London/West End in July

Hi all,

I’m going to do another West End vacation this year at the end of July. I was looking into what you would all recommend.

I’ve already booked:

- Operation Mincemeat

- Mean Girls

- The Hot Wing King

- Standing On The Sky’s Edge

- Next to Normal.

I also saw Cabaret last year in London and will see it on Broadway this week - so that’s a last resort. Any recommendations are appreciated!

Can't say if they're good since they haven't opened yet, but I'm interested in Kiss Me Kate (Stephanie J. Block) at the Barbican, Bluets at the Royal Court (Ben Whishaw/Emma D'Arcy), the Ashton Triple Bill at the Royal Opera House, A View From the Bridge at the Haymarket (Dominic West), Hello Dolly! at the Palladium. And if the reviews/word of mouth are good, and returns are available, there's always the Romeo & Juliet with Tom Holland.

Glad you picked Standing On The Sky's Edge. Of the twenty shows I saw in March this one was in the top five. Liked the play The Hills of California at the Pinter Theatre. The rush with todaystix.com gave me a stalls seat at a good price.

If you like James Corden, he'll be at the Old Vic in the play "The Constituent". Everything else I'm seeing in July has already been mentioned here but I'm oddly curious about the English language premiere of (I think the Korean) musical about Marie Curie at the Charing Cross Theatre.

Think you already have a solid list. I’ll be in London in September and already have tickets for Operation Mincemeat. No idea if any of the current cast will still be performing, but if not, I’m sure they’ll find some fantastic replacements.

I saw Witness and highly recommend. It’s very melodramatic but it’s such a cool experience.

"Your Lie in April" has been announced for a limited run and will be playing in July. I saw the pro-shot on YouTube of the debut version in Japan, while it was up (is not anymore), and it looked very interesting.

I also just booked Hello Dolly with Imelda Staunton.

I want to see Starlight Express but the tickets are so expensive

Different shows use different sites, like Broadway.


www.atgtickets.com

www.lwtheatres.com

www.nationaltheatre.org

www.nimaxtheatres.com

www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk

Those are the official sites of most of what you’ll probably want to see. There are smaller theatres however that have their own websites for their shows and I’d advise booking directly through them

London Tide - Lyttleton Theatre - (ends 22 June) - Having no familiarity with Our Mutual Friend or PJ Harvey, I quite enjoyed this. Ok - the songs seem superfluous. The cast is mostly excellent actors - not singers. The staging is very simple - other than creative use of light riggings to simulate waves and some other bits. The plot is full of contrivances and social commentary. Lots and lots of narration. 4 Stars.



Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder - a trifle. It maintains - for good and bad - its Fringe origins. I didn't think the songs were particularly memorable or witty (there were some clever bits, though). Think Romy & Michele crossed with Only Murders in the Building (Second Season), and you have a rough idea of the show. If you go, I would not not sit closer than Row G (not sure the 20 GBP for first row is worth the neck issues) or further than row M in the stalls (the overhang blocks). The stage is insanely high. Photograph below from Twitter. Also, the sound is very loud for such a small theatre (the Ambassadors) and the sound mix fails too often - It probably does not need amplification even with the on-stage band London Tide didn't use amplification for the much larger Lyttleton. 3.5 stars from me. If you are at a loss and want to see something, you could do a lot worse It is a pleasant entertaining show, but not a "must see".

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