LONDON

ENTERTAINMENT
PLAYS
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF
THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Award-winnning show about a boy with learning
difficulties. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Thur & Sat 2.30pm.
Tickets £15-£125. Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury
Avenue, W1D 6AR. 0844 482 5130. curious
onstage.com. Piccadilly Circus/Leicester
Square. Key 17.
CYMBELINE
Shakespeare’s tragicomedy about a man who
lays a bet on his wife’s fidelity. Tickets £10-£62.
2.30pm & 7.30pm; check website for dates.
Sam Wanamaker Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe,
21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT. 020 7401 9919.
shakespearesglobe.com. Blackfriars. Key 43.
FAULTY TOWERS: THE DINING
EXPERIENCE
Interactive comedy and a meal based on the TV
comedy. Fri-Sat 7pm; Sat-Sun 1pm; Sun 6pm.
Tickets £52-57. The Torquay Suite Theatre,
Amba Hotel Charing Cross, Strand, WC2N 5HX.
0845 154 4145. faultytowers- uk.com.
Charing Cross. Map C6.
GOODNIGHT MR TOM
This play is based on the popular children’s book
and stars David Troughton as the elderly recluse
Mr Tom. Set during World War II, it follows his
friendship with an evacuee. Tickets £52.50-
£59.50. Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Wed, Thur & Sat
2.30pm (20 & 27 Jan 1.30pm, not 2.30pm).
Duke of York’s Theatre, 104 St Martin’s Lane,
WC2N 4BG. 0844 871 7627.
goodnightmistertom.co.uk.
Leicester Square. Key 14.
HANGMEN
A darkly comic and tense
drama about a hangman
shortly after Britain
abolishes hanging. Suitable
for over 14s. Mon-Sat
7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Tickets £12.50-£85.
Wyndham’s Theatre, Charing
Cross Rd, WC2H 0DA. 0844 482
5120. delfontmackintosh.co.uk.
Leicester Square. Key 51.
See the award-winning
Beautiful: The Carole
King Musical (p. 53)
HARLEQUINADE/ALL ON HER OWN
To 13 Jan: A theatre company
attempts to produce The Winter’s Tale and
Romeo and Juliet, while the dalliances of its
members are accidently revealed with chaotic
and comical consequences. All On Her Own
is performed prior to Harlequinade, and tells
the story of a woman, alone at midnight with a
burden to share. Times and dates vary. Tickets
£15-£95. 4-6 & 11-13 Jan 7.30pm; 6 & 13 Jan
2.30pm. Garrick Theatre, 2 Charing Cross Rd,
WC2H 0HH. 0844 482 9673. nimaxtheatres.com.
Leicester Square. Key 16.
JANE EYRE
Adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel
about an orphan who faces life’s challenges head
on. 12-13 Jan 7pm; 14 Jan 1.30pm; 15 Jan 2pm.
Tickets £15-£50. National Theatre, South Bank,
SE1 9PX. 020 7452 3000. nationaltheatre.org.uk.
Waterloo. Key 27.
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
This tale of sex and betrayal in prerevolutionary
France stars Dominic West.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Thur & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets
£10-£37.50. Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham St,
WC2H 9LX. 0844 871 7624. donmarwarehouse.
com. Covent Garden. Key 12.
THE MEDIEVAL BANQUET
Immersive theatre with a delicious four-course
meal. Wed-Sat 7.15pm; Sun 5.15pm. Adult £50;
child £30. Ivory House, St Katharine Docks,
E1W 1BP. 020 7480 5353. medievalbanquet.com.
Tower Hill. Map C9.
THE MOUSETRAP
Agatha Christie’s whodunnit. Mon-
Sat 7.30pm; Tue 3pm; Sat 4pm. Tickets
£17.50-£67.50.
St Martin’s Theatre, West
St, WC2H 9NZ. 0844 499 1515. the-mouse
trap.co.uk. Leicester Square. Key 40.
PERICLES
Fairytale romance by William
Shakespeare about Prince Pericles, who
is forced to flee his kingdom. Following
a shipwreck, he marries Princess Thaisa
who later dies in childbirth. Please
check website for times and dates.
Tickets £10-£62.
Sam Wanamaker
Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, 21
New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT. 020
7401 9919. shakespearesglobe.
com.
Blackfriars. Key 43.
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