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10 plays worth seeing in June

By Lucy Brooks on 29/5/2018

A-list actors, magical musicals and tremendous transfers, make for a sizzling month of theatre

An Octoroon, National Theatre

After stunning, sellout runs in New York and at Richmond Theatre, An Octoroon comes to the National Theatre. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 2014 play is a an anarchic, reckless exploration of race, which will feel bold to even the most progressive audience members.

WHEN

07 Jun 2018 – 18 Jul 2018, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Aidan Turner: West End debut in The Lieutenant of Inishmore

The Lieutenant Of Inishmore, Noel Coward Theatre

Poldark, Aidan Turner plays an Irish terrorist with a penchant for cats in Michael Grandage's revival of The Lieutenant Of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh.

WHEN

23 Jun 2018 – 08 Sep 2018, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Noel Coward Theatre
St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4AU

The Jungle, Young Vic Theatre review [STAR:4]

The Jungle, Playhouse Theatre transfer

Social activist theatre at its best: after an impressive Young Vic premiere, The Jungle transfers to the West End, bringing a momentous and moving depiction of life in the Calais refugee camp.

WHEN

16 Jun 2018 – 03 Nov 2018, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Playhouse Theatre
Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5DE

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Donmar Warehouse

100 years after Muriel Spark's birth, the Scottish novelist will be honoured with a new stage adaptation of her masterful 1961 novel, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Lia follows in the footsteps of Vanessa Redgrave and Maggie Smith to play the complex and compelling school mistress.

WHEN

04 Jun 2018 – 28 Jun 2018, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM. Matinees (Thurs & Sat) 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM

WHERE

Donmar Warehouse
41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London, WC2H 9LX

Machinal, Almeida Theatre

A rare revival of Sophie Treadwell’s 1928 play Machinal is coming to the Almeida Theatre. Inspired by the real-life story of Ruth Snyder, a housewife who was executed for the murder of her husband, it's a disturbing meditation on the subordination of women in modern American society.

WHEN

04 Jun 2018 – 24 Jul 2018, 19:30 - 21:50, Matinees: 14:30 (Wed / Sat)

WHERE

Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street, Islington, London, N1 1TA

Fun Home, Young Vic Theatre

A comic tragedy: the musical theatre adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel Fun Home comes the Young Vic after superlative reviews in New York.

WHEN

18 Jun 2018 – 01 Sep 2018, 19:30

WHERE

The Young Vic
66 The Cut , Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ

film still: The King and I musical comes to London

The King and I, Palladium Theatre

Rogers and Hammerstein's classic 1951 musical The King and I comes to London after impressing at New York's Lincoln Center. Bartlett Sher's new production has been hailed 'resplendent' and 'clarifying'.

WHEN

21 Jun 2018 – 29 Sep 2018, Performance times at 2pm and 7pm

WHERE

London Palladium
Argyll Street, London, W1F 7TF

Malcolm Sinclair and Laura Rogers in Pressure © Robert Day

Pressure, Ambassadors Theatre

74 years after the D-Day landings, the war story reaches new audiences as Pressure by David Haig transfers to the West End after successful runs at Edinburgh, Chichester and the Park Theatre.

WHEN

06 Jun 2018 – 01 Sep 2018, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Ambassadors Theatre
West Street, London, WC2H 9ND

Imperium Part II Dictator. Photo by Ikin Yum c RSC

Imperium, Gielgud Theatre

The stage adpatation of Robert Harris's thrilling book trilogy about Cicero was hailed a sell-out success when it opened at the RSC in Statford-Upon-Avon. Now the two-part play transfers to London for a 12 week run at the Gielgud Theatre.

WHEN

14 Jun 2018 – 08 Sep 2018, Times vary

WHERE

Gielgud Theatre
35 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6AR

Old Vic Theatre, Sea Wall: Andrew Scott. Photo by Kevin Cummins

Sea Wall, Old Vic Theatre

In just 30 minutes of stage time Simon Stephens' Sea Wall packs more of a punch than most plays quadruple the length. Andrew Scott reprises his celebrated performance in this short-but-staggering play.

WHEN

18 Jun 2018 – 30 Jun 2018, Mon–Sat: 7pm; Sat: 5.30pm & 7pm; Fri 29 Jun: 6pm

WHERE

The Old Vic
The Cut, London, SE1 8NB