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Piccadilly Theatre ALSO PLAYING SUNDAYS TO BOOK SEE YOUR HOTEL CONCIERGE JUNE 2016 NOW DISCOVER THEIR STORY SH OW GUI D E YO U K N O W T H E S O N G S ‘DON’T MISS THIS BOAT’ EVENING STANDARD Music by JEROME KERN Book & Lyrics OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Based on the novel ‘Show Boat’ by Edna Ferber ‘AN ABSOLUTE JOY FROM START TO FINISH’ DAILY EXPRESS MAIL ON SUNDAY THE SUNDAY TIMES THE GUARDIAN THE TIMES THE OBSERVER FINANCIAL TIMES DAILY EXPRESS THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THEATRES Featuring the classics Ol’ Man River & Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON H NEW LONDON THEATRE THE STORY OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS CRITICS CAN’T HELP LOVIN’ THIS SHOW! 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 50 Kings Cross Theatre 51 Bloomsbury Ballroom London Cabaret Club RESTAURANTS 1 Planet Hollywood 2 Fire & Stone 3 Browns Covent Garden 4 Sophie’s Steakhouse 5 Prezzo Victoria Place 6 Strand Carvery 7Cabana 8 Brasserie Blanc 9Maxwell’s 10Tuttons 11L’Escargot 12 Spaghetti House 13 Old Masters at The Rubens 14 Homage at The Waldorf Hilton 15 Boulevard Brasserie 16Sicily 17 Hush Holborn 18 Smith & Wollensky 19 Grosvenor Arms 20 Thai Square ALADDIN will sweep you into a world filled with beauty, comedy and breath-taking spectacle. Featuring the timeless songs from the classic film including A Whole New World, Friend Like Me and Arabian Nights along with new music written for the production, ALADDIN is an extraordinary theatrical event you will want to be amongst the first to experience. BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL 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+ 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. THE BEST OF BRITISH POP CABARET THE LONDON CABARET CLUB, BLOOMSBURY BALLROOM Location: Victoria House, London, WC1B 4DA Nearest Underground: Holborn Times: Eve: Thu-Sat: 21.15 Duration: 1h 45m Suitable for age: 16+ for the show (pre 11:15pm) and 18+ for after show hours H Packed with beloved hits, impressive staging, mesmerising dancers and themed costumes, the show is a celebration of British pop throughout the decades. The night kicks off with recollections and memories from the freedom days of the 60’s and 70’s to London’s punk movement in the 80’s, Britpop’s glory days of the 90’s as well as a great collection of today’s leading anthems. 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 MUSICAL Location: Lyric Sq, King St, London W6 0QL PREVIEWS: 11th June 2016 Nearest Underground: Hammersmith Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat: 14:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: 6+ H Nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival Don’t miss the smash hit stage version of Alan Parker’s world famous musical. Olivier award-winning director Sean Holmes’ critically acclaimed production of Bugsy Malone is back following a sell-out run last year. With electrifying choreography and featuring all the classic songs from Oscar-winning writer Paul Williams including Bad Guys, My Name is Tallulah and So You Wanna Be a Boxer. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE MUSICAL 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. FUNNY GIRL SAVOY MUSICAL Location: The Strand, WC2R 0ET Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19.30 Mat: Weds & Sat: 14.30 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: TBC H Starring multi award-winning stage and screen star Sheridan Smith, this musical classic tells the fascinating bitter-sweet story of Fanny Brice (Smith), whose vocal talents and comedic ability see her rise from Brooklyn music hall singer to Broadway star, and her tempestuous relationship with gambler Nicky Arnstein. Featuring some of the most iconic songs in film and theatre history, including “People” and “Don’t Rain On My Parade”. THE GO-BETWEEN APOLLO MUSICAL Location: 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 7ES Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat: 14:30 Duration: 2h 20m Suitable for age: TBC H Michael Crawford plays Leo Colston, a man who can no longer hide from the memories of his past. Memories of the gloriously hot summer of 1900 and of his days spent in Norfolk come flooding back. Spending the holidays with the family of his school friends Marcus in their luxurious country home, the young Leo finds himself acting as the go-between for the beautiful upper- class Marian and tenant- farmer Ted who are embroiled in a forbidden secret love affair…. GUYS & DOLLS PHOENIX MUSICAL Location: Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0JP Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Rd Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19.30 Mat: Tue, Thu, Sat & Sun 14:30 Duration: 2h 40m Suitable for age: 8+ H One of the most popular musicals ever written, the show features some of Broadway’s most memorable showstopping tunes, wonderfully larger-than-life characters and at its heart a romance between two of the most unlikely couples. Based on Damon Runyon’s short stories and featuring an unforgettable score of Frank Loesser hits such as “Luck, Be a Lady Tonight”, “Take Back Your Mink”, “Adelaide’s Lament” and of course, “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat”, this dazzling production fizzes with energy, charm and entertainment. 1984 PLAYHOUSE PLAY Location: Northumberland Ave WC2N 5DE PREVIEWS: 14th June 2016 Nearest Underground: Embankment Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30 Duration: 1h 40m Suitable for age: 14+ H THE UNFORGETTABLE THEATRICAL PHENOMENON RETURNS TO LONDON FOLLOWING AN ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL TOUR. Following a sell-out international tour, the five-star smash hit production of Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece 1984 is back in London from 14th June. Now seen by over a quarter of a million people, theatre’s most powerful event returns to London this June for a limited season. CLOSER BY CIRCA UDDERBELLY CIRCUS Location: Jubilee Gdns, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX CLOSING: 12th June 2016 Nearest Underground: Waterloo Times: Eve: Tue-Fri: 19.30, Sat-Sun: 18.00 Mat: Sat: 15.30 Duration: 1h Suitable for age: 10+ H Get up close and personal with four incredible circus performers. Witness acrobatic mastery at its most extreme. See unrivalled acrobatic moves, and the muscles it takes to perform them; gasp at effortless circus stunts, and learn how many years it takes to perfect them; marvel at graceful aerial spectacles above you, and see the rope marks graze the aerialists’ skin. THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY PLAY CRITERION Location: 2 Jermyn St, SW1Y 4XA Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Tue-Sat: 19.30, Sun: 19:00 Mat: Sat: 14:30, Sun: 15:00 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: 10+ H One giant diamond. Eight incompetent crooks. And a security guard asleep on the job. What could possibly go right? Written by and starring the Mischief Theatre Company who brought you the 2015 Olivier award-winning Best New Comedy “The Play That Goes Wrong” and “Peter Pan Goes Wrong”, book now, to be entertained by their unique brand of humour in this hilarious new show. It would be criminal to miss it. 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. DOCTOR FAUSTUS PLAY DUKE OF YORK’S Location: 2 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HH CLOSING: 25th June 2016 Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat: 14.30 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: TBC H Starring Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones) in his long-awaited return to the London stage. Marlowe’s play concerns a well-respected German scholar Doctor Faustus who is dissatisfied with the limits of human knowledge. Faustus makes a pact with the Devil, selling his soul in return for the ability to perform anything he pleases with the power of black magic. This fatal decision catapults him into an intoxicating world of celebrity. But what is the cost of his insatiable thirst for wealth and fame? KING’S CROSS THEATRE MUSICAL Location: Good’s Way, King’s Cross, London N1 Nearest Underground: King’s Cross Times: Eve: Mon-Tue & Thu-Fri: 20.00 Sat: 20:30 Sun: 18.00 Mat: Tue 15.00 Duration: 2h 20m Suitable for age: 12+ H Welcome to Washington Heights, where life’s a struggle but the streets are jumping to the irresistible rhythms of love, passion, hopes and dreams. This smash-hit, Tony Awardwinning musical is a joyously uplifting tale of young love in a community on the brink of change, set in one bustling neighbourhood where everyone knows everybody, and the breeze carries the sweet sounds of three generations of music. 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’. KINKY BOOTS ADELPHI MUSICAL Location: Strand, WC2E 7NA Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Weds & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: 8+ H Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots, featuring pop icon Cyndi Lauper, takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to manage his father’s shoe business. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos. 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 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. 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. MADAM BUTTERFLY LONDON COLISEUM OPERA Location: St Martin’s Lane, London, WC2N 4ES Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30, Sat: 18:30 Mat: Sun 15.00 Duration: 2h 05m Suitable for age: TBC H Madam Butterfly is one of opera’s most enduring tales of unrequited love. With its breath-taking mix of cinematic images, traditional Japanese theatre, colourful costumes and stunning sets, Anthony Minghella’s Olivier Award-winning production has been hailed as ‘the most beautiful show of the year’ (Sunday Telegraph). Richard Armstrong conducts Puccini’s heart-rending score. The superb cast is led by American soprano Rena Harms as Butterfly and British tenor David Butt Philip in his role debut as Pinkerton. 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. FAULTY TOWERS – THE DINING EXPERIENCE PLAY TORQUAY SUITE THEATRE Location: Amba Hotel, Charing Cross, The Strand, WC2N 5HX Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Fri & Sat: 19.30, Sun: 18.30 Mat: Sat & Sun: 13.30 Duration: 2h Suitable for age: TBC H Inspired by one of Britain’s greatest ever comedy series, this interactive production is set in a restaurant where you the audience are the diners. If you love the original show, you’ll find Faulty Towers The Dining Experience a unique, novel pleasure and unmissably great fun. The performance is fully interactive and portrays the spirit of the TV characters and the atmosphere they create. Please note however that the performers are impersonators, and the show has no connection to John Cleese, Connie Booth or their original scripts, or to the BBC. HOBSON’S CHOICE VAUDEVILLE PLAY Location: 404 Strand, WC2R 0NH PREVIEWS: 8th June 2016 Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: 2h 10m Suitable for age: 12+ H Henry Horatio Hobson is one of the greatest comic characters in English drama. Self- made man, shopkeeper, skinflint and boozer, he’s a tyrant to his daughters and a law unto himself. When Maggie, his eldest daughter, defies Hobson’s wishes by marrying Will Mossop, his own boot-maker, a battle of wills begins in which he stands to lose his customers, his girls and his pride, but ultimately it is Hobson’s choice. HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES PLAY THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET Location: 18 Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT CLOSING: 25th June 2016 Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.45 Mat: Thu & Sat: 15.00 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: TBC H As Bob and Fiona clumsily try to cover up their affair, their spouses’ intervention only adds to the confusion. William and Mary Featherstone become hopelessly stuck in the middle, falsely accused of adultery and with no idea as to how they’ve become involved. The plot culminates in two disastrous dinner parties on successive nights, shown at the same time, after which the future of all three couples seems in jeopardy… 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. PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS PLAY WYNDHAM’S Location: Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0DA CLOSING: 18th June 2016 Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat: 14.30 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: TBC H Emma is an actress who is having the time of her life. Now all that has changed. Now she’s in rehab. Her first step is to admit that she has a problem. But the problem isn’t with Emma, it’s with everything else. She needs to tell the truth. But she’s smart enough to know that there’s no such thing. When intoxication feels like the only way to survive the modern world, how can she ever sober up? 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! MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H MUSICALS H Brought to theatrical life by a legendary creative team, Disney’s new Broadway musical IN THE HEIGHTS PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PLAYS H PRINCE EDWARD MUSICAL Location: Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4HS Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat: 14:30 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: Family show 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 H MUSICALS H MUSICALS DISNEY’S ALADDIN MOTOWN SHAFTESBURY MUSICAL Location: 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8DP Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Rd Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Thu & Sat: 15.00 Duration: 2h 30m Suitable for age: TBC H Motown the Musical, the hit Broadway sensation comes to London’s Shaftesbury Theatre in 2016 bringing with it a string of legendary songs, an unforgettable story and a soundtrack that defined a generation. Based on the book “To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown” by Berry Gordy, this is a spectacular new musical filled with soul, heart and musical magic. Featuring an eighteen piece orchestra playing 50 Motown tracks including “My Girl”, “Dancing In The Street”, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”. MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS NOEL COWARD MUSICAL Location: 85-88 St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4AU CLOSING: 18th June 2016 Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon & Wed-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Wed, Thu & Sat: 14.30 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: TBC H It’s London, 1937, and recently-widowed eccentric, Laura Henderson, is looking for a way of spending her time and money when her attention falls on a run-down former cinema in Great Windmill Street. Hiring feisty impresario Vivian Van Damm to look after the newly renovated Windmill Theatre, the improbable duo present a bill of non-stop variety acts. But as war looms something more is required to boost morale and box office... When Mrs Henderson comes up with the idea of The Windmill Girls – glamorous young women posing as nude statues – audiences flock… THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA HER MAJESTY’S MUSICAL 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. SHOW BOAT NEW LONDON MUSICAL Location: 166 Drury Lane, WC2B 5PW Nearest Underground: Covent Garden Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 19.30 Mat: Wed, Thu & Sat: 14.30 Duration: 2h 40m Suitable for age: TBC H One of the most classic musicals of all time, Show Boat sails into the New London Theatre fresh from a sell out and critically acclaimed run at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre. Reinvented by celebrated director Daniel Evans, this production brings the Broadway musical back to the West End, featuring one of the most iconic scores including standards such as “Ol’ Man River”, “Bill”, “Only Make Believe” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man”. NEW LONDON THEATRE 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. THE UNSTOPPABLE SMASH HIT! 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 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 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? ROMEO AND JULIET GARRICK PLAY Location: 2 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HH Nearest Underground: Leicester Square Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Wed & Sat: 14.30 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: TBC H Branagh will reunite the stars of his 2015 live action Disney film ‘Cinderella’, Richard Madden and Lily James to portray the lead roles, in Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale. Telling the tragic story of forbidden love as two houses battle to keep the young lovers apart, this is a heart-breaking romantic tragedy that is fully deserving of a brand new West End production. SIDEWAYS ST JAMES’ PLAY Location: 12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA Nearest Underground: Victoria Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: TBC H “If anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving”. Join best friends Miles and Jack on a hilarious journey into the heart of wine country with Sideways: The Play. Based on his beloved novel, which inspired the Academy Award and Golden Globe winning film, Rex Pickett’s stage adaptation fizzes with comedy and heartfelt emotion, and goes down better than a well-aged Pinot Noir. THE SPOILS TRAFALGAR STUDIOS PLAY Location: 14 Whitehall London SW1A 2DY Nearest Underground: Charing Cross Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Thu & Sat 14:30 Duration: TBC Suitable for age: TBC H The Spoils is the razor-sharp new comedy written by and starring international film-star Jesse Eisenberg. A cuttingly satirical glimpse of a lost soul searching to assent the reality of his situation. Perceptively disconcerting, The Spoils speaks to the exasperated, self-analysing millennial generation. A painfully awkward comedy, not to be missed! 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.
