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ENTERTAINMENTFind out what beautifulmusic they made on thenight they all came together(p. 91). Mon-Sat 20.00;Thurs & Sat 15.00.Noël Coward Theatre,St Martin’s Lane, WC2.☎ 08444 825 141. milliondollarquartet.co.uk Ë Leicester Square.Key 26.PHANTOM OF THEOPERA, THEA mysterious maskedphantom haunting the ParisOpera House falls for abeautiful soprano singer.Songs include The Music OfThe Night and All I Ask OfYou. Mon-Sat 19.30; Tues& Sat 14.30.Her Majesty’s Theatre,Haymarket, SW1.☎ 08444 124 653. thephantomoftheopera.com Ë PiccadillyCircus. Key 18.PRISCILLA, QUEENOF THE DESERTHigh-heeled adventures of adrag trio who take their showinto the Australian outback.Expect Olivier Award-winningcostumes and disco songslike I Will Survive. Tues-Sat19.30; Thurs & Sat 14.30.Palace Theatre,Cambridge Circus, W1.☎ 08447 550 016. priscillathemusical.com Ë Leicester Square.Key 29.SHREK, THE MUSICALNigel Lindsay and AmandaHolden in a fairytale musicalbased on the 2001 animatedfilm. The story follows anogre called Shrek, whosebravery wins the heart ofbeautiful princess Fiona.Times vary.Theatre Royal Drury Lane,Catherine Street, WC2.☎ 08448 718 810. shrekthemusical.co.ukË Covent Garden. Key 41.THRILLER – LIVENon-stop hit songs, multimediaeffects and razor-sharpchoreography bring to life thiscelebration of the careers ofthe late Michael Jackson andthe Jackson 5. Songs includeCan You Feel It, Billie Jean,Double AdoTwo quite different productions of William Shakespeare’splay Much Ado About Nothing (both p. 93) are runningin tandem on the London stage. The popular romanticcomedy is about lovesick couples and mankind’s questfor perfect love. In one new version, Doctor Who co-starsDavid Tennant and Catherine Tate (pictured), teamup again for Much Ado About Nothing (until 3 Sep)at Wyndham’s Theatre in the heart of the West End’sfamous Theatreland district.Meanwhile, at Bankside the Elizabethan setting ofShakespeare’s Globe is home to an alternative MuchAdo About Nothing (until 1 Oct). This period theatricalexperience stars actress Eve Best, who played WallisSimpson in last year’s award-winning film drama,The King’s Speech.DAVID TENNANT AND CATHERINE TATE IMAGE © ELLIE KURTTZHHHH‘A JOYOUS VERSION OFTHE HITCHCOCK CLASSIC’SUNDAY TIMESTHE HILARIOUS AWARDWINNING BROADWAY &WEST END SMASH HIT!0844 847 1778love39steps.comCRITERION THEATRE W1‘UPROARIOUSLY JOLLY &SPLENDIDLY INVENTIVE’GUARDIAN82 | visitlondon.com | LONDON PLANNER | June 2011