The Independent London Theatre Guide
Sunday, January 8 2012, 17:17
Drift back to a glamourous era and join Frank, Sammy and Dean in this all singing, all dancing, production, featuring a plethora of Rat Pack songs.
Drift back to a glamorous era where the famous rubbed shoulders with politicians and partied hard. Frank, Sammy and Dean, all singing, all dancing, all round entertainers, injected not only their songs into the 50s and 60s, but... Continue reading
Thursday, December 8 2011, 12:39
Frank Skinner presents Frank Skinner and Friends - a night of comedy, cabaret and music all on one bill in London's West End.
Frank Skinner presents Frank Skinner and Friends - a night of comedy, cabaret and music all on one bill in London's West End. Each night will feature four different acts. Expect everything from top comedy to... Continue reading
Friday, December 2 2011, 20:15
For the first time since its renaming and refurbishment, Hay Fever, one of Noel Coward's most well known plays will be performed at the Noel Coward Theatre.
Howard Davies is to direct Lindsay Duncan in Coward's Hay Fever, reuniting the director and actor who together received seven major international theatre awards for their 2001 collaboration on Coward's Private Lives.... Continue reading
Saturday, November 26 2011, 16:45
The US Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning comic legend, Jackie Mason, is back in London with an all new show - Fearless This is Jackie's farewell to the UK and the last chance for audiences to see one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time.
Jackie Mason - Fearless tickets
Jackie's brand-new show Fearless will include daily updates on the US presidential race, as... Continue reading
Wednesday, November 16 2011, 14:42
Sondheim's musical masterpiece is set in darkest Victorian England and tells the infamous tale of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street.
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, Sondheim's musical masterpiece is set in darkest Victorian England and tells the infamous tale of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber, who forms an enterprising relationship with Mrs... Continue reading
Wednesday, September 28 2011, 07:45
Packed full of George and Ira Gershwin's classic songs including 'I Got Rhythm', 'Someone To Watch Over Me', 'Embraceable You' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It', CRAZY FOR YOU boasts not only some of the finest songs ever written but some of the most dynamic choreography ever seen on the London stage.
CRAZY FOR YOU is the story of Bobby Child, a... Continue reading
Wednesday, September 28 2011, 07:40
Starring Adam Cooper and Scarlett Strallen this is a musical to lift your heart and set you singin' and dancin' - in any weather!
From the golden age of musicals to the West End, Singin' In The Rain brings the glamour of the MGM film to the Palace theatre. Set at a time of change in the film world, Singin' In The Rain... Continue reading
Friday, September 9 2011, 08:23
Following a sensational sell-out season at The Courtyard Theatre, the RSC's production of MATILDA THE MUSICAL transfers to London's West End this October.
Roald Dahl's much-loved story bursts into life on stage in this brand new musical version by Dennis KellyÂ... Continue reading
Saturday, June 25 2011, 08:32
Don't miss out - for 12 weeks only, acting legends James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave star in one of the most celebrated stories of the late twentieth century, Driving Miss Daisy.
For 12 weeks only, the Wyndham's Theatre will light up with the extraordinary talents of the legendary Oscar and Tony Award-winner Vanessa... Continue reading
Friday, June 10 2011, 10:36
The celebrated Ealing comedy, The Ladykillers, comes to life on stage this Autumn in a hilarious and thrilling new adaption by Graham Linehan (Father Ted) and directed by Sean Foley (The Play What I Wrote).
Featuring a stellar cast of some of the finest stage and screen comedy actors including BAFTA winner Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It) as... Continue reading
Friday, May 13 2011, 15:21
This uproarious new musical comedy by Peter Sham and Brad Carroll is a riotous, unpredictable explosion of mistaken identities and unexpected romance!
Don't miss this summer's new musical comedy hit! This uproarious new musical comedy by Peter Sham and Brad Carroll is a riotous, unpredictable explosion of mistaken identities and... Continue reading
Tuesday, January 25 2011, 08:36
It's 1957 and we are in the French port of Cherbourg. Jazz, sailors and vin rouge dance deliciously in the air, and l'amour laps against the shores of the heart! Boy (young auto mechanic Guy Fouchier) loves girl (umbrella shop sales assistant Genevi? Emery). They whisper "je t'aime" with the certainty of youth, but when war comes between them, Genevi? has to choose between waiting for her homespun hero or plumping for the dashing diamond dealer asking for her hand. Quel dilemme!
Monday, January 10 2011, 10:51
David Tennant and Catherine Tate will star in Shakespeare's classic comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the Wyndham's Theatre, opening in May 2011.
Much Ado About Nothing tickets
Two young lovers Claudio and Hero are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant... Continue reading
Wednesday, December 15 2010, 09:23
This surrealistic nightmare of Stalin's prison system tells the story of one woman's survival through interrogation and torture, transporting its audience to a strange, Goyaesque world, reminiscent of Dante's circles of Hell.
The stage production of Eugenia Ginzburg's haunting memoirs has become one of the biggest hits in Russian theatre. This surrealistic... Continue reading
Wednesday, December 15 2010, 09:20
Chekov's The Three Sisters is a story of lost people, who are not capable of discovering themselves to the full, but who still want to change the world.
Three Sister's is one of Sovremennik's most famous productions. Director Galina Volchek has directed this great play three times, each time finding new answers to the most existential questions. The performance centres around... Continue reading
Wednesday, December 15 2010, 09:17
One of Anton Chekov's most famous plays is performed in Russian by the esteemed Moscow based Sovremennik Theatre.
The characters of Cherry Orchard peer with dismay into the future, into the unknown. There will be progress, the cherry orchard will be cut down and in its place there will be something else erected. Then new people will come and demolish that which was built by... Continue reading
Tuesday, December 7 2010, 11:12
Following critical acclaim and a record-breaking sell out run, Bruce Norris' satirical comedy, Clybourne Park, will transfer from the Royal Court to the West End for a limited season
Clybourne Park is the latest transfer from the Royal Court, after successes with both ENRON and Jerusalem earlier this year. In 1959 Russ and Bev are selling their desirable two-bed at a knock-down... Continue reading
Monday, December 6 2010, 09:27
A smash hit on Broadway and in Chicago, the Tony Award-winning MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET tells the electrifying story of the night ELVIS PRESLEY, JOHNNY CASH, CARL PERKINS and JERRY LEE LEWIS came together to make music, and ended up making history. Inspired by the actual event, that took place on 4 December 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, this ecstatic and engaging musical is a story of fame, friendship, discovery, divided loyalties, professional jealousy and incredible music as four of the... Continue reading
Wednesday, December 1 2010, 11:56
Based on the comic film, A Private Function, Betty Blue Eyes is a brand new musical, full of ecentric British characters and stars Sarah Lancashire and Reece Shearsmith!
Belts are being tightened and the country's long-suffering citizens are being told by the government that there will be fair shares for all in return for surviving Austerity Britain. Meanwhile local officials... Continue reading
Monday, November 29 2010, 10:34
We're off to see. The most magical adventure of them all. Follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow and into The London Palladium for Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of The Wizard of Oz. Developed from the ever popular MGM screenplay this production, totally reconceived for the stage, contains all the much-loved songs from the Oscar winning movie score, all the favourite characters and iconic moments, plus a few surprises along the way.
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