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CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play comes to the West End with a star-studded cast. Including James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Sanaa Lathan and our very own Adrian Lester. Directed by Debbie Allen.

Novello Theatre, Aldwych, London (0844 482 5170). £49.50, £40, £30, £20, £10.

MAYBE FATHER

A young couple and most of their friends deal with the turbulent consequences of an unexpected pregnancy, in this story written by Charlene James.

Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London SE1 (020 7922 2922). Nov 12, 7pm. £6 adv/£8 door.

Category B

This is the latest offering from critically acclaimed playwright Roy Williams, as part of the Not Black and White season at the Tricycle Theatre.

Tricycle Theatre, 269 High Road, London NW6 (020 7328 1000). Continues until Dec 12, 8pm. £10/ £15 /£20

Seize the Day

Jeremy Charles has got the face to represent as the first black mayor. Well-spoken, good-looking, with an appetite for change, he sold his pitch on reality TV, but can he be the real people’s candidate? Written by actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah. Part of the Not Black and White season at the Tricycle Theatre.

Tricycle Theatre, 269 High Road, London NW6 (020 7328 1000). Continues until Dec 22, 8pm. £10/ £15/ £20.

Detaining Justice

Justice is locked in a cold dark cell, his asylum application pending. His sister, Grace, would like to help but has been told to leave it in God’s hands. The clouds of recession loom, unemployment rises and the fight to remain is tougher than ever.

Olivier Award-winning playwright Bola Agbaje returns to the Tricycle Theatre with this excellent play as part of the Not Black and White season.

Tricycle Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 (020 7328 1000). Nov 25 – Dec 15, 8pm. £10/ £15/ £20.

Six Degrees of Separation

John Guare’s award-winning play, inspired by the story of a flamboyant con artist who claimed to be the son of Sidney Poitier.

Old Vic, 103 The Cut, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 (0870 060 6628). Opens January 2010. £15-£44.50.

Flipping The Script

Talawa Theatre brings a series of plays showcasing the best in black British writing. Includes Maybe Father by Charlene James (Nov 12).

Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London SE1 (020 7922 2922). £6/£8.

Common Law

Jamaican comedy legend Oliver Samuels stars in this hilarious new play. A man tries to trade in his common law wife for a younger model.

Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, Hackney London E8 (020 8985 2424). Nov 6 and 7, 7pm. £30, £28.

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

Following a sell-out run in Dublin, Owen O’Neil and David Johns bring their stage adaptation of the 1982 Stephen King novel to London.

Wyndham’s Theatre, Charing Cross, London WC2 (0844 482 5138). 7.30pm. £10 -£49.

OTHELLO

Lenny Henry stars in this critically acclaimed adaptation of the Shakespeare classic.

Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall, London SW1 (020 7432 4220). Continues until 11 Dec 12, 7.30pm. £20 -£45.

THRILLER LIVE

Thriller Live is a spectacular, high-octane show celebrating the career of the world’s undisputed king of pop – Michael Jackson – and the Jackson 5.

The Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1. 8pm. £78. www.the-lyric-theatre.co.uk

SISTER ACT

Musical based on the hit movie.

The London Palladium, Argyll Street, London W1 (0844 412 2704). Booking until Feb 2010, 7pm. £17.50/£60.

AVENUE Q

Adult puppet-based musical with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, story by Jeff Whitty.

Noel Coward Theatre, St Martin’s Lane, London WC2 (0844 412 5141 / 0844 847 1545). 7pm. £20/£50.

HAIRSPRAY

Award-winning musical version of the 1988 John Waters film.

Shaftesbury Theatre, 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 (020 7379 5399). 7pm, £60.

STOMP

Percussive dance show performed by a UK rhythm dance troupe.

New Ambassadors Theatre, West Street, London WC2 (0870 060 6627). 7pm. £47.50.

Published: 02 November 2009
Issue: 1396