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London Theatre Featured West End Theatre on this page:   Blood Brothers The Glass Menagerie Cabaret Treats     Bill Kenwright presents Willy Russell's BLOOD BROTHERS Written by the legendary Willy Russell, Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences. The incredible score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It's Not True. Hailed as one of the best musicals of all time - scooping up no less than four awards for best musical in London and seven Tony Award nominations on Broadway - Blood Brothers is currently booking into its 20th year. WHEN Evenings: Monday to Saturday at 7.45pm Matinees: Thursday 3.00pm, Saturday 4.00pm 1st preview 14 July 1988, press night 28 July Now booking to 27 January 2007 WHERE Phoenix Theatre Charing Cross Road London WC2 PRICES £17.50, £27.50, £32.50, £37.50, £45.00 BOOKING Box office: 0870 060 6629 Groups: £19.50, Schools: £14.50 (restrictions apply) Groups and Schools: 0870 060 6644 WEBSITE http://www.theambassadors.com WHO'S WHO Author - Willy Russell Producer - Bill Kenwright Director - Bob Tomson Director - Bill Kenwright Musical Director - Rod Edwards Design - Marty Flood Other - Iain McAvoy (company stage manager) Other - Richard Kingcott (deputy stage manager) Other - Ian Hawkins (assistant stage manager) Other - Michelle MacMillan (wardrobe supervisior) Other - Colin Newland (No 1 sound operator) Other - Richard Bannister (No 2 Sound Operator) Performer - Maureen Nolan (Mrs Johnstone) Performer - Steven Houghton (Narrator) Performer - Jay Roberts (Mickey) Performer - Mark Hutchinson (Eddie) Performer - Vivienne Carlyle (Mrs Lyons) Performer - Nikki Davis-Jones (Linda) Performer - Stephen Pallister (Mr Lyons) Performer - Kieran Gough (Sammy) Performer - Graham Martin (PC/Teacher) Performer - Simon Turner (Perkins) Performer - Caroline Hartley (Donna Marie) Performer - Alex Harland (Bus Conductor) Performer - Suzanne Carley (Brenda) Performer - Michael Everest (Neighbour) ALL CASTING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- What the papers say A MIRACLE! STILL UNMISSABLE AND UNBEATABLE The Spectator   THE BEST MUSICAL IN THE WEST END The Mirror   GRIPPING, GRITTY AND SUPERBLY HUMMABLE – IT'S A MUST! Mail On Sunday   Resources   Production Images     - The Glass Menagerie   Two-time Academy Award-winner Jessica Lange returns to the West End for a strictly limited season in a new production of Tennessee Williams' masterpiece THE GLASS MENAGERIE. Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, THE GLASS MENAGERIE premiered on Broadway in 1945 and was the playwright's first great success. Set in St. Louis in the 1930's, this memory play tells the story of the Wingfield family - Tom, who is torn between his obligation to his family and his desire to break away, his overbearing mother Amanda, and his frail sister Laura, whose memory he cannot escape. WHEN Evenings: Monday - Saturday at 8pm Matinees: Wednesday at 3pm, Saturdays at 4pm 1st preview 31 January 2007, press night 13 February 2007 Now booking to 19 May 2007 WHERE Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue London W1V 7HD PRICES Stalls: £49.50, £39.50 Circle: £49.50, £29.50* Upper Circle: £29.50, £19.50* Balcony: £19.50 Boxes: £39.50, £19.50 * side view BOOKING 0870 040 0080 Groups of 10+ 0870 899 3342 Best available reduced to £25 Upper circle seats reduced to £17.50 Valid for Monday - Thursday performances & Saturday matinees. Schools & Education Groups of 10+ 0870 899 3343 Best available reduced to £14.50 Valid for Monday - Wednesday performances Strictly subject to limited availability. Concessions: For Students, Senior Citizens and the Unemployed, tickets will be £19.50 on the door on the day of the performance, subject to availability. Available in person from the box office upon presentation of appropriate ID. All tickets subject to a booking fee except those purchased in person at the box office. WHO'S WHO Author - Tennessee Williams Producer - Bill Kenwright Director - Rupert Goold Performer - Jessica Lange (Amanda) Performer - Amanda Hale Performer - Ed Stoppard Performer - Mark Umbers ALL CASTING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE      -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cabaret   BILL KENWRIGHT presents WILLKOMMEN, BIENVENUE, WELCOME! CABARET Kander and Ebb's landmark musical turns Weimar Berlin of 1931 into a dark and sexually charged haven of decadence, its extraordinary and morally ambiguous inhabitants determined to keep up appearances as the real world - outside the comfortable sanctuary of the cabaret - prepares for the nightmarish chaos of war. At its heart is the legendary Sally Bowles who nightly performs at the infamous Kit Kat Klub in 'A shimmering masterpiece of a show guaranteed night after night! It’s divine decadence darling!' Award-winning director Rufus Norris returns to the Lyric Theatre, where his recent production of Festen played to great critical acclaim. Cabaret, with book by Joe Matseroff, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, was based on John van Druten's play I am a Camera which in turn took its inspiration from Christopher Isherwood's Berlin stories. The multi award-winning musical was conceived in 1966, later becoming the 1972 film with Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey - the film was to win 8 Academy Awards. Cabaret was the second of Kander and Ebb's musical collaborations. Their other work together includes Chicago, Flora, The Red Menace; 70, Girls, 70; The Act; The Rink; Steel Pier and Kiss of the Spider Woman. The Kit Kat Klub Free membership to the on-line Kit Kat Klub is recommended both to die-hard fans and those who are about to immerse themselves in the world of Cabaret for the very first time. Members will enjoy advance casting notices, the opportunity to join special events and the chance to mingle with the stars at one of the celebrity gala nights. In addition, members will receive discounts at a range of partnership outlets, and within the theatre on merchandise and at the bar. To join, please log onto: www.cabaret-the-musical.com WHEN Evenings: Monday - Saturday 7.45pm Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday 3.00pm Previews from 22 September Press Night: Tuesday 10 October at 7:00pm Booking until 7 April 2007 WHERE Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue London W1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus (250m) Bus: 14, 19, 22B, 38, 53, 88, 94, 159 PRICES £50.00, £40.00, £30.00, £25.00, £20.00 Previews - £10 off top four prices BOOKING Box office: 0870 890 1107 (booking fee applies) Groups: 10+ Best available seats reduced to £35.00, Upper Circle £22.50 Mon-Thurs and Sat mat only Schools: 10+ Best available seats reduced to £14.50 Mon-Wed only WHO'S WHO Book by - Joe Masteroff Music - John Kander Lyrics - Fred Ebb Producer - Bill Kenwright Director - Rufus Norris Design - Katrina Lindsay Choreographer - Javier De Frutos Musical Director - David Steadman Lighting - Jean Kalman Sound - Ben Harrison Performer - Anna Maxwell Martin (Sally Bowles) Performer - James Dreyfus (Emcee) Performer - Sheila Hancock (Fraulein Schneider) Performer - Michael Hayden (Clifford Bradshaw) Performer - Geoffrey Hutchings (Herr Schultz) Performer - Harriet Thorpe (Fraulein Kost) Performer - Andrew Maud (Ernst Ludwig) Performer - Christopher Akrill (Victor) Performer - Rebecca Bainbridge (Fritzie) Performer - Alastair Brookshaw (Wolf) Performer - Michael Camp (Hamburg Helmut) Performer - Josephine Darvill-Mills (Rosie) Performer - Kaisa Hammarlund (Lulu) Performer - Alexandra James (Helga) Performer - Jack Jefferson (Hans) Performer - Benny Maslov (Rudy) Performer - Jason Rowe (Bobby) Performer - Rebecca Sutherland (Frenchie) Performer - Clemmie Sveass (Texas) ALL CASTING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Resources   Production Images All photos are owned by BKL and usage is strictly subject to authorisation. For information on usage permissions, please contact Bill Kenwright Ltd.   Treats   In Christopher Hampton’s sharply observed, darkly funny drama of interchanging relationships, Ann (Billie Piper) replaces her egotistical boyfriend Dave (Kris Marshall) with the more 'conventional' Patrick (Laurence Fox), only to find that she can't make up her mind as to what (or who) she really wants… Billie Piper, much loved for her role as Rose Tyler in Doctor Who, stars in what will be her West End debut following just four touring dates. Billie first shot to fame at the age of fifteen as a teenage pop star; she enjoyed two number one singles and several other hits before turning to acting. Since making the transition, she has won numerous awards (including, for two consecutive years, the National Television Award for Most Popular Actress), starred alongside some of the biggest names in television, and won tremendous critical acclaim for her performances in the BBC’s The Canterbury Tales, and more recently, Ruby InThe Smoke. Billie is shortly to be seen starring in the hugely anticipated new TV adaptation of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. Joining Billie are TV favourites Kris Marshall and Laurence Fox: Kris is well known for playing bumbling son Nick (alongside Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker) in six hit series of the BBC drama My Family. Kris also starred alongside Amanda Donohoe in Murder City and appeared in The Merchant Of Venice with Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons. Laurence is perhaps best known to TV audiences as Kevin Whatley’s sidekick in Lewis. He has just finished filming Shekar Kapur's Golden Age with Cate Blanchett and starred in the feature film The Hole opposite Keira Knightley and in Robert Altman's Gosford Park. WHEN Evenings: Monday to Saturday at 8.00pm Matinees: Thursday 3.00pm, Saturday 5.00pm WHERE Garrick Theatre Charing Cross Road WC2 PRICES £45, £35, £25, £15 Reduced Price Previews £10 off the top three prices 20th-27th February. BOOKING Box office: 0870 040 0083 Groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £25. Upper circle seats reduced to £17.50 (Strictly subject to limited availability) School & Education Groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £14.50. Valid for Monday-Wednesday performances. (Strictly subject to limited availability) 0870 899 3343 Concessions: For Students, Senior Citizens and the Unemployed, tickets will be £20 on the door on the day of the performance. (Subject to availability. Available from the box office upon presentation of appropriate ID) To discuss access requirements and rates, please call 0870 895 5505 WHO'S WHO Author - Christopher Hampton Producer - Bill Kenwright Director - Laurence Boswell Design - Jeremy Herbert Lighting - Mark Henderson Sound - Ian Horrocks-Taylor Performer - Billie Piper (Anne) Performer - Kris Marshall (Dave) Performer - Laurence Fox (Patrick) ALL CASTING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE       Production Images All photos are owned by BKL and usage is strictly subject to authorisation. For information on usage permissions, please contact Bill Kenwright Ltd. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------