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The date listed is when a show will have its official opening night (Press night). However, many shows will also have 'preview' performances before the official opening night. (See info on the right!)
| Date |
Fringe & Other London Shows Opening |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
POSTCARD FROM LONDON
The London Ballet Company
at
Bridewell Theatre
(previews from 18 Jun 2013) |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare
at
Jack Studio Theatre
(previews from 18 Jun 2013) |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS
by Dennis Potter
at
Richmond Theatre
(previews from 18 Jun 2013) |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
OUR SHARE OF TOMORROW
by Dan Sherer
at
Theatre503
(previews from 17 Jun 2013) |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
EDUCATING RITA
by Willy Russell
at
Theatro Technis Theatre
(previews from 18 Jun 2013) |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
ASTON’S STONES
From a book by Lotta Geffenblad. Adapted by Bara L Magnúsdóttir and the ensemble
at
Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 18 Jun 2013) |
| 18 Jun 2013 |
FOUR FARCES - Box and Cox, Wanted, A Young Lady, An Unwarrantable Intrusion, Duel in the Dark
by John Madison Morton, William E Suter, Joseph Stirling Coyne
at
Wilton’s Music Hall
(previews from 18 Jun 2013) |
| 19 Jun 2013 |
DEATH SHIP 666
The Clarkson Twins and Gemma Hurley
at
Courtyard Theatre Main House
(previews from 19 Jun 2013) |
| 19 Jun 2013 |
TUTTO BENE, MAMMA?
by Gloria Mina, in a new English adaptation By April De Angelis
at
Print Room, The
(previews from 15 Jun 2013) |
| 20 Jun 2013 |
COMEDY OF OEDIPUS, THE
by Ali Salem
at
Lion and Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 18 Jun 2013) |
| 20 Jun 2013 |
CASUALTIES
by Ross Ericson
at
Park Theatre - Park90
(previews from 18 Jun 2013) |
| 21 Jun 2013 |
FIFTY WORDS
by Michael Weller
at
Arcola Studio 1
(previews from 19 Jun 2013) |
| 22 Jun 2013 |
VENISE SOUS LA NEIGE! (Performed in French)
by Gilles Dyrek
at
Steiner Theatre
(previews from 22 Jun 2013) |
| 24 Jun 2013 |
GO BACK FOR MURDER
by Agatha Christie
at
Richmond Theatre
(previews from 24 Jun 2013) |
| 25 Jun 2013 |
FAMILY AFFAIR, A (in English) / UN AIR DE FAMILLE (in French)
by Jean Pierre Bacri and Agnes Jaoui, translated in English by Andy de La Tour
at
Drayton Theatre
(previews from 25 Jun 2013) |
| 25 Jun 2013 |
DR N.H. SERVICE, MS SURVEILLANCE AND DAME LANSLEY MAY
by Paul Martin
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Etcetera Theatre
(previews from 25 Jun 2013) |
| 25 Jun 2013 |
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE
by Oscar Wilde
at
Jack Studio Theatre
(previews from 25 Jun 2013) |
| 26 Jun 2013 |
RESPONSIBLE OTHER
by Melanie Spencer
at
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
(previews from 20 Jun 2013) |
| 26 Jun 2013 |
ANTON CHEKHOV'S VAUDEVILLES AND OTHER SKETCHES
by Anton Chekhov, translated and adapted by Michael Frayn
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Jermyn Street Theatre
(previews from 24 Jun 2013) |
| 27 Jun 2013 |
FRIDAYS WHEN IT RAINS
by Nick Warburton
at
Pentameters Theatre
(previews from 25 Jun 2013) |
| 28 Jun 2013 |
OUR TOWN
by Thornton Wilder
at
King's Head Theatre
(previews from 26 Jun 2013) |
| 28 Jun 2013 |
MOMENT OF TRUTH, THE
by Peter Ustinov
at
Southwark Playhouse - The Large Space
(previews from 26 Jun 2013) |
| 29 Jun 2013 |
WHISPER TREE , THE
by Iris Theatre
at
St Paul's Church Garden
(previews from 29 Jun 2013) |
| 30 Jun 2013 |
RIP
by Sonnie Beckett. Music by Sonnie Beckett and Joe Morrow
at
King's Head Theatre
(previews from 30 Jun 2013) |
| 01 Jul 2013 |
ANATOMY OF A MURDER
by Elihu Winer
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3Space Hub Blackfriars
(previews from 01 Jul 2013) |
| 01 Jul 2013 |
JULIUS CAESAR
by William Shakespeare
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St Paul's Church Garden
(previews from 26 Jun 2013) |
| 02 Jul 2013 |
MISTRESS JULIE
Urgent Breath Theatre's adaptation of August Strindberg's 'Miss Julie'
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Barons Court Theatre
(previews from 02 Jul 2013) |
| 02 Jul 2013 |
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
by Andrew Bovell
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Bridewell Theatre
(previews from 02 Jul 2013) |
| 02 Jul 2013 |
LAST HOUR OF ANTIGONE , THE
Raul Quiros Molina's new adaptation of Sophocles’ classic piece
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Camden People's Theatre
(previews from 02 Jul 2013) |
| 02 Jul 2013 |
SPOONFACE STEINBERG
by Lee Hall
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Jermyn Street Theatre
(previews from 02 Jul 2013) |
| 02 Jul 2013 |
RAGS
Music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz , book by Joseph Stein
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Silk Street Theatre
(previews from 02 Jul 2013) |
| 02 Jul 2013 |
WHEN THE FALLEN SANG
by Suzy Almond
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St Giles-in-the-Fields Church
(previews from 02 Jul 2013) |
| 04 Jul 2013 |
TWELFTH NIGHT ( Propeller)
By William Shakespeare
at
Hampstead Theatre Main Stage
(previews from 02 Jul 2013) |
| 04 Jul 2013 |
TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE ( Propeller)
By William Shakespeare
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Hampstead Theatre Main Stage
(previews from 03 Jul 2013) |
| 04 Jul 2013 |
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
Musica by Gavin Greenaway, lyrics Roger Hyams, original Book Roger Hyams, revised Book Andrew Marshall. Based on the music of the French composer Saint-Saens
at
Riverside Studios 3
(previews from 04 Jul 2013) |
| 06 Jul 2013 |
TADZIO SPEAKS . . .
by Martin Foreman
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Lord Stanley Theatre
(previews from 06 Jul 2013) |
| 08 Jul 2013 |
RELATIVE VALUES
by Noel Coward
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Richmond Theatre
(previews from 08 Jul 2013) |
| 08 Jul 2013 |
SHELTER, THE
by Matt Morrison
at
Riverside Studios 2
(previews from 08 Jul 2013) |
| 08 Jul 2013 |
ROVER, THE
by Aphra Behn
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Riverside Studios 2
(previews from 08 Jul 2013) |
| 10 Jul 2013 |
ENRON
by Lucy Prebble
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Bridewell Theatre
(previews from 10 Jul 2013) |
| 11 Jul 2013 |
CROOKBACK
Toronto-native Tim Welham's solo adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Richard III
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Etcetera Theatre
(previews from 09 Jul 2013) |
| 11 Jul 2013 |
DUSA, FISH, STAS AND VI
by Pam Gems
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Finborough Theatre
(previews from 09 Jul 2013) |
| 11 Jul 2013 |
WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA, THE
by Anthony Neilson
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Red Hedgehog Theatre, The
(previews from 09 Jul 2013) |
| 11 Jul 2013 |
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION
By Annie Baker
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Rose Lipman Building
(previews from 05 Jul 2013) |
| 11 Jul 2013 |
LIONBOY
From the novels by Zizou Corder. Adapted by Mike Kenny and directed by Annabel Arden
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 09 Jul 2013) |
| 14 Jul 2013 |
PRECARIAT, THE
by Chris Dunkley
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Finborough Theatre
(previews from 14 Jul 2013) |
| 14 Jul 2013 |
WORDS AND MUSIC (Part of Lost Musicals 2013 Season)
Book, Music, Lyrics by Noel Coward
at
Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler's Wells
(previews from 14 Jul 2013) |
| 15 Jul 2013 |
STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART , THE
Created by David Greig (Writer) and Wils Wilson (Director)
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London Welsh Centre
(previews from 12 Jul 2013) |
| 15 Jul 2013 |
COLOR PURPLE, THE
by Alice Walker, adapted for the stage by Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.
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Menier Chocolate Factory
(previews from 05 Jul 2013) |
| 15 Jul 2013 |
RISING DAMP
by Eric Chappell
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Richmond Theatre
(previews from 15 Jul 2013) |
| 16 Jul 2013 |
AUTOBAHN
by Neil LaBute
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Bridewell Theatre
(previews from 16 Jul 2013) |
| 17 Jul 2013 |
JOSEPHINE AND I
by Cush Jumbo
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Bush Theatre
(previews from 12 Jul 2013) |
| 17 Jul 2013 |
DAYTONA
by Oliver Cotton
at
Park Theatre - Park200
(previews from 10 Jul 2013) |
| 18 Jul 2013 |
SKIN TIGHT
by Gary Henderson
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Park Theatre - Park90
(previews from 16 Jul 2013) |
| 19 Jul 2013 |
BILLY BUDD
Adapted by Louis O. Coxe and Robert Chapman, from a novel by Herman Melville.
at
Southwark Playhouse - The Little Space
(previews from 17 Jul 2013) |
| 23 Jul 2013 |
MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, A
Book by Terrence McNally; music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lyynn Ahrens
at
Bridewell Theatre
(previews from 23 Jul 2013) |
| 23 Jul 2013 |
CONSTANCE & SINESTRA AND THE CABINET OF SCREAMS
by Action to the Word
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Camden People's Theatre
(previews from 23 Jul 2013) |
| 24 Jul 2013 |
WAG! THE MUSICAL
Book by Belvedere Pashun. Music & Lyrics by Grant Martin, Thomas Giron-Towers and Tony Bayliss
at
Charing Cross Theatre (formerly New Players Theatre)
(previews from 18 Jul 2013) |
| 24 Jul 2013 |
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
Based on the novel by Mary Hayley Bell, Adapted by Russell Labey and Richard Taylor, Music and lyrics by Richard Taylor
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The Rose Theatre (Kingston)
(previews from 24 Jul 2013) |
| 25 Jul 2013 |
BOAT FACTORY, THE
by Dan Gordon
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King's Head Theatre
(previews from 23 Jul 2013) |
| 29 Jul 2013 |
TOO COOL TO CARE
by Lolie Ware
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Etcetera Theatre
(previews from 29 Jul 2013) |
| 29 Jul 2013 |
PILGRIM SHADOW
by Steve Jordan
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Tristan Bates Theatre
(previews from 29 Jul 2013) |
| 30 Jul 2013 |
OLIVER REED: WILD THING
by Mike Davis and Rob Crouch
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St James Theatre Studio
(previews from 30 Jul 2013) |
| 30 Jul 2013 |
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
by Lewis Carroll, adapted for the stage by Daniel Winder
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St Paul's Church Garden
(previews from 30 Jul 2013) |
| 31 Jul 2013 |
VICTORIAN EYE, A
by Rory Fellowes
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Jermyn Street Theatre
(previews from 30 Jul 2013) |
| 31 Jul 2013 |
TITANIC
Music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone
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Southwark Playhouse - The Large Space
(previews from 26 Jul 2013) |
| 01 Aug 2013 |
LULU - A SEX TRAGEDY
A new adaptation by Oliver Jack and Patrick Wilde. Based On Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box by Frank Wedekind
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Lost Theatre
(previews from 31 Jul 2013) |
| 05 Aug 2013 |
STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART , THE
Created by David Greig (Writer) and Wils Wilson (Director)
at
CLF Theatre, Bussey Building
(previews from 05 Aug 2013) |
| 05 Aug 2013 |
PITMEN PAINTERS, THE
by Lee Hall
at
Richmond Theatre
(previews from 05 Aug 2013) |
| 06 Aug 2013 |
RENT THE MUSICAL
Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. Original Concept/Additional Lyrics Billy Aronson. Dramaturg Lynn Thomson
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Tabard Theatre
(previews from 06 Aug 2013) |
| 08 Aug 2013 |
AS IS
by William M. Hoffman
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Finborough Theatre
(previews from 06 Aug 2013) |
| 12 Aug 2013 |
ARMSTRONG’S WAR
by Colleen Murphy
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Finborough Theatre
(previews from 11 Aug 2013) |
| 12 Aug 2013 |
[TITLE OF SHOW]
Music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen, book by Hunter Bell
at
Landor Theatre
(previews from 07 Aug 2013) |
| 13 Aug 2013 |
LAST EVER MUSICAL , THE
Music & Lyrics by Richard Bates, book by Simon James Collier
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White Bear Theatre
(previews from 13 Aug 2013) |
| 14 Aug 2013 |
ZOONATION’S GROOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD
by Kate Prince
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
(previews from 10 Aug 2013) |
| 14 Aug 2013 |
OTHER SCHOOL, THE
Music and lyrics by Dougal Irvine. Book by Dominic Marsh and Dougal Irvine.
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St James Theatre
(previews from 14 Aug 2013) |
| 16 Aug 2013 |
LITTLE ME
Music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, book by Neil Simon, based on the Novel by Patrick Dennis
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Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre
(previews from 13 Aug 2013) |
| 20 Aug 2013 |
ACCORDING TO BRIAN HAW
Original Concept by Eddie Latter. Book and Lyrics by Sarah Nelson. Music by James Atherton,
at
Riverside Studios 2
(previews from 20 Aug 2013) |
| 23 Aug 2013 |
THARK
by Ben Travers, adaptation by Clive Francis.
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Park Theatre - Park200
(previews from 21 Aug 2013) |
| 24 Aug 2013 |
DARK TOWER, THE
Script and Score by Conor Mitchell
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Riverside Studios 2
(previews from 24 Aug 2013) |
| 29 Aug 2013 |
VARIETE
by Lindsay Kemp , Carlos Miranda is recreating and re-arranging the score.
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Riverside Studios 2
(previews from 29 Aug 2013) |
| 30 Aug 2013 |
BURNT OUT SOULS
Concept by Hilary Westlake, music by Alexander Rudd
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Riverside Studios 2
(previews from 30 Aug 2013) |
| 03 Sep 2013 |
POPE JOAN
by Louise Brealey
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St James’s Church
(previews from 31 Aug 2013) |
| 08 Sep 2013 |
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY (Part of Lost Musicals 2013 Season)
Book by Abe Burrows, Music and Lyrics by Bob Merrill based on 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' by Truman Capote
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Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler's Wells
(previews from 08 Sep 2013) |
| 12 Sep 2013 |
OTHELLO THE REMIX
By William Shakespeare and The Q Brothers
at
Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 12 Sep 2013) |
| 17 Sep 2013 |
DORA
Based on Dora the Storer by Helen East
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 13 Sep 2013) |
| 18 Sep 2013 |
HERD, THE
by Rory Kinnear
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Bush Theatre
(previews from 13 Sep 2013) |
| 25 Sep 2013 |
GHOSTS
by Henrik Ibsen, in a new translation by Stephen Unwin
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The Rose Theatre (Kingston)
(previews from 19 Sep 2013) |
| 05 Oct 2013 |
LUNA
Based on original story by Miranda Thain. Devised by Sarah Argent
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 05 Oct 2013) |
| 08 Oct 2013 |
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
Book by Lawrence Kasha and David S Landay. Music by Gene de Paul Lyrics by Johnny Mercer. New Songs by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
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New Wimbledon Theatre
(previews from 07 Oct 2013) |
| 10 Oct 2013 |
MACBETH
by William Shakespeare, version by Infinite Space Theatre
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Cockpit Theatre
(previews from 10 Oct 2013) |
| 10 Oct 2013 |
JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE
by Robert Goodale & David Goodale, based on P.G Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster
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Richmond Theatre
(previews from 10 Oct 2013) |
| 11 Oct 2013 |
WHITE WITCH OF ROSE HALL , THE
by Simon James Collier
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Broadway Studio Theatre, Catford
(previews from 09 Oct 2013) |
| 11 Oct 2013 |
HENRY THE FIFTH
By Ignace Cornelissen. Based on Henry V by William Shakespeare
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 08 Oct 2013) |
| 20 Oct 2013 |
AROUND THE WORLD (Part of Lost Musicals 2013 Season)
Book by Orson Welles, Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter, based on 'Around the World in Eighty Days' by Jules Verne
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Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler's Wells
(previews from 20 Oct 2013) |
| 31 Oct 2013 |
NOSFERATU
by Bob Theatre
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 31 Oct 2013) |
| 19 Nov 2013 |
CAPE
By Inua Ellams
at
Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 19 Nov 2013) |
| 28 Nov 2013 |
CINDERELLA: A FAIRYTALE
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 26 Nov 2013) |
| 29 Nov 2013 |
RAYMOND BRIGGS' FATHER CHRISTMAS
by Raymond Briggs, adapted by Pins and Needles
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Lyric Hammersmith Studio
(previews from 22 Nov 2013) |
| 30 Nov 2013 |
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
by Tom Wells
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Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
(previews from 23 Nov 2013) |
| 05 Dec 2013 |
’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS...
By Clement Clarke Moore
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 03 Dec 2013) |
| 06 Dec 2013 |
PETER PAN
Pantomime
at
Richmond Theatre
(previews from 06 Dec 2013) |
| 17 Dec 2013 |
SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW
Created and staged by Russian performance artist Slava Polunin.
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Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall
(previews from 17 Dec 2013) |
| 09 Jan 2014 |
FUERZABRUTA
Created by Diqui James & Gaby Kerpel
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Roundhouse Theatre, The
(previews from 23 Dec 2013) |
| 15 Jan 2014 |
CUCKOO
By Suhayla El Bushra
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 14 Jan 2014) |
| 17 Jan 2014 |
PARDONER’S TALE
By Lewis Gibson. Based on The Pardoner’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 16 Jan 2014) |
| 28 Jan 2014 |
GRANDPA'S RAILWAY
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 28 Jan 2014) |
| 01 Feb 2014 |
OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR
adapted by Joan Littlewood for Theatre Workshop & Gerry Raffles and members of the original cast, based on radio play by Charles Chilton
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Theatre Royal, Stratford East
(previews from 01 Feb 2014) |
| 08 Feb 2014 |
HANNAH
By Chris Thorpe.Based on Marlowe's Dr Faustus
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 08 Feb 2014) |
| 18 Feb 2014 |
NOT NOW, BERNARD
Based on the picture-book by David McKee
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 15 Feb 2014) |
| 18 Feb 2014 |
WANTED: RABBIT
by A Maas Theater & Dans
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 18 Feb 2014) |
| 11 Mar 2014 |
PIM & THEO
by New International Encounter (NIE)
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 11 Mar 2014) |
| 25 Mar 2014 |
VELVETEEN RABBIT, THE
by Margery Williams
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 21 Mar 2014) |
| 29 Mar 2014 |
AT THE END OF EVERYTHING ELSE
by Mark Arends
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Unicorn Theatre
(previews from 29 Mar 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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