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Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James swap screen for stage, starring in Jerusalem director Ian Rickson's production of Penelope Skinner's new play Lyonesse
From eagerly awaited transfers to poignant new writing, we round up the best plays opening in London this July
Secret Cinema returns to London, this time during the winter holidays for Wishmas – A Fantastical Christmas Adventure. Father Christmas will be in attendance!
Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma star as the Macbeths in Simon Godwin's site-specific production, staged in an east London warehouse
Arriving from Broadway, Mrs. Doubtfire the musical is a cheeky, high-spirited family show, with the potential to tickle audience members of all ages
Jack Thorne's absorbing and atmospheric A Christmas Carol returns to The Old Vic for the seventh year, with Doctor Who's Christopher Eccleston as Scrooge
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Brian Cox returns to the West End for the first time in almost a decade to star in Jeremy Herrin’s starry revival of Long Day’s Journey into Night
Lolita Chakrabarti's adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel Hamnet comes to the West End for a 14-week run
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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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Bach tells the Easter story, two new operas and a brand-new choir features top voices
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Berlin, New York and Johannesburg dance in London
Marking 150 years since the birth of composer Sergei Rachmaninov, a concert that also features Britten, Stravinsky and Debussy
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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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A promising opening of the 2022-23 season