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    Theatre 

    all of it: Alistair McDowall's monologues at the Royal Court

    all of it, Royal Court review ★★★★★

    06 Jun 23 – 17 Jun 23

    A trilogy of monologues from formally innovative playwright Alistair McDowall centre on the internal worlds of three women living mundane yet emotionally rich lives

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    Musicals 

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: a passionate, folky musical

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Southwark Playhouse Elephant ★★★★★

    22 May 23 – 01 Jul 23

    Heartwarming, folky and masterfully performed, Jethro Compton and Darren Clark’s musical take on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button deserves a long life on stage

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    Theatre 

    Our favourite plays and musicals opening in June

    Best new theatre shows: London, June 2023

    From the West End premiere of a Martin McDonagh classic to new work conceived by and starring the great Mark Rylance, June's best new theatre shows

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    A darkly sorcerous take on The Dream

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s Globe review ★★★★★

    27 Apr 23 – 12 Aug 23

    Elle While’s sorcery-led production explores The Dream’s darker undertones, with Globe boss Michelle Terry delivering a nightmarish Puck

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    The Motive and the Cue: Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn are riveting

    The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre review ★★★★★

    20 Apr 23 – 15 Jul 23

    Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn are riveting in The Motive and the Cue: Jack Thorne's study of the famous Gielgud/Burton Hamlet, directed here by Sam Mendes

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    Theatre 

    Retrograde: a powerful homage to Sidney Poitier

    Retrograde, Kiln Theatre review ★★★★★

    20 Apr 23 – 27 May 23

    With his latest play Retrograde, trailblazing writer Ryan Calais Cameron takes us behind the scenes of Sidney Poitier’s struggles in racist 1950s Hollywood

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    Theatre 

    The best new plays opening this May

    Best new theatre shows: London, May 2023

    London's love affair with musicals shows no sign of abating, with beloved revivals and fresh arrivals landing this May. Elsewhere, outdoor theatres reopen!

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    Theatre 

    A major revival of Leaves of Glass

    Leaves of Glass, Park Theatre

    11 May 23 – 03 Jun 23

    Philip Ridley’s critically acclaimed 2007 play Leaves of Glass is revived at the Park Theatre in a new production starring Bridgerton's Geraldine Alexander

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    The Good Person of Szechwan review

    The Good Person of Szechwan, Lyric Hammersmith review ★★★★★

    15 Apr 23 – 13 May 23

    Nina Segal and Anthony Lau's modernised take on Brecht’s The Good Person of Szechwan is entertaining and incisive, but at times over-embellished

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    Musicals 

    Review: The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees, Almeida Theatre review ★★★★★

    08 Apr 23 – 27 May 23

    Lynn Nottage’s musical adaptation of The Secret Life of Bees buzzes onto stage at the Almeida where it’s sweetened by a cast of powerful vocalists

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    Theatre 

    Little Scratch: urgent, compelling production returns

    Little Scratch, New Diorama review ★★★★★

    12 Apr 23 – 13 May 23

    Katie Mitchell’s compelling production of Rebecca Watson’s novel Little Scratch returns to the stage, performed by a tight cast at the New Diorama

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    Theatre 

    Don't miss 'For Black Boys...' on the West End

    For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Apollo Theatre ★★★★★

    25 Mar 23 – 07 May 23

    Powerful and poetic: book now for For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy on the West End

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    Theatre 

    Kathryn Hunter is captivating in Complicité’s latest

    Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Barbican Theatre review ★★★★★

    16 Mar 23 – 01 Apr 23

    Complicité’s Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, led by the formidable Kathryn Hunter, is a lesson in the power of good storytelling

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    Berlusconi: monotone, amateurish and dreadfully dull

    Berlusconi, Southwark Playhouse Elephant review ★★★★★

    25 Mar 23 – 29 Apr 23

    Grange Hill co-stars Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan miss the mark with their musical Berlusconi about the three-time Italian prime minister, media mogul and sex pest

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    10 new plays to see this month

    Best new theatre shows: London, April 2023

    It's a starry month on the London stage (see The Motive and the Cue and Private Lives in particular), and there's revivals aplenty celebrating the classics

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    Musicals 

    Guys and Dolls: immersive theatre at its best

    Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre review ★★★★★

    27 Feb 23 – 24 Feb 24

    Director Nicholas Hytner, designer extraordinaire Bunny Christie and a team of tip-top musical theatre talent make this immersive Guys and Dolls a rip-roaring sensation

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    Theatre 

    London's best new plays to see this March

    Best new theatre shows: London, March 2023

    From award-winning revivals to fresh work from Complicité and a new musical pitched as 'Evita on acid', we round up the best new theatre opening in London this month

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    Women, Beware the Devil review

    Women, Beware the Devil, Almeida Theatre review ★★★★★

    11 Feb 23 – 25 Mar 23

    Lulu Raczka’s period play parody brims with bright ideas, but too many ingredients prevent this potion from leaving us spellbound

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    Theatre 

    Romeo and Julie: a working-class love story for modern Wales

    Romeo and Julie, National Theatre review ★★★★★

    14 Feb 23 – 01 Apr 23

    Callum Scott Howells and Rosie Sheehy are riveting in playwright Gary Owen’s new play Romeo and Julie, a Bard-inspired story of working-class love in Wales

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    Theatre 

    Standing at the Sky’s Edge review

    Standing at the Sky's Edge, National Theatre review ★★★★★

    09 Feb 23 – 25 Mar 23

    Playwright Chris Bush, with former Pulp and The Longpigs band member Richard Hawley, has written a vital musical about Sheffield's giant housing estate, Park Hill

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    Theatre 

    The best new plays to see this February

    The best new theatre shows: London, February 2023

    Ancient works in exciting hands, West End transfers for winning productions and new writing in major venues are among February's theatre offerings

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    Theatre 

    Sound of the Underground: political theatre meets cabaret

    Sound of the Underground, Royal Court Theatre review ★★★★★

    19 Jan 23 – 25 Feb 23

    With Sound of the Underground, Travis Alabanza delivers a vital examination of the queer performance landscape, fusing spectacle, comedy and hard-hitting facts

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    SOLT’s guide to getting cheap theatre tickets

    SOLT interview: budget cuts, West End changeovers and finding cheap theatre tickets

    Feeling the pinch? SOLT’s head of marketing Emma De Souza on pocket-friendly hacks for seeing more theatre

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    Theatre 

    January's best new theatre shows

    The best new theatre shows: London, January 2023

    It's a bumper month for London theatre, with farces through to gory tragedies offering thrilling entertainment for just about everybody. Here are 11 highlights not to miss

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    Theatre 

    A Christmas Carol with southern charm

    Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, Southbank Centre review ★★★★★

    08 Dec 22 – 08 Jan 23

    The great Dolly Parton gives a warm southern makeover to A Christmas Carol, reimagining the action in a mining town in East Tennessee

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    Theatre 

    The best new theatre shows opening in 2023

    The best new theatre shows: London 2023

    Broadway imports, star-fronted revivals and classics explored through a contemporary lens are among the highlights coming to the London stage in 2023

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    Theatre 

    London's best theatre shows of 2022

    Looking back: London's best theatre shows, 2022

    Stars making their West End debuts, award-winning collaborators reuniting and fresh takes on classic titles: the best London theatre shows of 2022

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    Musicals 

    Mandela musical: full of zest and fiery songs

    Mandela: A New Musical, Young Vic review ★★★★★

    29 Nov 22 – 04 Feb 23

    Showing at the Young Vic, Mandela: A New Musical about the great South African freedom fighter will put some fire in your heart, if not in your hearth, this winter

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  • In The Know

    Theatre 

    11 new theatre shows to see this November

    The best new theatre shows: London, November 2022

    From a one-night-only chance to see the Wagatha Christie saga unfold on stage to dramas celebrating historical figures: the best new plays to see this month

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    Theatre 

    My Neighbour Totoro returns to the stage

    My Neighbour Totoro, Barbican Theatre

    21 Nov 23 – 23 Mar 24

    Japanese composer and musician Joe Hisaishi teams up with the RSC to bring Studio Ghibli’s 1988 movie My Neighbour Totoro to the Barbican stage

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    The Caucasian Chalk Circle: musically moving but overstuffed

    The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Rose Theatre review ★★★★★

    04 Oct 22 – 22 Oct 22

    Carrie Hope Fletcher shines in this otherwise overstuffed retelling of Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Rose Theatre

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    Theatre 

    The Boy With Two Hearts: heartfelt and empathetic

    The Boy With Two Hearts, National Theatre review ★★★★★

    01 Oct 22 – 12 Nov 22

    Based on BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, this stage adaptation of The Boy with Two Hearts details the heartrending struggle of Afghan refugees

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