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Les Misérables Victor
Hugo’s 1862 French classic novel was adapted for the stage by Trevor
Nunn for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1985. With music by Alain
Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, “Les Mis”
tells the tale of downtrodden poor and the social and political
struggles in revolutionary France. It is now at the Queens Theatre while
its original home, the Palace Theatre, is undergoing renovation. The Mousetrap Agatha Christie’s murder mystery, The Mousetrap,
has been playing in London since 1952, and has been seen by 100 million
people. A few bits of the original set remain. Christie herself
predicted a run of only six months, and in 1955, after the 1,000th
performance, a critic wrote: “The biggest mystery of the evening is why
this play has run so long.” Chicago The longest-running Broadway musical to play the West End is this high-kicking tribute to Bob Fosse’s 1975 version. Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 hit musical, The Phantom of the Opera
is based on Gaston Leroux’s novel of the same name and is set in the
Paris Opera House. Perhaps it is Lloyd Webber’s most famous production.
Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty’s Theater
The Lion King Based
on the 1994 animated film of the same name, this story is magically
conjured up on stage. The animal costumes and special effects wow
children and adults alike.
The Woman in Black This
production, staged in one of London’s smallest venues since 1989, has
plenty of atmosphere and tells a classic ghost story. This is a story
that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Wicked Based
on the novel by Gregory Maguire and touted as “the untold story of the
witches of Oz”, this musical offers a prequel to the story told in The Wizard of Oz, leading up to the moment when Dorothy’s house falls on the Green Witch’s sister. Dirty Dancing As
Baby turns into a woman with the help of a hip-swivelling dance
instructor, expect plenty of rock and roll and some sexy moves in this
raunchy version of an old favourite. Great fun. Aldwych Theatre WC2 0870 040 0046
Priscilla Queen of the Desert Based on the Oscar®-winning movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
(1994), it tells a hilarious yet heart-warming tale of three drag
queens journeying across the Australian outback in search of love.
Outrageously glamorous. Palace Theatre W1 0870 040 0046
Blood Brothers The
story revolves around twins separated at birth because their mother
cannot afford to keep them both. One grows up with his poor, natural,
mother, the other lives with her wealthy employer. The consequences when
they eventually meet are a successful blend of comedy and tragedy.
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