in her house with the same idea. Can our young heroine save Christmas and get back to bed in time?
(from 03 Dec 2010 - Closing on 02 Jan 2011)
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CAVE, THE
by Mervyn Peake
at Blue Elephant Theatre
Follows the fortunes of the same family set against a background of three distinctly different periods in different history and poses thought provoking questions about the human condition.
(from 19 Oct 2010 - Closing on 06 Nov 2010)
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CHRIS DUGDALE
at Riverside Studios
Magic show
(from 31 Aug 2010 - Closing on 19 Sep 2010)
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CLEANING AGENTS
by Edwin Preece
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
A short comedy about sex, whips, heart attacks and how to get your house clean.
(from 07 Sep 2010 - Closing on 12 Sep 2010)
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CLICHED / MIND THE GAP (Double Bill)
by Sebastian Rex Dance Group / by Acting Like Mad
at Blue Elephant Theatre
An evening of two shows, the contemporary dance company Sebastian Rex Dance Group will perform 'Cliched', and the theatre company, Acting Like Mad, will perform a short new play, 'Mind The Gap'.
(from 07 Dec 2010 - Closing on 18 Dec 2010)
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CLOSER THAN EVER
with words by Richard Maltby, Jr and music by David Shire
at Landor Theatre
Musical revue featuring 25 songs by composers Maltby and Shire, in which they turn an unblinking and frank spotlight on lives and loves, relationships and fantasies, wicked satire and the ache of love unrequited or dimmed by time.
(from 14 Sep 2010 - Closing on 09 Oct 2010 )
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COMPANY MAN, THE
by Torben Betts
at Orange Tree Theatre
With his love of birdwatching, cricket and carefully tended sunflowers, retired company man William ought to be able to look back on his life, his work and his family from a place of contentment. But can he?
(from 06 Oct 2010 - Closing on 06 Nov 2010)
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CRAZY FOR YOU
by George and Ira Gershwin , Book by Ken Ludwig
at Richmond Theatre
Sent by his wealthy mother to close the run-down Gaiety Theatre, aspiring actor Bobby Child falls for theatre manager's daughter, Polly Baker.
(from 12 Oct 2010 - Closing on 16 Oct 2010)
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CRIMES OF THE HEART
by Beth Henley
at Brockley Jack Theatre
A comedy telling the story of three sisters coming to terms with their past and then taking their futures by the scruff of the neck, grabbing hold of every last bit of joy and love along the way.
(from 28 Sep 2010 - Closing on 16 Oct 2010)
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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
by Edmond Rostand , adapted by Ranjit Bolt
at White Bear Theatre
Blends classical and contemporary dynamics to transport an audience into the midst of this infamous and heart wrenching love story.
(from 03 Aug 2010 - Closing on 04 Sep 2010)
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DAY THE WATERS CAME, THE
By Lisa Evans
at Unicorn Theatre
It's summer 2005. Maya Marsalis takes you by the hand - sometimes the throat - and leads you through her landscape on the day Hurricane Katrina came, the levees broke, the world watched and the US Government did nothing.
(from 05 Oct 2010 - Closing on 09 Oct 2010)
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DECEASED WOMAN, THE
by Nelson Rodrigues
at Etcetera Theatre
It's a story of a young woman who wills her own death - for utterly frivolous reasons.
(from 07 Sep 2010 - Closing on 19 Sep 2010)
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DEFYING HITLER
Adapted for the stage by Rupert Wickham. From the book by Sebastian Haffner
at Unicorn Theatre
The rise of the Nazis is explored simultaneously through the eyes of the child who experienced it and of the 32-year-old man looking back over his early life and wrestling with the question 'whatever became of the Germans?'
(from 20 Oct 2010 - Closing on 24 Oct 2010)
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DEPARTURE LOUNGE
by Dougal Irvine
at Waterloo East Theatre
Delayed at Malaga Airport after a week in the sun to celebrate their graduation from school, four less-than-innocent 18 year olds caught between adolescence and adulthood reminisce about their time together.
(from 28 Sep 2010 - Closing on 31 Oct 2010)
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DICK WHITTINGTON
By Joel Horwood and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. Conceived by Steve Marmion
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Join Dick Whittington and his cat as they journey to London to find their fortune in a show full of colourful characters, live music, laughter and the very evil King Rat.
(from 27 Nov 2010 - Closing on 08 Jan 2011 )
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DOCTOR WHO LIVE
Developed in association with Steven Moffat
at Wembley Arena
Opening in wartime London and concluding in an epic onstage battle, audiences should expect the unexpected as the The Doctor's arch-enemies the Daleks are joined by some of the best-loved and most terrifying monsters from the TV series including the Cybermen, Weeping Angels, Judoon and Oods to name but a few.
(from 08 Oct 2010 - Closing on 10 Oct 2010)
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DRACULA
Adaptation by Liz Lochhead. Based on the novel by Bram Stoker
at Greenwich Playhouse
In the spring of 1893 Jonathan Harker, a young English solicitor, visits Castle Dracula in Transylvania for what he believes to be a routine deal with the nobleman Count Dracula.
(from 09 Nov 2010 - Closing on 05 Dec 2010)
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DROWSY CHAPERONE, THE
Music by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
To chase his blues away, a modern day musical theatre addict known simply as 'Man in Chair'drops the needle on his favourite LP - the 1928 musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone.
(from 23 Sep 2010 - Closing on 31 Oct 2010)
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ECSTASY
By Mike Leigh
at Hampstead Theatre
Ribald comedy with dark overtones which 'combines Leigh's mastery for observation with a satirical caustic edge'.
(from 10 Mar 2011 - Closing on 09 Apr 2011)
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EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES, THE
by Jeff Goode
at Above The Stag Theatre
Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment.
(from 02 Nov 2010 - Closing on 28 Nov 2010)
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ENLIGHTENMENT
By Shelagh Stephenson
at Hampstead Theatre
A young man disappears on a back packing holiday to South East Asia, leaving his parents in a state of turmoil. Desperation takes them down avenues they would never have previously contemplated. Then they get a phone call claiming that he has been found.
(from 30 Sep 2010 - Closing on 30 Oct 2010)
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ESTATE WALLS
by Arinze Kene
at Oval House Theatre Downstairs
Set in an inferior London estate, told through rich, witty urban street slanguage, Estate Walls follows the story of Obi, a young writer who dreams of leaving his estate, but with bad boys Myles and Cain for best friends, there are bound to be setbacks.
(from 21 Sep 2010 - Closing on 09 Oct 2010)
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EVITA
by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
at New Wimbledon Theatre
Follows the tale of Eva Peron, who, though never an elected official, became a powerful political figure in Argentina following her marriage to President Juan Peron, until her death of cancer aged 33 in 1952
(from 20 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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FANTASTIC MR FOX
Based on the book by Roald Dahl, Adapted by Sarah Woods. Music and Lyrics by Ben Glasstone
at Little Angel Theatre
Mr Fox has three very nasty enemies, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. These greedy farmers hate Mr. Fox so much they will stop at nothing to get rid of him. They try to shoot, starve and dig him out of his hole, however Mr. Fox is much cleverer than they are and has a cunning plan of his own.
(from 11 Sep 2010 - Closing on 07 Nov 2010)
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FASCINATING AIDA
by Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson
at The Pheasantry
'New songs! New tops - and maybe new trousers too! Ruder and raunchier than ever.'
(from 05 Oct 2010 - Closing on 23 Oct 2010)
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FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE
Book by Clarke Peters, Featuring Louis Jordan's songs
at Theatre Royal Stratford East
Songs include 'Early In The Morning', 'Choo, Choo, Ch'Boogie', 'Saturday Night Fish Fry', 'Five Guys Named Moe' .
(from 03 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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FOOL , THE
by Edward Bond
at Cock Tavern Theatre
Explores the artist's place and role within contemporary society, illustrating the unfortunate fate of the artist in unjust surroundings.
(from 05 Oct 2010 - Closing on 23 Oct 2010)
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GARBAGE KING, THE
Adapted by Oladipo Agboluaje. From the book by Elizabeth Laird
at Unicorn Theatre
When Mamo meets Dani in a graveyard in Addis Ababa, he sees a spoiled little rich boy...
(from 25 Sep 2010 - Closing on 31 Oct 2010)
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GEORGE M. COHAN TONIGHT!
by Chip Deffaa
at New Players Theatre
Depicting the life and music of the theatrical legend
(from 21 Sep 2010 - Closing on 16 Oct 2010 )
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GLORIOUS!
By Peter Quilter
at Compass Theatre
Glorious! tells the hilarious story of Florence, her talented pianist, Cosme, and her eccentric friends on her journey to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall.
(from 28 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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GOD'S COUNTRY
by Steven Dietz
at Tara Studio
Docu-drama takes a close look at the shocking history of the white supremacist movement in the USA.
(from 19 Oct 2010 - Closing on 23 Oct 2010)
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GRANNY'S CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
by Quicksilver
at New Diorama Theatre
Performed with puppets
(from 30 Nov 2010 - Closing on 23 Dec 2010)
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GREEN ROOM, THE
By Arnos Goldflam, translated by Eva Danickova
at Etcetera Theatre
A Czech comedy about the ups and downs of the acting profession. Enter the weird world of backstage where one look in the mirror can make you completely change what you see in there.
(from 23 Sep 2010 - Closing on 26 Sep 2010)
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HAIRSPRAY
Book by Mark O'Donnell, Thomas Meehan, Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman, Based upon the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters.
at New Wimbledon Theatre
Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion -- to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance programme, 'The Corny Collins Show' and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity.
(from 15 Mar 2011 - Closing on 26 Mar 2011)
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HAMLET
by William Shakespeare
at Brockley Jack Theatre
Recognition Theatre's production sets Hamlet in the inter-war period of the 1930s, an era characterised by loss and foreboding, bereaved families torn apart by World War One and wracked with uncertainty for the future.
(from 07 Sep 2010 - Closing on 25 Sep 2010)
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HAY FEVER
by Noel Coward
at Rose Theatre
Actress Judith Bliss, novelist David Bliss and their two unconventional children, Sorel and Simon, welcome four guests to their country house by the Thames. But misunderstandings mount and the unwitting guests become desperate to flee
(from 23 Sep 2010 - Closing on 23 Oct 2010 )
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HOW TO BE AN OTHER WOMAN
By Lorrie Moore, adapted by Natalie Abrahami
at Gate Theatre
1980s New York. Anything is possible. Meet a man in an expensive beige raincoat. Attend four movies, three concerts and two-and-a-half museums. Find a picture of his wife on his bedside table. When you were six you thought mistress meant to put your shoes on the wrong feet.
(from 25 Aug 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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HUNGRY GHOSTS
by Tim Luscombe
at Orange Tree Theatre
We are in Shanghai for the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Tyler is tense about the race, his place in the team and the condition of the track and there is the newspaper interviewer pursuing him. And then his week-end is invaded and Tyler finds that human rights and Chinese politics enter his life.
(from 10 Nov 2010 - Closing on 11 Dec 2010)
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I'M A LONDONER
by Sam Bevitt, Roberto Trippini, Michael Clarkson
at Courtyard Theatre
Explores seven characters and seven stories set in a park in the heart of London.
(from 31 Aug 2010 - Closing on 05 Sep 2010)
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IF SO, THEN YES
by N.F. Simpson
at Jermyn Street Theatre
Charting a day in the life of octogenarian writer Geoffrey Wythenshaw, who sits down to dictate his autobiography from the comfort of a retirement home for the upper crust.
(from 07 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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IN THE BLOOD
by Suzan-Lori Parks
at Finborough Theatre
the story of Hester La Negrita, mother to five children, of five fathers, who makes a home beneath a bridge on the streets of New York. Hounded by her need to provide a better future for her family, she bargains her hopes on the only people left in her world, and comes up short.
(from 17 Aug 2010 - Closing on 04 Sep 2010)
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INVISIBLE MAN , THE
H.G. Wells's classic novel, adapted by Ken Hill
at Menier Chocolate Factory
H.G. Wells's classic novel has been converted into a music hall romp for the entire family.
(from 12 Nov 2010 - Closing on 13 Feb 2011)
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IRISH CURSE, THE
by Martin Casella
at Above The Stag Theatre
Does size matter? It certainly does for the five guys who meet every week at Father Shaunessey's self help group in the Catholic church basement in Brooklyn Heights. All afflicted by the 'Irish Curse' (small penises) they gossip, moan and share unmentionable secrets!
(from 28 Sep 2010 - Closing on 24 Oct 2010)
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IVAN AND THE DOGS
By Hattie Naylor
at Soho Theatre
In the poverty stricken Moscow of the early 1990s, 4 year old Ivan Mishukov walked out of his apartment one day and ended up spending two years on the streets, adopted by a pack of dogs who kept him safe.
(from 12 Oct 2010 - Closing on 06 Nov 2010)
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JILL HALFPENNY CELEBRATES THE GREAT BRITISH SONGBOOK
at Wilton's Music Hall
Jill Halfpenny, will perform the songs of Anthony Newley, Gary Barlow, Eric Clapton, The Beautiful South, Richard O Brien, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Police, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Stiles & Drewe, Leslie Bricusse and many more.
(from 28 Sep 2010 - Closing on 30 Sep 2010)
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JOSEPH K
By Tom Basden. Based on Franz Kafka's The Trial
at Gate Theatre
On the morning of his 30th birthday, Joseph K, wakes to find he's been arrested. He has no idea what he's done wrong, but he's determined to clear his name.
(from 11 Nov 2010 - Closing on 18 Dec 2010)
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JUKAI
by Theatre Temoin
at Blue Elephant Theatre
Theatre Temoin collaborates with Taiko drummers to devise a new piece which incorporates half-mask, contemporary theatre and Japanese traditional music to tell a story about straying from the path.
(from 28 Sep 2010 - Closing on 16 Oct 2010)
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KARAMAZOO & FAIRYTALEHEART (Double Bill)
by Philip Ridley
at Jermyn Street Theatre
KARAMAZOO. The story of the day Ace was stood up. Followed by FAIRYTALEHEART: a play about two teenagers who meet on a cold and snowy night and make the frost melt with the passion of their stories.
(from 22 Nov 2010 - Closing on 22 Dec 2010)
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KING LEAR
By William Shakespeare
at Richmond Theatre
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child's love rejected. As Lear's world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question.
(from 28 Mar 2011 - Closing on 02 Apr 2011)
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KNOWLEDGE, THE
by John Donnelly
at Bush Theatre
Examines what happens when a young teacher goes off the rails in a failing school.
(from 12 Jan 2011 - Closing on 19 Feb 2011)
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LADIES DOWN UNDER
by Amanda Whittington
at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
A group of girlfriends from a Hull fish factory celebrate jackpot success with a dream trip to Australia.
(from 27 Aug 2010 - Closing on 11 Sep 2010)
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LARAMIE PROJECT, THE
by Moises Kaufman, and The Members of Tectonic Theater Project
at Greenwich Theatre
In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming.
(from 21 Sep 2010 - Closing on 25 Sep 2010)
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LITTLE EAGLES
By Rona Munro
at Hampstead Theatre
RSC
(from 16 Apr 2011 - )
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LITTLE PLATOONS
by Steve Waters
at Bush Theatre
A group of West London parents are driven by desperation to take the new government up on their offer and start their own 'free school'. They want to create an education that their children will enjoy rather than endure. But as they find their lives given over to a disturbing version of the Big Society, their fervour turns to panic.
(from 19 Jan 2011 - Closing on 19 Feb 2011)
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LOVE ON THE DOLE
by Walter Greenwood and Ronald Gow
at Finborough Theatre
1930. Salford. The Great Depression has taken hold and mass unemployment threatens to devastate the residents of Hanky Park.
(from 07 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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LOWER DEPTHS, THE
by Maxim Gorky
at Barons Court Theatre
In the cramped basement of a boarding-house, thieves, whores, cynics and dreamers at the bottom of society struggle to survive in a Russia on the eve of revolution.
(from 31 Aug 2010 - Closing on 19 Sep 2010)
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MAGNETIC LADY, THE
by Ben Jonson
at White Bear Theatre
Updated to the stylish 1930's. The fabulously wealthy Lady Loadstone holds a dinner party to marry off her young niece Placentia Steele, who possesses a large dowry, which is kept in the tightfisted hands of Sir Moth Interest.
(from 07 Sep 2010 - Closing on 25 Sep 2010)
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MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE
Music by Tchaikovsky
at New Wimbledon Theatre
Matthew Bourne's all-male staging of Swan Lake
(from 14 Sep 2010 - Closing on 18 Sep 2010)
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MAURICE
by Roger Parsley and Andy Graham, from the novel by E. M. Forster
at Above The Stag Theatre
Maurice is heading for Cambridge, his future mapped out for him. But, when he falls in love with a man he finds himself at odds with his family, the class system, society and the law.
(from 04 Sep 2010 - Closing on 26 Sep 2010)
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ME AND JULIET
Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
at Finborough Theatre
When singer Jeanie and stage manager Larry are secretly married, they arouse the suspicion and jealousy of lighting technician and ex-boyfriend Bob. It's chaos on stage, and unbridled passion back stage, but the show must go on.
(from 05 Oct 2010 - Closing on 30 Oct 2010)
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MEDEA, THE FOREIGNER
A modern adaptation of Euripides' Greek tragedy by Patricia Carreira & Nicole Pschetz
at Bridewell Theatre
Focuses on the theme of being a foreigner, and the experience of living in a foreign land.
(from 31 Aug 2010 - Closing on 04 Sep2010)
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MISS JULIE
by August Strindberg in an version by Frank McGuinness
at Greenwich Playhouse
It is Midsummer's Eve in the kitchen of the Count where his daughter Julie and his valet Jean begin a dangerous game of seemingly innocent flirtation. After sleeping together the subsequent conflict between sexual passion and social position leads to Julie's suicide.
(from 24 Aug 2010 - Closing on 19 Sep 2010)
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MOGADISHU
by Vivenne Franzmann
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Takes place in an inner city London school, in which a teacher, Amanda, is accused of racial harassment by one of the pupils.
(from 03 Mar 2011 - Closing on 02 Apr 2011 )
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MOLE IN THE HOLE
By Tim Webb
at Unicorn Theatre
Meet the Mole Family in their cosy, underground home, lined with straw and strewn with sweet-smelling herbs.
(from 04 Dec 2010 - Closing on 02 Jan 2011 )
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MOMENT
By Deirdre Kinahan
at Bush Theatre
On a seemingly ordinary evening an Irish family sit down to tea. The difference tonight is that Nial is home, back from prison having committed a dark crime many years earlier with some news to share and a conscience to clear.
(from 25 Feb 2011 - Closing on 26 Mar 2011)
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MOMENT OF SILENCE, A
by Paul Ferguson
at Etcetera Theatre
Forgotten by the world and living alone on a bench in Battersea Park is Amos, a man who appears to have nothing left, no thing at all. His day to day routine appears to drag him further into the pit of his own misery until a moment arrives...
(from 19 Oct 2010 - Closing on 24 Oct 2010)
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MORECAMBE
by Tim Whitnall
at Richmond Theatre
Celebrating the wonderful life of Britain's best loved comic, this is a moving portrait of an lad with funny bones, a born entertainer, a big-hearted perfectionist.
(from 14 Sep 2010 - Closing on 18 Sep 2010)
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MY ROMANTIC HISTORY
By D C Jackson
at Bush Theatre
Office romances are tricky. One moment you're colleagues, then a quick grope after Friday night drinks and suddenly you're in a relationship. When Tom and Amy get together after an office social, they find themselves living in each other's pockets. But it's not their lack of chemistry the problem: it's that neither of them can quite get over their childhood sweethearts.
(from 20 Oct 2010 - Closing on 20 Nov 2010)
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NINA & SHAZ
by Laura McCluskey
at Tara Studio
Nina Simone and Shazne, two women, both young, gifted and black, are bound together across generations through violence, civil rights and shattered dreams.
(from 02 Nov 2010 - Closing on 06 Nov 2010)
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NOT ABOUT HEROES
By Stephen MacDonald
at Unicorn Theatre
Set in a Scottish war hospital during WW1, this is the story of the meeting and developing friendship of the celebrated writer, Siegfried Sassoon and the then unknown Wilfred Owen, who was suffering from shell shock.
(from 13 Oct 2010 - Closing on 17 Oct 2010)
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NUMBER, A
by Caryl Churchill
at Menier Chocolate Factory
Set in the near future, the story is structured around the conflict between father and son, addressing the subjects of human cloning, identity and nature versus nurture.
(from 29 Sep 2010 - Closing on 05 Nov 2010)
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OLLY'S PRISON
by Edward Bond
at Cock Tavern Theatre
Set in a simple city apartment, a father's attempts to speak to his daughter fail to elicit a response, and eventually erupt in a shocking and tragic climax of paternal fury.
(from 14 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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ONCE BITTEN
by Alfred Hennequin & Alfred Delacour, translated and adapted by Reggie Oliver
at Orange Tree Theatre
There is a lawyer, his pretty wife, his mother in law, an impecunious uncle who falls asleep whenever he sits down, a hopeless maid, the lawyer's lawyer friend and a disgruntled cook...
(from 15 Dec 2010 - Closing on 05 Feb 2011)
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ONE DAY AT A TIME
by Phil Fox
at Tara Studio
Looking at how Bill Wilson co-founded with Dr Bob Smith Alcoholics Anonymous, helped it grow and then set it free.
(from 09 Nov 2010 - Closing on 13 Nov 2010)
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PENELOPE
By Enda Walsh
at Hampstead Theatre
An interpretation of the story of Penelope and her suitors from Homer's Odyssey. We meet four ridiculous men who play for Penelope's unwinnable love while facing their inevitable deaths.
(from 10 Feb 2011 - Closing on 05 Mar 2011)
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PETER PAN
at New Wimbledon Theatre
Join Peter, Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys and the Darling family as they soar through the skies, encounter Captain Hook and discover the magic of Neverland.
(from 10 Dec 2010 - Closing on 16 Jan 2011)
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POPE'S WEDDING , THE
by Edward Bond
at Cock Tavern Theatre
A falsely naturalistic drama set in the Essex countryside.
(from 19 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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PUNK ROCK
by Simon Stephens
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Drawing on his past experience as a teacher Stephens' presents a group of educated, articulate, aspirational young people and reveals step-by-step the dislocation, disjunction and latent violence simmering under the surface of success.
(from 06 Sep 2010 - Closing on 18 Sep 2010)
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RAILWAY CHILDREN, THE
Mike Kenny's adaptation of E. Nesbit's novel
at Waterloo Station Theatre
Tells the story of Bobby, Peter and Phyllis, three children whose lives change dramatically when their father is mysteriously taken away.
(from 04 Jul 2010 - Closing on 02 Jan 2010)
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REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Script by Paul Sirett, music by Ian Dury
at Theatre Royal Stratford East
Set during a time of political change and economic hardship, this show with a live band pay tribute to Dury's anarchic spirit.
(from 22 Oct 2010 - Closing on 13 Nov 2010)
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RECIPE FOR A PERFECT WIFE
Devised by Nadia Papachronopoulou.
at King's Head Theatre
a darkly comic peek beneath the glossy veneer of the picture perfect world of the 1950s housewife.
(from 18 Aug 2010 - Closing on 04 Sep 2010)
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RECLINING NUDE WITH BLACK STOCKINGS
By Snoo Wilson
at Arcola Theatre
Tells the storyof Egon Schiele, portraying the trial that saw the young painter accused of seducing his 13 year old model.
(from 07 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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RED, BLACK & IGNORANT
by Edward Bond
at Cock Tavern Theatre
Depicting man and his decline into greed and despair, this is short piece, chronicling scenes from the life of a charred, blackened monster who was never born - his life destroyed before it was ever lived. Exploring issues of corruption and violence.
(from 31 Oct 2010 - Closing on 13 Nov 2010)
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REMAINS OF THE DAY, THE
Music, Book & Lyrics by Alex Loveless. Based on the Novel 'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro
at Union Theatre
Examines the nature of dignity and the intellectual and emotional servitude of blind devotion.
(from 01 Sep 2010 - Closing on 25 Sep 2010)
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RENT
Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, Based on Puccini's La Boheme.
at Putney Arts Centre
Tells the story of one year in the life of friends living in modern day East Village, New York City, 1989-1990.
(from 22 Sep 2010 - Closing on 25 Sep 2010)
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RIPPER'S 5, THE
by Karlton Parris and Louisa Jay
at Theatro Technis
The haunting story of Edgar, Queen Victoria's grandson - a man who will do anything to discover who Jack the Ripper was and is desperate to talk to the only people who can really know; the Ripper's five victims .
(from 21 Sep 2010 - Closing on 16 Oct 2010)
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RIVALS, THE
by Richard Sheridan
at Richmond Theatre
Sheridan's 18th century comedy of love, sentimentality and marriage
(from 20 Sep 2010 - Closing on 25 Sep 2010)
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ROALD DAHL'S TWISTED TALES
By Jeremy Dyson. Conceived by Polly Findlay
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Based on Roald Dahl's dark short stories for adults. The twisted imagination and full malevolence of Dahl is revealed.
(from 14 Jan 2011 - Closing on 26 Feb 2011 )
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ROBBERS, THE
by Friedrich Schiller, new version by Daniel Millar and Mark Leipacher
at New Diorama Theatre
Tackling violence, class, religion, civil liberties and state intervention
(from 09 Nov 2010 - Closing on 27 Nov 2010)
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ROBIN HOOD - QUEEN OF THIEVES
By Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper
at Above The Stag Theatre
Robin Hood: Scourge of the rich, friend to the poor, champion archer and outlaw (but with a day job as a nurse at Friar Tuck's Sherwood Forest Cottage Hospital).
(from 30 Nov 2010 - Closing on 22 Dec 2010)
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ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O'Brien
at Richmond Theatre
squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they'll never forget, with the scandalous Frank 'n' Furter, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta.
(from 22 Nov 2010 - Closing on 27 Nov 2010)
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SATURN RETURNS
by Noah Haidle
at Finborough Theatre
Takea a look at the life of one man - Gustin, at the three different stages of his life.
(from 02 Nov 2010 - Closing on 27 Nov 2010)
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SCROOGE
Book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
at New Wimbledon Theatre
Don't miss Ebenezer, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future and a whole host of Dickensian characters
(from 19 Oct 2010 - Closing on 23 Oct 2010)
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SECRET BOULEVARD
by Dylan Costello
at Courtyard Theatre
Hollywood 1949. In an era of stifling movie production restraints and stars kept under oppressive control by their bosses, innocent young actor Patrick Glass feels the full force of the studios' brute career-destroying power when he embarks on a scandalous love affair with his famous male co-star - the brooding and enigmatic Jackson Harper.
(from 05 Oct 2010 - Closing on 07 Nov 2010)
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SEXES, THE
By Polis Loizou
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
A darkly amusing, gender-bending portrait of a relationship. A provocative blend of theatre and video. The study of old wounds and crumbling facades.
(from 05 Oct 2010 - Closing on 10 Oct 2010)
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SILENCE
By David Farr and Filter
at Hampstead Theatre
RSC
(from 12 May 2011 - )
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SLEEPING BEAUTY
at Richmond Theatre
Tells the tale of a beautiful princess who pricks her finger and falls into a deep sleep
(from 10 Dec 2010 - Closing on 16 Jan 2011)
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SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
at Landor Theatre
A musical revue showcasing 39 pop standards, including rock and roll, rhythm and blues songs, including'On Broadway', 'Jalhouse Rock', 'Stand ^By Me' and I'm a Woman'.
(from 13 Jul 2010 - Closing on 12 Sep 2010 )
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SORDID LIVES
by Del Shores
at Bridewell Theatre
Peggy's dead, killed after tripping over her lover's wooden legs in a seedy motel room. The funeral promises to be an ordeal, so a bad time for her sister to quit smoking.
(from 22 Sep 2010 - Closing on 25 Sep 2010)
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SPARE
By Sebastian Rex
at New Diorama Theatre
A look at human brutality and sexual abuse.
(from 07 Sep 2010 - Closing on 25 Sep 2010)
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SPEND SPEND SPEND!
Based on the book by Viv Nicholson and Stephen Smith, has book and lyrics by Steve Brown and Justin Greene and music by Steve Brown.
at Richmond Theatre
Concerns Viv Nicholson , a 23 year-old who won the pools in 1961 and famously blew~ the money within a couple of years.
(from 02 Nov 2010 - Closing on 06 Nov 2010)
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SUICIDE BRUNETTE / THE NATIVE
by Gary Mitchell / by Christopher Hanvey
at Old Red Lion Theatre
Two Solo pieces inspired by the themes of isolation and redemption.
(from 12 Oct 2010 - Closing on 30 Oct 2010)
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SUMMIT CONFERENCE
by Robert David MacDonald
at Cellars of 33 Portland Place
A fantasy meeting of Eva Braun and Clara Petacci, Hitler and Mussolini's mistress.
(from 11 Aug 2010 - Closing on 04 Sep 2010 )
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SUNSET BITCH
with Jessica Martin
at Waterloo East Theatre
One-woman show . She shares her journey from rags to riches (and back again), and with a little help from her showbiz pals we discover why she became the Sunset Bitch.
(from 08 Sep 2010 - Closing on 26 Sep 2010)
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TERRORISM
by Presnyakov brothers
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Surreal comedy with a sharp, dark edge. An airport bomb scare is the starting point for an investigation of more subtle and surprising acts of terrorism, asking just who is terrorising whom in the home, the workplace and the street?
(from 13 Sep 2010 - Closing on 18 Sep 2010)
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THEATRE SOUK
Various
at Theatre Delicatessen
Theatre Souk will transform TheatreDelicatessen's home into a theatrical market place, filling its performance spaces, corridors, kitchens and toilets with interactive work, created by some of London's best emerging and experimental theatre makers.
(from 14 Sep 2010 - Closing on 16 Oct 2010)
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THIS IS HOW IT GOES
by Neil Labute
at King's Head Theatre
About a young man who moves in with married couple Cody and Belinda Phipps, both of whom were in his class at school.
(from 07 Sep 2010 - Closing on 03 Oct 2010)
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THREE MUSKETEERS , THE
Music by score by George Stiles. Lyrics by Paul Leigh. Book by Peter Raby with Francis Matthews. Original concept by William Hobbs. Adapted from the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas
at Rose Theatre
Sultry, passionate and full of the heat of Parisian summers, the story of D'Artagnan and his quest to join the legendary Musketeers
(from 27 Nov 2010 - Closing on 02 Jan 2011)
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THUNDERBOLT, THE
by Arthur Wing Pinero
at Orange Tree Theatre
The eldest Mortimore, a brewer, has died. His estranged siblings gather to divide the spoils. But there is no will and an illegitimate daughter.
(from 01 Sep 2010 - Closing on 02 Oct 2010)
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TIGER COUNTRY
By Nina Raine
at Hampstead Theatre
Explores the range of clinical and ethical issues that underlie working life on medical and surgical wards in a frenetic London hospital. . Fighting exhaustion and a hierarchical system, the medical staff face personal and moral decisions which affect their lives and those of their patients.
(from 13 Jan 2011 - Closing on 05 Feb 2011)
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TIN SOLDIER
By Noel Greig
at Unicorn Theatre
Join our brave tin traveller on an action packed journey stuffed with songs, surprises and a gallery of grotesques.
(from 27 Oct 2010 - Closing on 31 Oct 2010)
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TINY KUSHNER - FIVE ONE ACT PLAYS
by Tony Kushner
at Tricycle Theatre
A collection of five one-act plays by Tony Kushner.
(from 01 Sep 2010 - Closing on 25 Sep 2010)
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TOAD HALL! / DON JUAN IN LOVE
Adapted from events in Kenneth Grahame's'The Wind in the Willows'by Steam Industry Free Theatre and the young people of Southwark / by Jose Zorrilla
at Scoop at More London Greek-style amphitheatre
Steam Industry Free Theatre return with their 8th annual season of free, magical theatre in the spectacular Scoop at More London Greek-style amphitheatre.
(from 05 Aug 2010 - Closing on 05 Sep 2010)
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TOM CREAN - ANTARCTIC EXPLORER
by Aidan Dooley
at Waterloo East Theatre
A one-man show. The life-story of Tom Crean, intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland's unsung heroes.
(from 02 Sep 2010 - Closing on 04 Sep 2010)
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TOMORROW MORNING
book, music & lyrics by Laurence Mark Wythe
at Landor Theatre
An intimate four-person musical about two couples and how their stories collide across time. Jack and Catherine are in their late 30s and on the brink of getting divorced; meanwhile John and Kat, who are in their early 20s are getting married.
(from 12 Oct 2010 - Closing on 13 Nov 2010 )
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TRADING FACES
By The Actors Ensemble
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Can you have passion and not fall in love?
(from 19 Oct 2010 - Closing on 06 Nov 2010)
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TRAIN DRIVER, THE
By Athol Fugard
at Hampstead Theatre
Inspired by a true event. A tormented train driver is compelled to visit a windswept graveyard in the Eastern Cape to find the unmarked grave of the woman he unintentionally killed.
(from 04 Nov 2010 - Closing on 04 Dec 2010)
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TWO
By Jim Cartwright
at Dirty Dick's pub
Set in a Northern pub, the audience are introduced to fourteen different characters all brought to life by two actors.
(from 11 Sep 2010 - Closing on 28 Sep 2010)
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TWO-CHARACTER PLAY , THE
by Tennessee Williams
at Jermyn Street Theatre
Reality and fantasy are interwoven with terrifying power as two actors on tour - brother and sister - find themselves deserted by the troupe in a decrepit state theatre in an unknown state.
(from 26 Oct 2010 - Closing on 20 Nov 2010)
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UNDER ROOM , THE
by Edward Bond
at Cock Tavern Theatre
A city suburb, 2077. In the cellar of a dull city dwelling Joan discovers a stranger living on her property, citing marching soldiers in the street as the reason for his presence.
(from 05 Oct 2010 - Closing on 24 Oct 2010)
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WAITING IN THE WINGS
By Noel Coward
at Pentameters Theatre
Set in a retirement home for actresses and focuses on a feud between residents Lotta Bainbridge and May Davenport, who once both loved the same man.
(from 31 Aug 2010 - Closing on 18 Sep 2010)
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WAR AND PEAS
by Dermot O'Dolan
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
War and Peas is a teatro misto of the Cherry Orchard, The Godfather, and Gardener's World, with a sprinkle in a bit of Chernobyl, phishing e-mails and a Somalian Pirate.
(from 28 Sep 2010 - Closing on 03 Oct 2010)
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WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING
by Mark Grey
at Greenwich Playhouse
Seven highly successful charity workers each awarded for their efforts in war-torn, disaster, or famine areas around the world are brought together for the reading of their late benefactor's will.
(from 12 Oct 2010 - Closing on 31 Oct 2010)
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WHITE DEVIL, THE
by John Webster
at Blue Elephant Theatre
Complex Jacobean revenge tragedy, given a contemporary style. Performed by a large ensemble cast who, through the use of text, movement and music, will create the decadence and debauchery of the Italian court.
(from 09 Nov 2010 - Closing on 04 Dec 2010)
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ZIP: A STREETDANCE MUSICAL
Written by Ray Shell, Sarah Henley and James Kenward, music by AnthonyWarnes,Warren Wilson, Shell, Henley and Kenward
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Giant Olive organised a series of workshops with people in Camden affected by Gun & Knife Crime and using the material gathered, produced 'ZIP'.
(from 02 Aug 2010 - Closing on 05 Sep 2010)
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