Theatre News

Opening: The Boy With Tape on His Face, Slava’s Snowshow & Complicite’s Master & Margarita

Among this week’s major London theatre
openings, in the West End and further afield, are The Boy with Tape on His Face, Slava’s Snowshow, Complicite’s Master and Margarita, and more:

Opening Monday

The Boy with Tape on His Face
17 December 2012

Hit Edinburgh comedian comes to the West End with his unique brand of silent comedy. The Boy with Tape on His Face runs at the Duchess Theatre until 5 January.


The Dance of Death
17 December 2012
(Previews from 13 December)

Conor McPherson‘s translation of August Strindberg‘s play comes to the Trafalgar Studios. A battle of wills laced with black comedy, The Dance of Death runs until 5 January.


Slava’s Snowshow
17 December 2012

The hit Christmas show returns to the Royal Festival Hall this year. Promising a ‘dream-like world which will touch both your heart and funny bone’, Slava’s Snowshow runs until 7 January.

Opening Tuesday

The Master and Margarita
18 December 2012
(Previews from 14 December)

Complicite returns to the Barbican Centre with their version of Bulgakov’s classic novel. It runs until 19 January.


Cinderella: A Fairytale
18 December 2012
(Previews from 12 December)

Based on Grimm’s fairytale, Cinderella comes to the St James Theatre with storytelling and original music. It runs until 26 January.

Opening Thursday

Tu i Teraz
20 December 2012
(Previews from 18 December)

A new play by Nicola Werenowska, Tu i Teraz is a about immigration and family loyalties. It runs at the Hampstead Theatre until 19 January.