LISTINGS

THEATRE

THE 39 STEPS

Criterion, Piccadilly Circus, SW1Y 4XA.
Piccadilly

T: 0870 060 2313. www.criterion-theatre.co.uk Based on the Olivier award-winning Hitchcock fi lm, it has four actors taking on a seemingly unfeasible 150 roles, with challenging sets including a biplane crash and a chase on the Flying Scotsman. Remarkable.

THRILLER

Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 4ES.
Piccadilly

T: 0870 830 0200. www.the-lyric-theatre.co.uk Tribute to the life of Michael Jackson, with musical hits from throughout his career.

TRAFALGAR STUDIOS

Whitehall, SW1A 2DY. / Charing Cross

T: 0870 060 6644.
www.ambassadortickets.com
The Last Cigarette (closes 1 August) Adapted from Simon Gray’s funny and moving memoirs, starring Felicity Kendal and Nicholas Le Prevost.

Orwell — A Celebration (8 June-4 July) An adaptation of Coming Up For Air, alongside rare shorts and extracts from 1984.

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE

Strand, WC2R ONH. / Charing Cross

T: 0845 434 9290. www.nimaxtheatres.com Duet for One Life without music is an unthinkable prospect for celebrated violinist Stephanie, who has been struck by illness. Juliet Stevenson stars.

WE WILL ROCK YOU

Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7AQ.

Tottenham Court Road

T: 0870 264 3333.
www.queenonline.com/wewillrockyou
A soundtrack of 32 classic Queen hits plays as the futuristic people rebel in search of real music instead of safe pop.

YOUNG VIC THEATRE

The Cut, SE1 8LZ. / Waterloo

T: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Kursk (3-27 June) Imagined life of submariners engaged in warfare, based on the 2000 Russian submarine disaster. Check website for lots of other short runs from visiting companies.

WICKED

Apollo Victoria, Wilton Road, SW1V 1LG.
/ Victoria

T: 0870 400 0751.
www.wickedthemusical.co.uk
Gregory Maguire’s hit fairytale, with magic and effects that continue to wow theatregoers with the story of Oz’s Glinda the Good Witch and The Wicked Witch of the West.

WYNDHAM’S THEATRE

Charing Cross Road, WC2H ODA.
/ Charing Cross

T: 0844 482 5120.
www.donmarwestend.com/ivanov
Hamlet Shakespeare’s classic play of justice and revenge, starring Jude Law.

SONG AND DANCE

THE BARBICAN

Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS.
Barbican

T: 020 7638 8891. www.barbican.org.uk Dance recitals, opera and physical theatre from leading troupes worldwide. Check website for details of visiting companies.

LONDON COLISEUM

St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4ES.
/ Leicester Square/Charing Cross

T: 0870 145 0200. www.eno.org
Opera and ballets, including Cosi Fan Tutti (closes 5 July), Madam Butterfly (10 June-10 July) and L’Amour de Loin (3-11 July). Classic and contemporary ballet with Carlos Acosta and Guests (22-25 July). Check website for other short runs.

NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE

The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1QG.
/ Wimbledon

T: 0870 060 6646.
www.theambassadors.com/newwimbledon Short runs include Angelina Ballerina (5-6 June) from The English National Ballet. Check website for more details of opera and dance.

ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL

Belvedere Road, South Bank, SE1 8XX.
/ Waterloo

T: 0871 663 2500. www.southbankcentre.co.uk Classical Indian Kathak dance with the Sonia Sabri Company, plus musical circus from
the Tom Tom Crew (19 June-19 July). Check website for performance details.

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Bow Street, WC2E 9DD.
Covent Garden

T: 020 7304 4000. www.roh.org.uk
Royal Ballet’s Olivier award-winning Jewels (9-19 June) and the Royal Opera showcases La Traviata (18 June-6 July). Check website for one-offs and other performances.

SADLER’S WELLS

Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN.
Angel

T: 0844 412 4300. www.sadlers-wells.com English National Ballet (16-20 June) with Ballet Russes, Matthew Bourne’s Dorian Gray (7-19 July) tackling Wilde’s play of beauty and corruption and Adam Cooper’s Shall We Dance (23 July-30 August). Check website for many more.

W2L choice: Hot tickets

1. CARRIE’S WAR (UNTIL 12 SEPTEMBER), APOLLO

Nina Bawden’s book follows Carrie and her brother as they are evacuated
to Wales, with adventures and mysteries to solve. www.apollo-theatre.co.uk

2. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (UNTIL 25 JULY), OPEN AIR THEATRE

Oscar Wilde’s wonderful romp of manners, romance, mistaken identity and friendships as two pretty girls both fall for Ernest. www.openairtheatre.org

3. SUNSET BOULEVARD (UNTIL 19 SEPTEMBER), COMEDY

Hollywood is changing and silent movie star Norma Desmond just doesn’t cut it. Impoverished writer Joe is sucked into Norma’s fantasy world, with events that will change their lives. www.ambassadortickets.com

92 W2L SUMMER 2009