ENTERTAINMENT OPERA <strong>LONDON</strong> COLISEUM Mikado. Comical opera about forbidden love set in a 1930s seaside hotel. Tickets £12-£125. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. 33 St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4ES. 020 7845 9300. eno.org. Charing Cross. Key 54. ROYAL OPERA HOUSE To 2 Jan: The Firework-Maker’s Daughter. A magical opera about courage and friendship based on a story by Philip Pullman, suitable for all the family in the Linbury Studio Theatre. Check website for times. Tickets £8-£26. From 16 Jan: La Traviata. A tragic opera with an original score by Verdi about a Parisian courtesan who sacrifices everything for love. Sung in Italian with English subtitles, it is directed by Richard Eyre and performed on the main stage. 7pm. Tickets £9-£200. Royal Opera House, Bow St, WC2E 9DD. 020 7304 4000. roh.org.uk. Covent Garden. Key 57. CONCERTS: CLASSICAL BARBICAN CENTRE 1 Jan: New Year’s Day Prom. See in 2016 with Rule, Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory, along with favourites by Strauss, Puccini, Verdi and Elgar. 2.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£44.50. 2 Jan: The Sound of Musicals. Broadway and West End musicals from Kiss Me Kate and Chicago to Les Misérables. 2.30pm (p. 52). Tickets £16.50-£42.50. Silk St, EC2Y 8DS. 020 7638 8891. barbican.org.uk. Barbican. Key 7. CADOGAN HALL Classical events hall. 20 Jan: Elisso Bolkvadze. A recital by the Georgian pianist featuring Mozart, Chopin and Schubert. 8pm. Tickets £15-£25. 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ. 020 7730 4500. cadoganhall.com. Sloane Square. Off map. KINGS PLACE Arts venue with two main galleries, Kings Place Gallery and Pangolin London, hosting a range of disciplines. 31 Jan: Florilegium – Music at the Court of Frederick the Great. This concert, performed by a flute, viola, cello, bass, harpsichord and two violins, is part of the Baroque Catch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Theatre Royal (p. 53) Unwrapped series. 6.30pm. Call ahead for prices. 020 7520 1490. kingsplace.co.uk. 90 York Way, N1 9AG. King’s Cross. Off map. ST JAMES’S PICCADILLY This 1676 church has free recitals every Mon, Wed & Fri at 1.10pm and concerts from 7.30pm. 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. 020 7381 0441. sjp.org.uk. Piccadilly Circus. Key 58. ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHURCH Extensive programme of lunchtime and evening concerts and recitals. Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. 020 7766 1100. smitf.org. Charing Cross. Key 59. WIGMORE HALL 4 Jan: Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist Graham Johnson perform Schumann, Brahms and Wolf, among others. 1pm-2pm. Tickets £13. 8 Jan: The English Concert. Guest director Kristian Bezuidenhout leads this classical ensemble as they perform Bach and Mozart. 7.30pm. Tickets £15-£36. 36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BP. 020 7935 2141. wigmore-hall.org.uk. Bond Street. Off map. CONCERTS: POP, JAZZ & WORLD CADOGAN HALL 9 Jan: The Pink Singers: By Special Arrangement. Europe’s longest-running LGBT choir performs a range of hits originally by the likes of Kate Bush, Bob Dylan, Whitney Houston and Joni Mitchell. 7pm. Tickets £10-£40. 020 7730 4500. 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ. cadoganhall.com. Sloane Square. Off map. KINGS PLACE 30 Jan: Opus Jam: Motown A Cappella. As part of the London A Cappella Festival 2016, French sextet Opus Jam sing strippedback 70s soul and feel-good Motown tunes. 2.30pm. Call ahead for prices. 90 York Way, N1 9AG. 020 7520 1490. kingsplace.co.uk. King’s Cross. Off map. THE JAZZ CAFE 15 Jan: The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra. This London-based band performs upbeat takes on vintage classics with a Jamaican flavour. 7pm. 24 Jan: The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan. Performing songs by Steely Dan. Tickets £16. 5 Parkway, NW1 7PG. 0844 847 2514. thejazzcafelondon.com. Camden Town. Off map. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY © MATT CROCKETT 60 | <strong>LONDON</strong> PLANNER
Music and Lyrics RAY DAVIES Book JOE PENHALL Original Story by RAY DAVIES Director EDWARD HALL SunnyAfternoonTheMusical.com HAROLD PINTER THEATRE WINNER BEST NEW MUSICAL OLIVIER AWARDS 2015 636_36_SA_London_Planner_91x118_AW.indd 1 29/09/2015 12:18 ‘THE BEST WEST END MUSICAL FOR YEARS’ BBC RADIO 2 THE STORY OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ALSO PLAYING SUNDAYS 0844 871 7630 Piccadilly Theatre JerseyBoysLondon.com JANUARY 2016 | 61
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