This Is London - 31 January 2020

20
PLAYS
KUNENE AND THE KING
The RSC production of John Kani’s highly
acclaimed play marks the 25th anniversary of
the end of apartheid in South Africa following
its premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon and a
sold-out run in Cape Town.
AMBASSADORS THEATRE
West Street, WC2 (020 7395 5405)
THE LION THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE
Step through the wardrobe this winter into the
magical kingdom of Narnia for the mystical
adventures in a faraway land. Until 2 February.
A NUMBER
Caryl Churchill’s thrilling drama, which won the
2002 Evening Standard Award for Best Play,
Roger Allam plays Salter, the father. Colin
Morgan plays all his sons. Polly Findlay directs
BRIDGE THEATRE
One Tower Bridge, SE1 (0843 208 1846)
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)
TOUCHING THE VOID
Staging to celebrate the 30th anniversary of
Joe Simpson’s best-selling memoir, charting
his extraordinary struggle for survival on the
Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes.
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)
UNCLE VANYA
Ian Rickson directs Conor McPherson’s new
adaptation of Chekhov’s play. Toby Jones
stars as Uncle Vanya alongside Richard
Armitage as Astrov.
HAROLD PINTER THEATRE
Panton Street, SW1 (0844 871 7622)
Celebrated as one of the most famous classics in the ballet canon and set to
Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake returns to the Royal Opera
House from March 2020.
Photo: Bill Cooper.
National Theatre
OLIVIER THEATRE
Plays in repertory
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND
Based on the celebrated novels by Elena
Ferrante, an epic story of love, violence,
ambition and self-destruction.
THE VISIT
or The Old Lady Comes to Call, based on
Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s visionary revenge play,
transported into mid-20th-century America by
Tony Kushner (Angels in America).
LYTTELTON THEATRE
THREE SISTERS
Love and longing in 1960s Nigeria. Inua Ellams
returns to the National with his heart-breaking
re-telling of Chekhov’s masterpiece.
THE WELKIN
Lucy Kirkwood’s new play, directed by James
Macdonald. Set in rural Suffolk, 1759. As the
country waits for Halley’s comet, Sally Poppy is
sentenced to hang for a heinous murder.
DORFMAN THEATRE
DEATH OF ENGLAND
Rafe Spall performs a fearless one-person play
which asks explosive and enduring questions
about identity, race and class in Britain.
NATIONAL THEATRE
South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3000)
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)
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
An inventive new adaptation of Edmond
Rostand’s masterwork by Martin Crimp, with
direction by Jamie Lloyd.
PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
Northumberland Ave WC2· (0844 871 7631)
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)
A TASTE OF HONEY
Shelagh Delaney’s taboo-breaking 1950s play
transfers to the West End in a new staging
featuring re-arranged songs from the jazz era.
TRAFALGAR STUDIOS
Whitehall, SW1 (0844 871 7632)
MAGIC GOES WRONG
The original Mischief Company play a hapless
gang of magicians presenting a charity event.
As the accidents spiral out of control, so does
their fund-raising target.
VAUDEVILLE THEATRE
Strand, WC2 (0330 333 4814)
LEOPOLDSTADT
A passionate drama of love, family and
endurance, Tom Stoppard's most humane and
heart-breaking play. Directed by Patrick
Marber.
WYNDHAM’S THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2 (0844 482 5120)
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