Returning for 2020: West End shows to book now
Six: The Musical, Lyric Theatre
'Divorced, beheaded, died'… we all know how the marital history of Henry VIII goes. But the six wives are fed up of being ‘just one word in a stupid rhyme’. In Six: The Musical, they take to the stage to tell their own stories, through the medium of majestic pop songs. A socially distanced revival of the phenomenally successful musical is showing at the West End's Lyric Theatre this autumn.
Read more ...Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre
Teen drag queen musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a young, fun and fresh celebration of being a little bit different. Based on a true story told in 2011 in the BBC documentary Jamie: A Drag Queen at 16, it follows a teenager who doesn't fit in. Jamie is openly gay – and adept at dealing with the school bully's homophobic taunts. But when your career options are, apparently, limited to prison guard or forklift truck operator, how do you reveal a preference for high heels, short skirts and glitter?
Read more ...Adam Kay: This is Going to Hurt, Apollo Theatre
Adam Kay lifted the lid on the pressures faced by doctors and other NHS staff with his darkly funny, best-selling memoir This is Going to Hurt. The junior doctor-turned-writer and comedian is telling his story live in front of a socially distanced audience this autumn, as the stand-up version of his story makes a timely return to the West End.
The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre
You are cordially invited to join the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they put on a 1920s murder mystery. Yet, as the title promises, The Play That Goes Wrong captures a cast of bungling thespians as their dramatic plans descend into disaster. Mischief Theatre Company's farcical tale of theatrical disaster is another to have been given the green light to continue delighting on the West End.
Read more ...The Mousetrap, St Martin's Theatre
Agatha Christie’s acclaimed murder mystery play The Mousetrap is the longest running West End show. It opened in 1952 at the Ambassadors Theatre before transferring to its current home of St Martin’s Theatre in 1974, where it ran continuously until the Covid-19 outbreak in March. Book now to see this perennially popular whodunnit with its infamous climactic twist.
Read more ...Magic Goes Wrong, Vaudeville Theatre
Mischief Theatre continues its reign with a madcap take on traditional tricks, acrobatics and sleights of hand. Magic Goes Wrong revolves around a special gala magic show, raising money for disasters in magic.
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