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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)
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Witness for the Prosecution.
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)
PLAYS
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Fierce new production directed by Marianne
Elliott (War Horse etc), starring Gillian
Anderson in Edward Albee’s sharp dissection
of middle-aged marriage. From 21 September.
@sohoplace
4 Soho Place, Charing Cross Road, W1
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
James and Lou move from Chicago to
London to escape their past, but they soon
discover that places aren't haunted, people
are... Inspired by the terrifying TV series.
Until 3 October.
AMBASSADORS THEATRE
West Street, WC2 (020 7395 5405)
THE TRUTH
Marital comedy featuring two couples with a
tangle of secrets. Loyalty is negotiable in
Florian Zeller’s wickedly funny new play.
Until 12 September.
MY SON’S A QUEER, BUT WHAT CAN
YOU DO?
Joyous autobiographical story of West End
Musical Theatre star and social-media
sensation Rob Madge. 16 September –
4 October.
APOLLO THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (0330 333 4809)
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. Until 19 September.
BRIDGE THEATRE
Potters Fields Park, SE1 (0333 320 0052)
ARCADIA
Sir Tom Stoppard’s dazzling collision of
science and romance gets its own staging in
the round. Until 12 Sept.
DUKE OF YORK’S THEATRE
St. Martin’s Lane, WC2
ABIGAIL’S PARTY
Mike Leigh’s razor-sharp portrait of social
class, materialism and sexual tension in
1970s England is an unmissable modern
classic. Until 19 September.
HAROLD PINTER THEATRE
Panton Street, SW1 (0333 009 6690)
National Theatre
OLIVIER THEATRE
THE STORY
When a white teacher is killed in a black
neighbourhood, four journalists race to get
the headline – at any cost. Until 24 October.
LYTTELTON THEATRE
CATARINA AND THE BEAUTY OF KILLING
FASCISTS
South Portugal, 2028. Catarina is about to kill
her first fascist. It is a rite of passage, steeped
in tradition and family lore. A day of
celebration, of beauty and death. 19-26 Sept.
ELECTRA/PERSONA
Benedict Andrews’ thrilling production fuses
ancient myth and modern psychology in a
powerful exploration of identity, and the fragile
line between who we are and whom we play.
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. Until 12 September.
NATIONAL THEATRE
South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3000)
CYRANO
Adrian Lester is the poet, philosopher and
soldier Cyrano de Bergerac, tormented by his
own appearance yet brilliant with the sword or
pen in this funny and ultimately heartbreaking
production from the RSC. Until 5 September.
NOEL COWARD THEATRE
St Martin’s Lane, WC2 (0344 482 5151)
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... Until 27 December.
PHOENIX THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2
THE STANDARD OF LIVING
Directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring
Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear and Royal
Ballet principal Natalia Osipova, this blazing
new play tells the story of rebel economist
John Maynard Keynes. From 21 Sept.
THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET
Suffolk Street, SW1 (020 7930 8800)
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)
HAY FEVER
Noel Coward’s ‘comedy of bad manners’ here
stars Christin Baranski and Richard E Grant as
an older couple beset by family issues, which
come to the fore in a weekend house party
labouring under the chaos of parlour games,
put-downs and unrequested encores.
From 22 September.
WYNDHAM’S THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2
MUSICALS
TAO OF GLASS
A dreamy voyage through ten meditations on
life, death and Taoist wisdom. Musicians and
puppeteers perform new compositions by
Philip Glass. Until 12 September.
@sohoplace
4 Soho Place, Charing Cross Road, W1
SINATRA THE MUSICAL
Joel Harper-Jackson steps into the shoes of
the great crooner himself in this sparkling tale
of a man torn between two loves just as his
voice captures a nation. Contains over twenty
classic hits.
ALDWYCH THEATRE
Aldwych, WC2 (0345 200 7981)
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