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P-Z Pacific Playhouse
5-6 Playhouse Court, 62 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 0AT
Tube Southwark
Telephone 0871 424 4444 SAINT TRINIAN'S, THE MUSICAL
by Yellowbrick Productions | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 28 Oct 08 | | Opens | 28 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 1 Nov 08 | | Closes | 1 Nov 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm | | Performers | | | Director | Dave Barrett | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Yellowbrick Productions | | Synopsis | The exploits of the girls at this famous fictional school. The show is in the popular traditional style of a play interspersed with songs, rather than a through-composed piece. It is NOT based on the films A secret passage, a bully, criminal activity: everything you would expect from the pupils of St Trinian's. The school has even gone co-ed temporarily while the boys school is flooded. | | B/O Price | £10 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Pizza on the Park
11 Knightsbridge, London, SW1
Tube
Telephone 08456 027017 STEVE ROSS 'GOOD THING GOING'
The songs of Stephen Sondheim and more. | Location | Other London | | Genre | Cabaret | | Previews from | 21 Oct 08 | | Opens | 21 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 26 Oct 08 | | Closes | 26 Oct 08 | | Time | 7pm | | Performers | Steve Ross | | Director | Duncan Knowles | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Duncan Knowles and Samuel Joseph | | Synopsis | Manhattan based singer/pianist Steve Ross sings the songs of Stephen Sondheim and a generous dose of classics from the American Songbook. | | B/O Price | £20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Pleasance Theatre
Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF
Tube 500 yards from Caledonian Rd Tube
Telephone 020 7609 1800 MEMORY
by Jonathan Lichtenstein | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 30 Sep 08 | | Opens | 1 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 2 Nov 08 | | Closes | 2 Nov 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 7.30pm, Sun at 5pm | | Performers | Ifan Huw Dafydd, Daniel Hawksford, Guy Lewis, Simon Nehan, Vivien Parry, Oliver Ryan, Tom Shepherd | | Director | Terry Hands | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Pleasance Theatre by Clwyd Theatr Cymru in association with Karl Sydow. | | Synopsis | An intimate exploration of how we choose to remember events and the consequences of those choices. | | B/O Price | £12.50 (Sat £14.50) | | Length | 1hr 30min | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Pleasance Theatre
Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF
Tube 500 yards from Caledonian Rd Tube
Telephone 020 7609 1800 AN IMAGINATIVE WOMAN / LISTEN (Double Bill)
by Shambolic Theatre / by Jessica Woolf | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 4 Nov 08 | | Opens | 4 Nov 08 | | Booking to | 23 Nov 08 | | Closes | 23 Nov 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 7.45pm, Sun at 5.15pm | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Shambolic Theatre / Varou Theatre Company | | Synopsis | AN IMAGINATIVE WOMAN: Shambolic Theatre unravels a comic Victorian mystery in this quirky tale of intrigue and suspense, irreverently based on a Thomas Hardy short story. Come, loosen your corsets, untie your cravats and delight in physical storytelling, puppetry and a gigantic bustle!
LISTEN: In 2004 'The Lab' was created amid growing terrorism fears. The division grew and now anyone can be subjected to surveillance. There's one important rule: You cannot intervene. Listen is the story of four 'Listeners' and what happens when one of them cannot just listen any longer and decides to act... | | B/O Price | £9.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Riverside Studios
Crisp Rd. London, W6 9RL
Tube Hammersmith
Telephone 020 8237 1111 1800 ACRES
by David Myers | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 16 Sep 08 | | Opens | 19 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 12 Oct 08 | | Closes | 12 Oct 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 8pm , Sun 5pm, Plus Sat matinee at 2.30pm and Thu Matinee 1pm | | Performers | Cathy Tyson, Tobi Bakar, Tony Boncza, Mark Field | | Director | Alex Helfrecht | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Riverside Studios and Axis of Evil | | Synopsis | Having left Brooklyn to make a new start with her teenage son, Linda, an affluent African-American, buys a ranch in Texas. When the original owner refuses to leave, physical and psychological violence ensue. Demanding his own relationship to the land, Linda's son Jacob begins a mysterious ritual in the moonlight. | | B/O Price | £ 17.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | *Please note, this show contains nudity |
Riverside Studios
Crisp Rd. London, W6 9RL
Tube Hammersmith
Telephone 020 8237 1111 LOLA: THE LIFE OF LOLA MONTEZ
Dramaturg Esther Richardson , Musical Director & Composer Ricardo Garcia | Location | Other London | | Genre | Entertainment | | Previews from | 21 Oct 08 | | Opens | 21 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 2 Nov 08 | | Closes | 2 Nov 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm , Sun 6pm | | Performers | | | Director | Emily Gray | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Riverside Studios and Trestle in collaboration with Increpaci¢n Danza | | Synopsis | Lola Montez, the infamous 19th century Spanish dancer, stormed her way through life on a tumultuous journey of seduction, sorrow and success. Preparing for the last performance of her spider dance, Lola revisits her bittersweet past, from humble Irish beginnings to becoming one of the world's most notorious women. With live music from flamenco guitarist Ricardo Garcia, the show celebrates an extraordinary woman who lived like she danced, with all the might of her body and the fire of her soul. | | B/O Price | £ 14 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Shaw Theatre
100-110, Euston Road, London, NW1 2AJ
Tube Euston or King's Cross
Telephone 0871 5943 123 CINDERELLA
| Location | Other London | | Genre | Pantomime | | Previews from | 9 Dec 08 | | Opens | 9 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 3 Jan 09 | | Closes | 3 Jan 09 | | Time | Mon - Sat at various times , mostly 7pm & 2pm, but also other times so please check with box office! (No perf 25 Dec) | | Performers | Britt Ekland (Fairy Godmother) , Dominic Littlewood (Buttons) | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Paul Tate | | Synopsis | Will the Ugly Sisters ever be beautiful? Will Cinderella get to the Ball? Will she find her Prince? | | B/O Price | £ 18.50 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Tabard Theatre
2 Bath Road, Turnham Green, Chiswick, W4 1LW
Tube Turnham Green
Telephone 08448 472 264 LUSTING AFTER PIPINO'S WIFE
by Sam Henry Kass | Location | Other London | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 30 Sep 08 | | Opens | 1 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 18 Oct 08 | | Closes | 18 Oct 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, plus Sat Mat at 2.30pm | | Performers | | | Director | Frank Tamburin | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Bolt Productions | | Synopsis | Comedy set on the urban battlefront of the war of the sexes. | | B/O Price | £ 15 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Tara Studio
356 Garratt Lane, London, SW18 4ES
Tube Earlsfield BR Station
Telephone 020 8333 4457 SONATA
by Mahesh Elkuncwar | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 21 Oct 08 | | Opens | 21 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 26 Oct 08 | | Closes | 26 Oct 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm, Sun at 4pm | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Drishtipat Creative & Prokriti in association with TARA | | Synopsis | A story about how even when life seems so simple, relationships can be so complicated. The most mundane conversation among three friends suddenly becomes intense and reveals the deepest of secrets | | B/O Price | £ 10 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Performed in Bengali and English |
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Gerry Raffles Square, London, E15 1BN
Tube Stratford East
Telephone 020 8534 0310 COME DANCING
Music And Lyrics by Ray Davies, Story by Ray Davies, Book by Ray Davies and Paul Sirett. Additional material by Terry Johnson | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 13 Sep 08 | | Opens | 24 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 25 Oct 08 | | Closes | 25 Oct 08 | | Time | Tues-Sat 7:30pm, Sat mat 3pm | | Performers | Ray Davies, Alasdair Harvey, Anthony Flaum, Bradley Clarkson, Delroy Atkinson, Gemma Salter, Katey Munroe, Katherine James, Marcus Ellard, Martin George, Samantha Hughes, Stephen Lloyd, Wendy Mae Brown. | | Director | Kerry Michael | | Design | Harriet Barsby & Jenny Tiramani | | Lighting | Jo Joelson | | Choreography | Omar Okai | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Theatre Royal Stratford East & Come Dancing Ltd | | Synopsis | Set in the 1950's around the Ilford Palais ballroom and tells the universal tale of love triumphing over adversity. 'COME DANCING - an expansion of Davies' musical hit single of the same name. For Kinks fans the song is fondly remembered as a coming of age tale infused with the intoxicating energy for which Saturday nights at the Palais were well known. The result is a deeply involving plot with a rich cast of characters, combined with a full catalogue of great songs through which the characters recount their experiences while voicing their hopes and dreams.' | | B/O Price | £ 9 - £ 26 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Musical Director Robert Hyman |
Theatre503
Latchmere Pub, 503 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 3BW
Tube Clapham Junction (BR)
Telephone 020 7978 7040 MIMI AND THE STALKER
by Glyn Maxwell | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 16 Sep 08 | | Opens | 19 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 11 Oct 08 | | Closes | 11 Oct 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 8pm, Sunday at 5pm | | Performers | Guy Flanagan, Dominic Marsh, Marianne Oldham | | Director | Michael Gieleta | | Design | James Macnamara | | Lighting | Richard Howell | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Knowles and Edward Lewis | | Producer | Giudecca Productions and Theatre503 | | Synopsis | Snatched from obscurity and thrust into the spotlight, schoolgirl Michelle Latchford was transformed into Hollywood's hottest property Mimi Luck. Now the reclusive Mimi is barricaded in her hotel room as a paparazzo lurks outside, scrutinized by her watchful agent and haunted by the memory of the boy all the other kids called God. | | B/O Price | £ 10 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Theatro Technis
26 Crowndale Rd, Mornington Crescent, LONDON, NW1 1TT
Tube Wimbledon
Telephone 020 7353 1700 HAY FEVER
by Noel Coward | Location | Other London | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 8 Oct 08 | | Opens | 8 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 18 Oct 08 | | Closes | 18 Oct 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.45pm, Sun at 3pm, plus Sat mat at 3pm on 18 Oct | | Performers | | | Director | Sara Randall | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Tower Theatre Company | | Synopsis | You are cordially invited to the weekend from hell. The Place : Cookham 1925. Your hosts : The Bliss Family. The family has invited various guests to stay for the weekend. None of the family has told the other members, so naturally chaos ensues. | | B/O Price | £11 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Tricycle Theatre
269 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7JR
Tube Kilburn
Telephone 020 7328 1000 RADIO GOLF
by August Wilson | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 2 Oct 08 | | Opens | 6 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 1 Nov 08 | | Closes | 1 Nov 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat at 8pm, Sat mat at 4pm, (plus midweek matinees Weds 15 & 22 October at 2pm) 6 Oct at 7pm) | | Performers | Roger Griffiths (Roosevelt Hicks), Joseph Marcell (Elder Joseph Barlow), Danny Sapani (Harmond Wilks), Julie Saunders (Mame Wilks) , Ray Shell (Sterling Johnson). | | Director | Paulette Randall | | Design | Libby Watson | | Lighting | Matthew Eagland | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Tricycle | | Synopsis | Set in the United States, Radio Golf is the last in Wilson's cycle of ten plays that examines the African-American experience in the 20th Century. Each play tackles a decade and Radio Golf, the final play in the cycle, focuses on the 1990's. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Tricycle Theatre
269 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7JR
Tube Kilburn
Telephone 020 7328 1000 RANK
by Robert Massey | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 3 Nov 08 | | Opens | 5 Nov 08 | | Booking to | 22 Nov 08 | | Closes | 22 Nov 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 8pm, Sat Mat at 4pm, plus mat Wed 19 Nov at 2pm | | Performers | Luke Griffin (Fred Farrell), Eamonn Hunt (George Kelly), Alan King (Carl Conway), Bryan Murray (Jack Farrell), John Lynn. | | Director | Jim Culleton | | Design | Blaithin Sheerin | | Lighting | Mark Galione | | Choreography | | | Costume | Blaithin Sheerin | | Sound | Ivan Birthistle and Vincent Doherty | | Producer | Fishamble | | Synopsis | In the harsh world of grifting, gambling and getting by, two taxi-drivers face the toughest choice of their lives. One wrong turn of the cards and this time there's no way back. A darkly comic thriller, where loyalty, trust and friendship are just more chips to be thrown on the table. Take a trip through the grim, seething and sometimes hilarious criminal world of the north Dublin suburbs. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Tricycle Theatre
269 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7JR
Tube Kilburn
Telephone 020 7328 1000 LOOT
by Joe Orton | Location | Other London | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 11 Dec 08 | | Opens | 15 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 31 Jan 09 | | Closes | 31 Jan 09 | | Time | Mon - Sat at 8pm, Sat mat at 4pm, (plus midweek matinees Weds 17 Dec, & 21 and 28 January at 2pm)(15 Dec at 7pm) | | Performers | Matt Di Angelo ( Hal ) | | Director | Sean Holmes | | Design | Anthony Lamble | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Tricycle | | Synopsis | Follows the fortunes Dennis and Hal, two young lads who hijack Hal's mother's coffin to stash the loot from a recent heist. The plot thickens as her body keeps turning up around the house, the unscrupulous police Inspector Truscott arrives on the scene sowing confusion around him, whilst Nurse Fay works her dubious charms on Hal's Dad. | | B/O Price | £ 10 - £ 20 | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Tristan Bates Theatre
The Actors Centre, 1A Tower Street, London, WC2H 9NP
Tube Covent Garden
Telephone 0207 240 6283 I FOUND MY HORN
by Jasper Rees and Jonathan Guy Lewis, adapted from the book. | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 1 Dec 08 | | Opens | 1 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 20 Dec 08 | | Closes | 20 Dec 08 | | Time | Tues & Wed 7.30pm, Thu - Sat 7.30pm & 9.15pm (Mon 1 Dec at 7pm) | | Performers | Jonathan Guy Lewis | | Director | Harry Burton | | Design | | | Lighting | Jeremy Coney | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Daniel Thomason | | Producer | Sweet Spot Productions | | Synopsis | A man wakes up at forty to a broken marriage, a beckoning bedsit, and the realisation that he has done nothing to make himself memorable. Then he clambers into the attic... After a lay-off of 25 years, he seeks redemption via the sixteen feet of treacherous brass tubing he never mastered in his youth. Resuming his old French horn, he sets himself an impossible task: to perform a Mozart concerto in front of a paying audience of horn fanatics. | | B/O Price | £11 | | Length | 1hr 15min | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Unicorn Theatre
147 Tooley Street, London SE1 2HZ
Tube London Bridge
Telephone 020 7645 0560 PERO
By Guus Ponsioen, translated by Rita Vergano | Location | Other London | | Genre | Children Show | | Previews from | 24 Sep 08 | | Opens | 25 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 12 Oct 08 | | Closes | 12 Oct 08 | | Time | (24 - 28 Sep) Wed, Thu 1.15pm; Fri 10.15am; Sat & Sun 2pm.
(1 - 12 Oct) Wed 1.15pm; Thu 10.15am & 1.15pm; Fri 10.15am; Sat & Sun 2pm. (plus 25 Sep at 7pm) | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Speeltheater | | Synopsis | Combines quirky puppetry, actors and live operatic music to tell this story of love and friendship. In a small Italian village, Per“, a bashful baker, is too nervous to declare his love for the girl next-door, Colombina. But one day a suave painter, Paletino, breezes into town and sweeps her off her feet. Will Colombina fall for his easy charms or will she realise that love has been on her doorstep all along? | | B/O Price | £14.50 (Children £9.50) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | For Ages 6+ |
Unicorn Theatre
147 Tooley Street, London SE1 2HZ
Tube London Bridge
Telephone 020 7645 0560 LENNY, THE BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A TRAIN
By Travelling Light Theatre Company | Location | Other London | | Genre | Children Show | | Previews from | 1 Oct 08 | | Opens | 1 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 5 Oct 08 | | Closes | 5 Oct 08 | | Time | Wed 1pm; Thu 11am & 7pm; Fri 11am; Sat 2.30pm & 7pm; Sun 2.30pm. | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Travelling Light Theatre Company | | Synopsis | Life's tough for Lenny. He gets pushed around at school, his mum chooses his clothes and his brother overshadows everything he does. So he decides to transform himself by eating nails, drinking engine oil and waiting for his legs to become wheels. | | B/O Price | £9.50 (Children £6.50) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | For Ages 10+ |
Unicorn Theatre
147 Tooley Street, London SE1 2HZ
Tube London Bridge
Telephone 020 7645 0560 KNOCK AGAINST MY HEART
By Oladipo Agboluaje | Location | Other London | | Genre | Children Show | | Previews from | 7 Oct 08 | | Opens | 7 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 17 Oct 08 | | Closes | 17 Oct 08 | | Time | Matinee performances (7 - 18 Oct) Tue - Sat 1.45pm; Thu 10.45am.
Evening performances (7 - 10 Oct) Tue & Fri 7pm.
(15 Oct - 17 Oct) Wed & Fri 7pm. | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Theatre Centre / Nos de Morro | | Synopsis | A king betrayed, a daughter led by desire and an enemy blinded by fury. The hunger for power and freedom consumes Prospero, Miranda and Caliban in this passionate retelling of The Tempest. The play draws heavily on the music, dance and culture of Brazil and is performed in English with elements of Portuguese | | B/O Price | £9.50 (Children £6.50) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | For Ages 14+ |
Unicorn Theatre
147 Tooley Street, London SE1 2HZ
Tube London Bridge
Telephone 020 7645 0560 RED FORTRESS
By Carl Miller | Location | Other London | | Genre | Children Show | | Previews from | 18 Oct 08 | | Opens | 18 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 8 Nov 08 | | Closes | 8 Nov 08 | | Time | (18 Oct - 26 Oct) Tue - Thu 1.15pm; Fri 10.30am; Sat & Sun 2pm.
(28 Oct - 2 Nov) Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun 2pm; Wed 7pm; Sat 1.30pm & 5pm.
(4 Nov - 8 Nov) Tue & Wed 1.15pm; Thu 1.15pm & 7pm; Fri 10.30am; Sat 2pm. | | Performers | | | Director | Tony Graham | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Unicorn Theatre | | Synopsis | 1491, the Moorish kingdom of Granada. Jews, Muslims and Christians live side by side, free from religious persecution. But the world as they know it is about to change. Three young people living in the shadow of the Alhambra, Granada's mighty red fortress, flee from their homes to embark on daring adventures and to seek their independence. Caught in the midst of a holy war, they realise that what they value most are their friends. But is friendship, or even love, possible between a Muslim, a Jew and a Christian in a time of religious conflict and political unrest? | | B/O Price | £14.50 (Children £9.50) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | For Ages 10+ |
Unicorn Theatre
147 Tooley Street, London SE1 2HZ
Tube London Bridge
Telephone 020 7645 0560 SIXTEEN UP: A SORT OF LOVE STORY
By Michael Wicherek | Location | Other London | | Genre | Children Show | | Previews from | 11 Nov 08 | | Opens | 11 Nov 08 | | Booking to | 22 Nov 08 | | Closes | 22 Nov 08 | | Time | 11 Nov - 16 Nov: Tue, Thu, Fri 7pm; Wed 1pm & 7pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7pm; Sun 2.30pm
18 Nov - 22 Nov: Tue & Fri 7pm; Wed & Thu: 1.30pm & 7pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7pm. | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Box Clever | | Synopsis | Step into the private world of 16-year-olds Ad and Evie. Offering an intimate, witty take on the complexities and confusions of first love. Through intricate wordplay a young couple challenge each other in their own private language, their honesty and intensity enticing the audience into a secret world. | | B/O Price | £14.50 (Children £9.50) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | For age 14+. |
Unicorn Theatre
147 Tooley Street, London SE1 2HZ
Tube London Bridge
Telephone 020 7645 0560 SLEEPING BEAUTY
By Rosy Fordham | Location | Other London | | Genre | Children Show | | Previews from | 2 Dec 08 | | Opens | 10 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 24 Jan 09 | | Closes | 24 Jan 09 | | Time | (2 - 7 Dec) Tue 7pm; Wed & Thu 10.30am &1.15pm; Fri 10.30am; Sat & Sun 2pm.
(9 - 14 Dec) Tue, Wed 1.15pm; Thu 10.30 & 1.15pm; Fri 10.30am; Sat & Sun 2pm. (plus 7pm on 10th Dec)
(16 - 21 Dec) Tue 1.15pm; Wed & Thu 10.30 & 1.15pm; Fri 10.30am; Sat & Sun 2pm.
(23 - 28 Dec) Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun: 2pm.
No shows between 29 Dec & 13 Jan.
(14 - 18 Jan) Wed 1.15pm; Thu 10.30am & 1.15pm; Fri 10.30am; Sat & Sun 2pm.
(20 - 24 Jan) Tue & Wed 1.15pm; Thu 10.30am & 1.15pm; Fri 10.30am; Sat 2pm. | | Performers | | | Director | Rosamunde Hutt | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Unicorn Theatre | | Synopsis | Our feisty young heroine isn't going to lie back and wait for some boy to wake her from her hundred-year slumber. Curse or no curse, she is going out to find her own happy ending! From Victorian Southwark and its newly opened Tower Bridge to modern-day London, Beauty takes us on a race through time to meet the right prince and find the kiss that breaks the spell. | | B/O Price | | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | For Ages 6+ |
Unicorn Theatre
147 Tooley Street, London SE1 2HZ
Tube London Bridge
Telephone 020 7645 0560 HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF STRING?
By Joe Coehlo and Tim Webb | Location | Other London | | Genre | Children Show | | Previews from | 6 Dec 08 | | Opens | 6 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 4 Jan 09 | | Closes | 4 Jan 09 | | Time | (6 Dec - 31 Dec): Tue - Fri: 10.45am & 1.45pm; Sat - Sun: 11.30am & 2.30pm.
No show: Mon, 25 Dec, 26 Dec.
(2 - 4 Jan): Fri - Sun: 11.30am & 2.30pm. | | Performers | | | Director | | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Oily Cart | | Synopsis | An interactive production for the very young, combining visuals and original, live music to explore the wonders of string. Following a trail of string into the performance area, the audience is led into a series of Macrame chambers - some cosy, some awe-inspiring - where ropes and pulleys take actors and objects in and out of sight as you journey through the mysterious maze to find the secret at the heart of it. | | B/O Price | | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | For ages 2-6 |
Union Theatre
204 Union Street, London, SE1 OLX
Tube Southwark / Waterloo
Telephone 020 7261 9876 BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS
by Dennis Potter | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 30 Sep 08 | | Opens | 30 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 18 Oct 08 | | Closes | 18 Oct 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm, Plus Sat Mat at 3pm | | Performers | | | Director | Jamie Honeybourne | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | fandango theatre company | | Synopsis | On a sunny, summer afternoon in 1943, seven children play in the hills, fields, and forests of bucolic England. They encounter no adults, and their activities veer in spontaneous, unpredictable directions, with small cruelties and games echoing the distant war. | | B/O Price | £12 (£9 Tuesday) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Union Theatre
204 Union Street, London, SE1 OLX
Tube Southwark / Waterloo
Telephone 020 7261 9876 SHOOTING CLOUDS
by Frank Bramwell | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 21 Oct 08 | | Opens | 23 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 8 Nov 08 | | Closes | 8 Nov 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm | | Performers | Francis Kennedy (John), Jeniffer Belander (Mary), Bret Jones (Donald), Damian Sommerlad (Will) Mariam Bell (Ann), Thomas Coombes (Gilbert) | | Director | Arnaud Mugglestone | | Design | Edward Lidster | | Lighting | Adi Shimrony | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | Dean Firth | | Producer | Not/Applicable & Heart Productions | | Synopsis | Everyone chases dreams; unfortunately, not all of us hit lucky; for some, economic misfortune puts paid to them, for others, fellow dreamers conspire to get in their way. Shooting Clouds follows the Pearson family as they each, in their own way, seek to fulfil their dreams, and in doing so, pay a price. | | B/O Price | £12 (Tues £9) | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Junction of Hampstead Lane/North Rd, London , N6
Tube Highgate
Telephone 020 8340 3488 TALE OF TWO CITIES, A
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Musical adaptation written by Steven David Horwich and David Soames with music by David Pomeranz. | Location | Other London | | Genre | Musical | | Previews from | 27 Sep 08 | | Opens | 30 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 2 Nov 08 | | Closes | 2 Nov 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 7.30pm, Sun at 4pm | | Performers | Tim Benton, Adam Booth, Amy Coombs, Paddy Crawley, Sarah Dearlove, Tim English, John Fleming , Rufus Graham, Jennifer Hepburn, Tom Murphy, Susan Raasay, Michael Stacey, Richard Stirling, Timothy Wright | | Director | Paul Nicholas | | Design | Mike Lees | | Lighting | Howard Hudson | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Paul Nicholas in association with Ovation | | Synopsis | Set against the background of the French Revolution this enduring classic tale takes us on a journey of love, revenge and sacrifice. | | B/O Price | £12 (Sat £15) | | Length | 2hrs 15mins | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | Musical Arranger: John Cameron, Musical Director: Dom Carter, Musical Staging: Racky Plews |
White Bear Theatre
138 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ
Tube Kennington
Telephone 020 7793 9193 OTHER DAY, THE / CONNECTED (Double Bill)
by Chloe Austin / created and devised by Abandon Theatre and Maheen Mohammadally | Location | Other London | | Genre | Comedy | | Previews from | 9 Sep 08 | | Opens | 11 Sep 08 | | Booking to | 5 Oct 08 | | Closes | 5 Oct 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat at 7.30pm, Sun 5pm (9 Sep a Gala night the proceeds go to CHILDLINE, the perf time is 8:30pm. Tickets are £20 for this special performance) | | Performers | | | Director | Emma Stroud / Maheen Mohammadally | | Design | | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Abandon Theatre | | Synopsis | Both plays tackle relationships and how these might change as a result of the impact of key life-changing occurrences, such as suicide, abuse and love. THE OTHER DAY: Billy has committed suicide. Two of his close friends were teenagers but now approaching thirty meet up again at his funeral. As they reminisce and make silly jokes as a way of getting through it, they try to work out why Billy took his own life. The chemistry between them becomes more apparent and they discover they still have a real connection and begin to question their own lives. Successful in their careers, both are lonely and not entirely happy. Is platonic love enough to offer them the depth of support they both need? A kiss, some flirting and angry passion ensues but at the end of it all, isn't the issue just that they miss Billy. CONNECTED : Two people linked by an event in their past. They meet at a funeral of a man; their unique connection to this man unrealised by either of them. As they allow each other to explore the issues of their pasts and how their lives have been affected by their experiences they question what hold this man had over them. When these two characters meet, theirs is an unconventional relationship brought about from an understanding of each other. Sparks fly, laughter draws them in and the depth of human emotion plays out. These are two survivors but how will their time together affect them? The subject matter of this piece has developed over some twelve months; stemming from a conversation with survivors of sexual abuse and how it has affected their lives in different ways. | | B/O Price | £ 10 | | Length | 45min / 45mins | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Wiltons Music Hall
Graces Alley, Off Ensign Street, E1 8JB
Tube 10 mins walk from Tower Hill or Aldgate East tube stations
Telephone 020 7702 2789 MORE SINNED AGAINST, THE
By Alexander Ostrovsky, adapted by Frank McGuinness | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 28 Oct 08 | | Opens | 28 Oct 08 | | Booking to | 22 Nov 08 | | Closes | 22 Nov 08 | | Time | Tues - Sat 7.30pm | | Performers | | | Director | Irina Brown | | Design | Louis Price | | Lighting | | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | | | Synopsis | A story of abandoned lovers and children, and of the cost of being brought up as a foster child. | | B/O Price | £ | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Wiltons Music Hall
Graces Alley, Off Ensign Street, E1 8JB
Tube 10 mins walk from Tower Hill or Aldgate East tube stations
Telephone 0844 800 1118 (RSC Box office) TRAGEDY OF THOMAS HOBBES
by Adriano Shaplin | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 12 Nov 08 | | Opens | 18 Nov 08 | | Booking to | 6 Dec 08 | | Closes | 6 Dec 08 | | Time | Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Sat Mats at 2.30pm (18 Nov at 7pm) | | Performers | Arsher Ali, William Beck, Stephen Boxer, Keir Charles, John Paul Connolly, Simon Darwen, Adrian Decosta, Leonard Fenton, James Garnon, Amanda Hadingue, Jack Laskey, Will Sharpe, Peter Shorey, Larrington Walker, Angus Wright. | | Director | Adriano Shaplin and Elizabeth Freestone | | Design | Soutra Gilmour | | Lighting | Johanna Town | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Royal Shakespeare Company | | Synopsis | Set in London in 1658. The Civil War is over, the king has been executed, Oliver Cromwell has closed the theatres and the talk in the coffee houses is of revolution. Meanwhile England's most famous philosopher is poised to do battle with a faction of young scientists. | | B/O Price | £ | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
Wiltons Music Hall
Graces Alley, Off Ensign Street, E1 8JB
Tube 10 mins walk from Tower Hill or Aldgate East tube stations
Telephone 0844 800 1118 (RSC Box office) CORDELIA DREAM
by Marina Carr | Location | Other London | | Genre | Drama | | Previews from | 11 Dec 08 | | Opens | 16 Dec 08 | | Booking to | 10 Jan 09 | | Closes | 10 Jan 09 | | Time | Mon - Sat 8pm, Sat Mats at 4pm (16 Dec at 7pm) (No Perfs 24, 25, 26, 31 Dec & 1 Jan ) | | Performers | Michelle Gomez (Woman) and David Hargreaves (Man). | | Director | Selina Cartmell | | Design | Giles Cadle | | Lighting | Matthew Richardson | | Choreography | | | Costume | | | Sound | | | Producer | Royal Shakespeare Company | | Synopsis | A musician and his rival, a younger woman, are having a long-awaited conversation. As they spit their mutual malice with precision they question the hatred that has fuelled their desire to outdo each other in pursuit of art. With echoes of King Lear, The Cordelia Dream promises to unpick the belief that a muse must be made of love. | | B/O Price | £ | | Length | | | Review | | | Seating Plan | | | Map | | | Other Info | |
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