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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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4:48 PSYCHOSIS
by Sarah Kane
at Theatro Technis Theatre
Iconic tale of personal anguish and struggles with medication and mental health.
(from 06 Mar 2012 - Closing on 17 Mar 2012)
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A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
by Anthony Burgess
at Arcola Theatre Studio 1
50 years after Anthony Burgess’s landmark novel was published, its portrait of a corrupt state, a bankrupt civil society, and a populace in fear of feral youth seems urgently familiar.
(from 21 Mar 2012 - Closing on 21 Apr 2012)
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by William Shakespeare
at Middle Temple Hall
When a handful of humans accidentally stumble into the magical realm of the fairies, the stage is set for a night of comical confusion in the moonlit woods.
(from 06 Apr 2012 - Closing on 14 Apr 2012)
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A RESPECTABLE WEDDING/BUD (DOUBLE BILL)
by Bertolt Brecht translated by Jean Benedetti (A Respectable Wedding), Nick Darke (Bud)
at Waterloo East Theatre
Double bill of wedding based dramas.
(from 07 Feb 2012 - Closing on 26 Feb 2012)
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A RUSSIAN PLAY
by John Thompson
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
It's winter in 1916 and Russia's on the eve of the Bolshevik revolution
(from 14 Feb 2012 - Closing on 04 Mar 2012)
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A WALK ON PART - THE FALL OF NEW LABOUR
From the diaries of Chris Mullin, adapted for the stage by Michael Chaplin
at Soho Theatre
Chris Mullin's witty, irreverent take on contemporary politics.
(from 21 Mar 2012 - Closing on 14 Apr 2012)
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ABIGAIL’S PARTY
by Mike Leigh
at Menier Chocolate Factory
Set in 1970’s suburbia, where Beverly and her husband Laurence are hosting a drinks party for their neighbours.
(from 02 Mar 2012 - Closing on 21 Apr 2012)
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AMERICAN CLOCK, THE
by Arthur Miller.
at Finborough Theatre
Inspired partly by Studs Terkel's oral history Hard Times, and partly by Arthur Miller's own recollections, The American Clock is a panoramic 'dramatic vaudeville' about the Great Depression of the 1930s.
(from 27 Mar 2012 - Closing on 21 Apr 2012)
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AND NO MORE SHALL WE PART
by Tom Holloway
at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Pam is ill. She is going to get much worse before she dies. It is time to take matters into her own hands. As she and her husband wait for the pills to work the memories keep coming, and it’s so hard to let her go.
(from 12 Jan 2012 - Closing on 11 Feb 2012)
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AT SWIM TWO BOYS
Created by Jim Ennis and Jessica Cohen based on the novel by Jamie O’Neill.
at Riverside Studios
Set in Ireland in 1916, the work juxtaposes the developing love affair between two young men coming of age
(from 07 Feb 2012 - Closing on 25 Feb 2012)
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BABEL (part of the World Stages London Festival)
N/A
at Site-specific tbc
An outdoor show created for an iconic London setting, Babel is staged through a unique partnership between WildWorks and Battersea Arts Centre and will feature a cast of 500 community and professional actors and musicians.
(from 08 May 2012 - Closing on 20 May 2012)
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BACCHAE, THE
by Euripides, in a translation by Ranjit Bolt
at Theatro Technis Theatre
A new god, with his charming followers, appears in town. Dionysus ...
(from 01 Mar 2012 - Closing on 17 Mar 2012)
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BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
by Neil Simon
at Richmond Theatre
Barefoot in the Park follows newly-weds Corrie and Paul’s encounters with their bohemian neighbours.
(from 30 Apr 2012 - Closing on 05 May 2012)
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BEAR & THE PROPOSAL, THE
by Anton Chekhov
at London Theatre New Cross
Mrs. Popov and Smirnov serve both to provide the comic material for the play and as a foundation upon which to build Smirnov's growing realization that he succumbing to the ultimate debt of love in this short farce.
(from 31 Jan 2012 - Closing on 05 Feb 2012)
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BEE, THE
by Hideki Nod. Adapted by Colin Teevan
at Soho Theatre
What would you do if your family were taken hostage?
(from 24 Jan 2012 - Closing on 11 Feb 2012)
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BETTE AND JOAN
by Anton Burge
at Richmond Theatre
Comedy exposing the highs, the lows and the tantrums behind the scenes of the now classic film Whatever Happened To Baby Jane.
(from 10 Apr 2012 - Closing on 14 Apr 2012)
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER
at Richmond Theatre
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.
(from 16 Apr 2012 - Closing on 21 Apr 2012)
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BLOODY POETRY
by Howard Brenton
at Jermyn Street Theatre
The Shelleys and Claire Clairemont fled from scandal in London to Lake Geneva, where Claire introduced the Shelleys to her lover, Lord Byron.
(from 31 Jan 2012 - Closing on 25 Feb 2012)
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BLUE HEART AFTERNOON
by Nigel Gearing
at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
This new light hearted comedy is about innocence and experience, integrity and fame, loyalty and betrayal.
(from 05 Apr 2012 - Closing on 12 May 2012)
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BOWL OF CHERRIES, A
devised by Andrew C Wadsworth, book by Carolyn Pertwee, music by David Martin.
at Charing Cross Theatre (formerly New Players Theatre)
A Bowl of Cherries is a musical revue that looks at life through a cycle of plays and songs, as observed by two wartime ghosts.
(from 06 Mar 2012 - Closing on 31 Mar 2012)
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BOY IN A DRESS
by La JohnJoseph
at Ovalhouse Theatre Downstairs
Autobiographical, political, raucous and accidentally profound, Boy in a Dress details the life thus far, of one third-gendered, fallen Catholic, ex-fashion model from the wrong side of the tracks.
(from 14 Feb 2012 - Closing on 03 Mar 2012)
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BOYS
by Ella Hickson
at Soho Theatre
It's finals day for the Class of 2011.
(from 30 May 2012 - Closing on 16 Jun 2012)
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BRIDGE, THE
by Harry Denford
at London Theatre New Cross
A revival of this comedy with not so comical subject of suicide.
(from 07 Feb 2012 - Closing on 12 Feb 2012)
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BROTHERLY LOVE
by David Schaal
at Pentameters Theatre
A modern drama that centres on the broken relationship between two very different brothers.
(from 07 Feb 2012 - Closing on 26 Feb 2012)
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CHAIR
by Edward Bond
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
(from 11 May 2012 - Closing on 26 May 2012)
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CHARIOTS OF FIRE
Adapted for the stage by Mike Bartlett Based on the Enigma Productions Limited Motion Picture. Original music by Vangelis with additional music by Jason Carr.
at Hampstead Theatre
Chariots of Fire is the true story of two great athletes, outsiders who overcome prejudice and personal strife to compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics. A tale of hope, honour and the beautiful purity of running.
(from 09 May 2012 - Closing on 16 Jun 2012)
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CHARITY THAT BEGAN AT HOME , THE
by St John Hankin
at Orange Tree Theatre
It is a house party with a difference when the guests have been invited not because they are liked, but because the hostess feels them to be in need.
(from 14 Dec 2011 - Closing on 04 Feb 2012)
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CIRKUS CIRKOR - UNDERMAN
at Roundhouse Theatre
This is the true story of three male ‘undermen’ whose relationships with their partners came to an end.
(from 10 Apr 2012 - Closing on 14 Apr 2012)
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CIRQUE MANDINGUE - F0TE FORE
at Roundhouse Theatre
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.
(from 28 Mar 2012 - Closing on 07 Apr 2012)
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CLUB CLASS - THE AVIATION COMEDY
by Harry Denford
at London Theatre New Cross
Join a cast of five dressed as cabin crew yet playing everyone from pilots to baggage handlers, passengers to bits of the Airbus A320 on this charter flight of fun to Portugal.
(from 29 Feb 2012 - Closing on 04 Mar 2012)
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COMOS, THE COSMETICS, THE
by Nick Field
at Ovalhouse Upstairs
Nick grew up in a remote British village, and from the moment he discovered that orange squash could make fantastic lip tint, he knew he was going to have to search for a place to belong.
(from 16 Feb 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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COMPLAINT, THE
by Nick Whitby
at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
When a woman makes a complaint to a group of administrators she enters a Kafkaesque world of surveys, meetings and consultations that leads to torture, interrogation and attempted murder.
(from 17 May 2012 - Closing on 16 Jun 2012)
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CONQUERING HERO, THE
by Allan Monkhouse
at Orange Tree Theatre
As the war approaches, the family is torn by differing attitudes to the coming conflict. Conscientious objections are not easy principles to espouse at such a time and in such a family.
(from 25 Apr 2012 - Closing on 09 Jun 2012)
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DAMAGES
by Steve Thompson
at Bridewell Theatre
Set in a tabloid newspaper office this play sets the scene of a team of ruthless tabloid hacks with the scent of a story in their nostrils.
(from 21 Feb 2012 - Closing on 25 Feb 2012)
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DANCE CLASS
by Andre Radmall
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Dance Class is the story of the madness and recovery of a wounded healer.
(from 17 Jan 2012 - Closing on 05 Feb 2012)
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DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE
at Richmond Theatre
An inexperienced young medical student Simon Sparrow is beginning his five year internship at St. Swithin's Teaching Hospital.
(from 21 May 2012 - Closing on 26 May 2012)
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DON JUAN COMES BACK FROM THE WAR
by Odon von Horvath in a new version by Duncan Macmillan.
at Finborough Theatre
Don Juan’s back from the War and he’s got some catching up to do.
(from 28 Feb 2012 - Closing on 24 Mar 2012)
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DUCHESS OF MALFI, THE
by John Webster
at Greenwich Playhouse
John Webster's Jacobean tragedy begins as a love story, with a Duchess who marries beneath her class.
(from 21 Feb 2012 - Closing on 18 Mar 2012)
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DUTCHMAN /THE BURGLAR WHO FAILED (double Bill)
Dutchman by Amiri Baraka; The Burglar Who Failed by St. John Hankin
at Orange Tree Theatre
When burglar Bill Bludgeon decides to break into Mrs Maxwell’s house he meets his match – a feisty schoolgirl with a hockey stick. The burglar’s true identity is unravelled and the notion of ‘good Christianity’ is tested.
In Dutchman Lula, a beautiful white woman, walks into a train carriage eating an apple.
(from 13 Jun 2012 - Closing on 30 Jun 2012)
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EARLY ADVENTURES - SPITFIRE / TOWN AND COUNTRY / THE INFERNAL GALOP (Triple Bill)
by New Adventures
at Sadler's Wells Theatre
(from 21 May 2012 - Closing on 26 May 2012)
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EDUCATING RITA
by Willy Russell
at Menier Chocolate Factory
The Pygmalion like account of a young, brash Liverpudlian hairdresser trying to enrich her life by going on an English Lit Open University course.
(from 25 Apr 2012 - Closing on 12 May 2012)
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ELASTIC BRIDGE
by Rosie MacPherson, John Tomlinson and Andrew Draper. Additional writing by Eddie Fortune.
at The Tabard Theatre
One bridge strains under the weight of three troubled souls. As secrets are shared, only the unlikeliest of friendships will save these strangers.
(from 31 Jan 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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FAREWELL TO THE THEATRE
By Richard Nelson
at Hampstead Theatre
About Harley Granville-Barker, widely regarded as the man who laid the foundations of modern British theatre.
(from 01 Mar 2012 - Closing on 07 Apr 2012)
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FATAL EXCUSES
by Darrell Jackson
at Chelsea Theatre
On a desolate Island lives a desolate woman.
(from 25 Jan 2012 - Closing on 11 Feb 2012)
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FEW MAN FRIDAYS, A
by Adrian Jackson
at Riverside Studios
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
(from 10 Feb 2012 - Closing on 10 Mar 2012)
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FREEDOM
by Rick Limentani
at Arcola Theatre Studio 2
This is a story divided between Tajikistan and England, told in split screen, following three characters forced to choose between their own freedom and each others.
(from 25 Jan 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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FUNNY PECULIAR
by Mike Stott
at Richmond Theatre
Comedy that launched the careers of Julie Walters and Richard Beckinsale.
(from 23 Apr 2012 - Closing on 28 Apr 2012)
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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
at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
(from 16 Dec 2011 - Closing on 03 Feb 2012)
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HAVE I NONE / THE UNDER ROOM (Double Bill)
by Edward Bond
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
(from 19 Apr 2012 - Closing on 26 May 2012)
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HERE
by Michael Frayn
at The Rose Theatre
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. ..
(from 19 Apr 2012 - Closing on 12 May 2012 )
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JULIUS CAESAR
by William Shakespeare
at Jack Studio Theatre
Set amongst the sordid streets of a dystopian bohemia, we are confronted with the remains of a once strong and powerful Rome.
(from 28 Feb 2012 - Closing on 10 Mar 2012)
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KAFKA V KAFKA
Based on Franz Kafka’s Letter to my Father, Adapted and translated by Howard Colyer
at Jack Studio Theatre
At the age of 36, Franz Kafka was driven to write a letter to the father that he feared, addressing his harsh and authoritarian treatment of his son and the humiliations he inflicted on him
(from 17 Jan 2012 - Closing on 04 Feb 2012)
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KING JOHN
by William Shakespeare
at Union Theatre
John's claim to the throne is tenuous to say the least.
(from 17 Jan 2012 - Closing on 11 Feb 2012)
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KING'S SPEECH, THE
by David Seidler
at Richmond Theatre
When Edward VIII abdicates, his brother Bertie is thrust into the spotlight and crowned King George VI of England.
(from 05 Mar 2012 - Closing on 10 Mar 2012)
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LA TRAVIATA
Translated and adapted by Kit Hesketh-Harvey based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi
at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
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.
(from 08 Feb 2012 - Closing on 03 Mar 2012)
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LADY FROM THE SEA, THE
by Henrik Ibsen
at The Rose Theatre
Ellida Wangel (Joely Richardson) is married to Dr Wangel, and lives with him and his two daughters.
(from 23 Feb 2012 - Closing on 17 Mar 2012 )
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LAST DAY, THE
by Victor hugo, adapted by Pamela Schermann
at Waterloo East Theatre
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.
(from 27 Jan 2012 - Closing on 04 Feb 2012)
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LAY DOWN YOUR CROSS
by Nick Payne
at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
About heartache, forgiveness and the importance of family.
(from 23 Feb 2012 - Closing on 24 Mar 2012)
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LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE
by CS Lewis, adapted by Rupert Goold
at Threesixty Theatre Tent
Four siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, discover the magical world of Narnia when they pass through a mysterious wardrobe door.
(from 08 May 2012 - Closing on 09 Sep 2012)
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LONDON SPRING, THE
by Francis Beckett
at Etcetera Theatre
Michael, a prosperous American doctor, is in London for the first time.
(from 06 Mar 2012 - Closing on 25 Mar 2012)
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LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
by Eugene O’Neill
at Richmond Theatre
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.
(from 22 Feb 2012 - Closing on 03 Mar 2012)
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LORD OF THE FLIES
by William Golding, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams
at Theatro Technis Theatre
A group of school children are stranded on a tropical island.
(from 09 Mar 2012 - Closing on 18 Mar 2012)
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LOVE AND WAR - THE SONGS OF H0WARD GOODALL
Conceived by Lydia Milman Schmidt and Aaron Clingham, based on songs by Howard Goodall
at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub
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.
(from 21 Feb 2012 - Closing on 10 Mar 2012)
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LOVESONG
By Abi Morgan
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Intertwines a couple in their twenties with the same man and woman a lifetime later. Their past and present selves collide.
(from 11 Jan 2012 - Closing on 04 Feb 2012)
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LUCKY STIFF
Book & lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, based on 'The Man Who Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo' by Michael Butterworth
at Landor Theatre
The story revolves around Harry Witherspoon, an unassuming English shoe salesman, who is forced to take the embalmed body of his recently murdered, Atlantic City casino managing, Uncle Tony on a vacation to Monte Carlo.
(from 07 Feb 2012 - Closing on 25 Feb 2012)
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MAN IN THE MIDDLE
by Ron Elisha
at Theatre503
Looking at the many faces and fallouts of 'the most dangerous man in the world'.
(from 10 Jan 2012 - Closing on 04 Feb 2012 )
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MARY STUART
by Schiller. In a new version by Daniel Millar & Mark Leipacher
at New Diorama Theatre
A political prisoner is accused of religious extremism, incitement of war and masterminding assassination.
(from 10 Jan 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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MATHEMATICS OF THE HEART
by Kefi Chadwick
at Theatre503
Mathematics of the Heart centres on Dr Paul MacMillan, a professor of Chaos Theory who specialises in storm patterns.
(from 07 Feb 2012 - Closing on 03 Mar 2012)
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MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A
By William Shakespeare, adapted by Filter.
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Filter’s shows create an on-stage fusion of live and recorded music – their trademark of live integrated sound.
(from 11 Feb 2012 - Closing on 17 Mar 2012)
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MISS JULIE
by Stringberg. In a new version by Emily Juniper
at New Diorama Theatre
On a sultry midsummer night, the young and wilful Miss Julie has caused a stir by dancing at a party in the servants’ quarters...
(from 24 Jan 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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MISSING
by Barney Norris
at Tristan Bates Theatre
Thatcher's England, and Luke and Andy are facing the end of their childhoods.
(from 31 Jan 2012 - Closing on 25 Feb 2012)
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MOGADISHU
by Vivienne Franzmann
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Mogadishu is the vivid account of what happens to a teacher when she is suddenly accused of racially abusing a pupil.
(from 27 Mar 2012 - Closing on 31 Mar 2012)
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MOTTLED LINES
by Archie W Maddocks
at Orange Tree Theatre
In August 2011 England’s streets were taken over. Mottled Lines explores how the breakdown in communication and the unconscious spread of fear caused these events to occur.
(from 10 Jul 2012 - Closing on 14 Jul 2012)
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MURDER ON THE NILE
by Agatha Christie
at Richmond Theatre
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!
(from 30 Jan 2012 - Closing on 04 Feb 2012)
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MUSWELL HILL
by Torben Betts
at Orange Tree Theatre
One night in January 2010 an earthquake in Haiti leaves around a hundred thousand people dead and almost two million homeless.
(from 08 Feb 2012 - Closing on 10 Mar 2012)
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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.
at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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.
(from 12 Jul 2012 - Closing on 15 Aug 2012)
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Matthew Bourne’s SLEEPING BEAUTY
Music by Tchaikovsky. New Scenario by Matthew Bourne after Perrault and Petipa
at Sadler's Wells Theatre
A gothic fairy tale. World Premiere
(from Dec 2012? - Closing on Jan 2013?)
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NAKED BOYS SINGING
Conceived by Robert Schrock
at Charing Cross Theatre (formerly New Players Theatre)
This 70-minute review‚ features eight good-looking and talented male actors‚ celebrating the glories of the naked male body through a series of catchy, pithy cabaret numbers.
(from 27 Jan 2012 - Closing on 19 May 2012)
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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
by Alan Ayckbourn
at Richmond Theatre
Theft, petty crime, vandalism - all the ills of modern suburban existence are on the increase on The Bluebell Hill Development.
(from 06 Feb 2012 - Closing on 11 Feb 2012)
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NO PICNIC
by Greg Freeman
at The Tabard Theatre
Invited to a picnic in the woods, Alfie, Ludovic and Julius witness a disturbing incident that seriously alters their existence
(from 20 Mar 2012 - Closing on 07 Apr 2012)
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OEDIPUSSY
by Carl Grose and Spymonkey, adapted by Emma Rice
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
(from 10 Apr 2012 - Closing on 21 Apr 2012)
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OKLAHOMA!
by Rodgers & Hammerstein
at Richmond Theatre
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.
(from 27 Mar 2012 - Closing on 31 Mar 2012)
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ONDINE
by Jean Giraudoux
at White Bear Theatre
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.
(from 28 Feb 2012 - Closing on 18 Mar 2012)
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OUTWARD BOUND
by Sutton Vane.
at Finborough Theatre
Seven passengers meet in the saloon bar of a ship as it sets sail from an unidentified English port.
(from 31 Jan 2012 - Closing on 25 Feb 2012)
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PAJAMA MEN - IN THE MIDDLE OF NO ONE, THE
at Charing Cross Theatre (formerly New Players Theatre)
In The Middle of No One sees a lone explorer leave his wife and child behind in search of things most people have never seen, let alone know about.
(from 09 Jan 2012 - Closing on 03 Mar 2012)
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PATIENCE OR BUNTHORNE'S BRIDE
by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
at Union Theatre
A satire on the British aesthetic movement of the 1870’s.
(from 15 Feb 2012 - Closing on 10 Mar 2012)
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PIPPIN
music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by Roger O. Hirson
at Menier Chocolate Factory
In this coming-of-age story, Pippin, heir to the throne of Charlemagne, ventures on a quest of self-discovery, but in doing so our hero must face the uncertain worlds of warfare, love, politics and religion.
(from 22 Nov 2011 - Closing on 25 Feb 2012)
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PITCH PERFECT
by Jonathan Guy Lewis
at The Tabard Theatre
A comic picture of the excruciating tensions that characterise the business world of pitching.
(from 21 Feb 2012 - Closing on 17 Mar 2012)
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PITCHFORK DISNEY, THE
by Philip Ridley
at Arcola Theatre Studio 1
Ten years ago something terrible happened to Presley and Haley.
(from 25 Jan 2012 - Closing on 17 Mar 2012)
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PLACE AT THE TABLE, A
by Simon Block
at Tristan Bates Theatre
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...
(from 28 Feb 2012 - Closing on 17 Mar 2012)
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PLAY HOUSE & DEFINITELY THE BAHAMAS (Double Bill)
by Martin Crimp
at Orange Tree Theatre
Play House tells the story in 13 scenes of a young couple’s attempts to set up home, with sex, work, pregnancy, madness, parents, weird neighbours and cleaning the fridge.
Definitely the Bahamas , presents an unsettling mix of comedy and unbearable truth: Frank and Miller relish the visits of Michael, their charming and incredibly successful only child – but what exactly is his relationship to the young student living in their house?
(from 14 Mar 2012 - Closing on 21 Apr 2012)
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PRIMROSE PATH, THE
by Georges Feydeau
at Pentameters Theatre
Come to Paris in the naughty nineties and meet Henriette and Rene, still in the classroom and with such a lot to learn.
(from 17 Jan 2012 - Closing on 05 Feb 2012)
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PROFESSOR VANESSA'S WONDERSHOW
conceived by Professor Vanessa Toulmin
at Roundhouse Theatre
Walk through a lost world of original vintage circus side-shows and gasp at the hair-raising aerial performances, contemporary cabaret and illusion
(from 23 Apr 2012 - Closing on 29 Apr 2012)
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PURGE
by Sofi Oksanen, English translation by Eva Buchwald
at Arcola Theatre Studio 2
Narrated through multiple story lines, Purge moves back and forth across time.
(from 22 Feb 2012 - Closing on 24 Mar 2012)
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RAINER HERSCH'S VICTOR BORGE
by Rainer Hersch
at Jermyn Street Theatre
Victor Borge was a brilliant pianist, virtuoso comedian and once voted the funniest man in the world by The New York Times.
(from 06 Mar 2012 - Closing on 31 Mar 2012)
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ROCINANTE! ROCINANTE!
by Panta Rei Theatre Collective
at CLF Art Cafe, Bussey Building
A site specific, promenade journey considers madness in Don Quixote and Hamlet
(from 10 Feb 2012 - Closing on 02 Mar 2012)
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SABBAT: THE TRIALS OF THE PENDLE WITCHES
by Richard Shannon
at Orange Tree Theatre
Good Friday 1612. High on a hill in the wild and lawless area of Pendle in Lancashire, a secret meeting is held at Malkin Tower.
(from 03 Jul 2012 - Closing on 07 Jul 2012)
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SATIN ‘N’ STEEL
By Amanda Whittington
at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
A singing 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.
(from 03 Feb 2012 - Closing on 25 Feb 2012)
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SENSE & SENSIBILITY
by Jane Austen, adapted by Roger Parsley and Andy Graham.
at Rosemary Branch Pub Theatre
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.
(from 25 Jan 2012 - Closing on 19 Feb 2012)
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SHAKESPEARE UNBOUND
by David Reese
at London Theatre New Cross
1623 John Heminges returns to his house on the site of the Globe Theatre with a precious package – the first edition of Wiliiam Shakesepeare’s “Comedies, Histories and Tragedies”
(from 14 Feb 2012 - Closing on 19 Feb 2012)
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SHIVERED
by Philip Ridley
at Southwark Playhouse
Shivered follows the story of two families as they grapple with war, love, grief, a derelict car plant...and mysterious lights in the sky.
(from 07 Mar 2012 - Closing on 14 Apr 2012)
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SLEEPING DOGS
by Brenda Gottsche
at Barons Court Theatre
Let sleeping dogs lie...' We all have times when we take that option and hope those hounds stay put.
(from 31 Jan 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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SLEEPING WITH STRAIGHT MEN
by Ronnie Larsen
at Above the Stag Theatre
Stanley always falls for unavailable men.
(from 11 Jan 2012 - Closing on 12 Feb 2012)
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SOLDIER'S WIVES
by Sarah Daniels
at Jermyn Street Theatre
Five wives living on an army base somewhere in England.
(from 28 Feb 2012 - Closing on 03 Mar 2012)
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SOMEONE TO BLAME
by Tess Berry-Hart from spoken evidence
at King's Head Pub Theatre
In 2004, at the age of 17, Sam Hallam was tried and convicted of murder in a London street fight.
(from 06 Mar 2012 - Closing on 31 Mar 2012)
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SONG OF THE SEAGULL
Adapted by Linnie Reedman from The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, Original music by Joe Evans
at The Menier Gallery
Young Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, surrounded by Bohemian artists, writers and musicians, is lured away from the medical profession and begins to take his writing seriously.
(from 15 Mar 2012 - Closing on 31 Mar 2012)
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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
at Richmond Theatre
Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail.
(from 02 Apr 2012 - Closing on 07 Apr 2012)
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STAR QUALITY
by Noel Coward
at Richmond Theatre
Star Quality is an observant satire of the backstage world of talent and treachery behind the scenes of a new West End production.
(from 12 Mar 2012 - Closing on 17 Mar 2012)
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STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by Robert Harling
at Richmond Theatre
Join six remarkable ladies from deep south Louisiana as they ride life’s rollercoaster and enjoy friendship that has no boundaries.
(from 14 May 2012 - Closing on 19 May 2012)
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STONES IN HIS POCKETS
by Marie Jones
at Tricycle Theatre
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.
(from 15 Dec 2011 - Closing on 04 Feb 2012)
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SWAMP JUICE
by Jeff Achtem
at Soho Theatre
Welcome to a swamp like no other: bickering toads, overbearing fairies and a rather gentle swamp monster.
(from 17 Apr 2012 - Closing on 05 May 2012)
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SWORD AND THE DOPE, THE
by Michael Horspool
at Greenwich Playhouse
Before Cinderella had her fairy godmother. Before Snow White had seven dwarfs. Even before Diana Ross had the Supremes, Bosstock had Rumpkin....
(from 17 Jan 2012 - Closing on 05 Feb 2012)
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TAMING OF THE SHEW, THE
by William Shakespeare
at Richmond Theatre
Shakespeare's razor sharp romantic comedy exploring love, sexual politics and the art of illusion
(from 20 Mar 2012 - Closing on 24 Mar 2012)
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TEMPEST, THE
by William Shakespeare, adapted by Bernie C Byrnes
at Network Theatre
Prospero, the Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda had been banished to a far island.
(from 09 Feb 2012 - Closing on 03 Mar 2012)
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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
at Tricycle Theatre
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.
(from 09 Feb 2012 - Closing on 01 Apr 2012)
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THE KREUTZER SONATA
By Leo Tolstoy. Adapted by Nancy Harris
at Gate Theatre
A man boards a train and in the confined space of the carriage potent memories are triggered. Soon he is confessing to a terrible crime, one for which he holds Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata responsible.
(from 06 Jan 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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THE LIFT
by Kieran O’Rourke, Andy McLeod and Lawrence Russell
at Etcetera Theatre
An Englishman, an Irishman, and a Jew get trapped in a lift... Funny, intelligent and moving look at what happens when life takes everything out of your control. Three men, one box and a lifetime of choices!
(from 31 Jan 2012 - Closing on 19 Feb 2012)
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THE RAT PACK - LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS
at Richmond Theatre
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.
(from 13 Feb 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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THREE KINGDOMS (part of the World Stages London Festival)
by Simon Stephens
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Three Kingdoms tells the stories of trafficked women, the gangs and the police forces across Europe that attempt to control the trade.
(from 03 May 2012 - Closing on 19 May 2012)
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THREE OF HEARTS
by Sarah Goddard
at Etcetera Theatre
The tragic tale of three people, tangled together by fate. A mother, a man and a lover shed light on the young boy that connects them all. A poignant and heartbreaking look into the boundaries of society.
(from 31 Jan 2012 - Closing on 19 Feb 2012)
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TRIAL OF UBU, THE
By Simon Stephens
at Hampstead Theatre
Exploring the central legitimacy and effectiveness of international law.
(from 18 Jan 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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TRIAL, THE
by Steven Berkoff, adapted from the novel by Franz Kafka
at Greenwich Theatre
The Trial is the story of Joseph K, an estranged citizen who finds himself the victim of anonymous governing forces beyond his control.
(from 21 Feb 2012 - Closing on 25 Feb 2012)
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TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare
at New Diorama Theatre
A visually and physical approach to Shakespeare’s comedy.
(from 04 Jan 2012 - Closing on 18 Feb 2012)
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TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare
at The Cockpit Theatre
Set in 1940's Morocco, Swivel's unique interpretation will be a feast of live music, traditional dance and laughter. We are producing a modern adaptation of Twelfth Night which is accessible for all ages.
(from 29 Feb 2012 - Closing on 18 Mar 2012)
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UNCLE VANYA
by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Mike Poulton.
at The Print Room
Uncle Vanya finds an elderly Professor and his glamorous wife visiting a rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle.
(from 21 Mar 2012 - Closing on 28 Apr 2012)
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UNDER MILK WOOD
by Dylan Thomas
at London Theatre New Cross
To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboatbobbing sea
(from 13 Mar 2012 - Closing on 18 Mar 2012)
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UTOPIA
at Soho Theatre
Enough of the dystopian visions, austerity measures and extreme renditions.
(from 20 Jun 2012 - Closing on 14 Jul 2012)
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WAH! WAH! GIRLS (part of the World Stages London Festival)
by Tanika Gupta
at Peacock Theatre
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.
(from 24 May 2012 - Closing on 23 Jun 2012)
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WARSAW MELODY, THE
By Leonid Zorin. Translated by Franklin D. Reeve
at Arcola Theatre Studio 2
Set during the heyday of the Soviet bloc. Follows the blossoming relationship between a Russian boy and a Polish girl and their struggle against the public and social institutions that explicitly forbid the existence of their love.
(from 28 Mar 2012 - Closing on 28 Apr 2012)
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WHAT WOULD HELEN MIRREN DO?
by Josie Melia
at Waterloo East Theatre
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.
(from 28 Feb 2012 - Closing on 25 Mar 2012)
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