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The date listed is when a show will have its official opening night (Press night). However, shows will also have 'preview' performances before the official opening night. (See info on the right!)
| Date |
West End Shows Opening |
| 02 Sep 2010 |
CLYBOURNE PARK
by Bruce Norris
at
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
(previews from 26 Aug 2010) |
| 06 Sep 2010 |
SCORCHED
by Wajdi Mouawad, translation by Simon Scardifield
at
Old Vic Tunnels
(previews from 03 Sep 2010) |
| 07 Sep 2010 |
DEATHTRAP
by Ira Levin
at
Noel Coward Theatre
(formerly Albery)
(previews from 21 Aug 2010) |
| 09 Sep 2010 |
HIT ME! THE LIFE & RHYMES OF IAN DURY
by Jeff Merrifield
at
Garrick Theatre
(previews from 09 Sep 2010) |
| 09 Sep 2010 |
BEDLAM
by Nell Leyshon
at
Shakespeare's Globe
(previews from 05 Sep 2010) |
| 10 Sep 2010 |
DISAPPEARING NUMBER, A
Conceived by Simon McBurney, devised by Complicite
at
Novello Theatre
(previews from 10 Sep 2010) |
| 12 Sep 2010 |
FRANCES RUFFELLE - BENEATH THE DRESS
devised by Frances Ruffelle & Matt Ryan
at
Garrick Theatre
(previews from 12 Sep 2010) |
| 13 Sep 2010 |
HUMAN COMEDY, THE
Music by Galt MacDermot, Book by William Dumaresq, From an original story by William Saroyan
at
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
(previews from 13 Sep 2010) |
| 14 Sep 2010 |
BLOOD AND GIFTS
by J T Rogers
at
Lyttelton, National Theatre
(previews from 07 Sep 2010) |
| 15 Sep 2010 |
DESIGN FOR LIVING
by Noel Coward
at
Old Vic Theatre
(previews from 03 Sep 2010) |
| 15 Sep 2010 |
WANDERLUST
by Nick Payne
at
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
(previews from 09 Sep 2010) |
| 16 Sep 2010 |
HOUSE OF GAMES
Richard Bean's stage version of David Mamet' s film
at
Almeida Theatre (Off West End)
(previews from 09 Sep 2010) |
| 17 Sep 2010 |
LYNDA CARTER: AT LAST
at
Garrick Theatre
(previews from 17 Sep 2010) |
| 21 Sep 2010 |
PASSION
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by James Lapine
at
Donmar Warehouse
(previews from 10 Sep 2010) |
| 22 Sep 2010 |
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE
by Samuel Beckett
at
Duchess Theatre
(previews from 15 Sep 2010) |
| 23 Sep 2010 |
LES MISERABLES 25th Anniversary Production
by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch”nberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Sch”nberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, adapted by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, with additional material by James Fenton.
at
Barbican Theatre
(previews from 14 Sep 2010) |
| 24 Sep 2010 |
JASON ROBERT BROWN & ANIKA NONI ROSE
Songs by Jason Robert Brown
at
Garrick Theatre
(previews from 24 Sep 2010) |
| 27 Sep 2010 |
YES, PRIME MINISTER
by Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay
at
Gielgud Theatre
(previews from 17 Sep 2010) |
| 28 Sep 2010 |
BIRDSONG
by Sebastian Faulks, stage version by Rachel Wagstaff
at
Comedy Theatre
(previews from 18 Sep 2010) |
| 29 Sep 2010 |
CAROLINE O'CONNOR: THE SHOWGIRL WITHIN
Songs by Various
at
Garrick Theatre
(previews from 27 Sep 2010) |
| 29 Sep 2010 |
ON AGEING
Devised by Fevered Sleep
at
Young Vic Theatre (Maria Studio)
(previews from 27 Sep 2010) |
| 30 Sep 2010 |
PAM ANN - FLYING HIGH
by Caroline Reid and Hugh Fink
at
Vaudeville Theatre
(previews from 29 Sep 2010) |
| 01 Oct 2010 |
FAUST
By Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Gisli Orn Gardarsson, Nina Dogg Filippusdottir, Vikingur Kristjansson and Carl Grose. Inspired by Goethe's Faust. Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
at
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
(previews from 25 Sep 2010) |
| 03 Oct 2010 |
LES MISERABLES O2 CONCERT 25th Anniversary
by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch”nberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Sch”nberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, adapted by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, with additional material by James Fenton.
at
O2
(previews from 03 Oct 2010) |
| 04 Oct 2010 |
LOWER NINTH
by Beau Willimon
at
Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre
(previews from 30 Sep 2010) |
| 05 Oct 2010 |
OR YOU COULD KISS ME
by Neil Bartlett and Handspring Puppet Company
at
Cottesloe, National Theatre
(previews from 28 Sep 2010) |
| 07 Oct 2010 |
HAMLET
by William Shakespeare
at
Olivier, National Theatre
(previews from 30 Sep 2010) |
| 10 Oct 2010 |
APOLLO VICTORIA THEATRE 80 YEARS CHARITY GALA PERFORMANCE
Created by Petra Siniawski and Adam Murray
at
Apollo Victoria Theatre
(previews from 10 Oct 2010) |
| 11 Oct 2010 |
COUNTRY GIRL, THE
by Clifford Odets
at
Apollo Theatre
(previews from 06 Oct 2010) |
| 12 Oct 2010 |
ONASSIS
by Martin Sherman, Based on material from Peter Evans' book ,Nemesis'
at
Novello Theatre
(previews from 30 Sep 2010) |
| 14 Oct 2010 |
FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL
Written by Tom Hedley and Robert Cary, with music by Robbie Roth, lyrics by Robert Cary and Robbie Roth (based on the Paramount Pictures film),
at
Shaftesbury Theatre
(previews from 24 Sep 2010) |
| 20 Oct 2010 |
TRIBES
by Nina Raine
at
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
(previews from 14 Oct 2010) |
| 25 Oct 2010 |
RED BUD
by Brett Neveu
at
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
(previews from 21 Oct 2010) |
| 26 Oct 2010 |
MEN SHOULD WEEP
by Ena Lamont Stewart
at
Lyttelton, National Theatre
(previews from 18 Oct 2010) |
| 27 Oct 2010 |
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED
by JB Priestley
at
Garrick Theatre
(previews from 19 Oct 2010) |
| 31 Oct 2010 |
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Concert performance)
Book by George Furth, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
at
Queen's Theatre
(previews from 31 Oct 2010) |
| 01 Nov 2010 |
NOVECENTO
by Alessandro Baricco
at
Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre
(previews from 28 Oct 2010) |
| 07 Nov 2010 |
COMPANY (Concert performance)
Book by George Furth, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
at
Queen's Theatre
(previews from 07 Nov 2010) |
| 10 Nov 2010 |
IDEAL HUSBAND, AN
by Oscar Wilde
at
Vaudeville Theatre
(previews from 04 Nov 2010) |
| 16 Nov 2010 |
FELA!
Book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones, and music and lyrics by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, with additional lyrics by Jim Lewis and additional music by Aaron Johnson and Jordan McLean.
at
Olivier, National Theatre
(previews from 06 Nov 2010) |
| 17 Nov 2010 |
GLASS MENAGERIE, THE
by Tennessee Williams
at
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
(previews from 11 Nov 2010) |
| 18 Nov 2010 |
MASTER BUILDER, THE
by Henrik Ibsen, translation by Kenneth McLeish
at
Almeida Theatre (Off West End)
(previews from 12 Nov 2010) |
| 18 Nov 2010 |
PUSS IN BOOTS
by Tiny Tim Productions
at
Arts Theatre
(previews from 18 Nov 2010) |
| 24 Nov 2010 |
KIN
by E V Crowe
at
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
(previews from 19 Nov 2010) |
| 29 Nov 2010 |
LES PARENTS TERRIBLES
by Jean Cocteau, translated by Jeremy Sams
at
Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre
(previews from 25 Nov 2010) |
| 30 Nov 2010 |
CINDERELLA
Interpretation by Matthew Bourne, Music by Prokofiev
at
Sadler's Wells
(previews from 30 Nov 2010) |
| 30 Nov 2010 |
MY DAD'S A BIRDMAN
by David Almond
at
Young Vic Theatre (Maria Studio)
(previews from 25 Nov 2010) |
| 01 Dec 2010 |
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN POOFS
by Simon Gross
at
Leicester Square Theatre Basement
(previews from 01 Dec 2010) |
| 02 Dec 2010 |
ROMEO AND JULIET (RSC)
by William Shakespeare
at
Roundhouse Theatre
(previews from 30 Nov 2010) |
| 06 Dec 2010 |
LOVE STORY
Inspired by Erich Segal's novel. Music by Howard Goodall, book by Stephen Clark and lyrics by Stephen Clark and Howard Goodall
at
Duchess Theatre
(previews from 27 Nov 2010) |
| 07 Dec 2010 |
KING LEAR
By William Shakespeare
at
Donmar Warehouse
(previews from 03 Dec 2010) |
| 10 Dec 2010 |
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (RSC)
by William Shakespeare
at
Roundhouse Theatre
(previews from 08 Dec 2010) |
| 14 Dec 2010 |
FLEA IN HER EAR
by Georges Feydeau, translation by John Mortimer
at
Old Vic Theatre
(previews from 04 Dec 2010) |
| 14 Dec 2010 |
GET SANTA
Story by Anthony Neilson and Nick Powell. Music by Nick Powell
at
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
(previews from 01 Dec 2010) |
| 16 Dec 2010 |
WINTER'S TALE, THE (RSC)
by William Shakespeare
at
Roundhouse Theatre
(previews from 14 Dec 2010) |
| 10 Jan 2010 |
JULIUS CAESAR (RSC)
by William Shakespeare
at
Roundhouse Theatre
(previews from 06 Jan 2011) |
| 17 Jan 2010 |
AS YOU LIKE IT (RSC)
by William Shakespeare
at
Roundhouse Theatre
(previews from 13 Jan 2011) |
| 25 Jan 2010 |
KING LEAR (RSC)
by William Shakespeare
at
Roundhouse Theatre
(previews from 21 Jan 2011) |
| 07 Feb 2011 |
VERNON GOD LITTLE
by DBC Pierre, in an adaptation by Tanya Ronder
at
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
(previews from 27 Jan 2011) |
| 25 Feb 2010 |
AND THE RAIN FALLS DOWN
by Fevered Sleep
at
Young Vic Theatre (Maria Studio)
(previews from 24 Feb 2010) |
| 01 Mar 2011 |
WIZARD OF OZ, THE
Andrew Lloyd Webber adaptation, Includes all the songs from the original 1939 film, plus new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
at
London Palladium Theatre
(previews from 07 Feb 2011) |
| 09 Mar 2011 |
BLITHE SPIRIT
By Noel Coward
at
Apollo Theatre
(previews from 02 Mar 2011) |
| 24 Mar 2011 |
RETURN OF ULYSSES, THE
by Monteverdi
at
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
(previews from 24 Mar 2011) |
| 29 Mar 2011 |
CAUSE CELEBRE
by Terence Rattigan
at
Old Vic Theatre
(previews from 17 Mar 2011 ) |
| 03 May 2011 |
I AM THE WIND
by Jon Fosse, in a new version by Simon Stephens
at
Young Vic Theatre (Main House)
(previews from 26 Apr 2011) |
| 07 Jun 2011 |
SHREK THE MUSICAL
Book & Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire , music by Jeanine Tesori. Based on the story and characters from William Steig's book Shrek! feature film Shrek.
at
Drury Lane, Theatre Royal
(previews from May 2011) |
| May 2012 |
RICHARD III (Part of the Bridge Project)
by William Shakespeare
at
Old Vic Theatre
(previews from May 2012) |
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Generally, previews are performances that allow the director and production team to make changes or for the cast to become settled in their part before the show is attended by theatre critics.
The general public can buy tickets for previews, and in some cases the price is reduced. Generally, you won't find much difference between a show in previews and when it is technically 'opened', although new musicals may have many changes!
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