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TO BOOK SEE YOUR
HOTEL CONCIERGE
SEPTEMBER 2013
SH OW
GUI D E
THEATRES
1Adelphi
2Aldwych
3Ambassadors
4Apollo
5 Apollo Victoria
6Arts
7Cambridge
8 Charing Cross
9 Chocolate Menier
10Coliseum
11Criterion
12Dominion
13 Donmar Warehouse
14 Drury Lane
15Duchess
16 Duke of Yorks
17Fortune
18Garrick
19Gielgud
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
34Phoenix
35Piccadilly
36Playhouse
37 Prince Edward
38 Prince of Wales
39Queen’s
40 Royal Opera House
41 St Martin’s
42 St James
43Savoy
44Shaftesbury
45Soho
46 Trafalgar Studios
47Vaudeville
48 Victoria Palace
49Wyndham’s
SPAGHETTI HOUSES
1 Cranbourn Street
2Haymarket
3 St Martin’s Lane
RESTAURANTS
1 B Bar
2 Bloomsbury Street
3 Leon De Bruxelles
4L’Escargot
5 Porters Covent Garden Grill
6Carnaby
7 Scoff and Banter Bloomsbury
8 Scoff and Banter Covent Garden
9 Fire and Stone
10 Scoff & Banter Leicester Square
11Salieri
12Cabana
13 Radisson’s Leicester Square
14 Little Sicily
15Floridita
16 Homage at the Waldorf
17 Old Masters’
18 Wheeler’s St. James
19 Planet Hollywood
20Sophie’s/Christopher’s
21 Petrichor at The Cavendish
22 Prezzo Victoria Palace
THE 39 STEPS
CRITERION
PLAY
JERSEY BOYS
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+
1
The 39 Steps follows the thrilling adventures of handsome hero Richard Hannay,
complete with stiff upper lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache, as he
encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents and devastatingly
beautiful women. This fast paced story features just four actors who play an
incredible 139 roles between them.
1 Discover the legendary story of a group of working class boys from the wrong
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’.
1 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mesmerising and unforgettable score, jaw-dropping scenery and
WYNDHAM’S
PLAY
THE LADYKILLERS
VAUDEVILLE
PLAY
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.
THE PRIDE
TRAFALGAR STUDIOS 1
PLAY
Location: Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA
PREVIEWS: 6th September 2013
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: TBC
Location: 404 Strand, WC2R 0NH
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:45 Mat: Wed & Sat 15:00
Duration: 2h 15m
Location: Whitehall, SW1A 2DY
Times: Eve: Tue - Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: TBC
1 Freedom finally beckons for delinquent villain Algie Packer. He’s done seven years
1 T
HE LADYKILLERS (WhatsOnStage.com Awards Best New Comedy) written
by Graham Linehan (Father Ted) and directed by Sean Foley (The Play What I
Wrote) tells the classic black comedy tale of a sweet little old lady, alone in her
house, pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing....
1 P
hilip, Oliver and Sylvia exist in a complex love triangle which spans over half
a century, living and loving simultaneously in 1958 and the present against a
background of changing attitudes towards homosexuality. Past and present
worlds grind together and melt apart, yet the future and its promise of sexual
liberation remains ever elusive, as societal repression gives way to self-deception.
inside and now he’s coming home to spend his carefully stashed cash - £3.5 million in
untraceable notes. But there’s something Algie’s dysfunctional family has forgotten to
mention... Catch Lee Evans, Sheila Hancock, Keeley Hawes, Karl Johnson and Montserrat
Lombard before the police do in the world premiere of this uproariously funny play.
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
MUSICAL
VICTORIA PALACE
LES MISÉRABLES
QUEEN’S
MUSICAL
PRIVATE LIVES
GIELGUD
PLAY
Location: Victoria Street, SW1E 5EA
Nearest Underground: Victoria
Duration: 3h 00m
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6BA
Duration: 2h 50m
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6AR
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & 14:30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: Universal
1 S et 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.
1The world’s most popular and longest-running musical, Les Misérables is now
in its 27th year. An epic and emotional tale of love and revenge set against the
backdrop of the French Revolution, brought to life by breathtaking music and
sensational acting.
1 E
lyot and Amanda are glamorous, rich, reckless… and divorced. Five years later,
their love for one another is unexpectedly rekindled when they take adjoining suites
of a Riviera hotel while honeymooning with their new spouses, Victor and Sibyl.
This chance encounter instantly reignites their passion, and they fling themselves
headlong into a whirlwind of love and lust once more, without a thought for
partners present or turbulences past.
THE BODYGUARD
ADELPHI
MUSICAL
LET IT BE
SAVOY
ENTERTAINMENT
THE RESISTABLE RISE OF ARTURO UI
DUCHESS
PLAY
Location: Strand, WC2E 7NA
Times: Eve: Mon-Thu 19:30, Fri 20:30, Sat 19:30 Mat: Fri 17:00, Sat 15.00
Duration: 2h 30m
Location: Strand, WC2R 0ET
Times: Eve: Mon & Wed-Sat 19:30, Sun 19:00 Mat: Sat & Sun 15:00
Duration: 2h 20m
Location: Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA
Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Times: Eve: Mon - Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 52m
1 T
he Bodyguard, based on the smash-hit film which starred Kevin Costner
and Whitney Houston, is now playing in London’s West End starring Heather
Headley and Lloyd Owen. This breathtaking romantic thriller features a
whole host of irresistible classics, including the legendary ‘I Will Always Love
You’.
1 Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the world’s most successful rock’n’roll band,
live in London’s West End! Let It Be is a spectacular theatrical concert jampacked with over forty of The Beatles’ greatest hits! Relive The Beatles’ rise
from their humble beginnings in Liverpool’s Cavern Club, through the heights
of Beatlemania.
1 A
rturo Ui and his mob of gangsters run protection rackets for both workers
and businesses. Soon Ui’s menacing shadow looms large, from the markets,
to the docks and across the city itself. You might be with him, you might be
against him - it certainly seems you can’t stop him.
THE BOOK OF MORMON
PRINCE OF WALES
MUSICAL
THE LIGHT PRINCESS
Location: Coventry Street, W1D 6AS
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: Parental guidance
1 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
THEATRE ROYAL
DRURY LANE
MUSICAL
LIOLÀ
LYTTELTON – NATIONAL THEATRE
MUSICAL
ROCK OF AGES
GARRICK
MUSICAL
Location: South Bank, SE1 9PX
Nearest Underground: Waterloo
Times: Eve: Mon - Sat 19:30 Mat: Show times vary, see schedule
Duration: 45m
Location: Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HH
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19.45, Mat: Fri & Sat 15:00
Duration: 2h 20m
1 The Light Princess brings together iconic singer-songwriter Tori Amos with
playwright Samuel Adamson and director Marianne Elliott (Curious Incident) in
this spectacular coming-of-age story. A dark fairy-tale about grief, rebellion and
the power of love.
1 The jukebox musical that sets the glam rock hits of the 1980s to a gritty and
romantic storyline, set on LA’s famous Sunset Strip. The Rock of Ages score
includes the hair metal hits: ‘Here I Go Again’, ‘We Built This City’, ‘The Final
Countdown’, ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ and ‘Don’t Stop Believin’.
NATIONAL – LYTTELTON
PLAY
SPAMALOT
PLAYHOUSE
MUSICAL
Location: Catherine Street, WC2B 5JF
Duration: 2h 30m
Location: South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:15, Sun 14:30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
Location: Northumberland Avenue, WC2N 5DE
Nearest Underground: Embankment
Duration: 2h 00m
1 When Charlie wins a golden ticket to the weird and wonderful Wonka Chocolate
1 This high-spirited drama by Pirandello defies expectations. It is not the intellectual
1 Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and
whirlwind of his Six Characters in Search of an Author but takes us instead
to the heart of a rural community where property and kinship provoke fierce
passions. Liolà, a young man untroubled by tradition, takes the part of nature all
the way.
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.
HAROLD PINTER
PLAY
MAMMA MIA!
Location: 6 Panton Street, SW1Y 4DN
Duration: TBC
THE COMMITMENTS
NOVELLO
MUSICAL
features a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, witch burnings (cancelled too
expensive) not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people. The show features the
hilarious songs He Is Not Dead Yet, Knights of the Round Table and of course Always Look
On the Bright Side of Life.
STOMP
PALACE
MUSICAL
Location: West Street, WC2H 9ND
Times: Eve: Mon & Thu-Sat 20:00, Sun 18:00 Mat: Thu, Sat & Sun 15:00
Duration: 1h 40m (no interval)
CAMBRIDGE
MUSICAL
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1V 8AY
PREVIEWS: 21st September 2013
Times: Eve: Tue – Sun 19:30 Mat: Sat & Sun 15:00
Duration: TBC
Location: Earlham Street, WC2 9HU
Times: Eve: Tue 19:00, Wed-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30, Sun 15:00
Duration: 2h 40m
1 The Commitments, Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel, is now live on stage for
the very first time. The show tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working
class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends
into an amazing live act, the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced.
1 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.
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
PLAY
APOLLO
1
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.
1A 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
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
NOËL COWARD
PLAY
AMBASSADORS
DANCE
Location: Aldwych, WC2B 4LD
Duration: 2h 35m
1 C
himerica is a drama sparked by the Tiananmen square protests in China
1989. As tanks roll through Beijing and soldiers hammer on his hotel door,
Joe Moore, a young American photojournalist captures a piece of history.
When a cryptic message is left in a Beijing newspaper more than 20 years
later, Joe is driven to discover the truth behind the unknown hero he
captured on film.
THRILLER LIVE
LYRIC
TRIBUTE
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EZ
Times: Eve: Tue-Fri & Sun 19:30, Sat 20:00 Mat: Sat 16:00, Sun 15:30
Duration: 2h 30m
1Containing 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’.
TOP HAT
ALDWYCH
MUSICAL
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, WIV 7DH
Nearest Underground: Picadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon & Wed-Sat 19:30, Tues 19:00 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 45m
Location: St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4AU
Times: Eve: Mon - Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: TBC
Location: Aldwych, WC2B 4DF
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Tues, Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 50m
1
Adapted from Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel by playwright Simon
Stephens, the play follows a 15 year-old maths genius who tries to unravel
the mystery of his neighbour’s murdered dog. Against his father’s orders, his
detective work takes him on a terrifying journey in search of the truth.
1 W
hen Hermia’s father insists she choose Demetrius as a suitor she escapes
with Lysander into the surrounding forest where Oberon and Titania, the King
and Queen of the Fairies are having their own battle of love. As the human and
magical worlds collide mischief and chaos erupt as love at first sight proves a
reality for some and makes an ass of others.
1 Experience the show audiences and critics are raving about, as RKO Pictures’ TOP
HAT brings the glamour of Hollywood’s golden age and the glorious, tap-dancing
magic of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to the West End in one of the greatest
dance musicals of all time.
DIRTY DANCING
PICCADILLY
DANCE
THE MOUSETRAP
ST MARTIN’S
PLAY
WAR HORSE
NEW LONDON
PLAY
Location: Denman Street, W1V 8YD
Times: Tue-Sat 19:30, Sun 19:00 Mat: Sat & Sun 14.30
Duration: 2h 20m Suitable for age: 12+
Location: West Street, WC2H 9NZ
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Tue 15:00, Sat 16:00
Duration: 2h 20m
Location: Drury Lane, WC2B 5PW
Times: Eve: Mon, Wed-Sat 19:30, Tue 19:00 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 45m
1 S een by millions across the globe this worldwide smash-hit tells the classic
story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from
different worlds, who come together in what will be the most challenging
and triumphant summer of their lives. Featuring hit songs, including ‘Hungry
Eyes’, ‘Hey Baby’, ‘Do You Love Me?’ and the heart stopping ‘(I’ve Had) The
Time Of My Life’.
1
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept audiences guessing for six decades.
1
The sensational War Horse tells the story of Joey, a farm horse belonging to young
DISNEY’S THE LION KING
LYCEUM
MUSICAL
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
OLD VIC
PLAY
Location: The Cut, SE1 8NB
Duration: TBC
1
Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains to the evocative rhythms
of Africa, this spectacular production, now in its 14th 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.
1 M
ark Rylance directs James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave in Shakespeare’s
timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing. While young lovers Claudio
and Hero threaten to have their imminent nuptials thwarted by the resentful
scheming of a Prince, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice
(Vanessa Redgrave) and Benedick (James Earl Jones).
DUKE OF YORK’S
PLAY
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.
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.
Location: Wellington Street, WC2E 7RQ
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed, Sat & Sun 14:30
Duration: 2h 30m
A DOLL’S HOUSE
FENCES
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Location: Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Tue & Sat 15:00, Sun 17:00
Duration: 2h 40m
BARKING IN ESSEX
CHIMERICA
PRINCE EDWARD
MUSICAL
Location: Jermyn Street, SW1Y 4XA
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 20:00 Mat: Wed 15:00, Sat 16:00
Duration: 2h 00m
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
WE WILL ROCK YOU
ONE DREAM • ONE VISION
ONE SMASH HIT!
1 Winner of the Olivier Audience Award 2011, WE WILL ROCK YOU is now celebrating
11 rocking years in London and is still as fresh, funny and fantastically entertaining as ever.
Written by legendary comedian and author Ben Elton and with a score of killer Queen
tunes such as ‘I Want to Break Free’, Bohemian Rhapsody’ and of course ‘We Will Rock
You’, it’s the champion of musicals.
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HAYMARKET
PLAY
DOMINION
MUSICAL
Location: Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7AQ
Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Road
Duration: 2h 50m
WICKED
13/05/2013 15:36
APOLLO VICTORIA
MUSICAL
Location: St Martins Lane, WC2N 4BG
Duration: 2h 40m
Location: Haymarket, SW1Y 4HT
Duration: 2h 30m
Location: Wilton Road, SW1V 1LG
Nearest Underground: Victoria
Duration: 2h 45m
1 H
enrik Ibsen’s masterpiece about marital discord and the search for
individuality comes to the West End following its rapturously received, twice
sold-out tenure at the Young Vic. Ibsen’s 1879 three-act play centres on
Norma, an apparently typical housewife who’s disillusioned with her dull,
condescending husband Torvald.
1
Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East
1
Based on the acclaimed novel that re-imagined the stories and characters from ‘The
DUCHESS
PLAY
End hood but Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed
by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, Francis spots the chance
of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the
police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two
guvnors apart.
OTHELLO
PLAY
NATIONAL – OLIVIER
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.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
PLAY
FORTUNE
Location: Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA
Duration: 2h 40m
Location: South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Times: Mon-Sat 19:15 Mat: Wed & Sat 13:30, Sun 14:00
Duration: 3h 20m
Location: Russell Street, WC2B 5HH
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 20:00 Mat: Tue & Thu 15:00, Sat 16:00
Duration: 2h 00m
1 S et between the Korean and Vietnam wars, Fences is one of the great
American dramas of the 20th century. Starring Lenny Henry as Troy Maxson, it
is the story of a family trying to hold itself together and of what happens when
a strong man is robbed of his dreams - a universal story which will touch a
chord in every heart.
1 O
thello (Adrian Lester), newly married to Desdemona who is half his age, is appointed
leader of a military operation to defend Cyprus from the Turks. Iago (Rory Kinnear), his
ensign, passed over for promotion in favour of young Cassio, persuades Othello that
Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair.
1
The Woman in Black, now celebrating 23 years in the West End, combines the
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
MUSICAL
SHAFTESBURY
ONCE
PHOENIX
MUSICAL
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8DP
Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Road
Duration: TBC
Location: Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JP
Duration: 2h 30m
1
Don’t miss the world premiere production of Tim Rice’s magnificent epic
new musical From Here To Eternity. Adapted from one of the greatest novels
of the twentieth century, this gripping tale of illicit love and army life is a
breath-taking, romantic and excitingly original show that is set to join the
front rank of great musicals.
1 Based on the much-loved Oscar-winning film, Once is an celebration of love,
friendship and music. When an Irish busker and a young Czech mother meet
through a shared love of music, their song writing sparks a deep connection and a
tender, longing romance that neither of them could have expected.
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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