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Miriam Zendle takes a look at the London theatre scene, recommends shows and actors to see and to avoid

Pirate Radio is the newest ensemble comedy from filmmaker Richard Curtis (screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, and writer/director of Love Actually), spinning the irreverent yet fact-based tale of a seafaring band of rogue rock and roll deejays whose 'pirate radio' captivated and inspired 1960s Britain opens on November 13th.

Pirate Radio is the newest ensemble comedy from filmmaker Richard Curtis (screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, and writer/director of Love Actually), spinning the irreverent yet fact-based tale of a seafaring band of rogue rock and roll deejays whose 'pirate radio' captivated and inspired 1960s Britain opens on November 13th.

Eileen Atkins, Imelda Staunton and Matthew Marsh will star in two upcoming plays at London's Almeida Theatre

Details for the closing months of London's Royal Court Theatre's 50th anniversary celebration have been finalized, with works by Caryl Churchill and Samuel Beckett, and performances by Harold Pinter, Kristin Scott Thomas and Alicia Witt among the highlights