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20 PLAYS TWILIGHT ZONE Adapted by Anne Washburn and directed by Olivier Award-winner Richard Jones, the acclaimed CBS Television production arrives in the West End fresh from a rapturously received, sell-out run at the Almeida. AMBASSADORS THEATRE West Street, WC2 (020 7395 5405) A GERMAN LIFE A new play by Christopher Hampton, drawn from the life and testimony of Brunhilde Pomsel, directed by Jonathan Kent. Maggie Smith, alone on stage, plays the title character. 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) HOME, I’M DARLING The National Theatre and Theatr Clwyd’s critically acclaimed co-production of a new play by Laura Wade, directed by Tamara Harvey. 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) BETRAYAL Golden Globe and Olivier Award winner Tom Hiddleston stars in the Jamie Lloyd Company’s revival for a 12 week season. HAROLD PINTER THEATRE Panton Street, SW1 (0844 871 7627) Royal National Theatre Plays in repertory OLIVIER THEATRE FOLLIES After a sold-out run, winner of the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival returns to the National Theatre. Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical includes such classic songs as Broadway Baby. LYTTELTON THEATRE TARTUFFE A ferocious new version of Molière’s comic masterpiece. A scalpel-sharp comedy looking at the lengths we go to find meaning – and what happens when we find chaos instead. TOP GIRLS For the first time, the National Theatre stages Caryl Churchill’s wildly innovative play about a country divided by its own ambitions. DORFMAN THEATRE DOWNSTATE Provocative new play focuses on the limits of our compassion and what happens when society deems anyone beyond forgiveness. NATIONAL THEATRE South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3000) ALL ABOUT EVE Based on the 1950 Academy Award-winning film, Gillian Anderson stars as Margo Channing. Director Ivo van Hove explores our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity. 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) THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Acclaimed National Theatre production returns to the West End. Winner of 7 Olivier Awards, the play is based on Mark Haddon’s multiaward winning and best selling novel. PICCADILLY THEATRE Denman Street, W1 (020 7492 1566) 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) ADMISSIONS Alex Kingston stars in the award-winning new comedy from the writer of acclaimed hit Bad Jews, direct from New York's Lincoln Center Theater, producers of Oslo. TRAFALGAR STUDIOS Northumberland Ave WC2· (0844) 871 7631) EMILIA 400 years ago Emilia Bassano wanted her voice to be heard. It wasn’t. Could she have been the ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets? VAUDEVILLE THEATRE Strand, WC2 (020 7400 1257) THE PRICE David Suchet delivers a comic tour de force as a silver-tongued 90 year old furniture dealer in Arthur Miller’s masterpiece. WYNDHAM’S THEATRE Charing Cross Road, WC2 (0844 482 5120) MUSICALS WAITRESS Hit Broadway musical brought to life by a ground breaking all-female creative team, featuring original music and lyrics by 6-time Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles. 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 – supported by his mum and friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps into the spotlight. APOLLO THEATRE Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (0330 333 4809) t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
SIX THE MUSICAL Tudor Queens meet Pop Princesses in a musical retelling of the six wives of Henry VIII. A celebration of sisterly sass-itude, powered by an all-female band. ARTS THEATRE Great Newport Street, WC2 (020 7836 8463) 21 MATILDA Critically acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Company production of Roald Dahl’s book, directed by Matthew Warchus. CAMBRIDGE THEATRE Earlham Street, WC2 (0844 800 1110) RIP IT UP Strictly Come Dancing’s champions are back, bringing the swinging sixties straight to the 21st century. GARRICK THEATRE Charing Cross Road, WC2 (0330 333 4811) 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) Damien Buhagiar as Pepper (centre) with the cast of MAMMA MIA! MAMMA MIA! CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN LONDON The global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! celebrates its 20th anniversary in London’s West End at the Novello Theatre on Saturday 6 April. Since premiering in London in 1999, the irresistible feelgood musical has captured the hearts of millions around the globe. The sunny, funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads on a Greek island idyll, all unfolding to the magic of ABBA’s timeless pop masterpieces, has now been seen live on stage by 65 million people across the world, and turned into two record-breaking movies – Mamma Mia! The Movie and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Photo: Brinkhoff & Mogenburg. THRILLER – LIVE Over two hours of the non-stop hit songs that marked Michael Jackson’s 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) COME FROM AWAY UK Premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical which tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded air passengers in the wake of 9/11, and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. PHOENIX THEATRE Charing Cross Road, WC2 (0844 871 7627) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF West End transfer of the revival played at the Menier Chocolate Factory, directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Andy Nyman as Tevye and Judy Kuhn as Golde. 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) 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) 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL Based on the much loved movie and making its West End debut, Dolly Parton’s musical comes to London for a strictly limited season. 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) ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES The landmark, record-breaking and top-rated television series written by the late, great John Sullivan, becomes a brand-new, home-grown British musical. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET Haymarket SW1 (020 7930 8800) 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) t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
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