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Goodnight Mr Tom
08 Sep
News
Phil Willmott

Hello to Goodnight Mr Tom?

Goodnight Mr Tom If the rumours are true, the West End, increasingly dominated by productions aimed at families, will soon have yet another heart warming show suitable for all ages.

A dramatisation of the war time weepy, GOODNIGHT MR TOM may well be coming to the Duke of Yorks Theatre.

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Almeida Theatre
07 Sep
News
Phil Willmott

This Autumn at The Almeida Theatre

Almeida Theatre London's swankiest Off-West End Theatre, The Almeida, in Islington, North London, has just announced two very exciting productions for this autumn.

They're following their acclaimed Ancient Greek season with new versions of late nineteenth-century masterpieces by two of history's most important and influential playwrights, Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov.

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The Lion King - Lyceum Theatre
07 Sep
Reviews
Nastazja Domaradzka

Review of The Lion King

The Lion King - Lyceum Theatre Julie Taymor’s musical staging of the classic Disney cartoon, now in its 16th year in the West End, gives audiences from all over the world the chance to reconnect with their inner child and to enjoy a truly magnificent and creative spectacle. The story, about a lion cub who must win back the trust of his tribe after being unjustly exiled, still inspires and resonates with audiences of all ages.

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September 2015
01 Sep
New Shows
Phil Willmott

New shows for September in the West End

September 2015 So after a very damp and rainy summer it’s suddenly Autumn!

Cheer yourself up with some rewarding theatre going this September. Here’s my top five plays and musicals opening this month.

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A Christmas Carol
01 Sep
Casts
Phil Willmott

Jim Broadbent to play Scrooge, but will it be a double act?

A Christmas Carol If a seasonal theatre trip is one of your Christmas traditions you’ll be thrilled to hear that the rumours are true, movie star and national treasure Jim Broadbent is to star as Scrooge in a new production of A Christmas Carol.

Intriguingly it’s to be adapted by his former comedy partner, Patrick Barlow.

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