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Cultural
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Our
relaxing city breaks have a cultural twist, but for each city
that twist is slightly different...
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What's
on in London
Here is a listing
of London's musicals, plays and comedies
now playing or
coming soon to the West End.
Also see the
Stratford-Upon-Avon Diaries for the
Royal Shakespeare Company
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Musicals
(in
alphabetical order) |
Plays
and Comedies (in
alphabetical order) |
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Avenue Q
In a Downtown New
York neighbourhood, a bright eyed college graduate called Princeton
is looking for a new place to live. With a tiny bank balance, he is
about to come face to face with the reality of life on AVENUE Q.
Billy Elliot
Victoria Palace Theatre
One of Britain's
most successful films comes to the stage, with the story of the young
Northern boy who is determined to dance at the Royal Ballet School -
despite all the doubters. With award winning music by Elton John you
really shouldn’t miss out on Billy Elliot.
Blood Brothers
Phoenix Theatre
Told with
gentleness, darkness and joy, Willy Russell's truly great musical
Blood Brothers tells the story of twin brothers, separated at birth,
who go on to lead very different lives before their paths cross once more.
Chicago
Cambridge Theatre
Slick, sexy and
very funny. Roxie has murdered her lover and is delivered into the
hands of Mama Morton. But will her sleazy lawyer get her acquitted?
More twists than the flamenco! The bright lights of Chicago beckon.
Dirty Dancing
Aldwych Theatre
Experience the
excitement and romance of the blockbuster film live on stage.
Featuring the hit songs from the best selling movie soundtrack of all
time including; Time Of My Life and Hungry Eyes.
Grease
Piccadilly Theatre
Grease returned to
the West End last summer and has already been seen by well over a
quarter of a million theatregoers since its premiere on 8 August 2007
at The Piccadilly Theatre. The smash-hit musical Grease announces a
new cast with special guest star Ray Quinn from ITV’s the X-Factor.
Hairspray
Shaftesbury Theatre
It's 1962 - the
50's are out and change is in the air. Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a
big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion
- to dance. Hairspray opened on Broadway in 2003 and has been a smash
hit ever since.
Jersey Boys
Prince Edward Theatre
Jersey Boys, The
Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons is now open at the Prince
Edward Theatre, London. Discover the rags-to-rock-to riches tale of
four boys working their way from the streets of New Jersey to the
heights on international pop-stardom.
La
Cage aux Folles
Playhouse
The sell-out
Menier Chocolate Factory production of the musical adapted for
Hollywood as the Birdcage is transferring to the Playhouse Theatre
for a strictly limited season, starring Douglas Hodge and Denis
Lawson. Jerry Herman’s (Hello, Dolly!, Mack and Mabel and Mame)
fabulous score includes I Am What I Am, The Best of Times and Song on
the Sand.
Les Miserables
Queen's Theatre
NEW PRINCIPAL CAST
Whether you’re revisiting an old favourite or enjoying this
great story afresh, Les Miserables is a truly epic spectacle. A
powerful story gently told, of one man and the effect he has on a
host of vivid characters as 19th century France plunges toward revolution.
The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre
Disney’s
magnificent stage adaptation of THE LION KING features inspired
puppetry and technical wizardry, brought to life by a cast of over 40
actors, singers and dancers. A spectacular visual feast, THE LION
KING transports audiences to a dazzling world that explodes with
glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music.
Mamma
Mia
Prince of Wales Theatre
The musical, based
around the songs of 80s super group Abba, about a lass who's getting
married on a Greek Island and her search for her real dad - Super Duper.
Oliver!
Drury Lane Theatre Royal
A triumphant new
staging of Lionel Bart's masterpiece "Oliver!" at the
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which was last seen at the Palladium in
1994. Oliver! is one of the most beloved British musicals, vividly
bringing to life Dickens' timeless characters with its ever-popular
story of the boy who asked for more.
The Phantom
of the Opera
Her Majesty's Theatre
The story of the
haunted stage of the Paris Opera. When an unknown is tutored to
become the leading lady by a mysterious masked man, there are bound
to be fireworks.
Stomp
Ambassadors Theatre
The British
theatrical sensation Stomp makes music from the mundane in this
unique, award winning show which has thrilled audiences all over the world.
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre
Direct from
Broadway, the spellbinding WICKED transports audiences to a
spectacular fantasy world of wizards and witches to tell the
incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz and how one came to be
called good and the other ‘wicked’&ldots;
We
Will Rock You
Dominion Theatre,
We Will Rock You
features 31 of Queen's greatest songs. Set on Earth in the future,
all music instruments are banned. But there is growing resistance
from the rebel Bohemians! An underground movement of music lovers is
looking for a leader to take them out of the subway and into the real
world of rock 'n' roll: enter Galileo. |
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Anna Friel
(TV’s Pushing Daisies, Lulu Almeida Theatre, Closer Broadway)
stars as Holly Golightly with Joseph Cross (Milk, Flags of Our
Fathers, Running With Scissors) as William ‘Fred’ Parsons
in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Samuel Adamson’s new stage
adaptation of Truman Capote’s classic novella.
Calendar Girls
Noel Coward Theatre
Following the
success of the fastest-selling tour in history and with a glowing set
of reviews, CALENDAR GIRLS now sets out to conquer London’s
glittering West End.
Cat on
a Hot Tin Roof
Novello
Following its
sold-out run on Broadway, the explosive 2008 production of TENNESSEE
WILLIAMS' Pulitzer Prize-winning classic CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF will
be opening in London’s West End in December this year. Featuring
a dynamic all black cast led by Academy Award® nominee and
two-time Tony winner JAMES EARL JONES, Tony Award® winner
PHYLICIA RASHAD, Olivier Award winner ADRIAN LESTER and Tony
Award® nominee SANAA LATHAN.
A
Christmas Carol
Arts Theatre
Presented by a
company of extraordinary performers, including Gareth Hale as
Scrooge, this enchanting, feel-good musical version of Charles
Dickens' much-loved tale is set to delight young and old alike this
Christmas. So Humbug be blowed - come and enjoy the fun!
End Game
Duchess Theatre
Complicite present
a new producton of Samuel Becketts classic play Endgame directed by
Simon McBurney with Richard Briers in in London this autumn for 78
performances only. In Beckett’s one act play the aged and blind
Hamm (Richard Briers) and his servant Clov (Adrian Scarborough)
co-exist in a mutually dependent and fractious relationship, with
only Hamm’s parents, Nell (Miriam Margolyes) and Nagg, legless
from a biking accident for company.
Enron
Noel Coward Theatre
Following a
sell-out run at the Royal Court Theatre the hit production of Enron
will be transferring to the Noel Coward Theatre from Saturday 16th
January 2010
Inherit
The Wind
Old Vic Theatre
Marking the 150th
Anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s The Origin of
Species, Trevor Nunn returns to direct Old Vic Artistic Director
Kevin Spacey in Lawrence and Lee’s grippingly relevant drama,
based on the 1925 Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial. Two legal Titans
confront each other when a community puts freedom of thought on trial.
Morecambe
Duchess Theatre
Commemorating the
25th anniversary of his untimely final curtain, Morecambe celebrates
the extraordinary life of Britain’s best loved comic – Eric
Morecambe. 9 Dec – 7 Jan STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON – 6 WEEKS ONLY
The 39 Steps
Criterion Theatre
After a
sensational sell-out run at the Tricycle Theatre, John Buchan's
gripping whodunnit, with four actors playing a minimum of 139 roles,
is an astonishing theatrical tour de force – come and join the
fun and frivolity.
The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre
Probably the most
famous play in the West End, and its famous secret is still
surprisingly well kept. Who did it? See this amazing play in its 56th year.
The
Woman In Black
Fortune Theatre
A truly scary
piece of theatre: a keen young solicitor is sent to execute the
estate of a recently deceased woman. He pieces together the details
of her strange reclusive life, alone in a remote and mysterious
house. Years later, he recounts his experiences, desperate to
exorcise the ghosts of the past.
The
Rise & Fall of Little Voice
Vaudeville Theatre
The Rise and Fall
of Little Voice is coming back to the West End in an exciting new
production to play a strictly limited season at the Vaudeville
theatre from Thursday 8 October. Introducing Diana Vickers as Little Voice.
Speaking
In Tongues
Duke of York's Theatre
A missing person.
A mysterious stiletto. Relationships in crisis. In SPEAKING IN
TONGUES, the seemingly random confessions of a group of strangers are
pieced together into a powerful study of infidelity and interwoven
lives, as Detective Leon Zat (Simm) investigates the disappearance of
a leading psychiatrist.
The
Shawshank Redemption
Wyndham's Theatre
Andy Dufresne is
convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and sent to the
notorious Shawshank Prison to serve two life sentences. Stripped of
his life, family and freedom, Andy is forced to endure a
spirit-crushing routine. But with his quiet strength and inner
courage there is one thing that Andy never loses - and that is hope.
War Horse
New London Theatre
Direct from the
National Theatre the sell-out sensation arrives in the West End. War
Horse is based on the highly original novel by Michael Morpurgo. The
First World War is the backdrop for this exciting tale of bravery,
and the extraordinary bond between a young recruit and his horse.
Actors, working with magnificent, life-sized puppets, lead us on a
gripping and emotionally charged journey through history. |
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