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Palace Theatre
Shaftesbury Ave, W1V 8AY
Tube: Leicester Square
Tel: 0844 755 0016
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Original screenplay and adaptations by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 04 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 15 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 29 Sep 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Tue 7pm, Wed - Sat 7.30pm, Matinees Wed and Sat 3pm (15 Feb at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £15- £65 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Adam Cooper (Don Lockwood), Daniel Crossley (Cosmo Brown), Scarlett Strallen (Kathy Seldon), Katherine Kingsley (Lina Lamont), Michael Brandon (RF Simpson), Sandra Dickinson (Dora Bailey/Miss Dinsmore).
Other cast members include Jaye Juliette Elster, Peter Forbes, Gemma Fuller, Francis Haugen, Katherine Kingsley, David Lucas, Scott Mobley, Ebony Molina, Gillian Parkhouse, Sherrie Pennington, Lisa Ritchie, Nancy Wei George. |
| Director | Jonathan Church |
| Design | Simon Higlett |
| Lighting | Tim Mitchell |
| Choreography | Andrew Wright |
| Costume | |
| Sound | Matt McKenzie |
| Producer | Stage Entertainment/Chichester Festival Theatre |
| Synopsis | Don Lockwood is a silent movies star with everything he could want - fame, adulation and even a well-publicised ‘romance’ with his co-star Lina Lamont. But Hollywood is about to change forever. There is rumour in the studio of a new kind of film, where the actors actually talk… and sing... and dance. |
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Phoenix Theatre
Charing Cross Rd, WC2H OJP
Tube: Tottenham Court Rd
Tel: 0844 871 7627
BLOOD BROTHERS
by Willy Russell
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 21 Nov 1991 |
| Opens | 21 Nov 1991 |
| Booking to | 24 Nov 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.45pm / Mats Thur 3pm / Sat 4pm |
| Face value Price | £27.50 - £56 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Amy Robbins (Mrs Johnstone) Marti Pellow (The Narrator) |
| Director | Bob Thomson |
| Design | Marty Flood |
| Lighting | Jon Swain |
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| Producer | Bill Kenwright |
| Synopsis | A pair of twins from Liverpool are separated at birth,their paths cross in friendship and anger. |
| Length | 2hrs 45mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | ***Opened at the Albery Theatre on 28 July 1988, transferred to Phoenix Theatre 21 Nov 1991 |
Piccadilly Theatre
Denman Street , London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 871 7618
GHOST THE MUSICAL
Based on the Paramount pictures film. Music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Bruce Joel Rubin adapts his original screen play for the stage and write lyrics.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 24 Jun 2011 |
| Opens | 19 July 2011 |
| Booking to | 13 Oct 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon – Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Thurs & Sat at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £25 - £80 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Siobhan Dillon (Molly Jensen), Mark Evans (Sam Wheat), Sharon D Clarke (Oda Mae Brown), Andrew Langtree (Carl Bruner), Ivan de Freitas (Willie Lopez), Adebayo Bolaji (Subway Ghost), Mark White (Hospital Ghost), Lisa Davina Phillip (Clara) and Jenny Fitzpatrick (Louise), Jaygann Ayeh, Paul Ayres, Darren Carnall, Samuel Edwards, Rebecca Giacopazzi, Emily Hawgood, Louise Lawson, Rochelle Neil, Michael Peters, Laura Selwood, Yemie Sonuga, Spencer Stafford, Philippa Stefani, Jez Unwin, Sally Whitehead and Mark Willshire. |
| Director | Matthew Warchus |
| Design | Rob Howell |
| Lighting | Hugh Vanstone |
| Choreography | Ashley Wallen |
| Costume | |
| Sound | Simon Baker |
| Producer | |
| Synopsis | Sam is trapped as a ghost between this world and the next trying to communicate with his girlfriend Molly through a phoney psychic in the hope of saving her from his murderer. Ghost, based on the Paramount pictures film, will feature new music and lyrics as well as the classic Unchained Melody. |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Musical supervision and arrangements by Christopher Nightingale, illusions are by Paul Kieve |
Playhouse Theatre
Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London, WC2
Tube: Embankment
Tel: 0870 060 6631
DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS THE MUSICAL
by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, inspired by the album, Dreamboats and Petticoats
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 07 Jan 2010 |
| Opens | 07 Jan 2010 |
| Booking to | 24 Nov 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Fri 7.30pm, Sat at 4pm & 8pm, Thur Matinee at 3pm |
| Face value Price | £ 25 - £ 52 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Sam Attwater (Norman), |
| Director | Bob Tomson |
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| Choreography | Carole Todd |
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| Producer | Bill Kenwright,Laurie Mansfield, i n Association With Universal Music |
| Synopsis | Featuring songs from Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Eddie Cochran, Billy Fury, Chuck Berry and many more. In 1961 emotions run high as young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win a national song writing competition – and, more importantly, the attention of the gorgeous Sue! But when Bobby discovers that shy Laura is no slouch on the piano, love and rock 'n' roll fame beckons... |
| Length | 2hrs 20mins |
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Prince Edward Theatre
Old Compton Street, W1V 6HS
Tube: Leicester sq / Tottenham Ct Rd
Tel: 0844 482 5151
JERSEY BOYS
Written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 28 Feb 2008 |
| Opens | 18 Mar 2008 |
| Booking to | 21 Oct 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Mats Tue, Sat & Sun at 3pm |
| Face value Price | £20 - £85 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Ryan Molloy (Frankie Valli - this role will be played by Jon Lee at some performances), Matthew Wycliffe (Bob Gaudio), Wayne Smith (Bob Crewe), Rachael Wooding (Mary Delgado), Carl Au (Joe Pesci), Lauren Hall (Francine), Jo Servi (Barry Belson), Chris Gardner (Hank Majewski) and Jake Samuels (Norm Waxma), Jon Boydon (Tommy DeVito), Eugene McCoy (Nick Massi), Mark Carroll (Donnie/Knuckles), Charlie Bull (Lorraine) , Stuart Milligan (Gyp DeCarlo), Trina Hil, Tom Oakley. |
| Director | Des McAnuff |
| Design | Klara Zieglerova |
| Lighting | Howell Binkley |
| Choreography | Sergio Trujillo |
| Costume | Jess Goldstein |
| Sound | Steve Canyon Kennedy |
| Producer | Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, in association with Latitude Link and Rick Steiner |
| Synopsis | The story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons – Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi – and how this group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American and International pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty. Their songs include 'Sherry', 'Walk Like A Man', 'December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)', 'Big Girls Donít Cry', 'My Eyes Adored You', 'Let'ís Hang On (To What Weíve Got)', 'Bye Bye Baby' 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You', 'Working My Way Back to You', 'Fallen Angel', Rag Doll' and 'Who Loves You'. |
| Length | 2hrs 35mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Projections design by Michael Clark. The orchestrations are by Steve Orich and the music direction and vocal arrangements by Ron Melrose. JERSEY BOYS opened in New York in November 2005 and won four 2006 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. |
Prince Of Wales Theatre
Coventry Street, London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 482 5115
MAMMA MIA
Music & Lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Book by Catherine Johnson. And some songs by Stig Anderson.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 03 Jun 2004 |
| Opens | 09 Jun 2004 |
| Booking to | 01 Sep 2012 |
| Closes | 01 Sep 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Thurs 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 3pm & 7.30pm (NOTE: Friday 27 July 2012 - the matinee will be at 3pm and there is no 8.30pm performance), (Transfers to Novello Theatre 6 Sep 2012) |
| Face value Price | £20 - £95 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Sally Ann Triplett (Donna Sheridan), Joanna Monro (Rosie), Kim Ismay (Tanya), William Tapley (Sam Carmichael), Oliver Senton (Harry Bright), Mark Gillis (Bill Austin), Dani De Waal (Sophie Sheridan), Craig Fletcher (Sky), Hannah Fairclough (Ali), Rachel Sargent (Lisa), Warren Sollars (Pepper), Alex Jessop (Eddie). At certain performances, the role of ‘Donna Sheridan’ will be played by Melissa Jacques. |
| Director | Phyllida Lloyd |
| Design | Mark Thompson |
| Lighting | Howard Harrison |
| Choreography | Anthony Van Laast |
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| Producer | Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal |
| Synopsis | Inspired by the songs of ABBA. This original musical is a story of a mother and daughter set on the eve of the daughter's wedding. |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Mamma Mia! originally opened 6 April 1999 at the Prince Edward Theatre. It transferred to the Prince of Wales Theatre from 3 June 2004, and transfers to Novello Theatre 6 Sep 2012 |
Queen's Theatre
Shaftesbury Ave, W1V 8BA
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 482 5160
LES MISERABLES
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, has lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and music by Claude-Michel Schonberg with original text by Alain Boublil and additional material by James Fenton.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 03 Apr 2004 |
| Opens | 12 Apr 2004 |
| Booking to | 27 Oct 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £20 - £85 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Ramin Karimloo (Jean Valjean, to 3 March 2012), Hadley Fraser (Javert); Caroline Sheen (Fantine), Alexia Khadime (Eponine), Craig Mather (Marius), Cameron Blakely (Thénardier), Katy Secombe (Madame Thenardier), Liam Tamne (Enjolras), Lisa-Anne Wood (Cosette). |
| Director | Trevor Nunn and John Caird |
| Design | Stephen Brimson Lewis |
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| Producer | Cameron Mackintosh |
| Synopsis | Concerns love and bravery in 19th century France during the revolutionary struggles. Jean Valjean, released on parole after 19 years on the chain gang, finds that the 'ticket-of-leave' he must display by law, condemns him to be an outcast. Only the saintly Bishop of Digne treats him kindly and Valjean, embittered by years of hardship, repays him by stealing some silver. Valjean is caught and brought back by the police, and is astonished when the Bishop lies to save him, also giving him two precious candlesticks.Valjean decides to start his life anew. Things go well but 8 years later, an encounter with a face from the past threatens everything he now holds dear.. |
| Length | 3hrs |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | ***The show first opened at the Barbican in on 8th Oct 1985, then transferred to Palace Theatre 4 Dec 1985, before transfering to Queen's 3 April 2004 |
Roundhouse Theatre
Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
Tube: Chalk Farm
Tel: 0844 800 1110
COMEDY OF ERRORS, THE
by William Shakespeare
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 01 Jun 2012 |
| Opens | 13 Jun 2012 |
| Booking to | 04 Jul 2012 |
| Closes | 04 Jul 2012 |
| Time | 1, 2,15,19, 20, 22, 27, 29 Jun & 3, 4 Jul 7.30pm///// 13 Jun 7pm |
| Face value Price | £12-£47 |
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| Performers | Ankur Bahl, Sarah Belcher (Luce), Amie Burns Walker (Courtesan), Kirsty Bushell (Adrianna), Nicholas Day (Egeon), Sandy Grierson (Solinus), Stephen Hagan (Antipholus of Ephesus), Felix Hayes (Dromio of Ephesus), Amer Hlehel (Balthazar), Solomon Israel, Jan Knightley (First Merchant), Bruce Mackinnon (Dromio of Syracuse), Jonathan McGuinness (Antipholus of Syracuse), Kevin McMonagle (Second Merchant), Cecilia Noble (Abbess), Jonathan Slinger (Dr Pinch), Emily Taaffe (Luciana) and Sargon Yelda (Angelo). |
| Director | Amir Nizar Zuabi |
| Design | Jon Bausor |
| Lighting | Jon Clark |
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| Costume | |
| Sound | Christopher Shutt |
| Producer | Royal Shakespeare Company / World Shakespeare Festival. |
| Synopsis | Shakespeare’s joyful comedy of mistaken identity follows the fortunes of two sets of identical twins, accidentally separated at birth, then miraculously thrown together again. In a town the size of Ephesus, events like these can only lead to confusion. |
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| Other Info | music by Christopher Shutt |
Roundhouse Theatre
Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
Tube: Chalk Farm
Tel: 0844 800 1110
TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 05 Jun 2012 |
| Opens | 14 Jun 2012 |
| Booking to | 05 Jul 2012 |
| Closes | 05 Jul 2012 |
| Time | 5, 6, 12, 18, ,25 Jun 7.30pm/////// 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 Jun, & 05 Jul 1.30pm////// 14 Jun 1pm |
| Face value Price | £12-£47 |
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| Performers | Ankur Bahl (Curio), Sarah Belcher (Chambermaid), Amie Burns Walker (Chambermaid), Kirsty Bushell (Olivia), Nicholas Day (Sir Toby Belch), Sandy Grierson (Captain), Stephen Hagan (Sebastian), Felix Hayes (Fabian), Amer Hlehel (Security Guard), Solomon Israel (Officer). Jan Knightley (Antonio), Bruce Mackinnon (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Jonathan McGuinness (Orsino), Kevin McMonagle (Feste), Cecilia Noble (Maria), Jonathan Slinger (Malvolio), Emily Taaffe (Viola), and Sargon Yelda (Valentine). |
| Director | David Farr |
| Design | Jon Bausor |
| Lighting | Jon Clark |
| Choreography | |
| Costume | |
| Sound | Christopher Shutt |
| Producer | Royal Shakespeare Company / World Shakespeare Festival. |
| Synopsis | Shipwrecked on the shores of a strange land, Viola believes her twin brother Sebastian drowned. Disguising herself as a boy to work in the court of Count Orsino, she finds herself a go-between for the man she serves and the woman who refuses to love him. |
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| Other Info | music by Adem Ilhan |
Roundhouse Theatre
Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
Tube: Chalk Farm
Tel: 0844 800 1110
TEMPEST, THE
by William Shakespeare
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 09 Jun 2012 |
| Opens | 14 Jun 2012 |
| Booking to | 05 Jul 2012 |
| Closes | 05 Jul 2012 |
| Time | 09, 11, 16, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, Jun & 02, 05 Jul 7.30pm//////// 14 Jun 7pm |
| Face value Price | £12-£47 |
| Tickets | |
| Performers | Ankur Bahl (Spirit), Sarah Belcher (Spirit), Amie Burns Walker (Spirit), Kirsty Bushell (Sebastian), Nicholas Day (Gonzalo), Sandy Grierson (Ariel), Stephen Hagan (Francisco), Felix Hayes (Trinculo), Amer Hlehel (Caliban), Solomon Israel (Ferdinand), Jan Knightley (Boatswain/Spirit), Bruce Mackinnon (Stephano), Jonathan McGuinness (Antonio), Kevin McMonagle (Alonso), Cecilia Noble (Spirit), Jonathan Slinger (Prospero), Emily Taaffe (Miranda) and Sargon Yelda (Adrian). |
| Director | David Farr |
| Design | Jon Bausor |
| Lighting | Jon Clark |
| Choreography | |
| Costume | |
| Sound | Christopher Shutt |
| Producer | Royal Shakespeare Company / World Shakespeare Festival. |
| Synopsis | Prospero is usurped from his position as Duke of Milan and cast away with his daughter Miranda to a remote island. Twelve years later, and intent on revenge, he raises a magical tempest that shipwrecks his enemies on his shores. What begins as a search for retribution develops into a journey of acceptance and compassion in Shakespeare’s final play. |
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Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
IN BASILDON
By David Eldridge
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 16 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 22 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 24 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 24 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.30pm (22 Feb at 7pm), mats Sat 2.30pm (from 25 Feb) & Thu 2.30pm (from 15 Mar) |
| Face value Price | £12-£28 |
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| Performers | Linda Bassett (Doreen), Max Bennett (Tom), Debbie Chazen (Jackie), Phil Cornwell (Len), Christian Dixon (Reverend David Williams), Wendy Nottingham (Pam), Lee Ross (Barry), Ruth Sheen (Maureen), Peter Wight (Ken) , Jade Williams (Shelley). |
| Director | Dominic Cooke |
| Design | Ian MacNeil |
| Lighting | Guy Hoare |
| Choreography | |
| Costume | Nicky Gillibrand |
| Sound | Paul Arditti |
| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | Len’s on his death bed and the family gather to say their final farewells. His sisters still aren’t speaking after nearly 20 years, his nephew’s trying for a baby - and a bigger house, while his best mate Ken remembers 'Bas-vegas' when it was a village. As the spread is laid out and the ham sandwiches sit next to the wreaths, it’s hard to see who’s hungry and who’s just greedy. An epic family drama exploring inheritance and the myth of place. |
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Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
LOVE LOVE LOVE
By Mike Bartlett
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 27 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 03 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 02 Jun 2012 |
| Closes | 02 Jun 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.30pm (7pm 3 May) mats Sat 2.30pm (from 5 May) & Thu 2.30pm (from 24 May), no performance on the May Day Bank Holiday 07 May. |
| Face value Price | £12-£28 |
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| Director | James Grieve |
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| Producer | Royal Court with Paines Plough in association with Drum Theatre Plymouth |
| Synopsis | 'Young people, our age. We’re the moment. Henry’s just that bit too old he can’t understand.’ 1967. Kenneth and Sandra meet, and it's a whole new world. A fiery relationship is sparked in the haze of the 60s, and charred by today's brutal realities. From passion to paranoia, Love, Love, Love takes on the baby boomer generation as it retires, and finds it full of trouble. |
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Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
BIRTHDAY
By Joe Penhall
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 22 Jun 2012 |
| Opens | 28 Jun 2012 |
| Booking to | 04 Aug 2012 |
| Closes | 04 Aug 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.30pm (7pm 28 Jun) mats Sat 2.30pm (from 30 Jun) & Thu 2.30pm (from 26 July), no performance on 05 & 27 Jul. |
| Face value Price | £12-£28 |
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| Performers | Stephen Mangan (Ed) |
| Director | Roger Michell |
| Design | Mark Thompson |
| Lighting | Hugh Vanstone |
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| Costume | |
| Sound | John Leonard |
| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | ‘- Men can take the pain - No you can't, that's just the myth they sell you.' Lisa and Ed are having another baby. Determined to do things differently this time, it's proving a bumpy ride. This is a whole new birth plan. |
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Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
GOODBYE TO ALL THAT
By Luke Norris
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 23 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 27 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.45pm (7pm 27 Feb), (Except 2, 9, 3, 10 Mar 8.30pm) mats Sat 3.30pm 3.30pm (from 3 Mar) & Thu 3.30pm (8 & 15 March) |
| Face value Price | £10-£20 |
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| Director | Simon Godwin |
| Design | Tom Piper |
| Lighting | Alex Caplen |
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| Sound | Matt Drury |
| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | ‘I want you to remember something, David: if you remember only one thing I’ve ever told you, remember this every day – morning, noon and night - you do what you want with your life. Exactly what you want. Break heads if you need to and hearts if you have to, but whatever you do don’t do what I did. Don’t waste yourself.’ Frank has been married for forty years. Three years ago he fell in love. |
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| Other Info | Part of Young Writers Festival 2012 |
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
VERA VERA VERA
By Hayley Squires
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 22 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 26 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Thu 7.45pm, (26 Mar 7pm), 23 Mar 7.45pm, 30 Mar & 13 Apr 8.30pm, 24 Mar & 7 Apr 7.45pm, 31 Mar& 14 Apr 8.30pm, mats Sat 3.30pm (from 31 March), & Thu 5 & 12 Apr. |
| Face value Price | £10-£20 |
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| Director | Jo McInnes |
| Design | Tom Piper |
| Lighting | Stephen Andrews |
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| Sound | David McSeveney |
| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | ‘Bobby’s dead and you’re still breathing. That’s a fucking walking talking tragedy that is.’ The boy who comes back from a war far away in a wooden box is glorified and called a hero. As the funeral plans are made on an estate in a small Kent town, his siblings squabble over who he was. Maybe the fanfare isn’t needed for this heroic martyr. |
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| Other Info | Part of Young Writers Festival 2012 |
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
BELONG
By Bola Agbaje
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 26 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 02 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 26 May 2012 |
| Closes | 26 May 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.45pm, (7pm 02 May), mats Sat 3.30pm (from 5 May) &Thu 17, 24 May 3.30pm, no performance on May Day Bank Holiday 07 May. |
| Face value Price | £10-£20 |
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| Director | Indhu Rubasingham |
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| Producer | Royal Court with Tiata Fahodzi |
| Synopsis | Supporters keh. Forget this country. How many year have you lived here?… Your English is better than the Queen’s and they still call you…’ Election lost, speeches made and controversy stirred – Kayode’s hiding. He’s not even answering the door to the cleaner, and Rita is not going to start getting out the Hoover in her designer heels. Escaping the political heat in London, he flees to Nigeria – a British MP and a self-made man. Once there, he gets caught up in a whole new power game. |
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Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
WITNESS, THE
By Vivienne Franzmann
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 01 Jun 2012 |
| Opens | 08 Jun 2012 |
| Booking to | 30 Jun 2012 |
| Closes | 30 Jun 2012 |
| Time | Mon- Sat 7.45pm (08 Jun 7pm), mats Sat 3.30pm (from 9 June) & Thu 21 & 28 Jun 3.30pm, no performances on the Spring or Jubilee Bank Holidays. |
| Face value Price | £10-£20 |
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| Director | Simon Godwin |
| Design | Lizzie Clachan |
| Lighting | Oliver Fenwick |
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| Sound | Carolyn Downing |
| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | ‘Sometimes when I think of going back. I feel like I could run there. It’s like I'm being called back. I know it sounds ridiculous. And sometimes I don't give a shit about any of it and I just want to stack shelves for the rest of my life.’ Captured in an award-winning shot Alex was rescued from Rwanda and adopted by the man behind the lens. Back from uni and returning to where she was raised the distance between father and daughter stretches taut. In the dark room of a Hampstead home a long hidden secret is slowly exposed in a flash of revelation. |
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Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
CONSTELLATIONS
By Nick Payne
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 13 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 19 Jan 2012 |
| Booking to | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.45pm (7pm 19 Jan) mats Sat 3.30pm (from 21 Jan) & Thu 3.30pm (from 2 Feb) |
| Face value Price | £10-£20 |
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| Performers | Rafe Spall (Roland), Sally Hawkins (Marianne). |
| Director | Michael Longhurst |
| Design | Tom Scutt |
| Lighting | Lee Curran |
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| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | ‘Let’s go for a drink. I don’t know what I’m doing here anyway. One drink. And if you never want to see me again you never have to see me again.’ One relationship. Infinite possibilities. Quantum multiverse theory, love and honey. An explosive new play about free will and friendship. |
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Savoy Theatre
The Strand, London, WC2
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 871 7687
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, book by Heather Hach. Orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 05 Dec 2009 |
| Opens | 13 Jan 2010 |
| Booking to | 07 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 07 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £ 27.50 - £ 86 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Carley Stenson (Elle Woods), Natalie Casey (Paulette), Peter Davison (Professor Callahan), Tamara Wall (Brooke), Chris Ellis-Stanton (Grandmaster Chad, Dewey, Kyle), Lincoln Stone (Dad, Winthrop, Reporter), Sorelle Marsh (Courtney, Mom, Whitney), Robbie Towns (Aaron), Ellie Kirk (Margot), Ben Freeman (Warner Huntington III), Lucy Miller (Serena), Stephen Ashfield (Emmett Forrest), Jon Tsouras (Padamadan, Nikos), Georgie Ashford (Gabby, Stenographer), Nathan Pinnell (Carlos), Tricia Adele Turner (Vivienne Kensington), Danielle Steers (Judge, Saleswoman), Abiona Omonua (Pilar), Gemma Sutton (Enid), Nick Hayes (Pforzheimer), Chloe Brooks (Kate, Chutney), Ross Hunter (Lowell) , Gregory Sims (Kiki), Tara Young (Cece/District Attorney), Ruthie Stephenson, Jane McMurtrie, Fabian Aloise, Henry Davis, Carolyn Maitland. |
| Director | Jerry Mitchell |
| Design | David Rockwell |
| Lighting | Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller |
| Choreography | Jerry Mitchell |
| Costume | Gregg Barnes |
| Sound | ACME Sound Partners |
| Producer | Sonia Friedman Productions, Robert G Bartner, Ambassador Theatre Group and Jamie Hendry Productions. |
| Synopsis | College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods doesn't take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law! Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
| Review | Review |
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Savoy Theatre
The Strand, London, WC2
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 871 7687
SUNSHINE BOYS, THE
by Neil Simon
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 27 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 17 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 28 Jul 2012 |
| Closes | 28 Jul 2012 |
| Time | Monday – Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Wed and Sat at 2.30pm (17 May at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £ 20 - £ 58.50 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Danny DeVito (Willie Clark), Richard Griffiths (Al Lewis) |
| Director | Thea Sharrock |
| Design | Hildegard Bechtler |
| Lighting | Neil Austin |
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| Sound | Ian Dickinson for Autograph |
| Producer | Sonia Friedman Productions and Richard Willis |
| Synopsis | Kings of comedy, Willie Clark and Al Lewis aka The Sunshine Boys haven’t spoken to each other in years. When CBS call for the vaudevillian greats to be re-united for a nostalgic History of Comedy, past grudges resurface as they take centre stage once more. Ageing ailments aside, can this legendary double-act overcome their differences for one last show? |
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Shaftesbury Theatre
210 Shaftesbury Ave
London, WC2H 8DP
Tube: Holborn or Tottenham Ct Rd
Tel: 020 7379 5399
ROCK OF AGES
book by Chris D’Arienzo, with a score featuring 80's rock music
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 31 Aug 2011 |
| Opens | 28 Sep 2011 |
| Booking to | 20 Oct 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Thu 7.30pm, Fri at 5.30pm & 8.30pm, Sat at 4pm & 8pm ) |
| Face value Price | £ |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Justin Lee Collins (Dennis Dupree), Shayne Ward (Stacee Jaxx), Amy Pemberton (Sherrie), Oliver Tompsett (Drew), Simon Lipkin (Lonny), Rachel McFarlane (Justice/Mother ), Jodie Jacobs (Regina/Candi ), Rohan Tickell (Hertz ), Nathan Amzi, Natalie Andreou, Grant Anthony, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Cordelia Farnworth, Ian McIntosh, Twinnie-Lee Moore, Jamie Muscato, Andrew Spillett, Zizi Strallen, Amy Thornton, Dylan Turner. |
| Director | Kristin Hanggi |
| Design | Beowulf Boritt |
| Lighting | Jason Lyons |
| Choreography | Kelly Devine |
| Costume | Gregory Gale |
| Sound | Peter Hylenski |
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| Synopsis | In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl meets a big city rocker in LA's most famous rock club and they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80s. Songs include Don't Stop Believin', Dead or Alive, We Built This City, I Wanna Know what Love Is and The Final Count Down. |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
| Review | Review |
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St Martin's Theatre
West St, WC2H 9NH
Tube: Leicester sq
Tel: 0844 499 1515
MOUSETRAP, THE
by Agatha Christie
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 25 Mar 1974 |
| Opens | 25 Mar 1974 |
| Booking to | 15 Dec 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.30pm / Mats Tue 3pm / Sat 4pm |
| Face value Price | £16 - £41.00 |
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| Director | David Turner |
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| Producer | Mousetrap Productions |
| Synopsis | A group of people gathered together in a remote part of the countryside discover there is a murderer in their midst. The question is which one of them is the guilty party. |
| Length | 2hrs 15mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Opened 25th Nov 1952 at Ambassadors, transferred here 25th March 1974) |
Trafalgar Studios 1 Theatre
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0870 060 6632
THREE DAYS IN MAY
by Ben Brown
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 31 Oct 2011 |
| Opens | 02 Nov 2011 |
| Booking to | 03 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 03 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm,(2 Nov 7pm); Matinee Thu & Sat 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £28.50-£45 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Warren Clarke (Winston Churchil), Jeremy Clyde (Lord Halifax) , Robert Demeger (Neville Chamberlain), James Alper (Jock Colville), Dicken Ashworth (Arthur Greenwood), Timothy Knightley (Paul Reynaud), Paul Ridley (General Dill), Michael Sheldon (Clement Attlee). |
| Director | Alan Strachan |
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| Producer | BIll Kenwright |
| Synopsis | Takes us behind the doors of Number Ten during three of the most pivotal days in British history when, extraordinarily, giving in to Hitler was considered by some to be a viable option. Having urgently assembled the British war cabinet, the new Prime Minister is suddenly confronted with an intense game of political chess as he tries to persuade peace treaty supporters, including Neville Chamberlain, that Britain must fight to the death. Divided on whether to negotiate terms through Mussolini or escalate the battle against fascism alone, one man has to make a monumental decision which will shape the future of the free world… |
| Length | 2hrs 15mins |
| Review | Review |
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Trafalgar Studios 1 Theatre
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 871 7632
BEING SHAKESPEARE
by Jonathan Bate
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 07 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 07 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Matinee Thu & Sat 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £20-£45 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Simon Callow |
| Director | Tom Cairns |
| Design | |
| Lighting | Bruno Poet |
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| Sound | Ben and Max Ringham |
| Producer | Ambassador Theatre Group, Act Productions, and Robert Bartner and Norman Tulchin |
| Synopsis | In Being Shakespeare, Simon Caallow brings to life Shakespeare’s unforgettable characters as well as the real man behind the legend. |
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| Other Info | Music by Ben and Max Ringham |
Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 871 7632
LEISURE SOCIETY, THE
by Francois Archambault, translated by Bobby Theodore.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 28 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 01 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 3pm (01 Mar at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £26.50- £32.50 |
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| Performers | Ed Stoppard, Agyness Deyn, Melanie Gray, John Schwab. |
| Director | Harry Burton |
| Design | Simon Scullion |
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| Costume | Helen Woolfenden |
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| Producer | Hillscape Productions |
| Synopsis | Work-numbed, self-obsessed Yuppie couple with bawling brat on the baby monitor find their lives spirallying out of control when they decide to reject fast-living best friend Mark and his stunning young fuck-buddy at a last-hurrah supper party. Dinner nosedives spectacularly into a drunken swamp of debauchery. Ever secretly slapped your best friend's infant? Or actually had that threesome you’ve always longed for? Ever wondered what would happen if you gave your pain-in-the-ass conscience the night off? In an age where getting everything can mean having nothing. |
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Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0870 060 6632
SEX WITH A STRANGER
by Stefan Golaszewski
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 01 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 06 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, (06 Feb at 7pm), Mats Thu & Sat at 3pm |
| Face value Price | £25 |
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| Performers | Russell Tovey (Adam), Naomi Sheldon (Ruth), Jaime Winstone (Grace) |
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| Producer | The Invisible Dot Ltd. |
| Synopsis | Adam snubs his girlfriend Ruth , and leaves her at home while he goes out for a mate's birthday. Later that evening he picks up Grace at a club and gets the nightbus back to hers. The play locates the place where three lives - with all that has gone before, and all is yet to happen - entwine in a cheerless morass of uncertainly, boredom, loneliness and empty lust. |
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Vaudeville Theatre
The Strand, London, WC2R 0NH
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 412 4663
MASTER CLASS
by Terrence McNally
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 21 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 07 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 28 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon – Sat 7.30pm, (7pm 07 Feb) mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £25.50-£52 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Tyne Daly (Maria Callas), Dianne Pilkington (Sophie De Palma), Naomi O’Connell (Sharon Graham), Garrett Sorenson (Anthony Candolino), Gerard Carey (Stagehand), and Jeremy Cohen (Emmanuel Weinstock). |
| Director | Stephen Wadsworth |
| Design | Thomas Lynch |
| Lighting | David Lander |
| Choreography | |
| Costume | Martin Pakledinaz |
| Sound | Jon Gottlieb |
| Producer | Max Cooper, Maberry Theatricals, the Marks-Moore-Turnbull Group, Ted Snowdon and Sonia Friedman Productions |
| Synopsis | Terrence McNally’s play about Maria Callas takes audiences to one of her famous master classes, where, late in her own career, she dares the next generation to make the same sacrifices and rise to the same heights that made her the most celebrated, the most reviled and the most controversial singer of her time. |
| Length | 2hr 20min |
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Victoria Palace Theatre
Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5EA
Tube: Victoria
Tel: 0844 811 0055
BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL
Book & Lyrics by Lee Hall , Music by Elton John
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 31 Mar 2005 |
| Opens | 11 May 2005 |
| Booking to | 15 Dec 2012 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £19.50 - £95 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Gillian Bevan (Mrs. Wilkinson), Deka Walmsley (Dad), Michael Peavoy (Tony), Ann Emery (Grandma), Sean Kearns (George), Kay Milbourne (Dead Mum), Simon Ray Harvey (Mr. Braithwaite), Barnaby Meredith (Older Billy) |
| Director | Stephen Daldry |
| Design | Ian MacNeil |
| Lighting | Rick Fisher |
| Choreography | Peter Darling |
| Costume | Nicky Gillibrand |
| Sound | Paul Arditti |
| Producer | Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan co-Chairmen of Working Title Films and theatre impresario Sally Greene, from Old Vic Productions along with Jon Finn |
| Synopsis | Billy Elliot is the tale of a motherless boy whose father wants him to take up boxing. Instead, the boy discovers a love for ballet that leads him from secret lessons to a place at the Royal Ballet School . |
| Length | 3hrs |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | NOTE: NO UNDER 7YRS WILL BE ADMITTED. THE SHOW IS RECOMMENDED FOR OVER 12YRS DUE TO THE BAD LANGUAGE CONTENT. |
Wyndham's Theatre
Charing Cross Road, WC2H ODA
Tube: Leicester sq
Tel: 0844 482 5125
JACKIE MASON - FEARLESS
by Jackie Mason
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy - stand up |
| Previews from | 13 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 13 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 17 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon – Sat 8pm, Mat Sat at 3pm |
| Face value Price | £75, £55, £40, £25 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Jackie Mason |
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| Synopsis | Jackie's brand-new show Fearless will include daily updates on the US presidential race, as well as a merciless look at British politics and, of course, his uniquely hilarious take on every day life. Audiences can expect to hear plenty about David Cameron, Twitter, the Olympic Games, the economic crisis, Obama, Sarah Palin and a whole lot more. As Jackie says, "If it's in the news, it's in the show!" |
| Length | 2hrs 15mins |
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Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
BINGO
by Edward Bond
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 16 Feb 2012 |
| Opens | 23 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 31 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, (23 Jan at 7pm), Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (No matinees 18, 22 Feb) |
| Face value Price | £10 - £29.50 |
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| Performers | Patrick Stewart (William Shakespeare), Richard McCabe, Matthew Marsh, Catherine Cusack Tom Godwin, Ellie Haddington , Joanne Howarth, Kieron Jecchinis, John McEnery, Alex Price, Michelle Tate. |
| Director | Angus Jackson |
| Design | Robert Innes-Hopkins |
| Lighting | Tim Mitchell |
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| Producer | A Young Vic/Chichester Festival Theatre co-production |
| Synopsis | With the glory years of London behind him, William Shakespeare finds himself in a moral dilemma. Faced with the same situation as his greatest creation King Lear, what should he do with his land and his power? |
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| Other Info | music by Stephen Warbeck |
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
WILD SWANS (part of the World Stages London Festival)
by Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 13 Apr 2012 |
| Opens | 20 Apr 2012 |
| Booking to | 13 May 2012 |
| Closes | 13 May 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.30pm,, mats Wed Sat 2.30pm (20 Apr 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £10-£29.50 |
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| Performers | Katie Leung, Oliver Biles, Eric Chan, Annie Chang, Ka-Ling Cheung, Victor Chi, Celeste Den, Joanne Fong, Jon Kit Lee, Orion Lee, Jennifer Lim, Les Mau, Ron Nakahara, Zenghui Qiu and Julyana Soelistyo. |
| Director | Sacha Wares |
| Design | Miriam Buether |
| Lighting | D M Wood |
| Choreography | Leon Baugh |
| Costume | Moritz Junge |
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| Producer | Young Vic/ American Repertory Theater/ Actors Touring Company co-production. |
| Synopsis | China at the heart of the 20th Century. A nation transformed beyond recognition. Through the eyes of one fiercely courageous family, Wild Swans takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. |
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| Other Info | Video Wang Gongxin |
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
THE SUIT (part of the World Stages London Festival)
A musical play by Peter Brook and Marie Helene Estienne after the original story by Can Themba adapted for stage by Barney Simon and Mothobi Mutloatse. Music by Franck Krwczyk
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 21 May 2012 |
| Opens | 23 May 2012 |
| Booking to | 16 Jun 2012 |
| Closes | 16 Jun 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm (23 May at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £10-£29.50 |
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| Performers | Nonhlanhla Kheswa, Jared McNeill |
| Director | Peter Brook and Marie Hélène Estienne |
| Design | |
| Lighting | Philippe Vialatte |
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| Synopsis | In the dusty heat of 1950’s Sophiatown, a young worker returns home to find his wife in bed with her lover. The lover escapes, leaving behind his suit. The only revenge the husband takes is to instruct his wife to treat the suit as an honoured guest. But how long can she endure this pitiless sentence? |
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Young Vic Theatre (Maria Studio)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
CHANGELING, THE
by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 26 Jan 2012 |
| Opens | 02 Feb 2012 |
| Booking to | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Closes | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.45pm, (Feb 2 7pm), mats Wed Sat 2.45pm, (no matinees 28 Jan 1 Feb) |
| Face value Price | £10-17.50 |
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| Performers | Jessica Raine (Beatrice Joanna), Daniel Cerqueira (De Flores), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Tomazo/ Antonio), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Alsemero), Charlotte Lucas (Diaphanta/ Isabella), Alex Bennett (Jasperino). |
| Director | Joe Hill-Gibbins |
| Design | Ultz |
| Lighting | James Farncombe |
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| Sound | Paul Arditti |
| Producer | Young Vic Theatre |
| Synopsis | Beautiful Beatrice-Joanna is in love, so she hires the repellent De Flores to kill the man her father wants her to marry. But once the deed is done Beatrice discovers it’s not money or jewels that De Flores intends to claim as his reward, but something far more precious. The Changeling is a tale of how love and sex can drive us mad. |
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Young Vic Theatre (Maria Studio)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
AFTER MISS JULIE
by Patrick Marber
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 15 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 21 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Closes | 14 Apr 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.45pm, ( Mar 21 at 7pm), mats Wed Sat 2.45pm, (no matinees 17, 21 Mar) |
| Face value Price | £10-17.50 |
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| Performers | Natalie Dormer (Miss Julie), Kieran Bew (John), Polly Frame (Christine). |
| Director | Natalie Abrahami |
| Design | Patrick Burnier |
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| Synopsis | England, July 1945. The Labour Party’s landslide election triumph. Victory in the class struggle. Celebrations in every street. Miss Julie descends into the servants’ kitchen of her father’s country mansion in search of the chauffeur John. Over one long midsummer’s night, Miss Julie’s world is turned head over heels. |
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Young Vic Theatre (The Clare)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
GOING DARK
by Hattie Naylor in collaboration with Sound&Fury
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 06 Mar 2012 |
| Opens | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Booking to | 24 Mar 2012 |
| Closes | 24 Mar 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 8pm, mats Wed & Sat 3pm |
| Face value Price | £10-£15 |
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| Performers | John Mackay |
| Director | Mark Espiner & Dan Jones |
| Design | Ales Valásek |
| Lighting | Guy Hoare |
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| Sound | Dan Jones |
| Producer | Fuel |
| Synopsis | How far can you see? A mile? A hundred miles? Or to the furthest shores of the universe to a far away galaxy? As a narrator in a planetarium, it’s Max’s job to ask the cosmic questions. But in a society polluting the night sky with light and happier to explore the stars in a waxworks museum he feels increasingly out of place. When his life is suddenly turned upside down, Max discovers that understanding the universe requires a different kind of vision. |
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| Other Info | booking opens 27 Oct. |
Young Vic Theatre (The Maria)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
MINSK, 2011: A REPLY TO KATHY ACKER
by Belarus Free Theatre, adapted by Vladimir Shcherban, original translation Yuri and Natalia Kaliada, English translation Chris Thorpe.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Opens | 15 Jun 2012 |
| Booking to | 23 Jun 2012 |
| Closes | 23 Jun 2012 |
| Time | Mon-Sat 7.45pm, (7pm 15 Jun) mats Wed & Sat 2.45pm |
| Face value Price | £10-£17.50 |
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| Performers | Written and performed by Viktoria Biran Pavel Gorodnitsky, Aleksei Naranovich, Yana Rusakevich, Yulia Shevchuk, Oleg Sidorchik, Denis Tarasenko, Maryna Yurevich, Nikita Volodko, Natalia Kaliada in co-operation with Nikolai Khalezin |
| Director | Vladimir Scherban |
| Design | Nikolai Khalezin, Vladimir Shcherban and Natalia Kaliada |
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| Costume | Nikolai Khalezin, Vladimir Shcherban and Natalia Kaliada |
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| Producer | Fuel |
| Synopsis | If scars are sexy, Minsk must be the sexiest city in the world... Strip clubs, underground raves and gay pride parades pulse beneath the surface of a city where sexuality is twisted by oppression. A love letter to a home that exiles those willing to fight for it, Minsk, 2011 celebrates and mourns a land that has lost its way. |
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| Other Info | In Russian with English surtitles; Part of the LIFT 2012 festival. |
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