London Theatre is famous the world over, London's west end houses some of the worlds biggest and greatest shows, tickets for these shows are nearly aways available, even the best shows, your hotel will be able to get tickets for any show, although some times you are going to have to pay "extra" to get them. However when it comes to musicals, plays and drama, the west end shows are nearly always worth it. If you need to impress someone, go to a show, firstly they will be very impressed you got the ticket and secondly they will have a great time.
MUSICALS
AVENUE Q
Mon-Thurs, Sat 20.00, Fri 17.45 & 20.45, Sat 15.00
Noel Coward Theatre, St Martin’s Lane, WC2
08700 606621
www.avenueqthemusical.co.uk
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 off the wall characters performed by an unholy comedic alliance of humans and puppets. Quirky and provocative Muppet style show for adults.
BILLY ELLIOT
Mon-Sat 19.30, Thurs Sat 14.30.
Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria Street, SW1
08708 955577
www.billyelliotthemusical.com
One of Britain’s most successful films ever gets a stage makeover with music by Elton John. Billy is born in a northern town where men do not dance and certainly do not harbour ambitions of attending the Royal Ballet School. But Billy is a bit different and with gritty determination he attempts to prove his doubters wrong.
BLOOD BROTHERS
Mon-Sat 19.45, Thurs 15.00, Sat 16.00
Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, WC2
020 7369 1733
Willy Russell’s long running, award winning tale of Liverpudlian twins separated at birth who grow up apart and lead very different lives. Fate decrees that their paths will dramatically cross again, in both friendship and anger in this poignant, hard hitting show.
BLUE MAN GROUP
Mon-Thurs 20.00, Fri, Sat 18.00, 21.00, Sat & Sun 15.00
New London Theatre, Drury Lane, WC2
020 7025 6976
www.bluemangroup.co.uk
Blue Man Group is a euphoric theatrical and musical journey. Enigmatic, endlessly inventive and musically thrilling, the Blue Men and their incredible live band captivate audiences with a fusion of irresistible humour, dynamic rhythms and breathtaking spectacle.
THE BOYFRIEND
18-27 July
Open Air Theatre, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, WC1
08700 601811
www.openairtheatre.org.uk
The musical tale of Polly Browne, a millionaire’s daughter who, while at Madame Dubonnet’s French finishing school, falls for Tony the common delivery boy. When Polly pretends to be a working girl herself, matters become rather more complicated.
CHICAGO
Mon-Thurs, Sat 2.00, Fri 17.00 & 20.30, Sat 15.00
Cambridge Theatre, Earlham Street, WC2
020 7494 5081
www.chicagolondon.com
Deliciously naughty story of Roxie Hart, who murders her lover but manages to get acquitted with the help of sleazy lawyer Billy Flynn. The musical, which won the 1998 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production, includes the songs All That Jazz, Razzle Dazzle and Class.
DANCING IN THE STREETS
Mon-Thurs & Sat 20.00, Fri 17.30 & 20.30, Sat 16.30
Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych, WC2
08708 901 102
In the early 1960s, Berry Gordy decided to form his own record company and Tamla Motown Records became synonymous with the greatest names in black soul music from Marvin Gaye to The Jackson Five, Diana Ross to Gladys Knight. This exuberant show celebrates the best of the Motown back catalogue.
EVITA
Mon-Sat 19.30, Thurs & Sat 14.30
Adelphi Theatre, Strand, WC2
08704 030303
www.evitathemusical.com
One of the world’s greatest musicals returns to London. Directed by the award-winning Michael Grandage and featuring lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, this is the famous story or the iconic Eva Peron, wife of Argentine dictator Juan Peron and the power behind his throne.
FOOTLOOSE
Mon-Thurs & Sat 19.45, Fri 14.30 & 20.30, Sat 15.00
Novello Theatre, Aldwych, WC2
08709 500940
www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
When Kevin Bacon’s too-cool-for-school teenager Ren dared to dance into a nowheresvilles small town a 1980s icon was born and now this slick new musical resurrects the famous movie with all the famous songs in tow.
GUYS & DOLLS
Mon-Sat 19.30, Wed, Sat 14.30.
Piccadilly Theatre, Denham Street, W1
08700 600123
www.guysanddollsthemusical.com
Wonderfully scored Damon Runyan tale of the 1940s New York underworld brings us the story of Nathan Detroit and Sky Masterton’s battle to stage an illegal crap game in the sewers of the Big Apple. Along the way they resolve their relationships with their respective ‘dolls’.
LES MISERABLES
Mon-Sat 19.30, Wed, Sat 14.30
Queen’s Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1
020 7494 5555/08708 901110
www.lesmis.com
Hit musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s great humanitarian novel set amid the social and political struggles of 19th century France. The dramatic score includes numbers such as On My Own, One More Day and Do You Hear the People Sing?
THE LION KING
Tues-Sat 19.30, Wed, Sat 14.00, Sun 15.00
Lyceum Theatre, Wellington Street, WC2
08702 439000
www.thelionking.com
Multi award-winning stage adaptation of Disney’s hugely successful film of young lion prince Simba’s battle with his evil uncle Scar for his father’s throne. Tim Rice and Elton John’s musical won six Tony Awards on Broadway.
MACK & MABEL
Mon-Sat 19.45, Tues & Sat 15.00
Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus, W1
08700 602313
www.mackandmable.com
David Soul stars in this heart-wrenching love story set in the era of silent movies following the relationship of director Mack Sennett, creator of the Keystone Cops, and comedienne Mabel Normand. Underneath the Hollywood glitz, all was not what it seemed.
MAMMA MIA
Mon-Thurs, Sat 19.30,
Fri 17.00 & 20.30, Sat 15.00
Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, W1
08708 500393/08702 643333
www.mamma-mia.com
Abba’s singalong back catalogue of Abba accompanies the entertaining story of a young woman and her mother who find themselves involved in past events on the eve of the daughter’s wedding day.
MARY POPPINS
Mon-Sat 19.30, Thurs & Sat 14.30
Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton Street, W1
08708 509191
www.marypoppinsthemusical.co.uk
The most famous super nanny of all time hits the West end in Disney’s latest big budget spectacular. Mary Poppins is a magically endowed nanny who arrives to entirely revolutionise the lives of the dysfunctional Banks family.
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Mon-Sat 19.30, Tues & Sat 14.30
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, SW1
020 7494 5400
www.thephantomoftheopera.com
Andre Lloyd Webber’s hugely popular romantic musical is based on Gaston Leroux’s gothic novel of life beneath the stage of the Paris Opera House as the mysterious masked man falls in love with Christine, a singe who inspires The Music of the Night.
THE PRODUCERS
Mon-Sat 19.30, Wed & Sat 14.30
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Catherine Street, WC2
020 7494 5002
www.theproducerslondon.com
Mel Brooks’ hit show of his own classic film has greedily won 12 Tonys with his story following the ever diminishing career prospects of pathetic producer Max Bialystock and his accountant Leo Bloom. Until they concoct the perfect money making scheme of an utterly tasteless, deliberate theatrical flop by the name of Springtime for Hitler.
THE RAT PACK
Mon-Sat 20.00, Thurs & Sat 16.30
Savoy Theatre, Strand, WC2
08701 648787
www.flyingmusic.com
Set in glamorous Las Vegas, The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas transports audiences to the Sands Resort, where Frank, Sammy, and Dean croon the night away accompanied by a 15 piece orchestra as they swing their way through those trademark tunes including, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, The Lady is a Tramp and That’s Amore.
SINATRA AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM
Mon-Sat 19.30, Wed & Sat 14.30
London Palladium, Argyle Street, W1
020 7494 5020
www.sinatra.com
Ol’ Blue Eyes returns to the venue of his 1950 European debut in this high tech extravaganza of a show, which marries rare footage of the legendary star with a 24 piece live orchestra and a dazzling company of singers and dancers.
STOMP
Tues-Sat 20.00, Thurs, Sat & Sun 15.00
Vaudeville Theatre, Strand, WC2
08708 900511
www.stomponline.com
Unique show combining elements of theatre, dance, comedy and percussion to turn the flotsam and jetsom of urban life into the source of infectious rhythm and wonder. You never thought a dustbin lid and everything but the kitchen sink could sound so good.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WIT GEORGE
Mon-Sat 19.30, Wed & Sat 14.30
Wyndhams Theatre, Charing Cross Road, WC2
08709 500925
Stephen Sondheim’s revived musical was inspired by artist Georges Seurat’s famous masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon On The Island of La Grande Jatte. The objects of Seurat’s painting come to life in a world where art is everything and Seurat’s great-grandson strives to find inspiration amid America’s contemporary art world.
WE WILL ROCK YOU
Mon-Sat 19.30, Sat 14.30
Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, W1
08701 690116
www.queenonline.com
Ben Elton and Queen join forces for this long running Queen songfest set in a futuristic world where rock music is banned and all music is corporately controlled. Packed with Queen hits including Bohemian Rhapsody.
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
Mon-Fri 19.30, Sat 20.00, Wed & Sat 15.00
Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1
08708 955579
Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s musical based on the 1970s film starring Hayley Mills. When a teenage girl finds a man in her barn that she believes is Jesus, she, and the town’s other children, vow to protect him. In the meantime, the adults of the town are searching for an escaped prisoner.
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