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14 Drury Lane
15Duchess
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20 Harold Pinter
21Haymarket
22 Her Majesty’s
23 Leicester Square
24Lyceum
25Lyric
26National
27 New London
28 Noel Coward
29Novello
30 The Old Vic
31Palace
32 London Palladium
33Peacock
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35Piccadilly
36Playhouse
37 Prince Edward
38 Prince of Wales
39Queen’s
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41 St Martin’s
42 St James
43Savoy
44Shaftesbury
45Soho
46 Trafalgar Studios
47Vaudeville
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9Maxwell’s
10Tuttons
11 Browns Victoria
12 Scoff & Banter Covent Garden
13 Scoff & Banter Leicester Square
14 Scoff & Banter Bloomsbury
15L’Escargot
16 Spaghetti House
17 Thai Square Soho
18 Old Masters at The Rubens
19 Homage at The Waldorf Hilton
20 The Two Sportsmen
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THE BOOK OF MORMON
PRINCE OF WALES
MUSICAL
Location: Coventry Street, W1D 6AS
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: Parental guidance
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The Book of Mormon comes from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt
Stone, and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez. The Book of Mormon, winner
of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and the Grammy for Best Musical
Theatre album, follows a pair of Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place
that’s a long way from Salt Lake City.
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
MUSICAL
THEATRE ROYAL
DRURY LANE
Location: Catherine Street, WC2B 5JF
Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: 7+
H When Charlie wins a golden ticket to the weird and wonderful Wonka Chocolate
Factory, it’s the chance of a lifetime to feast on the sweets he’s always dreamed
of. But beyond the gates astonishment awaits, as down the sugary corridors,
and amongst the incredible edible delights, the five lucky winners discover not
everything is as sweet as it seems.
CLOSE TO YOU – BACHARACH REIMAGINED
MUSICAL
CRITERION
Location: Jermyn St, London SW1Y 4XA
CLOSING: 14th February 2016
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 15.00
Duration: 2h
Suitable for age: 6+
H Fall in love with Bacharach all over again in a dynamic, uplifting and magical journey through
over 30 classic hits including: Alfie, Anyone Who Had Heart, I Say a Little Prayer, The Look
of Love, Walk on By, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, This
Guy’s in Love with You, I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself, There’s Always Something
There to Remind Me, What the World Needs Now is Love and, of course, Close to You. SAVOY
MUSICAL
Location: Strand, WC2R 0ET
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19.30 Mat: Tue & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 40m
Suitable for age: 8+
H The classic Broadway musical ‘Guys and Dolls’ returns to the West End this winter,
proving that luck is certainly a lady for the Chichester Festival Theatre, whose
production follows their smash hit revival of ‘Gypsy’ straight into the Savoy Theatre.
One of the most popular musicals ever written, the show is frequently described as the
most perfect musical, combining stunning musical numbers, hilarious characters and an
romantic boy-meets-girl story.
KING’S CROSS THEATRE
MUSICAL
HA bride, a mother, three potential fathers and an ageing girl band drive this
hilarious story of love and coming to terms with the past. Set on a Greek
paradise island, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good night out, with the
timeless tunes of ABBA to get you on your feet.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
CAMBRIDGE
MUSICAL
Location: Earlham Street, WC2 9HU
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Tue 19:00, Wed-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30, Sun 15:00
Duration: 2h 40m
Suitable for age: 6+
H Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, with original songs from comedian
Tim Minchin and book by Dennis Kelly, Matilda is the captivating new musical
masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of
childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to
change her destiny.
MISS SAIGON
PRINCE EDWARD
MUSICAL
Location: 28 Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 40m
Suitable for age: 12+
CLOSING: 27th February 2016
H 1975. In the final days of the US military evacuation of Vietnam, American GI
Chris receives from his friend a ‘gift’ for the night of Kim, a Vietnamese bar
girl. Unknown to Chris and Kim, it’s a night that will change their lives forever.
Struggling with cultural differences, the star-crossed pair commence an intense
affair. When Chris is evacuated back to the States, their love seems doomed…
MOTOWN
SHAFTESBURY
MUSICAL
H Internationally acclaimed actor Matthew Perry (Friends, The Odd Couple) leads the cast in the World
Premiere of his playwriting debut.
Meet Jack, Stephanie, Joseph and Stevie: four lost souls, entering their forties and searching for meaning.
After sharing one raucous night together in a downtown Los Angeles bar, their lives become irreversibly
entwined in a rollercoaster journey that forces them to confront the darker sides of their relationships.
FAULTY TOWERS – THE DINING EXPERIENCE
PLAY
TORQUAY SUITE THEATRE
Location: Amba Hotel, Charing Cross, The Strand, WC2N 5HX
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Fri & Sat: 19.30, Sun: 18.30 Mat: Sat & Sun: 13.30
Duration: 2h
Suitable for age: TBC
H Inspired by one of Britain’s greatest ever comedy series, this interactive production is set in a restaurant
where you the audience are the diners. If you love the original show, you’ll find Faulty Towers The Dining
Experience a unique, novel pleasure and unmissably great fun. The performance is fully interactive and
portrays the spirit of the TV characters and the atmosphere they create. Please note however that the
performers are impersonators, and the show has no connection to John Cleese, Connie Booth or their
original scripts, or to the BBC.
GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM
PLAY
DUKE OF YORK’S
Location: St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4BG
CLOSING: 20th February 2016
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat: 14.30
Duration: 2h 15m
Suitable for age: 8+
H The Olivier award-winning Chichester Festival Theatre production of Goodnight Mister Tom
returns to London this Christmas. Set during the dangerous build up to the Second World War,
Goodnight Mister Tom follows young William Beech, who is evacuated to the idyllic English
countryside and forges a remarkable and heart-warming friendship with the elderly recluse,
Tom Oakley. All is perfect until William is suddenly summoned by his mother back to London.
VAUDEVILLE
Location: 404 Strand, WC2R 0NH
PREVIEWS: 5th February 2016
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Wed & Sat: 14.30
Duration: 2h
Suitable for age: 15+
H Appealing directly to fans of hit shows such as Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon, it’s set to entertain
London audiences with its daring brand of dark humour. Set in the relatively quiet, yet devoutly religious
small town of Cypress in Texas, shy teenager Jason suffers from complicated relationships with his
mother, the town pastor, the school bully and the girl next door. Whilst working on a school project, he
channels his creativity into a hand puppet, Tyrone. Whilst at first this addition to the family seems to be
harmless, and softly spoken, he soon takes on a shocking and irreverent personality of his own…
MUSICALS
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breathtaking special effects, magically bring to life this legendary love story. Far beneath the majesty
and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his
physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is
so strong that even her heart cannot resist.
MUSICALS
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MUSICALS
H Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mesmerising and unforgettable score, jaw-dropping scenery and
STOMP
AMBASSADORS
DANCE
Location: West Street, WC2H 9ND
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon & Thu-Sat 20:00, Sun 18:00 Mat: Thu, Sat & Sun 15:00
Duration: 1h 40m (no interval)
Suitable for age: 5+
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Celebrating its 11th sensational year in London, Stomp is now fresher, faster
and funnier than ever before. This multi-award winning show has a universal
language of rhythm, theatre, comedy and dance. Eight performers use
everything from Zippo lighters, plastic bags, bin lids and even the kitchen sink to
hammer out an explosively feel good rhythm.
SUNNY AFTERNOON
HAROLD PINTER
MUSICAL
Location: Panton Street, SW1Y 4DN
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 45m
Suitable for age: 12+
H With The Beatles, The Stones and The Who, The Kinks defined the sound of British rock and roll
in the sixties. 30 July, 1966. As Bobby Moore lifts the world-cup trophy, a hundred thousand fans in
Wembley are singing Sunny Afternoon in unison; The Kinks’ number one hit that rocked the nation
that summer. How did that happen? And how did The Kinks end up not only invading America but
also being banned from playing there at the height of their career?
THE HOMECOMING
TRAFALGAR STUDIO 1
PLAY
Location: 14 Whitehall, SW1A 2DY
CLOSING: 13th February 2016
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat: 14.30
Duration: 2h
Suitable for age: 12+
H The Jamie Lloyd Company returns to the West End with Harold Pinter’s enigmatic
masterpiece, The Homecoming, in the 50th anniversary year of the multi award-winning modern
classic. When Teddy returns from America to introduce his wife Ruth to his family in London, they
discover a claustrophobic and brutal household where his father Max, brothers Lenny and Joey
and uncle Sam live in a state of mutual loathing and festering resentment. Theirs is a motherless,
compassionless and lawless home where Ruth immediately becomes the centre of attention…
THE MAIDS
TRAFALGAR STUDIO 1
PLAY
Location: 14 Whitehall, SW1A 2DY
PREVIEWS: 20th February 2016
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat: 14.30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
H Director Jamie Lloyd has assembled a powerhouse trio of actors - double Emmy Award winning Uzo
Aduba (Orange is the New Black), Zawe Ashton (Fresh Meat) and Laura Carmichael (Downton
Abbey), to tackle this explosive psycho-drama. In a luxurious bedroom, two maids fantasize about killing
their employer, playing out dangerous and sadistic scenarios as they plan her violent death. An intense
psychological thriller seething with unique theatricality and brimming with intrigue, The Maids is a vicious
analysis of the class system, and a provocative exploration of sexuality.
THE MASTER BUILDER
THE OLD VIC
PLAY
Location: Waterloo Road, SE1 8NB
Nearest Underground: Waterloo
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Wed & Sat: 14.30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
H A searing and mesmeric exploration of power, control, death and life, Henrik Ibsen’s late
masterpiece The Master Builder comes to The Old Vic in a lively new adaptation starring Ralph
Fiennes. Halvard Solness, a master architect, has spent his lifetime building the tallest spires in
the land. But when Hilde, a radiant country girl, descends unexpectedly into his world, age is
confronted by youth, and a series of revelations builds to a vertiginous climax.
THE MOUSETRAP
ST MARTIN’S
PLAY
Location: West Street, WC2H 9NZ
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Tue 15:00, Sat 16:00
Duration: 2h 20m
Suitable for age: 10+
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Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept audiences guessing for six decades.
This world record breaking production continues to attract audiences from every
corner of the globe. In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created
an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder
lurks around every corner.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
PLAY
DUCHESS THEATRE
Location: 3-5 Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA
Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19.30, Sun 19.00 Mat: Sat 14.30, Sun 15.00
Duration: 2h 5m
Suitable for age: 8+
H The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery,
but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong... does! The accident-prone
thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with
hilarious consequences!
HContaining classics from Thriller, the biggest selling album of all time, Thriller
Live is an energetic retrospective of Jacko’s entire recording career, including
the classics ‘I Want You Back’, ‘Billie Jean’, ‘Bad’ and ‘Earth Song’.
WICKED
Location: Wilton Road, SW1V 1LG
Nearest Underground: Victoria
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 45m
Suitable for age: 8+
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Based on the acclaimed novel that re-imagined the stories and characters from ‘The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but
profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students. Their
extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda
The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
WONDER.LAND
OLIVIER
MUSICAL
Location: National Theatre, SE1 9PX
CLOSING: 28h February 2016
Nearest Underground: Waterloo
Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19.30 Mat: Tue, Wed, Thu & Sat: 14.00. Sun: 14.30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: 10+
H A new musical inspired by Lewis Carroll’s iconic Alice in Wonderland, by Damon
Albarn and Moira Buffini. Aly, 12, loves this extraordinary virtual world. Bullied at school and
unhappy at home, Wonder.Land offers an escape. Online, Aly becomes Alice: brave, beautiful and
in control. But some of the people she meets – the weird Dum and Dee, the creepy Cheshire
Cat, the terrifying Red Queen – seem strangely familiar. And as hard as Aly tries to keep them
apart, real life and wonder.land begin to collide in ever more curious and dangerous ways.
RABBIT HOLE
HAMPSTEAD
PLAY
Location: Eton Ave, Swiss Cottage, NW3 3EU PREVIEWS: 5th February 2016
Nearest Underground: Swiss Cottage
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Thu: 14.30, Sat: 15.00
Duration: 2h 15m
Suitable for age: 12+
H Becca and Howie Corbett are a happy suburban couple with everything they could want until
a shocking and sudden event turns their world upside down and leaves them drifting perilously
apart. Riding the turbulence of domestic life, Becca and Howie must find a way back to each
other whilst their unpredictable family tries to bridge the ‘infinite space between’, which lifechanging events create.
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
PLAY
KINGS CROSS THEATRE
Location: Good’s Way, N1C 4UR
Nearest Underground: Kings Cross
Times: Eve: Tue-Fri: 19.30, Sat: 17.30 Mat: Thu & Sun: 14.30, Sat: 14.00
Duration: 2h 40m
Suitable for age: Perfect for families
PLAYS
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MUSICAL
H The Railway Children tells the story of Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis, three children whose lives
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McDonagh’s first UK play in over 10 years transfers to Wyndham’s Theatre for a strictly limited
season. In his small pub in Oldham, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the secondbest hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters
and sycophantic pub regulars, dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, a peculiar stranger lurks,
with a very different motive for his visit.
PLAYS
H Following a sell out run at the Royal Court Theatre, the universally acclaimed production of Martin
LYRIC
TRIBUTE
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EZ
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Tue-Fri & Sun 19:30, Sat 20:00 Mat: Sat 16:00, Sun 15:30
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: 5+
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change dramatically when their father is mysteriously taken away.
They move from London to a cottage in rural Yorkshire with their mother, where they
befriend Perks the local railway porter and embark on a journey of discovery, friendship and
adventure. But the mystery remains - where is Father, and is he ever coming back?
GARRICK
PLAY
Location: 2 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HH
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Wed & Sat: 14.30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
H Presented by the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company and Starring Adrian Lester.
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has
collapsed on stage whilst playing Othello. A young black American actor has been asked to
take over the role. But as the public riot in the streets over the abolition of slavery, how will the
cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place in the theatre? H
Location: Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0DA
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Wed & Sat: 14.30.
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: 14+
PLAYS
PLAYHOUSE
PLAY
Location: Northumberland Ave, WC2N 5DE
PREVIEWS: 2nd February 2016
Nearest Underground: Embankment
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat: 14.30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
WYNDHAM’S
PLAY
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H Fifteen-year-old Christopher stands beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog Wellington, who’s been speared with
a garden fork. It’s seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He writes down
each fact of the ‘case’ in the hope of solving the mystery of who murdered Wellington. Christopher has
an extraordinary brain – he’s exceptional at maths but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. Having
never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers.
When his detective work takes him to the big city lights of London his world turns upside down.
HANGMEN
PLAYS
GIELGUD
H Motown the Musical, the hit Broadway sensation comes to London’s Shaftesbury Theatre in 2016
bringing with it a string of legendary songs, an unforgettable story and a soundtrack that defined a
generation. Based on the book “To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown” by
Berry Gordy, this is a spectacular new musical filled with soul, heart and musical magic. Featuring an
eighteen piece orchestra playing 50 Motown tracks including “My Girl”, “Dancing In The Street”, “Ain’t
No Mountain High Enough” and “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”.
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PLAY
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6AR
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 40m
Suitable for age: 13+
Location: 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8DP PREVIEWS: 11th February 2016
Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Rd
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat: 15.00
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: TBC
PLAYS
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
HER MAJESTY’S
MUSICAL
Location: Haymarket, SW1Y 4QL
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: 6+
THRILLER LIVE
NOVELLO
MUSICAL
Location: Aldwych, WC2B 4LD
Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:45 Mat: Thu & Sat 15:00
Duration: 2h 35m
Suitable for age: 5+
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H With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia
leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden.
There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of
transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of
living and falls spectacularly in love.
PLAY
MAMMA MIA!
PLAYS
OLIVIER
PLAY
Location: Upper Ground, South Bank, SE1 9PX
Nearest Underground: Waterloo
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Wed, Thu, Sat: 14.00 & Sun: 14.30
Duration: 2h 20m
Suitable for age: 10+
HAND TO GOD
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Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains to the evocative rhythms
of Africa, this spectacular production, now in its 15th year, explodes with
glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music to tell the timeless
story of Simba and his epic journey to fulfil his destiny as King of the
Pridelands.
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the irresistible rhythms of love, passion, hopes and dreams. This smash-hit, Tony Awardwinning musical is a joyously uplifting tale of young love in a community on the brink of
change, set in one bustling neighbourhood where everyone knows everybody, and the
breeze carries the sweet sounds of three generations of music.
THE END OF LONGING
LYCEUM
MUSICAL
Location: Wellington Street, WC2E 7RQ
Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed, Sat & Sun 14:30
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: 6+
PLAYS
H Welcome to Washington Heights, where life’s a struggle but the streets are jumping to
by
William Shakespeare
DISNEY’S THE LION KING
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Location: Good’s Way, King’s Cross, London N1
Nearest Underground: King’s Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Tue & Thu-Fri: 20.00 Sat: 20:30 Sun: 18.00 Mat: Tue 15.00
Duration: 2h 20m
Suitable for age: 12+
AS YOU LIKE IT
The world’s most popular and longest-running musical, Les Misérables is now
in its 29th year. An epic and emotional tale of broken dreams and unrequited love set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, brought to life by breathtaking music and sensational acting.
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IN THE HEIGHTS
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PLAYS
GUYS & DOLLS
QUEEN’S
MUSICAL
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6BA
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 50m
Suitable for age: 7+
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
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Set against the backdrop of the miners’ strike of the 1980s, Billy Elliot is the
dramatic, funny and moving story of a boy’s aspirations to dance. Based on
the hit 2000 film, Billy Elliot on stage is given a new twist with a fantastic
score by Elton John.
LES MISÉRABLES
MUSICALS
VICTORIA PALACE
MUSICAL
Location: Victoria Street, SW1E 5EA
CLOSING: 9th April 2016
Nearest Underground: Victoria
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 3h 00m
Suitable for age: 8+
Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots, featuring pop icon Cyndi Lauper, takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to manage his father’s shoe business. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos.
H It’s London, 1937, and recently-widowed eccentric, Laura Henderson, is looking for a way of spending
her time and money when her attention falls on a run-down former cinema in Great Windmill Street.
Hiring feisty impresario Vivian Van Damm to look after the newly renovated Windmill Theatre, the
improbable duo present a bill of non-stop variety acts. But as war looms something more is required to
boost morale and box office... When Mrs Henderson comes up with the idea of The Windmill Girls –
glamorous young women posing as nude statues – audiences flock…
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BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
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NOEL COWARD
MUSICAL
Location: 85-88 St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4AU
PREVIEWS: 9th February 2016
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon & Wed-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Wed, Thu & Sat: 14.30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
MUSICALS
an original score with a Punjabi kick, it brings a unique cultural fusion of musical theatre
to the stage for the first time. This reimagining of the much-loved hit film, from the same
creative team, sees generations, cultures and communities brought together in this joyous
and uplifting story about bending the rules and scoring that deciding goal.
ADELPHI
MUSICAL
Location: Strand, WC2E 7NA
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Weds & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: 8+
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H Bend It Like Beckham is a joyous new British musical about where we are now. Featuring
KINKY BOOTS
MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS
MUSICALS
PHOENIX
MUSICAL
Location: Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JP
Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Road
Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 50m
Suitable for age: 8+
Discover the legendary story of a group of working class boys from the wrong
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side of the tracks who become one of the biggest pop music phenomena of all
time - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons! Featuring songs ‘Oh What a Night’,
‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ and ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’.
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BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
PICCADILLY THEATRE
MUSICAL
Location: Denman Street, W1D 7DY
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Tue & Sat 15:00, Sun 17:00
Duration: 2h 40m
Suitable for age: 12+
MUSICALS
H Beautiful is the Tony Award-winning smash-hit Broadway musical that tells the
true story of Carole King’s journey from schoolgirl to superstar. It traces her
relationship with her husband and song-writing partner Gerry Goffin, their
close friendship and playful rivalry with fellow song-writing duo Barry Mann and
Cynthia Weil, and her remarkable rise to stardom.
JERSEY BOYS
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ALDWYCH
MUSICAL
Location: 49 Aldwych, WCDB 4DF
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 25m
Suitable for age: 5+
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BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
WAR HORSE
NEW LONDON
PLAY
Location: Drury Lane, WC2B 5PW
CLOSING: 12th March 2016
Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Times: Eve: Mon, Wed-Sat 19:30, Tue 19:00 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 45m
Suitable for age: 10+
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The sensational War Horse tells the story of Joey, a farm horse belonging to young
Albert, who goes on a dramatic adventure after being sold into the cavalry during
WWI. Unable to forget Joey, Albert embarks on a dangerous mission to find his friend
and bring him home. Using life-size puppets created and operated by the South African
Handspring company, War Horse transferred to the West End after two sell out
seasons at the National Theatre.
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
PLAY
DOMINION
Location: 268-269 Tottenham Court Rd, W1T 7AQ PREVIEWS: 8th February 2016
Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Road
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.45 Mat: Thu & Sat: 15.00
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
H Based on the bestselling concept album, the musical retells H.G Wells’ disaster story using progressive
rock music and full string orchestra. The musical follows the invasion of Earth by ruthless Martians with
superior intelligence. Using incredible machines and devastating weaponry, this invading alien race is bent
on conquering humanity. Unlike anything you’ve ever seen on the West End stage, grab your tickets
to this epic space battle between man and alien and relive this famous score like it’s never been heard
before. THE WOMAN IN BLACK
PLAY
FORTUNE
Location: Russell Street, WC2B 5HH
Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 20:00 Mat: Tue & Thu 15:00, Sat 16:00
Duration: 2h 00m
Suitable for age: 8+
H
The Woman in Black, now celebrating 25 years in the West End, combines the
power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of
film noir. It gives audiences an evening of unremitting drama as they are transported
into a terrifying and ghostly world. This is one of the most exciting, gripping and
successful theatre events ever staged.

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