Tag: Ian McKellen
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ShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY DECEMBER 5
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. I had planned to see TAMMY FAYE again before it closed at the Almeida on Saturday — I’d bought tickets for the final matinee when it was first announced, and despite misgivings when I saw the opening night back in October (and written about here), I was keen […]
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Theatre Openings: from w/c November 28
LAST UPDATED: December 2 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from November 28 onwards This week’s openings LONDON: Best of Enemies (Noel Coward Theatre) November 14-February 18, 2022, press night November 28. James Graham’s play, first seen at the Young Vic in December 2021, transfers to the West End, with David […]
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Theatre Openings: from w/c November 21
LAST UPDATED: November 23 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from November 21 onwards This week’s openings BROADWAY: A Christmas Carol (Nederlander Theatre) November 8-January 1, opening night November 21. Jefferson Mays reprises his solo performance of Dickens’ tale, in which he plays more than 50 roles, including a potato. Directed […]
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Theatre Openings: from w/c November 14
LAST UPDATED: November 17 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from November 14 onwards This week’s openings LONDON: The Sex Party (Menier Chocolate Factory) November 4-January 7, press night November 15. World premiere of Terry Johnson’s latest play, which he also directs. His other original plays include Dead Funny, Insignificance, Hysteria, […]
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Theatre Openings: from w/c November 7
LAST UPDATED: November 7 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from November 7 onwards This week’s openings LONDON: From Here to Eternity (Charing Cross Theatre). October 29-December 17, press night November 8. Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson’s musical, adapted from the novel by James Jones, which premiered at the West End’s […]
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Theatre Openings: from w/c October 31
LAST UPDATED: November 2 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 31 onwards This week’s openings LONDON: Mary (Hampstead Theatre) October 21-November 26, press night October 31. Hampstead artistic director Roxana Silbert directs the world premiere of Rona Munro’s political thriller about Mary Queen of Scots, with a cast comprising […]
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Theatre Openings: from w/c October 24
LAST UPDATED: October 27 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 24 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Tuesday October 25: REGIONAL: The Famous Five (Chichester Festival Theatre) October 21-November 12, press night October 25). New musical based on the books of Enid Blyton is directed by Theatr Clwyd’s artistic director Tamara […]
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Theatre Openings: from w/c October 17
LAST UPDATED: October 20 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 17 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Monday October 17 REGIONAL: Local Hero (Chichester’s Minerva Theatre) October 8-November 19, press night October 17. Chichester artistic director Daniel Evans directs a new musical based on Bill Forsyth’s 1983 film, with a book […]
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Theatre Openings: from w/c October 10
LAST UPDATED: October 13 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 10 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Wednesday October 12 LONDON: Good (Harold Pinter Theatre) October 6-December 24, press night October 12. CP Taylor’s 1981 play, originally premiered at the Donmar Warehouse under the auspices of the RSC, returns to the […]
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Theatre Openings: from w/c October 3
LAST UPDATED: October 6 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 3 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Monday October 3 BROADWAY: Cost of Living (Samuel J Friedman Theatre) Previews from September 13, opens October 3. Martyna Majok’s play, which won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for drama, transfers to Broadway after originally […]