Among this week’s major London theatre openings, in the West End and further afield, are Michael Grandage’s Peter and Alice, the Royal Court’s The Low Road, the Almeida’s Before the Party, and more:
Opening Monday
Peter and Alice 25 March 2013 (Previews from 9 March)
Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw star in John Logan‘s play detailing the time when the original Alice in Wonderland, Alice Liddell Hargreaves, came face to face with the original Peter Pan, Peter Llewelyn Davies. It runs at the Noel Coward Theatre until 1 June.
A Class Act 25 March 2013 (Previews from 20 March)
Providing a behind-the-scenes look of how a musical is created, A Class Act tells the story of Tony award-winning lyricist Edward Kleban. It runs at the Landor Theatre until 13 April.
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Opening Thursday
Before the Party 28 March 2013 (Previews from 21 March)
Based on a short story by Somerset Maugham, Rodney Ackland‘s play is a portrayal of the upper middle classes adjusting to post-war life. It runs at the Almeida Theatre until 11 May.
I Didn’t Always Live Here 28 March 2013 (Previews from 26 March)
A journey into the forgotten lives of the dispossessed and elderly, Stewart Conn’s play runs at the Finborough Theatre until 20 April.
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Opening Sunday
The Hospital at the Time of the Revolution 31 March 2013
The world premiere of Caryl Churchill’s 1972 play gives a “forensic insight into the adjustment of morality for the sake of conscience”. It runs at the Finborough Theatre until 16 April.
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