entertainment kinky boots Fun musical about a shoe factory which reinvigorates its business after its new owner decides to produce knee-high boots for drag queens. With music by Cyndi Lauper. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £25-£69.50. Adelphi Theatre, 409-412 Strand, WC2R 0NS. 020 3725 7068. kinkybootsthemusical.co.uk. Charing Cross. Key 1. LEs MisÉRAbLEs The world’s longest-running musical is set in post-revolutionary France. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £12.50-£94. Queen’s Theatre, 51 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6BA. 0844 482 5160. lesmis.com/uk. Leicester Square/ Piccadilly Circus. Key 39. MAMMA MiA! A tribute to the popular music of ABBA, with a feel-good story set on a Greek island. Mon-Sat 7.45pm; Thur & Sat 3pm. Tickets £15-£97.50. Novello Theatre, Aldwych, WC2B 4LD. 0844 482 5115. mamma-mia.com. Covent Garden/ Temple. Key 30. MAtiLDA tHE MUsiCAL Show based on Roald Dahl’s children’s book about a girl with magical powers. Tue 7pm; Wed-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm; Sun 3pm. Tickets £20-£122.50. Cambridge Theatre, 32-34 Earlham St, WC2H 9HU. 0844 412 4652. matildathemusical.com. Covent Garden. Key 8. Miss sAiGon This blockbuster musical returns to the West End where it began 25 years ago. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Thur & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £20-£125. Prince Edward Theatre, 28 Old Compton St, W1D 4HS. 0844 482 5155. miss-saigon.com. Leicester Square. Key 37. tHE PHAntoM oF tHE oPERA Long-running Gothic drama in which a masked man haunts the Paris Opera House. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Thur & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £21.50-£95. Her Majesty’s Theatre, 57 Haymarket, SW1Y 4QL. 0844 412 2707. thephantomoftheopera.com. Piccadilly Circus. Key 19. stoMP Theatre, dance, comedy and percussion. Mon & Thur-Sat 8pm; Thur & Sat-Sun 3pm; Sun 6pm. Tickets £26-£67.50. Ambassadors Theatre, West St, WC2H 9ND. 0844 811 2334. stomp london.com. Leicester Square. Key 2. sUnny AFtERnoon Musical about the rise to stardom of The Kinks. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£99.50. Harold Pinter Theatre, Panton St, SW1Y 4DN. 0844 871 7622. sunnyafternoon themusical.com. Piccadilly Circus. Key 18. tHRiLLER LiVE Non-stop songs and dance celebrate Michael Jackson’s career. Tue-Fri 7.30pm; Sat 4pm & 8pm; Sun 3.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £27.50- £87.50. Lyric Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES. 0844 482 9674. thrillerlive.com. Piccadilly Circus/Leicester Square. Key 25. WiCkED tHE MUsiCAL The brilliant back story of the witches of Oz. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £17.50-£125. Apollo Victoria Theatre, 17 Wilton Rd, SW1V 1LG. 0844 871 3001. wickedthemusical.co.uk. Victoria. Key 5. WonDER.LAnD Musical inspired by Lewis Carroll’s iconic story, with music by Blur’s Damon Albarn. Tickets £15-£55. Check website for times. National Theatre, South Bank, SE1 9PX. 020 7452 3000. nationaltheatre.org.uk. Waterloo. Key 27. Live music Cue the musiC Baroque Unwrapped at kings Place is a year-long celebration of classical music. The 50 concerts consist of orchestras, solos, duets and choirs. The series opens with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; other highlights include the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (above), and soprano Emma Kirkby. If tapping your toes isn’t enough, you can join a dance or choral workshop or a Bach singalong. 020 7520 1490. kingsplace.co.uk choir of king’s college, cambridge © Paul grover and king’s college, cambridge 54 | <strong>LONDON</strong> PLANNER
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