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P-Z Palace Theatre
Shaftesbury Ave, W1V 8AY
Tube Leicester Square
Telephone 0870 890 0142 Monty Python's SPAMALOT
book by Eric Idle, from the screenplay of the Pythons' film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Featuring a new score with music and lyrics by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, SPAMALOT also has three songs from the 1975 film | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 30 Sep 06 | | Opens | 16 Oct 06 | | Booking to | 27 Sep 08 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon-Thu at 8pm, Fri at 5.15pm & 8.30pm, Sat at 3pm & 8pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Alan Dale (King Arthur), Nina Soderquist (The Lady of the Lake), Jake Nightingale (Sir Lancelot), Graham McDuff (Sir Dennis Galahad), Andrew Spillett (Patsy), Robert Hands (Sir Robin) | | Director | Mike Nichols | | Design | Tim Hatley | | Lighting | Hugh Vanstone | | Choreography | Casey Nicholaw | | Costume | Tim Hatley | | Sound | | | Producer | Boyett Ostar Productions | | Synopsis | Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's SPAMALOT features a chorus line of dancing divas (and serfs), flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and a legless knight. | | B/O Price | £22 - £55 / Friday & Saturday 8pm £17.50 - £60 | | Length | 2hrs 15mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Phoenix Theatre
Charing Cross Rd, WC2H OJP
Tube Tottenham Court Rd
Telephone 0870 060 6629 BLOOD BROTHERS
by Willy Russell | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 21 Nov 91 | | Opens | 21 Nov 91 | | Booking to | 1 Nov 08 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon-Sat 7.45pm / Mats Thur 3pm / Sat 4pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets & Meal Deal | | Performers | Lyn Paul (Mrs Johnstone), Craig Price (Narrator), Stephen Palfreman (Mickey), Richard Reynard (Eddie), Louise Davidson (Mrs Lyons), Louise Clayton (Linda), Stephen Pallister (Mr Lyons), Michael Southern (Sammy), Rob Hughes (PC/Teacher), Alastair Brookshaw (Perkins), Amy O'Neill (Donna Marie), Alex Harland (Bus Conductor), Anna Sambrook (Brenda), Karl Greenwood (Neighbour) | | Director | Bob Thomson | | Design | Marty Flood | | Lighting | Jon Swain | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Bill Kenwright | | Synopsis | A pair of twins from Liverpool are separated at birth,their paths cross in friendship and anger. | | B/O Price | £20 - £50 | | Length | 2hrs 45mins | | Review | Click for review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| 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
Telephone 0844 412 6666 GREASE
by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, with additional songs B Gibb, J Farrar, L St Louis & S Simon | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 25 Jul 07 | | Opens | 8 Aug 07 | | Booking to | 10 Jan 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Thurs at 7.30pm, Fri at 5pm & 8.30pm Sat at 3pm & 7.30pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | CAST TO 16 JUNE 2008: Starring winners of tv reality show 'Grease is the Word'. Danny Bayne (Danny) , Susan McFadden (Sandy). The show also includes Siobhan Dillon (Patty Simcox), Sean Mulligan (Kenickie), Jayde Westaby (Rizzo), Lee Martin (Doody), Richard Hardwick (Roger), Bennett Andrews (Sonny), Alana Phillips (Frenchy), Laurie Scarth (Jan), Charlie Cameron (Marty), Jason Capewell (Vince/Teen Angel), Tim Newman (Eugene), Marie Daly (Miss Lynch) | | Director | David Gilmore | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | Arlene Phillips | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Paul Nicholas and David Ian by arrangement with Robert Stigwood | | Synopsis | Songs from the show include 'Grease (Is The Word)'; 'You're The One That I Want'; 'Greased Lightning'; 'Hopelessly Devoted To You' and 'Sandy'. | | B/O Price | £15 - £55 | | Length | 2hrs 10mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Playhouse Theatre
Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London, WC2
Tube Embankment
Telephone 0870 0606 642 HARDER THEY COME, THE
Based on the 1972 Perry Henzell film | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 23 May 08 | | Opens | 9 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 1 Nov 08 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon- Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (9 June at 7pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Rolan Bell (Ivan), Jacqui Dubois, Derek Elroy, Victor Romero Evans, Joanna Francis, Matthew J Henry, Marlon King, Susan Lawson-Reynolds, Joy Mack, Marcus Powell, Joe Speare, Chris Tummings. | | Director | Kerry Michael and Dawn Reid | | Design | Ultz | | Lighting | Jo Joelson | | Choreography | Jackie Guy | | Costume | | | Sound | Stefan Lumsden | | Producer | Jan Ryan and Robert Fox in association with Michael White. presents The Theatre Royal Stratford East and UK Arts Production | | Synopsis | This reggae musical tells the story of a country boy who makes for the bright lights of Kingston, Jamaica. With a head full of songs, including 'You Can Get It If You Really Want', 'Many Rivers to Cross', 'Higher and Higher, 'Rivers of Babylon' and 'The Harder They Come', he dreams of becoming a reggae star. When the harsh reality of the music scene drives him into a fast and furious life as an outlaw, he would rather die than kill his dream. | | B/O Price | £10 - £32.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | |
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Prince Edward Theatre
Old Compton Street, W1V 6HS
Tube Leicester sq / Tottenham Ct Rd
Telephone 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 08 | | Opens | 18 Mar 08 | | Booking to | 25 Apr 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon-Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Tues & Sat mats at 2.30pm. (XMAS no Perf 24th & 25th Dec - Extra matinee Fri 26 & Thu 1 Jan at 2.30pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Ryan Molloy (Frankie Valli), Scott Monello (the alternate Frankie Valli), Stephen Ashfield (Bob Gaudio), Glenn Carter ( Tommy DeVito), Philip Bulcock (Nick Massi), Simon Adkins (Bob Crewe), Suzy Bastone (Mary Delgado), Michelle Francis (Francine), Jye Frasca (Joe Pesci), Tee Jaye (Barry), Tom Lorcan (Donnie/Knuckles), Stuart Milligan (Gyp Decarlo), Amy Pemberton (Lorraine), Joseph Prouse (Norm Waxman), Griffin Stevens (Hank Majewski), Paul Ayres, Laura Brydon, Lucinda Gill, Mark Isherwood, Kieran Jae, Graham Vick , Ben Wheeler. | | 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 DonĦt Cry', 'My Eyes Adored You', 'Let'Ħs Hang On (To What WeĦve 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'. | | B/O Price | £20 - £60 | | Length | 2hrs 35mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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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 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
Telephone 0870 850 0393 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 | 3 Jun 04 | | Opens | 9 Jun 04 | | Booking to | 25 Apr 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon-Thurs 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 3pm & 7.30pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Linzi Hateley (Donna Sheridan) , Joanna Monro (Rosie), Jane Gurnett (Tanya), Richard Laing (Sam Carmichael), Paul Ryan (Harry Bright), Andrew Hall (Bill Austin), Katie Brayben (Sophie Sheridan), Oliver Hembrough (Sky), Jodie Read (Ali), Laura Selwood (Lisa), Giovanni Spano (Pepper), Matt Wilman (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 | | Costume | | | Sound | | | 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. | | B/O Price | £20 - £55 (Sat £20 - £59) | | Length | 2hrs 30mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | **Mamma Mia! originally opened 6 April 1999 before transferring to the Prince of Wales Theatre from 3 June 2004. |
Queen's Theatre
Shaftesbury Ave, W1V 8BA
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 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 | 3 Apr 04 | | Opens | 12 Apr 04 | | Booking to | 25 Apr 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets & Meal Deal | | Performers | Drew Sarich (Jean Valjean), Hans Peter Janssens (Javert), Joanna Ampil (Fantine), Chris Vincent (Thenardier), Gary Watson (Marius), Edward Baruwa (Enjolras), Melanie La Barrie (Madame Thenardier) Cassandra Compton (Eponine - from 23 June Nancy Sullivan takes over the role ), Claire-Marie Hall (Cosette - from 23 June Leanne Dobinson takes over the role). | | Director | Trevor Nunn and John Caird | | Design | Stephen Brimson Lewis | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | 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.. | | B/O Price | £20 - £55 | | Length | 3hrs | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| 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 Backstage
Sloane Square , London, SW1W 8AS
Tube Sloane Square
Telephone 020 7565 5000 CONTRACTIONS
By Mike Bartlett | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 29 May 08 | | Opens | 4 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 14 Jun 08 | | Closes | 14 Jun 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 8pm, Mats Sat at 4pm, Thurs at 6.30pm from 5 June | | Tickets | | | Performers | Julia Davis, Anna Madeley | | Director | Lyndsey Turner | | Design | | | Lighting | Nicki Brown | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | David McSeveney | | Producer | Royal Court Theatre | | Synopsis | Emma's been seeing Darren. She thinks she's in love. Her boss thinks she's in breach of contract. The situation needs to be resolved. | | B/O Price | £ 15 (Monday all seats £ 10) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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| Other Info | **Performed in a backstage location at the Royal Court. |
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square , London, SW1W 8AS
Tube Sloane Square
Telephone 020 7565 5000 CITY, THE
by Martin Crimp | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 24 Apr 08 | | Opens | 29 Apr 08 | | Booking to | 7 Jun 08 | | Closes | 7 Jun 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Sat at 3.30pm (29 Apr at 7pm) (No performances 5, 26 May) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Benedict Cumberbatch, Hattie Morahan | | Director | Katie Mitchell | | Design | Vicki Mortimer | | Lighting | Paule Constable | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Gareth Fry | | Producer | Royal Court | | Synopsis | Clair wants to be kissed - but not now - and certainly not by her husband. Chris wants to celebrate his new job by driving into the oncoming traffic. Jenny arrives to complain about the screaming children - but the garden's empty, and the key to the playroom's disappeared. Just what strange game is being played here? | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 25 (Monday all seats £ 10) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square , London, SW1W 8AS
Tube Sloane Square
Telephone 020 7565 5000 UGLY ONE, THE
by Marius von Mayenburg, translated by Maja Zade | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 10 Jun 08 | | Opens | 12 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 28 Jun 08 | | Closes | 28 Jun 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Sat at 3.30pm (12 June at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Michael Gould | | Director | Ramin Gray | | Design | Jeremy Herbert | | Lighting | Charles Balfour | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Nick Powell | | Producer | Royal Court | | Synopsis | Lette thought he was normal. When the extent of his ugliness is revealed he turns to a plastic surgeon for help. But after the bandages come off, Lette soon learns that there is such a thing as too beautiful. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 25 (Monday all seats £ 10) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square , London, SW1W 8AS
Tube Sloane Square
Telephone 020 7565 5000 FREE OUTGOING
by Anupama Chandrasekhar | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 2 Jul 08 | | Opens | 7 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 19 Jul 08 | | Closes | 19 Jul 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Sat at 3.30pm (7 July at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Lolita Chakrabarti | | Director | Indhu Rubasingham | | Design | Rosa Maggiora | | Lighting | Mark Jonathan | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Christopher Shutt | | Producer | Royal Court | | Synopsis | When a well-behaved Indian girl is filmed having sex in her classroom, the video clip spreads like a virus. Transmitted from person to person and across the globe it infects firstly the local community and then seemingly the entire world with a burning moral outrage. Free Outgoing sets the rampant technology of the modern world against the conservatism of an ancient culture. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 25 (Monday all seats £ 10) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
Sloane Square , London, SW1W 8AS
Tube Sloane Square
Telephone 020 7565 5000 GONE TOO FAR!
by Bola Agbaje | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 23 Jul 08 | | Opens | 28 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 9 Aug 08 | | Closes | 9 Aug 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Sat at 3.30pm (28 July at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | | | Director | Bijan Sheibani | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Royal Court | | Synopsis | When two brothers from different continents go down the street to buy a pint of milk, they lift the lid on a disunited nation where everyone wants to be an individual but no one wants to stand out from the crowd. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 25 (Monday all seats £ 10) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Sloane Square , London, SW1W 8AS
Tube Sloane Square
Telephone 020 7565 5000 OXFORD STREET
by Levi David Addai | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 2 May 08 | | Opens | 7 May 08 | | Booking to | 31 May 08 | | Closes | 31 May 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, Mats Sat at 4pm (7 May at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Ashley Walters, Nathaniel Martello-White, Amelia Lowdell, Cyril Nri, Shane Zaza | | Director | Dawn Walton | | Design | Soutra Gilmour | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Royal Court Theatre | | Synopsis | Oxford Street: where the streets are paved with gold, if you just know where to look. At Total Sports, security guard Kofi and his workmates are making sure everything runs smoothly, easing the daily grind with plenty of jokes and chat about the future. Young or old, they all want more from life. The only difference is how they'll go about getting it. | | B/O Price | £ 15 (Monday all seats £ 10) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Sloane Square , London, SW1W 8AS
Tube Sloane Square
Telephone 020 7565 5000 RELOCATED
by Anthony Neilson | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 6 Jun 08 | | Opens | 13 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 5 Jul 08 | | Closes | 5 Jul 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, (Sat Matinee 14 June Sat at 4pm) (13 June at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Frances Grey, Stuart McQuarrie, Jan Pearson, Nicola Walker | | Director | Anthony Neilson | | Design | Miriam Buether | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Royal Court Theatre | | Synopsis | A sinister mystery : 'Are you going to do bathtime? What? Are you going to give the kids a bath? I don't want to get wet. Oh. Yes. Right. But, David . . . ? What? Well . . . Just say it. We don't have any children.' | | B/O Price | £ 15 (Monday all seats £ 10) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, on the Thames riverside between Golden Jubilee and Waterloo Bridges, London
Tube Waterloo
Telephone 0871 663 2584 WIZARD OF OZ, THE
By L Frank Baum , Adapted by John Kane for The RSC. Music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y Harburg Background music by Herbert Stothart. Based upon the Motion Picture | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 23 Jul 08 | | Opens | 29 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 31 Aug 08 | | Closes | 31 Aug 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Wed, Sat, & Sun at 2.30pm. | | Tickets | | | Performers | | | Director | Jude Kelly | | Design | Michael Vale | | Lighting | Mike Gunning | | Choreography | Nick Winston | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Southbank Centre | | Synopsis | Southbank Centre will be producing the RSC stage version of the story, first shown in London in 1987, which closely follows the original classic MGM film from 1939. The production will have a cast of 30, with all of the familiar characters on stage: Dorothy, the Scarecrow who needs a brain, the Tin Man who wants a heart, the cowardly Lion who desperately needs some courage and, of course, the Wicked Witch of the West. With live music from a 20-piece band, Arlen and Harburg's classic songs Somewhere Over The Rainbow, We're Off to See The Wizard and Follow The Yellow Brick Road will transport audiences to a land of munchkins, magic, music and song. The set and costumes will be designed by Michael Vale, Associate Artist at Southbank Centre. | | B/O Price | £12 - £50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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| Other Info | Musical Direction by Jonathan Gill, Dance and vocal arrangement by Peter Howard, Orchestration by Larry Wilcox |
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN
Tube Angel
Telephone 0844 412 4300 WEST SIDE STORY
Book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 22 Jul 08 | | Opens | 24 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 31 Aug 08 | | Closes | 31 Aug 08 | | Time | Tue - Sat at 7.30pm, Sat & Wed Mat at 2.30pm, Sun at 5pm | | Tickets | | | Performers | | | Director | Joey McKneely | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | Joey McKneely , after Jerome Robbins | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Michael Brenner For Bb Group Gmbh And Howard Panter For The Ambassador Theatre Group Limited | | Synopsis | Songs includie Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America and I Feel Pretty. Set on Manhattan's Upper West Side, West Side Story explores the rivalry between two teenage gangs; one white the other Puerto Rican. When Tony falls in love with Maria, the sister of the rival gang's leader, the feud takes on a new dimension, and as their love blossoms so begins a fatal journey overshadowed by violence and hatred. | | B/O Price | £15 - £60 (Wed matinee £10 - £50) | | Length | 2hrs 30mins | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN
Tube Angel
Telephone 0844 412 4300 DORIAN GRAY
Freely adapted from Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, devised by Matthew Bourne, Music composed by Terry Davies | Location | West End | | Genre | Dance musical | | Previews from | 2 Sep 08 | | Opens | 2 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 14 Sep 08 | | Closes | 14 Sep 08 | | Time | Tue - Sun at 7.30pm, Sat and Sun mat at 2.30pm | | Tickets | | | Performers | Richard Winsor (Dorian Gray), Michela Meazza (Lady H), Aaron Sillis (Basil Hallward), Scott Ambler, Ashley Bain, Jared Hageman, Chris Marney, Shaun Walters. | | Director | Matthew Bourne | | Design | Lez Brotherston | | Lighting | Paule Constable | | Choreography | Matthew Bourne | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Edinburgh International Festival, Sadler's Wells and New Adventures | | Synopsis | Set in the image-obsessed worlds of contemporary art and politics, this dark fairy tale tells the story of an exceptionally alluring young man who makes a pact with the devil. Amongst London's beautiful people, Dorian Gray is the 'It Boy' - an icon of beauty and truth in an increasingly ugly world. | | B/O Price | £10 - £49 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN
Tube Angel
Telephone 0844 412 4300 EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
Devised by Matthew Bourne , new music and arrangements by Terry Davies, based on themes from the original film score composed by Danny Elfman. Original story and co-adaptation by Caroline Thompson | Location | West End | | Genre | Dance musical | | Previews from | 3 Dec 08 | | Opens | 3 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 17 Jan 09 | | Closes | 17 Jan 09 | | Time | Tue - Sat at 7.30pm (Except 24th which is at 2.30pm) , Sat mat at 2.30pm (plus Thu 18, Tue 23, Fri 2 & Sun 4 Jan at 2.30pm) (No perf 25th Dec & 9 Jan) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Matthew Malthouse and Dominic North (Edward) | | Director | Matthew Bourne | | Design | Lez Brotherston | | Lighting | Howard Harrison | | Choreography | Matthew Bourne | | Costume | | | Sound | Paul Groothuis | | Producer | New Adventures, Martin McCallum and Marc Platt | | Synopsis | 'Edward Scissorhands' follows the story of a young man created by an inventor who dies before finishing his work - leaving the man with scissors instead of hands. When a determined Avon lady discovers him in his castle, she attempts to bring him into her home. Before long, the community becomes involved and Edward's hands become more trouble than they are cut out for. | | B/O Price | £10 - £50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Savoy Theatre
The Strand, London, WC2
Tube Charing Cross
Telephone 0870 164 8787 NEVER FORGET - TAKE THAT MUSICAL
featuring the songs of Take That . Book by Danny Brocklehurst , Guy Jones and Ed Curtis | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 7 May 08 | | Opens | 21 May 08 | | Booking to | 25 Oct 08 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Thur at 7.45pm; Fri at 5.30pm & 8.30pm; Sat at 3pm & 7.45pm (21 may at 7pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | | | Director | Ed Curtis | | Design | Bob Bailey | | Lighting | James Whiteside | | Choreography | Karen Bruce | | Costume | Christopher Woods | | Sound | Richard Brooker | | Producer | Tristan Baker and Bronia Buchanan, in association with Charlie Parsons for Charlie Parsons Creative Limited | | Synopsis | The production, which features the catalogue of songs by Take That, is a feel-good comedy about love, friendship, ambition and betrayal. Set in Manchester, NEVER FORGET follows the rollercoaster journey of young hero 'Ash' and his best mates in the pursuit of their dreams. Along the way, each of them discovers that pretending to be someone else can sometimes help you discover who you really are. Packed with all the classic Take That songs, the show includes Relight My Fire, Pray, Back For Good, Babe and, of course, Never Forget. | | B/O Price | £ 25 - £ 55 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Musical Supervisor Mike Dixon, orchestrations by Chris Egan |
Shaftesbury Theatre
210 Shaftesbury Ave, London, WC2
Tube Holborn
Telephone 020 7379 5399 HAIRSPRAY
Book by Mark O'Donnell, Thomas Meehan, Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman, Based upon the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 11 Oct 07 | | Opens | 30 Oct 07 | | Booking to | 4 Apr 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Thurs & Sat at 3pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Michael Ball (Edna Turnblad - until 25 Oct 2008 - will not be performing: 14 June; 30 June - 7 July 2008; 19 July; 2 Aug; 15 Sept - 22 Sep 2008 all inclusive. (Michael Ball no longer performs on Monday evenings)
Leanne Jones (Tracy Turnblad, until 25 Oct 2008), Ian Talbot (Wilbur Turnblad), Ben James-Ellis (Link Larkin), Tracie Bennett (Velma Von Tussle), Natalie Best (Inez), Dermot Canavan (Male Authority Figure), Elinor Collett (Penny Pingleton) , Johnnie Fiori (Motormouth Maybelle), Adrian Hansel (Seaweed), Paul Manuel (Corny Collins), Wendy Somerville(Female Authority Figure)' and Rachel Wooding (Amber Von Tussle). Also in the cast are Gavin Alex, Fem Belling, Philip Catchpole, Lewis Davies, Helen Dixon, Emma Dodd, Tim Frater, Kate Gillespie, Ewan Gillies, Nicky Griffiths, Jenii Hicks, Holly James, Sandra Marvin, Terel Nugent, Michael Peters, Adam Price, Charlotte Riby, Dominic Shaw, Neil Toon, Michael Vinsen, Zara Warren, Jacqui Zvimba | | Director | Jack O'Brien | | Design | David Rockwel | | Lighting | Kenneth Posner | | Choreography | Jerry Mitchell | | Costume | William Ivey Long | | Sound | Steve C. Kennedy | | Producer | Stage Entertainment / SEL & GFO New Line Cinema / In Association With Live Nation | | Synopsis | Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion -- to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance programme, 'The Corny Collins Show' and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show? | | B/O Price | £20 - £60 | | Length | 2hrs 30mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Orchestrations by Harold Wheeler and arrangements by Marc Shaiman, the musical direction is by Lon Hoyt. |
St Martin's Theatre
West St, WC2H 9NH
Tube Leicester sq
Telephone 020 7836 1443 MOUSETRAP, THE
by Agatha Christie | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 26 Mar 74 | | Opens | 25 Mar 74 | | Booking to | 1 Nov 08 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon-Sat 8pm / Mats Tue 2.45pm / Sat 5pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | | | Director | David Turner | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | 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. | | B/O Price | £11.50 - £32 (Fri&Sat £13.50 - £33) | | Length | 2hrs 15mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Opened 25th Nov 1952 at Ambassadors, transfered here 25th March 1974) |
Trafalgar Studios 1 Theatre (formerly Whitehall Theatre)
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube Charing Cross
Telephone 0870 060 6632 FAT PIG
by Neil LaBute | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 16 May 08 | | Opens | 27 May 08 | | Booking to | 6 Sep 08 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat 2.30pm (27 May at 7pm)
| | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Robert Webb (Tom), Ella Smith (Helen), Kris Marshall (Carter), Joanna Page (Jeannie) | | Director | Neil LaBute | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group / Barry Weissler | | Synopsis | When Tom first meets Helen there is an instant connection, but its not exactly love at first sight... Helenis a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized - and then some - so its only so long before the insults start to fly from Tom's shallow yet shockingly funny office buddies. | | B/O Price | £ 25 - £ 45 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre(formerly Whitehall Theatre)
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube Charing Cross
Telephone 0870 060 6632 HELLO AND GOODBYE
by Athol Fugard | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 22 Apr 08 | | Opens | 24 Apr 08 | | Booking to | 17 May 08 | | Closes | 17 May 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 3pm (24 Apr at 7pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Saskia Reeves, Rafe Spall | | Director | Paul Robinson | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Treatment Theatre / English Touring Theatre | | Synopsis | Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Johnny is alone at the family home, surrounded by squalor, when a near stranger arrives. In one tense and desperate night a sibling reunion evokes powerful childhood memories as buried secrets are unearthed. | | B/O Price | £22.50 (Mon £15) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | Map |
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Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre(formerly Whitehall Theatre)
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube Charing Cross
Telephone 0870 060 6632 LIFECOACH
by Nick Reed | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 20 May 08 | | Opens | 22 May 08 | | Booking to | 14 Jun 08 | | Closes | 14 Jun 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 3pm (No Thurs Mat 22 May, instead Wed Matinee 21 May at 3pm) (22 May at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Phill Jupitus, Amy Darcy (Wendy), Katarina Olsson, Tim Plester | | Director | Nick Reed | | Design | Jason Denvir | | Lighting | Mike Robertson | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Stuart Piper & Jason Haigh-Ellery | | Synopsis | Wendy needs help. Unfortunately so does her life coach! Wendy's life is a mess. Her boss is losing patience, her boyfriend has no respect for her and she can't speak up for herself. She needs help and she needs it fast. Colin is a lifecoach. That's what he does. He gives guidance. He helps people to see where they're going wrong and puts them back on track. He's incisive and rational. He's quick to see where others are going wrong and quick to help them put it right. But what happens when Colin loses his way? What happens when the coach loses direction? | | B/O Price | £22.50 (Mon £17.50) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | Map |
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Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre(formerly Whitehall Theatre)
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube Charing Cross
Telephone 0870 060 6632 QUIZ, THE
by Richard Crane | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 17 Jun 08 | | Opens | 18 Jun 08 | | Booking to | 28 Jun 08 | | Closes | 28 Jun 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 3pm | | Tickets | | | Performers | David Bradley | | Director | David Giles | | Design | Kenneth Mellor | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | New Vic Workshop, Jordan Productions and James Seabright | | Synopsis | If you've been performing 'The Grand Inquisitor' for too many years and it's always been your dream to die on stage like Kean, Irving and Tommy Cooper - is tonight the night to make the ultimate leap? | | B/O Price | £22.50 (Mon £15) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | Map |
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Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre(formerly Whitehall Theatre)
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube Charing Cross
Telephone 0870 060 6632 IN MY NAME
by Steven Hevey | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 1 Jul 08 | | Opens | 3 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 19 Jul 08 | | Closes | 19 Jul 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 3pm(no matinee Thu July 3) / (3 Jul at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | James Alexandrou, Ray Panthaki, Kevin Watt , Adeel Akhtar | | Director | | | Design | Georgia Lowe | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Yaller Skunk Theatre Company | | Synopsis | It's not easy being optimistic in London but on the day after winning the bid for the Olympics the world suddenly felt a lot brighter. And then a bomb went off... 'In My Name' is an insight into the consequences of allowing life to pass you by... because no matter how much you bury your head in the sand, the world has a funny way of forcing itself right through your front door. | | B/O Price | £22.50 (Mon £15) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | Map |
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Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre(formerly Whitehall Theatre)
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube Charing Cross
Telephone 0870 060 6632 I, LEAR
by Andrew Jones and Ciaran Murtagh | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 21 Jul 08 | | Opens | 24 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 16 Aug 08 | | Closes | 16 Aug 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.45pm (24 Jul at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Andrew Jones, Ciaran Murtagh | | Director | Cal McCrystal | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | The Black Sheep in association with Scamp Theatre | | Synopsis | If Monty Python had performed King Lear it would have gone like this... The entirety of British Theatre in a single evening. 'Be moved to Yorkshire by Alan Gordon Bennett's Talking Faeces, dutifully appreciative of the obligatory Chekhov and rendered speechless by the show stopping Shakespearean finale. ' | | B/O Price | £20 (Mon £15) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | Map |
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Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre(formerly Whitehall Theatre)
Whitehall, London, SW1
Tube Charing Cross
Telephone 0870 060 6632 PROFESSOR BUMM'S STORY MACHINE
Created by Andrew Jones and Ciaran Murtagh | Location | West End | | Genre | Children Comedy | | Previews from | 22 Jul 08 | | Opens | 22 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 16 Aug 08 | | Closes | 16 Aug 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 3pm | | Tickets | | | Performers | Andrew Jones, Ciaran Murtagh | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | The Black Sheep in association with Scamp Theatre | | Synopsis | Whose Line is it Anyway? meets Jackanory in this crackpot comedy of made-up madness. Two eggheads race to avoid getting egg on their faces by turning words and ideas from the audience into hilarious new stories. | | B/O Price | £15 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Suitable for children over six |
Vaudeville Theatre
The Strand, London, WC2
Tube Charing Cross
Telephone 0844 412 4663 DEEP BLUE SEA, THE
by Terrance Rattigan | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 29 Apr 08 | | Opens | 13 May 08 | | Booking to | 19 Jul 08 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon -Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Greta Scacchi (Hester Collyer) , Simon Williams( Sir William Collyer), Dugald Bruce Lockhart, Tim McMullan. | | Director | Edward Hall | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Theatre Royal Bath / Nica Burns / Max Weitzenhoffer Production | | Synopsis | Hester Collyer, the daughter of a clergyman and wife of a judge is foundering in the closing stages of a hopeless affair. Freddie Page, her lover, a handsome but shallow ex-Battle of Britain pilot, is out of his depth in their relationship, overwhelmed by the strength of an emotion he is incapable of reciprocating. | | B/O Price | £15 - £46 | | Length | 2hrs 30mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Victoria Palace Theatre
Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5EA
Tube Victoria
Telephone 0870 895 5577 BILLY ELLIOT : THE MUSICAL
Book & Lyrics by Lee Hall , Music by Elton John | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 31 Mar 05 | | Opens | 11 May 05 | | Booking to | 11 Apr 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 2.30pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Jackie Clune (Mrs Wilkinson), James Gaddas (Dad), Ann Emery (Grandma), Chris Lennon (Tony), Alex Delamere (Mr Braithwaite), Trevor Fox (George), Sara Poyzer (Mum). | | 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 . | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £59.50 | | Length | 3hrs | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | |
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| 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
Telephone 0870 950 0925 IVANOV
by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by Tom Stoppard | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 12 Sep 08 | | Opens | 17 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 29 Nov 08 | | Closes | 29 Nov 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat eve at 7.30pm, Sun at 3pm, Mats Wed and Sat 2.30pm (17 Sep at 7pm)
| | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Kenneth Branagh (Ivanov) | | Director | Michael Grandage | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Donmar Warehouse | | Synopsis | Once a man of limitless promise, Ivanov is plunged into debt. His marriage is in crisis, and his evenings are spent negotiating loans, avoiding love affairs and fighting to resist the small town jealousies and intrigues which threaten to engulf his life. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 32.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Wyndham's Theatre
Charing Cross Road, WC2H ODA
Tube Leicester sq
Telephone 0870 950 0925 TWELFTH NIGHT
By William Shakespeare | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 5 Dec 08 | | Opens | 10 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 7 Mar 09 | | Closes | 7 Mar 09 | | Time | Tues - Sat eve at 7.30pm, Sun at 3pm, Mats Wed and Sat 2.30pm (10 Dec at 7pm)
| | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Derek Jacobi (Malvolio) | | Director | Michael Grandage | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Donmar Warehouse | | Synopsis | Shipwrecked and fearing her twin brother dead, Viola is swept onto the shores of Illyria . Disguising herself as a boy, she takes a post in the Duke's court and, on his behalf, attempts to woo his loved one, the Lady Olivia. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 32.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Wyndham's Theatre
Charing Cross Road, WC2H ODA
Tube Leicester sq
Telephone 0870 950 0925 MADAME DE SADE
By Yukio Mishima, translated from the Japanese by Donald Keene | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 13 Mar 09 | | Opens | 18 Mar 09 | | Booking to | 23 May 09 | | Closes | 23 May 09 | | Time | Tues - Sat eve at 7.30pm, Sun at 3pm, Mats Wed and Sat 2.30pm (18 Mar at 7pm)
| | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Judi Dench (Madame de Montreuil) | | Director | Michael Grandage | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Donmar Warehouse | | Synopsis | Against her mother's wishes, Renee remains vehemently devoted to her husband, the Marquis de Sade, the notorious aristocrat imprisoned in the Bastille for his lurid escapades and licentious behaviour. Set in Paris as it hurtles towards a violent revolution, Mishima's poetic masterpiece brings to life the fascinating story of the Marquis de Sade told through the eyes of six remarkable women. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 32.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Wyndham's Theatre
Charing Cross Road, WC2H ODA
Tube Leicester sq
Telephone 0870 950 0925 HAMLET
By William Shakespeare | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 29 May 09 | | Opens | 3 Jun 09 | | Booking to | 22 Aug 09 | | Closes | 22 Aug 09 | | Time | Tues - Sat eve at 7.30pm, Sun at 3pm, Mats Wed and Sat 2.30pm (3 June at 7pm)
| | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Jude Law (Hamlet) | | Director | Kenneth Branagh | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Donmar Warehouse | | Synopsis | The King of Denmark is dead. Consumed with grief, Prince Hamlet determines to avenge his father's apparent murder, with devastating consequences for his family and the kingdom. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 32.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
The Cut , London, SE1 8LZ
Tube Waterloo
Telephone 020 7922 2922 GOOD SOUL OF SZECHUAN, THE
by Bertolt Brecht, translation by David Harrower | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 7 May 08 | | Opens | 14 May 08 | | Booking to | 28 Jun 08 | | Closes | 28 Jun 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (14 May at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Jane Horrocks (Shen Te), Steven Beard, Linda Dobell, Gareth Farr, Adam Gillen, Shiv Grewal, John Marquez, Sam O'Mahony-Adams, David Osmond, Susan Porrett, Sophie Russell, Liza Sadovy, Tom Silburn, Michelle Wade. | | Director | Richard Jones | | Design | Miriam Buether | | Lighting | Paule Constable | | Choreography | | | Costume | Nicky Gillibrand | | Sound | | | Producer | Young Vic | | Synopsis | Three gods visit earth to find out if humans are living up to their high moral standards. Only Shen Te, a good-hearted prostitute, gives them shelter. Her reward is money with which she opens a tobacco shop. The gods watch to see if her natural goodness can restore their faith in humanity. But how can good people be good in a world full of want and need? | | B/O Price | £ | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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