LYCEUM THEATRE
Photos by Simon Turtle. © Disney
TO BOOK SEE YOUR
HOTEL CONCIERGE
AUGUST 2015
SH OW
GUI D E
WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW
YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN
TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY • UP ON THE ROOF
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND • I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE
LOCOMOTION • IT’S TOO LATE
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
Victoria Palace Theatre |
The story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9-11 world, this two-time Tony Award® winning hit musical American Idiot is based on Green Day’s GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum album of the same name.
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.
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: 2h 50m
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.
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+
Set against the backdrop of the miners’ strike of the 1980s, Billy Elliot is the
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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
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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.
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.
THE GRUFFALO
LYRIC
MUSICAL
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Various, please enquire for a full schedule.
Duration: 55m
Suitable for age: Suitable for all
H Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep dark wood - in the search
for hazelnuts - as she meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the
party mad Snake, and outwits them all with the story of the fabled Gruffalo.
Armed with only a nut map and a little courage Mouse must make sure she
doesn‟t end up as dinner for these wily woodland creatures.
1984
PLAYHOUSE
PLAY
Location: Northumberland Ave, WC2N 5DE
Nearest Underground: Embankment
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: 1h 40m
Suitable for age: 14+
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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
CLOSING: 5th September 2015
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 20:00 Mat: Wed 15:00, Sat 16:00
Duration: 2h 00m
Suitable for age: 6+
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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.
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.
DEAR LUPIN
APOLLO
PLAY
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:45 Mat: Thu & Sat 15:00
Duration: 2h 20m
Suitable for age: 14+
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Roger Mortimer’s often hilarious, sometimes touching, always generous letters to his son, Charlie, are packed with crisp anecdotes and sharp observations. The trials and tribulations of Charlie’s youth and adulthood are received by his father with both humour and resignation.
DINOSAUR ZOO
PLAY
KING’S CROSS THEATRE
Location: Goods Way, N1C 4UR
CLOSING: 30th August 2015
Nearest Underground: King’s Cross
Times: Eve: Mon 11:00 & 14:00, Wed & Thu 11:00, Fri 11:45, Sat & Sun
10:00 & 11:45
Duration: 50m
Suitable for age: 3+
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Experience an amazing menagerie of dinosaurs and creatures that inhabited the landscape
millions of years ago. Children can help feed, water and care for these prehistoric marvels
with simple lessons in animal husbandry. In this entertaining and highly imaginative live
show, your kids will discover more about dinosaurs than they could have dreamed of.
HAMLET
THE BARBICAN
PLAY
Location: Silk St, EC2Y 8DS
PREVIEWS: 5th August 2015
Nearest Underground: Barbican
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:15 Mat: Sat 13:30
Duration: 3h (approx)
Suitable for age: TBC
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Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the title role in Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica) and produced by Sonia
Friedman Productions, the Barbican presents an exclusive twelve-week run of this compelling new production in summer ‘15.
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.
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+
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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
PREVIEWS: 21st August 2015
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Weds & Sat 14:30 (first Wed mat 23/09/15)
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
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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+
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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
CLOSING: 5th September 2015
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+
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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
DOMINION
DANCE
Location: Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7AQ CLOSING: 5th September 2015
Nearest Underground: Tottenham Court Road
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat: 19.30 Mat: Sat: 14.00
Duration: 2h 10m
Suitable for age: 5+
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MAMMA MIA!
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.
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.
HETTY FEATHER
DUKE OF YORK’S
PLAY
Location: St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4BG
PREVIEWS: 6th August 2015
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Show times vary, please enquire for full schedule
Duration: 2h 15m
Suitable for age: 7+
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Abandoned as a baby and forced to live as an orphan in 1876 Victorian London, Hetty Feather is fostered by a kind family who welcome her into their big house. As the circus rolls into town, the feisty Hetty is mesmerised by the lights and the colours and a determination to find her real mother.
HORRIBLE HISTORIES BARMY BRITAIN PART 3
PLAY
GARRICK
Location: Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HH
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Show times vary, please enquire for full schedule
Duration: 1h
Suitable for age: Family show
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From the pens of Terry Deary and Neal Foster, the Birmingham Stage Company will return to the Garrick Theatre with a brand new instalment:
Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain - Part Three, following the major sell-out success of Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain Parts One & Two .
I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS
VAUDEVILLE
PLAY
Location: Strand, WC2R 0NH
PREVIEWS: 1st August 2015
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Show times vary, please enquire for full schedule
Duration: 1h
Suitable for age: 6+
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An enchanting and interactive show, I Believe in Unicorns sparks the
imagination of both young and old. It is a tale of the power of books, and the bravery of a young boy called Tomas. Tomas loves playing in the mountains where he lives and hates reading and school, but his world is turned upside down the day he meets the Unicorn Lady (Danyah Miller) in his local library.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
PLAY
VAUDEVILLE
Location: Strand, WC2R 0NH
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:30 Mat: Wed & Sat 14:30
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
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Two bachelors, the dependable John Worthing, J.P and upper-class playboy Algernon
Moncrieff, feel compelled to create different identities in order to pursue two eligible
ladies, Cecily Cardew and Gwendolyn Fairfax. Hilarious misadventures result from their
subterfuge: their brushes with the redoubtable Lady Bracknell and the uptight Miss Prism
punctuate a serpentine plot that fizzes with some of the finest dialogue in all of theatre.
THE MENTALISTS
PLAY
WYNDHAM’S
Location: Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19:45 Mat: Wed & Sat 15:00
Duration: TBC
Suitable for age: TBC
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Holed up in a faceless Finsbury Park hotel room Ted (Stephen Merchant),
and Morrie (Steffan Rhodri) are forced to confront the darker side of their
unique relationship. Things unravel as the pressure mounts in this hilarious
and touching tale of friendship and utopian visions gone awry.
THE MOUSETRAP
PLAY
ST MARTIN’S
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+
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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.
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GYPSY
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
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ARTS THEATRE
MUSICAL
Location: Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JB
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Times: Eve: Tue-Sat 20:00, Sun 18:00 Mat: Sat 14:30, Sun 15:00
Duration: 1h 35m
Suitable for age: Contains adult content and strong language
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AMERICAN IDIOT
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.
SINATRA: THE MAN & HIS MUSIC
MUSICAL LONDON PALLADIUM
Location: Argyll Street, W1F 7TF
Nearest Underground: Oxford Circus
Times: Eve: Mon-Sat 19.30 Mat: Wed & Sat 15.00
Duration: 2h 20m
Suitable for age: Babes in arms are not admitted
H In his centenary year the magic of Frank Sinatra will be returning to the London
Palladium in an extraordinary new multi-media concert. Using rare footage of
the legend himself, a 24 piece orchestra and spectacular live dancing, SINATRA:
THE MAN & HIS MUSIC celebrates one of the world’s greatest entertainers,
65 years after he made his UK debut on the same stage.
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+
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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+
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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.