A woman of dangerous independence restrained by a conventional marriage, Hedda Gabler (Mary-Louise Parker) indulges in a cruel game, amusing herself with the misfortune she inflicts on those around her. As Hedda struggles to balance her wild desires against her chosen life, she sets into motion a manic chain of events that bring her story to a chilling end.
Also starring Tony® Award-winner Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd) and Paul Sparks (Take Me Out). The production features a new adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen work by Christopher Shinn (Dying City) and will be directed by Ian Rickson (The Seagull).
Oscar Wilde’s gothic fable becomes a darkly seductive dance theatre event from master storyteller Matthew Bourne.
Set in the image-obsessed world of contemporary art and politics, this ‘black fairy tale’ tells the story of an exceptionally alluring young man who makes a pact with the devil. Amongst London’s beautiful people, Dorian Gray is the ‘It Boy’ -an icon of beauty and truth in an increasingly ugly world. The destructive power of beauty, the blind pursuit of pleasure and the darkness and corruption that lie beneath the charming façade; the themes behind Wilde’s cautionary tale have never been more timely. Matthew Bourne’s first new production in three years reunites the team that created the double Olivier award-winning hit Play Without Words - designer Lez Brotherston, composer Terry Davies and lighting designer Paule Constable. New Adventures is the foremost dance theatre company in the UK, having created an enormous new audience for dance with a series of highly popular productions including Nutcracker!, The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands and the now legendary Swan Lake.
Alfred Hitchcock's classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash hit Olivier Award Winning Best New Comedy. This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.
This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.
With a score including such enduring musical numbers as "Let the Sunshine In," "Aquarius," "Hair" and "Good Morning Starshine," Hair depicts the the birth of a cultural movement in the 60's and 70's that changed America forever: the musical follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people who advocate a lifestyle of pacifism and free-love in a society riddled with intolerance and brutality during the Vietnam War. As they explore sexual identity, challenge racism, experiment with drugs and burn draft cards, the "tribe" in Hair creates an irresistible message of 'hope' that continues to resonate with audiences 40 years later.
May be inappropriate for 13 and under due to nudity and subject matter. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
Customers must exchange their voucher on the day of the performance between 6pm an 8pm in "Ristorante IPPOPOTAMO", Piazza Bra Nr. 26 (first floor) in Verona.
Well, Lisa Kron’s Tony Award-nominated comedy which played at Trafalgar Studios earlier this year, transfers to the West End’s Apollo theatre on 29 December for a limited season to 24 January.
An autobiographical play, Well depicts the relationship between American comic memoirist Kron and her mother, Ann. When Kron writes Ann into her latest play, she goes a step too far. The stage is set for a mother-daughter showdown as Kron’s well-planned show collapses into an explosion of riotous comedy and heartbreaking home truths.
Well opened on Broadway in 2006 and earned two Tony Award nominations. The play received its UK premiere at Trafalgar Studio 2 in September.
Sarah Miles and Natalie Casey play mother and daughter. Stage and film veteran Miles is best known for her Oscar-nominated performance in 1970 film Ryan’s Daughter, as well as roles in Lady Caroline Lamb and Term Of Trial, opposite Laurence Olivier. Casey starred in C4 soap Hollyoaks and sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps, before going on to appear on the London stage in Fame at the Shaftesbury.
The pair are joined at the Apollo by Oliver Chris, known for his roles in television comedies The Office, Green Wing and The IT Crowd. On stage he played Petruchio in The Taming Of The Shrew at Wilton’s Music Hall in 2007.
Currently at the Apollo is Rain Man, an adaptation of the film of the same name, starring Josh Hartnett and Adam Godley, which ends its run on 20 December. Well fills the gap between the end of Rain Man and Three Days Of Rain, starring James McAvoy and Nigel Harman, which previews at the Apollo from 30 January.
Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, based on the play Turandot by Carlo Gozzi. It was left unfinished by Puccini at his death, and completed by Franco Alfano. The first performance, at the Teatro alla Scala, in Milan, on 25 April 1926, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, included only Puccini's music and not Alfano's additions. Later performances were of the completed score.
Turandot is a Persian word and name meaning "the daughter of Turan", Turan being the region of Central Asia which used to be a part of Persian Empire.
It is an oriental fairytale of disguised identities, riddles, ritual executions and of course powerful, triumphant love. Besides its great tenor aria Nessun dorma, the music ranges from the exotic and portentous as the moon rises at the start, through the grandeur and mysticism of Turandots riddles, to the tragic beauty of the servant girl Lis appeals to and final sacrifice for her beloved master, Prince Calaf.
Performance Info
26th June 2009 @ 9.15pm
10th, 17th & 29th July 2009 @ 9.15pm
4th August 2009 @ 9pm
Customers must exchange their voucher on the day of the performance between 6pm an 8pm in "Ristorante IPPOPOTAMO", Piazza Bra Nr. 26 (first floor) in Verona.
Norma Desmond was the greatest silent movie star of them all, until the advent of the talkies made her a has-been. Joe Gillis was a struggling screenwriter until, by chance, he pulled his car into the driveway of 10086 Sunset Boulevard, home to the reclusive Miss Desmond. This chance encounter would change their lives, forever.
Craig Revel Horwood’s poignant, compelling and inventive new production sold out prior to the opening of its run at the Watermil
