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Fringe & Other London shows playing now or in the near future!
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Fringe & Other London shows
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4,000 MILES
By Amy Herzog
at Print Room, The
It’s the middle of the night when 21 year-old Leo arrives on the doorstep of the West Village apartment where his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera lives. She’s an old Communist who lives alone; he’s a latter-day hippie...
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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ABSENT FRIENDS
by Alan Ayckbourn
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Diana, Paul, Evelyn, John and Marge are hosting a tea party for their estranged friend, Colin, to lift his spirits after the death of his fiancee. However, no sooner have the friends assembled in Diana and Paul’s front room than their good intentions give way to simmering resentment.
(from 29 May 2013 - Closing on 06 Jun 2013)
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ABSOLUTE TURKEY, AN
by Nicki Frei & Peter Hall, adapted from Georges Feydeau's Le Dindon
at Courtyard Theatre Main House
Insistent seducers, angry husbands and spying wives soon swap partners, hotel rooms and beds as innocent maids, pubescent bellboys and confused police inspectors all become caught in a tangled web .
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 02 Jun 2013)
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ACCORDING TO BRIAN HAW
Original Concept by Eddie Latter. Book and Lyrics by Sarah Nelson. Music by James Atherton,
at Riverside Studios 2
Explores the responses of young people from across the world to 9/11, the war in Afghanistan and the deaths of British soldiers.
(from 20 Aug 2013 - Closing on 22 Aug 2013)
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ADVENTURE/ MISADVENTURE
by Nick Field
at Ovalhouse Theatre Upstairs
Nick Field has chased geishas, discoed with Buddhist monks and travelled to the ends of the earth, all in pursuit of a freedom that constantly seems - quite literally - over the next horizon. With tales of crap jobs, relationship disasters and intrepid exploration, Nick journeys from romanticism to reality and back again to question where we can really find freedom.
(from 04 Jun 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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ALCHEMIST, THE
by Ben Jonson
at The Rose (Bankside)
It is Victorian London, and the gentleman Lovewitt has fled to avoid the cholera epidemic, Lovewitt leaves the trio of Subtle, Face, and Dol to use his home as their headquarters to part the greedy and the gullible of their wealth.
(from 06 Jun 2013 - Closing on 30 Jun 2013)
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
by Lewis Carroll, adapted for the stage by Daniel Winder
at St Paul's Church Garden
Moving through the magical rose-filled gardens of this historic 17th century English church, this open-air production will take you down the rabbit hole and deep into the heart of Alice's imaginary childhood world.
(from 30 Jul 2013 - Closing on 31 Aug 2013)
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ANATOMY OF A MURDER
by Elihu Winer
at 3Space Hub Blackfriars
Court room drama
(from 01 Jul 2013 - Closing on 27 Jul 2013)
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AND IN THE END - THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN LENNON
by Alexander Marshall
at Jermyn Street Theatre
Insight into the death and life of one of the most influential rock musicians of all time.
(from 07 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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ARMSTRONG’S WAR
by Colleen Murphy
at Finborough Theatre
The tale of a twenty one year-old Canadian soldier who has been wounded in Afghanistan. As the young soldier recovers in hospital, feisty Halley Armstrong - a twelve year-old girl guide eager to earn every possible badge - announces that she has volunteered to read for him.
(from 11 Aug 2013 - Closing on 27 Aug 2013)
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AS IS
by William M. Hoffman
at Finborough Theatre
New York City, 1985. Rich, a young writer who is beginning to find success, is breaking up with his longtime lover, Saul, a professional photographer. However Rich's idyll with his new lover is short-lived when he learns that he has contracted the terrifying new disease AIDS and returns to Saul for sanctuary as he awaits its slow and awful progress.
(from 06 Aug 2013 - Closing on 31 Aug 2013)
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ASTON’S STONES
From a book by Lotta Geffenblad. Adapted by Bara L Magnúsdóttir and the ensemble
at Unicorn Theatre
This is a story about how easy it is to love and the ability to see the value in small things – even in a little stone.
(from 18 Jun 2013 - Closing on 23 Jun 2013)
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AUTOBAHN
by Neil LaBute
at Bridewell Theatre
Autobahn is a collection of plays that deal with some hardhitting subject matter with characteristically dark humour, presenting characters that audience members can simultaneously empathise with and be repulsed by.
(from 16 Jul 2013 - Closing on 20 Jul 2013)
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AVENUE Q
Music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx , Book by Jeff Whitty
at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
AVENUE Q is not the most upmarket of New York streets, and is about as far away from Park Avenue as you can get, but it is home to some lively and off the wall characters performed by an unholy comedic alliance of humans and puppets!
(from 16 May 2013 - Closing on 30 Jun 2013)
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BARE
Book by John Hartmere and Damon Intrabartolo. Music by Damon Intrabartolo. Lyrics by John Hartmere
at Union Theatre
A contemporary rock musical, Bare follows a group of teens wrestling with issues of identity, s*xuality, and religion at a co-ed Catholic boarding school.
(from 24 Apr 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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BEAR, THE
Devised by the Company, based on an original short story The Bear by Angela Clerkin and Lee Simpson. Composer Nick Powell
at Ovalhouse Theatre Downstairs
A noir thriller about an everyday murder and a mythic bear.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY, THE
by Nina Kristofferson
at Charing Cross Theatre (formerly New Players Theatre)
A one Woman Show: This musical play is a cocktail of songs and stories from Billie Holiday’s life woven through the haunting memories that plagued her, featuring her greatest hits: God Bless The Child, Lover Man, Strange Fruit, Don’t Explain, All of me and many more.
(from 01 Apr 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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BILLY
A musical based on ‘Billy Liar’ by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. Music by John Barry. Lyrics by Don Black. Book by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
at Union Theatre
It's 1960 and post-war Britain is about to come out of a long tunnel into the swinging sixties. However young Billy is in industrial Yorkshire a million dreams from London. Juggling three women and a tense home life, Billy reverts to childlike fantasy and dares to imagine another kind of life in London with Liz.
(from 29 May 2013 - Closing on 29 Jun 2013)
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BILLY BUDD
Adapted by Louis O. Coxe and Robert Chapman, from a novel by Herman Melville.
at Southwark Playhouse - The Little Space
Saga of events aboard a British man-of-war during the Napoleonic wars.
(from 17 Jul 2013 - Closing on 10 Aug 2013)
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BLAIR'S CHILDREN
by April de Angelis, Georgia Fitch, Anders Lustgarten, Mark Norfolk and Paula Stanic
at Cockpit Theatre
Five characters in a London coffee shop reveal their thoughts and feelings directly to the audience, who learn first-hand how the Blair era impacted the lives of a generation.
(from 05 Jun 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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BLIND DATE
by Rebecca Northan
at Charing Cross Theatre (formerly New Players Theatre)
We meet Mimi, a Parisian temptress, who is stood up by her date. Always the optimist, Mimi selects one fortunate man from the audience (a different one every night!) to be her date instead.
(from 28 May 2013 - Closing on 13 Jul 2013)
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BLIND, THE / THE INTRUDER (Double Bill)
by Maurice Maeterlinck
at Tabard Theatre
THE BLIND places us amongst a group of blind people in a wasteland, abandoned by their guide, searching for any clues to their whereabouts. THE INTRUDER follows a household in crisis.
(from 22 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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BLOOD IS STRONG, THE
by David Hutchison
at Finborough Theatre
an exploration of what has been happening politically and culturally north of the border.
(from 26 May 2013 - Closing on 04 Jun 2013)
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BLOOD WEDDING (BODAS DE SANGRA)
by Federica Garcia Lorca, translated by Gwynne Edwards
at Waterloo East Theatre
Spain, 1931, a feud between families is set to be appeased by a marriage of good means.
(from 12 Jun 2013 - Closing on 07 Jul 2013)
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BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS
by Dennis Potter
at Richmond Theatre
Takes us to a world of dappled sunshine and long, playful afternoons to remind us that no-one is ever truly innocent.
(from 18 Jun 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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BOAT FACTORY, THE
by Dan Gordon
at King's Head Theatre
Conjures up a host of colourful characters from the glory days of Belfast's shipbuilding era to construct a 'poignant, funny and moving picture' of boat-building, male friendship, hardship, humour and heroism.
(from 23 Jul 2013 - Closing on 17 Aug 2013)
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BOYS' LIFE
by Howard Korder
at King's Head Theatre
A one-act drama. Transporting you back to the sexy, 'in vogue' days of 1988 in New York, when the western economy and capitalism where riding high, Boys’ Life tells the comic story of three former college pals, making it big in the city and with the women of their desires.
(from 02 Jun 2013 - Closing on 23 Jun 2013)
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BRACKEN MOOR
By Alexi Kaye Campbell
at Tricycle Theatre
Set in Yorkshire in the 1930s. After years apart, two families come together to rediscover their lost friendship. As they try to move forward they are plunged into a terrifying encounter with the past. Struggling to make sense of the extraordinary events that unfold before their eyes even the strongest of beliefs are shaken to the core.
(from 06 Jun 2013 - Closing on 20 Jul 2013)
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BURNT OUT SOULS
Concept by Hilary Westlake, music by Alexander Rudd
at Riverside Studios 2
Looks at themes of love and loss but from a female perspective.
(from 30 Aug 2013 - Closing on 01 Sep 2013)
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CALIFORNIAN LIVES
by Martin Foreman
at King's Head Theatre
3 monologues that lay bare the lives of three very different people.
(from 21 Apr 2013 - Closing on 26 May 2013)
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CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
Musica by Gavin Greenaway, lyrics Roger Hyams, original Book Roger Hyams, revised Book Andrew Marshall. Based on the music of the French composer Saint-Saens
at Riverside Studios 3
Set in a quiet square in today's Paris, where The Carnival of the Animals is still being performed, over ninety years after its first outing. Under the patronage of the infamous fashion designer, Mademoiselle Parfait, the legacy of Saint-Saens only just survives. The animals that now make up the show have lost their enthusiasm for the daily performances and are at odds with each other over the updating the show clearly needs.
(from 04 Jul 2013 - Closing on 14 Jul 2013)
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CHICAGO COWBOY, THE
Writer and co-devisor Katherine Pearce
at Rosemary Branch Theatre
Explores the close and fraught relationship between the black and Jewish communities from the late 1930s to the 60s.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 26 May 2013)
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CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION
By Annie Baker
at Rose Lipman Building
Five lost people come together at a community centre class to try and find some meaning in their lives. Counting to ten can be harder than you think.
(from 05 Jul 2013 - Closing on 03 Aug 2013)
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CITY OF ANGELS
Book by Larry Gelbart, Music by Cy Coleman and Lyric by David Zippel
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Desperate to get his detective thriller made into a blockbuster film noir, Stine makes endless alterations to his plot to please Hollywood director and big shot, Buddy Fidler. Life soon starts to mimic art as Stine’s personal circumstances become as compromised and confused as his screenplay.
(from 30 May 2013 - Closing on 06 Jun 2013)
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CLYBOURNE PARK
by Bruce Norris
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
It’s 1959 and – despite their neighbours’ protestations – Bev and Russ are desperately trying to sell their house in up-market Chicago suburb, Clybourne Park, to a black family. Fast-forward to 2009 and Clybourne Park is an all-black neighbourhood in the process of gentrification. Now it is a white couple, Steve and Lindsey, who must jump through social and bureaucratic hoops to buy the house.
(from 28 May 2013 - Closing on 05 Jun 2013)
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COLOR PURPLE, THE
by Alice Walker, adapted for the stage by Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.
at Menier Chocolate Factory
This family chronicle follows the inspirational Celie, as she journeys from childhood through joy and despair, anguish and hope to discover the power of love and life.
(from 05 Jul 2013 - Closing on 14 Sep 2013)
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COMEDY OF OEDIPUS, THE
by Ali Salem
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
What if Oedipus lived in Ancient Egypt, killed the Sphinx, and became a personality cult - his face on the cover of the Time magazine?
(from 18 Jun 2013 - Closing on 13 Jul 2013)
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COMIC POTENTIAL
By Alan Ayckbourn
at Theatro Technis Theatre
A romantic sci-fi comedy set in a TV studio in the foreseeable future, when low-cost androids (known as 'actoids') have largely replaced actors.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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CUDDLES
by Joseph Wilde
at Ovalhouse Theatre Upstairs
Vampire tale confronts the effects of consumerism on a young society.
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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DANCES OF DEATH
by August Strindberg, in a new version by Howard Brenton
at Gate Theatre
Meet Edgar and Alice. Married for over thirty years, theirs is a relationship of explosive mutual loathing. Strindberg’s tale paints a compulsive and bitterly funny portrait of a magnificently doomed couple, whose ongoing battle threatens not only their future, but that of their friends and children as well.
(from 30 May 2013 - Closing on 06 Jul 2013)
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DARK TOWER, THE
Script and Score by Conor Mitchell
at Riverside Studios 2
In celebration of the 2013 Britten centenary, YMT has commissioned acclaimed Northern Irish composer and writer Conor Mitchell to create a new stage work - The Dark Tower, a response to the 1946 radio play (The Dark Tower) written by Ulster poet Louis MacNiece and scored by Benjamin Britten.
(from 24 Aug 2013 - Closing on 26 Aug 2013)
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DIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGE
By Christopher Marlowe( Lazarus Theatre Company)
at Greenwich Theatre
Troy has fallen. Its finest warrior Aeneas seeks sanctuary on the soil of Carthage.
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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DISGRACED
by Ayad Akhtar
at Bush Theatre
New York. Today. Corporate lawyer Amir Kapoor is happy, in love and about to land the biggest career promotion of his life. But beneath the veneer, success has come at a price. When Amir and his artist wife, Emily, host an intimate dinner party at their Upper East Side apartment, what starts out as a friendly conversation soon escalates into something far more damaging.
(from 17 May 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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DOCTOR'S DILEMMA, THE
By Bernard Shaw
at Bridewell Theatre
Harley Street doctor Sir Colenso Ridgeon has developed a revolutionary tuberculosis treatment. The dilemma however is that while this treatment remains experimental he has resources for only ten patients ...
(from 04 Jun 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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DON'T WAKE ME: THE BALLAD OF NIHAL ARMSTRONG
by Rahila Gupta
at Cockpit Theatre
A story of a mother and her disabled son.
(from 03 Jun 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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DRAG DIVAS
by Simon Gross and John Moore
at Green Carnation Cabaret Venue
Drag Divas celebrates the worlds greatest divas past and present
(from 01 May 2013 - Closing on 26 May 2013)
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DUSA, FISH, STAS AND VI
by Pam Gems
at Finborough Theatre
Four determinedly 'liberated' – and very different – women ricochet around a tiny shared flat, while trying to pull together the shattered strands of their lives
(from 09 Jul 2013 - Closing on 03 Aug 2013)
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EARLY DAYS
by David Storey
at Finborough Theatre
The play is a study on the realizations of old age.
(from 16 Jun 2013 - Closing on 02 Jul 2013)
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ENRON
by Lucy Prebble
at Bridewell Theatre
Charts the notorious rise and fall of Enron and its founding partners Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who became 'the most vilified figure from the financial scandal of the century'.
(from 10 Jul 2013 - Closing on 14 Jul 2013)
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EPIC ADVENTURE OF NHAMO THE MANYIKA WARRIOR AND HIS SEXY WIFE CHIPO, THE
by Denton Chikura
at Tricycle Theatre
With just 24 hours to create the ultimate African fable, the superstar cast is missing a hero. Suddenly, a dashing goatherd appears on the horizon… Nhamo. Is he The One?
(from 01 Aug 2013 - Closing on 17 Aug 2013)
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EVEN STILLNESS BREATHES SOFTLY AGAINST A BRICK WALL
by Brad Birch
at Soho Theatre Upstairs
An examination of urban living and human existence spiralling out of control.
(from 28 May 2013 - Closing on 14 Jun 2013)
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FAMILY AFFAIR, A (in English) / UN AIR DE FAMILLE (in French)
by Jean Pierre Bacri and Agnes Jaoui, translated in English by Andy de La Tour
at Drayton Theatre
Presented alternatively in English and French !
(from 25 Jun 2013 - Closing on 13 Jul 2013)
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FOUR FARCES - Box and Cox, Wanted, A Young Lady, An Unwarrantable Intrusion, Duel in the Dark
by John Madison Morton, William E Suter, Joseph Stirling Coyne
at Wilton’s Music Hall
An evening of one-act Farces from the Victorian stage.
(from 18 Jun 2013 - Closing on 27 Jun 2013)
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GHOST HUNTER, THE
By Stewart Pringle
at Old Red Lion Theatre
A One Man Play. Dick runs a ghost tour, and he’s got a great story to tell. It’s the one they all go home talking about. The headliner. It’s about a Ragged School in old York. About something terrible buried beneath the cobbles. It’s about the past. It’s about ghosts. And it’s about to catch up with him.
(from 30 Apr 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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GHOSTS
by Henrik Ibsen, in a new translation by Stephen Unwin
at The Rose Theatre (Kingston)
Oswald comes home from Paris to honour his dead father. He soon discovers that there is more to his mystery illness than he had bargained for. And his mother starts to feel the presence of the ‘ghosts’ of the past all around her. Only the truth can set them free.
(from 19 Sep 2013 - Closing on 12 Oct 2013)
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GO BACK FOR MURDER
by Agatha Christie
at Richmond Theatre
Carla Le Marchant learns a disturbing family secret; her mother, Caroline Crale, died in prison after being convicted for poisoning her father.
(from 24 Jun 2013 - Closing on 29 Jun 2013)
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GOOD ENOUGH MUMS CLUB , THE
by Emily Beecher and Sally Samad with music by Chris Passey and Amy Carroll.
at Waterloo East Theatre
From peeing on sticks to drooping tits, The Good Enough Mums Club shares the love and dispels the myths of motherhood
(from 29 May 2013 - Closing on 09 Jun 2013)
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GOVERNESS, THE
by Patrick Hamilton
at Richmond Theatre
Features Detective Rough (a character later made famous by the author’s best known play Gaslight) as he tackles the case of a missing infant following the arrival of The Governess.
(from 10 Jun 2013 - Closing on 15 Jun 2013)
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GRADUATE , THE
Based on the novel by Charles Webb and the screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry. Adapted for the stage by Terry Johnson
at Jubilee Theatre
It’s 1963 in California. Benjamin Braddock arrives home from college, wanting desperately to know what his purpose is in life. He begins an illicit affair. But will this be the solution that Benjamin is looking for? Should he follow his head, or his heart?
(from 04 Jun 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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GREAT GATSBY, THE
based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. Adapted by Joe Evans and Linnie Reedman. Original Music and lyrics by Joe Evans
at Riverside Studios 3
Set in 1920s New York summer. Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach... Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret: a silent longing that can never be fulfilled. And soon this destructive obsession will force his world to unravel.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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GUTTED
by Rikki Beadle-Blair
at Theatre Royal, Stratford East
Set in South East London, the story about love, family and sordid secrets told through the eyes of four brothers.
(from 26 Apr 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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HARD FEELINGS
by Doug Lucie
at Finborough Theatre
Brixton, April 1981, and tensions mount. In the safety of their home a group of Oxford University Graduates barely notice what's happening on the streets outside as police and rioters clash, shops are looted and buildings set on fire.
(from 11 Jun 2013 - Closing on 06 Jul 2013)
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HARLESDEN HIGH STREET
by Abhishek Majumdar
at Tara Theatre
Boasting one of the most diverse populations on the planet, London has an influx of thousands of immigrants every year. But what happens to this population when the country's social, financial and political climate is stretched? How are London's demographically diverse boroughs affected? What changes and sacrifices have to be made in order to survive?
(from 04 Jun 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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HERD, THE
by Rory Kinnear
at Bush Theatre
It's Andy Griffith's 21st Birthday. Not that he's counting. But his mother Carol is. Counting the minutes until he arrives, counting the unexpected guests, counting the times that this has happened before.
(from 13 Sep 2013 - Closing on 12 Oct 2013)
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HUMAN BEING DIED THAT NIGHT, A
By Nicholas Wright
at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
1997, Pretoria Central Prison, South Africa. Psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela prepares to sit opposite the apartheid regime's most notorious assassin.
(from 10 May 2013 - Closing on 15 Jun 2013)
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IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE
by Oscar Wilde
at Jack Studio Theatre
The action moves to a pop-art 1950's.
(from 25 Jun 2013 - Closing on 29 Jun 2013)
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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
by Tom Wells
at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Magic beans, a journey to an enchanted kingdom in the clouds, an evil giant, and a goose that lays golden eggs.
(from 23 Nov 2013 - Closing on 04 Jan 2014)
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JOSEPHINE AND I
by Cush Jumbo
at Bush Theatre
From the Ragtime rhythms of St Louis and the intoxicating sounds of 1920s Paris, to a quiet flat in present day London, ‘Josephine and I’ intertwines the story of a modern day girl searching for where she fits in, with that of one of the greatest, yet forgotten, stars of the 20th century
(from 12 Jul 2013 - Closing on 10 Aug 2013)
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JUANA IN A MILLION
By Vicky Araico Casas and Nir Paldi
at Southwark Playhouse - The Little Space
One-woman show exploring true stories of immigrants to the UK.
(from 22 May 2013 - Closing on 15 Jun 2013)
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JULIUS CAESAR
by William Shakespeare
at St Paul's Church Garden
Set in the intimate gardens of this historic 17th century English church, this open-air production will take you into the racing heart of Shakespeare's vivid political thriller.
(from 26 Jun 2013 - Closing on 26 Jul 2013)
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KILLING ROMEO
by Jazz Martinez - Gamboa
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Two actors rehearse late into the night, trying to find the reality in their characters, Romeo & Juliet. Alone together in the rehearsal space, desperate for success, and carrying hidden scars of the past, the innocent infatuation of the star-crossed lovers becomes perverted by the actors’ obsessions. Old scars open up and turn into bleeding wounds.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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KING LEAR
By William Shakespeare (Lazarus Theatre Company )
at Greenwich Theatre
Shakespeare’s tragedy is re-imagined in this new ensemble production that sees a female hold the crown. Lear is forced into a savage land of rebellion and revolution, thrust into a world of chaos, fury and isolation by those closest to the Monarch’s heart, her daughters.
(from 16 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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KNEE DEEP
by circus company, Casus
at Riverside Studios 2
Knee Deep sees bodies pushed and pulled, weighed and tested, probing the limits of both physicality and feeling
(from 28 May 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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KNIGHT OF THE SORROWFUL FIGURE, THE
Written and adapted by Tiffany Wood
at Blue Elephant Theatre
Inspired by the wanderings of the famous Don Quixote. Incorporating clowning and physical comedy.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN
By Oscar Wilde
at Courtyard Theatre Studio
'Wilde's play shows us the destructiveness of gossip and superficial judgement. It examines the ambiguous sexual morality and gender politics at the heart of the British ruling class, whilst simultaneously challenging our perception of what constitutes a good woman.'
(from 04 Jun 2013 - Closing on 16 Jun 2013)
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LARISA AND THE MERCHANTS
by Alexander Ostrovsky, in a new version by Samuel Adamson
at Arcola Studio 2
In a trading town on the banks of the Volga the merchants smell a bargain. Larisa is for sale. A beautiful but penniless young woman, she has given up the fight for love and any husband will do. Then suddenly more than one offer is on the table.
(from 01 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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LAST EVER MUSICAL , THE
Music & Lyrics by Richard Bates, book by Simon James Collier
at White Bear Theatre
Brian Wilts, a small-time London based theatre producer, has spent his entire working life scheming, dealing, begging and borrowing, sweet-talking, manipulating and schmoozing, pampering, massaging egos, promising ‘the world’, and skating on financial, ethical and moral thin-ice, suddenly has a rude-awakening one morning when he finds himself facing his own judgement day.
(from 13 Aug 2013 - Closing on 07 Sep 2013)
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LESS THAN KIND
by Terence Rattigan
at Richmond Theatre
Concerns Michael Brown, an idealistic socialist 17 year old who on his return from five years evacuation in Canada during World War Two, is horrified to find Olivia, his widowed mother living with Sir John Fletcher, a married Tory MP and industrialist.
(from 03 Jun 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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LIMBO - part of London Wonderground
by Underbelly Productions
at Southbank Centre
An exotic mix of cabaret, circus and acrobatics.
(from 07 May 2013 - Closing on 29 Sep 2013)
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LIONBOY
From the novels by Zizou Corder. Adapted by Mike Kenny and directed by Annabel Arden
at Unicorn Theatre
Charlie Ashanti is eleven years old. He's a perfectly normal boy, except for one thing: he can speak to cats. When Charlie's parents are kidnapped, he sets off on a rescue mission - with a little help from a floating circus and its pride of performing lions.
(from 09 Jul 2013 - Closing on 21 Jul 2013)
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LITTLE ME
Music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, book by Neil Simon, based on the Novel by Patrick Dennis
at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre
The story of Belle Poitrine’s ascent from the wrong side of the railroad tracks in Venezuela, Illinois to the exquisite luxury of Southampton, Long Island.
(from 13 Aug 2013 - Closing on 31 Aug 2013)
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LITTLE SOLDIERS, THE
by Theatre Re. Dramaturge by Bernie Byrnes
at Cockpit Theatre
Set within an old circus troupe, The Little Soldiers recounts the absurd and surreal battle between two brothers pursuing the same impossible dream and how their thriftless ambition destroys their lives and the sense of their existence.
(from 15 May 2013 - Closing on 02 Jun 2013)
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LUCK PENNY
by Aisling Foster
at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Moscow 1948. Dr Brendan Regan, old friend of Eamon deValera, is on a secret mission to return some Russian Crown Jewels.
(from 11 Jun 2013 - Closing on 08 Jul 2013)
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LULU - A SEX TRAGEDY
A new adaptation by Oliver Jack and Patrick Wilde. Based On Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box by Frank Wedekind
at Lost Theatre
Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box, first seen in 1895 and 1904, trace the story of a sexually-enticing dancer, Lulu, who rises in German society through her relationships with several wealthy men, but who later falls into poverty and prostitution.
(from 31 Jul 2013 - Closing on 17 Aug 2013)
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MACBETH
by William Shakespeare, version by Infinite Space Theatre
at Cockpit Theatre
As the City falls into ruin, can Macbeth's Dunsinane Hill Ltd stave off a hostile takeover from Birnam Wood?
(from 10 Oct 2013 - Closing on 26 Oct 2013)
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MAGIC CAVERN, THE
by Richard Leigh
at Barons Court Theatre
Magic Show every Sunday
(from 10 Mar 2013 - Closing on 05 Jan 2014)
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MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, A
Book by Terrence McNally; music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lyynn Ahrens
at Bridewell Theatre
Musical: Set in Dublin in 1964, where bus conductor and Oscar Wilde fan Alfie has ambitions to stage Salome, despite the objections at St Imelda’s, where his amateur theatre group is based. When a newcomer to town, Adele, joins his passengers, he realises he has the right person for the title role and assembles his cast.
(from 23 Jul 2013 - Closing on 27 Jul 2013)
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MANDRAKE
by Niccolo Machiavelli, adapted by Howard Colyer
at Jack Studio Theatre
Callimaco wants Lucrezia: Lucrezia is married to Sir Nicia. Sir Nicia wants children. Ligurio wants to please both Callimaco and Sir Nicia. But what happiness can Lucrezia find? And Siro, the unpaid servant, how can he turn things to his advantage?
(from 28 May 2013 - Closing on 15 Jun 2013)
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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF
by Liz Lochhead
at King's Head Theatre
Exploring the rivalry and mutual fascination between Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I. This murky tale of political and sexual intrigue examines Mary's legacy through the eyes of Corbie, a carrion crow who is her unseen attendant through life and death.
(from 29 May 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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MATCH BOX, THE
By Frank McGuinness
at Tricycle Theatre
This drama shines the spotlight on Sal as she looks back at the circumstances that have led her to leave England for the small island of Valentia on the coast of County Kerry.
(from 02 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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MESS
by Caroline Horton. Music & songs by Seiriol Davies
at Battersea Arts Centre (BAC)
A new play with songs, based on Caroline Horton's experiences of anorexia.
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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MOMENT OF TRUTH, THE
by Peter Ustinov
at Southwark Playhouse - The Large Space
About the mechanics of toppling governments, the pretences of war and the power of propaganda.
(from 26 Jun 2013 - Closing on 20 Jul 2013)
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MOTH
by Declan Greene
at Bush Theatre Attic Space
Sebastian is 'that kid' at high school. He’s weird. He smells. He’s obsessed with comics, and talks to himself. But after a catastrophic fallout with his only friend, Claryssa, he wakes up with a moth in a jar by his bed, and a calling to save the souls of all humanity.
(from 29 May 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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May ’08
devised piece by final year actors at the Guildhall School
at Bridewell Theatre
A devised piece by final year actors at the Guildhall School, a contemplation of the journey that they have taken from May 2008 to today: the changes in their viewpoint and sense of themselves, their new identities and an examination of the world they lived in during that month.
(from 20 May 2013 - Closing on 23 May 2013)
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NEXT THING YOU KNOW
Music by Joshua Salzman and Book and Lyrics by Ryan Cunninham
at Landor Theatre
Follows the story of four New Yorkers as they laugh, love and drink their way through the big questions that face all young dreamers who wake up in the city that never sleeps.
(from 15 May 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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NIGHTMARE DREAMER, THE
by Tattooed Potato
at Blue Elephant Theatre
Suppose you had nightmares. Terrible nightmares. Every night. Night after night. Exhausted and distraught, where could you turn for rest and relief?
(from 11 Jun 2013 - Closing on 29 Jun 2013)
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NO RHYME
by Melanie Pennant
at Jack Studio Theatre
A new play about youth on youth crime and the struggle to find answers.
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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NOTHING IS THE END OF THE WORLD (EXCEPT FOR THE END OF THE WORLD)
by Bekah Brunstetter
at Finborough Theatre
In the near-distant future, a New York City charter school becomes the first to welcome artificially intelligent students - but an ever-present reality show film crew doesn’t help things go smoothly.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR
adapted by Joan Littlewood for Theatre Workshop & Gerry Raffles and members of the original cast, based on radio play by Charles Chilton
at Theatre Royal, Stratford East
Satirical musical about World War I
(from 01 Feb 2014 - Closing on 15 Mar 2014)
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OLIVER REED: WILD THING
by Mike Davis and Rob Crouch
at St James Theatre Studio
Homage to the renowned Oliver Reed, join the legendary hell-raiser as he knocks back a few drinks and shares his life story.
(from 30 Jul 2013 - Closing on 18 Aug 2013)
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OTHER SCHOOL, THE
Music and lyrics by Dougal Irvine. Book by Dominic Marsh and Dougal Irvine.
at St James Theatre
Polly and Kester Parish are bored of first days. This is their fifth new school in five years thanks to Mum’s job. This school seems a bit different though. Every student seems to have suffered a random freaky accident.
(from 14 Aug 2013 - Closing on 17 Aug 2013)
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OUR SHARE OF TOMORROW
by Dan Sherer
at Theatre503
A story of love, grief and loyalty . Tom asked Grace out when they were sitting on the Quay. She was fifteen, he a year older, and they were very happy together
(from 17 Jun 2013 - Closing on 06 Jul 2013)
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OUR TOWN
by Thornton Wilder
at King's Head Theatre
Set in the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners, it recounts the story of an average town's citizens through their everyday lives.
(from 26 Jun 2013 - Closing on 20 Jul 2013)
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PARADISE LOST
by Fourth Monkey Theatre Company , adaptation of John Milton’s poem Paradise Lost
at Trinity Buoy Wharf
Using Milton’s words almost exclusively, the production uses ensemble physical theatre techniques to create the epic monsters and angels depicted in the text, with characters including a faceless and unpredictable blob ‘chaos’ and ukulele-playing angels Zephron and Ithuriel.
(from 29 May 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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PAYBACK: THE MUSICAL
by Paul Rayfield, developed by Simon Greiff
at Riverside Studios 3
A love story unfolds within the world of daytime television.This 2016 tale of love stretches from Brazil to England. Featuring a blend of jazz, Latin and traditional ballads, it’s a wry, contemporary look at today’s celebrity and story hungry media culture.
(from 12 Jun 2013 - Closing on 30 Jun 2013)
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PETER PAN
Pantomime
at Richmond Theatre
Fly away on a magical adventure to Neverland, as this year Richmond Theatre brings you a swashbuckling spectacular of a pantomime. Full of songs, dazzling dancing and more than a sprinkle of fairy dust.
(from 06 Dec 2013 - Closing on 12 Jan 2014)
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PHANTOM
music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit. Based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera
at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre
Tragic love story of a beautiful opera singer and a young composer shamed by his physical appearance. (NOTE: NOTE: Not to be confused with The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical by Andrew LLoyd Webber). This has different music!!)
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 31 May 2013)
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PICASSO IS COMING… CE SOIR
by Barry Fantoni
at Pentameters Theatre
June 1st, 1930, L’Atelier de Jules Pascin, Paris…The Prince of Montparnasse invites you to a Grande Soiree Deguisee in his studio, Top Floor, 36 Boulevard de Clichy…
(from 05 Jun 2013 - Closing on 15 Jun 2013)
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PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY , A
by Rob Johnston, an adaptation of the story by Oscar Wilde
at White Rabbit Theatre
London, 2005. Dorian Gray is a power-broker and banker, beautiful and loveless, given the inside information on the deal-of-deals, one to make him more powerful and more dangerous than ever.
(from 29 May 2013 - Closing on 23 Jun 2013)
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PILGRIMS
by Sarah Page
at Etcetera Theatre
Huge crowds are gathering in Hyde Park where Pope Benedict XVI will deliver a sermon and the excitement is mounting. Meanwhile in a house in the Midlands, Catholic Ruth is trying to get her difficult children and elderly father into the car.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 09 Jun 2013)
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PITMEN PAINTERS, THE
by Lee Hall
at Richmond Theatre
In 1934, a group of Ashington miners hired a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class. Rapidly abandoning theory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint.
(from 05 Aug 2013 - Closing on 10 Aug 2013)
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PLAYING WITH FIRE
by August Strindberg
at Drayton Theatre
Set on an Island in the Stockholmian archipelago, a close friend of a young couple comes to visit, having left in haste the previous summer. This visit will have great consequences for all involved.
(from 28 May 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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PLAYING WITH GROWN UPS
by Hannah Patterson
at Theatre503
Joanna's just had a baby and she¹s regretting it. But doting husband Robert is pretending that everything's fine. The last thing either of them needs is a visit from their academic colleague Jake - Robert's boss and Joanna's ex- turning up with an uninvited guest. Or maybe it¹s exactly what they need.
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 08 Jun 2013)
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POPE JOAN
by Louise Brealey
at St James’s Church
Tells the story of the legend that is Pope Joan – the first and only female to achieve Papal status, according to 15th Century myth.
(from 31 Aug 2013 - Closing on 15 Sep 2013)
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POSTCARD FROM LONDON
The London Ballet Company
at Bridewell Theatre
With music including Land of Hope and Glory, The William Tell Overture, and Danse Macabre, we follow an intrepid adventurer as they set off for London to embrace the sights and sounds of this diverse and exciting city, all depicted through dance. To include Scenes from the Tube, and This is our Queen...
(from 18 Jun 2013 - Closing on 05 Jul 2013)
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PRAVDA
by David Hare and Howard Brenton
at Hampton Hill Playhouse
Lambert Le Roux, a millionaire colonial outsider, charms, bullies and coerces his way to own the British press.
(from 19 May 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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PRECARIAT, THE
by Chris Dunkley
at Finborough Theatre
Fin’s bright. Some would say gifted. But school isn’t going well. While he is busy coping with his mum’s depression and his younger brother’s drug problem, he can feel his future slipping away. The few jobs that are available in North London are part-time or temporary, and Fin knows his future will be a life of unstable pay, minimal social security benefits, no pension and eroding health care.
(from 14 Jul 2013 - Closing on 30 Jul 2013)
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PROMETHEUS BOUND
by Aeschylus
at White Bear Theatre
In a contest of wills between Gods and Titans, Prometheus’ act of goodwill to mankind could not be tolerated under the new regime.
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 02 Jun 2013)
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RACE
By David Mamet
at Hampstead Theatre Main Stage
A hotel room in disarray - lamps broken, cigarette butts, liquor bottles - a red sequin dress, and a man accused of rape... The accused is white, the accuser black.
(from 23 May 2013 - Closing on 29 Jun 2013)
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RAYMOND BRIGGS' FATHER CHRISTMAS
by Raymond Briggs, adapted by Pins and Needles
at Lyric Hammersmith Studio
Father Christmas awakes from a dream of summer sun only to realise that it’s blooming Christmas Eve and the start of his longest night of the year.
(from 22 Nov 2013 - Closing on 04 Jan 2014)
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RELATIVE VALUES
by Noel Coward
at Richmond Theatre
Set in the early 1950s, Relative Values is about the uproarious culture clash between the glittering world of Hollywood and the stiff upper lip of the English aristocracy.
(from 08 Jul 2013 - Closing on 13 Jul 2013)
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RENT THE MUSICAL
Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. Original Concept/Additional Lyrics Billy Aronson. Dramaturg Lynn Thomson
at Tabard Theatre
Follows the lives of eight individuals living in New York at the time of the AIDS epidemic.
(from 06 Aug 2013 - Closing on 31 Aug 2013)
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RESPONSIBLE OTHER
by Melanie Spencer
at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Study of a family fractured by illness and struggling to understand that which cannot be understood.
(from 20 Jun 2013 - Closing on 20 Jul 2013)
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RISING DAMP
by Eric Chappell
at Richmond Theatre
Stage version of the TV series
(from 15 Jul 2013 - Closing on 20 Jul 2013)
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ROVER, THE
by Aphra Behn
at Riverside Studios 2
Restoration comedy tracks the amorous and ill-advised pursuits of a group of Englishmen in Naples during carnival season.
(from 08 Jul 2013 - Closing on 16 Jul 2013)
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SAPPHO…IN 9 FRAGMENTS
by Jane Montgomery Griffiths
at The Rose (Bankside)
A politically-charged work about Ancient Greece’s first love poet intertwined with a fearlessly romantic modern-day affair.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 02 Jun 2013)
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SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, THE
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
at Park Theatre - Park200
The London gossip scene is buzzing. Masquerading behind the veneer of polite society, malicious prattlers trade gossip like gamblers and ruin reputations for sport.
(from 12 Jun 2013 - Closing on 07 Jul 2013)
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SEAGULL, THE
by Anton Chekhov, new version by John Donnelly
at Richmond Theatre
Explores emotion, creativity and romantic conflict with the clarity of a doctor and the heart of a poet.
(from 29 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
Book by Lawrence Kasha and David S Landay. Music by Gene de Paul Lyrics by Johnny Mercer. New Songs by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
at New Wimbledon Theatre
Tells the story of Adam, the eldest of seven brothers living in the rural backwoods, who goes to town to get himself a wife.
(from 07 Oct 2013 - Closing on 12 Oct 2013)
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SHELTER, THE
by Matt Morrison
at Riverside Studios 2
It’s the start of the Blitz, and while the East End poor are relentlessly bombed, the richest in society enjoy the protection of ‘luxury’ bomb-proof bunkers.
(from 08 Jul 2013 - Closing on 16 Jul 2013)
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SHIELD
By Amaara Raheem and Collaborators
at Ovalhouse Theatre Downstairs
A contemporary tale about three voyages of discovery.
(from 11 Jun 2013 - Closing on 29 Jun 2013)
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SKIN TIGHT
by Gary Henderson
at Park Theatre - Park90
A highly physical and fiercely romantic story of enduring love, set in New Zealand from the 1940s through to the present day.
(from 16 Jul 2013 - Closing on 11 Aug 2013)
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SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW
Created and staged by Russian performance artist Slava Polunin.
at Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall
Russian clown theatrical extravaganza, incorporpating mime, clowning and physical theatre.
(from 17 Dec 2013 - Closing on 05 Jan 2014)
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SOCRATES AND HIS CLOUDS
by William Lyons inspired by Aristophanes
at Jermyn Street Theatre
Into the arena steps Strepsiades. He owes money. A lot of money. And that’s because his son, Phiddy, has a penchant for betting and isn’t so keen on working. Streps has no way out. At a loss, he has a brainwave: Phiddy can go to Socrates’ Academy! There he can learn the ways of the world, how things work and most of all how to talk himself out of trouble!
(from 04 Jun 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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SOMETHING VERY FAR AWAY
by Mark Arends
at Unicorn Theatre
The show is animated in front of the audience and is told through projection, puppetry and music with no words at all
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 02 Jun 2013)
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SONS WITHOUT FATHERS
A new version of Anton Chekhov’s Platonov, adapted by Helena Kaut-Howson
at Arcola Studio 1
Village school teacher Platonov is a man who is loved by women. Despite his best intentions, he is drawn into a series of extra-marital affairs that all hold the promise of escape from the provincial Russian reality where he and his circle of friends are trapped.
(from 08 May 2013 - Closing on 15 Jun 2013)
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STARS THAT PLAY WITH LAUGHING SAM’S DICE , THE
by Robert Calvert
at Pentameters Theatre
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 02 Jun 2013)
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STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART , THE
Created by David Greig (Writer) and Wils Wilson (Director)
at CLF Theatre, Bussey Building
One wintry morning Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic, sets off to attend a conference in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders. As the snow begins to fall, little does she know who or what awaits her there. Inspired by the Border Ballads
(from 05 Aug 2013 - Closing on 09 Aug 2013)
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STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART , THE
Created by David Greig (Writer) and Wils Wilson (Director)
at London Welsh Centre
One wintry morning Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic, sets off to attend a conference in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders. As the snow begins to fall, little does she know who or what awaits her there. Inspired by the Border Ballads
(from 12 Jul 2013 - Closing on 03 Aug 2013)
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TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE ( Propeller)
By William Shakespeare
at Hampstead Theatre Main Stage
All male version. Two, disguised, competing suitors clamour for the hand of beautiful Bianca whilst gold digging Petruchio agrees to wed her viciously ill-tempered sister Kate sight-unseen.
(from 03 Jul 2013 - Closing on 18 Jul 2013)
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TANZI LIBRE
by Claire Luckham
at Southwark Playhouse - The Large Space
In a South London wrestling ring, Tanzi and her love interest, Dean Rebel, have more than just their titles to fight for when they're pitted against each other for the 'fight of the decade'.
(from 15 May 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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THATCHERWRITE - a series of short plays
by Dan Rebellato, Fraser Grace, Judy Upton, Dominic Cavendish, Jimmy Osborne, Kay Adshead, Jon Brittain, Brad Birch, Brian Waters, Ben Worth.
at Theatre503
A series of short plays looking back at Margaret Thatcher - the woman, the politics and her legacy.
(from 11 Jun 2013 - Closing on 15 Jun 2013)
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THE SHEPHERD’S CHAMELEON, THE
by Eugene Ionesco
at CLF Art Cafe at Bussey Building
In this physical production, the playwright is the shepherd and the world of theatre a chameleon. Take a ring-side seat and watch Ionesco take on his critics in a ridiculous battle of wits.
(from 08 May 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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THESE SHINING LIVES
by Melanie Marnich
at Park Theatre - Park200
The tale unfolds amidst the most tender of love stories, as Catherine finds herself an unlikely pioneer of employees’ rights in the workplace.
(from 08 May 2013 - Closing on 09 Jun 2013)
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TINY TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare, adapted by Alex Packer for Mini Mall
at Pleasance Theatre (StageSpace Studio)
'Shakespeare’s fantastical tale of magic, murder and monsters retold in an explosive new actor-musician adaptation. Tiny Tempest is a visual feast featuring thrilling physicality,slapstick storytelling and live music and songs. '
(from 20 May 2013 - Closing on 26 May 2013)
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TITANIC
Music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone
at Southwark Playhouse - The Large Space
In the final hour of 14th April 1912 the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and 'the unsinkable ship' slowly sank. It was one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th Century. 1517 men, women and children lost their lives.
(from 26 Jul 2013 - Closing on 31 Aug 2013)
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TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT
by Graham Greene, adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal
at Menier Chocolate Factory
Tells the story of retired bank manager Henry Pulling, and his globetrotting adventures with his Aunt Augusta. From Brighton to Istanbul to Paraguay, the unlikely pair journey together discovering colourful characters and the possibilities that life conjures up in the most unusual of places.
(from 02 May 2013 - Closing on 29 Jun 2013 )
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TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare
at Jack Studio Theatre
This production transports us to England, 1912, a time of maritime tragedy, the rise of the suffragette movement and the foreshadowing of war in Europe.
(from 18 Jun 2013 - Closing on 22 Jun 2013)
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TWELFTH NIGHT ( Propeller)
By William Shakespeare
at Hampstead Theatre Main Stage
All male version. Tells a twisted tale of mistaken identity, transformation and deception.
(from 02 Jul 2013 - Closing on 20 Jul 2013)
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TWO ROOMS
by Lee Blessing
at Drayton Theatre
Follows the life of Lainie Wells as she tries to extract her husband, Michael, from a hostage situation in the Middle East.
(from 30 Apr 2013 - Closing on 25 May 2013)
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UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY
by Amy Lame
at Camden People's Theatre
Amy Lame invites you to share her birthday. Morrissey - icon for the bookish, bespectacled weirdos of the world - is invited too. A seat is reserved for him... will he arrive clutching a bunch of flowers and a gift? Will he turn up at all?
(from 14 May 2013 - Closing on 01 Jun 2013)
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VARIETE
by Lindsay Kemp , Carlos Miranda is recreating and re-arranging the score.
at Riverside Studios 2
Vision of a seedy and mysterious world of intrigue, mayhem and splendour.
(from 29 Aug 2013 - Closing on 01 Sep 2013)
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VENUS / MARS
by Patrice Etienne
at Old Red Lion Theatre
'A frank and honest portrayal of a modern day relationship.'
(from 28 May 2013 - Closing on 15 Jun 2013)
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WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT
by Michael Rosen, adapted by Barb Jungr and Peter Glanville
at Little Angel Theatre
A family go on an expedition of a lifetime; running down the grassy bank, wading across the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling through the dark forest, then peering into a cave..
(from 11 May 2013 - Closing on 21 Jul 2013)
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WHISPER TREE , THE
by Iris Theatre
at St Paul's Church Garden
For children under 10, and adventurous parents! The Whisper Tree knows all the stories. It even knows yours.
(from 29 Jun 2013 - Closing on 31 Aug 2013)
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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
Based on the novel by Mary Hayley Bell, Adapted by Russell Labey and Richard Taylor, Music and lyrics by Richard Taylor
at The Rose Theatre (Kingston)
Three farm-children discover a mysterious man hiding in their barn. Convinced he is Jesus, they, alongside nine friends – The Disciples – pledge to protect him and keep him secret from the adults. Who is he?
(from 24 Jul 2013 - Closing on 28 Jul 2013)
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WHITE WITCH OF ROSE HALL , THE
by Simon James Collier
at Broadway Studio Theatre, Catford
Set in nineteenth-century West Indies, against a backdrop of the abolishment of slavery, Voodoo, murder, betrayal and lust.
(from 09 Oct 2013 - Closing on 26 Oct 2013)
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WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT (aka The Assembly Women)
by Aristophanes, translated by George Theodoridis
at Theatro Technis Theatre
Tells the story of Athenian women, getting into the Parliament disguised as men to take the leadership in the next government. They introduce radical changes through new laws: free love and abolition of private property in primis.
(from 04 Jun 2013 - Closing on 15 Jun 2013)
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WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA, THE
by Anthony Neilson
at Red Hedgehog Theatre, The
Lisa is a troubled young lady; troubled by her life and its imbalance at the hands of her watch - always behind by one hour. When a mysterious gentleman arrives at her door, he brings news from the watch specialist Lisa entrusted with her broken 'time piece' and reveals that the watch is in fact intact and that 'somewhere in all the temporal confusion' it is Lisa who has lost an hour from her life.
(from 09 Jul 2013 - Closing on 28 Jul 2013)
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YELLOW FACE
by David Henry Hwang
at Park Theatre - Park90
Explores the impact race has had on the East Asian experience in America.
(from 21 May 2013 - Closing on 16 Jun 2013)
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YOU’RE NOT MY FRIEND ANYMORE
By Katie Sykes and Craig Edwards
at Unicorn Theatre
What do you do... when your friend who makes you happy also makes you sad? When your friend wants to be with you, but you want to be with someone else?
(from 28 May 2013 - Closing on 02 Jun 2013)
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ZOONATION’S GROOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD
by Kate Prince
at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Dance company ZooNation give their unique twist to the classic story of The Wizard of Oz.
(from 10 Aug 2013 - Closing on 01 Sep 2013)
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