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October theatre shows to book

By Lucy Brooks on 19/9/2019

It is a massive month for theatre. From smash hit musicals to potent new writing, here are the best shows opening in October.

From Broadway to London: Dear Evan Hansen, photo by Matthew Murphy

Dear Evan Hansen, Noel Coward Theatre

Teenage dreams are set to come true as a smash hit Broadway musical about adolescence transfers to London. Dear Evan Hansen is the heartfelt story of a misfit who accidentally becomes a social media sensation.

WHEN

29 Oct 2019 – 04 Apr 2020, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

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

Lungs: hold your breath for the stars of The Crown

Lungs, Old Vic Theatre

Claire Foy and Matt Smith make their Old Vic debuts in a timely revival of Duncan Macmillan’s 2011 plays Lungs. Having starred together in hit Netflix series The Crown they will bring plenty of chemistry to the story of a couple considering if they should have a child.

WHEN

14 Oct 2019 – 09 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

The Old Vic
The Cut, London, SE1 8NB

The Antipodes, National Theatre

Pulitzer-winner Annie Baker returns to the National Theatre with an intriguing exploration of story-telling

WHEN

21 Oct 2019 – 23 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

The Man in the White Suit, Wyndham's Theatre

Double Olivier Award-winning actor, director and writer Sean Foley is back in the West End with an adapted version of the classic 1951 Ealing studios comedy, The Man in the White Suit. Stephen Mangan stars.

WHEN

08 Oct 2019 – 11 Jan 2020, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

WHERE

Wyndham's Theatre
32 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DA

Wendell Pierce: Death of a Salesman, Young Vic Theatre. Photo by Brinkhoff Morgenburg

Death of a Salesman, Piccadilly Theatre

Marianne Elliot's perceptive and powerful interpretation of Death of a Salesman transfers to the West End after a sold out five-star opening at the Young Vic.

WHEN

24 Oct 2019 – 04 Jan 2020, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Piccadilly Theatre
16 Denman Street, London, W1D 7DY

Still from film of Mary Poppins: West End show returns to Prince Edward Theatre

Mary Poppins, Prince Edward Theatre London

Get ready for a flurry of kites, jolly holidays and spoons full of sugar as everyone's favourite nanny flies back onto the London stage. Fifteen years after its impressive premiere Disney's stage show of Mary Poppins returns to the West End.

WHEN

23 Oct 2019 – 29 Mar 2020, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Prince Edward Theatre
Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4HS

Ghost Quartet, Boulevard Theatre

A kooky, spooky, spiritual musical will christen London's newest venue, Boulevard Theatre. Ghost Quartet reunites the creative team behind immersive smash hit Sweeney Todd for a story about a seance.

WHEN

24 Oct 2019 – 04 Jan 2020, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Boulevard Theatre
6 Walker’s Court Soho , London, W1F 0BT

On Bear Ridge, Royal Court

Award-winning Welsh writer Ed Thomas (House of America and Gas Station Angel, Royal Court; Hinterland/Y Gwyll BBC/Netflix) draws on his own experiences in a semi-autobiographical new play about the relationship between place and memory.

WHEN

24 Oct 2019 – 23 Nov 2019, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS