London Theatre: August highlights
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.
Read more ...Knives in Hens, Donmar Warehouse
Innovator Yaël Farber makes her Donmar Warehouse debut with a fresh version of David Harrower's 1995 thriller.
Read more ...Against, Almeida Theatre
Ben Whishaw returns to the Almeida to star in a new play about about Silicon Valley, rockets, and self-discovery.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...TRY CULTURE WHISPER
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