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24 theatre openings this month that should be on your radar

We take a look at some of the openings around the UK in May

West End

Kristin Scott Thomas, Bradley Cooper and Antony Sher
Kristin Scott Thomas, Bradley Cooper and Antony Sher

1. The Audience

When?: 5 May 2015
Where?: The Apollo
How much? WOS tickets from £26.50
Who's in it?: Kristin Scott Thomas

2. The RSC's Death of a Salesman

When?: 13 May 2015
Where?: Noel Coward Theatre
How much?: WOS tickets from £16.00
Who's in it?: Antony Sher and Harriet Walter

3. Kevin Spacey ends Old Vic reign with High Society

When?: 14 May 2015
Where?: Old Vic
How much?: WOS tickets from £35.00
Who's in it?: Kate Fleetwood, Ellie Bamber, Jeff Rawle

4. The Elephant Man transfers from Broadway

When?: 19 May 2015
Where?: Theatre Royal Haymarket
How much?: Tickets from £25.00
Who's in it?: Bradley Cooper

5. As You Like It

When?: 20 May 2015
Where?: Shakespeare's Globe
How much?: Tickets from £5.00
Who's in it?: Gwyneth Keyworth, Sophia Nomvete, Michelle Terry

6. Regent's Park Open Air Theatre opens with Peter Pan

When?: 21 May 2015
Where?: Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
How much?: WOS tickets from £48.00
Who's in it?: Hiran Abeysekera (Peter Pan), David Birrell (Captain Hook), Rachel Donovan (Tinker Bell)

7. The Beaux' Stratagem

When?: 26 May 2015
Where?: National Theatre – Olivier
How much?: Tickets from £15
Who's in it?: Susannah Fielding, Jamie Beamish, Amy Morgan

8. Temple

When?: 27 May 2015
Where?: Donmar Warehouse
How much?: Tickets from £10
Who's in it?: Simon Russell Beale, Malcolm Sinclair

Off West End

Harry Melling, Evelyn Hoskins, Dianna Agron
Harry Melling, Evelyn Hoskins, Dianna Agron

9. Tony's Last Tape

When?: 5 May 2015
Where?: Bridge House Theatre SE20
How much?: Tickets from £15.00
Who's in it?: Philip Bretherton (Tony Benn)

10. James Graham's The Angry Brigade

When?: 6 May 2015
Where?: Bush Theatre
How much?: Tickets from £12.50
Who's in it?: Harry Melling, Pearl Chanda, Mark Arends, Lizzy Watts

11. Carrie: The Musical returns

When?: 6 May 2015
Where?: Southwark Playhouse (Large)
How much?: WOS tickets from £25.00 (includes free programme)
Who's in it?: Kim Criswell, Evelyn Hoskins

12. Communicating Doors

When?: 13 May 2015
Where?: Menier Chocolate Factory
How much?: tickets from £25.00
Who's in it?: Rachel Tucker, Lucy Briggs-Owen

13. McQueen

When?: 19 May 2015
Where?: St James Theatre
How much?: Tickets from £25.00
Who's in it?: Stephen Wight, Dianna Agron, Tracey-Ann Oberman

14. No Feedback

When?: 21 May 2015
Where?: 119 Farringdon Road
How much?: Tickets from £10.00
Who's in it?: Theatre Delicatessen production about human rights research with immersive theatre

15. Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage

When?: 20 May 2015
Where?: Arcola Theatre
How much?: Tickets from £12.00
Who's in it?: Out of Joint and National Theatre Wales present story of press intrusion

Around the UK

16. The Hudsucker Proxy

When?: 13 May 2015
Where?: Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
How much?: Tickets from £10.00
Who's in it?: Nick Cavaliere, Tamzin Griffin, Sinead Matthews

17. The Rehearsal

When?: 14 May 2015
Where?: Minerva Theatre, Chichester
How much?: Tickets from £20.00
Who's in it?: Edward Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Jamie Glover, Katherine Kingsley

18. The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

When?: 19 May 2015
Where?: Birmingham Rep
How much?: Tickets from £18.50
Who's in it?: Nancy Sullivan, Chris Gascoyne, Vicky Entwistle

19. Pride & Prejudice

When?: 19 May 2015
Where?: Crucible, Sheffield
How much?: Tickets from £18.50
Who's in it?: Ronke Adekoluejo, Isabella Laughland, Matthew Aubrey

20. The Ghost Train

When?: 19 May 2015
Where?: Royal Exchange, Manchester
How much?: Tickets from £7.50
Who's in it?: Told By An Idiot return with a story of ghostly driver, sudden deaths and a travelling parrot

21. Constellations

When?: 20 May 2015
Where?: Liverpool Playhouse (and on tour)
How much?: Tickets from £8.50
Who's in it?: Louise Brealey, Joe Armstrong

22. The Merchant of Venice

When?: 21 May 2015
Where?: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
How much?:WOS tickets from £54.00
Who's in it?: Patsy Ferran, James Corrigan

23. The Funfair

When?: 21 May 2015
Where?: Home, Manchester
How much?: Tickets from £5.00
Who's in it?: World premiere of Simon Stephens' new version of Kasimir and Karoline

24. The Mother

When?: 27 May 2015
Where?: Ustinov Studio, Bath
How much?: Tickets from £14.50
Who's in it?: Gina McKee, Richard Clothier, William Postlethwaite, Cara Horgan