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PLAYS
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)
own appearance yet brilliant with the sword or
pen in this funny and ultimately heartbreaking
production from the RSC. From 13 June.
NOEL COWARD THEATRE
St Martin’s Lane, WC2 (0344 482 5151)
ARCADIA
The Old Vic’s acclaimed production of Sir Tom
Stoppard’s dazzling collision of science and
romance transfers to the West End and gets
its own staging in the round. From 20 June.
DUKE OF YORK’S THEATRE
St. Martin’s Lane, WC2
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
Directed by Stephen Daldry, this gripping new
adventure will take you back to the beginning
of the Stranger Things story – and may hold
the key to the end...
PHOENIX THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2
ROMEO & JULIET
In Verona, in the height of summer, two young
people meet at a party. The rest is tragedy.
Starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe.
Until 20 June.
HAROLD PINTER THEATRE
Panton Street, SW1 (0333 009 6690)
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Joel’s Horwood’s new take on the brilliant
Victorian detective, set in London in the 1890s
and featuring high camp, fire eating, circus tricks
and murder under the stars. Until 6 June.
National Theatre
THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND
Uplifting new musical, which tells the
extraordinary true story of William
Kamkwamba – a 13-year old boy who dreams
of saving his village from drought with scraps
of old machinery and a handful of library
books. Until 18 July. Pictured above.
@sohoplace
4 Soho Place, Charing Cross Road, W1
THE ORESTEIA
A contemporary family wakes up in a Greek
myth and can’t seem to find a way out of their
hellish destiny. Written and directed by Simon
Stone. From 2 July.
BRIDGE THEATRE
Potters Fields Park, SE1 (0333 320 0052)
THE TRUTH
Marital comedy featuring two couples with a
tangle of secrets. Loyalty is negotiable in
Florian Zeller’s wickedly funny new play.
From 9 June.
APOLLO THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (0330 333 4809)
1536
Tudor England. A field in Essex. Three women
meet in secret, hungry for gossip from
London. There has been a clash between King
Henry VIII and his Queen, Anne Boleyn.
AMBASSADORS THEATRE
West Street, WC2 (020 7395 5405)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
Based in a unique court room setting inside
London’s County Hall, a landmark production
of Agatha Christie’s gripping story of justice,
passion and betrayal.
COUNTY HALL
Belvedere Road, SE1 (0844 815 7141)
OLIVIER THEATRE
WAR HORSE
Based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel,
this is a timeless story of love, courage and
friendship, brought to life by astonishing lifesized horses from Handspring Puppet
Company and a stirring musical score.
LYTTELTON THEATRE
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
Among the glittering salons of the super-rich,
patriarchy equals power, reputation is
everything – and for women, one misstep can
mean ruin. Marianne Elliott directs Lesley
Manville and Aidan Turner in a striking new
staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated
adaptation of the classic novel. Until 6 June.
THE MISANTHROPE
Martin Crimp’s cutting new version of
Moliere’s dark comedy, in which a brilliant
female novelist criticises current mores and
faces a backlash fracturing all her
relationships. From 16 June.
DORFMAN
PRIDE – THE MUSICAL
Fierce, funny and full of heart, this musical is
based on the film of the same name and tells
of two threatened communities coming
together. From 11 June.
NATIONAL THEATRE
South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3000)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
No Shakespeare play is better suited to a
performance amongst the trees than this tale of
the fairy kingdom, where royals act out a quarrel
and the poor player Puck is turned into a donkey.
From 20 June.
REGENTS PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE
Inner Circle, NW1 (0333 400 3562)
FAULTY TOWERS THE DINING EXPERIENCE
Inspired by one of Britain’s greatest ever
comedy series, a 2 hour production is set in a
restaurant where the audience are the diners.
PRESIDENT HOTEL
Guilford Street, WC1 (0845 154 4145)
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)
GRACE PERVADES
Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Richardson star in
David Hare’s fascinating and very funny new
play about the Victorian actor, Sir Henry
Irving. Until 11 July.
THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET
Suffolk Street, SW1 (020 7930 8800)
INTER ALIA
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike brings her
extraordinary performance to the West End as
a Crown Court Judge trying to balance her
career with motherhood, friendship and the
elusive notion of ‘having it all’. Until 20 June.
WYNDHAM’S THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2
CYRANO
Adrian Lester is the poet, philosopher and
soldier Cyrano de Bergerac, tormented by his
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