London theatre: April highlights

Andrew Garfield, Jude Law and Sam Mendes lead the charge of movie stars coming to London Theatres, April 2017

Angels in America, National Theatre

Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Nathan Lane and Russell Tovey lead a star-studded revival of Tony Kushner's modern masterpiece.

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WHEN
11 Apr 2017 – 31 Jul 2017, Previews from 11 April 2017
WHERE
National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

A world premiere from Ivo Van Hove and Jude Law: Obsession, Barbican Centre

Ivo Van Hove directs Jude Law in an English stage adaptation of Ossessione, Luchino Visconti's 1943 film about a handsome vagrant.

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WHEN
19 Apr 2017 – 20 May 2017, 7:45 PM – 9:35 PM
WHERE
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS

The Ferryman, Royal Court Theatre (then Gielgud Theatre)

Movie director Sam Mendes and playwright Jez Butterworth team up in a play so hotly-anticipated it sold out at the Royal Court and secured a West End transfer weeks before even opening.

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WHEN
24 Apr 2017 – 20 May 2017, Times TBC
WHERE
Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Donmar Warehouse

Lenny Henry plays a demagogue on the rise in this contemporary take on Brecht's satire on fascism.

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WHEN
21 Apr 2017 – 17 Jun 2017, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
WHERE
Donmar Warehouse
41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London, WC2H 9LX

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, London Coliseum

Musical theatre and opera combine as Katherine Jenkins, Alfie Boe and the ENO orchestra work together to bring Carousel to the stage.

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WHEN
07 Apr 2017 – 13 May 2017, matinees on selected dates
WHERE
London Coliseum
WC2N 4ES
TRY CULTURE WHISPER
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