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Tried and Tested
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Andrea Levy's epic tale of love, hope and sacrifice between Britain and Jamaica in the 40s returns after sold out premiere in 2019
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Writer John Logan and director Alex Timbers’ Tony-winning, Broadway-charming Moulin Rouge! The Musical is ‘spectacular, spectacular’ – and worth the wait
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In the Know
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Park yourself on one of the least sticky seats in town and be among the first audiences at these brand-new London theatres
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'The writing’s not on the wall, it’s on the floor' – Conundrum at the Young Vic disappoints
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The revamped, performance-focused Seven Dials Playhouse opens with the European premiere of Mark Gerard’s 2015 play Steve, directed by Andrew Keates
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Dance
On our radar in 2022 are so many exciting goodies and anticipated trends. Our editor-in-chief Eleonore Dresch organises them in alphabetical order
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Playwright Alistair McDowall returns to the Royal Court Theatre with The Glow, a Victorian-set thriller based in an asylum, directed by Vicky Featherstone
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Theatre
From superstar directors giving the classics a fresh spin to book adaptations delighting anew on stage, we round up the best London theatre of 2021
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The Almeida Theatre’s Rupert Goold directs a talented young cast in his revival of Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, but misses a trick in leaving the story in the past
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Following a critically acclaimed run at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, Lolita Chakrabarti's adaptation of Life of Pi opens in the West End in a feat for puppetry and theatrics
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Playwright Moira Buffini returns to the National Theatre with Manor, a thriller-esque state-of-the-nation drama starring Nancy Carroll and Shaun Evans
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Musicals
Director Bronagh Lagan presents a musical version of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women that's sweet, sentimental and soft-boiled
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Essential
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Most Promising Playwright nominee Al Smith takes Royal Court audiences to the Bolivian salt flats with Rare Earth Mettle, a dark satire about a grapple to commodify lithium
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Alex Jennings plays a raffish vicar in this dark new comedy about family, faith and community
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Immersive
Theatrical escape-game specialists Swamp Motel present The Drop: an intense, IRL cat-and-mouse chase to retrieve a missing book
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Musicals
& Juliet re-writes history’s most famous love story, swapping tragedy for empowering feminist comedy and anthemic pop songs
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Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock’s hit podcast Brian & Roger is given a new life on stage, but impressive theatrics don’t enliven tired tropes
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Essential
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French classic Cyrano de Bergerac is revived by the Jamie Lloyd Theatre Company, with Scottish star James McAvoy shining in the titular role
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Musicals
From Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne on stage in Cabaret to Ralph Fiennes’ take on TS Eliot’s Four Quartets, the best new plays to see in London
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Musicals
Composer-producer Jack Terroni and playwright Kevin McMahon present a musical uniting the soulful sounds of the 1950s with a character on a mission to right his wrongs.
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Theatre
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical is driven by a magnetic lead performance from Arinzé Kene, but the narrative feels underdeveloped
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French writer-director Joël Pommerat brings his celebrated production of Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), to London's The Coronet Theatre
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Award-winning Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai presents the moving story of assassinated Israeli Prime Minister and peace maker, Yitzhak Rabin, at the Coronet Theatre
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Bleakness abounds in Love and Other Acts of Violence, Cordelia Lynn's grave drama on love, loathing and societal deterioration, which reopens the Donmar
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Celebrated director Yaël Farber returns to London with an elemental production of Macbeth, starring Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle
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Martin McDonagh’s first, brilliantly manipulative play The Beauty Queen of Leenane is revived at the Lyric Hammersmith, directed by Rachel O’Riordan