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34 theatre openings that should be on your radar in September

We take a look at the major openings in a very busy month for theatre around the UK

West End

Richard O'Brien, Matt Henry and Nicole Kidman
Richard O'Brien, Matt Henry and Nicole Kidman

1. Oresteia

When? 7 September – 7 November
Where? Trafalgar Studios
How much? Tickets from £10.00.
Who's in it? Lia Williams, Jessica Brown Findlay

2. The Rocky Horror Show

When? 11 – 26 September
Where? Playhouse Theatre
How much? Tickets from £20.00.
Who's in it? Richard O'Brien, David Bedella, Ben Forster

3. Photograph 51

When? 14 September – 21 November
Where? Noel Coward Theatre
How much? Tickets from £40.00.
Who's in it? Nicole Kidman, Stephen Campbell Moore

4. Kinky Boots

When? Opens 15 September
Where? Adelphi Theatre
How much? Tickets from £16.50.
Who's in it? Matt Henry, Killian Donnelly, Amy Lennox

5. Showstopper: The Improvised Musical

When? 24 September – 29 November
Where? Apollo, Shaftesbury Avenue
How much? Tickets from £20.00
Who's in it? Dylan Emery, Adam Meggido, Sarah-Louise Young

6. Farinelli and the King

When? 29 September – 5 December
Where? Duke of York's Theatre
How much? Tickets from £10.00.
Who's in it? Mark Rylance

Off-West End

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Dervla Kirwan, Rob Brydon, Cassie Compton and Reece Shearsmith
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Dervla Kirwan, Rob Brydon, Cassie Compton and Reece Shearsmith
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7. People, Places and Things

When? 1 September – 4 November
Where? Dorfman, National Theatre
How much? Tickets from £15.00.
Who's in it? Denise Gough, Nathaniel Martello-White, Barbara Marten

8. Hatched 'n' Dispatched

When? 2 – 26 September
Where? Park 90
How much? Tickets from £15.00.
Who's in it? Diana Vickers, Wendi Peters

9. Song From Far Away

When? 4 – 19 September
Where? Young Vic
How much? Tickets from £10.00.
Who's in it? Eelco Smits

10. Lord of the Flies

When? 5 – 12 September
Where? Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
How much? Tickets from £25.00.
Who's in it? Freddie Watkins, Michael Ajao, Yossi Goodlink

11. Lela and Co

When? 9 September – 3 October
Where? Royal Court Upstairs
How much? Tickets from £20.00.
Who's in it? David Mumeni, Katie West

12. Creditors

When? 9 – 19 September
Where? Young Vic
How much? Tickets from £10.00.
Who's in it? Jolyon Coy, Tom Rhys Harries, Gyuri Sarossy

13. Future Conditional

When? 10 September – 3 October
Where? Old Vic
How much? Tickets from £10.00.
Who's in it? Rob Brydon, Joshua McGuire, Lucy Briggs-Owen

14. See What I Wanna See

When? 11 September – 3 October
Where? Jermyn Street Theatre
How much? Tickets from £15.00.
Who's in it? Cassie Compton, Marc Elliott

15. Pomona

When? 14 September – 10 October
Where? Temporary Theatre, National Theatre
How much? Tickets from £15.00.
Who's in it? Sean Rigby, Rebecca Humphries, Guy Rhys

16. Casa Valentina

When? 16 September – 10 October
Where? Southwark Playhouse
How much? Tickets from £15.00.
Who's in it? Tamsin Carroll, Bruce Montague, Gareth Snook

17. Jane Eyre

When? 17 September – 10 January
Where? Lyttelton, National Theatre
How much? Tickets from £34.00.
Who's in it? Elly Condron, Phil King, Melanie Marshall

18. Hangmen

When? 18 September – 10 October
Where? Royal Court Downstairs
How much? Tickets from £12.00.
Who's in it? Reece Shearsmith, David Morrissey, Johnny Flynn, Josef Davies

19. Mr Foote's Other Leg

When? 21 September – 17 October
Where? Hampstead Theatre
How much? Tickets from £10.00.
Who's in it? Dervla Kirwan, Forbes Masson, Simon Russell Beale

20. Dinner with Saddam

When? 22 September – 14 November
Where? Menier Chocolate Factory
How much? Tickets from £27.50.
Who's in it? Stephen Berkoff, Nathan Amzi, Sanjeev Bhaskar

21. Roaring Trade

When? 24 September – 24 October
Where? Park200
How much? Tickets from £15.00.
Who's in it? Nick Moran, Michael McKell, Melanie Gutteridge

22. Tipping the Velvet

When? 28 September – 24 October
Where? Lyric Hammersmith
How much? Tickets from £15.00.
Who's in it? Sally Messham, Laura Roger

23. Pure Imagination

When? 29 September – 17 October
Where? St James Theatre
How much? Tickets from £15.00.
Who's in it? Niall Sheehy, Julie Atherton, Giles Terera

24. Nell Gwynn

When? 24 September – 17 October
Where? Shakespeare's Globe
How much? Tickets from £5.00.
Who's in it? Graham Butler, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sarah Woodward

Around the UK

Claire Sweeney, David Haig, Freddie Fox, Ray Fearon
Claire Sweeney, David Haig, Freddie Fox, Ray Fearon
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25. Brave New World

When? 4 – 26 September
Where? Royal and Derngate, Northampton
How much? Tickets from £10.00.
Who's in it? Sophie Ward, Theo Ogundipe, William Postlethwaite

26. Hero's Welcome

When? 4 September – 3 October
Where? Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
How much? Tickets from £10.00.
Who's in it? World premiere of new Alan Ayckbourn play

27. Hairspray

When? 9 – 19 September (then on tour)
Where? Leicester Curve
How much? Tickets from £16.50.
Who's in it? Peter Duncan, Claire Sweeney. Choreography by Drew McOnie.

28. The Glass Menagerie

When? 12 September – 3 October
Where? West Yorkshire Playhouse
How much? Tickets from £13.00.
Who's in it? Greta Scacchi, Tom Mothersdale, Erin Doherty, Eric Kofi Abrefa

29. Someone Who'll Watch Over Me

When? 16 September – 10 October
Where? Minerva Theatre, Chichester
How much? Tickets from £20.00.
Who's in it? David Haig, Rory Keenan, Adam Rayner

30. Henry V

When? 22 September – 25 October
Where? Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
How much? Tickets from £5.00.
Who's in it? Alex Hassell, Jennifer Kirby, Obioma Ugoala

31. Romeo & Juliet

When? 23 September – 17 October
Where? Crucible, Sheffield
How much? Tickets from £17.00.
Who's in it? Freddie Fox, Morfydd Clark, Simon Manyonda

32. The Crucible

When? 23 September – 24 October
Where? Royal Exchange, Manchester
How much? Tickets from £14.50.
Who's in it? Jonjo O'Neill, Matti Houghton, Sam Cox

33. Hecuba

When? 24 September – 17 October
Where? Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
How much? Tickets from £5.00.
Who's in it? Derbhle Crotty, Ray Fearon, Edmund Kingsley

34. The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead

When? 30 September – 17 October
Where? Everyman, Liverpool
How much? Tickets from £12.00.
Who's in it? Colin Tierney, Danusia Samal, Susie Trayling