London theatre: plays to see in April
A whole host of bright new shows are springing up this April. Theatre highlights include a game-show scandal, an Operatic achievement and some bold premieres
Quiz, Noël Coward Theatre
The unstoppable playwright behind Ink and Labour of Love brings another hit new show to London. Quiz turns the real life scandal of a game-show cheat into thrilling, thought-provoking theatre.
Read more ...The Moderate Soprano, Duke of York's Theatre
After impressing at the Hampstead Theatre, David Hare's The Moderate Soprano brings the story of Glyndebourne opera to the West End.
Read more ...Instructions for Correct Assembly, Royal Court Theatre
Jane Horrocks stars in a new play about a world where kids come with instruction manuals and refund policies.
Read more ...The Writer, Almeida Theatre
Romola Garai stars in a political, provocative new play by Ella Hickson. The Writer invites us to consider how words can propel change.
Read more ...Absolute Hell, National Theatre
Maverick director Joe Hill-Gibbins revives scandalous black comedy Absolute Hell, over 50 years since it shocked and horrified the masses.
Read more ...Chess the musical, London Coliseum
1984 hit musical Chess brings soaring songs and tricky manoeuvres to the London Coliseum in a landmark 30 year revival starring Alexandra Burke.
Read more ...Nightfall, Bridge Theatre
Barney Norris, hailed as one of our most promising playwrights, returns with a new play about family life and loss, set in the countryside near Winchester.
Read more ...Mood Music, Old Vic Theatre
The drama and psychodrama of making music is explored on stage in a new play by Sunny Afternoon playwright Joe Penhall.
Read more ...An Ideal Husband, Vaudeville Theatre
Real-life father and son Edward and Freddie Fox star in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre.
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