A love story set in Paris during the Second World War, Marguerite draws inspiration from one of the greatest of romantic novels, La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas. Marguerite is the beautiful and notorious mistress of a high ranking German officer. Armand is a young musician half her age who falls obsessively in love with her. Their dangerous love story is played out against the background of Occupied Paris.

Marguerite will be the World Premiere of a collaboration between Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and Martin Guerre) and the Oscar award-winning musical legend Michel Legrand and lyricist Herbert Kretzmer (Les Misérables).

Ruthie Henshall, the award-winning West End and Broadway actress returns to the London stage to play the title role.

One of the greatest and funniest comedies of the Restoration, The Country Wife tells the story of Horner, a notorious and lascivious man-about-town and his ingenious scheme for the rampant and mass seduction of the women of London society. By spreading the false rumour of his own impotence, he gains the sympathy of the husbands of the town and, more importantly, free access to their wives.
Meanwhile the newly-married Pinchwife desperately attempts to keep his naïve country bride from the clutches of predatory London bachelors. When she and Horner meet, events spiral out of his control…
Award-winning actors David Haig, Patricia Hodge and Toby Stephens lead the company in Wycherley's dazzling comedy. Joining them is exciting young actress Fiona Glascott in the title role.

With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you will receive ticket(s) to "Jersey Boys" and accommodation at our selection of London hotels.

Broadway musical Jersey Boys is to open at London’s Prince Edward theatre next year. Jersey Boys, which tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, opens on 18 March 2008 following previews from 28 February.

The musical premiered on Broadway in November 2005 and won several Tony Awards at the 2006 ceremony, including Best Musical. The new London production of Jersey Boys is staged by the entire Broadway creative team, led by director Des McAnuff and choreographer Sergio Trujillo.

The story of Jersey Boys follows four blue collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks – Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi – as they become one of the biggest American pop bands of the 1960s. The band’s songs include Sherry, Walk Like A Man, December 1963 (Oh What A Night), Big Girls Don’t Cry, Bye Bye Baby and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You. The musical is written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with lyrics by Bob Crewe and music by Gaudio.

FOLLOWING a 17-week regional tour, Rufus Norris’ acclaimed adaptation of Tintin will transfer to the West End’s Playhouse Theatre for a limited Christmas run – from December 6, 2007 to February 23, 2008.
Tintin premiered at the Barbican Theatre in December 2005 and was a big hit for the Young Vic’s Walkabout Season.
Tintin, the popular, quiff-sporting, comic-book, child journalist with his faithful dog Snowy, was created by Herge in the 1929 comic strip, Le Petit Vingtieme. Since then, his adventures have spawned countless books and even the odd film or two. In fact, so popular is Tintin, that three million copies of his escapades are sold each year, in 50 countries and 40 languages.
Norris and Scottish playwright David Greig’s Tintin is based on Herge’s most personal work, Tintin in Tibet which sees our hero attempting to save his friend, Chang, from the freezing world of the Himalayas, home of the legendary abominable snowman…..
Recent Guildhall graduate Matthew Parish will play Tintin, the role originated by Russell Tovey who was seen recently in The History Boys.
Norris’ other credits include Festen, Cabaret and Vernon God Little which has just completed an extended run at the Young Vic where Norris is an associate director

FOLLOWING a 17-week regional tour, Rufus Norris’ acclaimed adaptation of Tintin will transfer to the West End’s Playhouse Theatre for a limited Christmas run – from December 6, 2007 to February 23, 2008.
Tintin premiered at the Barbican Theatre in December 2005 and was a big hit for the Young Vic’s Walkabout Season.
Tintin, the popular, quiff-sporting, comic-book, child journalist with his faithful dog Snowy, was created by Herge in the 1929 comic strip, Le Petit Vingtieme. Since then, his adventures have spawned countless books and even the odd film or two. In fact, so popular is Tintin, that three million copies of his escapades are sold each year, in 50 countries and 40 languages.
Norris and Scottish playwright David Greig’s Tintin is based on Herge’s most personal work, Tintin in Tibet which sees our hero attempting to save his friend, Chang, from the freezing world of the Himalayas, home of the legendary abominable snowman…..
Recent Guildhall graduate Matthew Parish will play Tintin, the role originated by Russell Tovey who was seen recently in The History Boys.
Norris’ other credits include Festen, Cabaret and Vernon God Little which has just completed an extended run at the Young Vic where Norris is an associate director

by Harold Pinter

The day got off to a lousy start! A death and a birth. Absolutely bloody scandalous! Is it too much to ask – to keep the place clean?

At once chilling and deliriously funny, Harold Pinter's The Hothouse was written in 1958 just before The Caretaker.

You've insulted me, you've insulted the cook, and you've insulted Jesus Christ.

Harold Pinter, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005, is generally regarded as the world's greatest living dramatist.

RUNNING TIME
2 hours 30 mins inc interval - provisional

Director: Ian Rickson
Designer: Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting Designer: Peter Mumford
Music: Stephen Warbeck
Sound Designer: Ian Dickinson

Cast:
Lamb : Leo Bill
Gibbs : Finbar Lynch
Roote : Stephen Moore
Lobb : Peter Pacey
Lush : Paul Ritter
Miss Cutts : Lia Williams
Tubb : Henry Woolf

Celebrated actor, comedian, novelist and director, Stephen Fry adds writer of a wonderfully witty new pantomime to his credits.

Cinderella is a tale of passion, jealousy, cross-dressing, injustice, chocolate, madness, cruelty, ice-cream, hatred, revenge, jelly, unrequited love, envy, tarts, forgiveness, music, laughter, hope, redemption and most importantly of all, love – the truest, purest love that ever was. And cake. So much cake you won’t believe.

PLEASE NOTE:
Thursday 10th January 2008 at 7.30pm will be a Captioned Performance for the hard of hearing.
Thursday 15th January 2008 at 7.30pm will be an Audio Described Performance for the Visually Impaired.

November 23, 2007 to December 7, 2007
Running time: Approx. running time: tbc
Background
Jewels is a sparkling new addition to the Royal Ballet repertory, a pure dance delight by George Balanchine, inspired by jewellery in the collection of Van Cleef & Arpels, from Fifth Avenue in New York. Each of the three movements uses a different gem for its inspiration and a different composer for its sound. First is the rich warmth of emeralds for Fauré, dreamy and reflective. Next comes the fire of rubies for Stravinsky, energetic and vibrant. Last is the sparkle of diamonds for Tchaikovsky, polished and classical. There is no story here, other than the sheer delight in the movement and vitality of dance and the images it can create.
Credits
Set Designs
Jean-Marc Puissant
Choreography
George Balanchine
Music
Gabriel Faure
Igor Stravinsky
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Costume Designs
Barbara Karinska
Costume Designs Consultant
Holly Hynes
Lighting
Jennifer Tipton
Performers
Conductor
Valeriy Ovsyanikov
Emeralds
Mara Galeazzi
Roberta Marquez
Valeri Hristov
David Makhateli
Ivan Putrov
Leanne Benjamin
Tamara Rojo
Edward Watson
Rubies
Alexandra Ansanelli
Lauren Cuthbertson
tba
Zenaida Yanowsky
Sarah Lamb
Carlos Acosta
Diamonds
Marianela Nuñez
Thiago Soares
Alina Cojocaru
Federico Bonelli

October 16, 2007 to November 25, 2007
Running time: 2 hours 55 minutes
Background
Kenneth MacMillan’s great interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy is one of the most popular works in the Royal Ballet repertory –  and one of the greatest examples of 20th-century choreography. The setting is Renaissance Verona, where a chance meeting ignites a profound love between Romeo and Juliet, bringing with it first hope of uniting their families in peace, then misunderstanding, and finally tragedy and death. Prokofiev’s music  is an instantly recognizable classic of the modern repertory, here complemented by choreography of beauty and touching fluidity.

Credits
Composer
Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography
Kenneth MacMillan
Designs
Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting
John B Read
Performers
Juliet
Leanne Benjamin
Tamara Rojo
Roberta Marquez
Mara Galeazzi
Miyako Yoshida
Alina Cojocaru
Romeo
Viacheslav Samodurov
Carlos Acosta
Ivan Putrov
Edward Watson
Federico Bonelli
Johan Kobborg
Conductor
Boris Gruzin

December 8, 2007 to January 19, 2008
Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Background
The Nutcracker is a perennial Christmas favourite, packed with magical moments of one of the greatest of classical ballets, all to the sounds of one of Tchaikovsky’s most famously tuneful scores. When young Clara’s favourite Christmas presents – a nutcracker doll – comes to life, she is drawn into magical adventures that lead from a battle with the Mouse King to the Kingdom of Sweets. The fantasy is brought to vivid life through Peter Wright’s reinterpretation of Lev Ivanov’s choreography, and Julia Trevelyan Oman’s wonderfully indulgent designs of late 19th-century grandeur, delicate in detail and rich in colour.

Credits
Choreography
Lev Ivanov
Music
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Production and Scenario
Peter Wright
Designs
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting
Mark Henderson
Performers
Conductor
Pavel Sorokin
The Sugar Plum Fairy
Marianela Nuñez
Lauren Cuthbertson
Roberta Marquez
Laura Morera
Miyako Yoshida
Sarah Lamb
Alina Cojocaru
Alexandra Ansanelli
The Prince
Thiago Soares
Rupert Pennefather
Ivan Putrov
Yohei Sasaki
Federico Bonelli
Viacheslav Samodurov
Johan Kobborg
David Makhateli