WEST END THEATRE
Now - 25 Feb 09
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Popular musical starring Summer Strallen as Maria. Venue: London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street, London W1 (travel-tube: Oxford Circus). 7.30 (Mon, Wed-Sat); 7pm (Tue); mat 2.30 (Wed & Sat). Adm: £25-£55. Info: 0870 890 1108.
Now - 29 Mar 09
THE LION KING
Musical based on the Disney film. Venue: Lyceum Theatre, 21, Wellington Street, WC2 (travel-tube: Charing Cross/Embankment). 7.30pm (Tue-Sat), mat 2pm & 3pm (Sun). Adm: £20-£52.50. Info: 0870 243 9000 / www.lionking.co.uk
Now - 4 Apr 09
HAIRSPRAY
Musical based on the John Waters film. Venue: Shaftesbury Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 (travel-tube: Holborn/Tottenham Court Road). 7.30pm, mat 3pm. Adm: £20-£60. Info: 0207 379 5399 / www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk
Now - 11 Apr 09
BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL
Stage musical based on the hit film. Venue: Victoria Palace, Victoria Street, SW1 (travel-tube: Victoria). 7.30pm, mat 2.30pm. Adm: £17.50-£60. Info: 0870 895 5577 / www.victoriapalacetheatre.co.uk
Now - 25 Apr 09
MAMMA MIA!
Abba soundtrack musical. Venue: Prince of Wales Theatre, 31, Conventry Street, W1 (travel-tube: Leicester Square/Piccadilly Circus). 7.30pm, 5pm & 8.30pm, mat 3pm.Adm: £20-£52.50. Info: 0870 243 9000 / www.lionking.co.uk
Now - 25 Apr 09
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Andrew Lloyd Webber's gothic musical. Venue: Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, SW1 (travel-tube: Piccadilly Circus). 7.30pm (Mon-Sat); mat 2.30pm (Tues & Sat). Adm: £20-£55. Info: 0870 890 1106 / www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk
Now - 25 Apr 09
AVENUE Q
Quirky musical comedy with live actors and oversized puppets. Venue: Noel Coward Theatre, 85-88 St Martin's Lane, WC2 (travel-tube: Leicester Square). 8pm, mats 5.30pm. Adm: £10-£50. Info: 0870 850 9175 / www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Now - 25 Apr 09
LES MISERABLES
Musical drama based on Victor Hugo's novel. Venue: Queen's Theatre, 51, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (travel-tube: Piccadilly Circus). 7.30pm (Mon-Sat); mat 2.30pm (Wed & Sat). Adm: £15-£55. Info: 0870 890 1110 / www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Now - 25 Apr 09
JERSEY BOYS
Musical about the career of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Venue: Prince Edward Theatre, 28 Old Compton Street, London W1 (travel-tube: Leicester Square/Tottenham Court Rd). 7.30pm, mat 2.30pm. Adm: £20-£60. Info: 0844 482 5121 / www.delfontmackintosh.com
Now - 28 May 09
BUDDY
Musical based on the life of 1950s hit-marker Buddy Holly. Venue: Duchess Theatre, Catherine Street, London WC2 (travel-tube: Covent Garden). 7.30pm, mats 5pm. Adm: £20-£55. Info: 0870 890 1103.
Now - 30 May 09
BLOOD BROTHERS
Willy Russell's long-running musical. Venue: Phoenix Theatre, 110 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 (travel-tube: Leicester Square/Tottenham Court Rd). 7.45pm, mats 3pm, 4pm. Adm: £17.50-£45. Info: 0870 060 6629 / www.theambassadors.com/phoenix
Now - 30 Jul 09
CHICAGO
Sexy jazz musical. Venue: Cambridge Theatre, Earlham Street, London WC2 (travel-tube: Covent Garden). 8pm, mats 4.30pm. Adm: £20-£75. Info: 0870 890 1102 / www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk
Now - 3 Oct 09
WE WILL ROCK YOU
Queen musical. Venue: Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, W1 (travel-tube: Tottenham Court Road). 7.30pm(Mon-Sat); mat 2.30pm (Wed & Sat). Adm: £27.50-£60. Info: 0870 169 0116.
Now - 17 Oct 09
DIRTY DANCING-THE CLASSICAL STORY ON STAGE
Stage version of the cult 1980s film musical. Venue: Aldwych Theatre, 49 Aldwych, London WC2 (travel-tube: Holborn). 7.30pm, mat 3pm. Adm: £25-£60. Info: 0870 400 0805.
Now - 9 Aug
GONE TOO FAR!
Comic-drama about race, identity and respect. Venue: Jerwood Theatre at The Royal Court, Downstairs, Sloane Square, London SW1 (travel-tube: Sloane Square). 7.30pm, mat 3.30pm. Adm: £10, £15 & £25. Info: 0207 565 5000/www.royalcourttheatre.com
Now - 9 Aug
PYGMALION
George Bernard Shaw's classic tale of elocution and class, starring Tim Piggott-Smith and Michelle Dockery. 7.30pm (Mon-Sat); mat 2.30pm (Wed & Sat). Adm: £10-£45. Info: 0870 060 6628 / www.oldvictheatre.com
Now - 14 Aug
NEVER SO GOOD
Jeremy Irons stars as Harold Macmilan. Venue: National Theatre: Lyttelton, South Bank, SE1 (travel-tube: Waterloo). 7.30pm (6-9, 11-14 Aug); mat 2.15pm (9,14 Aug). Adm: £10-£41concs. Info: 0207 452 3000 / www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Now - 16 Aug
PROFESSOR BUMM'S STORY MACHINE
Madcap, improvised comic show for all the family. Venue: Trafalgar Studios 2, 14, Whitehall, SW1 (travel-tube: Charing Cross/Embankment). 3pm (Mon-Sat). Adm: £15 (Mon); £20 (Tue-Sat). Info: 0870 060 6632 / www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios
Now - 16 Aug
I, LEAR
Comedy about luvvies. Venue: Trafalgar Studios, 14, Whitehall, London SW1 (travel-tube: Charing Cross/Embankment). 7.45pm (Mon-Sat). Adm: Mon £15, Tue-Sat £20. Info: 0870 060 6632 / www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios
Now - 17 Aug
TOTUS MUNDUS: KING LEAR
Shakespeare's tragedy, directed by Dominic Dromgoole. Venue: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 (travel-tube: London Bridge/Mansion House/Southwark/St Paul's). 7.30pm, 6.30pm, 10pm, 2pm & midnight. Adm: £5-£33. Info: 0207 401 9919.
Now - 30 Aug
INTO THE HOODS
Hip-Hop Version of Sondheim's Into The Woods. Venue: Novello Theatre, 5, Aldwych, London WC2 (travel-tube: Convent Garden). 7.30pm, mat 3pm. Adm: £15-£39.50. Info: 0844 482 5170 / www.delfontmackinstosh.co.uk
Now - 31 Aug
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Stage version of the Disney Channel film. Venue: Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline Street, W6 (travel-tube: Hammersmith). 7.30pm, mat 3pm. Adm: £10-£45. Info: 0844 847 2397 / www.hammersmithapollo.net
Now - 31 Aug
A CONVERSATION WITH EDITH HEAD
The legendary costume designer shares behind-the-scenes gossip. Venue: Leicester Square Theatre, Studio Space, 6 Leicester Place, London WC2 (travel-tube: Leicester Square/Embankment). 8pm, mat 3pm. Adm: £17.50, conc £12. Info: 0844 847 2475 / www.ticketweb.co.uk
Now - 31 Aug
WEST SIDE STORY
Bernstein and Sondheim's musical. Venue: Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, EC1 (travel-tube: Angel). 7.30pm(Tue-Sat); 5pm(Sun); mat 2.30pm(Wed & Sat). Adm:
Now - 6 Sept
FAT PIG
Neil LaBute's provocative comedy. Venue: Trafalgar Studios 1, 14 Whitehall, London SW1 (travel-tube: Charing Cross/Embankment). 7.30pm, mat 2.30pm Adm: £25-£42.50. Info: 0870 060 6632 / www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios
Now - 20 Sept
UNDER THE BLUE SKY
Darkly comic tale about love and friendship. Venue: The Duke of York's, St. Martin's Lane, WC2 (travel-tube: Leicester Square/Charing Cross). 7.45pm (Mon-Sat); mat 3pm(Thu & Sat). Adm: £15-£47.50. Info: 0870 060 6623 / www.theambassadors.com/dukeofyorks
Now - 24 Sept
HER NAKED SKIN
New drama about politics and emancipation. Venue: National Theatre: Olivier, South Bank, London SE1 (travel-tube: Waterloo).7.30pm, mat 2pm. Adm: £10-£30conc. Info: 0207 452 3000 / www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Now - 28 Sept
THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG
Connie Fisher and Alstair Mc Gowan star in a musical drama written by Neil Simon, Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer sage. Venue: The Menier Chocolate Factory, 51-53, Southwark Street, SE1 (travel-tube: London Bridge). 8pm (Tue-Sat); mat 3.30pm (Sat & Sun). Adm: £25, concs. Info: 0207 907 7060 / www.nenierchocolatefactory.com
Now - Oct 4
THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES
Comic play by Joanna Murray Smith. Venue: Vaudeville Theatre, Strand, London WC2 (travel-tube: Charing Cross). 7.30pm, mat 2.30pm. Adm: £22-£47.50. Info: 0870 890 0511 / www.nimaxtheatres.com
Now - 19 Oct
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Stage version of Noel Coward's love story. Venue: Cineworld Haymarket, 63-65 Haymarket, London SW1 (travel-tube: Piccadilly Circus). 8pm. mat 3pm. Adm: £29.50-£39.50. Info: 0871 230 1562 / www.cineworld.co.uk
Now - 1 Nov
THE HARDER THEY COME
Reggae musical, based on the 1972 film. Venue: Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London WC2. 7.30pm, mat 2.30pm. Adm: £10-£32.50. Info: 0870 060 6642 / www.theambassadors.com/playhouse
Now - 1 Nov
MARGUERITE
Romantic musical set in 1940s Paris. Venue: Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1 (travel-tube: Piccadilly Circus). 7.30pm (Mon-Sat), mat 2.30pm (Wed & Sat). Adm: £25-£60. Info: 0845 481 1870 / www.trh.co.uk
Now - 11 Nov
THE MOUSETRAP
Agatha Christie whodunnit. Venue: St. Martin's Theatre, West Street, London WC2 (travel-tube: Leicester Square). 8pm (Mon-Fri); 5pm & 8pm (Sat). Adm: £13.50-£37.50. Info: 0870 162 8787 / www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk
Now - 15 Nov
NEVER FORGET
Musical. Venue: Savoy Theatre, Strand, WC2 (travel-tube: Charing Cross/Embankment). 7.45 (Mon-Thurs, Sat); 5.15pm & 8.30pm (Fri); mat 3pm (Sat). Adm: £19.50-£49.50. Info: 0870 164 8787 / www.theambassadors.com
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