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London Theatre Magazine online: June edition

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Immerse yourself in London's theatre world with our digital flip-through of the June edition of London Theatre Magazine, including interviews, reviews, and insights.

[*SIX the Musical*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/12201-six-the-musical-tickets) will hold open auditions for the 2025/26 West End cast. Auditions will be held in Salford on 19 June and London on 21 June.

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss's hit musical, which won two Tony Awards in 2022 and was nominated for five Olivier Awards, tells the herstory of the six wives of Henry VIII. 

The musical debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2018, before transferring to the West End's Arts Theatre in...

'SIX the Musical' to hold open auditions for 2025-26 West End cast

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Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss's hit musical won two Tony Awards in 2022 and was nominated for five Olivier Awards. It has extended its booking period to 4 May, 2025. 

The Royal Shakespeare Company will transfer two of its Stratford-upon-Avon shows to the Barbican in London this winter.

An adaptation of Hanif Kureishi's *The Buddha of Suburbia*, a co-production with Emma Rice's Wise Children, will open on 22 October and follows 17-year-old Karim, who is desperate to escape the suburbs in 1970s south London.

Emma Rice said, “I have truly loved making this show, and spending time immersed in Hanif’s laugh-out-loud funny, rude and anarchic world. His razor...

Emma Rice's 'The Buddha of Suburbia' transfers to the Barbican

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The second RSC show to transfer to the Barbican this winter is director Eleanor Rhode’s production of Shakespeare's *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*.

It seems like everyone already has an opinion about Jeremy O Harris’s *[Slave Play](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/40715-slave-play)*. That’s partly because it has sparked a spirited discussion around the programming of Black Out nights (performances aimed at Black-identifying audiences), and partly because of the subject matter of this incendiary show, which is designed to provoke a passionate response.

We definitely saw that when *Slave Play* premiered Off Broadway in 2018 and then on...

Everything you need to know about 'Slave Play'

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Jeremy O Harris's explosive, multi-Tony-nominated play about love, race, and trauma is coming to the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End this summer. 

James McArdle (*Mare of Easttown, The Tragedy of Macbeth*) and Bel Powley (*A Small Light, The Morning Show*) will star in a revival of Tom Stoppard’s comedy *The Real Thing* at the Old Vic in London this summer.

Directed by Max Webster (*Macbeth, Life of Pi*), the play follows actress Annie and playwright Henry, who have an affair, before marrying each other and repeating history.

Max Webster said: "*The Real Thing* has always been one of my favourite plays and it’s a great honour to be...

James McArdle and Bel Powley to star in 'The Real Thing' at the Old Vic

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Directed by Max Webster, *The Real Thing* follows actress Annie and playwright Henry, who have an affair, before marrying each other and repeating history.

Olivier Award winner John Dagleish will star in the title role in [*The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/29855-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button), which opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End on 10 October.

Dagleish, who won an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Ray Davies in *Sunny Afternoon* and starred in the live-action adaption of *The Little Mermaid*, will be joined by Matthew Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox,...

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Dagleish won an Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Ray Davies in *Sunny Afternoon* and starred in the live-action remake of *The Little Mermaid*.

The Kiln Theatre's new artistic director Amit Sharma has announced his inaugural season of work, which includes Roy Williams's adaptation of Sam Selvon’s *The Lonely Londoners* following its run at Jermyn Street Theatre. 

The season will begin on 19 September with the world premiere of Rob Drummond’s *Pins and Needles*, which is directed by Sharma. This new play explores the politics around vaccines and who chooses to trust in the institutions that produce them.

Drummond's play is followed by...

Kiln Theatre announces Amit Sharma's inaugural season

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The season will begin on 19 September with the world premiere of Rob Drummond’s vaccine drama *Pins and Needles*, which is directed by Sharma.

The complete cast has been announced for the UK premiere of *The Devil Wears Prada*, which will star Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry as Runway Magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly and creative director Nigel. The musical opens at the Dominion Theatre on 24 October.

Joining them will be Georgie Buckland (*Shrek the Musical*) as Andy (played by Anne Hathaway in the 2006 film) and Amy Di Bartolomeo (*Six*) as Emily, who was played by Emily Blunt. James Darch (*Mamma Mia!*) will play...

Complete cast set for 'The Devil Wears Prada' in the West End

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*The Devil Wears Prada* has a score by Elton John and Shaina Taub and book by Kate Wetherhead, with direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell. 

James Graham's Olivier Award-winning play *Dear England* will return to the National Theatre for a 10-week run in March 2025, ahead of a four-week run at the Lowry in Salford.

The play, which tells the story of the England men's football team under manager Gareth Southgate, won Best New Play and Best Supporting Actor for Will Close at the Olivier Awards this year, following its premiere at the National Theatre in June 2023 and a West End run at the Prince Edward Theatre from October 2023 to...

James Graham's 'Dear England' to return to National Theatre in 2025

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*Dear England* won Best New Play and Best Supporting Actor for Will Close at the Olivier Awards this year, following a National Theatre premiere and West End run.

For the first time ever, audiences can see all three of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’s acclaimed *Death of England* stage plays in one season in the West End. *Death of England: Michael, Delroy*, and *Closing Time* are playing in rep at London’s @sohoplace, and with a fantastic new cast.

Paapa Essiedu, Thomas Coombes, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and Erin Doherty star in these blazingly brilliant state-of-the-nation dramas. The trio are interconnected, with overlapping characters, places, events, and...

Everything you need to know about the 'Death of England' plays

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Learn all about a major theatrical event: the first time ever that all three *Death of England* plays have been programmed together in the West End.

[*Stranger Things: The First Shadow*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/29263-stranger-things-the-first-shadow) has announced that performances will extend until 16 February 2025. The Olivier Award-winning play has been at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End since 14 December 2023.

Kate Trefry's prequel to the hit Netflix series, which tells the story of how a young Henry Creel became Vecna in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, is directed by Stephen Daldry, with co-direction by Justin Martin.

The cast includes Shane Attwooll (Chief Hopper), Kemi Awoderu (Sue Anderson), Chase Brown (Lonnie Byers), Christopher Buckley (Bob Newby), Ammar Duffus (Charles Sinclair), Gilles Geary (Ted Wheeler), Florence Guy (Karen Childress), Max Harwood (Alan Munson), Michael Jibson (Victor Creel), Oscar Lloyd (James Hopper Jr.), Louis McCartney (Henry Creel), Isabella Pappas (Joyce Maldonado), Matthew Pidgeon (Principal Newby), Calum Ross (Walter Henderson), Maisie Norma Seaton (Claudia Yount), Patrick Vaill (Dr Brenner), Alex Young (Virginia Creel), Ella Karuna Williams (Patty Newby), and Anika Boyle, Lily Crawford, Faith Delaney, and Imogen Turner (alternating the role of Alice Creel).

The cast is completed by Tricia Adele-Turner, Lauren Arney, Samuel Baxter, Reya-Nyomi Brown, Patricia Castro, Lydia Fraser, Isaac Gryn, Mark Hammersley, Benjamin Lafayette, Tom Peters, Kingdom Sibanda, Tiana Simone, Danny Sykes, and Meesha Turner. 

The rest of the creative team includes set design by Miriam Buether, costume design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel, lighting design by Jon Clark, sound design by Paul Arditti, original music composition, orchestration, arrangements and supervision by D.J. Walde, illusions design and visual effects by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher, video design and visual effects by 59 Productions, choreography by Coral Messam, movement direction by Lynne Page, wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates, and fight direction by Kev McCurdy.

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See the prequel to the multi-award-winning hit TV show at the Phoenix Theatre. __Book tickets to *Stranger Things: The First Shadow* on London Theatre today.__

Hawkins in 1959 is a small town with relatively ordinary troubles: Jim Hopper's car won't start, Bob Newby's sister rejects his radio show, and Joyce Maldonado dreams of escape. But the arrival of Henry Creel is ready to disrupt all of that. In a town where secrets run deep, starting anew isn't simple.

*Stranger Things: The First Shadow* is an eagerly awaited stage production written by Kate Trefry (writer on the *Stranger Things* TV show), featuring an original story by the Duffer Brothers (creators of *Stranger Things*), Jack Thorne (*Harry Potter and the Cursed Child*), and Trefry.

The production, directed by the esteemed Stephen Daldry with co-direction by Justin Martin, promises to expand the show's mythology and stagecraft, setting new standards in theatrical storytelling. 
*Stranger Things*, set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, premiered on Netflix in 2016. The series follows a group of young friends entangled in a supernatural conspiracy involving government experiments, alternate dimensions, and terrifying otherworldly creatures.

Since its debut on the streaming platform, *Stranger Things* has grown into a cultural sensation, winning numerous awards and garnering a dedicated following. Many of its young cast members, including Millie Bobbie Brown, were propelled into stardom by the show.

### What is *Stranger Things: The First Shadow*?

*Stranger Things: The First Shadow* serves as a prequel to the critically acclaimed Netflix TV show *Stranger Things*. The show will mark Netflix’s first venture into the theatrical world.

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What happened before the world turned upside down? In 1959, Henry Creel moves to Hawkins, Indiana, with his family. But looking for a fresh start isn't so easy. Will he be lured into the shadows of his past? Discover the prequel story to the Netflix phenomenon, *Stranger Things.* Get *Stranger Things: The First Shadow* tickets on London Theatre.

Have you ever wondered what happened before the adventures of Eleven and friends? *Stranger Things: The First Shadow* is ready to answer your questions but may leave you with many more. The prequel to the hit Netflix series will settle your cravings for the show whilst you wait for the release of the fifth season.

*Stranger Things* is one of Netflix’s most streamed TV shows ever, with season four ranking as the second most-watched series on Netflix, racking up to 1.83 billion hours of streams to date. The TV show has also garnered critical acclaim, and the American Film Institute selected it as one of the top ten programs of the year for its first two seasons.

## What to Watch For
- The *Stranger Things* universe has previously been adapted into a live theatrical experience on multiple occasions. London witnessed an immersive *Stranger Things* experience by Secret Cinema in 2019, and the Vaults in London presented *Stranger Sings!* last year, a parody show featuring puppetry, whimsical songs, and a dancing Demogorgon.
- Before Netflix picked it up, the Duffer brothers initially faced several rejections of their pitch for *Stranger Things*.
-  *Stranger Things* co-creator Ross Duffer mentioned that when they first pitched the show, it was supposed to be a limited series, and the plan was for fan-favourite Eleven to sacrifice herself in the end. This, of course, never happened. Season five has been confirmed for future release, and Eleven is still a series regular in the show.
- This isn’t writer Jack Thorne’s first run-in with something *Stranger Things*-related. He wrote the screenplay for Enola Holmes 2, which stars Eleven actress Millie Bobbie Brown.


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Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, who take theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension, this gripping new adventure will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story – and may hold the key to the end.


The Phoenix Theatre opened on 24 Sept. 1930. It was built on the site of the Alcazar Music Hall, a performance space that had fallen from grace into a casino.

Noël Coward’s *Private Lives* opened the Phoenix Theatre, starring Noel Coward and Laurence Olivier. On Coward's 70th birthday, the bar in the foyer of the theatre was given the name the Noël Coward Bar in his honour.

The theatre’s greatest success arrived in November 1991 in the form of *Blood Brothers*, Willy Russell’s musical. It ran for 21 years, finally closing on 10 Nov. 2012. The Phoenix Theatre was also home to the West End premiere of *Come From Away.*

## Phoenix Theatre Seating Information

The auditorium has three levels – Stalls, Dress Circle and Grand Circle.

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