By J B Priestley. The Royal National Theatre production, winner of 19 major awards.
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By Willy Russell, directed by Bob Tomson. Nature or nurture? A mother is forced to give up one of her sons.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Thu 15:00, Sat 16:00. (165mins)
Key: M, S
Tickets: £9.50 to £27.50
By Timberlake Wertenbaker.
Times: from 29Nov to 6Jan96
The Buddy Holly Story. Running since 1989. Written by Alan Janes, directed by Rob Bettinson.
Times: Tue-Thu 20:00. Fri 17:30 and 20:30. Sat 17:00 and 20:30. Sun 16:00 (150mins)
Key: S, SU
Tickets: Mon-Thu and Sun £9 to £25. Fri mat £4.50 to £12.50. Fri eve and Sat £12.50 to £28.50
Andrew Lloyd Webber from the stories by T.S. Eliot ("Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"). Additional material by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe. Directed by Trevor Nunn. Designed by John Napier, choreographed by Gillian Lynne. Time Out calls it "the dancing moggie show". A song and dance show based on Eliot's Jellicle cats which celebrated its 14th year in 1995, when it was re-vamped. Almost the world's longest running musical.
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Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Tue and Sat 15:00. (165mins)
Key: S
Tickets: £10.50 to £30
A new play written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn. With Julia McKenzie, Adie Allen, John Arthur, Ken Bones, Laurence Kennedy, Sara Markland. A 'who done it' or 'who will do it' as its a comedy thriller with time travelling thrown in.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed and Sat 15:00.
Key: S
Tickets: £8.50 to £24
Stephen Sondheim and George Firth. 1Dec95 to 2Mar96.
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Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, book by Ken Ludwig. Cleverly adapted from Girl Crazy. Laurence Olivier Awards 1993.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Thu and Sat 15:00. (150mins)
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Tickets: £11.50 to £30
The Dead Funny Society gather, Benny Hill dies, an affair continues. A comic play revolving around a couple with very different interests! Second London run. By Terry Johnson with Belinda Lang, Kevin McNally.
Times: Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00 and 20:15. Wed at 14:30. (165mins) From 19Sep.
Key: S
Tickets: £10 to £20 (Fri/Sat eve £12.50 to £22.50)
Richard Harris' new thriller with Hayley Mills and Jenny Seagrove.
Times: Mon-Fri 20:00, Thu 15:00, Sat 17:00 and 20:15. (135mins)
Key: M, S
Tickets: £7 to £22 (Sat eve £25)
Written and directed by Patrick Marber (his first play). A Royal National Theatre production. Evening Standard Awards Best Comedy 1995.
Times: Mon-Fri 19:45, Sat 17:00, Sat 20:15, Wed 15:00. (150mins)
Key: S
Tickets: £10 to £22.50
By Marc Camoletti, adapted by Robin Hawdon, directed by Peter Farago.
Times: Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00, Sat 20:30. (135mins)
Key: S
Tickets: £9 to £19.50
By John Webster, a horror tragedy. Cheek by Jowl production
Times: 27Dec to 20Jan96
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Not the movie ... but the same story
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed 15:00, Sat 15:00. (150mins)
Key: S
Tickets: £10 to £25
Times: from 22Jan96 to 15Feb96
Fifth year of performance. New production.
Times: Mon-Thu 20:00, Fri/Sat 18:00 and 20:45pm. (120mins)
Key: S
Tickets: £5 to £28 (Sat eve from £7.50. Fri/Sat 18:00 shows top 4 prices 2 for 1).
Ray Cooney's new comedy. Stars Sylvia Syms, Henry McGee, Lynda Baron, Trevor Bannister, Ray Cooney, Peter Ellis, Ron Aldridge, Charlie Drake.
Times: Mon-Sat 20:00, Thu 15:00, Sat 17:00.
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Tickets: £5 to £20
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed 15:00, Sat 15:00. (150mins)
Key: S
Tickets: £10 to £27.50 (Wed mat £7.50 to £20)
Times: (42mins) 1995: 27Oct, 28Oct, 3Nov, 4Nov, 10Nov, 11Nov
By Nigel Williams
Times: from 19Oct to 18Nov
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Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Sat 15:00.
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By Harold Pinter. Directed by David Jones.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Thu 15:00, Sat 16:00.
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Tickets: £9 to £22.50
By Oscar Wilde. Directed by Terry Hands. With Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Philip Franks and Roger Allam.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed 15:00, Sat 15:00. (150mins) Ends 18Nov.
Key: S
Tickets: £6 to £22
Tom Stoppard's latest play, with Niamh Cusak, Margaret Tyzack and Paul Bhattacharjee.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed and Sat 15:00. (160mins)
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Tickets: £10 to £25
Starring Brian Conley.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed and Sat 15:00. Previews 23Oct and opens 26Oct
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By Alain Boubli, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Herbert Kretzmer. Based on Victor Hugo's novel, great set, on view all over the world!
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Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Thu and Sat 14:30. (195mins)
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Tickets: £7 to £30
By Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart. With Howard McGillin, Caroline O'Connor and Kathryn Evans. Twenty years after opening on Broadway Mack and Mabel reaches London for the first time (only one previous UK showing known, circa 1980, Leicester?). Evening Standard Drama Awards, Best Musical 1995. The story of the relationship between Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Wed/Sat 15:00
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Tickets: £17.50 to £30 (Sat eve £32.50)
The new Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg musical (fim version of this story was Sommersby).
Times: from 22May96
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By Henrik Ibsen, translated by Peter Hall and Inga-Stina Ewbank.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Wed/Sat 15:00
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Tickets: £10 to £24, Sat £10 to £26
By Alan Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg. Since 1989.
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Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Wed and Sat 15:00. (165mins)
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Tickets: £8.50 to £30
By Agatha Christie, directed by Ian Watt-Smith. Opened on 25 Nov 52 (originally at the Ambassadors)
Times: mon-sat 20:00, tue 14:45, sat 17:00. (135mins)
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Tickets: £8 to £22
By Lionel Bart, directed by Sam Mendes. Stars Jim Dale.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed/Sat 14:30 (150mins)
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Tickets: £10 to £30
By Andrew Lloyd Webber, libretto by Charles Hart, directed by Harold Prince.
(lyrics).
The Phantom Appreciation Society
Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Wed and Sat 15:00. (150mins)
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Tickets: £9 to £30
Formerly Only the Lonely at the Picadilly. Devised by Bill Kenwright, book by Shirley Roden and Jon Miller. Peter Howarth and guest P.J.Probey.
Times: Tue-Thu 20:00, Fri and Sat 17:30 and 20:30, Sun 16:00 (165mins)
Key: M, S, SU
Tickets: £12 to £25 (Fri mat £6 to £12.50)
By Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Richrd Stilgoe. New production.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Tue and Sat 15:00. (150mins)
Key: M, S
Tickets: £12.50 to £30
By Andrew Lloyd-Webber. Winner of 7 Tony Awards. Elaine Page till Jan 8th then Petula Clark returns.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Thu and Sat 15:00. (160mins)
Key: M
Tickets: £15 to £32.50
By Ronald Harwood, directed by Harold Pinter, with Daniel Massey and Michael Pennington. About the German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler and whether he was a Nazi collaborator.
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed and Sat 14:30. (150mins)
Key: S
Tickets: £7 to £22.50
By Pete Townsend, originally an album by The Who, also a film. The Broadway production, winner of 24 major awards. Booking now open.
Times: from 5Mar96
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Book by Kenneth Grahame adapted by Alan Bennett. The RNT's production.
Times: from 29Nov
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Written by Susan Hill, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt. Running since 1988. David Burke and Andrew Havill star.
Times: Mon-Sat 20:00, Tue 15:00, Sat 16:00. (110mins)
Key: M, S
Tickets: £8.50 to £20