I’m planning a week-long trip to London in December, mainly doing touristy things and visiting museums, but I’m also planning to see some shows. I have 5 slots and here are the shows I’m considering:
1. SIX
2. Girl from the North Country
3. A Christmas Carol
4. Everybody’s Talking about Jamie
5. A Comedy about Bank Robbery (I enjoyed Play that Goes Wrong)
6. Mary Poppins
7. & Juliet (I’m torn about this since I don’t listen to pop music and I'm not usually a fan of jukebox musicals, but I really enjoyed Moulin Rouge)
These are based on shows listed on https://www.londontheatre.co.uk. Maybe I’m missing some shows not listed there (e.g. Hamilton and HP Cursed Child are not listed on that website, but I’ve seen them on Broadway)
Any recommendations on which 5 I should choose? Or other shows not on my list? I might be able to squeeze in a 6th show.
Just as a background, my preference is musicals but I’m open to plays as well. I live on Long Island, NY and I go to the city regularly, so I’ve seen almost all currently running musicals on Broadway and those that ran in the past 5 years (except for bio jukebox musicals, not my cup of tea).
I know that 1-3 on my list are coming to Broadway soon, but West End tickets are sooo much cheaper than Broadway, so I figured I could see them in London when I’m there and skip them on Broadway to save money.
The Mischief Theatre (the people behind Play that Goes Wrong and Comedy About A Bank Robbery) have a new show about magic - that supposedly had input from Penn and Teller, It's not a musical, but may be worth a look.
Menier Chocolate Factory will have a Xmas musical - but what that show is has not yet been announced. It's a very small space - and it's always interesting to see what they do with it. Because they've done big musicals in that space!
If you venture off the West End, the Hampstead is having a world premier about the Fisher-Spassky chess match - but not a musical. And I have no idea if it will be any good.
The Almeida hasn't announced its December show.
And while I've never seen one, apparently December is the time to go to a "panto" of which there should be plenty.
Comedy about a bank robbery Is not nearly as funny as the play that goes wrong. I walked out so disappointed. Their new show starting next month is called “Groan Ups.”
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Posted: 8/22/19 at 9:41pm