COMING SOON...
A selection of shows announced for London in the coming months:

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY - Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. 50th anniversary of Harold Pinter's first London play. May 12-24.

THE DEEP BLUE SEA - Vaudeville Theatre. Greta Scacchi in Terrence Rattigan. May 13

A GOOD SOUL OF SZECHUAN - Young Vic Theatre. Jane Horrocks in Brecht's fable. May 15

PYGMALION - Old Vic Theatre. Peter Hall directs Shaw. May 15

ROSMERSHOLM - Almeida Theatre. Ibsen drama of clergyman's involvement in politics. May 15

MARGUERITE - Haymarket Theatre. New musical of Camille by the Les Mis team. May 20 - November 1

LIFECOACH - Trafalgar Studios. Comedy of woman whose life is falling apart. May 20

THE PITMAN PAINTERS - Cottesloe Theatre. Lee Hall play on miners and artists. May 21

NEVER FORGET - Savoy Theatre. Musical built on the songs of Take That. May 21

THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY - Olivier Theatre. Jacobean blood-and-thunder. June 4

DICKENS UNPLUGGED - Comedy Theatre. Comic romp through the life and works. June 9

AFTERLIFE - Lyttelton Theatre. Michael Frayn play about Max Reinhardt. June 10

THE CHALK GARDEN - Donmar Theatre. Edith Bagnold's look at old age. June 11

STRICTLY GERSHWIN - Royal Albert Hall. English National Ballet and singer Barbara Cook. June 13-22

CANDIDE - Coliseum. English National Opera does Leonard Bernstein. In rep from June 23.

BLACK WATCH - Barbican. National Theatre of Scotland stunner finally reaches London. June 20

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - Hammersmith Apollo. Stage version of Disney TV musical. June 30

ZORRO - Garrick Theatre. Musical of the Mexican Robin Hood. July 15

UNDER THE BLUE SKY - Duke of York's Theatre. David Eldridge play transfers from Royal Court. July 16

WEST SIDE STORY - Sadler's Wells Theatre. 40th anniversary production. July 22 - August 31

HER NAKED SKIN - Olivier Theatre. Rebecca Lenkiewicz on the Suffragettes. July 31

SOME TRACE OF HER - Cottesloe Theatre. Director Katie Mitchell takes on Dostoyevsky's The Idiot July 30

EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR - Olivier Theatre. Tom Stoppard and Andre Previn mix music and politics. August

WAVES - Cottesloe Theatre. Revival of Katie Mitchell's take on Virginia Woolf. August

IVANOV - Wyndham's Theatre. Kenneth Branagh in Tom Stoppard version of Chekhov. September 12

OEDIPUS - Olivier Theatre. Ralph Fiennes stars. October

PRISCILLA - tba. Musical based on Australian film of drag queens. Autumn

WAR HORSE - Olivier Theatre. Return of 2007 hit. November

TWELFTH NIGHT - Wyndham's Theatre. Derek Jacobi is Malvolio. December 5

THE TRAGEDY OF THOMAS HOBBES - Wilton's Music Hall. RSC on God and science in the 17th Century. December 9

THE CORDELIA DREAM - Wilton's Music Hall. RSC in play about rival Irish musicians. January 8, 2009

MADAME DE SADE - Wyndhams Theatre. Judi Dench in new drama. March 18, 2009

HAMLET - Wyndham's Theatre. Kenneth Branagh directs Jude Law. May 29, 2009

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