WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE: Bridge Theatre
WHEN: 21/10, press night 27/10, runs until 31/12
‘Our repertoire will be mostly new plays, with an occasional musical and an occasional classic,’ writes Nicholas Hytner, co-founder of the West End’s first new theatre for 30 years.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
WHEN: 7/10, press night 11/10, runs until 4/11
Simon Stephens, who adapted this Chekhov classic, is an Artistic Associate at this venue and won an Olivier Award for his work on The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
WHERE: Vaudeville Theatre
WHEN: 6/10, press night 16/10, runs until 30/12
It was the casting of Eve Best which we were most excited by going into this show but it was the scene-stealing between act songs performed by Anne Reid (pictured above) which we came away from it talking about.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE: Garrick Theatre
WHEN: 30/9, press night 10/10, booking to 10/2/18
Creating a smash hit musical from a successful film is something which author Mel Brooks has much experience of.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Noel Coward Theatre
WHEN: 29/9, press night 3/10, booking to 2/12
It would be fair to say that author James Graham is on a bit of a roll, with not one but two plays running in the same street in the West End.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE: Minerva Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre
WHEN: 23/9, press night 29/9, booking to 28/10
This is the third King Lear we’ve seen in recent years and is actually McKellen’s second stab at the role, describing it in the programme as ‘unfinished business’.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Trafalgar Studios 2
WHEN: 22/9, booking to 28/10
Writer Stephen Clark won an Olivier award for his lyrics for the re-worked version of Martin Guerre and the poetic nature of his writing is much in evidence here.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Piccadilly Theatre
WHEN: 18/9, booking to 18/2/18
What a difference a star cast change makes.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
WHERE: King’s Head Theatre, Islington
WHEN: 17/9, runs to 23/9
Seven writers pen seven short plays which commemorate the recent 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Young Vic
WHEN: 15/9, press night 20/9, runs to 4/11
Two years ago Natalie Abrahami directed Juliet Stevenson in a memorable and mesmeric static rendition of Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days at this very venue.
