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London theatre: plays to see in April

By Lucy Brooks on 22/3/2018

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.

WHEN

31 Mar 2018 – 16 Jun 2018, Matinees start at 2.30pm on various dates.

WHERE

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

Roger Allam and Nancy Carroll as John Christie and Audrey Mildmay, The Moderate Soprano. Photo credit: Manuel Harlan

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.

WHEN

06 Apr 2018 – 30 Jun 2018, 7:30 PM – 9:15 PM

WHERE

Duke of York's Theatre
104 St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4BG

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.

WHEN

07 Apr 2018 – 19 May 2018, Monday - Saturday 19:30, Thursday & Saturday matinees 14:30 (from 19 April)

WHERE

Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS

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.

WHEN

14 Apr 2018 – 26 May 2018, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

WHERE

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

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.

WHEN

18 Apr 2018 – 23 May 2018, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

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.

WHEN

26 Apr 2018 – 02 Jun 2018, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

London Coliseum
WC2N 4ES

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.

WHEN

28 Apr 2018 – 26 May 2018, 7:45 PM – 9:45 PM

WHERE

Bridge Theatre
One Tower Bridge, London, SE1 2UP

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.

WHEN

27 Apr 2018 – 16 Jun 2018, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

WHERE

The Old Vic
The Cut, London, SE1 8NB

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.

WHEN

20 Apr 2018 – 14 Jul 2018, Tuesday – Saturday 19:30, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday matinees 14:30

WHERE

Vaudeville Theatre
404 Strand, London, WC2R 0NH

London theatre: plays to see in April

Quiz, Noël Coward Theatre

The Moderate Soprano, Duke of York's Theatre

Instructions for Correct Assembly, Royal Court Theatre

The Writer, Almeida Theatre

Absolute Hell, National Theatre

Chess the musical, London Coliseum

Nightfall, Bridge Theatre

Mood Music, Old Vic Theatre

An Ideal Husband, Vaudeville Theatre

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