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Opening: Old Vic Cause, Moon, Smash!, Iolanthe

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

OPENING TUESDAY, 29 March 2011 (previews from 17 March), Anne-Marie Duff returns to the stage in Thea Sharrock’s revival of Terence Rattigan’s Cause Celebre at the Old Vic. Running until 11 June, the play, which is one of a number being staged this year to mark Rattigan’s centenary, is based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury (Duff) who was put on public trial in 1935 with her 18-year-old lover for violently killing her husband.

OPENING WEDNESDAY, 30 March 2011 (previews from 23 March), Angus Jackson revives Clifford Odets’ 1938 play Rocket to the Moon in rep at the National’s Cottesloe, with a cast led by Keeley Hawes and Joseph Millson.

OPENING THURSDAY, 31 March 2011 (previews from 29 March), Polly Pen’s off-Broadway musical Bed and Sofa, centring on a “ménage-a-trois with a twist”, gets its UK premiere at the Finborough Theatre, running until 23 April.

ALSO ON THURSDAY (previews from 26 March), Jack Rosenthal's  Smash!, which takes a comic look at the journey to get a musical from page to stage, gets its London premiere at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Starring Tom Conti, Natalie Walter and the West Wing’s Richard Schiff, it continues until 8 May 2011.

OPENING FRIDAY, 1 April 2011, Tennessee Williams’ previously unperformed one-act play A Cavalier for Milady is staged by the Cock Tavern Theatre as part of the venue’s short season celebrating the American playwright’s centenary. Until 23 April 2011.

ALSO ON FRIDAY (previews from 30 March), the Union Theatre's all-male production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe follows in the footsteps of the venue’s Whatsonstage.com Award-winning revival of The Pirates of Penzance by transferring to Wilton's Music Hall, where it plays a limited run until 7 May 2011.

** DON'T MISS our Whatsonstage.com Outing to IOLANTHE on 13 April, including a top ticket, FREE programme, FREE drink & EXCLUSIVE post-show cast reception - all for just £20! - click here for details! **

Related Content

Booking Tickets & Show Listings
	Cause Celebre Listing Page
	Rocket to the Moon Listing Page
	SMASH! Listing Page
	Iolanthe Listing Page

Internal Links
	Top Ten: Rattigan Returns in Centenary Year - 7th Jun 2011 features
	Joseph Millson: Why You Should Come & See ... Rocket to the Moon - 11th Apr 2011 interviews
	Review Round-up: Menier Enjoys Smashing Success? - 4th Apr 2011 roundup
	1st Night Photos: Conti & Schiff SMASH! Menier - 1st Apr 2011 photos
	Smash! - 1st Apr 2011 reviews
	Review Round-up: Were Critics Over Moon at NT? - 31st Mar 2011 roundup
	Rocket to the Moon - 30th Mar 2011 reviews
	All My Sons, Daughters & Friends - 30th Mar 2011 blog
	Review Round-up: Critics Rally to Rattigan Cause? - 30th Mar 2011 roundup
	1st Night Photos: McAvoy Helps Old Vic’s Cause - 30th Mar 2011 photos
	Cause Célèbre - 29th Mar 2011 reviews
	Cast: Scholey in Richard, Root's Sea, Full Butley - 25th Mar 2011 news
	Duff is Rattigan's Cause Celebre at Old Vic - 24th Mar 2011 blog
	Richard Schiff Joins Tom Conti in Menier SMASH! - 15th Mar 2011 news
	Rosenthal Play Smashes Way to Menier, 31 Mar - 15th Feb 2011 news
	Cast: 39, Cusack Cause, Stubbs & Page's Lives - 2nd Feb 2011 news
	Anne-Marie Duff Stars in Old Vic Cause Celebre - 12th Nov 2010 news
External Links
	Book CAUSE CELEBRE tickets via the Whatsonstage.com Ticket Shop
	Book ROCKET TO THE MOON tickets via the Whatsonstage.com Ticket Shop
	Book SMASH! tickets via the Whatsonstage.com Ticket Shop