Sunday, June 28 2009, 12:32
The National Theatre's sell out production transfers to the New London Theatre. Life sized puppets depict a gripping journey through history, as a young man embarks on an odyssey to find his beloved horse.
War Horse tickets
At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He's soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land.
Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a... Read War Horse
Sunday, June 28 2009, 12:13 - Special Offers
We’re delighted to announce the return of the free hotel promotion!
- Free hotel room in London when your book your theatre tickets.
- More than 13 shows are part of the promotion including Wicked, Hairspray, Billy Elliot, We Will Rock You, Chicago, Dirty Dancing, Jersey Boys and many more…
- 3 star, 4 star (£15 upgrade) and 5 star (£25 upgrade) hotels available at time of booking.
Find out more on Best of Theatre's Theatre Breaks page.
Sunday, June 28 2009, 12:04
Matt Lucas stars in Prick Up Your Ears, a new play by Simon Bent, dramatising the relationship between Kenneth Halliwell and playwright Joe Orton.
Prick Up Your Ears tickets
Matt Lucas is to play Kenneth Halliwell alongside Chris New as playwright Joe Orton in Daniel Kramer's production of Prick Up Your Ears, a new play by Simon Bent.
Kenneth Halliwell and Joe Orton - RADA graduates, aspiring playwrights, and sometime lovers - plot their rightful place at the centre of London's literary scene whilst engaged in a... Read Prick Up Your Ears
Sunday, June 28 2009, 11:59
Following sell-out seasons at the Sydney Opera House and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and direct from a run on Broadway, the Tom Tom Crew arrives in London with its super charged collision of extreme circus, heart pumping music and 21st-century spectacle.
Tom Tom Crew tickets
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Friday, June 19 2009, 20:51
In 1961 talented young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win the hearts of their adoring female fans - and more importantly, the gorgeous Laura.
Dreamboats and Petticoats tickets
Inspired by the albums, Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield in association with Universal Music present Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical, written by Marks and Gran, the team behind Goodnight Sweetheart, Birds Of A Feather, and Shine On Harvey Moon, will give you the greatest time of your life - taking you back to a time when each passing week... Read Dreamboats and Petticoats
Wednesday, June 17 2009, 20:41
South African company Isango Portobello performs this new production of the English medieval Mystery Plays, in The Mysteries - Yiimimangaliso.
The Mysteries - Yiimimangaliso tickets
British director Mark Dornford-May brings his South African company Isango Portobello back to London with this new production of his adaptation of the English medieval Mystery Plays, The Mysteries - Yiimimangaliso.
Performed by a black South African ensemble of 33 in five different languages (English, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Tswana and Zulu), The... Read The Mysteries - Yiimimangaliso
Monday, June 15 2009, 12:23
Following two sell-out national tours, Irish comic and star of BBC 2's Mock the Week, and BBC 1's Live At The Apollo, Ed Byrne returns to the West End.
Ed Byrne - Different Class tickets
Half toff, half pikey... All comic!
Following two sell-out national tours, Irish comic and star of BBC 2's Mock the Week, and BBC 1's Live At The Apollo, Ed Byrne returns to the West End. In this blisteringly funny, critically acclaimed one man show Ed deals with marriage, class, the youth of today and anything else that strikes him as... Read Ed Byrne - Different Class
Monday, June 15 2009, 12:20
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.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof tickets
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,... Read Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sunday, June 14 2009, 12:31
Kevin Spacey returns to the stage in this gripping drama, marking the 150th Anniversary of the publication of Darwin's The Origin of Species.
Inherit the Wind tickets
Based on the famous 1925 Scopes 'Monkey' trial in which science teacher John Scopes was accused of violating a Tennessee state statute by teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to his students, Inherit the Wind depicts two legal Titans who confront each other when a community puts freedom of thought on trial. It is directed by Trevor Nunn... Read Inherit the Wind
Friday, June 12 2009, 12:14
Based on a true story, a young man comes into the lives of two affulent New York art dealers and ends of changing their lives.
Six Degrees of Separation tickets
Based on a true story.
Paul, a streetwise young black man charms his way into the home of the Kittredges, a wealthy white New York couple. They are art dealers, on the verge of clinching a fortune. He is a college friend of their children, and the son of Sidney Poitier. Is he? Are they? They give him shelter, money and friendship. In exchange he... Read Six Degrees of Separation
Thursday, June 11 2009, 12:10
With bribery, lies and manipulation, this dramatic new musical follows the suggested events which led to the death of author and Nobel Prize-winner, Ernest Hemingway.
Too Close To The Sun tickets
Too Close To The Sun is a dramatic new musical, making its world premiere this summer.
Author and Nobel Prize-winner Ernest Hemingway, battling the rigours old age, takes solace in the company of his young secretary. His wife, tolerating this liaison so as not to lose him, is unaware that the secretary has a secret agenda - to become wife number... Read Too Close To The Sun
Thursday, May 28 2009, 22:36
The queen of Leicester Square returns to London's lounge, showcasing the very best international entertainers.
Miss Polly Rae tickets
The queen of Leicester Square returns to London's lounge, showcasing the very best international entertainers, together with the weird, the wonderful and the wildest guest artists, many of whom proved unforgettable at the West End's critically acclaimed freakshow, "SideShow".... Read Miss Polly Rae
Thursday, May 28 2009, 22:15
Landmark production of JB Priestley's classic thriller, An Inspector Calls, directed by Stephen Daldry.
An Inspector Calls tickets
From the Oscar nominated Director of The Reader, The Hours and one of Britain's best-loved films Billy Elliot - now an Olivier Award-winning musical - comes the magnificent West End and Broadway production of JB Priestley's classic thriller, An Inspector Calls.
Hailed as the theatrical event of our generation winning more awards than any other... Read An Inspector Calls
Saturday, May 23 2009, 01:43
Dylan Moran, star of Black Boots, Shaun Of The Dead and Run Fat Boy Run is back with his show, What It Is.
Dylan Moran - What It Is tickets
Dylan Moran, star of Black Boots, Shaun Of The Dead and Run Fat Boy Run is back with his show, What It Is.
Moran's legendary stand up rants have sold out across the world cementing this unkempt wordsmith's reputation as one of the foremost comics of his generation. Likened to Dave Allen and labelled 'The Oscar Wilde of Comedy' Dylan is... Read Dylan Moran - What It Is
Saturday, May 23 2009, 01:38
Ross Noble - Things Ross Noble covers the topic of things, big and small, in his return to the West End stage.
Ross Noble - Things tickets
After his mammoth sell-out UK tour Ross Noble returns to the West End stage.
Ross Noble was voted one of the top ten greatest stand ups of all time by Channel 4 viewers. Here's your chance to see why.
In his new show Ross will be covering the topic of things - big things and small things. Things that have happened to him, things that have... Read Ross Noble - Things
Saturday, May 23 2009, 01:30
Anna Friel stars as Holly Golightly in the stage adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Breakfast at Tiffany's tickets
New York City, 1943. William 'Fred' Parsons, a young writer from Louisiana, meets Miss Holly Golightly, a charming, vivacious and utterly elusive good-time girl. Everyone falls in love with Holly, including William - but he is poor, and Holly needs rich. Will she marry Rusty, playboy millionaire? Or Jose, the future president of Brazil? As war... Read Breakfast at Tiffany's
Wednesday, May 20 2009, 11:31 - London life
A visit to a West End theatre is an unmissable experience. The Westminster City Council car parks Theatreland Parking Scheme makes it even better, with 50% off your car parking charge, up to 72 hours.
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Saturday, May 16 2009, 01:18
After years of planning, the award-winning BBC TV series comes to life in a stunning theatrical event. Internationally renowned designers have worked with scientists to create 15 life-size dinosaurs, including the terror of the ancient terrain, Tyrannosaurus-rex!
Walking with Dinosaurs tickets
After years of planning, the award-winning BBC TV series, Walking with Dinosaurs comes to life in a stunning theatrical event. Internationally renowned designers have worked with scientists to create 15 life-size dinosaurs, including the terror of the ancient terrain, Tyrannosaurus-rex! Be amazed and thrilled as the greatest creatures ever to walk... Read Walking with Dinosaurs
Friday, May 15 2009, 00:44
Shakespeare's comedy of sexism, snobbery and a battle between generations. Stars Oliver Ford Davies, Conleth Hill, and Clare Higgins.
All's Well That Ends Well tickets
The feisty but lowly Helena falls in love with Bertram, a haughty count. To gain his hand she is set a string of impossible tasks. Even if accomplished, they can hardly guarantee his love. He refuses to bed her and yet says he'll only be hers if she bears his child; and he lusts after another. Nevertheless, our heroine, whether wisely or no,... Read All's Well That Ends Well
Friday, May 15 2009, 00:41
Poised at the beginning of Stalin's Great Terror, Burnt by the Sun shows a brutal future encroaching on the last days of a fading world.
Burnt By The Sun tickets
Colonel Kotov, decorated hero of the Russian Revolution, is spending an idyllic summer in the country with his beloved young wife and family. But on one glorious sunny morning in 1936, his wife's former lover returns from a long and unexplained absence. Amidst a tangle of sexual jealousy, retribution and remorseless political backstabbing, Kotov... Read Burnt By The Sun
