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Comedy in the capitalLondon is famous for its world-class stand-up comedyshows. Here is a selection of clubs and nights guaranteed tomake you chuckle.Banana Cabaret A south London institution. Fri & Sat.The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, SW12. % 020 8682 8940.: bananacabaret.co.uk Ë Balham. Off map.Comedy Café Aspiring and established acts. Wed-Sat.66-68 Rivington Street, EC2. % 020 7739 5706.: comedycafe.co.uk Ë Old Street. Map A9.Comedy Camp A ‘straight-friendly’ gay comedy night. Tues.Downstairs at Barcode Soho, 3-4 Archer Street, W1.% 020 7734 3342. : comedycamp.co.ukË Piccadilly Circus. Map C5.Comedy Store From world-class acts to novices. Mon-Sun.1a Oxendon Street, SW1. % 08448 717 699.: comedystore.co.uk Ë Piccadilly Circus. Map C5.Jongleurs Top acts in locations including Covent Garden,Hammersmith and Croydon. Times vary.Sway, 61-65 Great Queen Street, WC2. % 08700 111960. : jongleurs.com Ë Covent Garden. Map B6.Up The Creek Cutting-edgestand-up. Thurs-Sun.302 Creek Road. SE10.% 020 8858 4581.: up-the-creek.comt Greenwich.Off map.KAFKA’S MONKEYUntil 11 Jun KathrynHunter (Harry Potter AndThe Order Of The Phoenix)stars in Colin Teevan’s ironicone-woman play. It’s a stageadaptation of Franz Kafka’sshort story A Report To AnAcademy. Times vary.The Maria, Young Vic,66 The Cut, SE1.% 020 7922 2922.: youngvic.orgË Waterloo. Key 28.LONDON ROADUntil 18 Jun Alecky Blythe’smusical play is about theresidents of the notoriousThe Bedfordstreet where Ipswich serialkiller Steve Wright lived.Times vary.National Theatre, SouthBank, SE1. % 020 74523000. : nt-online.orgË Waterloo. Key 24.LORD OF THE FLIESUntil 18 Jun A stageproduction of WilliamGolding’s classic book. It’sabout a group of schoolboyswho are marooned on adesert island. What theyinitially see as a thrillingadventure eventuallybecomes a struggle forsurvival (p. 86). Times vary.Regent’s Park Open AirTheatre, Regent’s Park,NW1. % 08448 264 242.: openairtheatre.orgË Baker Street. Map A3/4.LuISE MILLERFrom 8 Jun British actressAlex Kingston (best knownfor American TV drama ER)is among the cast. Love andpolitcal intrigue feature inin Friedrich Schiller’s 18thcenturydrama about anill-fated romance across theclass divide. Times vary.Donmar Warehouse,41 Earlham Street, WC2.% 08448 717 624.: donmarwarehouse.comË Covent Garden. Key 12.MOuSETRAP, THEA ruthless murderer strikesat a house party held inthe remote countryside inAgatha Christie’s classicwhodunnit. Now in its 59thyear, this drama is theworld’s longest-runningshow. Mon-Sat 19.30;Tues 15.00; Sat 16.00.St Martin’s Theatre,West Street, WC2.% 08444 991 515.: the-mousetrap.co.ukË Leicester Square.Key 37.MuCH ADOABOuT NOTHINGRomance and trickery in theBard’s comedy. It stars EveBest who acted in the filmThe King’s Speech (p. 79).TImes vary.Shakespeare’s Globe,21 New Globe Walk, SE1.% 020 7401 9919.: shakespeares-globe.org Ë London Bridge/Mansion House. Map C8.MuCH ADOABOuT NOTHINGDavid Tennant andCatherine Tate of TV’sDoctor Who show star inShakespeare’s famouscomedy (p. 79). Mon-Sat19.30; Sat 14.30.Wyndham’s Theatre,Charing Cross Road, WC2.% 08444 825 120.: delfontmackintosh.co.uk Ë Leicester Square.Key 46.ONE MAN,TWO GuVNORSJames Corden in a comedyabout greed that reworksCarlo Goldoni’s The ServantOf Two Masters. Times vary.National Theatre, SouthBank, SE1. % 020 74523000. : nt-online.orgË Waterloo. Key 24.PARK AVENuE CATFrom 30 Jun The Londonpremiere run of FrankStrausser’s sexy comedyabout a love triangle, set inLos Angeles. Times vary.Arts Theatre, GreatNewport Street, WC2.% 020 7907 7092.: artstheatrewestend.com Ë Leicester Square.Key 6.PYGMALIONRupert Everett (Shrek TheThird) and Kara Tointon(EastEnders) star in GeorgeBernard Shaw’s 1901 play.Mon-Sat 19.30; Thurs& Sat 14.30.Garrick Theatre,2 Charing Cross Road,WC2. % 08445 791 974.: nimaxtheatres.comË Charing Cross. Key 16.RAILWAYCHILDREN, THEFrom 18 Jun A stage playbased on E Nesbit’s muchlovedchildrens’ book (p. 79).Times vary.Waterloo Station Theatre,Waterloo Station, YorkRoad, SE1. % 08712 970740. : railwaychildrenwaterloo.com Ë Waterloo.Map D7.REALISMFrom 9 Jun Absurdistcomedy by Anthony Neilson(The Wonderful World OfDissocia). It’s a fantasyabout one man’s utterlymundane existence. Daily19.30; plus 15.00 on18 & 25 Jun.Soho Theatre, p. 85.RICHARD IIIFrom 18 Jun Hollywoodactor Kevin Spacey stars inthe Bard’s famous historyplay, and Sam Mendesdirects. Times vary.ENTERTAINMENTJune 2011 | LONDON PLANNER | visitlondon.com |93