News Desk April 25th, 2019
Spring has sprung! With the sun shining, and the temperature starting to heat up, its time to welcome a whole host of new plays! From Rosmersholm to All My Sons London has got everything you need to put a spring in your step!
A Henrik Ibsen classic returns to London this April with TV's Tom Burke and Avenger's Hayley Atwell leading the cast! Directed by Ian Rickson, Ibsen's deeply passionate work follows John Rosmer who seeks to buck tradition and support the revolutionary new order. However, he is paralysed by the ghosts of his own past and the appearance of the perplexing Rebecca West. As he strives to stick to his ideals, it seems that Rebecca, a friend of his late wife, will do anything to upend life as he knows it. Duke of York's Theatre, until July 20 - BOOK HERE
Tony winner Matthew Broderick makes his West End debut this May as Kenneth Lonergan's cosmic The Starry Messenger. Starring alongside Downtown Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern, Broderick depicts Mark, an astronomy teacher who's struggling to keep both his Planetarium and marriage afloat. Witty and naturalistic, The Starry Messenger reminds us of Lonnergan's ability to hold a mirror up to life and showing us something we missed the first time. Wyndham's Theatre May 16 - August 10 - BOOK HERE
After a sell-out run at the National Theatre last year, Stefano Massini's (adapted by Ben Power) epic The Lehman Trilogy returns to London this May. Documenting the rise, and fall, of the Lehman Brothers, The Lehman Trilogy depicts how one migrant family managed to become one of the biggest banks in the world. Olivier nominated trio, Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles return to portray the original brothers, their sons and their grandsons. Opens May 11 at the Piccadilly Theatre - BOOK HERE
Arthur Miller's classic family drama has officially opened to rave reviews at the Old Vic Theatre! With a whole host of stars treading the iconic boards (Sally Field, Bill Pullman, Jenna Coleman and Colin Morgan) All My Sons is one of the most hotly anticipated productions of 2019! As Miller's first successful work, All My Sons made its playwright one of the most successful American dramatists of all time. Don't miss your chance to see this titan of drama live on stage! Old Vic Theatre, until June 8 - BOOK HERE
Kenneth Lonergan's tale of astronomy and midlife misery makes fine use of an A-list cast
The Guardian
