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TO BOOK SEE YOUR HOTEL CONCIERGE DAILY TELEGRAPH ‘A NON-STOP PARADE OF HITS!’ Phoenix Theatre JUNE 2015 SH OW GUI D E PAUL PHEAR, SMOOTH RADIO SHOW YOU NEVER GOT TO SEE’ ‘THE BEATLES THEATRES 1Adelphi 2Aldwych 3Ambassadors 4Apollo 5 Apollo Victoria 6Arts 7Cambridge 8 Charing Cross 9 Chocolate Menier 10Coliseum 11Criterion 12Dominion 13 Donmar Warehouse 14 Drury Lane 15Duchess 16 Duke of Yorks 17Fortune 18Garrick 19Gielgud 20 Harold Pinter 21Haymarket 22 Her Majesty’s 23 Leicester Square 24Lyceum 25Lyric 26National 27 New London 28 Noel Coward 29Novello 30 The Old Vic 31Palace 32 London Palladium 33Peacock 34Phoenix 35Piccadilly 36Playhouse 37 Prince Edward 38 Prince of Wales 39Queen’s 40 Royal Opera House 41 St Martin’s 42 St James 43Savoy 44Shaftesbury 45Soho 46 Trafalgar Studios 47Vaudeville 48 Victoria Palace 49Wyndham’s RESTAURANTS 1L’Escargot 2 Scoff and Banter Bloomsbury 3 Scoff and Banter Covent Garden 4 Fire and Stone 5 Scoff & Banter Leicester Square 6Cabana 7 Sports Bar & Grill Piccadilly 8 Browns Covent Garden 9 Homage at the Waldorf 10 Old Masters’ 11 Planet Hollywood 12Sophie’s/Christopher’s 13 Prezzo Victoria Place 14Tuttons 15 Jamie’s Italian 16 Brasserie Blance Charlotte Street H Beautiful is the Tony Award-winning smash-hit Broadway musical that tells the true story of Carole King’s journey from schoolgirl to superstar. It traces her relationship with her husband and song-writing partner Gerry Goffin, their close friendship and playful rivalry with fellow song-writing duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, and her remarkable rise to stardom. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM PHOENIX MUSICAL Location: Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JP Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Road Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: 8+ H Bend It Like Beckham is a joyous new British musical about where we are now. Featuring an original score with a Punjabi kick, it brings a unique cultural fusion of musical theatre to the stage for the first time. This reimagining of the much-loved hit film, from the same creative team, sees generations, cultures and communities brought together in this joyous and uplifting story about bending the rules and scoring that deciding goal. BEYOND BOLLYWOOD LONDON PALLADIUM MUSICAL Location: Argyll Street, London W1F 7TF Nearest Underground: Oxford Circus Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 15m Suitable for age: 5+ H The UK premiere of Beyond Bollywood, following sold out Mumbai dates. A riot of colour, vibrancy and sheer beauty. Beyond Love, Beyond Passion, Beyond Bollywood. How far would you go to bring a dream to life? Crossing oceans, risking all and sacrificing true love, Beyond Bollywood is not just a show; it is a monsoon of emotion that brings the fire, hear and desire of Indian folk dance direct to the heart of London. BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL VICTORIA PALACE MUSICAL Location: Victoria Street, SW1E 5EA Nearest Underground: Victoria Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: 3h 00m Suitable for age: 8+ H Set against the backdrop of the miners’ strike of the 1980s, Billy Elliot is the dramatic, funny and moving story of a boy’s aspirations to dance. Based on the hit 2000 film, Billy Elliot on stage is given a new twist with a fantastic score by Elton John. THE BOOK OF MORMON PRINCE OF WALES MUSICAL Location: Coventry Street, W1D 6AS Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: Parental guidance H The Book of Mormon comes from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez. The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre album, follows a pair of Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s a long way from Salt Lake City. BUGSY MALONE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH MUSICAL Location: Lyric Square, King St, W6 0QL Nearest Underground: Hammersmith Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: 6+ H Get your splurge gun at the ready as Alan Parker’s world famous musical BUGSY MALONE is about to hit London. Fat Sam’s Grand Slam comes to Hammersmith to reopen the Lyric after, a multi-million pound redevelopment. Olivier award winning director, Sean Holmes, will bring to life the first professional production in 20 years with a cast of exciting young talent. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY MUSICAL THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE Location: Catherine Street, WC2B 5JF Nearest Underground: Covent Garden Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: 7+ H When Charlie wins a golden ticket to the weird and wonderful Wonka Chocolate Factory, it’s the chance of a lifetime to feast on the sweets he’s always dreamed of. But beyond the gates astonishment awaits, as down the sugary corridors, and amongst the incredible edible delights, the five lucky winners discover not everything is as sweet as it seems. THE COMMITMENTS PALACE MUSICAL Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1V 8AY Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Tue – Sat 19:30, Sun 19:00 Mat: Sat 15:00 & Sun 14:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: 12+ H The Commitments, Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel, is now live on stage for the very first time. The show tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into an amazing live act, the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced. 1984 PLAYHOUSE PLAY Location: Northumberland Ave, WC2N 5DE PREVIEWS: 12th June 2015 Nearest Underground: Embankment Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 1h 40m Suitable for age: 14+ H April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary, and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching. Orwell’s ideas have become our ideas; his fiction is often said to be our reality. The ‘definitive book of the 20th century’ (The Guardian) is re-examined in a radical new staging exploring surveillance, identity and why Orwell’s vision of the future is as relevant now as ever. THE 39 STEPS CRITERION PLAY Location: Jermyn Street, SW1Y 4XA Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 20:00 Mat: Wed 15:00, Sat 16:00 Duration: 2h 00m Suitable for age: 6+ H The 39 Steps follows the thrilling adventures of handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff upper lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache, as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents and devastatingly beautiful women. This fast paced story features just four actors who play an incredible 139 roles between them. AMERICAN BUFFALO WYNDHAM’S PLAY Location: Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA CLOSING: 27th June 2015 Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 05m Suitable for age: 12+ H John Goodman and Tom Sturridge will join Damian Lewis in the major new revival of David Mamet’s gripping 1975 play American Buffalo. David Mamet’s explosive drama examines the fickle nature of honour among thieves. As three small-time crooks plan one big-time heist, a tragedy of errors spins this razor-sharp and darkly funny play into a blistering account of divided loyalties, insatiable greed and a coveted Buffalo nickel. THE AUDIENCE APOLLO PLAY Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 15m Suitable for age: 5+ H CARMEN Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, The Audience is a non-linear look at Queen Elizabeth’s historic 60 year reign, from a young Princess ascending to the throne, to a modern day monarch recognised around the world. Each week the Queen has met privately with her Prime Ministers for an intimate chat that has never before been published or imagined. COLISEUM OPERA Location: St. Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4ES Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Performance times vary, please enquire for full schedule Duration: 2h 40m Suitable for age: 5+ (children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult) H A passionate tale of lust, seduction and betrayal, no ther opera boasts as popular a following as Bizet’s Carmen. Don Jose, a northerner of a respectable family, was studying for the priesthood. He killed a man after a game of cards, and fled south to join the army. His mother and Micaela, an orphan girl whom she wishes her son to marry, follow him to the south and set up home in a village outside the town where Don Jose’s regiment is posted. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME PLAY GIELGUD Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6AR Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 40m Suitable for age: 13+ H Fifteen-year-old Christopher stands beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog Wellington, who’s been speared with a garden fork. It’s seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He writes down each fact of the ‘case’ in the hope of solving the mystery of who murdered Wellington. Christopher has an extraordinary brain – he’s exceptional at maths but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. Having never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. When his detective work takes him to the big city lights of London his world turns upside down. DUSTY Location: Villiers Street, WC2N 6NL Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu 14:30, Sat 15:00 Duration: 2h 15m Suitable for age: TBC CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF DUSTY SPRINGFIELD GYPSY CHARING CROSS MUSICAL H Dusty is a new, multi – media “fusion Musical”. Celebrating the career of Dusty Springfield, a true innovator, this theatrical event seamlessly combines the most up to date 3-D technology and digital media with a recognisable musical theatre format of live performance, music and dance. The story is told through the eyes of Nancy. SAVOY MUSICAL Location: Strand, WC2R 0ET Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 50m Suitable for age: TBC H The legendary Broadway musical returns to London for the first time in over 40 years in a spectacular production direct from a sell out and critically acclaimed run at the Chichester Festival Theatre, directed by Jonathan Kent. Based on the memoirs of famous striptease artist ‘Gypsy Rose Lee’, this five-star production marks Imelda Staunton’s triumphant return to the West End in what is often described as the ‘King Lear’ of musical theatre. HIGH SOCIETY THE OLD VIC MUSICAL Location: The Cut, London SE1 8NB Nearest Underground: Waterloo Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 45m Suitable for age: 5+ H It’s the height of summer on an estate in Long Island’s pretentious Oyster Bay where we meet socialite Tracy Lord who is in the middle of planning her second lavish wedding. Whilst her mother is fraught with the stress of the preparations, her younger sister Dinah mourns her siblings’ choice of groom. This effervescent musical is based on the play ‘The Philadelphia Story’ and the classic MGM film ‘High Society’ which starred Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra, and is one of the most elegant shows of all time. JERSEY BOYS PICCADILLY THEATRE MUSICAL Location: Denman Street, W1D 7DY Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Tue & Sat 15:00, Sun 17:00 Duration: 2h 40m Suitable for age: 12+ H Discover the legendary story of a group of working class boys from the wrong side of the tracks who become one of the biggest pop music phenomena of all time - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons! Featuring songs ‘Oh What a Night’, ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ and ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’. LES MISÉRABLES QUEEN’S MUSICAL Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6BA Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 50m Suitable for age: 7+ H LET IT BE The world’s most popular and longest-running musical, Les Misérables is now in its 29th year. An epic and emotional tale of broken dreams and unrequited love set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, brought to life by breathtaking music and sensational acting. GARRICK MUSICAL Location: 2 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0HH Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 15:00 Duration: 2h 20m Suitable for age: 5+ H ‘Live’ in London’s West End, Let It Be is a celebration of a half-century of the world’s greatestever rock ‘n’ roll band - a spectacular theatrical concert featuring a pitch-perfect Beatles band that’s jam-packed with more than twenty of the Fab Four’s greatest hits. Prepare to revel in electrifying live performances of early classics including Twist and Shout, She Loves You and All My Loving, plus mid- and late period gems Yesterday, Hey Jude, Come Together and, of course, Let It Be. DISNEY’S THE LION KING LYCEUM MUSICAL Location: Wellington Street, WC2E 7RQ Nearest Underground: Covent Garden Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed, Sat & Sun 14:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: 6+ H Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains to the evocative rhythms of Africa, this spectacular production, now in its 15th year, explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music to tell the timeless story of Simba and his epic journey to fulfil his destiny as King of the Pridelands. LORD OF THE DANCE: DANGEROUS GAMES DANCE DOMINION Location: Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7AQ Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Road Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Sat: 14.00 Duration: 2h 10m Suitable for age: 5+ H Directed by Michael Flatley, 40 of the world’s most outstanding young dancers and musicians take to the stage delivering electrifying performances that bring audiences to their feet night after night. With new music by composer Gerard Fahy, this ‘extraordinary and supremely stirring show’ (Daily Telegraph) combines the best of tradition with all the excitement of new music and dance. DEATH OF A SALESMAN NOEL COWARD PLAY Location: St. Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4AU Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat (from 16th May): Wed & Sat 14:00 Duration: 2h 45m Suitable for age: 12+ HIn the centenary year of Arthur Miller’s birth the Royal Shakespeare Company bring their acclaimed production of the American dramatist’s most popular play, Death of a Salesman, to the West End following a sell out season at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon. Antony Sher leads the cast in the role of tragic hero Willy Loman, opposite Harriet Walker as his wife, Linda, along with the full RSC company. HAY FEVER DUKE OF YORK’S PLAY Location: St. Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4BG Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 15:00 Duration: 2h 00m Suitable for age: 5+ H“Felicity Kendal gives the greatest performance of her career as Judith Bliss”- Once glittering star of the London stage - In Noel Coward’s hilarious comedy of bad manners. The Bliss family are incapable of sharing the spotlight. Unconventional, risque and often downright rude, they are everything a respectable English family should’nt be. When each member of the family invites a guest to their rural retreat , the unassuming visitors are thrown into a living melodrama JUST JIM DALE VAUDEVILLE COMEDY Location: Strand, WC2R 0NH Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 00m Suitable for age: TBC H Jim Dale is one of the world’s great stage entertainers: singer, dancer, comedian, Shakespearean actor, raconteur. In Just Jim Dale, Jim takes audiences on a journey through an unequalled career in the theatre with a myriad of irresistible showbiz tales, songs and performances - a career extending from performing as the youngest professional comedian on the British Music Hall stage, to joining the National Theatre at the request of Sir Laurence Olivier, starring in 11 Carry On films. MAN OF STEAL TRAFALGAR STUDIO 1 MAGIC Location: 14 Whitehall, SW1A 2DY Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 20:00 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: 1h 15m Suitable for age: Ages 13+ only H Persuader. Showman. Thief. James Freedman will steal a whole lot more than you might expect. Funny and fast-fingered, this unique and extraordinary show exposes how the bad guys really work, sharing a life-time spent studying hustlers, street criminals and con-men. Hailed a genius in his field by Derren Brown, stealth-crime expert James Freedman is the only man to have picked the pockets of the Mayor of London, the Chancellor and the Governor of the Bank of England. THE MOUSETRAP ST MARTIN’S PLAY Location: West Street, WC2H 9NZ Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Tue 15:00, Sat 16:00 Duration: 2h 20m Suitable for age: 10+ H Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept audiences guessing for six decades. This world record breaking production continues to attract audiences from every corner of the globe. In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OPERA COLISEUM Location: St. Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4ES Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Performance times vary, please enquire for full schedule Duration: 2h 20m Suitable for age: 5+ (children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult) H Sentimental pirates, blundering policeman, absurd adventures and improbable paradoxes- Gilbert and Sullivan’s dazzling The Pirates Of Penzance comes to ENO in a highly anticipated new production from renowned film maker and director Mike Leigh. This much loved comic opera is a showcase of brilliant humour and razor sharp wit and features a sparkling score chock full of memorable melodies and catchy tunes. PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS ALDWYCH MUSICAL Location: 49 Aldwych, WCDB 4DF Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Mon – Sat 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 25m Suitable for age: 5+ PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL MAMMA MIA! NOVELLO MUSICAL Location: Aldwych, WC2B 4LD Nearest Underground: Covent Garden Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:45 Mat: Thu & Sat 15:00 Duration: 2h 35m Suitable for age: 5+ HA bride, a mother, three potential fathers and an ageing girl band drive this hilarious story of love and coming to terms with the past. Set on a Greek paradise island, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good night out, with the timeless tunes of ABBA to get you on your feet. MATILDA THE MUSICAL CAMBRIDGE MUSICAL Location: Earlham Street, WC2 9HU Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Tue 19:00, Wed-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30, Sun 15:00 Duration: 2h 40m Suitable for age: 6+ H Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, with original songs from comedian Tim Minchin and book by Dennis Kelly, Matilda is the captivating new musical masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to change her destiny. MEMPHIS SHAFTESBURY MUSICAL Location: 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8DP Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Road Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: 11+ H Fresh from her stellar West End success in The Bodyguard, Beverley Knight stars in Memphis, the multi-award-winning musical that’s been a smash hit on Broadway and on a triumphant 55-city North American tour. In the smoky halls and underground nightclubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, the soul of a new era is dawning as the first incredible sounds of rock ‘n’ roll, blues and gospel are emerging into the mainstream. MISS SAIGON PRINCE EDWARD MUSICAL Location: 28 Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 40m Suitable for age: 12+ H 1975. In the final days of the US military evacuation of Vietnam, American GI Chris receives from his friend a ‘gift’ for the night of Kim, a Vietnamese bar girl. Unknown to Chris and Kim, it’s a night that will change their lives forever. Struggling with cultural differences, the star-crossed pair commence an intense affair. When Chris is evacuated back to the States, their love seems doomed… THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA HER MAJESTY’S MUSICAL MS_FEB15_Encore_30x30mm.indd 12/02/2015 1 11:01 Location: Haymarket, SW1Y 4QL Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: 6+ H Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mesmerising and unforgettable score, jaw-dropping scenery and breathtaking special effects, magically bring to life this legendary love story. Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist. STOMP AMBASSADORS DANCE Location: West Street, WC2H 9ND Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon & Thu-Sat 20:00, Sun 18:00 Mat: Thu, Sat & Sun 15:00 Duration: 1h 40m (no interval) Suitable for age: 5+ H Celebrating its 11th sensational year in London, Stomp is now fresher, faster and funnier than ever before. This multi-award winning show has a universal language of rhythm, theatre, comedy and dance. Eight performers use everything from Zippo lighters, plastic bags, bin lids and even the kitchen sink to hammer out an explosively feel good rhythm. SUNNY AFTERNOON HAROLD PINTER MUSICAL Location: Panton Street, SW1Y 4DN Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 45m Suitable for age: 12+ H With The Beatles, The Stones and The Who, The Kinks defined the sound of British rock and roll in the sixties. 30 July, 1966. As Bobby Moore lifts the world-cup trophy, a hundred thousand fans in Wembley are singing Sunny Afternoon in unison; The Kinks’ number one hit that rocked the nation that summer. How did that happen? And how did The Kinks end up not only invading America but also being banned from playing there at the height of their career? THRILLER LIVE LYRIC TRIBUTE Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EZ Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Tue-Fri & Sun 19:30, Sat 20:00 Mat: Sat 16:00, Sun 15:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: 5+ HContaining classics from Thriller, the biggest selling album of all time, Thriller Live is an energetic retrospective of Jacko’s entire recording career, including the classics ‘I Want You Back’, ‘Billie Jean’, ‘Bad’ and ‘Earth Song’. WICKED APOLLO VICTORIA MUSICAL Location: Wilton Road, SW1V 1LG Nearest Underground: Victoria Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 45m Suitable for age: 8+ H Based on the acclaimed novel that re-imagined the stories and characters from ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG PLAY DUCHESS THEATRE Location: 3-5 Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA Nearest Underground: Covent Garden Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19.30, Sun 19.00 Mat: Sat 14.30, Sun 15.00 Duration: 2h 5m Suitable for age: 8+ H The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong... does! The accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! THE RAILWAY CHILDREN PLAY KINGS CROSS THEATRE Location: Good’s Way, N1C 4UR Nearest Underground: Kings Cross Times: Eve: Tue-Fri: 19.30, Sat: 17.30 Mat: Thu & Sun: 14.30, Sat: 14.00 Duration: 2h 40m Suitable for age: Perfect for families H The Railway Children tells the story of Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis, three children whose lives WAR HORSE change dramatically when their father is mysteriously taken away. They move from London to a cottage in rural Yorkshire with their mother, where they befriend Perks the local railway porter and embark on a journey of discovery, friendship and adventure. But the mystery remains - where is Father, and is he ever coming back? NEW LONDON PLAY Location: Drury Lane, WC2B 5PW Nearest Underground: Covent Garden Times: Eve: Mon, Wed-Sat 19:30, Tue 19:00 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 45m Suitable for age: 10+ H The sensational War Horse tells the story of Joey, a farm horse belonging to young Albert, who goes on a dramatic adventure after being sold into the cavalry during WWI. Unable to forget Joey, Albert embarks on a dangerous mission to find his friend and bring him home. Using life-size puppets created and operated by the South African Handspring company, War Horse transferred to the West End after two sell out seasons at the National Theatre. THE WOMAN IN BLACK PLAY FORTUNE Location: Russell Street, WC2B 5HH Nearest Underground: Covent Garden Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 20:00 Mat: Tue & Thu 15:00, Sat 16:00 Duration: 2h 00m Suitable for age: 8+ H The Woman in Black, now celebrating 25 years in the West End, combines the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of film noir. It gives audiences an evening of unremitting drama as they are transported into a terrifying and ghostly world. This is one of the most exciting, gripping and successful theatre events ever staged.
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