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Palace Theatre
Shaftesbury Ave, W1V 8AY
Tube: Leicester Square
Tel: 0844 874 0789
DERREN BROWN: INFAMOUS
by Derren Brown & Andy Nyman
| Location | West End |
Genre | Psychological illusion |
| Previews from | 24 Jun 2013 |
| Opens | 27 Jun 2013 |
| Booking to | 17 Aug 2013 |
| Closes | 17 Aug 2013 |
| Time | Mon – Sat at 7.30pm (27 June 2013 at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £16 - £51 (Premium Seats £76) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Derren Brown |
| Director | Andy Nyman |
| Design | Simon Higlett |
| Lighting | Tim Cascall |
| Choreography | |
| Costume | |
| Sound | Colin Pink |
| Producer | Michael Vine, Andrew O'Connor & Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent Management |
| Synopsis | Psychological illusion one man show. |
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| Other Info | Not suitable for children under 12 |
Palace Theatre
Shaftesbury Ave, W1V 8AY
Tube: Leicester Square
Tel: 0844 874 0790
COMMITMENTS, THE
Adapted from the novel by Roddy Doyle himself. Songs by various artists.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 21 Sep 2013 |
| Opens | 08 Oct 2013 |
| Booking to | 26 Jan 2014 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Tues to Fri at 7.30pm, Sat & Sun at 3pm & 7.30pm (8 Oct at 7pm) (No Perf Sun 6 Oct & Thu 10 October) (Extra perf Mon 7 Oct at 7pm) (XMAS Changes: No perfs Tues 24, Wed 25 Dec; Extra 3pm matinee on Thu 26 & Fri 27 Dec) |
| Face value Price | £ 10- £ 67.50 (Premium Seats £90) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | |
| Director | Jamie Lloyd |
| Design | Soutra Gilmour |
| Lighting | Jon Clark |
| Choreography | Ann Yee |
| Costume | |
| Sound | Rory Madden |
| Producer | The Commitments London Ltd |
| Synopsis | The Commitments is the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into an amazing live act, the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced. The show follows the journey of two members of a frustrated synthesizer band – the opening scene we find them playing but being ignored in a shop window – who turn to Jimmy, the local music expert, for help. Placing a classified advert in a music paper, Jimmy auditions a number of wannabes before finalising the new line up who he names The Commitments. The humour kicks in as the band get to know each other and their instruments, and proceed through early rehearsals for their first gig. Just as they improve and begin to get a name for themselves they combust. The backing singers are all getting off with the middle aged horn legend, the singer has entered Eurovision and the saxophone player has dangerous leaning towards a jazz career. |
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| Other Info | Musical Supervisor and Arranger: Alan Williams |
Phoenix Theatre
Charing Cross Rd, WC2H OJP
Tube: Tottenham Court Rd
Tel: 0844 871 7629
ONCE
Music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, with book by Enda Walsh. Based on the motion picture written by John Carney
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 16 Mar 2013 |
| Opens | 09 Apr 2013 |
| Booking to | 30 Nov 2013 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon – Sat at 7:30pm, Matinees Thurs & Sat at 3pm |
| Face value Price | £19.50 - £67.50 (Premiumn Seats £95) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Declan Bennett (Guy), Zrinka Cvitesic (Girl), Valda Aviks (Baruska), Ryan Fletcher (Svec), Aidan Kelly (Billy), Gareth O' Connor (Eamon), Michael O' Connor (Da) , Miria Parvin (Ex Girlfriend), Jos Slovick (Andre), Flora Spencer-Longhurst (Reza), Jez Unwin (Bank Manager), Gabriel Vick (Emcee). (Alternating the role of Girl's young daughter Ivanka will be Poppy-Lily Baker, Mia-Jai Bryan, Pacha Anna Green and Nancy Ann Jeans.) |
| Director | John Tiffany |
| Design | Bob Crowley |
| Lighting | Natasha Katz |
| Choreography | Steven Hoggett |
| Costume | Bob Crowley |
| Sound | Clive Goodwin |
| Producer | Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf and Michael Rose Limited in association with New York Theatre Workshop |
| Synopsis | When an Irish busker and a young Czech mother meet through a shared love of music, their songwriting sparks a deep connection and a tender, longing romance that neither of them could have expected. |
| Length | 2hrs 20mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Musical supervision and orchestrations are by Martin Lowe. |
Piccadilly Theatre
Denman Street , London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 871 3055
VIVA FOREVER!
Book by Jennifer Saunders, based on songs by Spice Girls
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 27 Nov 2012 |
| Opens | 11 Dec 2012 |
| Booking to | 29 Jun 2013 |
| Closes | 29 Jun 2013 |
| Time | Mon - Thurs at 7.30pm, Fri at 5pm and 8.30pm, Sat at 3pm and 7.30pm |
| Face value Price | £20 - £67.50 (Premium Seats £95) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Sally Ann Triplett (Lauren), Hannah John-Kamen (Viva), Siobhan Athwal (Luce) , Lucy Phelps (Diamond), Dominique Provost-Chalkley (Holly), Lucy Montgomery (Suzi), Simon Slater (Mitch), Bill Ward (one of the Judges), Sally Dexter (one of the Judges), Tamara Wall (one of the Judges), Ben Cura (Angel), Hatty Preston (Minty), Simon Adkins (Leon), Anthony Topham (Lance). Tom Kanavan, Zak Nemorin, Curtis Angus, Luke Jackson, Oliver Roll, David Rudin, Darren Carnall, Myles Brown, Charlotte Gorton, Rebecca Mckinnis, Lucy Thatcher, Roxanne Palmer, Charlotte Walcott, Sophie Carmen-jones, Carla Nella, Kirstie Skivington, Helen Ternent. |
| Director | Paul Garrington |
| Design | Peter McKintosh |
| Lighting | Howard Harrison |
| Choreography | Lynne Page |
| Costume | |
| Sound | Bobby Aitken |
| Producer | Judy Craymer in association with the Spice Girls, Simon Fuller and Universal Music. |
| Synopsis | Tells the story of a beautiful, talented girl and her best friends who get swept up in the obsession of today’s TV celebrity culture. As she follows her dream, the musical charts her journey into the world of overnight fame and its impact on her relationships with her mother and the friends she thought she’d have forever. From London to Spain and back again, as they confront the bitter reality of fame and as the world judges her, she and her mother learn to empower themselves and be who they really want to be. |
| Length | 2hrs 30mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Music orchestrator and arranger Martin Koch
(NOTE: This is NOT a musical about the Spice Girls, it is a musical with the songs of the Spice Girls) |
Piccadilly Theatre
Denman Street , London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 871 7630
DIRTY DANCING - The Classic Story on Stage
by Eleanor Bergstein
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 13 Jul 2013 |
| Opens | 13 Jul 2013 |
| Booking to | 22 Feb 2014 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Tue – Fri 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Sunday 2.30pm & 7pm (XMAS CHANGES: Tues 24 Dec at 2.30pm, instead of eve // Wed 25 Dec No Perf // Fri 27 Dec & Tues 31 Dec extra matinee at 2.30pm) |
| Face value Price | £26.50 - £70 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Jill Winternitz (Baby Houseman), Paul-Michael Jones (Johnny Castle), Charlotte Gooch (Penny Johnson) |
| Director | Sarah Tipple |
| Design | Stephen Brimson-Lewis |
| Lighting | Tim Mitchell |
| Choreography | Kate Champion |
| Costume | Jennifer Irwin |
| Sound | Bobby Aitken |
| Producer | Karl Sydow & Amber Jacobsen |
| Synopsis | All the hits from the film's soundtrack, which includes Do You Love Me?, She's Like The Wind and Time Of My Life, are featured in the stage show along with some new numbers. The story has been re-written for the stage, but includes all of the movies memorable moments and some added scenes as well. The Houseman's take their vacation at a popular holiday camp, where youngest daughter 'Baby' meets dance teacher from the wrong side of the tracks, Johnny. There begins a classic love story through which we see that love can conquer all barriers and we learn that 'nobody puts Baby in the corner'! |
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Piccadilly Theatre
Denman Street , London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 871 3055
JERSEY BOYS (Transfers from Prince Edward Theatre in March 2014)
Written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | Mar 2014 |
| Opens | Mar 2014 |
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| Closes | |
| Time | tbc. A transfers from Prince Edward Theatre in March 2014 |
| Face value Price | £ |
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| Performers | |
| 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'. |
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| 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 at The Prince Edward Theatre 18 March 2008, following previews from 28 Feb 2018, running to 9 March 2014, before transferring to Piccadilly Theatre |
Playhouse Theatre
Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5DE
Tube: Embankment or Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 871 7627
Monty Python's SPAMALOT
Lovingly ripped off from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Book by Eric Idle, score by Eric Idle and John Du Prez.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 14 Nov 2012 |
| Opens | 20 Nov 2012 |
| Booking to | 02 Nov 2013 |
| Closes | |
| Time | TIMES to 29 JUNE 2013: Mon – Sat at 8pm, Matinees Wed & Sat at 2.30pm
TIMES FROM 1 JULY 2013: Mon – Thu at 8pm; Fri 6pm & 9pm; Sat 2.30pm & 8pm |
| Face value Price | £15 - £65 (Premium Seats £75) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Joe Pasquale (King Arthur, from 17 June to 27 July 2013) Note: Cast changes happen many times without producers informing us so cannot list other cast members unless we have confirmed specific dates. |
| Director | Christopher Luscombe |
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| Producer | Howard Panter for The Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Synopsis | 'Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and features a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, witch burnings (cancelled due to health and safety) not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people. The show features fantastic tunes more magical than a Camelot convention, including He Is Not Dead Yet, Knights of the Round Table, Find Your Grail and of course the Nation’s Favourite Comedy Song (Reader’s Digest Poll 2010 - before it went bust) Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.' |
| Length | 2hrs |
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Prince Edward Theatre
Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS
Tube: Leicester sq / Tottenham Ct Rd
Tel: 0844 482 5151
JERSEY BOYS (Transfers to Piccadilly Theatre in March 2014)
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 | 09 Mar 2014 |
| Closes | 09 Mar 2014 |
| Time | Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Mats Tue & Sat at 3pm; Sun at 5pm (XMAS DATES16 DEC to 4 JAN NOT ON SALE YET) (TRANSFERS TO PICCADILLY THEATRE in MARCH 2014) |
| Face value Price | £22.50 - £67.50 (Premium Seats £95) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Ryan Molloy (Frankie Valli - this role will be played by Jon Lee at some performances), Edd Post (Bob Gaudio), Jon Boydon (Tommy DeVito), David McGranaghan (Nick Massi), Will Barratt, Nicola Brazil, Rebecca Jayne Davies, Ben Evans, Chris Gardner, Lucinda Gill, Mark Halliday, Mark Isherwood, Ben Jennings, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Stuart King, Lucy Martin, Stuart Milligan, Jake Samuels, Michael Watson, Ben Wheeler, Gemma Whitelam. |
| 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. TRANSFERS TO PICCADILLY THEATRE IN MARCH 2014 |
Prince Of Wales Theatre
Coventry Street, London, W1
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Tel: 0844 4825110
BOOK OF MORMON , THE
Book, Music and Lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 25 Feb 2013 |
| Opens | 21 Mar 2013 |
| Booking to | 08 Feb 2014 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon – Sat at 7.30pm, Wed and Sat mats at 2.30pm (XMAS CHANGES: Extra 2.30pm perf on Mon 23 Dec & Fri 27 Dec & Thu 2 Jan / // No matinee on Wed 1 Jan / No Perfs Tue 24 & Wed 25 Dec) |
| Face value Price | £37.50- £72.50 (Premium Seats £125) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Gavin Creel (Elder Price), Jared Gertner (Elder Cunningham), Mark Anderson, Stephen Ashfield, Benjamin Brook, Daniel Buckley, Daniel Clift, Ashley Day, Terry Doe, Candace Furbert, Patrick George, Nadine Higgin, Tyrone Huntley, Evan James, Chris Jarman, Michael Kent, Alexia Khadime, Matt Krzan, Oliver Liddert, Daniel McKinley, Luke Newton, Terel Nugent, Haydn Oakley, Olivia Phillip, Lucy St. Louis, Giles Terera, Kayi Ushe, Tosh Wanogho-Maud, Liam Wrate. |
| Director | Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker |
| Design | Scott Pask |
| Lighting | Brian MacDevitt |
| Choreography | Casey Nicholaw |
| Costume | Ann Roth |
| Sound | Brian Ronan |
| Producer | Anne Garefino, Scott Rudin and Sonia Friedman Productions |
| Synopsis | Follows a pair of mismatched Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get. |
| Length | 2hrs 20mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Orchestrations by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus
Not suitable for young children. Parental Advisory: Explicit Language |
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 | 26 Apr 2014 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (XMAS CHANGES: Extra 2.30pm perf on Mon 23 Dec, Fri 27 Dec, Tues 31 Dec & Thu 2 Jan // Tues 24 Dec at 2.30pm, instead of 7.30pm // Wed 25 Dec no Perf // Wed 1 Jan no Matinee perf) |
| Face value Price | £20 - £65 (Premium Seats £95) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Geronimo Rauch (Jean Valjean), Tam Mutu (Javert), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Cameron Blakely (Thenardier), Na-Young Jeon (Fantine) , Rob Houchen (Marius) Anton Zetterholm (Enjolras), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Eponine), Wendy Ferguson (Madame Thenardier). (Cast subject to change! ) |
| 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 |
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
DEATH TAX (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Lucas Hnath
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 18 Jun 2013 |
| Opens | 18 Jun 2013 |
| Booking to | 22 Jun 2013 |
| Closes | 22 Jun 2013 |
| Time | Tues - Sat 8pm, Sat Matinee at 3.30pm |
| Face value Price | £20 |
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| Performers | Anna Calder-Marshall, Natasha Gordon, Siobhan Redmond, Sam Troughton |
| Director | John Tiffany |
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| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | A darkly comic play about death and taxes, and how we must live with both. 80 year old Maxine is convinced her daughter is paying Nurse Tina to bump her off before an impending tax deadline. |
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| Other Info | Part of the Open Court Weekly Rep with Six new plays in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs in six weeks with one company of 14 actors and four directors. |
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
PIGEONS (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Suhayla El-Bushra
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 25 Jun 2013 |
| Opens | 25 Jun 2013 |
| Booking to | 29 Jun 2013 |
| Closes | 29 Jun 2013 |
| Time | Tues - Sat 8pm, Sat Matinee at 3.30pm |
| Face value Price | £20 |
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| Performers | Paul Bhattacharjee, Farzana Dua Elahe, Ferdy Roberts, Ryan Sampson, Nav Sidhu |
| Director | Carrie Cracknell |
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| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | An insight into the reality of growing up in an apparently multicultural society. Amir and Ashley are best mates. Ashley spends as much time as possible at Amir’s house losing at chess to Amir’s dad, flirting with his sister and eating his mum’s food. As the pressure and prejudices of the outside world start to invade their lives, the cracks begin to show. |
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| Other Info | Part of the Open Court Weekly Rep with Six new plays in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs in six weeks with one company of 14 actors and four directors. |
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
MINT (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Clare Lizzimore
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 02 Jul 2013 |
| Opens | 02 Jul 2013 |
| Booking to | 06 Jul 2013 |
| Closes | 06 Jul 2013 |
| Time | Tues - Sat 8pm, Sat Matinee at 3.30pm |
| Face value Price | £20 |
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| Performers | Debbie Chazen, Laura Elphinstone, Angela Terence, Alan Williams. |
| Director | Caroline Steinbeis |
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| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | A portrayal of a man struggling to keep his head above water. Over 10 years of imprisonment Alan’s life has been measured out in weekly visits from his family; slices of the normal life he’s left behind. Everything will be so much better once he’s finally out and back home for good. Won’t it? |
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| Other Info | Part of the Open Court Weekly Rep with Six new plays in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs in six weeks with one company of 14 actors and four directors. |
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
UNTITLED MATRIARCH PLAY ( OR SEVEN SISTERS) (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Nikole Beckwith
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 09 Jul 2013 |
| Opens | 09 Jul 2013 |
| Booking to | 13 Jul 2013 |
| Closes | 13 Jul 2013 |
| Time | Tues - Sat 8pm, Sat Matinee at 3.30pm |
| Face value Price | £20 |
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| Performers | Anna Calder-Marshall, Debbie Chazen, Farzana Dua Elahe, Laura Elphinstone, Natasha Gordon, Siobhan Redmond, Angela Terence |
| Director | Vicky Featherstone |
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| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | On the eve of her 55th birthday Lorraine gathers her five daughters around her and announces a new sibling is on the way. Utterly sick of her daughters she is determined to have a son...by surrogate. |
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| Other Info | Part of the Open Court Weekly Rep with Six new plays in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs in six weeks with one company of 14 actors and four directors. |
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
TALK SHOW (Part of Open Court Festival)
by Alistair McDowall
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 16 Jul 2013 |
| Opens | 16 Jul 2013 |
| Booking to | 20 Jul 2013 |
| Closes | 20 Jul 2013 |
| Time | Tues - Sat 8pm |
| Face value Price | £20 |
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| Performers | Paul Bhattacharjee, Jonjo O'Neill, Ferdy Roberts, Ryan Sampson, Nav Sidhu, Alan Williams |
| Director | Caroline Steinbeis |
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| Producer | Royal Court Theatre |
| Synopsis | A black comedy about talking and transmission. Sam runs a daily talk show from his basement bedroom. Upstairs his Dad and Grandad barely speak, but keep in touch through the baby monitor. With the return of Sam’s wayward uncle can this peculiar form of domestic harmony stay uninterrupted? |
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| Other Info | Part of the Open Court Weekly Rep with Six new plays in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs in six weeks with one company of 14 actors and four directors. |
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Tube: Sloane Square
Tel: 020 7565 5000
SURPRISE THEATRE (Part of Open Court Festival)
Various
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 10 Jun 2013 |
| Opens | 10 Jun 2013 |
| Booking to | 16 Jul 2013 |
| Closes | 16 Jul 2013 |
| Time | Mon & Tues 7.30pm and 9pm (No 9pm perf on Mon 24 June) (No Performance on 25 June) |
| Face value Price | £10 |
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| Producer | Royal Court |
| Synopsis | There will be a different surprise performance from a diverse and wide-ranging field of writers and theatre-makers; each creating a one-off performance, which will remain a mystery to its audience right up until the lights go down. Each surprise will be performed twice-nightly and the second performance will be live-streamed and available to view for the duration of the festival on the Royal Court website. |
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Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
The Shakespeare Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 9DT
Tube: London Bridge or Mansion House(both 10 Min walk)
Tel: 020 7401 9919
DUCHESS OF MALFI, THE
by John Webster
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 09 Jan 2014 |
| Opens | 15 Jan 2014 |
| Booking to | 16 Feb 2014 |
| Closes | 16 Feb 2014 |
| Time | Tues - Sat at 7.30pm, plus matinees Thur, Sat and Sun at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £10 - £60 |
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| Director | Dominic Dromgoole |
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| Producer | Shakespeare Globe |
| Synopsis | Charts the calamitous consequences of a young widow's refusal to obey her brothers' command never to remarry. |
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| Other Info | The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is the Indoor Jacobean Theatre at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre |
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
The Shakespeare Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 9DT
Tube: London Bridge or Mansion House(both 10 Min walk)
Tel: 020 7401 9919
ELLEN TERRY WITH EILLEN ATKINS
adapted by Eileen Atkins
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 12 Jan 2014 |
| Opens | 12 Jan 2014 |
| Booking to | 23 Feb 2014 |
| Closes | 23 Feb 2014 |
| Time | Sunday and Mondays at 7.30pm |
| Face value Price | £ |
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| Performers | Eileen Atkins |
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| Producer | Shakespeare Globe |
| Synopsis | Eileen Atkins will reincarnate Ellen Terry – considered the greatest Shakespearean actress of the nineteenth century – in a dramatic exploration of Shakespeare’s women |
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| Other Info | The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is the Indoor Jacobean Theatre at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre |
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
The Shakespeare Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 9DT
Tube: London Bridge or Mansion House(both 10 Min walk)
Tel: 020 7401 9919
KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE , THE
by Francis Beaumont
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 20 Feb 2014 |
| Opens | 26 Feb 2014 |
| Booking to | 30 Mar 2014 |
| Closes | 30 Mar 2014 |
| Time | Tues - Sat at 7.30pm (not 25, 26, 28 or 29 March), plus matinees Thur, Sat and Sun at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £10 - £60 |
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| Producer | Shakespeare Globe |
| Synopsis | A grocer and his wife dissatisfied by a play's progress invade the stage and commandeer the play to suit their tastes. |
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| Other Info | The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is the Indoor Jacobean Theatre at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre |
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
The Shakespeare Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 9DT
Tube: London Bridge or Mansion House(both 10 Min walk)
Tel: 020 7401 9919
L’ORMINDO
Music by Francesco Cavalli; Libretto by Giovanni Faustini; English Translation by Christopher Cowell
| Location | West End |
Genre | Opera |
| Previews from | 25 Mar 2014 |
| Opens | 25 Mar 2014 |
| Booking to | 12 Apr 2014 |
| Closes | 12 Apr 2014 |
| Time | Tues, Wed, Fri and Sat at 7.30pm |
| Face value Price | £10 - £100 |
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| Performers | Orchestra of the Early Opera Company |
| Director | Kasper Holten |
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| Producer | co-production between Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal Opera |
| Synopsis | 'An outrageous comedy about a sex-starved young queen and her two would-be lovers' |
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Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
The Shakespeare Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 9DT
Tube: London Bridge or Mansion House(both 10 Min walk)
Tel: 020 7401 9919
MALCONTENT, THE
by John Marston
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 03 Apr 2014 |
| Opens | 10 Apr 2014 |
| Booking to | 19 Apr 2014 |
| Closes | 19 Apr 2014 |
| Time | 3, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 April at 7.30pm, Satu and Sun at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £10 - £60 |
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| Performers | Globe Young Players, a new company of talented 12-to-16-year-ol |
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| Producer | Shakespeare Globe |
| Synopsis | A usurping Duke, allied to a disloyal wife and surrounded by panderers, flatterers and sycophants, threatens the stability and security of a whole society. |
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| Other Info | The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is the Indoor Jacobean Theatre at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre |
Savoy Theatre
The Strand, London, WC2
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 871 7687
LET IT BE
featuring Beatles songs
| Location | West End |
Genre | Theatrical concert Musical |
| Previews from | 01 Feb 2013 |
| Opens | 01 Feb 2013 |
| Booking to | 18 Jan 2014 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 7.30pm; Sat 3pm & 7.30pm; Sun 3pm & 7pm (XMAS CHANGES: Extra perfs Tues 24 Dec at 3pm & Tues 31 Dec at 3pm & 7.30pm & extra matinee Fri 27 Dec at 3pm // No perf Wed 25 Dec & Wed 1 Jan) |
| Face value Price | £20 - £65 ( £90 Premium Seats also available) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | There are two casts performing in the show, alternating from night to night. The current company is comprised of: Emanuele Angeletti, John Brosnan, James Fox, Michael Gagliano, Reuven Gershon, Stephen Hill, Phil Martin, Luke Roberts. |
| Director | John Maher |
| Design | Tim McQuillen Wright |
| Lighting | Stephan Gotschel |
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| Sound | Gareth Owen |
| Producer | Jamie Hendry Productions, Annerin Productions, BB Promotion, Rubin Fogel & Julian Stoneman Associates |
| Synopsis | Theatrical concert, which showcases the works of the world’s most successful rock’n’roll band, using video footage to tell the story of the band’s meteoric rise from their humble beginnings in Liverpool’s Cavern Club, through the height of Beatlemania, to their later studio masterpieces. Featuring more than twenty of The Beatles’ greatest hits, including I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Hard Day’s Night, Day Tripper, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Strawberry Fields, When I’m 64, Hello Goodbye, Get Back and many more, all performed by hand-picked master musicians. |
| Length | 2hrs 15mins |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Opened at Prince of Wales Theatre 24 Sep 2012, following previews from 14 Sep, running to 19 Jan 2013. Transfers to Savoy Theatre 1 Feb 2013 |
Shaftesbury Theatre
210 Shaftesbury Ave
London, WC2H 8DP
Tube: Holborn or Tottenham Ct Rd
Tel: 020 7379 5399
BURN THE FLOOR
Choreography by Jason Gilkison
| Location | West End |
Genre | Dance |
| Previews from | 06 Mar 2013 |
| Opens | 11 Mar 2013 |
| Booking to | 30 Jun 2013 |
| Closes | 30 Jun 2013 |
| Time | Mon & Wed at 7.30pm, Thu 3pm & 7.30pm, Fri at 8pm, & Sat at 4pm & 8pm, Sun 4pm (no performances on Tuesdays) |
| Face value Price | £16 - £57 (Premium Seats £90) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Robin Windsor, Kristina Rihanoff, Karen Hauer (all three From tv's Strictly Come Dancing), and international dancers from around the globe - Kevin Clifton (UK), Robbie Kmetoni (Australia), Janette Manrara (USA), Keoikantse Motsepe (South Africa), Giulia Dotta (Italy), Shem Jacobs (Poland), Ash-leigh Hunter (Australia), Patrick Helm (Germany), Giselle Peacock (USA), Jack Chambers (Australia), Natascha Dejong (Holland), Santo Costa (Italy), Jemma Armstrong (Australia), Aljaz Skorjanec (Slovenia), Faye Huddleston (UK), Vonzell Solomon (USA), Peter Saul (UK), Joe Malone (USA). |
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| Choreography | Jason Gilkison |
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| Producer | The Theatre Of Comedy and Harley Medcalf |
| Synopsis | From Harlem' s hot nights at The Savoy, where dances such as the Lindy, Foxtrot and Charleston were born, to the Latin Quarter where the Cha-Cha, Rumba and Salsa steamed up the stage, Burn the Floor takes audiences on a journey through the passionate drama of dance. The elegance of the Viennese Waltz, the exuberance of the Jive, the intensity of the Paso Doble - audiences will experience them all, as well as the Tango, Samba, Mambo, Quickstep, and Swing. |
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Shaftesbury Theatre
210 Shaftesbury Ave
London, WC2H 8DP
Tube: Holborn or Tottenham Ct Rd
Tel: 020 7379 5399
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
Music by Stuart Brayson, lyrics by Tim Rice, book by Bill Oakes. Musical theatre version of James Jones’ 1951 novel.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 30 Sep 2013 |
| Opens | 23 Oct 2013 |
| Booking to | 26 Apr 2014 |
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| Time | Mon to Sat at 7.30pm, Matinees Wed and Sat at 2.30pm (23 Oct at 7pm) (XMAS CHANGES: Monday 23 Dec 2.30pm and 7.30pm; Tues 24 Dec at 2.30pm; Wed 25 & Thu 26 Dec no perfs; Friday 27th and Saturday 28th Dec at 2.30pm and 7.30pm; Mon 30th Dec at 2.30pm and 7.30pm; Tues 31 Dec at 6pm) |
| Face value Price | £ 27 - £ 69.50 (£ 92 Premium Seats) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
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| Director | Tamara Harvey |
| Design | Soutra Gilmour |
| Lighting | Bruno Poet |
| Choreography | Javier De Frutos |
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| Sound | Mick Potter |
| Producer | Tim Rice and Lee Menzies for Eternity Productions Limited |
| Synopsis | Tells a story of passion and honour, which takes place on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, in 1941, shortly before and during the Pearl Harbor attack of 7 December. Pearl Harbor,1941, where the girls sing 'don’cha like Hawaii', the men of G Company sing the blues, and where even on an army base, love and desire are never very far away. When the troubled Private Prewitt falls for the kind hearted escort club girl Lorene, and when his platoon sergeant, Warden, embarks on a dangerous affair with his commanding officer’s wife, Karen, the lives of both men are set on a course they cannot control. As war approaches, the worlds of the four lovers and the soldiers of G Company are dramatically ripped apart. |
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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 | 21 Dec 2013 |
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| Time | Mon-Sat 7.30pm / Mats Tue 3pm / Sat 4pm |
| Face value Price | £16 - £42 (Premium Seats £61) |
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| Director | Geoff Bullen |
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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) |
Temple Studios
next door to Paddington Station , 31 London Street W2 1DJ
Tube:
Tel: NT Box Office 020 7452 3000
DROWNED MAN, THE: A HOLLYWOOD FABLE
by Punchdrunk, inspired by Buchner's Woyzeck
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 20 Jun 2013 |
| Opens | 17 Jul 2013 |
| Booking to | 30 Dec 2013 |
| Closes | 30 Dec 2013 |
| Time | There are six arrival times in 10 minute intervals starting as follows
Tuesday 7pm
Wednesday 7pm
Thursday 7pm
Friday 6pm and 10pm
Saturday 5pm and 9pm
Sunday 5pm
(Extra Monday perfs at 7pm on 23rd & 30 Dec // No perfs Tues 24th & Wed 25th Dec) |
| Face value Price | Prices vary depending on day: £39.50 or £47.50 ( £?? Premium tickets with added bonuses are available from 4 July.) |
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| Director | Felix Barrett & Maxine Doyle |
| Design | Felix Barrett, Livi Vaughan & Beatrice Minns |
| Lighting | Mike Gunning |
| Choreography | Maxine Doyle |
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| Sound | Stephen Dobbie |
| Producer | Punchdrunk and the National Theatre |
| Synopsis | A promenade production set in a seedy Hollywood underworld.. Step into the world of Temple Pictures where the Hollywood studio system meets a forgotten hinterland filled with dreamers who exist at the fringes of the movie industry. Here, celluloid fantasy clings to desperate realism and certainty dissolves into a hallucinatory world. This theatrical journey follows its protagonists along the precipice between illusion and reality. |
| Length | 3hrs |
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| Other Info | Suitable for ages 16+ |
Trafalgar Studios 1 Theatre
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 871 7632
HOTHOUSE, THE
by Harold Pinter
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 04 May 2013 |
| Opens | 09 May 2013 |
| Booking to | 03 Aug 2013 |
| Closes | 03 Aug 2013 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Matinees Thu & Sat at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £10 - £ 54.50 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Simon Russell Beale (Roote), John Simm (Gibbs), John Heffernan (Lush), Harry Melling (Lamb), Clive Rowe (Tubb), Christopher Timothy (Lobb), Indira Varma (Miss Cutts) |
| Director | Jamie Lloyd |
| Design | Soutra Gilmour |
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| Producer | Jamie Lloyd / Ambassadors Theatre Group |
| Synopsis | It’s Christmas Day in a nameless state-run mental institution where the inmates are subjected to a tirade of mindless cruelty. A maniacal and self-obsessed leader breeds a contagion of hierarchical savagery amongst his staff, who thrive on a noxious diet of delusion and deceit. 'Under a veil of devilish wit and subversive humour, Pinter’s biting political commentary on the perils of unchecked power is as vital and pertinent today as when it was written in the 50’s.' |
| Length | 1hr 55min |
| Review | Review |
| Other Info | Part of Trafalgar Transformed - 'a season of politically-charged power plays on the doorstep of Whitehall, accompanied by a festival of platform events, discussions and readings.'
For details click link top right of page.(Just under - Tube: Charing Cross) |
Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 871 7632
HAPPY NEW
by Brendan Cowell
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 04 Jun 2013 |
| Opens | 06 Jun 2013 |
| Booking to | 29 Jun 2013 |
| Closes | 29 Jun 2013 |
| Time | Mon - Sat at 7.45pm, Matinees Thu & Sat at 3pm (6 June 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £15 - £30 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Lisa Dillon (Pru), Joel Samuels (Lyle), William Troughton (Danny) |
| Director | Robert Shaw |
| Design | Lily Arnold |
| Lighting | Johanna Town |
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| Producer | Chris Foxon for Inside Intelligence |
| Synopsis | The Australian outback. Danny and Lyle were abandoned by their mother in the chicken coop. Discovered after several months, surrounded only by hens, feathers, pecking and clawing, they are taken into care. Over the years, they've become media celebrities. Sultry TV journo Pru has entered their lives. But now, society is bored with them. It's New Year's Eve. Tomorrow, Danny and Lyle must leave care and step out into the world alone for the first time. But are childhood traumas coming home to roost? What's Pru hatching? Why's she egging them on? Will they ever eat Nando's again? And of course, which came first? |
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Vaudeville Theatre
The Strand, London, WC2R 0NH
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 412 4663
WEST END MEN, THE - IN CONCERT
Various
| Location | West End |
Genre | Theatrical concert Musical |
| Previews from | 25 May 2013 |
| Opens | 03 Jun 2013 |
| Booking to | 22 Jun 2013 |
| Closes | 22 Jun 2013 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 8pm, Sat Matinee at 3pm |
| Face value Price | £20 - £47.50 (£65 Premium Seats) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Lee Mead, David Thaxton, Matt Willis (plus on selected performances Kerry Ellis ( appears until 15 June 2013), Glenn Carter (appears until 8 June 2013), Stephen Rahman Hughes (performs from 10 - 22 June 2013) subject to change |
| Director | Mitch Sebastian |
| Design | Kate Unwin |
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| Sound | Andy Johnson |
| Producer | Milton Morrissey Ltd, Jason Haigh Ellery and in association with Paul Tyrer & Jamie Clark for The Booking Office |
| Synopsis | Features songs from the West End, Broadway and Beyond in theatrical style, backed by a full live band and choir. |
| Length | 2hrs 15mins |
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Vaudeville Theatre
The Strand, London, WC2R 0NH
Tube: Charing Cross
Tel: 0844 412 4663
LADYKILLERS, THE
Stage adaptation by Graham Linehan, from the 1955 Ealing comedy film with screenplay by William Rose.
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 29 Jun 2013 |
| Opens | 09 Jul 2013 |
| Booking to | 26 Oct 2013 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, Matinees Wed & Sat at 3pm (9 Jul at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £20 - £55 ( £85 Premium Seats) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Ralf Little (Harry), Simon Day (Major Courtney), Angela Thorne (Mrs Wilberforce), John Gordon Sinclair (Professor Marcus), Con O’Neill (Louis), Chris McCalphy (One Round) |
| Director | Sean Foley |
| Design | Michael Taylor |
| Lighting | James Farncombe |
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| Costume | Michael Taylor |
| Sound | Ben and Max Ringham |
| Producer | Edward Snape for Fiery Angel |
| Synopsis | Tells the classic black comedy tale of a sweet little old lady, alone in her house, pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing....Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet and eccentric Mrs Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her unwittingly in Marcus’ brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped but Mrs Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes that there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs W. is alone with five desperate men. But who will be forced to face the music? |
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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 | 21 Dec 2013 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 2.30pm |
| Face value Price | £19.50 - £67.50 (Premium Seats £95) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Anna-Jane Casey (Mrs. Wilkinson), Deka Walmsley (Dad),Kevin Wathen (Tony), Ann Emery (Grandma), Howard Crossley (George), Kay Milbourne (Dead Mum), Simon Ray Harvey (Mr. Braithwaite), Alexander Loxton (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 5120
RELATIVELY SPEAKING
by Alan Ayckbourn
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 14 May 2013 |
| Opens | 20 May 2013 |
| Booking to | 31 Aug 2013 |
| Closes | 31 Aug 2013 |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Matinees on Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (20 May at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £19.50 - £52.50 (Premiun Seats £65) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Felicity Kendal, Jonathan Coy, Kara Tointon, Max Bennett |
| Director | Lindsay Posner |
| Design | Peter McKintosh |
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| Producer | Theatre Royal Bath Productions |
| Synopsis | Greg only met Ginny a month ago but has already made up his mind that she’s the girl for him. When she tells him that she’s going to visit her parents, he decides this is the moment to ask her father for his daughter’s hand. Discovering a scribbled address, he follows her to Buckinghamshire where he finds Philip and Sheila enjoying a peaceful Sunday morning breakfast in the garden. The only thing is... they’re not Ginny’s parents. |
| Length | 2hrs |
| Review | Review |
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Wyndham's Theatre
Charing Cross Road, WC2H ODA
Tube: Leicester sq
Tel: 0844 482 5120
BARKING IN ESSEX
by Clive Exton
| Location | West End |
Genre | Comedy |
| Previews from | 06 Sep 2013 |
| Opens | 16 Sep 2013 |
| Booking to | 04 Jan 2014 |
| Closes | |
| Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Matinees on Thu & Sat at 2.30pm (16 Sep at 7pm) (Xmas Changes: no perfs on Tues 24 and Wed 25 Dec; additional matinee on Tues 31 Dec ) |
| Face value Price | £19.50 - £52.50 (Premiun Seats £65) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Performers | Lee Evans (Darnley), Sheila Hancock (Emmie), Keeley Hawes (Chrissie), Karl Johnson (Rocco), Montserrat Lombard (Allegra), |
| Director | Harry Burton |
| Design | Simon Higlett |
| Lighting | James Farncombe |
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| Sound | Gareth Owen |
| Producer | MJE Productions / James Quaife Productions. |
| Synopsis | Freedom finally beckons for Algie Packer, Essex’s most notorious gangster. He’s done seven years inside and now he’s coming home to collect his booty - £3,672,000 in untraceable notes. But there’s something Algie’s family have forgotten to mention... The Packers are Essex’s lovable, but most dysfunctional family. Witness the Packers as they desperately attempt to cover their tracks before Algie arrives to collect what is rightfully his. |
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Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
SEASON IN THE CONGO, A
by Aime Cesaire
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 06 Jul 2013 |
| Opens | 16 Jul 2013 |
| Booking to | 10 Aug 2013 |
| Closes | 10 Aug 2013 |
| Time | Mon - Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2:30pm (16 Jul at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £10 - £32.50 |
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| Performers | Chiwetel Ejiofor (Patrice Lumumba), Daniel Kaluuya (Mokutu), Joseph Mydell (Kala Lubu), Lydie Alberto, Nandi Bhebhe, Brian Bovell, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Kurt Egyiawan, Joan Iyiola, Josepha Madoki, Sandra Reid, Ira Mandela Siobhan, Oliver Tida Tida. |
| Director | Joe Wright & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui |
| Design | Lizzie Clachan |
| Lighting | Jon Clark |
| Choreography | Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui |
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| Producer | The Young Vic |
| Synopsis | Bursting with music and dance, this drama charts the rise and fall of legendary leader Patrice Lumumba, whose passionate determination to free his people from Belgian rule inspired great courage and betrayal. Tells the true story of the 1960 Congo rebellion and assassination of the political leader Patrice Lumumba in three turbulent acts. After taking control of the newly-formed coalition government, the charismatic leader is immediately beset by resistance from European economic interests, American policymakers and long-simmering tribal divisions. Securing the assistance of a UN peacekeeping force only serves to further divide the Congolese people as Belgian arms and soldiers start to pour into the country. Stripped of his position and placed under house arrest, Lumumba attempts a final march to power but is fatally betrayed by a former ally. |
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Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
AMERICAN LULU
Overall concept and interpretation of Alban Berg's opera Lulu by Olga Neuwirth
| Location | West End |
Genre | Opera |
| Previews from | 13 Sep 2013 |
| Opens | 14 Sep 2013 |
| Booking to | 24 Sep 2013 |
| Closes | 24 Sep 2013 |
| Time | 7.30pm on Sept 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24 (7pm on 14 Sep) |
| Face value Price | £10 - £32.50 |
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| Director | John Fulljames |
| Design | Magda Willi |
| Lighting | Guy Hoare |
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| Producer | The Opera Group, Young Vic, Scottish Opera & Bregenzer Festspiele co-production in association with The London Sinfonietta |
| Synopsis | Set in the smoky jazz clubs of the Deep South against the backdrop of the civil rights movement. In 1950s New Orleans, a young dancer’s world is slowly torn apart by the jealous and controlling men and women desperate to be her lover. As the seductive and scarred Lulu looks back at her life, she faces a sordid history of sex, murder and suicide. |
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Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
SCOTTSBORO BOYS , THE
Music by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb. Book by David Thompson
| Location | West End |
Genre | Musical |
| Previews from | 18 Oct 2013 |
| Opens | 29 Oct 2013 |
| Booking to | 23 Nov 2013 |
| Closes | 23 Nov 2013 |
| Time | Mon - Sat at 7.30pm, Matinees Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (29 Oct at 7pm) (No matinees on 19, 23, 26, 30 October) |
| Face value Price | £10 - £35 |
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| Performers | Colman Domingo (Mr. Bones), Forrest McClendon (Mr. Tambo), Christian Dante-White (Charles Weems), Clinton Roane (Roy Wright), Julian Glover (The Interlocutor), Dawn Hope (The Lady), Adebayo Bolaji (Clarence Norris), Carl Spencer (Andy Wright) , Martin Bishop, Susan Reynolds, Jordan Shaw |
| Director | Susan Stroman |
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| Choreography | Susan Stroman |
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| Producer | Young Vic and Catherine Schreiber production |
| Synopsis | Tells the true story of nine young black men, aged between 12 and 19, travelling on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama in 1931 in search of a new life. By the end of their journey, their lives had been changed forever by the devastating effect of a single lie. Two white women falsely accused the nine of rape. Even though one of the women later recanted her accusation and in spite of a total absence of evidence, the boys were convicted. Their subsequent trials and appeals, lasting seven years, deeply divided the nation. |
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Young Vic Theatre (The Clare)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
BRILLIANT
by Fevered Sleep
| Location | West End |
Genre | Children Show |
| Previews from | 03 Jul 2013 |
| Opens | 03 Jul 2013 |
| Booking to | 13 Jul 2013 |
| Closes | 13 Jul 2013 |
| Time | Mon to Sat at 10:30am & 1:30pm (6 July at 12:30pm & 1:30pm) |
| Face value Price | £10 |
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| Performers | Laura Cubitt, David Leahy |
| Director | David Harradine and Sam Butler |
| Design | David Harradine and Ali Beale |
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| Sound | Jo Manser |
| Producer | A Fevered Sleep/Polka Theatre production |
| Synopsis | A visual theatre piece about light . Uses live music, inventive lighting, movement and rich theatricality to turn an everyday experience in a child’s life into an extraordinary event. |
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| Other Info | show for 3 to 5-year-olds |
Young Vic Theatre (The Maria)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
SECRET AGENT, THE
created by theatre O, Matthew Hurt and the Company. Inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novel, The Secret Agent
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 04 Sep 2013 |
| Opens | 09 Sep 2013 |
| Booking to | 21 Sep 2013 |
| Closes | 21 Sep 2013 |
| Time | Mon - Sat at 7.45pm, Wed & Sat matinees at 2.45pm (9 Sep at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £19.50 |
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| Director | Joseph Alford |
| Design | Simon Daw |
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| Choreography | Eva Vilamitjana |
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| Sound | Gareth Fry |
| Producer | A theatre O / Young Vic co-production |
| Synopsis | It is the story of a reluctant spy pressured by 'a foreign power' to blow up the Greenwich Observatory so as to provoke the UK government into passing repressive legislation. Using early 20th century forms of entertainment, including music hall, magic-lantern and early cinematic techniques, theatre O tell the story at its heart – that of a woman fighting to protect her young brother from exploitation and violence. |
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Young Vic Theatre (The Maria)
66 The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7922 2922
EVENTS, THE
by David Greig
| Location | West End |
Genre | Drama |
| Previews from | 09 Oct 2013 |
| Opens | 14 Oct 2013 |
| Booking to | 02 Nov 2013 |
| Closes | 02 Nov 2013 |
| Time | Mon - Sat at 7.45pm, Sat matinees at 2.45pm (14 Oct at 7pm) |
| Face value Price | £19.50 |
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| Director | Ramin Gray |
| Design | Chloe Lamford |
| Lighting | Charles Balfour |
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| Producer | An Actors Touring Company, Young Vic Theatre, Brageteatret & Schauspielhaus Wien Co-Production |
| Synopsis | Claire, a woman who finds herself caught up in a politically and racially motivated mass murder, which upturns everything she believes about herself and a young man she thought she knew. |
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