OPENING: What’s new this month
April 7, 2010
April is usually a bouyant month for the West End. Here’s a round-up of what’s opening in London theatre-land (dates are for opening First Nights).
- 6 April: POLAR BEARS at the Donmar Warehouse. Mark Haddon’s new play starring Jodhi May.
- 7 April: WET WEATHER COVER at the Arts Theatre, starring Michael Brandon and Steve Furst.
- 7 April: JESUS HOPPED THE A TRAIN at the Trafalgar Studios. Stephen Adly Guirgis’s high octane prison drama.
- 8 April: EDUCATING RITA at the Menier Theatre starring Laura Dos Santos and Larry Lamb, directed by Jeremy Sams.
- 8 April: SHIRLEY VALENTINE at the Menier Theatre. Meera Syal stars in this revival of Willy Russell’s comedy.
- 8 April: THE EMPIRE at the Royal Court. Directed by Mike Bradwell. Cast includes Rufus Wright.
- 14 April: HAIR at the Gielgud Theatre. Gavin Creel and the entire award-winning Broadcast cast are over in London.
- 14 April: GRUMPY OLD WOMEN 2 – CHIN UP BRITAIN. With Jenny Eclair, Susie Blake and Wendi Peters
- 15 April: POSH at the Royal Court. Directed by Lyndsey Turner
- 16 April: DANCING ON ICE THE TOUR at the O2 Arena.
- 21 April: THE REAL THING at the Old Vic. Tom Stoppard classic with Toby Stephens.
- 27 April: WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN at the National Theatre. Harriet Walter in Thomas Middleton’s play.
- 29 April: DEBBIE REYNOLDS ALIVE AND FABULOUS at the Apollo Theatre. An evening with the legendary Hollywood star.
Sunday shows in the West End
March 21, 2010
A number of West End shows are now playing on a Sunday, with much of the centre of London open for shopping, eating and entertainment all weekend.
Shows playing on a Sunday include Thriller Live at the Lyric Theatre; Stomp at the Ambassadors Theatre; The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre; selected plays at the National Theatre; terrifying Ghost Stories at the Duke of York’s Theatre and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s multi-million pound production of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium.
SEE A COMPLETE LIST OF SHOWS WITH SUNDAY PERFORMANCES HERE
West End Theatre Twitter Watch
February 21, 2010
Keep your theatrical tweetings up-to-date with our West End Theatre Twitter Watch, including London shows, stars and talent and selected West End venues.
OUR TWITTER LISTS:
Anything to add? Let us know what you’ve found by contacting us.
Also don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @westend_theatre
WEST END SHOWS
The 39 Steps at the Criterion Theatre: @love39steps
Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace Theatre: @BillyElliotUK
Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre: @chicagolondon
Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre: @ghostlondon
Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward Theatre: @JerseyBoysUK
Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre: @LBtheMusical
Les Miserables at the Queen’s Theatre: @Les_Miserables
The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre: @TheLionKing
Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre: @MammaMiaMusical
The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre: @TheOperaGhosts
Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical at the Palace Theatre: @PriscillaBus
Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane: @ShrekMusicalUK
Thriller Live at the Lyric Theatre: @ThrillerLive
War Horse at the New London Theatre: @warhorselondon
Wicked at the Apollo Victoria: @WickedLondon
We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre: @WWRYlondon
The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium: @yellowbrickroad
WEST END STARS
Ramin Karimloo: @raminkarimloo
Natasha Hamilton: @NatashaOfficial
Oliver Thornton: @oliverrthornton
Gareth Gates: @Gareth_Gates
Richard Fleeshman: @RFleeshman
Ricko Baird: @freedomtown27
Emma Williams: @Williamstweet
Ray Quinn: @therealRayQuinn
Andy Nyman: @andynyman
Alex Gaumond: @alexgaumond
Simon Thomas: @TheStingo
Susan McFadden: @susiemc1983
Denise Van Outen: @dvomumalicious
Amanda Holden: @Amanda_Holden
Richard Blackwood: @RBcomedian
Alexis Gerred: @Alexisgerred
Danielle Hope: @DanielleHope26
Hannah Waddingham: @HannahWad
Michael Crawford: @CrawfordMichael
Paul Keating: @1PaulKeating
Sheridan Smith: @sheridansmith1
Rachel Tucker: @racheltucker1
Tom Lorcan: @tomlorcan
Reece Shearsmith: @RealReeceShears
Meow Meow: @MeowTopia
Miss Polly Rae: @TheMissPollyRae
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer and producer: @ALloydWebber
Kevin Spacey, Artistic Director at the Old Vic, actor: @KevinSPacey
Arlene Phillips, Choreographer @arlenephillips
Alan Ayckbourn, playwright: @Ayckbourn
Tamzin Outhwaite: @Mouthwaite
Gavin Creel: @Gavincreel
Duncan James: @Mrduncanjames
Jodie Prenger: @Musicalmissy
Ute Lemper @UteLemper
Matthew Macfadyen: @a7mm
Kim Cattrall: @kimcattrall
Tamsin Greig: @Tamsin_Greig
Sir Ian McKellen: @THEREALSIRIAN
Jenny Seagrove: @springmeister
Katherine Kingsley: @katkingsley
Michael Arden: @michaelarden
Matt Willis: @mattjwillis
Patina Miller: @patinamiller
Lauren Samuels: @Laurensamuels88
Camilla Kerslake: @CamillaKerslake
Simon Webbe: @simonwebbe1
WEST END VENUES
Almeida: @almeidaTheatre
Barbican Centre: @Barbicancentre
Donmar Warehouse: @DonmarWarehouse
English National Opera: @E_N_O
National Theatre: @NationalTheatre
Old Vic: @OldVicTheatre
Open Air Theatre: @OpenAirTheatre
Royal Court: @RoyalCourt
Royal Opera House: @RoyalOperaHouse
Sadler’s Wells: @Sadlers_Wells
Shakespeare’s Globe: @The_Globe
Southbank Centre: @SouthbankCentre
Young Vic: @YoungVicTheatre
WEST END THEATRE
westendtheatre.com: @westend_theatre
Venue News: THE ARTS THEATRE
January 18, 2010
Small but perfectly formed, The Arts Theatre in the heart of London’s Theatreland reopened in January 2009 after a period of refurbishment and re-decoration.
It now hosts an interesting mix of theatre, with a new season of plays and musicals starting this month featuring short runs of crowd-pleasing shows, from hilarious farce Daisy Pulls It Off, to play A Man of No Importance and fun musicals Naked Boys Singing and Nunsense A-Men.
The originalvenue launched in 1927 as a private members’ theatre to avoid the censorship of the Lord Chamberlain. In the fifties it was run by Peter Hall and hosted the London premiere of Samuel Becket’s Waiting for Godot.
The 347-seat venue is run under a partnership between Dominic Madden for theatre investment group Kingdom Entertainment Group and Wimpole Theatre and the facilities of the theatre include two newly refurbished bars – plus The London Cocktail Club, a pre and post theatre private members club.
Highlights of the current season include:
DAISY PULLS IT OFF
19 January – 6 February 2010
This riotous romp returns to the West End in Denise Deegan’s hilarious parody of jolly hockey sticks adventure stories set in a 1920s girls’ boarding school.
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NUNSENSE A-MEN
25 January – 25 March 2010
An hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser – with all characters played by male musical stars!
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NAKED BOYS SINGING
27 January – 27 March 2010
Returning to the Arts Theatre after a successful run last year, Naked Boys Singing! is a musical comedy revue featuring an original score of 16 songs celebrating the splendours of male nudity. Seven good-looking and talented male actors celebrate the glories of the naked male body through a series of catchy, pithy cabaret numbers, both funny and poignant. Please Note: Contains full male nudity. Age recommendation 16 years +
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A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
10 – 27 February 2010
Chamber musical based on the 1994 film starring Albert Finney. The show won the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best off-Broadway Musical, and will run at the Arts from February 10 to 27 starring Olivier Award-winner Paul Clarkson.
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Jersey Boys joins Sunday shows
January 18, 2010
Jersey Boys has joined a number of other high-profile West End shows in running performances on a Sunday.
Jersey Boys - now playing on a Sunday in the West End
The award-winning Broadway musical at the Prince Edward Theatre in London held its first Sunday performance yesterday, Sunday 17 January, and has dropped its Monday night performance from the schedule to now run Tuesdays to Saturdays at 7.30pm, and Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3.00pm.
Jersey Boys has won twenty-one major international awards since first opening on Broadway in 2006 including Best Musical at the Olivier Awards, and follows the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Songs include Sherry, Walk Like A Man, Oh What a Night and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.
An increasing number of West End shows are now playing on a Sunday, with much of the centre of London now open for shopping, eating and entertainment on a Sunday.
Shows in the West End now playing on a Sunday include Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre, Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Thriller Live at the Lyric Theatre, Stomp at the Ambassadors Theatre, Waiting for Godot at the Haymarket Theatre Royal, The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre, selected plays at the National Theatre, and dance productions at the Peacock Theatre – including Havana Rakatan from 4 February.
New shows coming to London that will also feature Sunday performances include All The Fun of the Fair – David Essex’s new musical at the Garrick Theatre from 17 April.
Legally Blonde – Savoy Theatre – Reviews round-up
January 15, 2010
Round-up of reviews of LEGALLY BLONDE at the Savoy Theatre in London
The reviews of Legally Blonde, which opened on Wednesday at the Savoy Theatre in London, were largely positive. Cleverly the producers allowed critics to review preview performances as well as the official First Night – which meant they were exposed to some of the hard-core fans that have alreday started to gather around this show. This was a smart move as the infectious enthusiasm of the audience won over many of the critics – all of whom seemed to come to the show with misgivings.
Whilst nearly all the reviews had reservations about the plot, they couldn’t resist being taken by the tongue-in-cheek humour of the show, and particuarly the strong central performce of Sheridan Smith as Elle Woods (see a summary of the plot here). All apart from Quentin Letts of the Daily Mail…
STAR RATINGS
The Guardian 
The Telegraph
The Times
The Independent
Daily Mail
Evening Standard
OPENING THOUGHTS
DM: Legally Blonde is so pink it is as though the IRA planted a bomb in the late Dame Barbara Cartland’s laundry basket. It is pink not just in the colour of many of the clothes and stage effects. It is pink to the core of its little, tiny soul.
ES: It’s not often that a West End musical references Simon Cowell, case law and the science of getting a perm. But this is Legally Blonde, in which gags about spring break rub up against throw-aways about Gloria Steinem and Thomas Hobbes, and with its mix of daftness and knowingness this sugary yet far from stupid romp will surely be a palpable hit.
VA: Size, as they say, matters. That idea is not lost on Sonia Friedman and her raft of U.K. producers on “Legally Blonde,” who have put the show in a smallish house more accustomed to plays than lavish tuners. Their financial gamble pays off big time thanks to a heap of reasons, chief among them being casting. This guilty pleasure of a show remains precision-engineered candy-floss, but as Elle, pint-sized knockout Sheridan Smith gives it heart and helium levels of happiness.
TI: Omygod, as a jazzily dressed set of sorority sisters keep squealing at the start of the delightful, annoying, supremely wishful musical that’s just come frolicking into Blighty from Broadway. Omygod, a girl can make it in a male-dominated world without sacrificing a dab of pink lipstick.
IN: I had thought snootily that the stage show of Legally Blonde might put the “ugh” in “euuuugh!” But omigod was I like totally blown away.
GU: It is, of course, preposterous: an LA fashion student conquers Harvard law school and becomes a courtroom star. But, for all its absurdity, I found this Broadway musical infinitely more enjoyable than the 2001 Hollywood movie on which it is based.
TE: OMIGOD! I tried, I really tried to hate this show, but resistance is futile. It’s going to be a huge hit and if you’re a chap, your wife or girlfriend is almost certain to drag you along. You might as well give in gracefully now.
ON SHERIDAN SMITH
ES: Sheridan Smith is emphatically the star of the show… It’s a performance of great warmth and enthusiasm.
IN: With her brilliantly warm, winning, witty and all-round adorable performance as Elle, Sheridan Smith achieves stage stardom like some jaw-dropping hole-in-one in golf… This girl can twirl on a dime and take you from elating silliness to genuine sadness in less time than it takes to say “Delta Nu”.
VA: Elle dreams of a bright and shiny life, a hope-filled demeanor Smith delivers in spades. It’s infectious and immensely winning because she deploys razor-sharp comic timing without ever sacrificing properly developed emotion. She’s deliciously knowing but never arch. Even when surrounded by silliness, she has an uncanny knack of making you lose sight of the performer, to empathize directly with the character’s hopes and dreams.
TE: The chief glory of the show is Sheridan Smith as Elle, blessed with vitality, warmth, great comic timing and sudden moments of touching vulnerability. She is infinitely more likeable than Reese Witherspoon in the film.
GU: Sheridan Smith as Elle is also far more vivacious than Reese Witherspoon. Smith is perky, trim, and sings and dances excellently. But her true star quality lies in her sense of mischief, which I first noticed when she was a teenager appearing with the National Youth Music Theatre. Blessed with the long upper lip of a natural comic, Smith sails buoyantly through the show with a radiant smile as if warning us not to take it too seriously.
DM: Miss Smith’s singing voice is not strong but she brings a likeable cheekiness to the part. A crueller critic might wonder if she is glamorous enough for the role.
IN A NUTSHELL
ES: Legally Blonde is a winner. It’s energetic and amusing, with a sprightly sense of pace, and all but the most flinty-hearted theatregoers will leave it flushed with delight.
IN: It may not be quite as good as Hairspray (it lacks that show’s lovely, double-bluffing libertarian dimension), but it’s ridiculously enjoyable from start to finish and camp peroxide-perfection in terms of its showbiz roots.
VA: this transfer looks set to thrive as long as Smith wants to stick around and steal hearts.
TI: Let’s overlook some forgettable tunes and welcome dance that embraces everything from skipping with ropes to spoof Riverdance. Let’s relish the support both of a fake-Greek chorus dressed as cheerleaders and of two cute, unnaturally obedient dogs. Let’s agree that Legally Blonde is, well, fun.
TE: This is rom-com with a welcome touch of irony.
GU: I can only report that the predominantly female audience with whom I saw the show seemed to be having a whale of a time and did not give a damn about the fact that the musical is little more than a nonsensical fairytale.
DM: The plot is pap, the musical unmemorable, the dancing often hefty except for one routine with skipping ropes.
KEY TO REVIEWS:
GU = Guardian: Michael Billington. Read review
TE = Telegraph: Charles Spencer. Read review
TI = The Times: Benedict Nightingale. Read review
VA = Variety: David Benedict. Read review
IN = The Independent: Paul Taylor. Read review
ES = Evening Standard: Henry Hitchings. Read review
DM = Dail Mail: Quentin Letts. Read review
Book tickets to see LEGALLY BLONDE at the Savoy Theatre in London
London’s longest running shows
January 4, 2010
The West End’s longest running shows
Last month Disney’s The Lion King became the ninth longest-running musical in West End history. The show, which plays at the Lyceum Theatre, pushed Cameron Mackintosh’s hit production of Miss Saigon off the spot, when it played its 4,265th performance on 18 December 2009.
The Lion King is one of only five musicals in theatre history to play for ten years or more on both Broadway and the West End, and the Broadway production also stands as the ninth longest running musical on the Great White Way.
In London the show has been by more than 8 million people and has won a slate of international awards.
It has quite a way to go to beat the longest running musical on the West End’s stage, Les Miserables, which originally opened at the Barbican Theatre on 8 October 1985. The show is closely followed by Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which is in its 24th year in the West End – and still at its original venue, Her Majesty’s Theatre. Lloyd-Webber must be hoping his sequel to The Phantom, Love Never Dies, is as much of a success. And it’s looking good given that the show has already taken around £8 million in ticket sales, with previews not starting at the Adelphi Theatre until 20 February.
Of course, all of the musicals on the longest-running list pale in to insignificance compared to the longest-running show on the London stage: The Mousetrap, which opened on the 25 November 1952 at the Ambassadors Theatre and is still going strong 57 years later at the St Martin’s Theatre.
The West End’s longest-running musicals:
1. Les Miserables at the Queen’s Theatre – opened 8 October 1985 originally at the Barbican Theatre
2. The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre – opened 9 October 1986
3. Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre – opened 28 July 1988 originally at the Albery Theatre
4. Cats – opened 11 May 1981 at the New London Theatre and closed 11 May 2002
5. Starlight Express – opened 27 March 1984 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre and closed 12 January 2002
6. Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre – opened 18 November 1997 originally at the Adelphi Theatre
7. Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – opened 12 October 1989 at the Victoria Palace Theatre, transferred to the Novello (formerly the Strand) Theatre October 1995 and closed 19 May 2002
8. Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre – opened 6 April 1999 originally at the Prince Edward Theatre
9. Disney’s The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre – opened 19 October 1999
10. Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane – opened 20 September 1989 and closed 30 October 1999
The West End’s longest-running plays or entertainment shows:
1. The Mousetrap at the St Martin’s Theatre – opened 25 November 1952 originally at the Ambassadors Theatre
2. No Sex Please, We’re British at the Strand Theatre – opened 3 June 1971 and closed 16 January 1987
3. The Black and White Minstrel Show at the Victoria Palace Theatre – opened in 1962 and closed about 1972
4. Aldwych Farces at the Aldwych Theatre – opened in 1925 and closed in 1933
5. There’s A Girl In My Soup at the Globe Theatre – opened in June 1966 and closed in 1973
Book tickets to The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre in London
New shows this Winter
January 1, 2010
Winter in the West End is always a vibrant time, with countless new shows opening throughout London. This year is no exception with a bewildering array of new and classic plays, hefty revivals, Broadway musicals and a high star count.
STARS
Stars are out in force as producers pull out all of the stops to ensure that theatregoers are getting their money’s worth. Keira Knightley continues her successful run in Molière’s classic play The Misanthrope, Rupert Friend plays gay in Broadway satire The Little Dog Laughed, Kim Cattrall of Sex and the City fame gives us her Amanda in Richard Eyre’s new production of Noel Coward’s Private Lives, Jonathan Pyrce brings his acclaimed performance in Pinter’s The Caretaker to the West End, and David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker promise to give award-winning performances in Arthur Miller’s powerful play All My Sons. Plus Waiting for Godot returns to the Haymarket Theatre Royal with Ian McKellen reprising his role as Estragon.
BROADWAY
Brits are doing rather well on Broadway at the moment, but the traffic is not all one way as the Broadway productions of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and Legally Blonde have opened in London to great success. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof sees James Earl Jones revive his original role as Big Daddy, joined by our very own Adrian Lester, and directed by Debbie Allen. A complete contrast is the pink and fluffy musical Legally Blonde, a success in New York, and now given a lavish new production at the Savoy Theatre starring Sheridan Smith and Duncan James. Also on its way from a sell-out, Tony-award winning success on Broadway is Hair, for which Cameron Mackintosh is bringing over the entire Broadway company.
MUSICALS
Other musical openings range from the small-scale to the gigantic – with everything in between. At one end the intimate Arts Theatre hosts comedy musical Nunsense A-Men from 25 January, clearly cashing in on the current trend for nuns (see Sister Act) but spicing it up with men playing the sisters! And at the other, Andrew Lloyd Webber aims for world domination with the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, this time set on Coney Island in New York. Also David Essex brings his fairground-set musical All The Fun Of The Fair to the Garrick Theatre featuring all of his hit songs.
NEW PLAYS
In terms of new plays, the Royal Court is dominating the drama landscape at the moment, transferring two wild successes into town: Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem starring Mark Rylance, and Lucy Prebble’s Enron, directed by man of the moment Rupert Goold.
REVIVALS
Revivals are also key to this winter’s schedule, with the RSC bringing in its production of Twelfth Night from Stratford starring Richard Wilson as Malvolio, the Old Vic resurrecting John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation starring Anthony Head and Lesley Manville, andIbsen’s Ghosts coming to the Duchess Theatre starring Lesley Sharp and Iain Glen.
KIDS
At the National they follow their War Horse and His Dark Materials successes with Mark Ravenhill’s new adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s fantasy novel Nation.
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Christmas Shows
November 16, 2009
There’s much fun to be had in the West End this Christmas with a variety of plays, musicals and entertainment shows for both adults and children. Here’s our pick of the best London theatre this Christmas – for Kids, for Adults – and also Special Offers and Discounts.
SHOWS FOR KIDS AT CHRISTMAS
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The Snowman For the twelfth year, the magical stage version of Raymond Briggs’ much loved book returns to London to delight children and adults. From 2 December, Peacock Theatre DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN DATES |
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Peter Pan After a sell-out run in Kensington Gardens, Peter Pan flies into a state-of-the-art tent at the O2 for a Christmas season, featuring spectacular 360 degree projections and starring Ciaran Kellgren. From 1 December, Meridian Gardens at the O2 DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN DATES |
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A Christmas Carol Presented by a company of extraordinary performers, including Gareth Hale as Scrooge, this enchanting, feel-good musical version of Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale is set to delight young and old alike this Christmas. Now until 10 January, Arts Theatre DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN DATES |
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The Gruffalo This big scary monster is back in London’s West End again this Christmas for the fourth year running. Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood in this magical, musical adaptation of the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. From 25 November, Apollo Theatre |
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Nation The National Theatre follows its success with His Dark Materials, Coram Boy and War Horse, with Mark Ravenhill’s exhilarating new adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Nation. Now until 21 February, National Theatre |
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Legally Blonde A great big musical crowd-pleaser starring Sheridan Smith and Duncan James in the Broadway production of the hit movie. From 5 December, Savoy Theatre |
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Swan Lake Matthew Bourne’s multi award-winning hit Swan Lake returns to the Sadler’s Wells theatre. From 10 December, Sadler’s Wells Theatre |
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English National Ballet The English National Ballet returns to the London Coliseum this Christmas with three sumptuous productions: The Nutcracker, The Snow Queen and Giselle. The Nutcracker – From 16 December; The Snow Queen – From 8 January; Giselle – From 20 January, London Coliseum |
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SHOWS FOR ADULTS AT CHRISTMAS
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Christmas with the Rat Pack Get into the Christmas mood with this fabulous show that brings Frank, Sammy & Dean back together for an all singing, all dancing night of 50s glamour and seasonal classics including Silent Night, Merry Little Christmas, Baby It’s Cold Outside and White Christmas. From 24 November, Adelphi Theatre DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE |
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La Clique A brand new Christmas show for La Clique, this time at the Roundhouse and offering a wild mix of cabaret, burlesque and circus in a strictly limited eight-week run. From 20 November, Roundhouse |
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Morecambe Following its sell out run at the Edinburgh Festival, Tim Whitnall’s biographical play about comedian Eric Morecambe transfers into London starring Bob Golding. From 19 December, Duchess Theatre DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN DATES |
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Arturo Brachetti – Change Spectacular show starring Arturo Brachetti, one of the world’s greatest quick change artists, who brings over one hundred characters to the stage in a unique, breathtaking show that has to be seen to be believed. Until 3 January, Garrick Theatre DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN DATES |
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SPECIAL OFFERS & DISCOUNTS
Special offer on Chicago
June 10, 2009
Save up to £21.50 on tickets to see Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre in London, starring Jerry Springer until 11 July and Destiny’s Child star Michelle Williams from 13 July.
There are great savings to be made on Chicago – the award winning musical that is still packing them in at the Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End. Westendtheatre.com presents the ultimate offer – saving up to £21.50 on Monday to Friday evening performances plus matinees on Friday (5pm) and Saturday (3pm).
There are also some great value Chicago theatre and dinner packages available including only £27.50 for dinner at The Langley restaurant close to the theatre AND tickets to Chicago.
All this and the infamous Jerry Springer is now starring in the show until 11 July playing the slimey lawyer Billy Flynn. And from 13 July international music megastar Michelle Williams from Destiny’s Child will star in the show as Roxie Hart.
Already the longest running American musical ever to play in London, this multi-award winning international production is filled with sexy, sassy and sensational choreography inspired by the legendary Bob Fosse, and a sizzling score including All That Jazz and Razzle Dazzle.
The kiss-and-tell story of chorus girl Roxie Hart who kills her lover; Velma Kelly, the glamorous double-murderer and Billy Flynn, the slick and manipulative lawyer keeping them from death row while promising to make them stars, has all the topicality of our celebrity-seeking times. It also provides some of the most sensational roles in all musical theatre. Be razzled and dazzled by Chicago: a true Broadway and West End classic.
Book now and save up to £21.50 on tickets to Chiacgo at the Cambridge Theatre London
Enjoy theatre and dinner packages from only £27.50 to Chicago
‘Still the hottest show in town’ The Independent.
‘A sleek package of sex, murder, great songs and arch wit’ Evening Standard.
‘The sharpest, slickest show on the block!’ The Times.
