London & Partners

ENTERTAINMENT
RICHARD III
An all-male staging of
the William Shakespeare
tragedy, starring Mark
Rylance (The Other Boleyn
Girl). Part of the World
Shakespeare Festival
(p. 105). Times vary.
Shakespeare’s Globe,
21 New Globe Walk, SE1.
020 7401 9919.
shakespearesglobe.
com Ë t London Bridge,
Ë Southwark.
Key 43.
TAROT DROME
5-30 Sep Marisa Carnesky,
heads the cast in a
promenade performance
about Tarot cards (p. 40).
Wed-Sun 15.00-12.00.
Old Vic Tunnels, Station
Approach Road, SE1.
Ë t Waterloo.
Map D7.
THE TAMING
OF THE SHREW
William Shakespeare’s
comedy. It’s about a man
wooing a reluctant and
headstrong girl. Times vary.
Shakespeare’s Globe,
21 New Globe Walk, SE1.
020 7401 9919.
shakespearesglobe.
com Ë t London Bridge,
Ë Southwark. Key 43.
THREE SISTERS
From 8 Sep Anton
Chekhov’s heart-breaking
drama is about three
Russian siblings whose
dreams of escaping
smalltown life for the
excitement and bright lights
of the big city are cruelly
dashed. Times vary.
Young Vic, 66 The Cut,
SE1. 020 7922 2922.
youngvic.org
Ë t Waterloo. Key 52.
TIMON OF ATHENS
Simon Russell Beale
(My Week With Marilyn)
stars. The Bard’s rarelystaged
fable is about
conspicuous consumption,
debt and ruin in Ancient
Greece. Times vary.
National Theatre,
South Bank, SE1.
020 7452 3000.
nationaltheatre.org.uk
Ë t Waterloo. Key 27.
TWELFTH NIGHT
From 22 Sep The Bard’s
romantic comedy in an allmale
staging starring Mark
Rylance (The Other Boleyn
Girl). Times vary.
Shakespeare’s Globe,
21 New Globe Walk, SE1.
020 7401 9919.
shakespearesglobe.
com Ë t London Bridge,
Ë Southwark. Key 43.
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.
warhorselondon.com
Ë Covent Garden. Key 28.
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
Until 25 Aug British-Iranian
actor Omid Djalili stars
in Joe Orton’s hysterical
1960s farce. It’s about a
hapless psychoanalyst Dr
Prentice (Djalili) whose life
is thrown into disarray when
he innocently hides a naked
woman. Times vary.
Vaudeville Theatre,
404 Strand, WC2.
08444 829 675.
whatthebutlersaw
theplay.com
Ë t Charing Cross.
Key 48.
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. Tues-Sat 20.00; Tues
& Thurs 15.00; Sat 16.00.
Fortune Theatre,
Russell Street, WC2.
08448 717 626.
thewomaninblack.com
Ë Covent Garden. Key 15.
‘A JOYOUS VERSION OF
THE HITCHCOCK CLASSIC’
SUNDAY TIMES
TICKETS £25
CALL 020 7907 7000 AND
QUOTE ‘LONDON PLANNER’
(USUALLY £47.50) VALID MON - FRI UNTIL
30 SEP 12. SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY
CRITERION THEATRE PICCADILLY CIRCUS
104 | visitlondon.com|LONDON PLANNER|London 2012 Issue August/September