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G-O Garrick Theatre
Charing Cross Rd, London, WC2
Tube Leicester Square
Telephone 0844 412 4662 ZORRO THE MUSICAL
Book & lyrics by Stephen Clark, music by The Gipsy Kings, Music co-composed and adapted by John Cameron, Original Story Stephen Clark & Helen Edmundson | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 2 Jul 08 | | Opens | 15 Jul 08 | | Booking to | 12 Sep 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 3pm (XMAS: 24 Dec Matinee only at 3pm / 25 Dec no perf / 26 Dec extra mat at 3pm / 2 Jan extra matinee at 3pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Matt Rawle (Diego), Emma Williams (Luisa), Lesli Margherita (Inez), Adam Levy, Nick Cavaliere, Jonathan Newth | | Director | Christopher Renshaw | | Design | Tom Piper | | Lighting | Ben Ormerod | | Choreography | Rafael Amargo | | Costume | | | Sound | Mick Potter | | Producer | Zorro London, John Gertz, Isabel Allende | | Synopsis | 'This legendary story of good versus evil has been a source of enduring fascination and has been the subject of a best selling novel by producer Isabel Allende and several major motion pictures. This new musical promises to retell the dramatic tale of a romantic hero with extraordinary aerial acrobatics, spectacular sword-fighting and incredible magic - all set to the famous red-hot Gipsy King beat brought to the UK stage with the authentic colours of traditional Flamenco.' | | B/O Price | £25 - £55 (Fri & Sat £25 - £60) | | Length | 2hrs 45mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Mike Dixon as Musical Supervisor and Terry King as Fight Director. |
Gielgud Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue London, W1D 7 ES
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 0844 482 5130 SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
by Luigi Pirandello, in a new version by Rupert Goold and Ben Power | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 10 Sep 08 | | Opens | 15 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 8 Nov 08 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu & Sat mats at 3pm (15 Sep at 3pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Ian McDiarmid (Father) | | Director | Rupert Goold | | Design | Miriam Beuther | | Lighting | Malcolm Rippeth | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Chichester Festival | | Synopsis | Six characters arrive unannounced during the editing of a documentary film. Unfinished characters desperately in search of an author, the documentary producer agrees to let them film their story. Pirandello's exploration of reality and the blurred border between fiction and life, between the stage and the world outside, is transported into the 21st Century in this new version. | | B/O Price | £10 - £49.32.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | **Producers says suitable for young people aged 16 plus |
Haymarket, Theatre Royal
Haymarket , London, SW1
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 0870 4000 626 MARGUERITE
Music by Michel Legrand, book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch”nberg and Jonathan Kent, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer from the original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and orchestrations and arrangements by Michel Legrand and Seann Alderking. | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 7 May 08 | | Opens | 20 May 08 | | Booking to | 13 Sep 08 | | Closes | 13 Sep 08 | | Time | Mon to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Ruthie Henshall (Marguerite), Julian Ovenden (Armand), Alexander Hanson (Otto), Annalene Beechey (Annette), Matt Cross (Pierrot), Don Gallagher (Georges), Simon Thomas (Lucien), Mark Carroll, Keiron Crook, James Doherty, Siubhan Harrison, Jon-Paul Hevey, Julia Nagle, Duncan Smith, Gay Soper, Phillip Sutton, Lucy Williamson. | | Director | Jonathan Kent | | Design | Paul Brown | | Lighting | Mark Henderson | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Paul Groothuis | | Producer | Theatre Royal Haymarket Company | | Synopsis | A love story set in Paris during the Second World War, Marguerite draws inspiration from one of the greatest of romantic novels, La Dame aux Camellias by Alexandre Dumas. Marguerite is the beautiful and notorious mistress of a high ranking German officer. Armand is a young musician half her age who falls obsessively in love with her. Their dangerous love story is played out against the background of Occupied Paris. | | B/O Price | £25 - £60 | | Length | 2hrs 15mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Haymarket, Theatre Royal
Haymarket , London, SW1
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 0845 481 1870 GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
by David Joss Buckley. This play is a stage adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's novel, which was subsequently made into a film | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 24 Sep 08 | | Opens | 29 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 1 Nov 08 | | Closes | 1 Nov 08 | | Time | Mon to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 2.30pm | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Adrian Dunbar (Vermeer), Kimberley Nixon (Griet) , Sara Kestelman (Maria Thins), Niall Buggy ( Van Ruijven), Lesley Vickerage (Catherina) . Also in the cast are Maggie Service, Jonathan Bailey, Flora Spencer-Longhurst. | | Director | Joe Dowling | | Design | Peter Mumford | | Lighting | Peter Mumford | | Choreography | | | Costume | Fotini Dimou | | Sound | Matt McKenzie | | Producer | Brian Eastman and Andrew Welch | | Synopsis | Johannes Vermeer is the greatest painter of his time. When he hires a young girl Griet to help in his house, it is not long before she becomes more than a servant - she starts to help him in his studio, learning the art of painting by watching the master. And then, secretly, Vermeer begins to paint her and Griet becomes model and muse for his greatest masterpiece 'Girl With A Pearl Earring'. | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £45 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | *original music by Christopher Gunning |
Haymarket, Theatre Royal
Haymarket , London, SW1
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 0845 481 1870 THE LAST 5 YEARS - NOTES FROM NEW YORK FIFTH ANNIVERSARY GALA
music by Jason Robert Brown | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 12 Oct 08 | | Opens | 12 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 12 Oct 08 | | Closes | 12 Oct 08 | | Time | 7.30pm | | Tickets | | | Performers | Julie Atherton, Paul Spicer | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Notes from New York | | Synopsis | Newly published novelist Jamie and aspiring actress Cathy tell the tale of their raw and impassioned relationship in opposite directions and from destructively differing standpoints. This two-hander reminds us it's possible to feel claustrophobically close to and yet worlds apart from the one you hold closest to your heart. | | B/O Price | £20 - £40 (VIP Seats: £55 including an after-show party pass ) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Haymarket, Theatre Royal
Haymarket , London, SW1
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 0845 481 1870 TREASURE ISLAND
by Robert Louis Stevenson, new stage adaptation by Ken Ludwig | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 7 Nov 08 | | Opens | 17 Nov 08 | | Booking to | 28 Feb 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon, Wed to Sat at 7.30pm, Tues at 7pm; Matinees Wed & Sat at 2.30pm (XMAS: 23 Dec at 4.30pm & 8pm; No perfs 24 & 25 Dec; 26 Dec at 4.30pm & 8pm; 30 Dec at 4.30pm & 8pm; 31 Dec at 2.30pm only; 2 Jan at 4.30pm & 8pm) (20 Feb at 4.30pm & 8pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Keith Allen (Long John Silver), | | Director | Sean Holmes | | Design | Lizzie Clachan | | Lighting | Paul Anderson | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Emma Laxton | | Producer | Brian Eastman and Andrew Welch | | Synopsis | | | B/O Price | £20 - £45 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Music by Tom Haines & Ross Hughes |
Her Majesty's Theatre
Haymarket, SW1Y 4QL
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 0844 412 2707 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Charles Hart , based on Gaston Leroux's gothic novel | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 9 Oct 86 | | Opens | 9 Oct 86 | | Booking to | 25 Apr 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon to Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Tues & Sat at 2.30pm (XMAS: Matinee only 24th Dec at 2.30pm; No Perfs 25th DEC) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Cast to 6 Sep 2008: Ramin Karimloo (The Phantom) , Robyn North and Leila Benn Harris (share the part of Christine), Alex Rathgeber (Raoul), James Barron (Monsier Firmin), Wendy Ferguson (Carlotta), Heather Jackson (Madame Giry), Benjamin Lake (Piangi), Sam Hiller (Monsieur Andre), Lindsey Wise (Meg Giry). Cast from 8 Sep 2008: Ramin Karimloo (The Phantom) , Gina Beck (Christine), Robyn North (Christine at certain performances), Heather Jackson (Madame Giry), Simon Bailey (Raoul), Barry James (Monsieur Firmin), Gareth Snook (Monsieur Andre), Kate Radmilovic (Carlotta), Rohan Tickell (Piangi), Tori Johns (Meg Giry) | | Director | Harold Prince | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Cameron Mackintosh / Really Useful Company | | Synopsis | 'This haunting musical traces the tragic love story of a beautiful opera singer and a young composer shamed by his physical appearance into a shadowy existence beneath the majestic Opera Paris House.' | | B/O Price | £20 - £55 | | Length | 2hrs 30mins | | Review | Click for review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Hippodrome, The
Leicester Square, London WC2
Tube Leicester sq
Telephone 020 7907 7097 LA CLIQUE
| Location | West End | | Genre | Cabaret / Musical / Entertainment | | Previews from | 2 Oct 08 | | Opens | 10 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 1 Feb 09 | | Closes | 1 Feb 09 | | Time | Mon, Wed - Sat 8pm, Sun at 6pm; Late night perfs: Saturdays at 10.30pm from October 11th; Fridays at 10.30pm from October 31st . ( Extra perfs on: Tues 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th Dec at 8pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | La Clique Productions, Chocolate Factory Productions, Mark Rubinstein and Mick Perrin | | Synopsis | A melange of cabaret, new burlesque, circus sideshow and contemporary variety: 'La Clique is impossible to define. It is an ever-changing, motley assortment of some of the most outrageous, hilarious and downright bizarre and beautiful acts. On any evening you might see Norway's Captain Frodo whose eye-watering flexibility brings new meaning to the word contortion; Spain and the UK's Ursula Martinez whose show-stopping routines literally strip cabaret down to its barest essentials; Germany's David O'Mer, who has re-invented the pleasures of a nice soak in the tub; Kiev's Yulia Pikhtina, widely considered to be one of the finest exponents of the ancient art of hula hooping; The English Gents performing their inconceivable feats of human strength and skill; Larger than life, London's own Miss Behave - a larger than life, PVC-clad cartoon character with a fetish for swallowing pointy objects; the amazing puppets of Montreal's Cabaret Decadanse's who will instantly captivate, charm and blow your mind; and last, but not least, Mario, Queen of the Circus, a veteran of the New York alternative comedy scene, an uber-cool leather-bursting reincarnation of Freddie Mercury - if he'd ever run away and joined the circus. ' | | B/O Price | Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun: £ 15 - £ 29.50 (Standing £ 10) VIP table seating £ 45
Fri & Sat :£ 15 - £ 35 (Standing £ 10) VIP table seating £ 55
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Leicester Square Theatre (formerly The Venue)
5 Leicester Place, Off Leicester Square, London WC2H 7BP
Tube Leicester Sq
Telephone 0844 847 24 75 JOAN RIVERS - A WORK IN PROGRESS BY A LIFE IN PROGRESS
by Joan Rivers | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 3 Dec 08 | | Opens | 3 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 23 Dec 08 | | Closes | 23 Dec 08 | | Time | Check with venue - always changing times - I give up!!! | | Tickets | | | Performers | Joan Rivers, Emily Kosloski, Carrie Paff, Mark Philips | | Director | Sean Foley | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Martin Witts | | Synopsis | A four-handed, part-confession, part-performance comedy drama based on Joan Rivers own larger-than-life rollercoaster life. While it presents the Joan that we know, from her biographies, TV appearance and live stand-up shows, it also reveals the woman behind the public face that the public have never seen before. Set in Joan's dressing room backstage at the Oscars ceremony, Joan is preparing for one of her legendary annual TV catwalk commentaries on the fashion hits and disasters at Hollywood's biggest night of the year. But all is not well... her dressing room is B, not A!!; her complimentary cheese is puny, not plentiful; and her producer is the bigwig's nephew, not the bigwig! The tension and drama are the catalyst for an introspective look at aging, going through life's ups and downs and being a woman in Hollywood. | | B/O Price | £35 - £47.50 (VIP - £75 ) | | Length | 1hr 55min | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Leicester Square Theatre (formerly The Venue)
5 Leicester Place, Off Leicester Square, London WC2H 7BP
Tube Leicester Sq
Telephone 0844 847 24 75 JOAN RIVERS - A WORK IN PROGRESS BY A LIFE IN PROGRESS
by Joan Rivers | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 15 Jan 09 | | Opens | 15 Jan 09 | | Booking to | 29 Jan 09 | | Closes | 29 Jan 09 | | Time | Tues - Sun 7pm. Matinees Weds, Sats & Suns (and Friday 16 January) 3pm | | Tickets | | | Performers | Joan Rivers, Emily Kosloski, Carrie Paff, Mark Philips | | Director | Sean Foley | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Martin Witts | | Synopsis | A four-handed, part-confession, part-performance comedy drama based on Joan Rivers own larger-than-life rollercoaster life. While it presents the Joan that we know, from her biographies, TV appearance and live stand-up shows, it also reveals the woman behind the public face that the public have never seen before. Set in Joan's dressing room backstage at the Oscars ceremony, Joan is preparing for one of her legendary annual TV catwalk commentaries on the fashion hits and disasters at Hollywood's biggest night of the year. But all is not well... her dressing room is B, not A!!; her complimentary cheese is puny, not plentiful; and her producer is the bigwig's nephew, not the bigwig! The tension and drama are the catalyst for an introspective look at aging, going through life's ups and downs and being a woman in Hollywood. | | B/O Price | £35 - £47.50 (VIP - £75 ) | | Length | 1hr 55min | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Leicester Square Theatre (formerly The Venue)
5 Leicester Place, Off Leicester Square, London WC2H 7BP
Tube Leicester Sq
Telephone 0844 847 24 75 JOAN RIVERS - A WORK IN PROGRESS BY A LIFE IN PROGRESS
by Joan Rivers | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 29 Aug 08 | | Opens | 4 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 18 Sep 08 | | Closes | 18 Sep 08 | | Time | Tues - Sun 7.30pm (except Thursday 4 September 7pm) Matinees Weds, Sats & Sun 3.30pm (extra matinee Thu Sept 18 at 3.30pm) - Show returns 2 Dec to 23 Dec 2008 &15 to 29 Jan 2009 | | Tickets | | | Performers | Joan Rivers, Emily Kosloski, Carrie Paff, Mark Philips | | Director | Sean Foley | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Martin Witts | | Synopsis | A four-handed, part-confession, part-performance comedy drama based on Joan Rivers own larger-than-life rollercoaster life. While it presents the Joan that we know, from her biographies, TV appearance and live stand-up shows, it also reveals the woman behind the public face that the public have never seen before. Set in Joan's dressing room backstage at the Oscars ceremony, Joan is preparing for one of her legendary annual TV catwalk commentaries on the fashion hits and disasters at Hollywood's biggest night of the year. But all is not well... her dressing room is B, not A!!; her complimentary cheese is puny, not plentiful; and her producer is the bigwig's nephew, not the bigwig! The tension and drama are the catalyst for an introspective look at aging, going through life's ups and downs and being a woman in Hollywood. | | B/O Price | £35 - £47.50 (VIP - £75 ) | | Length | 1hr 55min | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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| Other Info | **Show returns 2 Dec 2008 to 29 Jan 2009 |
Leicester Square Theatre (formerly The Venue)
5 Leicester Place, Off Leicester Square, London WC2H 7BP
Tube Leicester sq
Telephone 0844 847 2475 BLOWING WHISTLES
By Matthew Todd | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 23 Oct 08 | | Opens | 23 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 29 Nov 08 | | Closes | 29 Nov 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm to 22 Nov ; then 25 - 29 November at 9.15pm (No perf Mon 17 Nov) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Paul Keating, Stuart Laing | | Director | Pete Nettell | | Design | David McHenry | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | JAE Ltd. | | Synopsis | It's the evening before 'Gay Pride' and thirty-something couple Nigel and Jamie celebrate their ten-year anniversary by inviting internet date Mark to share their bed for the night. Mark's desperate search for something more than a one-night stand in a world where romance is all but dead makes Jamie begin to question the stability of his relationship and whether he may have found himself looking for love in all the wrong places. | | B/O Price | £25 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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Leicester Square Theatre (formerly The Venue)
5 Leicester Place, Off Leicester Square, London WC2H 7BP
Tube Leicester sq
Telephone 0844 847 2475 ALEX
by Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 25 Nov 08 | | Opens | 27 Nov 08 | | Booking to | 20 Dec 08 | | Closes | 20 Dec 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Friday at 4.30pm (27 Nov at 7pm) | | Tickets | | | Performers | Robert Bathurst (Alex) | | Director | Phelim McDermott | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Eleanor Lloyd Productions | | Synopsis | Alex is a city institution. His cartoon about life in the City of London appears every day on the front-page of the Daily Telegraph Business section. Alex's creators, Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor, have now written a play which brings the country's 'favourite obnoxious, not to mention devious and manipulative', cartoon investment banker to life. Digital projection will allow Alex (Robert Bathurst), on stage, to interact with Charles Peattie's animations of Alex's world which will feature all of the familiar characters from the cartoon; his sidekick Clive, boss Rupert, graduate trainees, bibulous journalists, shady financial PR men, and freeloading industrialists. Alex finds it increasingly difficult to juggle his job, his marriage and his social life as crisis hits all three and threatens to ruin him. He's in trouble with his long-suffering wife Penny, who has finally turned the tables on him. The business fortunes of his client, Mr Hardcastle, drastically unravel and Alex is to blame. Meanwhile, the scams and skivings which Alex has made his way of life over the years are about to be revealed by a mole in his department. Alex faces abject humiliation unless he can stitch up his rivals first. | | B/O Price | £29.50 | | Length | 1hr 15min | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | |
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| Other Info | Alex began life on the City pages of the London Daily News in February 1987 and chronicled the lives of the Big Bang wealth generation. The paper soon ceased publishing but Alex was eagerly headhunted by Fleet Street, eventually accepting an offer from The Independent, where he stayed for four years. In 1992 he treacherously defected to The Daily Telegraph where he has appeared ever since. |
London Palladium Theatre
Argyll Street , W1A 3AB
Tube Oxford Circus
Telephone 0870 890 1108 SOUND OF MUSIC, THE
Music by Richard Rodgers, lyric Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, suggested by 'The Trapp Family Singers' by Maria Augusta Trapp | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 3 Nov 06 | | Opens | 15 Nov 06 | | Booking to | 28 Feb 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon, Wed-Sat 7.30, Tues 7pm Mats Wed & Sat 2.30 (XMAS: No perfs 24th & 25th Dec / Matinee only on 31 Dec at 2.30pm / EXTRA Matinees Mon 22 Dec at 2.30pm; Tues 23 Dec at 2pm ; Fri 26 Dec at 2.30pm; Thu 1 Jan at 2.30pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets & Meal Deal | | Performers | Summer Strallen (Maria, except Mon Eve & Wed Matinee) (NOTE: Summer Strallen will be on holiday from 11 - 20 October 2008)
Margaret Preece (Mother Abbess), Simon MacCorkindale (Captain Von Trapp), Fiona Sinnott (The Baroness), Paul Grunert (Max), Rebecca Lucie (Liesel) , Nadim Naaman (Rolf). | | Director | Jeremy Sams | | Design | Robert Jones | | Lighting | Mark Henderson | | Choreography | Arlene Phillips | | Costume | | | Sound | Mick Potter | | Producer | David Ian, The Really Useful Group (Andrew Lloyd Webber) and Live Nation | | Synopsis | The score for The Sound Of Music includes My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Edelweiss, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd and of course the title song The Sound of Music. | | B/O Price | £ 25 - £ 55 | | Length | 2hrs 35mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Musical supervision by Simon Lee. |
Lyceum Theatre
Wellington St, London, WC2E 7DA
Tube Covent Garden
Telephone 0844 844 0005 LION KING, THE
Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, Songs by Elton John and Tim Rice . Additional songs by Lebo M, Julie Taymor, Mark Mancina, Hans Zimmer. | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 24 Sep 99 | | Opens | 19 Oct 99 | | Booking to | 29 Mar 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat 2pm, Sun mat at 3pm (XMAS: No perf 25th Dec, Matinee only on 24th Dec) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Shaun Escoffery (Mufasa), George Asprey (Scar), Gloria Onitiri (Nala), Andile Gumbi (Simba), Cameron Pow (Zazu), Vincent Bugg, Sheila Kerr, Sakhumzi Mbele, Nqobile Nbanjwa, Yael Alano Pineda, Jermaine Rowe, Craig Williams, Wei Wei Zhang | | Director | Julie Taymor | | Design | Richard Hudson | | Lighting | Donald Holder | | Choreography | Garth Fagan | | Costume | Julie Taymor | | Sound | | | Producer | Walt Disney Theatrical productions under the direction of Peter Schneider and Thomas Schumacher. | | Synopsis | When the young lion prince Simba is born his evil uncle Scar is pushed back to second in line to the throne. Scar plots to kill both Simba and his father, King Mufasa, and proclaim himself king. Simba survives but is led to believe that his father died because of him and he decides to flee the kingdom. | | B/O Price | £22.50- £70 | | Length | 2hrs 45mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Lyric Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue London, W1D 7 ES
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 0844 412 4661 FLAMENCO FLAMEN'KA
Based on an original story and concept by Karen Ruimy with additional material by Craig Revel Horwood. Music by Bruno Ribera | Location | West End | | Genre | Dance Musical | | Previews from | 18 Sep 08 | | Opens | 22 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 15 Nov 08 | | Closes | 15 Nov 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 8pm, Mats Wed & Sat at 3pm (22 Sep at 7pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Karen Ruimy, Manuel Gutierrez Cabello, Jereme Zerbi, Jose Castro, Fabien Hannot, Francisco Hidalgo, Noe Barroso Gonzalez, Jose Manuel Alvarez, Luis Casado Rodriguez, Marjorie Ascione, Sharon Sultan, Inmaculada Aranda Espejos, Pascale Franco | | Director | Craig Revel Horwood | | Design | Diego Pitarch | | Lighting | Ben Cracknell | | Choreography | Craig Revel Horwood with additional choreography by Jerome Couchart, Marjorie Ascione and Manuel Gutierrez Cabello | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Flamen'ka 2008 Ltd in association with D & J Arlon | | Synopsis | Includes flamenco, tango and contemporary ballet. Tells the story of a passionate love triangle. Jealousy, betrayal, hate and sacrifice put blood-ties to the test ending in heartbreaking tragedy. | | B/O Price | £20 - £49.50 | | Length | 2hrs | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Lyric Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue London, W1D 7 ES
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Telephone 0844 412 4661 NEVER FORGET - TAKE THAT MUSICAL (A Transfer from Savoy)
featuring the songs of Take That . Book by Danny Brocklehurst , Guy Jones and Ed Curtis | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 20 Nov 08 | | Opens | 20 Nov 08 | | Booking to | 25 Apr 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Sat at 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 3pm (XMAS: No perf 25 Dec / Wed 24th & 31 Dec at 3pm only / 1 Jan at 7.30pm only - no matinee / Extra matinees at 3pm on Mon 29th & Tues 30th Dec & Fri 2 Jan) | | 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 | £ | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Musical Supervisor Mike Dixon, orchestrations by Chris Egan
(Oringinally opened at the Savoy Theatre 21 May 2008, following previews from 7 May 2008, closing 15 Nov 2008. Transferred to Lyric 20 Nov 2008) |
New London
Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PW
Tube Holborn/Covent Garden
Telephone 0844 412 4654 IMAGINE THIS
Music by Shuki Levy, Book & lyrics by Glenn Berenbeim & David Goldsmith | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 4 Nov 08 | | Opens | 19 Nov 08 | | Booking to | 28 Feb 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 2.30pm (19 Nov at 7pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Peter Polycarpou (Daniel Warshowsky), Leila Benn-Harris (Rebecca), Simon Gleeson (Adam), Bernard Lloyd (Adolph) , Richard Cotton (Blick), Michael Matus (Izzy), Gary Milner (Otto), Steven Serlin (Jan), Sevan Stephan (Max), Sarah Ingram (Sarah), Cameron Leigh (Lola), Rachael Archer, Marc Antolin, Stuart Boother, Emily Jane Boyle, Oliver Brenin, Michael Camp, Joel Elferink, Bob Harms, Paul Iveson, Roy Litvin, Aoife Nally, Grant Neal, Darragh O'Leary, Vincent Pirillo, Philippa Stefani, Rebecca Sutherland, Carrie Sutton, Gemma Sutton, Lucy Thatcher, Michael Watson. | | Director | Timothy Sheader | | Design | Eugene Lee | | Lighting | Tim Mitchell | | Choreography | Liam Steel | | Costume | Ann Hould-Ward | | Sound | | | Producer | Beth Trachtenberg, Anita Mann, Leigh Mason, Jean Mason and ICW Productions in association with Theatre Royal Plymouth. | | Synopsis | Set in Poland during 1942, a group of actors in the Warsaw Ghetto stage plays to inspire hope and optimism within their community. However, with rumours of the Final Solution in the air, their play merges with the reality they are trying to escape and a dramatic love story unfolds. | | B/O Price | £17.50 - £ 60 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Orchestrations are by Chris Walker and musical supervision by Phil Bateman |
Noel Coward Theatre (formerly Albery)
St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4AH
Tube Leicester sq
Telephone 0844 482 5141 AVENUE Q
Music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx , Book by Jeff Whitty | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 1 Jun 06 | | Opens | 28 Jun 06 | | Booking to | 25 Apr 09 | | Closes | | | Time | Mon - Thu 8pm, Fri 5.30pm & 8.30pm, Sat 5pm & 8.30pm (XMAS: Wed 24 Dec Matinee only at 3pm / Thu 25 Dec no perf / Extra Matinees Tues 23 & 30 Dec at 5pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Daniel Boys (Princeton and Rod); Mark Goldthorp (Trekkie Monster & Nicky); Rebecca Lock (Kate Monster and Lucy The Slut), Christopher Fry (Brian, ), Mary Doherty (Mrs Thistletwat and other part); Edward Baruwa (Gary Coleman) , | | Director | Jason Moore | | Design | Anna Louizos | | Lighting | Howell Binkley | | Choreography | Ken Roberson | | Costume | Mirena Rada | | Sound | | | Producer | Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, Jeffrey Seller, Vineyard Theatre, The New Group and Cameron Mackintosh | | Synopsis | AVENUE Q is not the most upmarket of New York streets, and is about as far away from Park Avenue as you can get, but it is home to some lively and off the wall characters performed by an unholy comedic alliance of humans and puppets! Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate, has just moved to this neighbourhood as he desperately tries to follow his dreams and discover his ever-elusive purpose in life. A tiny bank balance, the distraction of a busty blonde and a variety of weird and wonderful friends and neighbours lead Princeton on a hilarious story of self-discovery. Life may suck on AVENUE Q but being jobless, homeless, politically incorrect, having sex (whether hetero, homo or porno. and that's just the puppets) are just some of the topics featured in the songs of this show. | | B/O Price | PRICES TO 27 SEP:Mon - Thu & Fri 1st show: £10 - £35 / Fri 2nd show & both Sat perfs £10 - £50
PRICES FROM 29 SEP: Mon - Thu & Fri 1st show: £10 - £39 / Fri 2nd show & both Sat perfs £10 - £50
| | Length | 2hrs 15mins | | Review | Review | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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| Other Info | Puppets conceived and designed by Rick Lyon |
Novello Theatre
Aldwych, London, WC2
Tube Charing Cross Road
Telephone 0844 482 5170 EUROBEAT - ALMOST EUROVISION
Original songs written by Craig Christie & Andrew Patterson | Location | West End | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 4 Sep 08 | | Opens | 9 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 15 Nov 08 | | Closes | 15 Nov 08 | | Time | Mon - Thu at 8pm, Fri at 5.30pm & 8.30pm, Sat at 5pm & 8pm (9 Sep at 7pm) | | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Les Dennis, Mel Giedroyc | | Director | Glynn Nicholas | | Design | Richard Jeziorny | | Lighting | Trudy Dalgleish | | Choreography | Andre Hallsworth & Natalie Marsland | | Costume | Richard Jeziorny | | Sound | | | Producer | | | Synopsis | An interactive musical celebrating everything Eurovision, with the audience voting for their favourite song via text messaging. 'We are in Sarajevo, who have somehow won the rights to host this year's competition. Each audience member will be assigned to one of the ten competing countries as they enter the venue.' | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 42.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Novello Theatre
Aldwych, London, WC2
Tube Charing Cross Road
Telephone 0844 482 5135 HAMLET
by William Shakespeare | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 3 Dec 08 | | Opens | 9 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 10 Jan 09 | | Closes | 10 Jan 09 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.15pm (9 Dec at 7pm) (Matinee at 1pm in place of evening perfs on Weds 17 & 31 Dec) (XMAS: No Perf 24, 25 Dec) Public booking opens 12 September | | Tickets | | | Performers | David Tennant (Hamlet), Patrick Stewart (Claudius), Penny Downie (Gertrude), Oliver Ford Davies (Polonius), David Ajala (Reynaldo), Sam Alexander (Rosencrantz/Second Gravedigger), Edward Bennett (Laertes), Ricky Champ (Lucianus) Ewen Cummins (Barnardo), Robert Curtis (Francisco), Tom Davey (Guildenstern), Peter De Jersey (Horatio), Samuel Dutton (Lord), Ryan Gage (Osric), Mariah Gale (Ophelia), Mark Hadfield (Gravedigger), Jim Hooper (Priest), Keith Osborn (Marcellus), Roderick Smith (Lord and Captain), Andrea Harris (Lady), Riann Steele (Lady) and Zoe Thorne (Lady and Player) and John Woodvine (Player King). | | Director | Gregory Doran | | Design | Robert Jones | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Royal Shakespeare Company | | Synopsis | | | B/O Price | £ | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Novello Theatre
Aldwych, London, WC2
Tube Charing Cross Road
Telephone 0844 482 5135 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A
by William Shakespeare | Location | West End | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 15 Jan 09 | | Opens | 20 Jan 09 | | Booking to | 7 Feb 09 | | Closes | 7 Feb 09 | | Time | Mon - Sat at 7.15pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 1pm (20 Jan at 7pm) Public booking opens 12 September | | Tickets | | | Performers | David Ajala (Cobweb), Sam Alexander (Philostrate/Fairy), Edward Bennett (Demetrius), Ricky Champ (Snout), Ewen Cummins (Snug), Robert Curtis (Theseus/Fairy), Tom Davey (Lysander), Peter de Jersey (Oberon), Joe Dixon (Bottom), Kathryn Drysdale (Hermia), Samuel Dutton (Mustardseed/Puppeteer), Mariah Gale (First Fairy /Peasblossom), Ryan Gage (Flute), Andrea Harris (Titania), Mark Hadfield (Puck), Jim Hooper (Starveling), Keith Osborn (Egeus/Fairy), Roderick Smith (Quince), Riann Steele (Hippolyta/Fairy), Zoe Thorne (Moth), Natalie Walter (Helena). | | Director | Gregory Doran | | Design | Francis O'Connor | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Royal Shakespeare Company | | Synopsis | | | B/O Price | £ | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Novello Theatre
Aldwych, London, WC2
Tube Charing Cross Road
Telephone 0844 482 5135 TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE
by William Shakespeare | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 12 Feb 09 | | Opens | 17 Feb 09 | | Booking to | 7 Mar 09 | | Closes | 7 Mar 09 | | Time | Mon - Sat at 7.15pm, Mats Thu & Sat at 1pm (17 Feb at 7pm) Public booking opens 12 September | | Tickets | | | Performers | Arsher Ali (Huntsman/Servant/Philip), Jade Anouka (Lady in Waiting/Servant/Nicholas) William Beck (Grumio), Keir Charles (Tranio), John Paul Connolly (Tailor), Simon Darwen (Haberdasher/Servant), Adrian Decosta (Huntsman/Servant/Nathaniel), Leonard Fenton (Vincentio), James Garnon (Curtis/Player), Amanda Hadingue (Lady/Widow), David Hargreaves (Baptista), Amara Karan (Bianca), Sean Kearns (Hortensio), Jack Laskey (Biondello), Patrick Moy (Lucentio), Will Sharpe (Bartholomew/Joseph), Peter Shorey (Gremio/Player), Larrington Walker (Merchant). | | Director | Conall Morrison | | Design | Francis O'Connor | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | Joan O'Clery | | Sound | | | Producer | Royal Shakespeare Company | | Synopsis | | | B/O Price | £ | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | Map |
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Old Vic Theatre
Waterloo Road, London, SE1
Tube Waterloo
Telephone 0870 060 6628 NORMAN CONQUESTS, THE ( TABLE MANNERS / LIVING TOGETHER / ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN )
by Alan Ayckbourn | Location | West End | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 11 Sep 08 | | Opens | 6 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 20 Dec 08 | | Closes | | | Time | See Performance schedule link at bottom of listing!
NOTE: There are five Saturdays when all three plays will be performed over one day : Sat 18 October, Sat 1 Nov, Sat 22 Nov, Sat 6 Dec and Sat 20 Dec at 11am / 3pm / 7.30pm).
| | Tickets | Lashmars Theatre Tickets | | Performers | Amelia Bullmore (Ruth), Jessica Hynes (Annie), Stephen Mangan (Norman), Paul Ritter (Reg). Ben Miles (Tom), Amanda Root (Sarah). | | Director | Matthew Warchus | | Design | Rob Howell | | Lighting | David Howe | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Simon Baker | | Producer | Old Vic | | Synopsis | Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden are structured to allow each play to be enjoyed independently or as a trilogy in any combination. The action of each play takes place simultaneously and follows the same six characters in the same English country house from Saturday evening to Monday morning. Believing it his mission in life to make women happy by showering them with love, Norman makes the most of every opportunity to seduce his sister-in-law Annie , charm his brother-in-law's wife Sarah and woo his wife Ruth during a disastrous weekend of squabbling, eating, drinking and fondling. | | B/O Price | £10 - £45 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | Seating Plan | | Map | |
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| Other Info | ** The Old Vic auditorium, will be transformed into a 'theatre-in-the-round' space that the plays were originally written for. |
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