Scroll through our pick of the top ten shows opening in London in November.
Momma Golda at The King’s Head Theatre
4th, 5th, 10th, 11th and 12th November 2018.
After being crowned 2017 Oldie of the Year and appearing in the first two series of Jack Dee’s critically-acclaimed sitcom Bad Move, ninety-three year old star Thelma Ruby returns as Golda Meir in Momma Golda, this renowned adaptation of William Gibson’s Golda.
War Horse at The National Theatre
8th November 2018 – 5th January 2019
Eleven years after its NT debut, and having played in eleven countries to over seven million people, War Horse returns to the National Theatre to mark the centenary of Armistice Day.
At the outbreak of World War One, Albert’s beloved horse, Joey, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. Though not yet old enough to enlist, Albert joins the army, and embarks on a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring him home.
Little Women at The Space
27th November to 15th December 2018
Celebrating 150 years of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic, Space Productions present ‘Little Women’. Adapted by Rachael Claye (The Lighthouse, 2016) and directed by Sepy Baghaei (CITIZEN, 2018) this is inventive, joyful theatre. A celebration of sisterhood and a bittersweet story of family, loss and love.
Caroline, or Change at The Playhouse Theatre
20th November 2018 – 9th February 2019
Winner of the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Caroline, Or Change by Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America is a playful, funny, and deeply moving portrait of America at a time of momentous social upheaval, set to an uplifting and profound score of soul, blues, classical and traditional Jewish folk music.
Summer and Smoke at Duke of York’s Theatre
10th November 2018 – 19th January 2019
Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre, Rebecca Frecknall’s Summer and Smoke transfers to the West End’s Duke of York’s Theatre this November.
Trapped between desire and a life of obligation, Alma meets John and her world turns upside down. With ‘spellbinding, stripped-back staging’ (Financial Times), this intoxicating classic about love, loneliness and self-destruction evokes the simmering passions of a sweltering summer in small-town Mississippi.
Seussical The Musical at Southwark Playhouse
22nd November – 29th December 2018
This November, Marc Pickering will star as the mischievous Cat in the Hat in Immersion Theatre’s larger-than-life musical extravaganza, Seussical the Musical. He is joined by Scott Paige as the warm-hearted Horton the Elephant and Amy Perry as the humble Gertrude McFuzz in this high-energy production for ‘thinkers’ of all ages.
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Hot Gay Time Machine at Trafalgar Studios
27th November 2018 – 5th January 2019
Fresh from a critically acclaimed, 100% sold-out, five-star run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Hot Gay Time Machine by multi-award-winning comedy duo Zak Ghazi-Torbati and Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss (Marlow & Moss are co-writers of West End smash-hit musical SIX), arrives in the West End for a gaytastic Christmas season.
Covering all the most important moments in a gay man’s life, like coming out to your mum and navigating the naked politics of the school locker room, this is a Christmas party like no other.
Love Lies Bleeding at Print Room at The Coronet
9th November – 8th December 2018
Artist Alex Macklin moved to the south-western desert, abandoning his easel to make monumental land art. A second major stroke renders him speechless and motionless. He is kept alive by feeding tubes and desperate fourth wife, Lia. To this remote location comes Alex’s second wife, together with his only son, who has been researching ways to end his father’s life.
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at The Piccadilly Theatre
29th November 2018 – 23rd February 2019
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, adapted by Simon Stephens from the novel by Mark Haddon, and directed by Marianne Elliott will return to the West End in November 2018 for a limited season.
Curious Incident, which has now been seen by more than three million people worldwide, transferred to London’s West End following a sold-out run at the National Theatre’s Cottesloe Theatre in September 2012.
Pinter Four at The Harold Pinter Theatre
1st November – 8th December 2018
In Pinter Four, the brutality of family life and the subjectivity of memory are explored in the emotionally raw and richly funny Moonlight, directed by Olivier Award winner Lyndsey Turner, in which the past haunts the dark, lonely recesses of a dying father’s bedroom.
An East End criminal returns home from prison to find his room has been occupied by a mysterious woman with a secret. Set in the sweaty nightclubs and claustrophobic boarding houses of 1960s London, this is a rare opportunity to see the brilliantly witty and vivid Night School, directed by the inventive young director, Ed Stambollouian.
