Among this week’s major London theatre openings, in the West End and further afield, are Relatively Speaking at the Wyndham’s Theatre, Tanzi Libre at Southwark Playhouse, NT Shed’s Bullet Catch and more:
Opening Monday
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Relatively Speaking
20 May 2013
(Previews from 14 May)
Lindsay Posner directs Alan Ayckbourn’s breakthrough play, with a cast including Felicity Kendal, Jonathan Coy and Kara Tointon. It runs at the Wyndham’s Theatre until 31 August 2013.
Limbo
20 May 2013
(Previews from 10 May)
Promising a “summer celebration of otherworldly proportions”, the latest show from the creators of Cantina features magic, acrobatics and dance. It runs at London Wonderground until 29 September 2013.
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Opening Tuesday
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Tanzi Libre
21 May 2013
(Previews from 15 May)
Tanzi Libre follows a love story in the realms of the wrestling world. Opening Southwark Playhouse’s new home, it’s directed by Ellie Jones and stars Olivia Onyehara and Kazeem Tosin Amore, and runs at the Southwark Playhouse until 22 June 2013.
Bullet Catch
21 May 2013
Rob Drummond’s one man show features mind reading, levitation and a notorious finale. It runs at the NT Shed until 1 June 2013.
Avenue Q
21 May 2013
(Previews from 16 May)
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx’s musical follows the jobless, homeless, penniless lives of those on Avenue Q. It runs Upstairs at the Gatehouse until 30 June 2013.
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Opening Wednesday
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To Kill a Mockingbird
22 May 2013
(Previews from 16 May)
Harper Lee’s classic novel has been adapted by Christopher Sergel. Starring Robert Sean Leonard as Atticus Finch, it runs at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre until 15 June 2013.
Something Very Far Away
22 May 2013
(Previews from 21 May)
Something Very Far Away is animated and staged through projection, puppetry and music. Written and directed by Mark Arends, it runs at the Unicorn Theatre until 2 June 2013.
Disgraced
22 May 2013
(Previews from 17 May)
Disgraced is based around a dinner party in New York that slowly intensifies. Directed by Nadia Fall, it runs at the Bush Theatre until 22 June 2013. |
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Opening Thursday
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Titus Andronicus
23 May 2013
(Previews from 16 May)
The RSC’s production of Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus is directed by Michael Fentiman. It runs at the Swan Theatre until 26 October 2013
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