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Shows:
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London Assurance
Simon Russell Beale and Fiona Shaw play Sir Harcourt and Lady Spanker – two of the great comic roles of the English stage.
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War Horse in the West End
The National Theatre's smash hit is now playing at the New London Theatre in Drury Lane.
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The White Guard
Andrew Upton’s vigorous new version of Mikhail Bulgakov’s rarely performed masterpiece, unrivalled in its depiction of the near-farcical mayhem of civil war across a vast and vivid canvas.
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Spring Storm
The European premiere production of Spring Storm – a gripping early play by Tennessee Williams.
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Beyond the Horizon
Beyond the Horizon is the powerful Pulitzer prize-winning drama that formulated Eugene O’Neill’s vision of America.
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The Habit of Art
Alan Bennett’s new play imagines a meeting between Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, and his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden.
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Stewart Lee
Comedian Stewart Lee’s celebrated show begins in a high street coffee chain and ends in a pear cider which is 100% disappointment.
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Mark Thomas
With a general election looming, join him to create a strictly five-policy-only People’s Election Manifesto which will then be handed to a special independent parliamentary candidate.
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Really Old, Like Forty Five
Tamsin Oglesby’s furious comedy confronts head-on our embarrassment and fear about old age.
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Women Beware Women
Corruption will not go unpunished in Thomas Middleton’s blackly funny, fast and ferocious tragedy.
Platforms:
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John Humphrys
John Humphrys reflects on the journalist as author and political interrogator, and why he decided to write a funny book .
Mar 29 -
John Caird with Simon Russell Beale
In Theatre Craft, the director of Stanley, Peter Pan and Hamlet (2000) at the National offers practical advice on all areas of directing, from Acting and Adaptation, to Sound Effects and Wardrobe.
Apr 09 -
David Hare
To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of his debut, and the sixteen plays he has had performed at the National Theatre, he talks about his long life as a dramatist.
Apr 14
Free Music:
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Liam Grundy
Singer-pianist performs honky-tonk blues with guitar and bass.
Mar 22 -
New Scorpion
Folk ethnic combo of five.
Mar 23 -
The Lucky Ones
Acoustic trio deliver a fun take on popular music from every decade.
Mar 24 -
Kantos
Traditional Judeo-Spanish songs. Flamenco and klezmer.
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The Phil Hopkins Trio
Harmonica-led jazz, Latin and pop classics.
Mar 26, Apr 08 > -
TangoDuo
Passionate tango songs and instrumentals.
Mar 27 > -
Mark D'Inverno Trio
Jazz standards and originals.
Mar 14, 28 > -
Barry Green Duo
A well-kept secret of the London jazz scene.
Mar 16, 30 > -
Michael Storey
New Country blues songs on piano and harmonica.
Mar 31, Apr 13 > -
Modeste Hugues
Singer-guitarist from Madagascar.
Apr 01 -
Pinky Umbrella
Klezmer, Cajun and bluegrass music on guitar and accordion
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Jandira Silva Duo
Brazilian singer and band perform old-time samba, chorinho and cancao.
Apr 05 -
Kelvin Christiane Trio
Sax/flute-led Latin jazz.
Apr 06 -
Richard Shelton Quartet
Crooner performs the Great American Songbook.
Apr 07, 21 > -
Julie Dunn Trio
Jazz standards.
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Mark Ramsden and Hilary Cameron
Bossas, ballads and standards for singer/pianist and saxophone.
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Martin Nickless Trio
Swing music.
Apr 12, 27 > -
Jandira Silva Quartet
Brazilian singer and band perform old-time samba, chorinho and cancao.
Apr 15 -
Clare Foster Trio
Jazz standards and Brazilian repertoire with piano, cello and trumpet.
Apr 16 -
Jason Carter
Folk, world and flamenco on guitar and harp guitar.
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Viper's Dream
Hot Club jazz and swing.
Apr 18, 29, 30 > -
Maggie Boyle
Irish and American traditional music.
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Guy Gardner Trio
Jazz standards and originals.
Apr 20
Free Exhibitions:
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Alison Chitty: Design Process 1970-2010
This exhibition shows us the process of award-winning theatre designer Alison Chitty.
Mar 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 > -
From Congo with Love
Fashion photographer Rankin returned to the Congo with Oxfam in October 2009 and ran a series of photographic workshops, designed to enable one community to tell their own stories of love in a conflict zone.
Mar 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 > -
Sergei Paradjanov through the lens of Yuri Mechitov
This exhibition is composed of rarely seen photographs taken by Mechitov during their 11-year friendship.
Mar 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 > -
Doug Patterson: Artist in Paradise
Following the journeys of three great 18th & 19th-century artist travellers, Patterson has created paintings and drawings which record three of the world’s great faiths.
Apr 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 >





