Tweet

Opening: Umbrellas, Incredible & Remembrance

Amongst the major London openings, in the West End and further afield, this week are:

OPENING TUESDAY, 22 March 2011 (previews from 5 March), Kneehigh’s adaptation of Michel Legrand’s 1964 French film musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, starring Joanna Riding and cabaret artist Meow Meow and helmed by artistic director Emma Rice, transfers to the West End’s Gielgud Theatre, where it's initially booking for a 30-week season through to 1 October 2011.

ALSO ON TUESDAY (previews from 17 March), new dance work The Most Incredible Thing, based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, choreographed and directed by Javier de Frutos and with music by chart-topping pop duo Pet Shop Boys, premieres at Sadler’s Wells, with a run to 26 March.

OPENING WEDNESDAY, 23 March 2011 (previews from 18 March), Latvian Aleksey Scherbak’s Remembrance Day is presented as part of the international season in the Royal Court Upstairs, running until 16 April.

OPENING THURSDAY, 24 March 2011 (previews from 23 March), women’s theatre company Clean Break return to the Soho Theatre building on the success of last year's "Charged" season with a re-staging of three plays. "Re-Charged" includes Dancing Bears, That Almost Unnameable Lust and Fatal Light and will continue until 9 April.

OPENING FRIDAY, 25 March 2011 (previews from 22 March), Howard Goodall and Charles Hart’s The Kissing Dance, a musical adaptation of Oliver Goldsmith’s classic 1773 comedy She Stoops to Conquer, gets its professional premiere at Jermyn Street Theatre, where it runs to 23 April.

ALSO ON FRIDAY (previews from 23 March), Theatre503 open Neil Fleming's The Consultant. Drawing on his own experience as a journalist and consultant, Fleming explores the usefulness and value of management consultants against the backdrop of George Osborne’s cuts. Directed by Geoff Church, it runs until 16 April.

ALSO ON FRIDAY (previews from 22 March), the author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres' only play receives its professional premiere at Southwark Playhouse. Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World pays homage to a time de Bernières spent in Earlsfield, South London. Directed by Amy Draper, it runs until 16 April.

OPENING SUNDAY, 27 March 2011, Ian Marshall Fisher’s annual Lost Musicals season, showcasing a number of long-forgotten shows, launches at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells with The Band Wagon, a 1931 revue written for Fred and Adele Astaire.

Related Content

Booking Tickets & Show Listings
	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Listing Page
	Pet Shop Boys and Javier De Frutos Listing Page
	Remembrance Day Listing Page
	The Kissing Dance (or She Stoops to Conquer) Listing Page

Internal Links
	WOS TV: Liza Dances 'Ding Ding' with Umbrellas Cast - 11th Apr 2011 tv
	Boss Blog: Who's Squealing Like a Stuck Pig? - 5th Apr 2011 blog
	Umbrellas Posts Early Closing Notices, 21 May - 4th Apr 2011 news
	Boss Blog: The Lure of the Longrunner - & Other Tourist Tales - 29th Mar 2011 blog
	Review Round-up: Pet Shop Boys' Incredible Show - 29th Mar 2011 roundup
	Ruby Bentall On ... Remembrance Day - 28th Mar 2011 interviews
	1st Night Photos: Royal Court Remembrance Day - 24th Mar 2011 photos
	Remembrance Day - 24th Mar 2011 reviews
	Review Round-up: Umbrellas Open for Kneehigh - 23rd Mar 2011 roundup
	1st Night Photos: Liza Minnelli Shares Umbrellas - 23rd Mar 2011 photos
	The Most Incredible Thing - 23rd Mar 2011 reviews
	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - 23rd Mar 2011 reviews
	Stars Rain on WOS Outing to Cherbourg - 17th Mar 2011 blog
	Photos: Rice Rehearses Cast for French Umbrellas - 3rd Feb 2011 photos
	Cast: Grease, Sound of Music, Shoes & Incredible - 12th Jan 2011 news
	Royal Court International Season, RSC Premieres - 10th Jan 2011 news