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Opening: Burnt, Miracle, Lughnasa, Over, Victory

Amongst the major openings in London this week are:

OPENING TUESDAY, 3 March 2009 (previews from 24 February), Rory Kinnear and Ciaran Hinds star in Burnt by the Sun at the NT’s Lyttelton Theatre (See News, 10 Nov 2008).

Adapted from the Russian film by Peter Flannery and directed by Howard Davies, it examines the horrifying reach of Stalin's rule through the eyes of Colonel Kotov, a decorated hero of the Russian Revolution, and runs in rep until 21 April.

ALSO ON TUESDAY, Hallelujah, a new comedy by Jane Brodie, premieres at Theatre 503. The play was commissioned, written and rehearsed in under 2 months as part of 503's Rapid Write programme, and runs until 28 March.

Set in 1930s rural Ireland, Dancing at Lughnasa, which won a host of awards when it premiered in 1990, paints a touching portrait of the loves and losses of the five unmarried Mundy sisters. Until 9 May.

** DON'T MISS our Whatsonstage.com Outing to Dancing at Lughnasa on 2 April - includes a FREE programme and a FREE drink, all for just £30!! - click here for details! **

ALSO ON THURSDAY, the Olivier Award-winning Theatre Royal Stratford East production of Pied Piper - billed as “a hip-hop dance revolution” -  is revived at the Barbican Theatre for a limited run to 14 March.

ALSO ON FRIDAY, Geraldine James and Matthew Kelly head the cast in a revival of Howard Barker’s Victory - Choices in Reaction at the Arcola Theatre (See News, 21 Jan 2009), where it runs until 4 April.

** DON'T MISS to chance to get £10 preview tickets to Victory on 4 & 5 March - click here for details! **

- by Theo Bosanquet

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