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KILLER JOE
Trafalgar Studios
Orlando Bloom stars as a cop who moonlights as a killer-for-hire in the multi award-winning Tracy Letts ’ blackly comic thriller . Closes 18 August 2018 TIMES : PLEASE CALL
APOLLO THEATRE , Shaftesbury Avenue W1 EVERYBODY ’ S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Smash-hit coming-of-age musical is a modern day fairytale based on the true story of a 16 year-old with a secret to tell - and dreams
Times : Mon-Sat 7.30pm , Wed & Sat 2.30pm Perf . length 2H40 ( Tube Piccadilly Circus )
DOMINION THEATRE , Tottenham Court Road , W1
BAT OUT OF HELL
Jim Steinman ’ s smash-hit rock musical roars back into the West End . Based on Steinman ’ s collaborations with legendary singer Meat Loaf , a romantic , adventurous story of forbidden love . Times : Mon-Sat 7.30pm , Wed & Sat 2.30pm Perf . length 3 hrs ( Tube Tottenham Court Rd )
DUCHESS THEATRE , Catherine Street , WC2 THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Following phenomenal success off-West End and on tour , The Play That Goes Wrong brings its chaotic tale to London ’ s Duchess Theatre .
Tue-Sat 7.30pm , Sat 2.30pm , Sun 3pm & 7pm Perf length 2H05 ( Tube : Covent Garden 250m )
GARRICK THEATRE , Charing Cross Road , WC2
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Mel Brooks ’ Young Frankenstein - the new musical comedy based on the Oscar-nominated smash hit movie .
Times : Mon-Sat 7.30pm , Wed & Sat 3pm Perf . lengthTBC ( Tube Charing Cross )
HAYMARKET THEATRE , Haymarket , SW1Y
TARTUFFE
Inspired by current world events , awardwinning playwright Christopher Hampton has adapted afresh Moliere ’ s comedic masterpiece Tartuffe . 25 / 5 till 28 / 7 TIMES Mon-Sat 7.30pm , Thu & Sat 3pm Duration : 2H 30 ( nr Tube Piccadilly Circus )
LYCEUM THEATRE , Wellington Street , WC2E
DISNEY ’ S THE LION KING
Disney ’ s The Lion King is the much loved musical stage adaptation of Disney ’ s hugely successful animated film . Times : Tue-Sat 7.30pm , Wed , Sat & Sun 2.30pm Perf length 2H 30 ( Tube Covent Gden Charing X )
NEW LONDON THEATRE , Drury Lane , London , WC2B 5PW
SCHOOL OF ROCK
Based on the hit Jack Black film , Andrew Lloyd Webber ’ s Tony Award-nominated stage adaptation makes its long-awaited transfer to the West End Times : Mon-Sat 19:30 , Sat 14:30 ; Perf length 2H 30 ( Tube : Covent Garden )
THE OLD VIC , The Cut , London , SE1 8NB
A MONSTER CALLS
A monster has come walking . It ’ s come to tell Conor tales from when it walked before . And when it ’ s finished , Conor must tell his own story and face his deepest fears . Times : Mon-Sat 7.30pm Wed Thur , Sat 2.30pm Perf length TBA ( Tube : Waterloo 200m ) PICCADILLY THEATRE , Denman Street , W1V
STRICTLY BALLROOM
Baz Luhrmann ’ s musical Strictly Ballroom dances into London ’ s Piccadilly Theatre for a limited West End season , starring Will Young and Zizi Strallen . Mon , Wed-Sat 7.30pm , Weds & Sat 2.30 pm Perf length TBC ( Tube : Piccadilly 150m )
PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE , Coventry St . W1D 6AS
THE BOOK OF MORMON
Follows a pair of mismatched Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that ’ s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get . Smash Hit Musical . Times : Mon-Sat at 19.30 Mats Wed & Sat 14.30 Perf length TBA ( Tube : Piccadilly Circus 150m ) SHAFTESBURY THEATRE , Shaftesbury Ave , WC2
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
The Tony Award nominated hit Motown The Musical brings its tale of Motown founder Berry Gordy and the acts he discovered .
Times : Mon-Sat 19:30 , mats Thu & Sat 15:00 Perf lengthTBC ( TubeTot . Ct Rd , Covent Garden ) VAUDEVILLE THEATRE , Strand , WC2R
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
Oscar Wilde ’ s so-called ‘ Rolls-Royce ’ of English comedies . Frances Barber as Mrs Cheveley , alongside Freddie Fox from April 20th to July 14th Times Tues-Sat 7.30pm , Tues , Thu & Sat 2.30pm Perf length TBC ( Tube : Charing X , Embankment )
ADELPHI THEATRE , Strand WC2
KINKY BOOTS
Based on the 2005 comedy film about a son who reluctantly inherits his father ’ s shoe factory , Tony Award-winning musical . Times : Mon-Sat 19:30 , mats Wed & Sat 14:30 Perf . length 2H30 ( Tube : Charing Cross )
APOLLO VICTORIA THEATRE , Wilton Road SW1
WICKED
Experience this unforgettable musical and discover that you ’ ve not been told the whole story about the Land of Oz ...
Times : Mon - Sat 19.30pm , Wed Sat 14.30 Perf length 2h50 ( Tube Victoria )
DONMAR WAREHOUSE Earlham St , London , WC2 THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE Miss Brodie presides over her ‘ set ’, her chosen few . In return for their absolute devotion , she will provide an education far beyond the confines of the curriculum . CALL FOR TIMES Till 28 July Perf length TBA ( Tube Covent Garden ( 275m )
DUKE OF YORKS THEATRE , St Martins Lane ,
KING LEAR starring Ian McKellen in the legendary title role . Running for a strictly limited run . the harrowing story of two fathers who reject the children who truly love them , as greed & blindness take over . Times : Tues-Sat 19.00pm , Mat Sat 13.30 Perf . Length 3hr 20min ( Tube Leicester Sq .)
GIELGUD THEATRE , Shaftesbury Avenue , W1
IMPERIUM
The Royal Shakespeare Company ’ s two-part thriller play Imperium comes to conquer the West End , through Parts I : Conspirator and Part II : Dictator . Closes 8 / 9 Times : Please Call Perf . length 3H40 ( Tube Piccadilly Circus )
HER MAJESTY ’ S THEATRE , Haymarket SW1
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Romantic musical based on life beneath the haunted stage of the Paris Opera .
Times : Mon-Sat 19:30 , Mats Thu & Sat 14:30 Perf . length 2hrs 30 mins ( Tube Piccadilly
LYRIC THEATRE , Shaftesbury Avenue , W1V
THRILLER – LIVE a stage and video spectacular celebrating the legendary career of the king of pop .
Times : Tue-Fri 19:30 , Sat 16:00 & 20:00 , Sun 15:30 & 19:30 Perf length 2H30 ( Tube : Piccadilly Circus 250m ) NOEL COWARD THEATRE , St Martins Lane , WC2 THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE critically acclaimed , brilliant satire on terrorism starring Aidan Turner
Times : Mon-Sat 19:30 , Mats Wed & Sat , 15.00 Perf Length TBA Tube : Leicester Square ( 100m )
PALACE THEATRE , Shaftesbury Avenue , W1
HARRY POTTER & THE CURSED CHILD
“ the eighth story , 19 years later ”,
Times : Wed-Sat 19:30 , Wed & Sat 14:00 , Sun 13:00 & 18:30 Perf length 2H ( Tube Leicester Square )
PLAYHOUSE THEATRE , Northumberland Avenue , London
THE JUNGLE just outside Calais , a place where thousands of refugees from war-torn countries like Syria and Afghanistan imprisoned while they waited how and where their new lives would begin . Times : Mon-Sat 19.30 Thur & Sat 14.30 Perf length TBC ( Tube Charing X , Embankment )
QUEENS THEATRE , Shaftesbury Avenue , W1
LES MISERABLES
One man ’ s determined survival in the face of another ’ s vengeful persecution . Musical .
Times : Mon - Sat 7.30pm , Wed & Sat at 2.30pm Perf . length 2h 50 ( Tube Piccadilly Circus )
ST . MARTINS THEATRE , West Street , WC2
THE MOUSETRAP
Agatha Christie ’ s classic thriller continues on the world ’ s longest run .
Times : Mon-Sat 19:30 , Mats Tue 15:00 , Sat 16:00 Perf . length 2hrs 20 mins ( Tube Leicester Sq )
VICTORIA PALACE THEATRE , Victoria Street , SW1
HAMILTON
Tony Award-sweeping modern musical masterpiece Hamilton makes a long-awaited London premiere . Previews 21 / 11 / 17
Times : Mon-Sat 7.30pm , Thu & Sat 2.30pm Perf . length 2H45 ( Tube Victoria )
ALDWYCH THEATRE , Aldwych , WC2B
THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
This new stage musical , presented in association with Tina Turner herself , reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of her age , gender and race . Times : Mon-Fri 7.30pm , Mat : Thurs & Sat 2.30pm Perf length tbc ( Tube Covent Garden )
CAMBRIDGE THEATRE , Earlham Street , WC2
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Roald Dahl ’ s tale of an extraordinary child with hideous parents is given the musical treatment .
Times : Tue 19:00 , Wed-Sat 19:30 , Mats Wed & Sat 14:30 , Sun 15:00 Perf . length 2h40 ( Tube Covent Garden )
DRURY LANE THEATRE , Catherine Street , WC2
42ND STREET
Pop sensation Lulu stars in the multi-award winning musical 42nd Street , Featuring a cast of 50 fabulous singers and dancers . Times : Mon-Sat 7.30pm , Wed & Sat 2.30pm Perf . length TBA ( Tube Covent Gard . / Charing X )
FORTUNE THEATRE , Russell Street , WC2 S
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Over 7 million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most exciting , spooky , gripping and successful theatre events ever staged .
Times : Tue-Sat 20:00 , Sat 16:00 & Tue , Thu 15:00 Perf . length 2hrs ( Tube Covent Garden )
HAROLD PINTER THEATRE , Panton Street , SW1
CONSENT
Why is Justice blind ? Is she impartial ? Or is she blinkered ? Friends take opposing briefs in a legal case . The key witness is a woman whose life seems a world away from theirs . Till 11 / 8 Mon-Sat 7.30pm , Weds , Thurs & Sat 2.30pm Perf . Length 2H20 ( Tube Leicester Sq .)
LONDON PALLADIUM , Argyll Street , W1
THE KING AND I
With a superior score of treasured songs including ; Whistle a Happy Tune , Getting to Know You , and Shall We Dance , a testament to the lavish romantic musical theatre . 21 / 6 Times : Mon-Sat 7,00pm Wed & Sat 2pm . Perf . length tbc ( Tube Oxford Circus )
NATIONAL THEATRE , UPPER GROUND , LONDON THE LEHMAN TRILOGY AN OCTOROON , TRANSLATIONS JULIE ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
NOVELLO THEATRE , Aldwych , WC2
MAMMA MIA
A mother . A daughter . Three possible Dads . And a trip down the aisle you ’ ll never forget !
Timings : Mon-Sat 19:45 , Thu & Sat 15:00 Duration : 2h35 ( Tube : Covent Garden , Charing X )
PHOENIX THEATRE , Charing Cross Road , WC2
CHICAGO
Cuba Gooding Jr makes his London debut as smoothtalking lawyer Billy Flynn , alongside West End veteran Ruthie Henshall .
Times : Mon-Sat 8.00pm Weds & Sat 3.00pm Perf . length 2Hrs ( Tube Tottenham Crt )
PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE , Old Compton Street , W1
DISNEY ’ S ALADDIN
Disney ’ s fabulous tale of daring , magic , deceitful sorcerers and hilarious genies brings a whole new world to London .
Times : Mon-Sat 19:30 , Mats Thu & Sat 14:30 Perf length tbc ( Tube Leicester Square )
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
PET SHOP BOYS DON GIOVANNI FALSTAFF
SAVOY THEATRE , Strand , London , WC2R 0ET
DREAMGIRLS he iconic R & B musical Dreamgirls receives its UK and West End premiere at the Savoy Theatre , with Glee star Amber Riley leading the powerful tale of musical revolution in 1960s America . Times : Mon-Sat 19:30 , Mats Wed & Sat 14:30 Perf length TBA ( Tube : Charing X , Embankment )
WYNDHAMS THEATRE , Charing Cross Road , WC2
RED
Award-winning stage and screen actor Alfred Molina reprises his critically acclaimed performance as the American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko . Times Mon-Sat 7.30pm , Thurs & Sat 3pm Perf length 3h 10 Tube : Leicester Square )
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