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Theatre
From superstar directors giving the classics a fresh spin to book adaptations delighting anew on stage, we round up the best London theatre of 2021
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Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne star in Rebecca Frecknall’s superb revival of Cabaret, staged inside an intimate reconstruction of the musical’s Kit Kat Club
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Stars making their West End debuts, award-winning collaborators reuniting and fresh takes on classic titles: the best new plays opening in London, 2022
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Following a critically acclaimed run at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, Lolita Chakrabarti's adaptation of Life of Pi opens in the West End in a feat for puppetry and theatrics
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Ivo van Hove and Ruth Wilson reunite to bring Jean Cocteau’s The Human Voice to the Harold Pinter Theatre
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Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) reimagines Jane Austen’s 1813 novel with sparky storytelling, gutsy humour, feisty feminism and impassioned outbursts of karaoke
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& Juliet re-writes history’s most famous love story, swapping tragedy for empowering feminist comedy and anthemic pop songs
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Lily Allen makes her West End debut in 2:22 – A Ghost Story: a hair-raising, contemporary take on a classic dramatic genre, directed by Matthew Dunster
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From Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne on stage in Cabaret to Ralph Fiennes’ take on TS Eliot’s Four Quartets, the best new plays to see in London
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Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical is driven by a magnetic lead performance from Arinzé Kene, but the narrative feels underdeveloped
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French writer-director Joël Pommerat brings his celebrated production of Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), to London's The Coronet Theatre
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Double Man Booker prize winner Hilary Mantel masters the art of playwriting in her adaptation of The Mirror and The Light, the third instalment of her Wolf Hall series
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Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer makes her West End debut in Suzie Miller’s award-winning play Prima Facie. Justin Martin (The Walk, The Jungle) directs
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Cock, Mike Bartlett’s 2009 Olivier-winning play, makes its West End debut. Marianne Elliott directs, and Taron Egerton, Jonathan Bailey, Phil Daniels and Jade Anouka star
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Amy Adams makes her West End debut in Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie. Jeremy Herrin directs the production from new company Second Half Productions
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Constellations, Nick Payne’s seminal play probing the infinite possibilities facing a relationship returns to the West End with four diverse and starry casts
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Curtains are rising above an enticing cluster of new shows, both on and off the West End. Here are the best new plays to see in London this August
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Mark Rylance reprises his role in 'the greatest play of the century' as Jerusalem returns to the London stage in 2022
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Emma Corrin stars in Joseph Charlton’s tepid tale of a fraudulent aspiring art collector at the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre
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Ralph Fiennes’ stage adaptation of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets comes to the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre after impressing at Theatre Royal Bath
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Junior doctor-turned-writer and comedian Adam Kay returns to the West End with This is Going to Hurt
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With Tony- and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away preparing to reopen, the team behind it share their pandemic experiences and hopes
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From The Crown's Emma Corrin making her West End debut in Anna X to a starry revival of Nick Payne’s seminal play Constellations, July's top theatre is awaits
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After impressing on Broadway, the stage musical of Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge brings spectacular spectacular theatre to London in autumn 2021
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Jack Holden’s Aids drama Cruise captivates at the West End's Duchess Theatre following an online premiere streamed via Shoreditch Town Hall
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Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly bring pint-sized revolution to the stage in Matilda, the Musical.
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J’Ouvert, the race-charged debut play by James Tait Black Award-winner Yasmin Joseph, opens as part of the Harold Pinter Theatre’s Reemerge series
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The Harold Pinter Theatre reopens with Walden, a debut play by Amy Berryman. Gemma Arterton stars and Ian Rickson directs
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Michael Ball reprises his role as Edna Turnblad in an all-new West End production of Hairspray
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Aaron Sorkin's smash-hit stage adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird comes to the West End, with Rafe Spall starring as Atticus Finch
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Teen drag queen musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a young, fun and fresh celebration of being a little bit different
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Food & Drink
Areas of central London are being pedestrianised from 12 April to allow the hospitality sector to reopen while indoor venues remain closed
