Show Guide - August 2013

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Show Guide - August 2013
VICTORIA PALACE
1Set 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.
THE BODYGUARD
Adelphi
MUSICAL
Location: Strand, WC2E 7NA
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Thu 19:30, Fri 20:30, Sat 19:30 Mat: Fri 17:00, Sat 15.00
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: 12+
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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’.
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
1THE 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.
Brainiac Live!
PALACE
ENTERTAINMENT
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1V 8AY
CLOSES: 17th August 2013
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Matinee performances, see performance schedule for details
Duration: 1h 00m
Suitable for age: 5+
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Expect exploding dustbins, combusting microwaves and 20 live
daredevil stunts, as BRAINIAC LIVE! SCIENCE ABUSE attempts to
answer some of science’s hotly debated questions like: ‘How much
oxygen & helium do you have to ignite to make a really loud bang?!’
and ‘What are the things you can run through?’
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+
1 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.
A CHORUS LINE
PALLADIUM
MUSICAL
Location: Argyll Street, WIV IAD
CLOSES: 31st August 2013
Nearest Underground: Oxford Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat, 19:45 Mat: Wed & Sat 15:00
Duration: 2h 00m (no interval)
Suitable for age: 10+
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Auditions are underway for a new Broadway musical. For everyone present,
it’s the chance of a lifetime. It’s the one opportunity to do what they’ve always
dreamed of – to have the chance to dance. Told through captivating song,
riveting drama and stunning choreography, the auditionees describe the
events that have shaped their lives and their decisions to become dancers.
The Color Purple
MUSICAL
MENIER CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Location: 53 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU
Nearest Underground: London Bridge
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat: 20:00 Mat: Thu 15:00, Sat & Sun 15:30
Duration: 2h 25m
Suitable for age: TBC
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With a fresh, joyous score of jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, this
European premiere is based on the Pulitzer prize winning novel by Alice
Walker and subsequent hit movie. This stirring family chronicle follows
the inspirational Celie, as she journeys from childhood through joy and
despair, anguish and hope to discover the power of love and life.
Dirty Dancing
PICCADILLY
DANCE
Location: Denman Street, W1V 8YD
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Tue-Sat 19:30, Sun 19:00 Mat: Sat & Sun 14.30
Duration: 2h 20m Suitable for age: 12+
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’.
THE 39 STEPS
CRITERION
PLAY
Location: Jermyn Street, SW1Y 4XA
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 20:00 Mat: Wed 15:00, Sat 16:00
Duration: 2h 00m
Suitable for age: 6+
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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.
Chimerica
HAROLD PINTER
PLAY
Location: 6 Panton Street, SW1Y 4DN
PREVIEWS FROM: 6th August
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:00
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
1Chimerica 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.
The Cripple of Inishmaan
NOEL COWARD
PLAY
Location: St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4AU
CLOSES: 31st August 2013
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: TBC
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et on the remote island of Inishmaan off the west coast of Ireland, word
arrives that a Hollywood film is being made on the neighboring island of
Inishmore. The one person who wants to be in the film more than anybody
is young Cripple Billy (Daniel Radcliffe) if only to break away from the bitter
tedium of his daily life.
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
PLAY APOLLO
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
Suitable for age: 13+
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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.
A DOLL’S HOUSE
PLAY
DUKE OF YORK’S
Location: St Martins Lane, WC2N 4BG
PREVIEWS FROM: 8th August
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 40m
Suitable for age: TBC
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 threeact play centres on Norma, an apparently typical housewife who’s
disillusioned with her dull, condescending husband Torvald .
Fences
PLAY
DUCHESS
Location: Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA
Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 40m
Suitable for age: Universal
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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.
DISNEY’S THE LION KING
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+
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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.
JERSEY BOYS
PRINCE EDWARD
MUSICAL
Location: Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Tue & Sat 15:00, Sun 17:00
Duration: 2h 40m
Suitable for age: 12+
1Discover 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’.
LES MISÉRABLES
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+
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.
LET IT BE
SAVOY
ENTERTAINMENT
Location: Strand, WC2R 0ET
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon & Wed-Sat 19:30, Sun 19:00 Mat: Sat & Sun 15:00
Duration: 2h 20m
Suitable for age: Universal
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 jam-packed 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.
MAMMA MIA!
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+
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
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+
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 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
MUSICAL
HER MAJESTY’S
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 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mesmerising and unforgettable score, jaw-dropping scenery and
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.
ONCE
PHOENIX
MUSICAL
Location: Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JP
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 15:00
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: 11+
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.
The Ladykillers
VAUDEVILLE
PLAY
Location: 404 Strand, WC2R 0NH
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:45 Mat: Wed & Sat 15:00
Duration: 2h 15m
Suitable for age: 10+
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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....
Liolà
NATIONAL – LYTTELTON
PLAY
Location: South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Nearest Underground: Waterloo
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:15, Sun 14:30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
1 This high-spirited drama by Pirandello defies expectations. It is not
the intellectual 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.
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.
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
HAYMARKET
PLAY
Location: Haymarket, SW1Y 4HT
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 30m
Suitable for age: 12+
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Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a
small time East 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 reunited with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart.
Othello
PLAY
NATIONAL – OLIVIER
Location: South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Nearest Underground: Waterloo
Times: Mon-Sat 19:15 Mat: Wed & Sat 13:30, Sun 14:00
Duration: 3h 20m
Suitable for age: TBC
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.
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MUSICAL
Location: Victoria Street, SW1E 5EA
Nearest Underground: Victoria
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 3h 00m
Suitable for age: 8+
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BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
Rock of Ages
Garrick
MUSICAL
Location: Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HH
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19.45, Mat: Fri & Sat 15:00
Duration: 2h 20m
Suitable for age: 12+
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’.
SPAMALOT
PLAYHOUSE
MUSICAL
Location: Northumberland Avenue, WC2N 5DE
Nearest Underground: Embankment
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 20:00 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 00m
Suitable for age: 12+
1Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round
Table and 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
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.
THRILLER LIVE
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+
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: Aldwych, WC2B 4DF
Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Tues, Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 50m
Suitable for age: 5+
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.
WAG! The Musical
CHARING CROSS
MUSICAL
Location: Villiers Street, WC2N 6NL
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Thu & Sat 19:30, Fri 20.00 Mat: Fri 17:00 & Sat 15:00
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
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Straight from the pages of OK! magazine the WAGs have now set
their sights on Musical Theatre. WAG! The Musical follows a day in
the life of best friends Jenny and Sharon, two working class girls
making ends meet working on the cosmetics counter of a bustling
high end departmental haven.
WE WILL ROCK YOU
DOMINION
MUSICAL
Location: Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7AQ
Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Road
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 50m
Suitable for age: 8+
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.
WICKED
APOLLO VICTORIA
MUSICAL
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.
Private Lives
Gielgud
PLAY
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6AR
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & 14:30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: Universal
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.
RELATIVELY SPEAKING
PLAY
WYNDHAM’S
Location: Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA
CLOSES: 31st August 2013
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed, Thu & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 00m
Suitable for age: TBC
1Greg only met Ginny a month ago but has already made up his mind that she’s
the girl for him. When she tells him that she’s going to visit her parents, he decides
this is the moment to ask her father for his daughter’s hand. He follows her to
Buckinghamshire where he finds Philip and Sheila enjoying a peaceful Sunday
morning breakfast in the garden, but the only thing is – they’re not Ginny’s parents.
STRANGE INTERLUDE
PLAY
LYTTELTON
Location: South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Nearest Underground: Waterloo
Times: Mon-Sat 19:00 Mat: Sat 13:00, Sun 13:30
Duration: 3h 15m
Suitable for age: TBC
1 Shattered when the love of her life is killed in the war, Nina escapes
her jealous Ivy League father and embarks on a series of tawdry sexual
escapades until, cajoled by her appalled, long-suffering suitor Charles,
she marries the amiable young Sam. But while pregnant, Nina learns a
horrifying secret…
Sweet Bird of Youth
OLD VIC
PLAY
Location: The Cut, SE1 8NB
Nearest Underground: Waterloo
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 2h 50m
Suitable for age: TBC
1 Fading Hollywood legend Alexandra Del Lago (Kim Cattrall) flees the disastrous
premiere of her comeback film. Travelling incognito, she seeks refuge in drink and
drugs and the arms of Chance Wayne (Seth Numrich), an idealistic young dreamer
turned gigolo, hellbent on achieving his own movie stardom. A trip to Chance’s
hometown in a bid to win back his childhood sweetheart sees their relationship of
convenience unravel in Williams’ vivid and haunting portrait of the destruction of dreams.
WAR HORSE
NEW LONDON
PLAY
Location: Drury Lane, WC2B 5PW
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 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+
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The Woman in Black, now celebrating 23 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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13 Radisson’s Leicester Square
14 Little Sicily
15Floridita
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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
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