Roger Michell will direct a cast led by Eileen Atkins in Joanna Murray-Smith’s latest play The Female of the Species opening at the Vaudeville Theatre on 16 July with previews from 10 July. Joining Atkins are Paul Chahidi Anna Maxwell Martin Con O’Neill Sophie Thompson and Sam Kelly. […]
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Under the Blue Sky is David Eldridge's award-winning funny and touching play - three subtly connected love stories that reveal in turn the roller-coaster ride of lust in its prime the sacrifices of a life in public service and its unrequited passions. In the long shadow of the twentieth century Eldridge’s play […]
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LIMITED RUN - MUST END 5 JULY THAT FACE OPENS – THE CRITICS HAVE RAVED! - Times Guardian Evening Standard Daily Express Time Out Metro London Lite ‘INTO THE WEST END RAW POWER INTACT’ ‘A blazing no-holds barred production… Fresh passionate and blackly comic […]
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Following sell out seasons at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and The Barbican The Harder They Come is now moving to the West End’s Playhouse Theatre. Based on the iconic seventies film that launched Jimmy Cliff onto the world stage this exhilarating production tells the story of a country boy who makes for the […]
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When Tom (Robert Webb from hit comedy duo Mitchell and Webb) first meets Helen there is an instant connection but it’s not exactly love at first sight… Helen (Ella Smith Sold) is a bright funny sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized - and then some - so […]
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Dickens Unplugged takes you on an extraordinary journey through the life and works of Charles Dickens. Inventively retelling his greatest hits as you’ve never seen them before including classic stories such as Great Expectations A Christmas Carol David Copperfield Oliver Twist A Tale of Two Cities and much more. Brought to […]
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When you’re caught between the devil and the deep blue sea the deep blue sea can sometimes look very inviting according to the heroine of Terence Rattigan’s 1952 study of obsession and the destructive power of love. In this powerful drama of passion versus loyalty Hester Collyer the daughter of a […]
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Unanimously acclaimed by the critics Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s best selling novel combines the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of film noir. It is a formula that provides audiences with an evening of unremitting drama as they are transported into a terrifying and […]
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TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare Cast includes Derek Jacobi Director Michael Grandage Shipwrecked and fearing her twin brother dead Viola is swept onto the shores of Illyria. Disguising herself as a boy she takes a post in the Duke’s court and on his behalf attempts to woo his loved one […]
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Peter Hall will bring his acclaimed production of Bernard Shaw’s enduring classic Pygmalion to The Old Vic in May 2008. Tim Pigott-Smith returns to The Old Vic stage for the first time since his memorable performance in ‘The Iceman Cometh’ in 1998 and London audiences will also have the opportunity to discover a remarkable new […]
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