Things To Do: Theatre

MONDAY 14 MAY
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias, a true story by Robert Harling following the loss of his beloved sister, is a moving play that celebrates the strength and value of friendship, humour, and love in the midst of life’s greatest hardships. Starring Kaceyv Ainsworth, Isla Blair, Cheryl Campbell, Cherie Lunghi, Sadie Pickering and Denise Welch.
Till Sat 19 May; 7.30, Thur & Sat mat 2.30pm; tickets £15-£35.
Richmond Theatre, The Green, Richmond TW9 1QJ
0844 871 7651
www.atgtickets.com/richmond

TUESDAY 15 MAY
Little Gem
Three generations of Irish women: daughter, mother, grandmother, tell the story of one year in their lives, each from their own perspective. The stories are full of humour and pathos. A ‘gem’ of a play: funny, moving and unusual.
Till Sat 19 May; 7.45pm; tickets £5-£10.
Putney Arts Theatre, Ravenna Road, Putney SW15 6AW
07594 464799
www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk

TUESDAY 15 MAY
The Cherry Orchard
Following their acclaimed productions of Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya, the Tobacco Factory make their debut visit to the Rose with Chekhov’s final tragic-comic masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard. The hen-pecked Nyukhin tries to obey his wife’s command to lecture us on the evils of tobacco but only succeeds in revealing the comic absurdities of his life.
Till Sat 19 May; 7.30pm; Thur 7 Sat mats 2.30pm; tickets £8-£22.
Rose Theatre, 24-26 High Street,Kingston KT1 1HL
0844 4821 556
www.rosetheatrekingston.org

SUNDAY 20 MAY
Henry IV Part 2
Performed by the Versophiles, a pool of local actors who meet once a month to rehearse and perform a stage reading of a Shakespeare play. This month it’s Henry IV Part 2: The King lies dying in London. Prince Hall must reconcile his differences with his father and confront his duties as the future King.
2.30pm; tickets £4.
Rose Theatre, 24-26 High Street, Kingston KT1 1HL
0844 4821 556
www.rosetheatrekingston.org

MONDAY 21 MAY
Doctor in the House
Follow the inexperienced young medical student Simon Sparrow (Joe Pasquale) beginning his five-year internship at St. Swithin’s Teaching Hospital. Continually running afoul of the irascible head surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt (Robert Powell), he is taken under the wings of two student repeaters to farcical consequences.
Till Sat 26 May; 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm; tickets £12-£32.
Richmond Theatre, The Green, Richmond TW9 1QJ
0844 871 7651
www.atgtickets.com/richmond

TUESDAY 22 MAY
An Inspector Calls
From Stephen Daldry, director of The Reader comes a production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls- direct from its fourth West End season. When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman.
Till Sat 26 May; 7.30pm, Thur & Sat mat 2.30pm; tickets £10-£32.
New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QG
0844 871 7646
www.atgtickets.com/wimbledon

TUESDAY 22 MAY
Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun
Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the death of playwright John McGrath. Directed by acclaimed new emerging director Robert Hastie, John McGrath’s startling, darkly comic depiction of young men coming to terms with a new, inhuman era of warfare is based on his own experience of National Service in the 1950s.
Till Sat 16 Jun; Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sat & Sun mat 3pm; tickets £10-£17.
Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED
0844 847 1652
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 23 MAY
Wasted
Three old friends. One remarkable day. For Ted, Danny and Charlotte, life will never be the same again. A day trip through the parks and raves and cafes of South London, where life is what you make it. The words of Kate Tempest paint a picture of lives less ordinary in an unforgiving world, sound-tracked by an exhilarating score.
7.30pm; tickets £13, concs £9.
Tara Arts, 366 Garratt Lane SW18 4ES
020 8333 4457
www.tara-arts.com

WEDNESDAY 23 MAY
From Tandor to Tooting
You are exclusively invited to Raman’s engagement dinner. Maa and daadi Bhanavi are here to welcome their new extended family with open arms, sharing delicious food and tales of love, loss and heritage. A unique theatre experience in a secret location for just a handful of exclusive guests looking to enjoy an intimate and barrier-breaking trip into the wonderful lives of this family.
Till Fri 25 May.
House in Tooting, address to be confirmed when tickets purchased
020 8333 4457
www.tara-arts.com

THURSDAY 24 MAY
Legs 11
Like most men, Tom has an ambiguous relationship to his legs. So imagine his surprise when he was shortlisted to the Pretty Polly competition looking for the best legs in the country. Tom has suffered from varicose veins for a number of years. A newly found confidence encouraged him to delve into a world of celebrity, stockings, photoshoots, beauty pageants and gender misadventures.
Till Saturday 26 May
8.30pm, £10.00, £8.00 Concessions
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, SW11 5TN
02072232223
boxoffice@bac.org.uk
www.bac.org.uk/whats-on/legs-11

FRIDAY 25 MAY
14 Tables
Mehrdad, Mamoru and Jessamin are delighted to invite you to dinner…a dinner with a difference; where food dances on the table and the conversation is far from what you’d expect: Giraffes, Bach, copulating steaks and a hairy Jesus.
Till Saturday 26 May
Friday 6.30pm & 9.15pm, Saturday 9,15pm, Pay What You Can
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, SW11 5TN
02072232223
boxoffice@bac.org.uk
www.bac.org.uk/whats-on/14-tables

SATURDAY 26 MAY
Written in the Stars
A variety spectacular which showcases talented young singers, dancers and actors from the Sutton and Streatham area. Elite School of Dance and Drama, and Momentum Dance Company will be joining forces.
3pm & 7pm; tickets £8.
Secombe Theatre, 42 Cheam Road Sutton SM1 2SS
020 8770 6990
www.secombetheatre.co.uk

SUNDAY 27 MAY
Merrie England
A long time British musical classic, this rediscovery celebrates both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee as well as the 150th anniversary of the birth of composer Edward German. Edward German’s patriotic pageant deals with love and rivalries at the court of Queen Elizabeth I as the monarch visits the townsfolk of Windsor to celebrate May Day.
Sun, Mon & Tue till Tue 12 Jun; 7.30pm, Tue mat 2pm; tickets £18, concs £15.
Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED
0844 847 1652
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk

MONDAY 28 MAY
One Act Festival
Over 6 nights The Lost Theatre showcases a diverse and stimulating range of shows from some of the country’s best young writers and directors.
Till 2 June, 7.30pm. Tickets £14 per evening, £10 concs
The Lost Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2JU
020 7622 9208
www.losttheatre.co.uk

TUESDAY 29 MAY
Girls Night
The fun filled show follows life long friends as they enjoy a wild night out at a Karaoke club.  They remember the past, laugh, cry and belt out fabulous girls anthems like , I Will Survive, It’s Raining Men and Dancing Queen.
Tue-Thu 7.30pm, Fri 5.30pm & 8.30pm, Sat 5pm & 8pm. Tickets £17.50-£19.50
New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1QG
0844 871 7696
www.atgtickets.com/wimbledon

WEDNESDAY 30 MAY
Curtains The Musical
Wimbledon Light Opera Society present Curtains, the hilarious musical whodunit from the creators of Cabaret & Chicago, Kander & Ebb. Curtains combines humour, a whodunnit murder plot and lots of toetapping numbers to delight audiences and keep you guessing "who did it?" until the final curtain!
Till Saturday 2 June
2.30pm, 7.30pm, £13.00-£16.00
London Oratory School Arts Centre, Seagrave Road, Fulham, SW6 1RX
07722316101
www.wlos.org.uk/tickets

ONGOING
Privates on Parade
Based on Peter Nichols’ own national service experiences whilst entertaining the troops alongside Kenneth Williams and Stanley Baxter, Privates on Parade pays a nostalgic and wildly funny tribute to the dying days of Empire and the swansong of the concert party.
Till Sat 19 May.
Hampton Hill Playhouse, 90 High Street, Hampton Hill TW12 1NY
0845 838 7529
www.teddingtontheatreclub.org.uk

ONGOING
His Greatness
Three men; a great American playwright, his trusted and loyal assistant, and a young Canadian street hustler find themselves together for two days in a hotel room in Vancouver. The ensuing battle for power, love and loyalty is frequently funny, engagingly dark and ultimately moving. This is the story of living with greatness and the pain of its inexorable decline.
Till Sat 19 May; Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Sat (from 5 May) & Sun mat 3pm; tickets £14, concs £10.
Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED
0844 847 1652
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk

ONGOING
His Greatness
Three men; a great American playwright, his trusted and loyal assistant, and a young Canadian street hustler find themselves together for two days in a hotel room in Vancouver. The ensuing battle for power, love and loyalty is frequently funny, engagingly dark and ultimately moving. This is the story of living with greatness and the pain of its inexorable decline.
Till Sat 19 May; Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Sat (from 5 May) & Sun mat 3pm; tickets £14, concs £10.
Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED
0844 847 1652
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk

ONGOING
The Conquering Hero
Written in 1923, this play by is set in a military family on the eve of the outbreak of the First World War. As the war approaches, the family is torn by the differing attitudes to the coming conflict. Conscientious objections to war are not easy principles to espouse at such a time and in such a family. The Conquering Hero is directed by Auriol Smith.
Till Sat 9 Jun; 7.45pm, Thur mat 2.30pm, Sat mat 3pm; tickets £10, concs £8.
Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond TW9 2SA
020 8940 3633
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk

ONGOING
All Good Men
A country house in Surrey, the home of Edward Waite, former miner and aging Labour grandee who served his apprenticeship during the General Strike. A young television producer prepares Waite for an interview on his past. As he wades deeper into his past, the question is asked: does one bad judgement mean you are not a good man?
Till Mon 14 May; 7.30pm; tickets £14, concs £10.
Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED
0844 847 1652
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk