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London theatre: plays to see in April

By Lucy Brooks on 22/3/2018

Quiz, Noël Coward Theatre

Quiz, Noël Coward Theatre

The unstoppable playwright behind Ink and Labour of Love brings another hit new show to London. Quiz turns the real life scandal of a game-show cheat into thrilling, thought-provoking theatre.

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WHEN
31 Mar 2018 – 16 Jun 2018, Matinees start at 2.30pm on various dates.
WHERE
Noel Coward Theatre
St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4AU
Roger Allam and Nancy Carroll as John Christie and Audrey Mildmay, The Moderate Soprano. Photo credit: Manuel Harlan

The Moderate Soprano, Duke of York's Theatre

After impressing at the Hampstead Theatre, David Hare's The Moderate Soprano brings the story of Glyndebourne opera to the West End.

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WHEN
06 Apr 2018 – 30 Jun 2018, 7:30 PM – 9:15 PM
WHERE
Duke of York's Theatre
104 St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4BG
Instructions for Correct Assembly, Royal Court Theatre

Instructions for Correct Assembly, Royal Court Theatre

Jane Horrocks stars in a new play about a world where kids come with instruction manuals and refund policies.

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WHEN
07 Apr 2018 – 19 May 2018, Monday - Saturday 19:30, Thursday & Saturday matinees 14:30 (from 19 April)
WHERE
Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Romola Garai stars in The Writer: Almeida Theatre

The Writer, Almeida Theatre

Romola Garai stars in a political, provocative new play by Ella Hickson. The Writer invites us to consider how words can propel change.

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WHEN
14 Apr 2018 – 26 May 2018, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
WHERE
Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street, Islington, London, N1 1TA
Absolute Hell, National Theatre

Absolute Hell, National Theatre

Maverick director Joe Hill-Gibbins revives scandalous black comedy Absolute Hell, over 50 years since it shocked and horrified the masses.

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WHEN
18 Apr 2018 – 23 May 2018, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
WHERE
National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX
Alexandra Burke: Chess the musical, London Coliseum

Chess the musical, London Coliseum

1984 hit musical Chess brings soaring songs and tricky manoeuvres to the London Coliseum in a landmark 30 year revival starring Alexandra Burke.

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WHEN
26 Apr 2018 – 02 Jun 2018, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
London Coliseum
WC2N 4ES
Premiere by Barney Norris: Nightfall, Bridge Theatre

Nightfall, Bridge Theatre

Barney Norris, hailed as one of our most promising playwrights, returns with a new play about family life and loss, set in the countryside near Winchester.

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WHEN
28 Apr 2018 – 26 May 2018, 7:45 PM – 9:45 PM
WHERE
Bridge Theatre
One Tower Bridge, London, SE1 2UP
Mood Music, Old Vic Theatre 2018

Mood Music, Old Vic Theatre

The drama and psychodrama of making music is explored on stage in a new play by Sunny Afternoon playwright Joe Penhall.

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WHEN
27 Apr 2018 – 16 Jun 2018, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
WHERE
The Old Vic
The Cut, London, SE1 8NB
Freddie and Edward Fox to star in An Ideal Husband, Vaudeville Theatre

An Ideal Husband, Vaudeville Theatre

Real-life father and son Edward and Freddie Fox star in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre.

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WHEN
20 Apr 2018 – 14 Jul 2018, Tuesday – Saturday 19:30, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday matinees 14:30
WHERE
Vaudeville Theatre
404 Strand, London, WC2R 0NH
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