London & Partners

ENTERTAINMENT
Hannay tries to protect a
woman and ends up on the
run, being pursued by secret
agents (p. 20). Mon-Sat
20.00; Wed 15.00; Sat 16.00.
Criterion Theatre,
218-223 Piccadilly Circus,
W1. 08448 471 778.
love39steps.com
Ë Piccadilly Circus.
Key 10.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Until 6 Jan British
thespian Simon Callow
(Four Weddings And
A Funeral) stars in Charles
Dickens’ seasonal ghost
story. Times vary.
Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great
Newport Street, WC2.
020 7836 8463.
artstheatrewestend.
com Ë Leicester Square.
Key 6.
THE ARCHITECTS
The Shunt Collective and
National Theatre collaborate
in an unusual new work
based on the Greek myth
of the minotaur. It’s a
promenade experience
staged in a labyrinth-like
warehouse space. Tues-
Sat 20.00; Sat 15.00;
Sun 13.00 & 18.00.
V22 Workspace,
The Biscuit Factory,
100 Clements Road, SE16.
020 7452 3000.
nationaltheatre.org.uk
Ë Bermondsey. Map inset.
CHARIOTS OF FIRE
A stage show based on the
award-winning 1981 film. It’s
an uplifting drama about two
British athletes at the 1924
Olympic Games (p. 18).
Times vary.
Gielgud Theatre,
35 Shaftesbury Avenue,
W1. 08444 825 130.
delfontmackintosh.
co.uk Ë Piccadilly Circus.
Key 17.
THE DARK EARTH
AND THE LIGHT SKY
Until 12 Jan Nick Dear’s
play is about Anglo-Welsh
legend Edward Thomas. A
struggling writer, he meets
American poet Robert Frost
and the friendship helps him
become one of the most
influential poets of the 20th
century. Times vary.
Almeida Theatre, Almeida
Street, N1. 020 7359
4404. almeida.co.uk
Ë Ë Highbury & Islington,
Ë Angel. Off map.
FEAST
From 25 Jan The vibrant
culture of West Africa’s
Yoruba people is brought
to life with rich music and
choreography, while the story
centres on three sisters
making their way to a family
dinner. Times vary.
Young Vic, 66 The Cut,
SE1. 020 7922 2922.
youngvic.org
Ë t Waterloo. Key 52.
THE JUDAS KISS
Drama about Victorian
playwright Oscar Wilde
(p. 14). Times vary.
Duke Of York’s Theatre,
St. Martin’s Lane, WC2.
0844 871 7623.
atgtickets.com
Ë t Charing Cross,
Ë Leicester Square.
Key 14.
JULIUS CAESAR
Director Phyllida Lloyd
(The Iron Lady) presents an
all-female version of William
Shakespeare’s tragedy
about the Roman dictator
and the corrupting effects
of power. Times vary.
Donmar Warehouse,
41 Earlham Street, WC2.
08448 717 624.
donmarwarehouse.com
Ë Covent Garden. Key 12.
HYMN
Actor Alex Jennings stars as
the playwright Alan Bennett,
as he reminisces about his
youth and the music that
shaped it. Times vary.
National Theatre,
South Bank, SE1.
020 7452 3000.
nationaltheatre.org.uk
Ë t Waterloo. Key 27.
IN THE REPUBLIC
OF HAPPINESS
Until 19 Jan A family
Christmas is interrupted by an
unexpected arrival in Martin
Crimp’s biting seasonal satire
(p. 12). Times vary.
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Royal Court Theatre,
50-51 Sloane Square,
SW1. 020 7565 5000.
royalcourttheatre.com
Ë Sloane Square.
Off map.
THE MAGISTRATE
American actor John
Lithgow (3rd Rock From
The Sun) heads the cast of
a furiously-paced farce set
in Victorian London. It’s
written by 19th-century
playwright Arthur Wing
Pinero (p. 14). Times vary.
National Theatre,
South Bank, SE1.
020 7452 3000.
nationaltheatre.org.uk
Ë t Waterloo.
Key 27.
THE MOUSETRAP
A ruthless murderer strikes
at a remote country house
party in Agatha Christie’s
classic whodunnit. Now
more than 60 years old this
crime drama is the world’s
longest-running show.
Mon-Sat 19.30; Tues 15.00;
Sat 16.00.
St. Martin’s Theatre,
West Street, WC2.
08444 991 515.
the-mousetrap.co.uk
Ë Leicester Square.
Key 40.
OLD TIMES
From 12 Jan Friends
reminisce in this gripping
Harold Pinter drama (p. 13).
Times vary.
Harold Pinter Theatre,
Panton Street, SW1.
08448 717 622.
atgtickets.com
Ë Piccadilly Circus.
Key 18.
ONE MAN,
TWO GUVNORS
Slapstick comedy about
sex, food and money that
centres on small-time crooks
in 1960s Britain. The show,
which began life at the
National Theatre, is based on
Carlo Goldoni’s 1743 Italian
classic The Servant Of Two
Masters (p. 14). Mon-Sat
19.30; Wed & Sat 14.30.
Theatre Royal Haymarket,
18 Suffolk Street, SW1.
020 7930 8800.
onemantwoguvnors.
com Ë Piccadilly Circus.
Key 46.
PEOPLE
Alan Bennett’s new play set
in a crumbing, cash-starved
stately home. Olivier Awardwinning
actress Frances De
La Tour (The History Boys)
heads the cast. Times vary.
National Theatre,
South Bank, SE1.
020 7452 3000.
nationaltheatre.org.uk
Ë t Waterloo. Key 27.
PRIVATES ON PARADE
Simon Russell Beale (My
Week With Marilyn) stars in
this camp comedy with
a handful of musical numbers
(p. 14). Times vary.
Noël Coward Theatre,
St. Martin’s Lane, WC2.
08444 825 140.
delfontmackintosh.
co.uk Ë Leicester Square.
Key 29.
QUARTERMAINE’S
TERMS
From 23 Jan Rowan Atkinson
(Blackadder) is a bad school
teacher in Simon Gray’s
drama (p. 14). Times vary.
Wyndham’s Theatre,
32 Charing Cross Road,
WC2. 08444 825 120.
quartermainesterms.
com Ë Leicester Square.
Key 51.
RICHARD III
An all-male staging of the
William Shakespeare tragedy,
starring Mark Rylance (The
Other Boleyn Girl). This
production has transferred
from Shakespeare’s Globe
(p. 13). Times vary.
Apollo Theatre,
31 Shaftesbury Avenue,
W1. 08444 124 658.
nimaxtheatres.com
Ë Piccadilly Circus.
Key 4.
TURN OF THE SCREW
From 18 Jan A new version
of Henry James’ Victorian
ghost story about a children’s
governess starting a new job
on an eerie country estate.
Times vary.
Almeida Theatre, Almeida
Street, N1. 020 7359