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Take My Eyes Off You, Walk
Like A Man and Big Girls
Don’t Cry. Tues-Sat 19.30;
Tues, Sat & Sun 15.00.
Prince Edward Theatre,
28 Old Compton Street,
W1. 08444 825 151.
jerseyboyslondon.
com Ë Leicester Square.
Key 37.
JESUS CHRIST
SUPERSTAR
21-22 Sep Tim Rice and
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
biblical musical. Comic Tim
Minchin and former Spice
Girl Melanie C are among the
cast. Times vary.
The O 2 , Peninsula Square,
SE10. jesuschrist
superstar.com Ë North
Greenwich. Map inset.
LES MISÉRABLES
The world’s longest-running
musical has lost none of its
potency. It’s an epic tale of
love and courage leading
up to the violent 1832 Paris
uprising in post-Revolutionary
France. Mon-Sat 19.30; Wed
& Sat 14.30.
Queen’s Theatre,
51 Shaftesbury Avenue,
W1. 08444 825 160.
lesmis.com
Ë Piccadilly Circus. Key 39.
LET IT BE
From 14 Sep A Beatles
tribute show boasting more
than 20 hits (p. 94).
Times vary.
Prince of Wales Theatre,
Coventry Street, W1.
08444 825 115.
letitbelondon.com
Ë Leicester Square.
Key 38.
THE LION KING
A wonderful stage adaptation
of the Disney film with
innovative costumes and
clever puppetry. The evil Scar
sets out to kill lion prince
Simba and claim the throne.
Tunes include The Circle Of
Life and Can You Feel The
Love Tonight. Tues-Sat 19.30;
Wed, Sat & Sun 14.30.
Lyceum Theatre,
21 Wellington Street, WC2.
08448 713 000.
thelionking.co.uk
Ë Covent Garden. Key 24.
MACK & MABEL
Until 25 Aug Set in 1920s
Hollywood it tells the
story of the tempestuous
romance between a silent
picture director and his star
comedienne. Times vary.
Southwark Playhouse,
Shipwright Yard, SE1.
020 7407 0234.
southwarkplayhouse.
co.uk Ë t London
Bridge. Map C9.
MAMMA MIA!
Until 1 Sep A tribute to
the music of Swedish pop
legends ABBA. The feel-good
story centres around wedding
day revelations on a Greek
island. Hit songs include
Dancing Queen, SOS and
The Winner Takes It All. Mon-
Thurs 19.30; Fri 17.00
& 20.30; Sat 15.00 & 19.30.
Prince of Wales Theatre,
Coventry Street, W1.
08444 825 115.
mamma-mia.com
Ë Leicester Square.
Key 38.
MAMMA MIA!
From 6 Sep The ABBA
musical moves to its new
home (story as above). Mon-
Sat 19.45; Thurs & Sat 15.00.
Novello Theatre, Aldwych,
WC2. 08444 825 171.
mamma-mia.com
Ë Covent Garden. Key 30.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Roald Dahl’s kids’ book is
brought to life in a musical
stage version by Dennis Kelly
and Tim Minchin. It’s about a
gifted five-year-old girl whose
sadistic headmistress and
ignorant family have failed to
realise that she’s actually a
genius. Tues 19.00; Wed-Sat
19.30; Wed & Sat 14.30;
Sun 15.00.
Cambridge Theatre,
Seven Dials, WC2.
08444 124 652.
matildathemusical.com
Ë Covent Garden. Key 8.
MONTY PYTHON’S
SPAMALOT
Until 9 Sep Eric Idle’s
musical based on the film
Monty Python And The Holy
Grail. Songs include Knights
Of The Round Table and
Always Look On The Bright
Side Of Life. Times vary.
Harold Pinter Theatre,
Panton Street, SW1.
08448 717 627.
atgtickets.com
Ë Piccadilly Circus/
Leicester Square. Key 18.
THE PHANTOM
OF THE OPERA
A mysterious masked man
haunting the Paris Opera
House falls for a beautiful
soprano singer. Songs include
The Music Of The Night and
All I Ask Of You. Mon-Sat
19.30; Thurs & Sat 14.30.
Her Majesty’s Theatre,
57 Haymarket, SW1.
08444 122 707.
thephantomofthe
opera.com Ë Piccadilly
Circus. Key 19.
RAGTIME THE MUSICAL
Until 8 Sep A musical
based on the 1975 novel
by American author E. L.
Doctorow. Set in the US at
the turn of the 20th century,
its about three racially
different American families
(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.
ROCK OF AGES
An American love story
set in Los Angeles with a
soundtrack of raucous 1980s
rock anthems. Hit songs
include The Final Countdown,
Wanted Dead Or Alive and
I Want To Know What Love Is.
Mon-Thurs 19.30; Fri 17.30
& 20.30; Sat 16.00 & 20.00;
Sun 15.30 & 19.00.
Shaftesbury Theatre,
210 Shaftesbury Avenue
WC2. 020 7379 5399.
rockofagesmusical.
co.uk Ë Tottenham Court
Road. Key 42.
SHREK THE MUSICAL
British soap actress Carley
Stenson (Hollyoaks) stars
as Princess Fiona in this
irreverent fairytale. It’s the
story of Shrek the ogre,
whose bravery wins the heart
of a beautiful princess. The
show is based on William
Steig’s book and the 2001
film. Mon & Wed-Sat 19.30;
Thurs, Sat & Sun 15.00.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane,
Catherine Street, WC2.
08448 718 810.
shrekthemusical.co.uk
Ë Covent Garden. Key 45.
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
A musical comedy based on
the 1952 MGM blockbuster
film about a silent movie star.
Mon-Tues 19.00; Wed-Sat
19.30; Wed & Sat 15.00.
Palace Theatre,
Cambridge Circus,
109-113 Shaftesbury
Avenue, W1. 08444 124
656. singinintherain.
co.uk Ë Leicester Square.
Key 33.
SOUL SISTER
From 20 Aug A musical
inspired by the turbulent life
stories of Ike and Tina Turner.
Songs include What’s Love
Got To Do With It, Simply The
Best, Proud Mary, Private
Dancer and River Deep
Mountain High. Times vary.
Savoy Theatre, Savoy
Court, WC2. 08448 717
687. atgtickets.com
Ë t Charing Cross.
Key 41.
SWEENEY TODD:
THE DEMON BARBER
OF FLEET STREET
Until 22 Sep Stephen
Sondheim’s sinister musical
about a fictional London
barber with a taste for
murder. Mon-Sat 19.30;
Wed & Sat 14.30.
Adelphi Theatre, Strand,
WC2. 08448 110 053.
sweeneytoddwestend.
com Ë t Charing Cross.
Key 25.
TABOO
Boy George’s musical
returns to the London stage
(p. 94). Tues-Sun 19.30;
Sat & Sun 15.00.
Brixton Club House,
467-469 Brixton Road,
SW9. 08444 771 000.
Ë t Brixton. Off map.
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