After a tremendous 2012,
we can only have high hopes for what’s to come in the year ahead. Below, you
will find the West End shows that we urge you not to miss, and which we’re very
excited about.
Once: The Musical
Once
has taken a long journey from an Oscar winning film to a multi Tony award
winning Broadway show to finally making it's way to the West End. This
beautiful show tells the story of a young Irish musician and a Czech mother who
connect over their love for music and together enter into a heavenly romance
through the power of the music. The actor-musicians will revive all the hit
songs on stage at the Phoenix Theatre in March capturing the hearts of the
audience with a passionate story that only comes round once in a lifetime.
The Lightning Child
After the huge success of
Che Walker's Frontline at the Globe
Theatre in 2009, Che and his team are back with another brilliant story in
September. This new play is set in a cross between Ancient Thebes and modern
London that entwines these two cities with their stories to create a heart
warming show, that will combine the old and the new in perfect harmony in the
way Che Walker knows best.
Passion Play
This May Passion Play by Peter Nichols returns to
the West End 30 years after it was first performed but still feeling as fresh
and exciting as if it were written yesterday. The play tells the story of James
and Eleanor who, after 25 years of happy marriage, see their lives change as
James enters into an affair with their friend Kate slowly unravelling the
secrets and passions hidden by everyday life. With David Leveaux's direction
and Zoe Wanamaker in the lead as Eleanor, this is set to be a show not to miss.
Peter and Alice
2013 is set to see not one
but five new fabulous productions arrive to the Noël Coward Theatre with the
Michael Grandage Company featuring some of the best talent in the performing
world. The second of these five plays opening in March is a new play by John
Logan: Peter and Alice. Starring Ben
Whishaw and Judi Dench as Peter and Alice, in 1932 they meet at the opening of
a Lewis Carroll exhibition realising they have come face to face with the real
Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland. This play is set to tell the remarkable story
of these two extraordinary characters as reality and enchantment collide.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
After the phenomenal
success of the RSC production of Matilda,
the West End is set to welcome another Roald Dahl classic this year. Mr Wonka
will open his doors this summer in the début musical production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the
Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Douglas Hodge will lead this whiz-bang of a show
that will no doubt captivate a new generation and enlighten older hearts.
This House
After a sell out run at
the Cottesloe theatre, James Graham's acclaimed show is opening in the Olivier
Theatre in February 2013. Although set in 1974 this political play resonates
with the feelings of government today. This play takes politics right back to
basics and looks at those people who roll up their sleeves and do whatever it
takes to get the answers needed, even if that means bending the rules a little
bit.
Macbeth
This year James McAvoy
returns to the stage for the first time since 2009 in Macbeth at the newly configured Trafalgar Studios, directed by
Jamie Lloyd. Although Macbeth is a
popular show with various productions happening simultaneously this looks like
it's going to be a show to remember and certainly not one to miss.
A Chorus Line
After a record-breaking
run in the West End and on Broadway, A Chorus
Line is set to return to the West End at last. With a star-studded line up
and no doubt a lot of sparkles, this is going to be the hit musical of 2013. A Chorus Line tells the story of a group
of budding young performers determined to make a name for themselves; the
individual stories famously come from real actors who sold their stories to the
director for $1million! With all the glitz and glamour and fabulous musical
numbers this show will have you singing all the way home.
Henry V
“Once more onto the breach
dear friends...” Whether your first experience of Shakespeare's Henry V is through Kenneth Brannah or a
performance at school or even this production starring Jude Law, Henry V is a must see. A timeless story
of war and heroism that will have an impact not only on those mouthing along
the famous speeches but to those learning about this epic of a play for the
first time. Journeying through battle from start to finish telling a truly
remarkable story that, although written over 500 years ago, still rings true
today.
The Audience
Lately, the Queen has been
the centre of attention and shown how important her role is, and has been over
the last 60 years. The Government, however, has been the centre of mixed
controversy. Over the last 60 years, every week the Queen has met with the
Prime Minister to discuss current affairs and maybe even personal matters. The Audience takes those private
conversations and imagines what it could be like behind those closed doors,
from Churchill to Cameron; sometimes emotional and sometimes heated the Queen
is always there to listen.
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