Top 10 London Shows, July 2011
1. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Theatre Royal Haymarket, Comedy
Acclaimed director Trevor Nunn brings Tom Stoppard’s rich and witty play back to the West End
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is a retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet from the perspective of the two minor characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Only vaguely aware that they are lesser players in a much bigger picture, watch in bemusement as the pair inhabit a world utterly beyond their grasp.
2. We Will Rock You
Dominion Theatre, Musical
Based on the music of Queen and written by comic Ben Elton
It is 300 years into the future and musical instruments are banned. Meet the Bohemians – underground rebels seeking to overturn the system and write their own music. Legend persists that buried in a rock somewhere could be the answer to their problems, in the shape of a hairy guitar God...
3. Chicago
Cambridge Theatre, Musical
Did you know that the London production team of Chicago have gone through over 581 metres of fishnet fabric?
Follow a smooth-talking lawyer, a nightclub dancer and a whole cell-block of sin in the longest running Broadway musical on London’s West End. With hits such as ‘All That Jazz’ and smouldering choreography, Chicago is a London musical not to be missed.
4. Love Never Dies
Adelphi Theatre, Musical - opera
The phantom has returned. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to the smash hit Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies is a roller-coaster ride of obsession, romance and deception
The action has moved to America, where the Phantom has spent 10 years living amongst the freaks and side shows, nursing a broken heart and yearning for the return of his true love Christine. His dreams come true when Christine is lured to America to play one last show. However nothing is as it seems as forgotten memories are unleashed, and old wounds re-opened.
5. Dreamboats and Petticoats
Playhouse Theatre, Musical
This sounds of the sixties musical will bring a smile to your face as you watch the twist and shout to hits including The Locomotion, Let’s Twist Again and Bobby’s Girl
The year is 1961 and musicians Bobby and Norman compete both musically and romantically. The tension rises when the beautiful Laura enters their lives, and she’s no amateur with a guitar herself.
6. Legally Blonde
Savoy Theatre, musical
The surprise smash-hit musical based on the blockbuster movie starring Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde has it all: witty lines, great songs and sass!
Homecoming queen and pink-princess Elle has been jilted by her boyfriend in favour of a more ‘conventional’ lifestyle. Embarking on Harvard and the Law, headstrong Elle turns to academia to win back her man.
7. Blood Brothers
Pheonix Theatre, Musical Drama
Willy Russell’s acclaimed masterpiece Blood Brothers still astounds audiences 28 years on, an explosive mix of comedy, drama and song
Twin brothers Eddie and Mickey are separated at birth and grow up in very contrasting circumstances. Meeting accidently as children, what follows is a tale of love and friendship, and the bitter tragedy incited by social division.
8. The 39 Steps
Criterion Theatre, Musical
John Buchan’s The 39 steps has been spectacularly adapted for the stage and with 4 actors playing over 100 roles, not one ounce of drama has been lost!
Also a famous Alfred Hitchcock movie, watch in amazement as memorable scenes including the escape on the Forth Bridge and chase on the Flying Scotsman are performed live on stage. The year’s most enthralling theatrical tour de force.
9. Thriller – Live
Lyric Theatre, Musical
Over 2 hours of high-octane song and dance showcasing the best of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5
Multi-media effects and breath-taking choreography join forces to tell the story of one of the most influential and successful entertainers of all time.
10. Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Palace Theatre, Musical
Based on the Oscar-winning movie, the extravagance - and the shoes - has come to London’s West End
Priscilla Queen of the Desert is the heart-warming, toe-tapping journey of three drag queens who dare to take their glittery show into the Australian outback.
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