London & Partners

Street), Ray Quinn (Grease)
and Joe McGann (Calendar
Girls). Mon-Sat 19.30; Thurs
& Sat 14.30.
New Wimbledon Theatre
The Broadway, SW19.
08448 717 620.
atgtickets.com
t Wimbledon, Ë South
Wimbledon. Off map.
THE RIVER
Until 17 Nov A new drama
by acclaimed playwright Jez
Butterworth (Jerusalem),
and cryptically described as
‘bewitching’. It’s set around
a remote mountain cabin.
Times vary.
Royal Court Theatre,
50-51 Sloane Square,
SW1. 020 7565 5000.
royalcourttheatre.com
Ë Sloane Square.
Off map.
SCENES FROM
AN EXECUTION
Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter
And The Deathly Hallows:
Part 1) plays a 16th-century
artist caught between politics
and conscience in Howard
Barker’s drama. Times vary.
National Theatre,
South Bank, SE1.
020 7452 3000.
nationaltheatre.org.uk
Ë t Waterloo. Key 27.
THIS HOUSE
James Graham’s new
political drama, set in
Westminster during the
economic crisis of 1974.
Times vary.
National Theatre,
South Bank, SE1.
020 7452 3000.
nationaltheatre.org.uk
Ë t Waterloo. Key 27.
TWELFTH NIGHT
From 2 Nov The Bard’s
romantic comedy in an
all-male staging starring
Mark Rylance (The Other
Boleyn Girl ) and Stephen
Fry (QI). This production has
transferred from the Globe
(p. 68). Times vary.
Apollo Theatre,
31 Shaftesbury Avenue,
W1. 08444 124 658.
nimaxtheatres.com
Ë Piccadilly Circus.
Key 4.
UNCLE VANYA
This new production of
Anton Chekhov’s famous
drama stars Ken Stott (I’ll
Sleep When I’m Dead), Anna
Friel (Neverland) and Samuel
West (Van Helsing). Mon-Sat
19.30; Thurs & Sat 14.30.
Vaudeville Theatre,
404 Strand, WC2.
08444 829 675.
nimaxtheatres.com
Ë t Charing Cross.
Key 48.
UNCLE VANYA
5-10 Nov Russia’s awardwinning
theatre company
Vakhtangov, perform
Chekov’s play in Russian
with English subtitles.
Times vary.
Noël Coward Theatre,
St. Martin’s Lane, WC2.
08444 825 140.
delfontmackintosh.
co.uk Ë Leicester Square.
Key 29.
WAR HORSE
A heartbreaking story,
adapted from Michael
Morpurgo’s book, about the
bond between a boy and
his horse during World
War I. When his four-legged
friend is sold to the cavalry,
the boy lies about his age
and enlists. Mon, Wed-Sat
19.30; Tues 19.00; Thurs
& Sat 14.30.
New London Theatre,
166 Drury Lane, WC2.
020 7452 3000.
warhorseonstage.com
Ë Covent Garden.
Key 28.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
An enjoyably eerie tale
of ghostly apparitions on
a windswept country estate,
based on Susan Hill’s book.
Expect plenty of screams and
shocks as a junior solicitor
heads to spooky Eel Marsh
House to sort out the affairs
of a recently-deceased
recluse. Be prepared for
genuine frights. Mon-Sat
20.00; Tues 15.00; Sat 16.00.
Fortune Theatre,
Russell Street, WC2.
08448 717 626.
thewomaninblack.com
Ë Covent Garden.
Key 15.
ENTERTAINMENT
November 2012|LONDON PLANNER|visitlondon.com |
77