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LYTTELTON THEATRE
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INTER ALIA
Suzie Miller and Justin Martin reunite
following their smash-hit Prima Facie for this
searing examination of motherhood and
masculinity. Until 13 September.
HAMLET
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera is
Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on
Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. 25 September
to 22 November.
DORFMAN
WICKED – ONE OF THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL MUSICALS OF ALL TIME
WICKED, the West End stage musical
phenomenon that tells the incredible
untold story of the Witches of Oz, is ‘one
of the most successful musicals of all
time’ (BBC News). Stephen Schwartz and
Winnie Holzman’s celebrated stage
musical is based on the acclaimed novel
by Gregory Maguire and imagines a
beguiling backstory and future
possibilities to the lives of L. Frank
Baum’s beloved characters from The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Wicked reveals
the decisions and events that shape the
destinies of two unlikely university friends
on their journey to becoming ‘Glinda The
Good’ and the ‘Wicked Witch of the West’.
www.wickedthemusical.co.uk
PLAYS
FAWLTY TOWERS
Nearly 50 years since it first hit TV screens,
join Basil and an 18-strong cast as they bring
to life all the favourite moments from the
show’s unforgettable twelve episodes.
Until 13 September.
APOLLO THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (0330 333 4809)
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
From Olivier Award-nominated writer Duncan
Miller (who wrote ‘People, Places and
Things’) comes this moving one-person play,
rich with theatrical innovation. 1 Aug – 8 Nov.
@sohoplace
4 Soho Place, Charing Cross Road, W1
THE LADY FROM THE SEA
A thrilling dissection of desire, loss and
rebirth for the contemporary age.
BRIDGE THEATRE
Potters Fields Park, SE1 (0333 320 0052)
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)
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)
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
The greatest, most powerful and dangerous
figures who shaped English history are
brought vividly to life in Robert Bolt’s awardwinning play. Martin Shaw stars as Sir
Thomas More.
THE WEIR
Brendan Gleeson leads a story of ghosts,
memory and humanity. From 12 September.
HAROLD PINTER THEATRE
Panton Street, SW1 (0333 009 6690)
National Theatre
OLIVIER THEATRE
BACCHAE
Indhu Rubasingham begins her tenure as
National Theatre Director by bringing Nima
Taleghani’s exciting new version of Euripides’
ultimate tragedy to life through rhythm,
movement and music.
13 September to 1 November.
THE LAND OF THE LIVING
Juliet Stevenson is Ruth in this remarkable
and timely new play by David Lan, former
Artistic Director of the Young Vic. Immersed
in the shapeshifting nature of memory and
morality. Directed by Stephen Daldry.
NATIONAL THEATRE
South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3000)
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
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)
TILL THE STARS COME DOWN
Critically acclaimed National production is a
passionate, heart-breaking and hilarious
portrayal of a larger-than-life family struggling
to come to terms with a changing world.
Until 23 September.
THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET
Suffolk Street, SW1 (020 7930 8800)
BORN WITH TEETH
Liz Duffy Adams’ playful and daring new play
imagines the relationship between Christopher
Marlowe, rock star of Elizabethan theatre and
scandalous spy for the Crown, and William
Shakespeare, jobbing actor and promising
young playwright. Until 1 November.
WYNDHAM’S THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2
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