Shows opening in London's theatre scene this August

By CW Contributor on 1/8/2016

They Drink It In The Congo: Sule Rimi photographed by Miles Aldridge

They Drink It In The Congo, Almeida Theatre

In a provocative examination of dreadful realities and good intentions, Adam Brace's new play They Drink it in the Congo contrasts African conflict with a well-meaning attempt to raise awareness. War is raging in the Congo and in London Stef is trying to organise a festival

WHEN

12 Aug 2016 – 01 Oct 2016, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

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

Ruta Gedmintas and Matthew Lewis: Unfaithful play, London 2016

Unfaithful, Found111 Theatre

After sellout shows The Dazzle and then Bug, Soho's vertiginous art school turned theatre, Found111, will host the London premiere of award-winning

WHEN

25 Aug 2016 – 08 Oct 2016, 7:45 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Found111
Charing Cross Road, , London, WC2H 0BE

Coming to the National Theatre: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, photo by Manuel Harlan

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, National Theatre

It'll be girls gone wild this summer at the National's Dorfman Theatre as this riotous 'play meets gig' about a sextet of Catholic school girls who are far from god-fearing comes to London. Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour was talk of the 2015 Fringe, then

WHEN

08 Aug 2016 – 01 Oct 2016, 8:00 PM – 9:45 PM

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

A "moving" production, image courtesy of the Globe

946 - The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, Globe Theatre, London

Based on beloved children's author Michael Morpurgo's novel The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, 946 is coming to The Globe this summer.

Michael Morpurgo's stories are regularly adapted for the stage -- and are more often then not prove to be turn

WHEN

11 Aug 2016 – 11 Sep 2016, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

The Globe
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT

Kenneth Branagh - photo by Johan Persson

The Entertainer, Garrick Theatre

Overwhelming political apathy, an economy in turmoil, and tension in the middle east – this is the startlingly prescient backdrop of John Osbourne's The Entertainer, coming to the Garrick as the culmination of Sir Kenneth Branagh's residency at the theatre.

WHEN

20 Aug 2016 – 12 Nov 2016, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Garrick Theatre
2 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0HH