September Theatre: London 2019 highlights

Autumn is a goldrush for theatre. Enjoy the spoils of the new season with our guide to the best shows to see in September

Blood Wedding, Young Vic

Federíco Garcia Lorca’s 1932 tragedy Blood Wedding is revived and refreshed in a new production by writer Marina Carr and director Yaël Farber.

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WHEN
19 Sep 2019 – 02 Nov 2019, Monday- Saturday: 19:30 | Wednesday & Saturday Matinees: 14:30
WHERE
The Young Vic
66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ

Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp, Royal Court Theatre

Titan of theatre Caryl Churchill returns to the Royal Court with the world premiere of a triptych of short plays on gods, humanity and serial killers.

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WHEN
18 Sep 2019 – 12 Oct 2019, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
WHERE
Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS

Master Harold and the boys, National Theatre

Director Roy Alexander Weise revives Athol Fugard's semi-autobiographical story about apartheid era South Africa.

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WHEN
21 Sep 2019 – 26 Oct 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Two Ladies, Bridge Theatre

Nicholas Hytner directs the world premiere of Two Ladies, Nancy Harris's story of diplomacy and suspicion starring Zoë Wanamaker and Zrinka Cvitešić as the First Ladies of France and America.

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WHEN
14 Sep 2019 – 26 Oct 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
Bridge Theatre
3 Potters Fields Park, London, SE1 2SG

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Trafalgar Studios

Peter Nichols drew on his experience caring for a disabled daughter in the 1960s for his first play, the candid and heart-wrenching comedy A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. Claire Skinner and Toby Stephens star in a revival.

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WHEN
21 Sep 2019 – 30 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
Trafalgar Studios
14 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY

Big, Dominion Theatre

Beloved 1988 movie Big comes to the stage with an all-singing, all-dancing new show starring reality TV favourite Jay McGuinness.

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WHEN
06 Sep 2019 – 02 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
Dominion Theatre
268-269 Tottenham Court Rd, London, W1T 7AQ

The Wolf of Wall Street Immersive Experience

Gear up for greed, debauchery and Class A capitalism as The Wolf of Wall Street immersive experience comes to life in the City.

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WHEN
05 Sep 2019 – 19 Jan 2020, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
Secret Location

Noises Off, Garrick Theatre

Backstage comedy and chaos come to the Garrick Theatre as Jeremy Herrin's revival of Noises Off transfers after impressing at the Lyric Hammersmith.

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WHEN
27 Sep 2019 – 04 Jan 2020, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
Garrick Theatre
2 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0HH

The Watsons, Menier Chocolate Factory

Olivier-winning playwright Laura Wade takes on Jane Austen's unfinished novel The Watsons in a post-modern play that comes to London after impressing in Chichester.

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WHEN
20 Sep 2019 – 16 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
WHERE
Menier Chocolate Factory
53 Southwark St, London , SE1 1RU

The Permanent Way, The Vaults

Sixteen years since it premiered, David Hare's The Permanent Way roars back to life in the underground tunnels of The Vaults Theatre.

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WHEN
13 Sep 2019 – 17 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
The Vaults
Leake St , London , SE1 8SW

Mischief Theatre residency, Vaudeville Theatre

Those who love to laugh should be excited: Mischief Theatre, purveyors of dynamic slapstick comedy, are taking up residency at the West End’s Vaudeville Theatre.

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WHEN
20 Sep 2019 – 31 Aug 2020, Times Vary
WHERE
Vaudeville Theatre
404 Strand, London, WC2R 0NH
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