London Theatre: May highlights

Classic stories re-imagined, a Star Wars star on stage, bold new fringe shows and an outdoor musical are lighting up London theatres this May

Salomé, National Theatre

The story of Salomé has been told many times over thousands of years. Now director Yaël Farber brings a provocative new version to the National Theatre

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WHEN
02 May 2017 – 15 Jul 2017, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
WHERE
National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Life of Galileo, Young Vic

Theatre goes out this world at the Young Vic: Life of Galileo, Brecht's study of scientific morality, is re-imagined by BAFTA-winning film and TV director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina).

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WHEN
06 May 2017 – 01 Jul 2017, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
WHERE
The Young Vic
66 The Cut , Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ

Woyzeck, Old Vic Theatre

Jack Thorne, the writer with the magic touch who brought Harry Potter to the stage, re-imagines the first modern drama in a fresh new version of Georg Büchner's Woyzeck starring Star Wars actor John Boyega.

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WHEN
06 May 2017 – 24 Jun 2017, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
The Old Vic
The Cut, London, SE1 8NB

The Site: Royal Court's temporary theatre

The ever-inventive set designer Chloe Lamford has created a new temporary performance space in collaboration with the Royal Court Theatre. The space itself inspires a new season of plays by a bevy of new writing talents.

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WHEN
17 May 2017 – 10 Jun 2017, Performance times vary
WHERE
Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS

On The Town, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

New York, New York might be 'one helluva town', but London's not too shabby. This summer, classic musical On The Town gets an al fresco revival at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

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WHEN
19 May 2017 – 01 Jul 2017, Thursday & Saturday, 2.15pm. No matinee on 20 or 25 May
WHERE
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
Inner Cir, Westminster, London, NW1 4NU
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