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Some of the Latest Shows in London are
& Juliet
9-5 The Dolly Parton Musical
Be More Chill (musical) from February 2020
Blithe Spirit 5 March 2020 -11 April 2020 only starring Jennifer Saunders
The Book of Mormon (musical)
Carousel (musical) 31 July - 19 September 2020
City of Angels (Musical Comedy)opens March 2020
Come from Away
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (comedy)
Coming Clean until 1 February 2020
Cyrano De Bergerac (play) until 29 February 2020
Dear Evan Hansen (musical)
The Drifters Girl (musical) from October 2020
Endgame 27 January - 28 March starring Daniel Radcliffe
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (musical)
Girl from the North Country until 1 February 2020
Hairspray the Musical starring Michael Ball 23 April - 29 August 2020
Hello Dolly from August 2020
Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain – Part Five 30 July -29 August 2020
Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 2 July - 6 September 2020
Kunene And The King (Comedy) 24 January - 28 March 2020
Leopoldstadt (play) 25 January - 13 June 2020
Les Miserables (musical)
Life of Pi from 24 June 2020
The Lion King (musical)
Local Hero (musical comedy) 18 June - 22 August 2020
Love, Love, Love (comedy) 5 March - 4 April 2020
Luisa Miller (dance/opera) 12 February - 6 March 2020
Madam Butterfly (dance/opera) 26 February - 17 April 2020
Magic Goes Wrong (comedy)
Magic Mike Live (adult 18+)
Mamma Mia (musical)
The Marriage of Figaro (dance/opera)
Mary Poppins (musical)
Matilda (musical)
Message In A Bottle (musical) 6 February - 21 March 2020
The Mousetrap (play)
On Blueberry Hill (drama) 5 March - 2 May 2020
Only Fools and Horses (musical)
Opera Undone (dance/opera) 5 February - 7 March
The Phantom of the Opera (musical)
The Play That Goes Wrong (play)
Pretty Woman (musical) from February 2020
The Prince of Egypt (musical) from February 2020
Rusalka (dance/opera) 28 March - 15 April 2020
School of Rock (musical)
SIX (musical)
Sunday In The Park With George (musical) 11 June - 5 September 2020
A Taste of Honey (drama) until 29 February 2020
Thriller (musical)
Tina- The Tina Turner Musical
To Kill A Mocking Bird 21 May - 5 September 2020
Touching The Void (drama) until 29 February
Uncle Vanya (drama) until 2 May 2020
Upstart Crow (comedy) 7 February - 25 April 2020
Waitress (musical)
The Watson's (comedy) 8 May - 26 September 2020
Welcome to Iran (play) 18 April - 16 May 2020
The Welkins (drama) until 23 May 2020
Wicked (musical)
Witness for the Prosecution (play
Woman in Black (play)
& JULIET (Musical)
Shakespeare’s famous ending is just the beginning of a riotous, new, pop-hit-fuelled musical, & Juliet. Featuring the songs of Max Martin and a book by David West Read (the writer of Netflix’s Schitt’s Creek), & Juliet tickets are going like hotcakes.
The story is told through some of pop’s most famous songs, including hits from Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry.
& Juliet picks up where Romeo And Juliet leaves off. Romeo lies poisoned, Juliet awakens from her slumber, picks up the dagger and… decides to live. Off she sets to Paris with Nurse and her friends, a hilarious, comical journey of romance and self-discovery, accompanied by some of the biggest pop anthems of the past three decades.
This timely yet timeless tale of a young independent woman will have you boogying along in your seat to all your favourite chart tunes including [Hit Me] Baby One More Time, Everybody [Backstreet’s Back], Love Me Like You Do and I Can’t Feel My Face. & Juliet promises to be a vibrant new musical like no other.
9 to 5 The Dolly Parton (Musical)
9 to 5 The Musical is the hilarious new musical comedy based on the hit movie, that centres on three office workers who turn the tables on their sexist boss.
Outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic, 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL is about teaming up and taking care of business. Featuring original numbers from Dolly Parton's Oscar, Tony® and Grammy Award nominated score including 'Backwoods Barbie', 'Shine Like the Sun' and the original hit song '9 TO 5'.
Join in the fun - sing along to 9 to 5 with Dolly, from her desk in Dollywood! The show contains music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, and is based on the hit film of the same name.
BE MORE CHILL (Musical)
One of the things that catapulted Be More Chill onto bigger and bigger stages is the runaway streaming success of its Original Cast Recording. With a nostalgically 80s-sounding score, the album gained over 100 million downloads in the USA alone, in a short amount of time, and created a huge and passionate audience of fans worldwide.
With a Tony Award-winning score, the musical tells the love story between a girl who just wants to be noticed, a boy who just wants to fit in, and the supercomputer inside his head who just wants to… take over the world.
When gawky Jeremy is offered SQUIP, a pill that promises instant coolness, he can’t help but swallow it down. But SQUIP isn’t a drug but a computer chip implant that begins to take over Jeremy’s actions.
A tale about teenage awkwardness, AI and free will – what a winning combination. The story is still on the up – from humble beginnings to Broadway and the West End in only a few years, and a film adaptation is currently in development too.
BLITHE SPIRIT (Musical) 5 March-11 April 2020
The critically acclaimed production of Noël Coward’s iconic comedy Blithe Spirit starring Jennifer Saunders is coming back to the West End at the Duke of York’s Theatre in spring 2020.
In a hilarious story of the occult-gone-wrong, Blithe Spirit tells the story of a couple haunted by a previous relationship – literally.
When novelist Charles Condomine (Goeffrey Streatfeild) is looking for material on his new mystery, he invites eccentric medium Madame Acarti (Jennifer Saunders) to his home to perform for a party of his friends.
As the room struggle to keep from laughing at the flamboyant and erratic Madame Acarti beginning her seance, Charles begins to hear a voice he can’t help but recognise – his dead first wife. When she appears only to Charles and makes clear her intent to destroy his new marriage to his new wife, Ruth, (Lisa Dillon), Charle’s life becomes understandably complicated.
Starring the incredible British comedy institution, Jennifer Saunders, this production is sure to split your sides. Jennifer is much loved as writer and star in Absolutely Fabulous as well as TV sketch show French and Saunders, for which she and Dawn French received a BAFTA fellowship in 2009.
THE BOOK OF MORMON (Adult Musical)
Tony Award winning show, The Book of Mormon Musical is heading to the Prince of Wales Theatre this year after roaring success on the stage in 2011. Guests can enjoy hilariously funny The Book of Mormon theatre breaks, brought to the stage by the Emmy Award winning creators of hit series, South Park.
The musical follows two young Mormon missionaries sent to convert an African village and satirises everything from religion to The Lion King. The mismatched pair end up as far away from their home of Salt Lake City as you can imagine, as audiences watching raucous comedy, The Book of Mormon Musical, see their trials and tribulations unfold. The show romped to the top of the 'hardest ticket to find' list last year after winning nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and opened this year's Tony Awards ceremony.
For a unique and humorous evening, The Book of Mormon is not to be missed.
Please note: The Book of Mormon is for audiences over the age of 18 only. This musical contains explicit language.
CAROUSEL (Musical) 31 July - 19 September 2020
Celebrated for their innovative approach to classic musicals, rediscover Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel in the unique surroundings of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Featuring a score that includes ‘If I Loved You’ and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, director Timothy Sheader reunites with Superstar choreographer Drew McOnie.
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
CITY OF ANGELS (Musical comedy) Opens March 2020
Set your sights on Tinseltown! After a successful revival at the Donmar Warehouse in 2014, Josie Rourke’s critically acclaimed production of musical comedy City Of Angels returns to the West End, playing at the Garrick Theatre for a limited season from 5 March 2020.
Set in 1940s Hollywood, two stories are being told simultaneously – a screenwriter with a movie to finish and a private eye with a case to crack.
With one story told in black and white, most actors play a part in each tale in an impressive feat of staging and set design. The tale flits between two worlds. In the ‘real’ world, Stine is adapting his popular detective tale City of Angels for the screen. As he types and as drama unfolds in his own world, the fictional world he’s writing plays out on stage next to him, with more than one parallel between the two.
Reprising their original roles are Rosalie Craig (Company) as Gabby/Bobbi, Hadley Fraser (Les Misérables) as Stine and Rebecca Trehearn (Showboat) as Doona/Oolie.
They are joined by Emmy and Grammy Award nominee and all-round icon Vanessa Williams, who you’ll recognise as Wilhelmina Slater in Ugly Betty and Renee Perry in Desperate housewives. Taking the role of Carla/Alaura, this will be Vanessa’s West End Debut.
Featuring an inventive set, impossibly glamorous design and an original jazz score that will transport you straight back to 1940s Hollywood. This production sees the full original London creative team reunited after 5 years.
The original 1990 Broadway production was nominated for a whopping 11 Tony Awards, winning 6 including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score and Best Scenic Design.
This production was nominated for 5 Olivier Awards when it premiered back in 2015, winning Best Musical Revival and Best Lighting Design.
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery
The Comedy about a Bank Robbery is a Mischief Theatre production that has taken over The Criterion Theatre in London’s West End. The smash-and-grab play is a light-hearted and hilarious story about a town where everyone is a criminal. Receiving rave reviews everywhere, this play written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields is set to be one of the best comedies in the West End.
Set in the summer of 1958, an invaluable diamond has been left in the hands of the Minneapolis City Bank, unfortunately, this diamond is in high demand. With an escaped convict on the loose, the fate of the gem doesn’t look too bright. With the help of his wacky sidekick, trickster girlfriend and anyone else he can persuade, the play follows a path of lies, cheats and mistaken identities. In a town where no one can be trusted, the outcome is uncertain.
COME FROM AWAY (Musical)
Come From Away tickets are now available for the West End premiere of this moving tale of true events that transpired in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
Following critical acclaim across North America, Come From Away is set to premiere in London in February 2019 following a run at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre.
On September 11, 2001, 38 planes had to make unexpected landings in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. Come From Away tells the story of what happened when the residents of this small community struggle to accommodate nearly 7,000 ‘plane-people’ as they and the world are reeling in the days following the attacks.
Come From Away tickets have been in incredible demand during the Toronto and Broadway runs of the production. Do not miss your chance to get tickets to this strictly limited run!
COMING CLEAN until 1 February 2020
Following its acclaimed 35th anniversary production last year, Kevin Elyot’s Coming Clean is set to break hearts as it returns to the West End at Trafalgar Studios.
A remarkably earnest and enrapturing play, Coming Clean looks at the gradual breakdown of a gay couple’s relationship, exploring the often self-contradictory themes of fidelity and love. The play won Elyot the Samuel Beckett Award for promising writers upon its London premiere at the Bush Theatre in 1982. Last time it came to the West End, Coming Clean tickets flew off the shelves.
Coming Clean is set in a North London flat in Kentish Town. In it resides a seemingly perfect couple – writer Tony, and partner of five years, Greg. Such is their commitment to one another, both are open to one-night stands as long as they don’t impinge on their own relationship. But when Tony begins to yearn for monogamy, unsettling past relationships are revealed, and their differing attitudes towards love and commitment become clear.
Cyrano De Bergerac (Play) until 29 February 2020
Cyrano de Bergerac tells the tale of a French nobleman cursed with self-doubt over his exceptionally large nose. Originally set in 1640s France and written in the late 19th Century, Martin Crimp has adapted the old tale of love and insecurity. It was Martin Crimp who wrote When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other,
The Cyrano de Bergerac is a fictionalised account of a real 17th-century French playwright and author. Quick-witted, quick with a sword and a heart the size of Paris, Cyrano should be a catch. But he just can’t get past his own appearance – especially that nose.
Can he win the heart of the woman he loves in a society riddled with superficiality and narcissists when he can’t get past his own face?
Dear Evan Hansen (Musical)
A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: A chance to finally fit in.
Both deeply personal and profoundly contemporary, Dear Evan Hansen is the new American musical about life and the way we live it.
Dear Evan Hansen has struck a remarkable chord with audiences and critics everywhere. The New York Times calls it “a gorgeous new musical for anyone with a beating heart.” And NBC Nightly News calls this bold new musical “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond.”
"Instantly pierces your heart and burrows into your consciousness." Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly
Please note: As an advisory to adults who might bring young people. All persons under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to the accompanying adult. They may not sit on their own within the auditorium. If children do have separate seats you could be refused entry.
THE DRIFTERS GIRL (Musical) from October 2020
The Drifters Girl is a brand new musical starring the fantastic Beverley Knight. The new musical tells the tale of the world-famous vocal group The Drifters and the woman behind the scenes who made them. It will premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal before transferring to the Garrick Theatre next year for a 20-week season. As a brand new musical about such an iconic group and a trailblazing woman, The Drifters Girl tickets are sure to go like hotcakes.
Legendary soul singer Beverly Knight will play Faye Treadwell, The Drifters’ manager who spent three decades getting The Drifters to the top. The story of The Drifters is an emotional rollercoaster, from world tours and hit records to personal tragedy and intense legal battles.
A doo-wop, R ‘n’ B and soul coal group, The Drifters have had an ever-evolving line up since the 1950s, and have had over 60 vocalists in their history. Faye Treadwell took over management of the group after the untimely death of her husband in 1967.
Faye took The Drifters on to higher and higher successes, making them a household name by the end of the decade and inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by the end of the next. In 1993 they performed at the Whitehouse for Bill Clinton and in 2004 they were included in Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Faye’s daughter, Tina, still continues the legacy of The Drifters.
This is the story of the world’s first female African American music manager and her fight to never give up on the group that she loved.
Thirty years, and hundreds of hit songs later, there is no doubt that Faye Treadwell was and always will be, The Drifters Girl.
Look forward to high drama and an incredible soundtrack including Save The Last Dance For Me, Under The Boardwalk, Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies, Stand By Me and Saturday Night At The Movies to name a few!
ENDGAME (Play) 27 January - 28 March 2020
Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming star in The Old Vic’s revival of Endgame, Beckett’s macabre comedy about hope and cruelty, as part of an exciting double bill.
Endgame centres on master-and-servant duo Hamm (played by Cumming) and Clov (Radcliffe). Hamm is an ageing, blind tyrant who is confined to a wheelchair – but soon becomes locked in a bleakly funny and subversively devastating stalemate.
Interrupted only by the occasional nostalgic musings of Hamm’s decrepit parents, Alan Cumming and Daniel Radcliffe portray one of theatre’s most famous double acts at The Old Vic: both clinging stubbornly to their routine of casual savagery, but entrenched in their mutual dependence.
Endgame forms the first half of a double bill, performed alongside Samuel Beckett’s rarely-seen short play Rough For Theatre II. This will also be performed on the evening by members of the company. Richard Jones (The Hairy Ape, Into The Woods) directs.
The show sees Daniel Radcliffe return to The Old Vic for the first time since Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. Best known for his roles in the Harry Potter film series, along with The Woman In Black and Now You See Me 2, Radcliffe’s starring turns on the stage also include How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Broadway) and Equus (West End).
Alan Cumming, meanwhile, has won numerous awards for starring in Cabaret (Broadway), along with Hamlet (Donmar Warehouse), Accidental Death Of An Anarchist (for which he received an Olivier Award), and Bent (West End). On screen, his credits include Goldeneye, X2 and Emma.
EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE (Musical)
Enjoy this fun and thought-provoking show about following your dreams...
Sheffield Theatres’ critically acclaimed production Everybody’s Talking About Jamie transfers to the West End’s Apollo Theatre, following a smash-hit run at Sheffield Crucible. A brand new British musical by composer and lyricist duo Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae, the uplifting coming-of-age story finally arrives in London.
Based on a true documentary, the musical follows sixteen-year old Jamie, who resides in a Sheffield council estate. Terrified about the near future and struggling to find his feet after his Dad leaves, Jamie finds it increasingly difficult to fit in at school. But Jamie is destined for something better, brighter and completely sensational. With the help of his ever-supportive Mum and friends, Jamie finds a way to overcome the prejudice and battle the bullies to step into the spotlight. A fearless, funny and fabulous musical about stepping out of the darkness, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie simply proves that dreams really can come true.
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (Musial) until 1 February 2020
Conor McPherson’s critically acclaimed musical of hope, heartbreak and soul, incorporating classic songs from the catalogue of Bob Dylan, Girl From The North Country returns to the West End this Christmas.
Girl From The North Country is set in 1934, and, in the midst of the Great Depression, a Duluth, Minnesota family sits on a knife edge, their future indeterminate. Lost and lonely people drift through the rooms of their guesthouse, as the future of the community teeters on a knife-edge.
The owner of the guesthouse, Nick, owes more money than he can ever repay, his wife Elizabeth is losing her mind and their daughter Marianne is carrying a child no-one will account for. And, when a preacher selling bibles and a boxer looking for a comeback show up in the middle of the night, things start to spiral beyond the point of no return… But Nick thinks he’s seen a way out. As the residents of community pass in and out of each other’s lives, their stories awaken with passion, fury and extraordinary beauty.
HAIRSPRAY THE MUSICAL starring Michael Ball 23 April - 29 August 2020
Look who’s back! Don’t miss Michael Ball reprising his Olivier Award-winning role as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray the Musical. The huge-hearted, smash-hit musical arrives at the magnificent London Coliseum from next April for a strictly limited 12-week season.
Baltimore, 1962. Tracy Turnblad is a big girl with big hair and big dreams. Can she make it on the local TV dance show, win the heart of teen heartthrob Link Larkin and bring everyone together – whatever their colour, size or hairdo? Well if you want a change, you’ve really got to shake things up!
Featuring the infectiously feel-good songs Good Morning Baltimore, You Can’t Stop the Beat and Big, Blonde and Beautiful this inspirational, fun-loving and fabulously uplifting musical sensation is back and bigger than ever.
It’s the show that gives maximum lift…but for 12 weeks only.
HELLO DOLLY (Musical) from August 2020
Well, Put On Your Sunday Clothes and get ready to have the night of your life – Hello, Dolly! is coming to the Adelphi Theatre in 2020. With British icon Imelda Staunton leading the cast in this classic Broadway musical as the titular lead, Dolly Gallagher Levi, Hello, Dolly! tickets are sure to be in high demand.
Imelda is back where she belongs in Hello, Dolly! This brand new production re-unites Imelda with Director Dominic Cooke following the critically acclaimed production of Follies at the National Theatre.
Hello, Dolly! features music and lyrics from musical legend Jerry Herman (La Cage aux Folles, Mack and Mabel, Mame) and a book by Michael Stewart (42nd Street, Mack and Mabel, Barnum). The iconic score includes classics ‘Put On Your Sunday Clothes’, ‘Ribbons Down My Back’, ‘Before the Parade Passes By’, ‘Elegance’ ‘It Only Takes a Moment’ and – of course – ‘Hello, Dolly!’.
Written in 1964, Hello, Dolly! is based on Thornton Wilder’s 1938 farce The Matchmaker. The musical follows the unsubtle, oft-meddling socialite and force of nature Dolly Gallagher Levi. Usually a voracious matchmaker, the brassy widow is struggling to fund a wife for the miserly, grouchy ‘half-a-millionaire’ Horace Vandergelder. But it soon becomes clear that the next match she’s seeking to make is for herself.
HORRIBLE HISTORIES- BARMY BRITAIN PART FIVE 30 July - 29 August 2020
We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!
So Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain is back with a brand-new show full of crazy new characters and rude new rulers from Britain’s barmy past!
Will you conquered by King William? Will you sink or swim with King Henry I? Will Thomas Becket get the chop? Go house hunting with King Henry VIII! Are you scared to scale the Tudor scaffold? Join the gorgeous Georgians as they take over England! Break into Buckingham Palace and hide from the Queen! Watch out for the witch of World War Two!
Britain’s favourite history show is back in the West End with a brand-new production!
It’s history with the nasty bits left in!
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (musical) 2 July - 6 September 2020
50 years on from its release as a concept album, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will have us all dreaming again at the London Palladium in summer 2020.
Half a century on, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has firmly cemented its place as one of the world’s most beloved family musicals. The multi-award-winning show began life as a small scale school concert, but has since been performed in over 80 countries.
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat tells the story of Jacob’s favourite son, Joseph, and his eleven brothers. Sold into slavery out of the jealousy of his kin, Joseph finds himself in Egypt, where his reputation burgeons under Potiphar. But when he rejects the advances of Potiphar’s wife, Joseph is thrown into jail, where he discovers a unique ability to interpret dreams. Can he use this to resolve Egypt’s family and reunite with his family once more?
The role of Joseph has been played by a raft of musical stars throughout the years, including Jason Donovan, Philip Schofield, Lee Mead, Joe McElderry and Donny Osmond.
With a score including renowned pop and musical theatre songs Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door To Me, Jacob And Sons, There’s One More Angel In Heaven, and Go Go Go Joseph, this is a definitive musical for the ages.
KUNENE AND THE KING (Comedy) 24 January - 28 March 2020
Don’t miss John Kani’s highly acclaimed play Kunene And The King marking the 25th anniversary of the end of apartheid. With a strictly limited London run, following its premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon and a sold-out run in Cape Town, Kunene And The King tickets are sure to be popular.
South Africa, 2019. Twenty-five years since the first post-apartheid democratic elections, two men from contrasting walks of life are thrust together to reflect on a quarter century of change. Jack Morris is a celebrated classical actor who’s just been given both a career-defining role and a life-changing diagnosis. Besides his age, Jack has seemingly little in common with his at-home nurse Lunga Kunene, but the two men soon discover their shared passion for Shakespeare.
Kunene And The King is written by South African actor, activist and playwright John Kani (Black Panther, The Island, Sizwe Banzi is Dead). In September 1987, John played Othello in a production at The Market Theatre, Johannesburg – he was the first black South African to do so.
Kunene And The King has been written to mark 25 years since the first democratic elections that took place after apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid began in 1948, after the National Party came to power, promising to restrict the rights of black South Africans. Over the next four decades, the rights of black South Africans were curtailed further and further with education and marriage laws, registration acts and segregation. It took until the early 1990s, after international pressure, national protests and the death of many protesters, for apartheid to be dismantled. After elections in April 1994, on 10 May Nelson Mandela became the first black President in South African history.
Book now for this fascinating play, co-produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Cape Town’s Fugard Theatre, as it transfers to the Ambassadors Theatre for nine weeks only from 24 January 2020.
LEOPOLDSTADT (Play) 25 January - 13 June 2020
Regarded as Britain’s greatest living playwright, Tom Stoppard’s most humane and heart-breaking play Leopoldstadt is an intimate drama with an epic sweep.
As Tom Stoppard’s newest play, Leopoldstadt tickets are expected to be in huge demand. The show is directed by Patrick Marber, and tells the heart-rending story of a family who made good against all the odds.
Vienna in 1900 was the most vibrant city in Europe, humming with artistic and intellectual excitement and a genius for enjoying life. A tenth of the population were Jews. A generation earlier they had been granted full civil rights by the Emperor, Franz Josef. Consequently, hundreds of thousands had fled from the Pale and the pogroms in the East and many found sanctuary in the crowded tenements of the old Jewish quarter, Leopoldstadt.
“My grandfather wore a caftan,” says Hermann, a factory owner, “My father went to the opera in a top hat, and I have the singers to dinner.” It was not to last. Half a century later, this family, like millions of others, has re-discovered what it means to be Jewish in the first half of the 20th century.
The play will enjoy a 20-week run in the West End at Wyndham’s Theatre until 13 June 2020.
LES MISERABLES (musical)
Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables opened on the 18 December 2019 at the newly refurbished Sondheim theatre (formally Queen’s Theatre).
This brilliant new staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed “Les Mis for the 21st Century”. The magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs; “I Dreamed a Dream”, “On My Own”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More”, “Master Of The House” and many more.
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Renowned as the longest running musical of all time Les Misérables London is the powerful story of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his attempts to re-enter into a society that has abandoned him. Set in 19th Century France amidst the struggles of the French revolution, Les Misérables the musical is a tale of passion, love and broken dreams.
After 19 years in prison Jean Valjean is a free man, yet marked by his parole papers he is made an outcast. In an attempt to start his life anew Jean Valjean changes his name and moves away, breaking his parole. Pursued by Inspector Javert the two men’s lives interweave as their paths cross time and time again. With an array of emotive characters, driving plot twists and impressive songs Les Misérables the musical has placed itself firmly in the hearts of its audience.
LIFE OF PI from 24 June 2020
Lolita Chakrabarti’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s book Life of Pi will run at Wyndham’s Theatre from 24 June 2020, directed by Max Webster. Wyndham’s Theatre will be transformed to fully accommodate the production.
After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five survivors stranded on a lifeboat – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, sixteen year-old boy named Pi and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive?
Based on one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fiction – winner of the Man Booker Prize, selling over fifteen million copies worldwide – and featuring breath-taking puppetry and state-of-the-art visuals, Life Of Pi is a universally acclaimed, smash hit adaptation of an epic journey of endurance and hope.
With a life-size puppet and life-like puppet designed by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell representing the tiger, you’ll be totally transported.
THE LION KING (musical)
Disney’s The Lion King Musical is a stage adaptation of the spectacular film which transports you to the Serengeti Plains with the moving rhythms of Africa. Join the touching story of young lion prince Simba as he starts his epic journey to become the King of the Pride Lands with help along the way from friends Timon and Pumbaa.
After the birth of Simba to King Mufasa and his Queen Sarabi his evil uncle Scar hatches a plan to kill both Simba and Mufasa and proclaim himself as rightful King. Scar tells Mufasa that Simba is trapped and in need of help, Mufasa rushes to rescue his son, but is caught up in a stampede of wildebeests. Simba believing his fathers death is his fault flees the kingdom leaving Scar to reign over the Pride Land. Guests on The Lion King theatre breaks follow Simba as he grows up and decides whether to return to the kingdom which has been almost destroyed believing he is to blame.
This wonderful show is complete with giant giraffes and antelopes and many more animals brought to life by striking puppets and special effects.
Please note: The show is recommended for ages 6 and up. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted into the theatre
LOCAL HERO (Musical Comedy) 18 June - 22 August 2020
The treasured 1980s comedy film Local Hero takes to The Old Vic stage, in a new musical adaptation by Bill Forsyth and David Greig.
Telling the story of an aspiring Texan oil executive, Mac MacIntyre, who arrives in Scotland to seal the deal of a lifetime, Local Hero’s musical adaptation receives its world premiere in 2019, prior to transferring to The Old Vic in Summer 2020.
When Mac jets into town, he dreams of buying out a small Scottish seaside village and replacing it with a refinery. But putting a price on the beautiful place is not a simple matter, and the deal soon becomes more complicated than he first bargained for. The locals are sure to get rich – but first, they must decide what their home is worth.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (Comedy) 5 March - 4 April 2020
Love, Love, Love follows one couple throughout forty years. From free love all the way through to the turn of the century.
Smoking and drinking; affectionate and paranoid, Kenneth and Sandra build a life and a family together. They live in a time of prosperity, where the future always seems brighter than the past.
But now that they’re retired and their children have flown the nest – has it worked out how they thought it would?
What happens when the children you feel you’ve given everything for don’t think that you’ve done enough?
Mike Bartlett’s funny and scathing examination of the intersection between family life and personal politics, and the very different views of two very different generations.
LUISA MILLER (Dance/Opera) 12 February - 6 March 2020
Verdi’s Luisa Miller is a complex web of love, intrigue and oppressive familial relationships, centred on the doomed love between Luisa and Rodolfo.
From opposing sides of the class divide Luisa and Rodolfo are united by their search for happiness. When Rodolfo’s father arranges for his son to make a politically beneficial marriage, their dreams of being together begin to unravel with ultimately tragic consequences.
The performance is sung in English, with surtitles displayed above the stage.
MADAM BUTTERFLY (dance/opera) 26 February - 17 April 2020
Anthony Minghella’s Olivier Award-winning production of Madam Butterfly returns to the London Coliseum, combining cinematic images with traditional Japanese theatre.
In Puccini‘s story of unrequited love, Cio-Cio San, a young Japanese girl, falls in love and marries American naval officer Pinkerton. He goes back to the US before the birth of their son leaving Cio-Cio San to await his return.
This performance is sung in English, with surtitles displayed above the stage.
MAGIC GOES WRONG (Comedy)
A spell-bindingly disastrous evening awaits in Magic Goes Wrong, Mischief Theatre’s latest West End comedy, created with magic legends Penn & Teller!
You’ll have to act fast to conjure up Magic Goes Wrong tickets. The hilarious exploits of Mischief Theatre continue to cause hilarity all around the world. And their latest show, Magic Goes Wrong, promises all sorts of surprises!
The show will see the company play a gang of magicians presenting a charity event. But practice, in their case, may mean significantly less than perfect. And as accidents spiral out of control, so does their fundraising target.
Much of the original Mischief Theatre company are performing in Magic Goes Wrong. Please note, however, that Penn & Teller are co-creators of the show and won’t be appearing on stage.
MAGIC MIKE LIVE (Adult 18+)
Enter Magic Mike Live‘s mythical club and marvel in its adults-only, one-of-a-kind acts, presented by a diverse cast of performers from around the world.
Transforming The Theatre at the Hippodrome Casino into a magical, intimate, 325-seat performance space, Magic Mike Live has sexy dance routines intertwined with a group of extraordinary artists performing a 360-degree dance and acrobatic spectacular in front of, behind, and above the audience.
From the bespoke entrance off Cranbourn Street, to the specially curated lounge and bar experience, to the cast of world-class performers, Magic Mike Live is a complete evening of unparalleled entertainment for guests aged 18 and up.
Magic Mike Live is strictly an over 18s only event. Photo ID must be presented on arrival.
MAMMA MIA (Musical)
The hit ABBA musical that still has West End audiences taking a chance on it more than two decades after it first premiered, Mamma Mia! continues to deliver the feel-good factor to London in spades.
Still drawing in the crowds 20 years after its London premiere, having began its London theatre journey at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1999, Mamma Mia! now plays at the Novello Theatre, where it delights and entertains audiences over and over again; it celebrated entering its 21st West End year on 6 April 2019.
Written by Catherine Johnson, Mamma Mia! tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of a young woman and her mother who find themselves re-living past events on the eve of the daughter’s wedding.
Set in sun-soaked Greece, the story centres on Sophie, who is about to be married to Sky. While her mother Donna prepares her guest house for the wedding, Sophie is focussing on things other than her husband-to-be. She’s on a mission to find the identity of her real father. Behind her mother’s back she has invited three possible suspects from Donna’s free-loving past life to the wedding.
To Sophie’s shock – and her mother’s surprise – they all turn up. But which one will take her down the aisle and will any of them rekindle relations with Donna?
The musical features some of ABBA’s most famous songs, including Does Your Mother Know, Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Take A Chance On Me, Super Trouper, The Winner Takes It All and, of course, the title song Mamma Mia!.
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Dance/Opera) 14 March -18 April 2020
Mozart’s comedy, The Marriage Of Figaro, is a whirlwind of mistaken identities, twists and turns, all taking place on a single day – the wedding day of Figaro and Susanna.
When their philandering master, Count Almaviva, is determined to bed Susanna before she is wed, Figaro and Susanna conspire with the rejected Countess to outwit him. General mayhem ensues, ending with the Count receiving a lesson in marital fidelity he’ll never forget.
From the first notes of the bustling Overture, this story is one of Mozart’s psychologically complex. Composed just five-and-a-half years before his death, The Marriage of Figaro first premiered at the height of Mozart’s career. He based the opera on the highly controversial play, La folle journée by Pierre Beaumarchais, which had been allowed its first public appearance only two years earlier. The opera shares characters with its prequel, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville (written 30 years later).
MARY POPPINS (Musical)
Practically perfect in every way, the supercalifragilistic multi award-winning musical Mary Poppins returns to its original West End home, the Prince Edward Theatre, this autumn. Mary Poppins tickets fly off the shelves everywhere the production goes, so be sure to grab yours!
Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the original beloved Disney film, this double Olivier Award-winning production uses breathtaking choreography, unforgettable songs and magical effects to tell an enchanting story of family and friendship.
Seen by over 12 million people worldwide, Mary Poppins follows the world’s favourite nanny who, upon arriving in Cherry Tree Lane, transforms the lives of the dysfunctional Banks family.
Prepare yourself to be transfixed, amazed and delighted by this iconic stage adventure sure to sweep the whole family away.
MATILDA (musical)
Following a hugely successful run in Stratford upon Avon, Matilda the Musical has taken over London’s Cambridge Theatre. Roald Dahl’s much loved story has been brought to life by Dennis Kelly and award-winning comedian and musician Tim Minchin, meaning fantastic Matilda the Musical theatre breaks are now available for everyone to enjoy.
Matilda the Musical follows the story of an ordinary girl with extraordinary powers. Matilda Wormwood’s parents think she is nothing but a nuisance where as she thinks they care more about the TV than her. When they are not slouched in front of the telly, she is ignored by her mother in favour of ballroom dancing and by her father for dodgy business deals. At school Matilda life isn’t much better with the monstrous Miss Trunchbull terrifying the students and teachers, that is until one day Matilda discovers her powers and decides the grown ups need to be taught a lesson.
Matilda the Musical is recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, the show is suitable for ages 6 and up. All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket.
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (Musical) 6 February - 21 March 2020
The songs of Sting power Message In A Bottle, an extraordinary new dance production in the West End choreographed by triple Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince.
Fans of Sting and Prince alike will be keen to snap up Message In A Bottle tickets, as songs underscore three siblings’ extraordinary adventures in this exciting new show. Featured Sting songs include Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Walking On The Moon, Englishman In New York, Shape Of My Heart and Fields Of Gold.
Blending Prince’s signature lyrical hip hop with some of the breath-taking music of the 17-time Grammy Award-winning Sting, Message In A Bottle will tell an uplifting story of humanity and hope.
Message In A Bottle begins in a village flush with joyous celebrations. But suddenly, when the settlement comes under siege, three parted siblings are forced to step out on their own remarkable adventures, testing their determination and daring to the maximum.
The Mousetrap
A West End institution, Agatha Christie’s classic play The Mousetrap has delighted audiences for over 27,500 performances A classic whodunit where everyone is a suspect, seeing The Mousetrap has become a quintessential theatrical experience. Famous for its twist ending, tradition dictates that audiences be asked not to reveal the solution to this famous mystery. With a brand new cast, the Mousetrap is as fresh as ever as it enters its 68th year
Set in a country hotel recently opened by a young couple, the hoteliers and their five guests become snowbound one evening. Soon a policeman, Detective Sergeant Trotter, arrives to tell them that a murderer is on the loose and is heading straight for them. Sure enough, one of the party soon falls foul at the hands of the murderer. Who was the killer? Suspect everyone.
ON BLUEBERRY HILL (Drama) 5 March - 2 May 2020
Following sell-out runs in New York and Dublin, the critically acclaimed and Olivier Award-winning Fishamble and Sebastian Harry’s play, On Blueberry Hill, is coming to the West End.
Written by Sebastian Barry, one of the most celebrated Irish writers of our generation and a current Laureate of Irish Fiction, this highly anticipated play will be running for a limited 8-week season at Trafalgar Studios.
Staying true to Barry’s beautiful trademark style, On Blueberry Hill tells the story of best friends and worst enemies, Christy (Niall Buggy) and PJ (David Ganly) who are destined to spend the next twenty years of their lives together. As the two men look back on the hope and torture of life outside, they gradually reveal events that led them to their present world with explosive, bittersweet consequences.
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES THE MUSICAL
Based on the all-time favourite BBC comedy series.
The landmark, record-breaking and top-rated television series Only Fools and Horses, written by the late, great John Sullivan, undoubtedly holds a special place in the hearts of the British public. Now John’s son Jim has teamed up with comedy giant Paul Whitehouse to write and produce a script and score to honour his father’s legacy; recreating the iconic series into a brand-new, home-grown British Musical spectacular.
With musical contributions from Chas n Dave, the beloved theme tunes as you’ve never heard them before and an array of comic songs full of character and charm, you’re guaranteed to have a right knees-up! Only Fools and Horses the Musical is a feel-good, family celebration of traditional, working class London life and the aspirations we all share.
Featuring cherished material from the TV series, with all the laughs, dodgy dealings and unforgettable moments to boot. Take a drive down memory lane with us, to reacquaint yourselves with Britain’s most loveable rogues, and experience the classic comedy brought to life once again through an ingenious and hilarious original score; an idea so inexplicably pukka, it surely proves the old adage that he who dares wins!
OPERA UNDONE (Drama/Opera) 5 February - 7 March
From the producers behind 2017’s Olivier Award-nominated La Bohème, a brand new Puccini double-bill takes to Trafalgar Studios in Opera Undone: Tosca & La Bohème.
Both shows in Opera Undone are radically distilled to sixty minutes each and sung in English, opening them up to whole new audiences by tearing up the opera rule book.
This revolutionary new production reinvents opera for a whole new generation. Adam Spreadbury-Maher and Becca Marriott’s previous interpretation of Puccini’s La Bohème transported the story to present-day East London, where it laid bare the damaging effects of co-dependent relationships against a backdrop of spiralling rents and social media.
You’ll be able to experience these two classic tales of love, heartbreak and deception like never before, in an evening suitable for opera newcomers and diehard fans alike. In Opera Undone, an enthralling evening lies in store.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (musical)
Now in its 34th record-breaking year, this multi-award winning musical continues to captivate audiences night after night. Renowned across the globe The Phantom of the Opera is the world’s best selling musical. Discover the Gothic tale of love and destruction in the heart of the Paris Opera based on the 1911 novel by Gaston Leroux on a The Phantom of the Opera theatre break.
When the lead soprano of the opera refuses to go on stage through fear of the mysterious opera ghost, chorus girl Christine Daaé gets her opportunity to shine. Triumphant on the stage she returns to her dressing room to be congratulated by childhood friend Raoul, confiding in him that it is the Angel of Music who has taught her. Fraught with jealousy the Phantom of the Opera appears to Christine and takes her to his lair across the lake beneath the Opera House. Struggling with his love for Christine and determined that she will sing the lead in the opera for him the Phantom wreaks havoc on any that try to halt his plans. With powerful songs, striking performances and an astounding set, The Phantom of the Opera theatre breaks are a must for every theatre lover.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
The Play That Goes Wrong, a farcical comedy that has enjoyed vast success, first as a hit Fringe show and most recently on an acclaimed tour around the country, finally returns to London and the West End. Described as a comical hybrid of Fawlty Towers and Michael Frayn’s seminal meta-theatrical comedy Noises Off, this production has proved an astoundingly popular show, with hysterical performances and superb timing.
When the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society attempt to stage a 1920s murder mystery play, nothing goes right; prop doors don’t open, sets come crashing down and tempers flare in this brilliantly-observed farce.
PRETTY WOMAN (Musical) from February 2020
The stage adaption of the iconic film with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere will run from Valentine’s Day 2020 (of course!) at the Piccadilly Theatre for 46 weeks.
The musical centres around Hollywood escort Vivian Ward when she encounters big-shot businessman Edward Lewis, who has come over to LA for a week of schmoozing and business deals.
Edward hires Vivian to accompany him to business and social functions, and the two begin to effect each other in unexpected ways.
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (musical)
he classic DreamWorks animated film The Prince Of Egypt springs to life at the Dominion Theatre as an exciting new musical.
The show transports audiences to the shifting sands of Ancient Egypt, where two young men grown up together as brothers in a kingdom of privilege. But when a secret path is unearthed, they are divided – one must rule as Pharaoh, and the other must rise up and free his true people. Both face a destiny that will change their worlds – and history – forever.
The Prince Of Egypt musical incorporates 5 of the acclaimed songs from the film, including Deliver Us, All I Ever Wanted, Through Heaven’s Eyes and the Academy Award-winning number, When You Believe.
RUSALKA (dance/opera) 28 March - 15 April 2020
Dvořák’s best-loved opera, Rusalka is inspired by myths and folk-tales about a water-nymph that chooses to become human to win her Prince.
The opera displays Dvořák’s exceptional gift for melody and orchestration and features the beautiful aria ‘Song To The Moon’.
SCHOOL OF ROCK musical
School of Rock is a musical based on the iconic Paramount film written by Mike White, which starred Jack Black.
The musical, which has enjoyed a successful run on Broadway, follows Dewey Finn - a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn his crust by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Completely disinterested in academia, Dewey decides to create his own class rules, turning his class into a bona fide, heavy rock band!
School of Rock, with its sensational live kids’ rock band, is a loving testimony to the transforming power of music.
SIX (musical)
Want to learn more about the stories of Henry VIII's wives, set to an infectious pop rhythm? Now's your chance! Head to the Arts Theatre in London for a truly unique experience like no other with SIX.
DIVORCED. BEHEADED. LIVE IN CONCERT! From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six ill-fated wives of Henry VIII finally take the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of 'her-storical' heartbreak into a 75-minute celebration of sisterly sass-itude.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Musical) 11 June - 5 September 2020
One of the most acclaimed musicals of all time – Sondheim and Lapine’s masterpiece follows painter Georges Seurat (Jake Gyllenhaal) in the months leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
The beautiful painting is a leading example of pointillist technique, in which small, distinct dots of colour are applied in specific patterns to form an image. Executed on a large canvas, Seurat’s composition was painted between 1884 and 1886 and focuses on the landscape of a park located on the banks of the River Seine and includes several Parisian parkgoers.
Follow George as he becomes consumed by his need to finish the painting, isolating himself from the society, the art community and even his long-time love Dot (Annaleigh Ashford), not realising that his actions will reverberate over the next 100 years.
A TASTE OF HONEY until 29 February 2020
A new revival of Shelagh Delaney’s seminal drama A Taste Of Honey comes to Trafalgar Studios. Written when Shelagh was just 19, this play follows an intense and vividly written dysfunctional family in working class post-war Salford.
Following the tempestuous relationship between flighty single mother, Helen, and her wayward teenage daughter, Jo, the play was very controversial when it was first written.
Putting working class lives – and especially women – at the forefront, Shelagh writes of Jo’s relationship with Jimmy, a young black sailor who is just passing through. After her mother runs off with a sleazy car salesman, Jo is left facing single motherhood as Jimmy prepares to ship out to sea and moves in with her gay friend Geoffrey who acts as surrogate parent until the two women must confront each other and the consequences of their actions.
A storyline of an unmarried teenage girl getting pregnant with a mixed-race baby and then moving in with a homosexual friend would have been incredibly shocking and taboo to Shelagh’s contemporary audience.
THRILLER-LIVE musical
A high-octane, hit-filled musical, the sensational Thriller Live has been brought to the West End by the award-winning director Gary Lloyd and choreographer LaVelle Smith Jnr. The show acts as a brilliant musical tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. With an incredible, pop soundtrack including well-known hits such as ‘Man in the Mirror’, ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Thriller’, it’s a musical which is bound to have audiences up on their feet.
With a musical career spanning over 40 years and selling over 750 million records worldwide, the Thriller Musical celebrates the legendary career of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Thriller - Live brings to life the distinctive dancing and sounds of Michael Jackson's greatest hits and pays a tribute to his career from his time in Jackson 5 to his solo career.
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into the global Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them. This new stage musical, presented in association with Tina Turner herself, reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of her age, gender and race.
One of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, Tina Turner has won 11 Grammy Awards and her live shows have been seen by millions, with more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history.
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical follows the life and career of one of music's biggest stars. Born Anna Mae Ruddock in the tiny Southern town of Nutbush, Tennessee, she escapes from a difficult home life by spending nights in St. Louis nightclubs, in particular, Club Manhattan where she meets Ike Turner, frontman of the Kings of Rhythm. Renamed Tina Turner, her recording career with Ike (who would later become her husband) goes from strength to strength including hits such as "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Nutbush City Limits".
Following her split with Ike, Tina's career really took off with internationally recognised songs like "What’s Love Got to Do With It”, "We Don't Need Another Hero" and of course "Simply The Best".
TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD (drama) 21 May - 5 September 2020
Set in Alabama in 1934, To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of one of the most respected characters in American literature, the small-town lawyer Atticus Finch and his daughter, Scout. When Atticus is tasked with defending a local who is accused of rape, he goes on to explore the justice and racial tension in a small Southern town.
Though the book was written almost sixty years ago, the story is still very much relevant today.
TOUCHING THE VOID (drama) until 29 February
Follow the terrifying dilemma faced by Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, both experienced mountaineers to set out to journey into the unknown. Excitement and hope will pave the way for fear, however, as Simon eventually finds himself perched on an unstable snow-cliff, clinging onto the rope that ties him to the severely injured Joe. When he realises that he won’t be able to recover Joe from the void, and can neither see nor hear his partner in the icy conditions, Simon is left with one course of action: cut the rope that binds them.
UNCLE VANYA (drama) until 2 May 2020
In the depths of summer, Sonya and her Uncle Vanya pass the time on their falling-down estate in rural obscurity. Their only visitor is the local Doctor Astrov.
But when Sonya’s father returns unannounced with Yelena, his beautiful young new wife, he declares his intention to sell the house. While Vanya and Astrov appear to fall under her charms, Sonya is less convinced.
Soon, niceties soon begin to drop and repressed feelings come to the surface.
UPSTART CROW 7 February- 25 April 2020
The sitcom follows the life of William Shakespeare, and is full of Shakespeare puns, easter eggs and anachronisms. Each episode shadows one or more plots of a Shakespeare play, and usually end with Will discussing with his wife whether he should include the mad goings-on in his next play.
The play is set in 1605 in a moment of crisis for the bard himself. He’s in a bit of a pickle – his last two plays have fallen flat and recently crowned King James is thoroughly unimpressed.
Will must shape up or risk losing his head. He’s desperate to work on a new, better play but the distractions at home are proving difficult, with his squabbling family and strangely, two shipwrecked, cross-dressing identical twins who have arrived separately and unaware of each other knocking on his door.
To add insult to injury, his friend and housekeeper, Kate, has started a crusade against the treatment of animals in showbiz, and has liberated the Globe Theatre’s very best dancing bear.
She’d hoped to keep the bear quietly in the house until she could set her free in the wild, but Mrs Whiskers has other plans.
WAITRESS (musical)
Featuring an all-female creative team, Waitress is the story of expert pie maker Jenna, stuck in a small town and a neglected marriage. Dreaming of bigger and better things, Jenna’s life begins to heat up when she meets a compassionate doctor and forms a plan to enter a life-changing baking contest in a nearby county.
The result may just offer a recipe to happiness in the form of a chance at a new life – but everything hinges on Jenna’s resolve to rebuild her life. Can she find courage when it matters most? Waitress is an American musical about friendship, motherhood – and the magic of a well-made pie.
THE WATSON'S (comedy) 8 May - 26 September 2020
Jane Austen began writing The Watsons in 1803, but historians think she abandoned it after her father’s death. In 1871, Jane Austen’s nephew published the manuscript as it was; around 7,500 words long with no title or chapters.
Nineteen and new in town, Emma Watson’s been cut off by her wealthy aunt. She needs to marry, and fast, or be faced with a life of poverty and spinsterhood stuck in her humdrum family home.
Luckily, she has plenty of prospective suitors asking to dance, from dashing socialite Tom Musgrave to the stinking rich, socially awkward Lord Osborne. Which partner to pick?
So far, so familiar, but that’s when Jane Austen stopped writing. Two hundred years on, her forgotten heroine’s happy ending still hangs in the balance.
This clever and brilliant play takes a peek under Jane Austen’s bonnet and looks at what characters do when their author abandons them. Cleverly inserting ‘Laura the playwright’ into the play to attempt to guide the lost characters, Laura Wade’s fourth-wall-breaking new play is delightfully funny and a true tribute to Austen.
WELCOME TO IRAN (play) 18 April - 16 May 2020
The story of Welcome To Iran is part verbatim, based on real-life testimonials from young Iranians, and explores the universal themes amongst young people of love, hope and identity.
The play examines how you navigate the rules of family, society and state, whilst coming of age, using original music, movement, poetry and video, inspired by Iran’s rich cultural heritage and thriving contemporary arts scene.
THE WELKIN (Drama) until 23 May 2020
Set in a time where women who transgressed the norm were in danger of imprisonment, banishment and death, The Welkin looks at the fate of a young woman destined to die.
One life in the hands of 12 women.
Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley’s comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder.
When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose.
With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.
WICKED (musical)
Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students: the blonde, popular Glinda, and the misunderstood, shy, green Elphaba.
When the two encounter the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their fortunes see them embark on very different paths, and their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (play)
Lucy Bailey brings a new lease of life to Agatha Christie's monumental story about justice and betrayal. Set in the dramatic surroundings of London County Hall, it's sure to be an experience you won't forget in a hurry.
Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth. The stakes are high - will Leonard survive the shocking witness testimony, will he be able to convince the jury, and you of his innocence and escape the hangman’s noose?
WOMAN IN BLACK (play)
Celebrating over 20 years in the West End, The Woman in Black London perfectly combines the power of live theatre with a film noir inspired cinematic quality. Woman in Black London is a Stephen Mallatratt adaptation of Susan Hill’s best selling novel and has been described as one of the most thrilling, gripping and successful theatre events ever.
Guests on a spine-chilling Women in Black theatre break will follow the story of a young junior solicitor Arthur Kipps who is sent to the funeral of Alice Drablow to sort out her papers. His task is a lonely one and he is completely unaware of the tragic secrets that lie within Alice Drablow’s home, Eel Marsh House. Filled with unease at the funeral Arthur catches a glimpse of a young woman dressed all in black and again later at the graveyard. Her wasted face and presence plays on his mind and he tries to find out who she is but with the locals not knowing or not willing to talk about her he must wait until she appears again and reveals her identity and her terrible purpose.
couldn’t be easier.
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