London & Partners

ENTERTAINMENT
this celebration of the career
of the late Michael Jackson,
and the group that launched
his career – the Jackson
Five. Songs include Can You
Feel It, Billie Jean and Thriller.
Tues-Fri 19.30; Sat 16.00
& 20.00; Sun 15.30 & 19.30.
Lyric Theatre, 29
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1.
08444 829 674.
thrillerlive.com
Ë Piccadilly Circus. Key 25.
TOP HAT
A famous American tap
dancer pursues the girl of
his dreams in this romantic
musical. Songs include Let’s
Face The Music And Dance.
Times vary.
Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych,
WC2. 08442 485 140.
tophatonstage.com
Ë Charing Cross. Key 3.
WE WILL ROCK YOU
An Olivier Award-winning
musical set in a bleak
futuristic world where rock
music has been banned. It
boasts anthems by the band
Queen, including Bohemian
Rhapsody, Crazy Little Thing
Called Love and Radio Ga Ga.
Mon-Sat 19.30; Sat 14.30.
Dominion Theatre,
268-269 Tottenham Court
Road, W1. 08448 471
775. wewillrockyou.
co.uk Ë Tottenham Court
Road. Key 11.
WICKED
This multi award-winning
show is the tale of two girls
from the Land of Oz. It’s the
backstory of the witches
made famous in L. Frank
Baum’s book The Wonderful
Wizard Of Oz. Mon-Sat
19.30; Wed & Sat 14.30.
Apollo Victoria Theatre,
Wilton Road, SW1.
08448 268 000.
wickedthemusical.co.uk
Ë t Victoria. Key 5.
THE WIZARD OF OZ
An action-packed stage
version of the 1939 film, with
additional music by Tim Rice
(Evita) and Andrew Lloyd
Webber. In a whirlwind of
amazing sets and costumes,
the story of an ordinary girl
stranded in an extraordinary
Top: Sweeney Todd
at the Adelphi Theatre.
Bottom: What The
Butler Saw at the
Vaudeville Theatre.
magical land unfolds. Tues
19.00; Wed-Sat 19.30; Wed
& Sat 14.30; Sun 15.00.
London Palladium, Argyll
Street, W1. 08444 122
957. wizardofoz
themusical.com Ë Oxford
Circus. Key 23.
Performance
STOMP
A multi award-winning fusion
of theatre, dance, comedy
and percussion. Eight
performers innovate with
everyday items, like dustbin
lids, lighters and a kitchen
sink, to create music and
spectacle. Mon & Thurs-Sat
20.00; Thurs, Sat & Sun
15.00; Sun 18.00.
Ambassadors Theatre,
West Street, WC2.
08448 112 334.
stomplondon.com
Ë Leicester Square. Key 2.
Plays
THE 39 STEPS
Comic Hitchcock adaptation
where four actors play more
than 139 roles. Hero Richard
Hannay tries to protect
a woman and ends up on the
run, being pursued by secret
agents. 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 MIDSUMMER
NIGHT’S DREAM
Until 5 Sep William
Shakespeare’s play about love
lives and interfering forest
fairies (p. 94). Times vary.
Open Air Theatre, Queen
Mary’s Garden, Regent’s
Park, NW1. 08448 264
242. openairtheatre.org
Ë Baker Street. Map A4.
ABIGAIL’S PARTY
British soap actors Jill
Halfpenny (Waterloo
Road) and Natalie Cassidy
(EastEnders) in Mike Leigh’s
famous black comedy set in
1970s suburbia. Times vary.
Wyndham’s Theatre,
32 Charing Cross Road,
WC2. 08444 825 120.
abigailsparty.co.uk
Ë Leicester Square.
Key 51.
AS YOU LIKE IT
3-12 Sep William
Shakespeare’s slapstick
comedy is a tale of romance,
cross-dressing and mistaken
identity. Times vary.
Shakespeare’s Globe,
21 New Globe Walk, SE1.
020 7401 9919.
shakespearesglobe.
com Ë t London Bridge,
Ë Southwark. Key 43.
BERENICE
From 27 Sep A tragedy
by French 17th-century
playwright Jean Racine. Set
in Ancient Rome, it’s about
love and duty. A foreign queen
wins the heart of a Roman
emperor, but not those of his
subjects. This new version is
written by British author Alan
Hollinghurst (The Swimming
Pool Library).Times vary.
Donmar Warehouse,
41 Earlham Street, WC2.
08448 717 624.
donmarwarehouse.com
Ë Covent Garden. Key 12.
CHARIOTS OF FIRE
A stage show based on the
award-winning 1981 film
about competitors at the
1924 Olympic Games (p. 9).
Times vary.
Gielgud Theatre,
35 Shaftesbury Avenue,
W1. 08444 825 130.
delfontmackintosh.
co.uk Ë Piccadilly Circus.
Key 17.
THE COMPLETE WORLD
OF SPORTS (ABRIDGED)
Until 25 Aug A madcap
look at the lighter side of
sports by the acclaimed
Reduced Shakespeare
Company. Times vary.
Arts Theatre, Great
Newport Street, WC2.
020 7836 8463.
artstheatrewestend.
com Ë Leicester Square.
Key 6.
HAMLET
28 Aug-1 Sep Political
intrigue, murder and
sexual obsession feature
in Shakespeare’s drama
about power struggles
over the Danish throne.
This production by Dominic
Dromgoole and Bill
Buckhurst is on a UK tour.
Times vary.
Shakespeare’s Globe,
21 New Globe Walk, SE1.
020 7401 9919.
shakespearesglobe.
com Ë t London Bridge,
Ë Southwark. Key 43.
JULIUS CAESAR
Until 15 Sep The Bard’s
political thriller has echoes
of modern Africa’s turbulent
dictatorships. This Royal
Shakespeare Company
Production stars Jeffery
Kissoon (Doctors), and
forms part of the World
Shakespeare Festival
(p. 105). Times vary.
Noël Coward Theatre,
St. Martin’s Lane, WC2.
08444 825 141.
rsc.org.uk Ë Leicester
Square. Key 29.
JUMPY
From 16 Aug Tamsin Greig
(Green Wing) stars in this
comedy about a woman
turning 50. This production
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