This Is London Xmas 2018

63 Years Informing International & UK Visitors
Est.1956 Issue 3130
Christmas & New Year 2018

London’s New Year’s Day Parade
Welcomes the World
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CONTENTS
Events 4
Aladdin at Hackney Empire
Houses of Parliament Christmas Tours
London’s New Year’s Day Parade
Bat Out of Hell Christmas Performances
Music 8
English National Ballet in Nutcracker
Thriller Live 10th Birthday
Tudor Christmas at Southwark Cathedral
Exhibitions 12
Christmas Exhibitions at National Gallery
Emirates Stadium Tours
Theatre 16
Snow White at the London Palladium
WICKED Extra Shows for Christmas
Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 opens in January
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London is the most cosmopolitan capital in the
World. In our great city more than 250 languages are
spoken, highlighting just how London really is the
most diverse and inclusive city of all.
So, what could be more appropriate than the
theme for London’s New Year’s Day Parade? –
‘London Welcomes the World’.
At the start of each year, we at London’s New Year’s Day Parade really do just that –
it’s a veritable cultural kaleidoscope with 8,000 performers giving London a lift.
People from all five continents – Europe, Asia, Africa, The Americas and Australasia
– will be represented at our street spectacular either as performers or spectators.
Just take a look at some of the highlights: Mentalist and illusionist Andrews Lee
(of Britain’s Got Talent fame) flying in from Malaysia, budding country star Kaleb Lee
(The Voice USA) jetting to London from Florida, dancers from Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela,
Columbia and Bolivia, native Americans from North Carolina. Don’t forget our hugely
popular marching bands and cheerleaders from more than a dozen states in the USA.
But, as importantly to me, 16 boroughs from right across the Capital will have a
wonderful opportunity to show the World what they have to offer, entertain the
spectators on the streets and the huge global TV audience watching live – and raise
huge amounts of money for some really great charitable causes.
So bring your friends and family and before 12 noon get down to anywhere along
the route from Green Park to Parliament Square via Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street,
St James’s, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall. And there may be one or two grandstand
tickets still available at www.ticketmaster.com if you want an unforgettable experience
and be under cover.
Please remember that the fun and festivities aren’t just confined to January 1st –
with our fabulous Concert Series featuring some extraordinarily talented students
performing at various London locations (visit www.lnydp.com @lnydp)
Happy New Year to you all.
Bob Bone
Executive Director – London’s New Year’s Day Parade
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Photo: Robert Workman.
Clive Rowe as Widow Twankey in Hackney Empire’s Aladdin.
ALADDIN – HACKNEY EMPIRE
20th ANNIVERSARY PANTOMIME
This year, Hackney Empire is presenting
Aladdin, its landmark 20th anniversary
Christmas pantomime from writer and
director Susie McKenna and composer
Steven Edis. The celebratory production
runs at Hackney Empire until 6 January.
Aladdin stars Olivier Award-winning
Grande Dame of pantomime Clive Rowe
making his Hackney comeback in the role
of Widow Twankey to mark his 12th panto
with the venue. Olivier Award nominated
actress, television star and comedian
Tameka Empson also returns to play The
Empress in her sixth Empire panto and
following her last stage appearance 9 years
ago.They are joined by Gemma Sutton
(Gypsy, The Rink) in the title role, Julie
Yammanee (Spamilton, Here Lies Love) as
Princess Ling Mai and Empire regular
Kat B as Genie of the Lamp.
Aladdin is once again written and
directed by Susie McKenna, bringing a
glittering show packed with magical fun,
song, dance, slapstick comedy and
audience participation for all the family.
In the Far East End, on the island kingdom
of Ha Ka Ney, young Aladdin dreams of
finding love and making his fortune. When
he discovers an enchanted lamp and meets
a mysterious genie, it looks like all his
wishes are about to come true – with the
help of tap-dancing pandas and his largerthan-life
mum, can he win the hand of his
Princess or will an evil magician, some
madcapped policemen and a very large pile
of laundry, stand in his way?
For tickets, telephone Hackney Empire
box office on 020 8985 2424.
CHRISTMAS TOURS AT THE HOUSES
OF PARLIAMENT
The Houses of Parliament are open for
Christmas tours over the festive season so
visitors can go along and discover more
about the history and modern day workings
of this fabulous building. Absorb the
atmosphere of the season with the scent of
pine from the enormous tree in medieval
Westminster Hall and then enjoy the
opportunity to explore the Commons and
Lords chambers and learn about the work
that happens in these famous rooms.
Choose between a 90 minute
entertaining and informative tour led by a
knowledgeable guide or a self-guided
audio tour experience that allows you to go
at your own pace and offers a choice of
languages. There is also a family version of
the audio tour produced for children aged 7
to 12, in English. After your tour, pop into
the Jubilee Shop just off Westminster Hall
and indulge in some shopping. Tours of
the Houses of Parliament are available on
Saturdays and also Wednesday to Friday
between 21 December and 4 January
(except 26 December). Advance booking is
recommended but not essential. Telephone
020 7219 4114 for tickets, or from
Portcullis House on Victoria Embankment.
Parliament Square.
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Photos: Specular.
BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL
WEST END SEASON MUST END
The West End season of the awardwinning
Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical
will continue right through the holidays
at the Dominion Theatre until 5 January.
Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The
Musical wowed critics and public alike
when it played at Manchester Opera
House, London Coliseum and Toronto’s
Ed Mirvish Theatre in 2017, and has been
seen by over 650,000 people to date.
Earlier this year, the show’s producers
announced a wide-ranging global
partnership with the Invictus Games
Foundation – an acclaimed Gala
Performance of the musical in support of
the Invictus Games took place last week.
Bat Out Of Hell became one of the
best-selling albums in history, selling
over 50 million copies worldwide. 16
years later, Steinman scored again with
Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell, which
contained the massive hit I Would Do
Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That).
The show is a romantic adventure
about rebellious youth and passionate
love, set against the backdrop of a postcataclysmic
city adrift from the mainland.
Strat, the forever young leader of The
Lost, has fallen for Raven, daughter of
Falco, the tyrannical, ruler of Obsidian.
There will be extra performance
during the Christmas and New Year
period, with matinees on 19 and 22
December, 27-29 December, plus 2, 3 &
5 January, plus a hugely popular Sing-
A-Long Performance on New Year’s Eve.
There is no show on 24 or 26 December.
Tickets from the Box Office telephone
0845 200 7982 or visit the website at
www.BatOutOfHellMusical.com
CHRISTMAS AT ZSL LONDON ZOO
Until 1 January, visitors to ZSL
London Zoo – young and old alike – can
enjoy a magical after-dark experience:
Christmas at London Zoo. After the sun
has set – and all of the animals are
safely bedded down for the night, the
zoo transforms into a fairyland of over
100,000 twinkling Christmas lights, with
illuminated animal sculptures and
decorous umbrellas hanging from trees.
At the beginning of the trail, visitors
are surrounded by sparkle as the
pathway leads them through the Light
Vortex and into contrasting tunnels.
Along the festive-themed illuminated
trail, you can enjoy several cafés and
shops selling mulled wine, hot
chocolate, marshmallows and roasted
chestnuts. The route is approximately
one mile long and you can pause for a
while at the Mappin Terraces as the
Magic Mountain springs to life with a
blast of colour and playful projections.
There are plenty of hidden surprises
such as frosty snowflakes, shimmering
stars and gigantic baubles, as well as an
illuminated 11-metre-tall Sledge Tree,
made from 365 illuminated wooden
sledges that constantly changes colour.
The trail is open from 16.45 to 20.00,
and for those who wish to explore the
zoo and see the animals during the day
as well, a combined ticket is available
to stay on for the evening.
Jackie Hawken
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CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY
WITH NEW HIDDEN LONDON TOURS
Treat loved-ones to a disused station
or secret venue tour this Christmas
which will transport them to a bygone
era. Film fans will have the opportunity
to walk in the footsteps of one of the
world’s most famous spies with a new
package which includes a Charing Cross
tour and Skyfall screening at London
Transport Museum, Covent Garden.
Architecture enthusiasts can admire the
art deco style of London’s first
skyscraper, which celebrates its 90th
year in 2019. A Hidden London tour is
the perfect festive surprise for the
shopper and something a little different.
Visitors on the Clapham South –
Subterranean shelter tour will hear about
the extraordinary stories of Londoners
seeking refuge in this labyrinth of
underground passages during the Second
World War as well as Caribbean migrants
arriving on the Empire Windrush who,
temporarily, made this deep-level
underground shelter their home.
Euston – The lost tunnels tour offers
visitors a glimpse of quiet and spooky
passageways below Euston’s bustling
station while those with a passion for
photography can capture this arresting
location on camera on the Euston –
Photography tour. Adventure seekers can
explore abandoned platforms and tunnels
at Aldwych station – a hidden gem, rarely
open to the public, and just footsteps
away from the Strand.
Tickets for Hidden London tours of
disused stations and other secret
locations are now on sale. The season
runs from 19 January to 31 March.
The lost tunnel at Euston.
LONDON WELCOMES THE WORLD
London’s New Year’s Day Parade 2019,
which celebrates Britain’s multi-cultural
Capital and outward-facing ethos
promises to be the biggest and best yet.
The theme for the turn-of-year tradition is
‘London Welcomes the World’.
The 33rd parade, now a cherished
turn of year tradition, features more than
8,000 performers from numerous
nations. The three-and-a-half-hour street
spectacular will be screened live on TV
across the continents and is expected to
attract more than 500.000 spectators on
to the streets of London.
Among the highlights of LNYDP 2019
will be Illusionist Andrew Lee, star of
Britain’s Got Talent, who performs an
extraordinary feat never attempted before
in the round and on the move; Country
star Kaleb Lee, star of The Voice USA
showcases his new album; 16 London
boroughs showcasing their diversity,
history and spirit; Dancers from Ecuador,
Bolivia and Venezuela; and 1,000 elite
cheerleaders from across the USA.
London boroughs are competing for a
share of a £50,000 charity prize pot.
More than £2m has been raised to date
for London charities. The parade has
benefitted London’s economy by an
estimated one billion pounds in the last
decade, with 5,000 overseas performers
and hundreds of thousands of tourists
coming to the event each year. London’s
New Year’s Day Parade runs from
Piccadilly (at Green Park Station) to
Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street,
St James’s, Pall Mall, Trafalgar Square
and along Whitehall to Parliament Square.
The parade plays a prominent part in
a full week of celebration, (London’s
New Year’s Day Parade and Festival)
which includes orchestral, choral and
street performances in iconic London
locations. LNYDP is free to all and some
grandstand tickets may still be available
from www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Ticker Tape Welcome.
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James Streeter as Drosselmeyer in English National Ballet’s Nutcracker.
© Laurent Liotardo.
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET NUTCRACKER AT THE COLISEUM
Continuing its Christmas tradition of presenting a Nutcracker
production each year since 1950, English National Ballet’s
Nutcracker returns to the London Coliseum this festive season,
following sold out performances in 2016 and 2017.
On a sparkling Christmas Eve in a
frost-dusted Edwardian London, Clara
and her enchanted Nutcracker doll
discover a magical world, where she
battles with the Mouse King and meets a
handsome stranger. As the air grows
colder, Clara and her valiant Nutcracker
take a hot air balloon ride across
London to the glistening Land of Snow
where her adventure really begins.
Over 100 dancers and musicians
bring to life the popular Tchaikovsky
score featuring the Dance of the Sugar
Plum Fairy and Waltz of the Flowers,
performed live by English National Ballet
Philharmonic.
Based on a concept by Toer van
Schayk and Wayne Eagling, Nutcracker
has choreography by Wayne Eagling and
music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with
design by Peter Farmer and lighting by
David Richardson.
To coincide with Nutcracker, English
National Ballet will host a range of
workshops and events, aimed to provide
a gateway into the world of ballet.
Activities include on-stage workshops
for all ages, Live Drawing, Family
Events, and behind-the-scenes talks.
The Family Friendly performance of
Nutcracker is on Sunday 30 December
(14.00). Children under 5 may attend
this performance and up to two children
under 16 can go free with each full
paying adult.
Performances are from Thursday
13 December until Sunday 30 December.
Box Office: 020 7845 9300 or from
www.ballet.org.uk/nutcracker
Founded in 1950 as London Festival
Ballet by the great English Dancers
Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, English
National Ballet has played a major role
in the growth and history of ballet in the
UK. Today, English National Ballet is
renowned for taking world-class ballet to
the widest possible audience through its
national and international tour
programme. Under the artistic
directorship of Tamara Rojo, English
National Ballet has gained new acclaim
as it introduces innovative new works to
the Company’s repertoire while
continuing to honour and reinvigorate
traditional ballet.
Snowflakes – Nutcracker.
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Photo: Betty Zapata
THRILLER LIVE CELEBRATES 10th
BIRTHDAY
Thriller Live has just celebrated its
4,000th West End performance with guest
stars led by Peter Andre performing in aid
of The Prince’s Trust, the start of a
year-long partnership with the charity.
The champagne is also on ice as the
concert spectacular, which showcases
Michael Jackson’s unforgettable music
and dazzling choreography, prepares to
celebrate 10 years as the Lyric Theatre’s
longest running success. The corks will
finally pop on 22 January when original
cast members and singers and dancers
from the show across the decade will
celebrate this amazing West End
milestone.
Shortly afterwards, on 9 April, at the
4,625th West End performance, Thriller
Live will overtake Miss Saigon to
become the 13th longest running
musical of all time. Thriller Live is unlike
other West End musicals. There is no
script or story, it is instead a eyepopping
celebration of Michael
Jackson’s music and dance legacy,
bringing to life on stage his distinctive
high-energy dancing and the pulsating
sound of many of pop’s greatest hits.
The show changes each year with
new numbers added, and features
specially created video footage and
effects and dazzling choreography by the
show’s award-winning director, Gary
Lloyd. Thriller Live first Moonwalked
into the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury
Avenue in 2009 and it holds the record
as the longest ever run of a show since
the theatre started entertaining the
capital in December 1888.
The show has now been seen by over
5 million people in 33 countries and
played over 6,500 performances
worldwide, never failing to get a standing
ovation! Thriller Live was originally
conceived and created by Adrian Grant, a
long time associate of Michael Jackson.
There are extra performances over the
Christmas and New Year period. For
tickets, telephone the Lyric Theatre Box
office on 0330 333 4812.
MUSIC AND COMEDY ON NEW
YEAR’S EVE WITH RAINER HERSCH
If you are visiting the UK over the
holidays and wondering how to celebrate
New Year’s Eve, there are few better ways
than with Rainer Hersch and his brilliant
Orkestra in the beautiful Cadogan Hall,
just off Sloane Square. The performance
will begin at 19.00 and finishes at
approximately 21.15.
Cadogan Hall is one of London’s finest,
with not a bad seat in the house but they
rarely see anything like this. Yes, it’s a
concert, but not as you know it. This is a
laugh-out-loud extravaganza of great
music, hilarious arrangements and hi jinx
for orchestra and audience. Over the last
three years, it has become the not-to-bemissed
start to the New Year.
Rainer Hersch (half German, half
English, which means he’d like to take
over the world but is too polite’) is a
conductor who has been delighting
audiences with his unique take on music
for over twenty years. He is a regular on
the BBC and appears as a guest
conductor with orchestras throughout the
world. But don’t expect him to wander on
and just wave his hands about because
Rainer is also a accomplished stand-up
comedian. In fact, that is what he used to
do before he concentrated on music,
headlining the Comedy Store and many
other clubs, not an orchestra in sight.
Since then, more than 30 million fans
around the world have viewed his clips on
YouTube and more than a few of them
make a the trip to Cadogan Hall to see
him in in the flesh.
With Rainer’s stand-up comedy there
will be everything from Tchaikovsky 1812
with audience cannons to music from the
movies – and guests. For 2018, those will
be recorder wiz, Piers Adams (virtuoso
baroque ensemble ‘Red Priest’) and star
Baritone, James Oldfield. It all adds up to
‘a guaranteed laugh every four bars’
(Scotsman) and ‘The funniest concert
you’ll ever see’ (Time Out). Well the
funniest, that is, until this time in 2019.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
For tickets, telephone 020 7730 4500
or visit www.rainerhersch.com
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Andy Nyman (Tevye).
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Menier Chocolate Factory
One of the great experiences of my
theatre-going life was seeing Zero
Mostel as Tevye on Broadway in the
original 1964 production of Fiddler on
the Roof. He was unforgettable. But that
wasn’t always a given. Mostel had a
reputation for being unpredictable and
undisciplined. When the mood struck,
he would veer from Joseph Stein’s
brilliant book (based on stories by
Sholom Aleichem) preferring to indulge
in eccentric on-stage antics that did the
show no favours. Clearly, I’d got him on
a good night.
Three years later, I was at the opening
of Fiddler at Her Majesty’s Theatre in
London watching the great Israeli actor,
Chaim Topol commit grand larceny by
usurping the role of the struggling milk
man and, miracle of miracles, making it
his own. So much so that he was chosen
to repeat his performance on film.
Over time I have seen several Tevye’s
and though each possessed qualities
unique to themselves, none had the
gravitas, swagger and poignancy of its
two extraordinary career-defining
originals.
The latest exponent of this coveted
role is Andy Nyman who, although a tad
too young-looking and without the
necessary physical stature or gravitas of
his two famous predecessors, grows into
the part as the evening progresses – as,
indeed does Trevor Nunn’s intimate
revival, the first fifteen minutes of which,
on the opening night at any rate, began
tentatively. The jokes didn’t land and
neither did the show’s two best-known
songs, Tradition and If I Were A Rich
Man, the latter losing the assorted
poultry squawks associated with it (but
not actually in the text) and with the
‘daidle, deedle, daidle’ riff now
accentuating the sciatic pain Tevye
Judy Kuhn at Golde.
Photos: Johan Persson.
experiences hauling his cart, Mother
Courage-like, around the little village of
Anatevka, in which the story is set.
Fortunately, as the act progresses, so
does the central performance, abetted no
doubt, by Nunn’s inventive direction and
by the almost fool-proof brilliance of the
piece itself. What, after its shaky start,
I particularly admired in Nyman’s
performance was its lack of histrionics.
He plays it as an ensemble piece rather
than as a star vehicle, integrating
seamlessly with Judy Kuhn as Tevye’s
stoic wife Golde, Joshua Gannon as the
humble tailor Motel Kamzoil, Stuart
Clarke as Perchek the scholar, Dermot
Canavan as the butcher Lazar Wolf and
Molly Osborne as Tevye’s oldest
daughter Tzeitel.
The show’s original director/
choreographer was Jerome Robbins,
many of whose ideas and dance routines
have been reworked by Matt Cole for the
more modest space provided by the
Menier, and it works beautifully,
especially the difficult bottle dance
energetically performed by a group of
Anatefkan Russian youths who, soon, on
orders from the czar, will turn on
Anatevka’s Jews and force them out of
their homes and out of the country.
Nunn’s handling of the final moments
of this superbly crafted musical, with its
hauntingly beautiful score by Jerry Bock
(music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics)
speaks volumes about the dispossession
of Russian Jewry at the turn of the 19th
century, culminating for many, in the
holocaust.
Though it boasts a cast of just under
thirty, this is very much a chamber
production of an iconic Broadway
musical conceived both for a large stage
and a large theatre. The intimacy of
Nunn’s modest staging pays dividends
in the way it involves the audience in
Sholom Aleichem’s enduring characters,
their lives, their loves and their
struggles. It uplifts you but also breaks
your heart.
CLIVE HIRSCHHORN
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A TUDOR CHRISTMAS AT
SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL
The Tudor period was one of great
change and uncertainty but it produced
some of the finest British music ever
heard. The celebrated Dutch viol consort
L'Armonia Sonora has joined forces with
the world renowned Trinity Boys Choir to
produce a beautiful and atmospheric
programme of music for Advent and
Christmas from the 16th century. Works
by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Thomas
Weelkes and Orlando Gibbons for
voices, viols and organ are imaginatively
presented to create a Christmas concert
full of joy and wonder but unlikely to be
like any other in London this year.
Trinity Boys Choir travels extensively
and in 2018 has performed in China,
France, Germany, Holland, Italy and
Spain. The boys are well known for their
operatic appearances at Glyndebourne,
the Royal Opera House and English
National Opera, as well as abroad at the
Aix-en-Provence Festival and at
La Scala, Milan. In the world of Early
Music the choir has collaborated with
Sir John Eliot Gardiner on tours to
Germany, Italy and Spain and with Paul
McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort.
They are also in demand for studio work
and have appeared on the soundtracks
of numerous films including Fantastic
Beasts 1 and 2, The Nutcracker and the
Four Realms, and Mockingjay 1 and 2.
Trinity Boys Choir EIGHT made its
debut at the Utrecht Early Music Festival
in 2016 with L’Armonia Sonora to critical
acclaim. The eight boys include the
most experienced trebles and promising
young tenors and basses. They sing one
or two to a part and present their
programmes entirely from memory. This
December the choir is touring A Tudor
Christmas in Holland and the UK with
performances in the Tudor Chapel at
Ightham Mote and Southwark Cathedral.
The concert will be on Wednesday
19 December at 13.15. Admission is free
with a collection for Health Poverty
Action. Southwark Cathedral is a short
walk from London Bridge station.
Trinity Boys Choir.
The New
Year’s Eve
Bash
RAINER
HERSCH
ORKESTRA
CADOGAN HALL
31st December 7pm
www.cadoganhall.com
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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR AT
THE NATIONAL GALLERY
One of the world's best-known animal
paintings, Edwin Landseer's 'The
Monarch of the Glen', has returned to
the National Gallery for the first time
since 1851. The iconic work is displayed
alongside other paintings and drawings
by Landseer of Highland scenes,
showing how he developed his
distinctive approach to the
representation of the stag as hero.
A representation of the painting made
in 1966 by former Associate Artist
Sir Peter Blake also provides a living
artist’s response, highlighting 'The
Monarch of the Glen’s' enduring appeal.
Coinciding with Landseer’s The
Monarch of the Glen is a display of
Scottish artist Rachel Maclean’s 2012
film ‘The Lion and The Unicorn’ which
shines an irreverent light on Scottish-
English relationships. One of the most
sharply satirical artists in Britain today,
Maclean’s caustic and darkly comical
films look at how we shape collective
and individual identities. Her distinctive
Edwin Landseer's 'The Monarch of the Glen'.
style combines gaudy masks, grotesque
prostheses and elaborate scenography.
Also on display this Christmas and
New Year, in the Sainsbury Wing until
27 January, ‘Mantegna and Bellini’ tells
a tale of two artists and brothers-in-law,
a story of art, family, rivalry, and
personality. Andrea Mantegna’s brilliant
compositional innovation and Giovanni
Bellini’s atmospheric, natural landscapes
were groundbreaking – no one had seen
anything like it before.
Following their respective careers in
Padua and Venice, and Mantegna’s fame
as court painter to the powerful Gonzaga
family in nearby Mantua, ‘Mantegna and
Bellini’ is the first-ever exhibition to
explore the creative links between these
artists, an opportunity to see rare loans of
paintings and drawings from around the
world by two of the most influential artists
of the Renaissance.
Visitors can still enjoy highlights from
The Courtauld Gallery, including famous
works by Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec,
Renoir, Manet and Seurat alongside a
selection of Impressionist paintings from
the National Gallery’s own holdings. On
view until 20 January, Courtauld
Impressionists: From Manet to Cézanne
traces the development of Impressionist
and Post-Impressionist paintings through
a selection of over forty masterpieces.
These exhibitions will be closely
followed this spring by Sorolla: Spanish
Master of Light, the first UK exhibition of
Spain's Impressionist, Sorolla, in over a
century. Known as the 'master of light'
for his iridescent canvases, this is a rare
opportunity to see the most complete
exhibition of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida's
(1863–1923) paintings outside Spain.
From the vivid seascapes, garden
views, and bather scenes for which he is
most renowned, to portraits, landscapes
and genre scenes of Spanish life, the
exhibition features more than 60 works
spanning Sorolla's career – many of
which are travelling from private
collections and from afar.
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EMIRATES STADIUM TOUR
Journey into the unique, unrivalled and
unforgettable Emirates Stadium. Go on an
all access behind-the-scenes tour, where
visitors will have the opportunity to walk
in the footsteps of their heroes, listen to
matchday experiences and explore never
before seen footage as a host of Arsenal
stars share their matchday experiences.
Listen to stories about how the Emirates
was built and why areas such as the
changing rooms and pitch make the
stadium one of the most state-of-the-art
stages for world football.
More than ever before, Emirates
Stadium Tour places the visitor at the
heart of the home of Arsenal Football Club
and what it is like to be amongst a
capacity crowd on matchdays. Exciting
new features for 2019 include 360°
matchday footage, which gives visitors the
chance to relive the action from the stands
as spectators find themselves on the edge
of their seats when the ball hits the back
of the net. Also, don’t miss the
opportunity to feel what it is like to lead
the Gunners out to the roar of 60,000
fans, shake hands with the opposition and
have a pre-match kickabout with the club’s
legendary mascot Gunnersaurus.
Don’t forget to visit the Arsenal
Museum, entry to which is included with
every visit. Founded in 1886, Arsenal has
an impressive history from the club’s time
at Woolwich and Highbury and Emirates
Stadium.
Many of the items on display were
donated by former players who hold a
special place in Arsenal’s history.
Highlights include Jens Lehmann’s
goalkeeper gloves that he wore for every
league match of the unbeaten Invincibles
season in 2003/4.
Audio tours are available in ten
languages including British Sign
Language (no pre-booking required) and
are open 7 days a week, Monday-Friday
10.00-17.00, Saturday 9.30-18.00 and
Sunday 10.00-16.00 and during school
holidays Monday-Saturday from
9.30-18.00 and Sunday 10.00-16.00. Last
entry one hour before closing time.
The Arsenal Museum.
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SNOW WHITE AT THE LONDON
PALLADIUM
Qdos Entertainment’s production of
Snow White at the London Palladium
has opened a five week strictly limited
run which continues until 13 January.
Dawn French is Queen Dragonella with
Julian Clary as The Man in The Mirror,
Paul Zerdin as Muddles, Nigel Havers as
The Understudy, Gary Wilmot as Mrs
Nora Crumble, Vincent and Flavia as The
King and The Queen, Charlie Stemp as
Prince Harry of Hampstead and Danielle
Hope as Snow White.
Produced by the Olivier Award-winning
team behind last year’s Dick Whittington,
Snow White at the London Palladium is
directed by Michael Harrison, with
Gary Wilmot as Mrs Nora Crumble.
choreography by Karen Bruce, scenery
designed by Ian Westbrook, costumes
designed by Hugh Durrant and original
music by Gary Hind.
Two years ago, Qdos re-established
the tradition of large-scale, spectacular,
star-led pantomime at the London
Palladium with Cinderella, which played
to packed houses and critical acclaim.
Last year they followed that success with
Dick Whittington in which Elaine Paige,
Julian Clary and a host of other
household names sent themselves up
superbly (and hilariously) following in
the footsteps of the pantomime greats,
winning the first Oliver Award ever for a
pantomime production.
Box Office telephone 020 7087 7747.
Photos: Paul Coltas.
TRUE WEST
Vaudeville
Kit Harington jettisons his Jon Snow
persona from Game of Thrones and dons
seriously unflattering specs – and even
worse shorts – to play respectable
screen writer Austin in the late Sam
Shepard’s 1980 comedy drama set in
southern California where he’s
housesitting for his mother whilst she
holidays in Alaska. Married, Ivy League
educated, he is, apparently, the opposite
of his estranged older brother Lee
(Johnny Flynn) who turns up after an
extended period living in the desert and
thinks nothing of helping himself to the
contents of other people’s houses.
Yet each wants what the other seems to
have and as, over a game of golf, Lee
craftily persuades visiting Hollywood
producer Saul to option his own
improbable plot – and ditch Austin’s as a
result – the tables are turned.
Matthew Dunster’s otherwise enjoyable
production suffer slightly from awkward,
all too visible scene changes which not
only break the tension but also diminish
the effect of what should be (sight lines
permitting) one of the funniest moments
in this mildly satirical exposé of
Hollywood and the American dream.
But Harington and Flynn spar
convincingly as they irritate each other
past the point of physical violence, with
Flynn capturing the manipulative
unpredictability of drunken drifter Lee,
and Harington’s Austen losing control in
a manic spree involving too much booze
and a batch of pilfered toasters.
And when their mother (Madeleine
Potter) returns to find her plant-filled
home trashed by the brothers, the bright
fluorescent lights of the desert (in Jon
Bausor design) which beckon them look
as welcoming – and destructive – as fly
zappers in this study of sibling rivalry.
Louise Kingsley
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Bonnie Langford.
DOLLY PARTON’S 9 TO 5 THE
MUSICAL OPENS IN JANUARY
Dolly Parton has announced the full
casting for 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL at the
Savoy Theatre for a limited season from
28 January to 31 August. Bonnie
Langford will play ‘Roz Keith’, joining
Louise Redknapp as ‘Violet Newstead’,
Amber Davies as ‘Judy Bernly’, Natalie
McQueen as ‘Doralee Rhodes’ and Brian
Conley as ‘Franklin Hart’.
9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL features a
book by Patricia Resnick, the legendary
film’s original screenwriter, and an
original Oscar, Grammy and Tony awardnominated
score by country legend and
pop icon Dolly Parton. It tells the story
of Doralee, Violet and Judy – three
workmates pushed to boiling point by
their sexist and egotistical boss.
Concocting a plan to kidnap and turn the
tables on their despicable supervisor,
will the girls manage to reform their
office – or will events unravel when the
CEO pays an unexpected visit?
Inspired by the cult film, this
hilarious new West End production is
about teaming up, standing up and
taking care of business!
9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL is produced by
Ambassador Theatre Group and Selladoor
Worldwide with Gavin Kalin Productions,
Glass Half Full Productions, Showtime
Theatre Productions, Hartshorn – Hook
Productions and Kilimanjaro Live.
EXPERIENCE THE SNOWMAN WITH
BACKYARD CINEMA
Backyard Cinema are inviting festive
revellers to experience The Snowman
like never before this winter. Guests will
feel like they’re flying with The Snowman
himself as they are fully immersed in
scenes from the magical film, taking a
journey through real-life sets and
encountering beloved characters.
This experiential show will transport
audiences of all ages into the magical
world of The Snowman. Spread out
over 5,000 sq ft and nestled within the
UK’s largest festive celebrations, the
IMG-produced Hyde Park Winter
Wonderland, Backyard Cinema is
pushing the boundaries of traditional
screenings, as audiences journey
through replica sets representing parts
of the movie. One of the multiple rooms
sees a section of the winter classic
playing out on a giant 10-metre-wide
curved, LED screen.
The experience is completed with the
Snowman himself making an
appearance, as audiences explore
Backyard Cinema’s festive experience.
Wednesday 19 th December at 13.15pm
Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge
Admission free with collection for Health Poverty Action
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Alice Fearn and Sophie Evans.
Photo: Darren Bell.
COUNTING SHEEP HEADLINES
VAULT FESTIVAL IN JANUARY
Counting Sheep, the award-winning
immersive Ukrainian folk opera, will
headline VAULT Festival 2019, playing an
eight week run from 23 January to
17 March. It is a deeply personal retelling
of the revolution in Ukraine, where
creators Mark and Marichka Marczyk met
and fell in love on the barricades of
Maidan Square in Kiev in 2014.
Performed using traditional Ukrainian
polyphonic choral music, archive
footage from the revolution, and
interactive staging, audience members
are invited to become part of the
revolution itself.
Melanie La Barrie in WICKED. Photo: Matt Crockett.
WICKED EXTRA SHOWS FOR
CHRISTMAS
Wicked, the West End and Broadway
musical sensation that tells the
incredible untold story of the Witches of
Oz, has released a further 500,000 new
tickets. The smash hit is now booking to
30 November 2019 at London’s Apollo
Victoria Theatre.
Five extra shows have been added this
Christmas, on Monday 24 December,
Thursday 27 December, Friday 28
December, Sunday 30 December and
Thursday 3 January, all at 14.30.
Further extra shows have also been
added in 2019 on Thursday 21 February,
Thursday 18 April, Thursday 15 August,
Thursday 29 August and Thursday
24 October, each starting at 14.30.
Already the 5th longest running
musical currently playing in the West End,
Wicked’s 5141st performance this month
surpasses the run of Buddy - The Buddy
Holly Story, to become the 13th longest
running West End show in history.
Wicked has won more than 100 major
international awards, including three
Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and ten
theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Awards
(winning ‘Best West End Show’ on three
separate occasions).
The Tony Award-winning original
Broadway production remains
‘Broadway’s biggest blockbuster’ after
almost 15 years at the Gershwin Theatre.
Based on the acclaimed, best-selling
novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked
ingeniously re-imagines the stories and
characters created by L. Frank Baum in
‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’. The show
tells the incredible story of an unlikely
but profound friendship between two
sorcery students, whose extraordinary
adventures in Oz will ultimately see them
fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good
and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Telephone the box office for tickets on
0844 871 3001 or visit the website
www.WickedTheMusical.co.uk
Me'sha Bryan in Caroline, Or Change.
Photo: Helen Maybanks.
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
Chichester Festival Theatre’s critically
acclaimed production which also enjoyed
a sell-out engagement at Hampstead
Theatre, recently extended its West End
run due to popular demand through to
6 April. The celebrated musical is written
by Tony Kushner, author of Angels in
America and recent recipient of the
Arthur Miller Foundation Humanitarian
Award. The soaring score is by Tony
Award-winning Fun Home composer,
Jeanine Tesori.
Winner of the 2007 Olivier Award for
Best New Musical, Caroline, Or Change is
a playful, funny, and deeply moving
portrait of America at a time of momentous
social upheaval, set to an uplifting and
profound score of soul, blues, classical
and traditional Jewish folk music.
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PLAYS
SWITZERLAND
Filled with razor-sharp dialogue, a chilling
and sometimes hilarious two-hander unfolds
into a gripping psychological thriller.
AMBASSADORS THEATRE
West Street, WC2 (020 7395 5405)
A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER
World premiere of Martin McDonagh’s new
play. As dangerous, twisted and funny as
The Pillowman, it travels deep into the
abysses of the imagination.
BRIDGE THEATRE
One Tower Bridge, SE1 (0843 208 1846)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
The acclaimed production of Agatha Christie’s
classic courtroom play has captured the
imagination of audiences inside the unique
setting of County Hall’s ornate Chamber on
the South Bank.
COUNTY HALL
South Bank, SE1 (0844 815 7141)
THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY
One enormous diamond, eight incompetent
crooks and a snoozing security guard. What
could possibly go right?
CRITERION THEATRE
Piccadilly Circus, (020 7492 0810)
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
A Polytechnic amateur drama group are
putting on a 1920s murder mystery and
everything that can go wrong... does!
DUCHESS THEATRE
Catherine Street, WC2 (0330 333 4810)
SUMMER AND SMOKE
Following a critically acclaimed, sold out run
at the Almeida Theatre, Rebecca Frecknall’s
production of Tennessee Williams’ play
transfers to the West End for a limited season.
DUKE OF YORK’S THEATRE
St Martin’s Lane, WC2 (020 7492 1552)
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
An innocent outsider, a suspicious rural
community, a gothic house and a misty marsh
are the ingredients of this Victorian ghost story.
FORTUNE THEATRE
Russell Street, WC2 (0844 871 7626)
DON QUIXOTE
Stage version of Miguel de Cervantes’ iconic
novel which tells the famous story of a selffashioned
travelling knight accompanied by his
faithful squire.
GARRICK THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2 (0330 333 4811)
PINTER AT THE PINTER
All twenty short plays written by the greatest
British playwright of the 20th Century. They
have never before been performed together.
HAROLD PINTER THEATRE
Panton Street, SW1 (0844 871 7627)
Royal National Theatre Plays in repertory
OLIVIER THEATRE
ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play the
famous fated couple. At the fringes of a wartorn
empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and
Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love.
HADESTOWN
Following record-breaking runs at New York
Theatre Workshop and Canada’s Citadel
Theatre, Hadestown comes to the National
Theatre prior to Broadway.
LYTTELTON THEATRE
I'M NOT RUNNING
David Hare's 18th play to open at the National
Theatre, bringing his characteristic themes of
British politics and public versus private
relationships to the Lyttelton stage.
WAR HORSE
Eleven years after its NT debut, and having
played in eleven countries, War Horse returns
to the National Theatre to mark the centenary
of Armistice Day.
DORFMAN THEATRE
THE TELL-TALE HEART
New play by Anthony Neilson based on the
short story by Edgar Allan Poe
NATIONAL THEATRE
South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3000)
THE INHERITANCE
Matthew Lopez's major two-part world
premiere questions how much we owe to
those who lived and loved before us.
NOEL COWARD THEATRE
St. Martin’s Lane, WC2 (0844 482 5140)
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED
CHILD PARTS I & II
Stage play based on the Harry Potter franchise
written by Jack Thorne, based on an original
story by J.K Rowling.
PALACE THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (0330 333 4813)
FAULTY TOWERS DINING EXPERIENCE
Inspired by one of Britain's greatest ever
comedy series, this 2 hour interactive
production is set in a restaurant where you the
audience are the diners.
RADISSON BLU EDWARDIAN
Bloomsbury Street, (0845 1544 145)
THE MOUSETRAP
Agatha Christie’s whodunnit is the longest
running play of its kind in the history of
British theatre.
ST MARTIN’S THEATRE
West Street, WC2 (0844 499 1515)
TRUE WEST
Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn star as
warring brothers Austin and Lee in the West
End Premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winner Sam
Shepard’s ferociously funny, modern classic.
VAUDEVILLE THEATRE
Strand, WC2 (020 7400 1257)
MUSICALS
KINKY BOOTS
Inspired by a true story and based on the
Miramax film, the show tells the story of
Charlie Price who reluctantly inherited his
father's Northampton shoe factory.
ADELPHI THEATRE
Strand, WC2 (020 3725 7060)
TINA
New stage musical reveals the untold story of
Tina Turner, a woman who dared to defy the
bounds of her age, gender and race.
ALDWYCH THEATRE
The Aldwych, WC2 (0845 2007981)
WICKED
Hit Broadway story of how a clever,
misunderstood girl with emerald green skin
and a girl who is beautiful and popular turn
into the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda
the Good Witch in the Land of Oz.
APOLLO VICTORIA THEATRE
Wilton Road, SW1 (0844 826 8000)
EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE
New feel good musical starring Layton
Williams. Supported by his mum and friends,
Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies,
steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.
APOLLO THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (0330 333 4809)
BAT OUT OF HELL
Jay Scheib's stage musical, written by Jim
Steinman, featuring Meat Loaf's greatest hits.
DOMINION THEATRE
Tottenham Court Road, W1 (0845 200 7982)
MATILDA
Critically acclaimed Royal Shakespeare
Company production of Roald Dahl’s book,
directed by Matthew Warchus.
CAMBRIDGE THEATRE
Earlham Street, WC2 (0844 800 1110)
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Following critical acclaim across the board,
Marianne Elliott directs Stephen Sondheim and
George Furth’s multi-award winning musical
comedy about life, love and marriage.
GIELGUD THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (0844 482 5130)
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Long running epic romance by Andrew Lloyd
Webber, set in Paris opera house where a
deformed phantom stalks his prey.
HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE
Haymarket, SW1 (0844 412 2707)
THE LION KING
Disney‘s phenomenally successful animated
film is transformed into a spectacular stage
musical, a superb evening of visual delight.
LYCEUM THEATRE
Wellington Street, WC2 (0844 871 3000)
THRILLER – LIVE
High octane show celebrating the career of the
King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Over two hours
of the non-stop hit songs that marked his
legendary live performances.
LYRIC THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2 (0330 333 4812)
SCHOOL OF ROCK
Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage musical with
lyrics by Glenn Slater and book by Julian
Fellowes, adapted from the film.
GILLIAN LYNNE THEATRE
Drury Lane, WC2 (020 7492 0810)
MAMMA MIA!
Hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, set
around the story of a mother and daughter on
the eve of the daughter’s wedding.
NOVELLO THEATRE
Aldwych, WC2 (0844 482 5170)
CHICAGO
The award-winning tale of nightclub singer
Roxie Hart, her cell-block rival Velma Kelly and
the smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn. PHOENIX
THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2 (0844 871 7627)
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New
Musical, a playful, funny and moving tale set to
a score that hits new heights of emotion, in a
production that delights with imagination.
PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
Northumberland Ave, WC2 (0844 871 7631)
ALADDIN
The classic hit film has been brought to thrilling
life onstage by Disney, featuring all the songs
from the Academy Award winning score.
PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE
Old Compton Street, W1 (0844 482 5151)
BEST MUSICAL KINKY BOOTS PERFORMANCES TO 5 JANUARY
Kinky Boots, the winner of every major Best Musical award, has played over a
thousand performances at London’s Adelphi Theatre, where it continues right
through the holiday period with performances until Saturday 5 January. Box Office
telephone 020 7087 7754.
LES MISERABLES
A spectacularly staged version of Victor Hugo’s
epic novel about an escaped convict’s
search for redemption in Revolutionary France.
QUEEN’S THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2 (0844 482 5160)
DREAMGIRLS
Set in the USA during the late 1960s and
early 1970s, the story follows a young female
singing trio as they become music superstars.
SAVOY THEATRE
Strand, WC2 (020 7492 0810)
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
Featuring all the much loved classics from
Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and the Jackson 5,
the show tells the story behind the hits.
SHAFTESBURY THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2 (020 7492 0810)
42ND STREET
The song and dance, American dream fable,
where a small town girl, Peggy Sawyer’s rise
from chorus line to Broadway star.
THEATRE ROYAL
Drury Lane, WC2 (020 7492 0810)
HAMILTON
Lin-Manuel Miranda's multi award-winning
musical, based on one of America’s Founding
Father, Alexander Hamilton.
VICTORIA PALACE THEATRE
Victoria Street, SW1 (0844 248 5000)
CHRISTMAS SHOWS
THE NUTCRACKER
English National Ballet’s enchanting
production of the classic Christmas ballet.
Over 100 dancers and musicians bring the
story to life with exquisite dancing, beautiful
sets and Tchaikovsky’s score played live.
LONDON COLISEUM
St Martin’s Lane, WC2 (020 7845 9300)
SNOW WHITE
The beloved classic tale features all the
sparkle, scale and spectacle London has come
to expect in a show packed full of laughter,
music, special effects and theatrical magic.
LONDON PALLADIUM
Argyll Street, W1 (020 7087 7747)
THE SNOWMAN
Now in its record-breaking 21st year,
Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s twinkling
production returns as a magical mix of
exquisite dancing and live music.
PEACOCK THEATRE
Portugal Street, WC2A (020 7863 8222)
ALADDIN
Landmark 20th anniversary Christmas
pantomime from writer and director Susie
McKenna.Young Aladdin dreams of finding
love and making his fortune. Can he win the
hand of his Princess?
HACKNEY EMPIRE
Mare Street, E8 (020 8985 2424)
Photo: Matt Crockett.
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A Christmas welcome at the five-star Goring Hotel.
including a whole host of savoury and
sweet treats. Dainty finger sandwiches
are filled with turkey and cranberry
sauce, smoked salmon and cucumber
and roast beef, and will be served
alongside mince pies, scones,
gingerbread men, Christmas cake and
cinnamon macarons, as well as
Christmas pudding cheesecake and
chocolate and orange yule log.
Sanderson hotel is offering guests a
chance to discover a tea party full of
imagination this Christmas, inspired by
the whimsical world of Alice In
Wonderland. The Mad Hatters Afternoon
Tea includes festive snacks bursting with
flavour such as smoked salmon tartlet
with crème fraiche and caviar and Stack
of King of Hearts turkey and stuffing with
Festive makeover at The Stafford.
FESTIVE AFTERNOON TEAS
What better way to celebrate the
festive season than with a traditional
Afternoon Tea in the luxurious setting of
the five-star Goring Hotel. In the spirit of
Christmas, the seasonal tea includes a
raspberry and yoghurt Christmas
present; caramelised apple snowman;
Jivara chocolate gingerbread cake;
almond praline choux bun and a bitter
mandarin and white chocolate macaron
as well as a whole host of sandwiches
containing suitably festive fillings. For
the ultimate indulgent experience, the tea
can be complimented with a glass of
Bollinger Special Cuvée Champagne.
The Stafford Hotel has given its
afternoon tea a fabulously festive
makeover. Until 6 January, the tea will
be served in the Game Bird restaurant,
The Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea.
cranberry jelly. Sweet Christmas treats
feature Mini Christmas Pudding and
Alice’s eggnog ‘Drink Me’ potion.
Just down the road, St Martins Lane
is welcoming the world of Narnia to the
heart of the hotel. For those looking for
a comforting shelter, Mr and Mrs Beaver
are opening the doors to their cosy
lodge at The Den to serve a Narniathemed
afternoon tea. Savoury nibbles
include Ham, mushroom and cheese
turnover whilst themed sweet treats
feature Aslan chocolate and caramel
bonbon and The Wardrobe almond
biscuit, pear and pecan cream.
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