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The Dorchester Theatre Guide December 2019 / January 2020

The Dorchester The Comedy About a Girl From The Bank Robbery North Country Theatre Desk Circus Shaftesbury Ave Located in the lobby Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm, Sun From 10 Dec | Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Open: Mon – Fri 9.30am – 6pm, Sat 9.30am – 1pm 3pm & 7pm | Running time: 2h 30m Thurs & Sat 2.30pm A priceless diamond has been Running time: 2h 30m entrusted to the city bank, but in a Reimagining the music of Bob Dylan as town where everyone’s a crook what CRITERION THEATRE roof-raising ensemble pieces and soul- could possibly go wrong? stirring solos, this is a heartbreaking and universal story about family and love.

‘THIS IS THE SHOW WE ALL NEED ‘ Phoenix Theatre Charing Cross Rd and the Cursed Child R IGHT NOW Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Palace Theatre Shaftesbury Ave Nick Curtis the Sunday Times , Wed & Sat 2.30pm Wed 2pm & 7.30pm, Thu & Fri 7.30pm, Sat 2pm & 7.30pm, Sun 1pm Running time: 1h 40m (no interval) & 6.30pm Running time: This joyous new musical shares the Part one: 2h 40m, Part two: 2h 35m incredible real-life story of the 7,000 Based on an original newstory by J.K. THE NEW MUSICAL BASED ON air passengers that became grounded A REMARKABLE TRUE STORY Rowling, and , this

COME FROM AWAY. Book, Music and Lyrics by and . Musical Staging by Kelly Devine. Directed by . in Canada during the wake of 9/11. is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series Martin Burrell, Theatre Desk Manager NOW PLAYING AT THE PHOENIX THEATRE and the first to be presented on stage.

9 to 5 – The Musical Curtains A musical whodunnit Ian Mckellen On Stage Strand Wyndhams Theatre Theatre Panton St Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Charing Cross Rd Closes 5 Jan Wed & Sat 2.30pm 13 Dec-11 Jan Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sun 3pm Running time: 2h 30m Please check performance Running time: 2h 30m Tumble outta’ bed and stumble to schedule. Running time: TBC Sir Ian McKellen brings his one- ’s rip-roaring West End Starring Jason Manford and Carley man show, Shakespeare, Tolkien, musical, about teaming up, standing Stenson, this hilarious whodunnit is Others and You to the West SAVOY THEATRE up and taking care of business! FROM THE CREATORS OF packed full of catchy songs, unforgettable End, with stories and anecdotes & characters and plot twists galore! from his illustrious career.

& Juliet 27 NOV 19 — 29 FEB 20 Cyrano de Bergerac Les Misérables Northumberland Av Shaftesbury Avenue Mon-Sat 7.30pm From 27 Nov From 18 Dec | Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Thurs & Sat 2.30pm Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Thurs & Sat Wed & Sat 2.30pm Running time: 2h 30m 2.30pm. Running time: TBC Running time: 2h 50m A riotous comic blast of fun and James McAvoy celebrates Cyrano’s This brilliant new staging has taken glorious pop music, & Juliet proves powerful and resonant resistance against the world by storm and has been hailed when it comes to love, there’s always overwhelming odds in a new adaptation “Les Mis for the 21st Century”. life after Romeo… of Edmond Rostand’s masterwork.

Amelie The Lion King Palace Street Noël Coward Theatre Lyceum Theatre Wellington St St Martin’s Lane Mon-Sat 7.30pm Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Thurs & Sat 2.30pm Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat Wed, Sat & Sun 2.30pm Running time: 2h 15m 2.30pm. Running time: 2h 30m Running time: 2h 30m Come and be inspired by this Striking a remarkable chord with Disney’s award-winning musical imaginative dreamer who finds audiences and critics everywhere, this is follows the powerful story of Simba as ® her voice, discovers the power of a six-time Tony Award -winning musical he journeys from wide-eyed cub to his connection and sees possibilities about life and the way we live it. destined role as King of the Pridelands. around every corner.

Body Worlds Magic Goes Wrong Pavilion Denman St Strand Open 10am-7pm daily Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2pm From 14 Dec | Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sat Discover the beauty beneath your Running time: 2h 45m mat 2.30pm , Sun 2pm & 7pm skin at the brand-new and interactive Marianne Elliott co-directs with Miranda Running time: 2h 10m London Museum Experience for Cromwell, bringing a unique vision to In the next ‘Goes Wrong’ comedy all ages. ’s iconic play, seen through to hit the West End, the original the eyes of an African-American family. VAUDEVILLE Mischief play a hapless THEATRE gang of magicians presenting a charity event.

The Book of Mormon Everybody’s Talking Mamma Mia! About Jamie Street Shaftesbury Ave Mon-Sat 7.45pm, Thu & Sat 3pm Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm Running time: 2h 45m Running time: 2h 30m Running time: 2h 40m The sunny, funny tale of a mother, Two naive Mormon missionaries Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the a daughter and three possible dads spread the word of the Latter-day on a Greek island idyll unfolds to Saints in Uganda in a savage and bullies and steps out of the darkness and into the spotlight in a fearless, the magic of ABBA’s timeless pop satirical show from the creators of masterpieces. South Park. funny, fabulous brand new musical.

A Christmas Carol 15 Ghost Stories Mamma Mia! The Party The Cut Ambassadors Theatre West St The 02 Peninsula Square Closes 18 Jan Closes 4 Jan. Tue-Sun 7.30pm Please check for performance Mon-Thu 7.30pm, Fri 7pm & Sat & Sun 1pm schedule. Running time: TBC 9.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Running time: 4h ’ big-hearted, Running time: 1h 30m (no interval) Spend a magical summer evening smash hit production of Charles A fully sensory and electrifying with friends in a special Greek A Dickens’ immortal classic fills the island taverna, where the host’s AMBASSADORS encounter, Ghost Stories is the ultimate CHRISTMAS auditorium to the brim with mince twisted love-letter to horror and an only rules are dance, dine and CAROL THEATRE pies, music and merriment. edge-of-your-seat theatrical experience. have the time of your lives! Phantom Of The Opera Touching the Void Her Majesty’s Theatre Duke of York’s Theatre Old Compton St Haymarket St. Martin’s Lane Mon & Thu-Sat 7.30pm, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Thu & Sat Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat Wed 7pm, Thu, Sat & Sun 2.30pm 2.30pm | Running time: 2h 30m 2.30pm | Running time: 2h 25m Running time: 2h 50m ’s mesmerizing Life-affirming and often darkly The story of the world’s favourite Nanny score, jaw-dropping scenery and funny, this thrilling adaptation is spectacularly brought to the stage with breathtaking effects combine to charts a struggle for survival dazzling choreography, incredible effects bring this tragic love story to life. on the perilous Siula Grande and unforgettable songs. mountain in the Peruvian Andes.

Matilda the Musical The Play that Waitress Earlham St Goes Wrong The Strand Tue-Fri 7pm, Wed 2pm, Catherine St Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Sun 3pm Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm, 2.30pm | Running time: 2h 30m Running time: 2h 40m Sun 3pm & 7pm Waitress tells the story of Jenna, a This captivating musical revels Running time: 2h 5m waitress and expert pie maker who in the anarchy of childhood, dreams of a way out of her small town Accident-prone thespians are putting and loveless marriage. the power of imagination and on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the inspiring story of a girl who the title suggests, everything that can dares to change her destiny. go wrong...does!

The Mousetrap ’s St Martin’s Theatre West St Theatre White Christmas Drury Lane Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Tue & Thu 3pm, Sat 4pm Mon, Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Thu & Running time: 2h 20m Sat 2.30pm, Sun 3pm From 15 Nov – 4 Jan Running time: 2h 30m The Mousetrap continues to run Running time: TBC and run by keeping audiences Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock Make it a magical Christmas on the edge of their seat in this star takes a class of straight-A pupils with this timeless romantic masterful whodunit by the “Queen at a prestigious prep school to a comedy to warm hearts of all ages, of Mystery”. Battle of the Bands contest. lighting up the Dominion for a strictly limited festive season. Six The Musical Great Newport St Wilton Rd Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 8pm, Thu 6pm & Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat Closes 4 Jan 8.30pm, Sat 4pm, Sun 4pm & 7pm 2.30pm | Running time: 2h 45m Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm Running time: 1h 15m (no interval) Ambassadors Lounge Hospitality Running time: 2h 10m From Tudor Queens to Pop Packages now available! ’s iconic backstage Princesses, the six wives of Henry Telling the wondrous ‘untold’ tale of comedy takes us behind the scenes in VIII take to the mic in a 75-minute the Witches of Oz, Wicked conjures a hilarious and heartfelt tribute to the of 21st-century girl power. up a truly spellbinding potion of unpredictability of life in the theatre. ingenious wit and profound emotion.

Nutcracker A Taste of Honey Witness for the St Martin’s Ln Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Ave Prosecution 11 Dec-5 Jan | Please check for From 5 Dec London County Hall performance schedule Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Thu & Sat Belvedere Rd Running time: 2h 15m 2.30pm | Running time: 2h 15m Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Thu & Sat 2.30pm, Over 100 dancers and musicians A gritty depiction of working- Sun 3pm | Running time: 2h 25m bring Nutcracker to life with class life in post-war Britain Experience the intensity and drama of exquisite dancing, beautiful sets and Trafalgar and an exhilarating portrayal ’s gripping story of justice, Tchaikovsky’s popular score played Studios of the vulnerabilities and and in a unique courtroom live. strengths of the female spirit. setting on London’s Southbank.

Only Fools and Horses – Thriller - Live The Woman in Black The Musical Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Ave Russell St Tue-Fri 7.30pm, Sat 4pm & 8pm, Tue-Sat 8pm, Tue & Thu 3pm, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat Sun 3.30pm & 7.30pm Sat 4pm | Running time: 2h 2.30pm Running time: 2h 30m Running time: 2h 20m This gripping production of the Loveable rogues The Trotters of With hit songs and dazzling acclaimed ghost story is a brilliantly Peckham return in a brand-new, home- choreography, Thriller is a high successful study in atmosphere, grown British musical spectacular of octane show celebrating the illusion and controlled horror. laughs and dodgy dealings. career of the world’s undisputed King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Aldwych Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Thu & Sat 2.30pm | Running time: 2h 40m From humble beginnings in Nutbush to global Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner dared to defy the bounds of her age, gender and race.

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