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Tuesday, June 15 2010
By London Theatres (Trafalgar Studios) on Tuesday, June 15 2010, 21:21
Janet Suzman stars in the UK premiere of an acclaimed new South African play by the award-winning Craig Higginson.
Patricia and Richard Wiley, an elderly white couple, are packing up to leave the farm they've sold to developers. Their preparations are interrupted by the arrival of a young man - 'Look Smart' - who used to be one of the black workers on their estate until he disappeared fifteen years ago. The day before 'Look Smart' left, something terrible... Read Dream Of The Dog
By London Theatres (Vaudeville Theatre) on Tuesday, June 15 2010, 20:50
Jeff Goldblum stars a man heading towards a nervous breakdown in The Prisoner Of Second Avenue, a black comedy set in 1970's New York.
The Prisoner Of Second Avenue tickets
Set in the 1970's, THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE is a black comedy depicting a New York couple, Mel (Jeff Goldblum) and Edna Edison (Mercedes Ruehl), enduring the trials and tribulations of city life. Mel is made redundant and the stress of an economic crisis and urban life pushes him into having a nervous breakdown. The family gathers to offer... Read The Prisoner Of Second Avenue
By London Theatres (London Coliseum) on Tuesday, June 15 2010, 20:12
The legend of a young prince finding his true love and a swan princess bewitched by an evil genius, Swan Lake is the jewel in the repertoire of St. Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Theatre.
Swan Lake is the jewel in the repertoire of St. Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Theatre and the highlight of its London season in 2010. This is a revival of the historical Moscow staging in 1956 - an exquisite production with choreography by Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer. The triumphal restaging of this Swan Lake at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in... Read Swan Lake
By London Theatres (Trafalgar Studios) on Tuesday, June 15 2010, 19:49
Politics and pop culture clash in this foul-mouthed theatrical cabaret - an accomplished and vivid performance for everyone who has ever felt like an 'other'.
Confessions Of A Dancewhore tickets
Remixed and revisited for Pride 2010 Confessions of A Dancewhore fuses comedy, burlesque, drag and new media performance to explore the contradictions and cliches of queer life.... Read Confessions Of A Dancewhore
By London Theatres (Trafalgar Studios) on Tuesday, June 15 2010, 18:32
A young, brash hairdresser discovers a passion for English Literature in Willy Russell's Educating Rita.
Much to the dismay of her husband Denny, Rita, a young, brash hairdresser, has recently discovered a passion for English literature and enrols with the Open University. Her fresh, unschooled reaction to the classics challenges the attitudes of the University and her lecturer Frank who begins to question his own understanding of his work and... Read Educating Rita
By London Theatres (Trafalgar Studios) on Tuesday, June 15 2010, 18:21
Meet Shirley: a middle-aged Liverpudlian housewife who talks to the wall whilst preparing her husband's egg and chips. She's in a rut. What has happened to her life? When her best friend Jane pays for a holiday for two to Greece, she packs her bags, heads for the sun and starts to see the world and herself rather differently.
Meet Shirley: a middle-aged Liverpudlian housewife who talks to the wall whilst preparing her husband's egg and chips. She's in a rut. What has happened to her life? When her best friend Jane pays for a holiday for two to Greece, she packs her bags, heads for the sun and starts to see the world and herself rather differently..... Commissioned... Read Shirley Valentine
By London Theatres (Olivier Theatre) on Tuesday, June 15 2010, 18:09
1794: the French Revolution reaches its climax. After a series of bloody purges the life-loving, volatile Danton is tormented by his part in the killing. His political rival, the driven, ascetic Robespierre, decides Danton's fate. A titanic struggle begins. Once friends who wanted to change the world, now one stands for compromise the other for ideological purity as the guillotine awaits.
A revolutionary himself, Georg Büchner was 21 when he wrote the play in 1835, while hiding from the police. With its hair-raising on-rush of scenes and vivid dramatisation of complex, visionary characters, Danton's Death has a claim to be the greatest political tragedy ever written. Howard Brenton captures Büchner's exhilarating energy as Danton... Read Danton's Death
By London Theatres (Olivier Theatre) on Tuesday, June 15 2010, 15:50
Set in the present day, but inspired by ancient myth, Moira Buffini's Welcome to Thebes offers a passionate exploration of an encounter between the world's richest and the world's poorest countries set in the aftermath of a brutal war.
Faced with an impoverished population, a shattered infrastructure and a volatile army, the first democratic president of Thebes, Eurydice, promises peace to her nation. Without the aid of Theseus, the leader of the vastly wealthy state of Athens, she doesn't stand a chance. But Theseus is arrogant, mercurial and motivated by profit. A swaggering... Read Welcome To Thebes
Wednesday, May 19 2010
By London Theatres (Lyric Theatre) on Wednesday, May 19 2010, 14:40
Join Stewart Lee, Josie Long, Robin Ince, Daniel Kitson and more acts to be announced for a one-off night of cheeky comedy to raise funds for Cardboard Citizens, the homeless people's theatre company.
An amazing line-up of comedians take to the stage to raise funds for Cardboard Citizens, the homeless people's theatre company. Join Stewart Lee, Josie Long, Robin Ince, Daniel Kitson and more acts to be announced for a one-off night of cheeky comedy. Based in East London, Cardboard Citizens reaches thousands each year with workshops and... Read Bums On Seats
Saturday, March 20 2010
By London Theatres (Arts Theatre) on Saturday, March 20 2010, 12:07
Rain. Spain. An epic movie on location. Two actors, two egos. One leaking trailer. Oliver Cotton's new play transfers in for a limited season after a sold out run at The Kings Head.
Brad (Michael Brandon - Dempsey and Makepeace, Jerry Springer The Opera) and Stuart (Steve Furst - Lenny Beige, Little Britain) are two actors from very different backgrounds, one American, one English, with seemingly very little in common. Trapped together in a small leaking trailer on a film set, unable to work because of torrential rain,... Read Wet Weather Cover
By London Theatres (The Young Vic) on Saturday, March 20 2010, 11:58
Based on Schnitzler's play Liebelei, Sweet Nothings captures the power of sexual longing, the cruelty of tradition and the vulnerability of those in love.
A young man has an affair with a married woman. He is terrified her husband will challenge him to a duel and kill him. At a party, he flirts with a girl who believes she is truly loved. Life seems full of joy. The doorbell rings. The husband enters the room. Based on Schnitzler's play Liebelei, Sweet Nothings captures the power of sexual... Read Sweet Nothings
Saturday, March 13 2010
By London Theatres (Duke of York's Theatre) on Saturday, March 13 2010, 21:58
Four couples, three bedrooms, two celebrations, one blazing row and an illicit kiss (or two). Alan Ayckbourn's ingenious comedy shines a brilliant spotlight onto the trials and tribulations of suburban marriage.
Trevor and Susannah have a problem relationship which requires urgent attention. What better solution than to talk it over with family and friends? Preferably in their respective bedrooms and ideally in the middle of the night. Inevitably,one problem relationship tends to spark off another. When you have friends like Trevor and Susannah, nobody... Read Bedroom Farce
Thursday, March 11 2010
By London Theatres (Arts Theatre) on Thursday, March 11 2010, 16:53
A refreshing interpretation of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy reworked with the light-hearted Oddsocks treatment and beaten with a slapstick straight into the 21st century.
Oddsocks Present Romeo And Juliet tickets
Take two restaurant owning families, a pinch of passionate rivalry and a whole lot of Italian sauce, throw in a pizza slice, a Fiat and your favourite pair of star-crossed lovers and you have the perfect recipe for Oddsocks' Romeo and Juliet. This is a refreshing interpretation of what is arguably Shakespeare's most famous tragedy; reworked with... Read Oddsocks Present Romeo And Juliet
By London Theatres (Trafalgar Studios) on Thursday, March 11 2010, 16:41
Internationally acclaimed American playwright Naomi Wallace explores political tensions by grounding them in the human issues of love, life and death.
The Fever Chart tells three stories which explore the possibility of humanity in the most inhumane conditions. Internationally acclaimed American playwright Naomi Wallace explores political tensions by grounding them in the human issues of love, life and death; the play draws us into a world of intense emotion set against the realities of war.... Read The Fever Chart
Friday, March 5 2010
By London Theatres (New Players Theatre) on Friday, March 5 2010, 09:31
After a sell-out run in 2009, this newly reimagined version of Eve Ensler's hilarious and provocative classic returns for six exclusive benefit performances.
After a sell-out run in 2009, this newly reimagined version of Eve Ensler's hilarious and provocative classic returns for six exclusive benefit performances. Think you've seen it? Think again! Book now to avoid disappointment - proceeds go to local and international charities working to end violence against women.... Read The Vagina Monologues
Monday, March 1 2010
By London Theatres (Olivier Theatre) on Monday, March 1 2010, 17:14
Dion Boucicault, the Irish genius of London theatre in the age of Dickens, wrote the brilliantly funny London Assurance in 1841 and thereby created - in Sir Harcourt and Lady Spanker - two of the great comic roles of the English stage, played at the NT by Simon Russell Beale and Fiona Shaw.
Sir Harcourt Courtly is lured away from the epicentre of fashionable London by the promise of a rich and beautiful bride, Grace, several decades his junior. Arriving at Oak Hall, Gloucestershire, he marvels at this rural Venus until her charms are eclipsed by her hearty cousin, the foxhunting Lady Gay Spanker. Meanwhile his disguised son turns up... Read London Assurance
Saturday, February 20 2010
By London Theatres (Sadler's Wells) on Saturday, February 20 2010, 15:02
The crème de la crème of Spain's flamenco talent are performing during Sadler's Wells' very special two week Flamenco Festival. From Rafaela Carrasco's bold, contemporary flamenco style to Maria Pagès emotional rollercoaster of a show and the maestros of flamenco, Rojas and Rodriguez, with their sublime company Nuevo Ballet España, famed for their heart-racing sequences, this is a unique chance to sample some authentic Spanish flamenco in London.
The crème de la crème of Spain's flamenco talent are performing during Sadler's Wells' very special two week Flamenco Festival. From Rafaela Carrasco's bold, contemporary flamenco style to Maria Pagès' emotional rollercoaster of a show and the maestros of flamenco, Rojas and Rodriguez, with their sublime company Nuevo Ballet Español , famed for... Read Maria Pages Company
By London Theatres (Museum Hall - Earl's Court) on Saturday, February 20 2010, 14:48
Fully approved and supported by ABBA, ABBAWORLD will make its stunning, sequin spangled world debut in London at Earls Court on 27 January 2010. The hugely interactive experience will take visitors on a mind-blowing journey through ABBAWORLDS' 25 rooms, bursting with exclusive music, footage, images and never-before-displayed memorabilia from the personal collections of the world's most cherished pop icons; Agnetha, Benny, Bj?and Frida.
Admissions: Morning 10am - 1pm, 1pm-4:40pm (last admission 4:40pm) ABBAWORLD thanks London for the music and chooses Earls Court for the world premiere. Fully approved and supported by ABBA, ABBAWORLD will make its stunning, sequin spangled world debut in London at Earls Court on 27 January 2010. The hugely interactive experience will take... Read ABBAWORLD
By London Theatres (Trafalgar Studios) on Saturday, February 20 2010, 14:17
Madness in Valencia is Time Out's Top Critics' Choice and Show of the Week
Following its sell out run at the White Bear, enjoy this beguiling and hilarious pageant of love, madness and mistaken identity. Floriano kills a Prince and flees. Erifila escapes an abhorrent arranged marriage. Uncertain of their futures they take refuge in Valencia's famed asylum. Locked up with fools and physicians they become entangled in the... Read Madness in Valencia
Tuesday, February 2 2010
By London Theatres (Vaudeville Theatre) on Tuesday, February 2 2010, 17:43
For the first time outside of the US, in a European and UK first, internationally acclaimed actress and performer Megan Mullally will take to the West End stage with her band, Supreme Music Program, in a new one-woman show, for eight performances only.
Megan has made three albums with her band Supreme Music Program: The Sweetheart Break-In, Big As A Berry and the recently recorded Free Again!. She has performed at venues across America with Supreme Music Program, including The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, The Seattle Symphony and Chicago's Goodman Theatre. Her new show at the Vaudeville... Read Megan Mullally
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