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LONDON 2019

9 TO 5 MUSICAL

SCHEDULE: Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Savoy Theatre, The Strand, WC2 Nearest Tube: Charing Cross

ALADDIN MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton St, W1 Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

ALL ABOUT EVE PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Noel Coward Theatre, St. Martin's Lane, WC2 Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

ALL MY SONS PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Old Vic Theatre, The Cut, SE1 Nearest Tube: Waterloo

THE AMERICAN CLOCK PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Old Vic Theatre, The Cut, SE1 Nearest Tube: Waterloo

BETRAYAL PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Harold Pinter Theatre, Panton Street, SW1Y Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

THE BOOK OF MORMON MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, W1 Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

Golden Globe and Olivier Award winner Tom Hiddleston stars in one of Harold Pinter’s best-known plays, said to be the one

play of his that most resembles his own life. With poetic precision, rich humour and an extraordinary emotional force, Betrayal

charts a compelling seven-year romance, thrillingly captured in reverse chronological order.

Winner of 4 Oliviers and 9 Tony Awards, including Best Musical! Vogue says "it's the funniest musical of all time." The New York

Times says "it's the best musical of this century." It's the Broadway phenomenon from 'South Park' creators Trey Parker and

Matt Stone and 'Avenue Q' co-creator Robert Lopez. Time Out New York calls it "musical comedy heaven."

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Tumble outta' bed and stumble to Dolly Parton’s rip-roaring West End musical! Doralee, Violet and Judy are three workmates

pushed to boiling point by their sexist and egotistical boss. Concocting a plan to kidnap and turn the tables on their despicable

supervisor, will the girls manage to reform their office - or will events unravel when the CEO pays an unexpected visit?

Featuring the timeless songs from the classic film including A Whole New World, Friend Like Me and Arabian Nights along with

new music written for the production, a legendary creative team, a fabulous cast and orchestra, and over 350 costumes brings

to theatrical life Disney’s world filled with beauty, comedy and breath-taking spectacle that can't be missed.

Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan.

Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you? Gillian Anderson and Lily

James star in this a razor-sharp, unsettling exposé of the eternal obsession at the heart of show-business.

"You don’t realise how people can hate, Chris, they can hate so much they’ll tear the world to pieces..." Sally Field, Bill Pullman,

Jenna Coleman and Colin Morgan in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama. America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder

knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. But nothing lasts forever and their contented lives are about to shatter.

In an American society governed by race and class, we meet the Baum family as they navigate the aftermath of an

unprecedented financial crisis. The world pulses with a soundtrack fusing 1920s swing and jazz with a fiercely contemporary

sound, creating a backdrop that spans a vast horizon from choking high rises to rural heartlands. Arthur Miller’s ground-

breaking play.

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LONDON 2019

BRIEF ENCOUNTER PLAY

SCHEDULE:Tuesday – Sunday. Dark Saturday. VENUE: Empire Cinema Haymarket, St James, SW1Y Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday.VENUE: Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland, WC2N Nearest Tube: Embankment

COME FROM AWAY MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. From January 30.VENUE: Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, WC2H Nearest Tube: Charing Cross

THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY COMEDY

SCHEDULE:Tuesday – Sunday. Dark Monday. VENUE: Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus, W1 Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

COMPANY MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. Through March 30.VENUE: Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Road, W1D Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. Through February 23.VENUE: Piccadilly Theatre, Denman Street, W1 Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

DON QUIXOTE PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. Through February 2.VENUE: Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross Rd., WC2 Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

The smash-hit National Theatre production returns to London! Winner of 7 Olivier Awards and 5 Tony Awards® including Best

Play, Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel comes to thrilling life on stage to tell the story of 15 year old Christopher, exceptional at

maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life, ventures alone beyond the end of his road on a journey that upturns his

world.

The Royal Shakespeare Company presents James Fenton’s glorious adaptation brings Cervantes’ novel wonderfully to life.

David Threlfall and Rufus Hound star in the famous, farcical story of a self-fashioned travelling knight accompanied by his

faithful squire. Enjoy a world of rampant, absurd adventures in this brilliantly energised adaptation of the comic epic.

This award-winning Kneehigh production has triumphed in the West End, toured the globe and opened to dazzling reviews on

Broadway. Coming home to where it all began, this lovingly staged multimedia production uses stage, screen and joyous

theatricality to marry the much-loved film classic with the original Noel Coward stage love story.

Transferring to the West End following sell-out runs at the Chichester Festival and Hampstead Theatres, thisplayful, funny, and

deeply moving tale set to a score that hits new heights of emotion, in a production that always delights with imagination.

Written by Tony Kushner (Angels in America), with score from Jeanine Tesori, and starring Sharon D. Clarke.

This joyous new musical shares the incredible real-life story of the 7,000 air passengers from all over the world grounded in

Canada during the wake of 9/11, and the small community of Newfoundland that invited these ‘come from aways’ into their

lives. As uneasiness turned into trust and music soared into the night, their stories became a celebration of hope, humanity and

unity.

One giant diamond. Eight incompetent crooks. And a security guard asleep on the job. What could possibly go right? Written by

and starring the Mischief Theatre Company (who brought you the 2015 Olivier award-winning Best New Comedy "The Play That

Goes Wrong"), be entertained by their unique brand of humour in this hilarious new show. It would be criminal to miss it.

Stephen Sondheim's iconic musical about life, love and marriage comes to the West End with the lead role of “Bobby” re-

imagined for the first time as a woman. Featuring Stephen Sondheim’s iconic songs – The Ladies Who Lunch, Being Alive and

Side by Side – and starring Rosalie Craig as Bobbi and Tony and Olivier award-winner Patti LuPone as Joanne.


LONDON 2019

EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

HOME, I'M DARLING PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Duke of York's Theatre, St. Martin's Ln, WC2 Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Barbican Theatre, Silk Street, EC2 Nearest Tube: Barbican

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: London Palladium, Argyll Street, W1F Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Piccadilly Theatre, Denman Street, W1 Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

LES MISÉRABLES MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday.VENUE: Queen’s Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

THE LION KING MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Tuesday – Sunday. Dark Monday. VENUE: Lyceum Theatre, Wellington Street, WC2 Nearest Tube: Covent Garden

Told entirely through song with the help of the Narrator, the show follows the story of Jacob’s favourite son Joseph and his

eleven brothers. The original Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice collaboration is one of the world’s most beloved musicals.

Now, a new production of this iconic family musical returns to the London Palladium for a strictly limited run in Summer 2019!

On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside, dreaming of a new life in the

new world. He is joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish spectacularly

collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest financial crisis in history. This acclaimed production is told in three parts on

a single evening.

Cameron Mackintosh's legendary production of Les Misérables is indisputably the world's most popular musical. This

international award-winning show sweeps its audience through an epic tale of passion and power set against the backdrop of a

nation in the grip of revolution. A spectacular adaptation of Victor Hugo's masterpiece novel, Les Misérables continues to thrill

audiences night after night.

Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains and to the evocative rhythms of Africa, Disney’s beloved film has been

transformed into a spectacular theatrical experience that explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting

music. At its heart is the powerful and moving story of Simba, and his epic journey from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as

the King of the Pridelands.

Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Is terrified about the future. Is going

to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the

bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight. Fearless, funny, fabulous - a coming-of-age story with a twist!

Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, Humans) stars in Laura Wade’s fizzing comedy about one woman’s quest to be the perfect

1950’s housewife. How happily married are the happily married? Every couple needs a little fantasy to keep their marriage

sparkling. But behind the gingham curtains, things start to unravel, and being a domestic goddess is not as easy as it seems.

The multi award-winning production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar is back. Playing just 60

performances at the Barbican following two sell-out seasons at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, this "gorgeous, thrilling,

heavenly musical" (Guardian) is "an almighty revelation" (Daily Telegraph).


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LONDON 2019

MAMMA MIA! MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Novello Theatre, Aldwych, WC2 Nearest Tube: Covent Garden

MARY POPPINS MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. Performances from Fall 2019.VENUE: Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton St, W1 Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

MATILDA THE MUSICAL MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Tuesday – Sunday. Dark Monday. VENUE: Cambridge Theatre, Earlham Street, WC2H Nearest Tube: Covent Garden

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Shaftesbury Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave., WC2 Nearest Tube: Tottenham Ct Rd.

THE MOUSETRAP PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: St Martin’s Theatre, West Street, WC2 Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

NINE NIGHT PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. Now - 23 FebVENUE: Trafalgar Studios, Whitehall, SW1 Nearest Tube: Charing Cross

ON YOUR FEET! MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Tuesday – Sunday. Dark Monday. 14 Jun - 31 AugVENUE: London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, WC2N Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

Tickets on sale January 2019! Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed stage musical of Mary Poppins has delighted

audiences around the world since its world premiere in 2004, returns to the West End. Based on the children's books by P. L.

Travers and the classic Disney film, it the original stories with the much loved film, to create a new and iconic stage adventure.

Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by

the incomparable Roald Dahl.With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical tells the tale of

an extraordinary girl who is determined to change her own story, even if it means being a little bit naughty…

Motown founder Berry Gordy went from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul, discovering and launching the

careers of Diana Ross and the Supremes, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and the

Miracles, Marvin Gaye and many more. Featuring an 18-piece orchestra playing 50 Motown tracks, Motown The Musical is a

musical sensation with real soul.

Agatha Christie's legendary production has kept audiences guessing for over six decades. A group of people at a country guest

house in Monkswell Manor. Cut off by the snow, they discover there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one

the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the last, nerve-shredding moment the identity and the motive are

finally revealed...

Natasha Gordon’s remarkable debut play transfers to the West End. Family, food, music and mourning. Gloria is gravely sick.

When her time comes, the celebration begins; the traditional Jamaican Nine Night Wake. But for Gloria’s children and

grandchildren, marking her death with a party that lasts over a week is a test. Nine nights of music, food, sharing stories – and

an endless parade of mourners.

Her voice. His vision. Their story. Gloria and Emilio Estefan's smash-hit musical comes to London direct from Broadway for a

strictly limited season. This inspiring and ehiliarating true love story of Emilio and Gloria charts their journey from its origins in

Cuba, onto the streets of Miami and finally to international superstardom. Featuring some of their most iconic pops songs of

the era!

Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of Abba,

including "Dancing Queen", "Take A Chance On Me" and "Super Trouper". Sophie’s quest to discover the father she’s never

known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they’ll never

forget!


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LONDON 2019

ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. 9 Feb - 6 JulVENUE: Theatre Royal Haymarket, Haymarket, SW1Y Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, SW1Y Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG COMEDY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Duchess Theatre, Catherine Street, WC2 Nearest Tube: Covent Garden

THE PRICE PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. 5 Feb - 27 FebVENUE: Wyndham's Theatre, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

SCHOOL OF ROCK MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Wednesday – Monday. Dark Tuesday. VENUE: Gillian Lynne Theatre, Drury Lane, WC2 Nearest Tube: Holborn / Covent Garden

SIX THE MUSICAL MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Tuesday – Sunday. Dark Monday. 16 Jan - 5 MayVENUE: Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport St, WC2H Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

SONGS FOR NOBODIES MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. Now - 23 FebVENUE: Ambassadors Theatre, West Street, WC2 Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years

of historical heartbreak into a 75-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their

lipstick is rebellious red. A homegrown histo-remixed pop-concert musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss!

You are invited to a ‘truly virtuosic performance... a masterclass’ with songs from with Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Edith Piaf,

Billie Holiday and Maria Callas. With consummate ease, Bernadette Robinson breathes new life into the five legendary

performers and the five ordinary women whose lives were changed by their brush with fame.

The landmark, record-breaking and top-rated television series, written by the late, great John Sullivan, holds a special place in

the hearts of the British public. Now John’s son has teamed up with comedy giant Paul Whitehouse to write and produce a

script and score to honour his father’s legacy; recreating the iconic series into a brand-new, home-grown British Musical

spectacular. Lovely Jubbly!

Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, the love the Phantom holds for his beautiful protégée

Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mesmerising and unforgettable score,

and the jaw-dropping scenery and breathtaking special effects, magically bring to life the legendary love story.

This 2015 Olivier Award Winner for Best New Comedy is guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter! The Cornley Polytechnic

Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong... does! The

accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences!

In Arthur Miller’s richly affecting play, two brothers, one a New York cop nearing retirement, the other a successful surgeon

meet for the first time in sixteen years to sell their family furniture stored in the attic of a condemned New York brownstone.

Revelation follows stunning revelation as each brother realises the price they have paid for heart breaking decisions made

decades earlier.

School of Rock, the hit Broadway musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber, is now rocking the West End! Dewey Finn, a failed,

wannabe rock star, decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a supply teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he

turns a class of straight–A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. School of Rock is a musical

treat for all ages!


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LONDON 2019

SUMMER AND SMOKE PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. Now - 29 JanVENUE: Duke of York's Theatre, St. Martin's Ln, WC2 Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

THRILLER - LIVE MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Tuesday – Sunday. Dark Monday. VENUE: Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych, WC2B 4DF Nearest Tube: Drury Lane

TRUE WEST PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Vaudeville Theatre, Strand, WC2R Nearest Tube: Charing Cross

THE TWILIGHT ZONE PLAY

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. 4 Mar - 1 JunVENUE: Ambassadors Theatre, West Street, WC2 Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

WAITRESS MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. 8 Feb - 25 MayVENUE: Adelphi Theatre, Strand, WC2R Nearest Tube: Covent Garden

WICKED MUSICAL

SCHEDULE:Monday – Saturday. Dark Sunday.VENUE: Apollo Victoria Theatre, Wilton Road, SW1 Nearest Tube: Victoria

Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn star in Sam Shepard’s blistering play about a Hollywood screenwriter named Austin who is

researching a film set in, and his brother Lee, a drifter who burgles homes for a living. Reuniting for the first time in half a

decade in their mother’s home in California, Lee pushes Austin to the edge of a mental breakdown.

You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous

land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone...This acclaimed production of the acclaimed television series features eight

stories where the extraordinary is ordinary, the impossible probable. But don’t worry. Your imagination can’t hurt you…can it?

The irresistible hit features original music by Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles comes to London, starring Katharine McPhee as

Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and loveless marriage. A baking contest

and the town’s new doctor may offer her a chance at a fresh start, but Jenna must summon the strength and courage to

rebuild her own life.

Based on the acclaimed novel that ingeniously re-imagined the stories and characters in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Wicked

tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students. Their extraordinary

adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Rebecca Frecknall’s ‘shiveringly beautiful production’ (The Sunday Times) of Tennessee Williams’ intoxicating classic about

love, loneliness and self-destruction evokes the simmering passions of a sweltering summer in small-town Mississippi comes to

the West End. Trapped between desire and a life of obligation, Alma meets John and her world turns upside down.

The wonderful career of the world's greatest entertainer - Michael Jackson - is celebrated like never before, with this amazing

show, featuring a full company of singers, dancers and live band. Boogie on down as the cast belts out song after song from

the early Motown and Jackson 5 days right up to the solo successes with dance sequences that are simply breath-taking.

From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into the global Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner

(Adrienne Warren) didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them. This new stage musical featuring her much-loved songs,

reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of her age, gender and race.


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LONDON 2019

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION PLAY

SCHEDULE:Tuesday – Sunday. Dark Monday. VENUE: London Country Hall, Belvedere Road, SE1 Nearest Tube: Waterloo

THE WOMAN IN BLACK PLAY

SCHEDULE:Tuesday – Saturday. Dark Sunday. VENUE: Fortune Theatre, Russell Street, WC2 Nearest Tube: Covent Garden

Step inside the magnificent surroundings of The Chamber at London County Hall and experience the intensity and drama of

Agatha Christie’s gripping story of justice, passion and betrayal in a unique courtroom setting. Leonard Vole is accused of

murdering a widow to inherit her wealth. Don’t miss this landmark stage production on London’s Southbank. See you in court.

Since 1989, millions of theatregoers have lived to tell the tale of one of the most exciting, spooky, gripping and successful

theatre events ever staged. The Woman In Black is a gripping theatrical exploration of terror, 'a masterpiece’ (The Guardian)

that's been thrilling audiences of all ages with its unique blend of suspense, drama and bold stagecraft.


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