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London Theatre: August highlights

By Lucy Brooks on 18/7/2017

Musicals, modern classics, new writing and outdoor Shakespeare: the London theatre shows to see this August

Follies, National Theatre

Imelda Staunton leads a mega-watt revival of Stephen Sondheim's seven-time Tony-winning musical.

WHEN

22 Aug 2017 – 04 Nov 2017, Performance times vary, further performances TBA

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Judith Roddy in Knives in Hens at The Donmar Warehouse, Photo Daniel Ken

Knives in Hens, Donmar Warehouse

Innovator Yaël Farber makes her Donmar Warehouse debut with a fresh version of David Harrower's 1995 thriller.

WHEN

17 Aug 2017 – 07 Oct 2017, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

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

Returning to the Almeida: Ben Whishaw, Against play 2017

Against, Almeida Theatre

Ben Whishaw returns to the Almeida to star in a new play about about Silicon Valley, rockets, and self-discovery.

WHEN

12 Aug 2017 – 30 Sep 2017, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

WHERE

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

King Lear, The Globe 2017

The love between parent and child is explored through physical theatre and Shakespearean verse in Nancy Meckler's production of King Lear.

WHEN

10 Aug 2017 – 14 Oct 2017, Performance times vary

WHERE

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

Five Guys Named Moe, Marble Arch Theatre

Step back to the 1940s for a toe-tapping, foot-stomping, body-gyrating revival of Clarke Peters' Olivier Award-winning musical Five Guys Named Moe.

WHEN

29 Aug 2017 – 25 Nov 2017, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Marble Arch Theatre
Marble Arch, London, W1C 1CX

London Theatre: August highlights

Musicals, modern classics, new writing and outdoor Shakespeare: the London theatre shows to see this August

Follies, National Theatre

Knives in Hens, Donmar Warehouse

Against, Almeida Theatre

King Lear, The Globe 2017

Five Guys Named Moe, Marble Arch Theatre

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