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Treasure Island Sword fights, pirate shanties, adventures on the high seas and sinister spirits of pirates past are all to be found in the Theatre Royal Haymarket’s new family production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island. Sunset Boulevard recreated in West End The Watermill Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Sunset Boulevard transfers to the West End in time for Christmas, opening at the Comedy theatre on 15 December, after previews from 4 December. Lion King celebrates 10th year with special performances As Disney’s The Lion King prowls into its 10th year in the West End’s theatrical jungle, it is marking the occasion with special appearances on the Royal Variety Performance and Radio’s 2 Friday Night Is Music Night, making musical theatre history in the process. Imagine This Imagine This: an original new musical opening in the West End, one not based on a book, a film or a band’s back catalogue, and not a transfer from Broadway. It has been a rare occurrence of late, but it happened last night at the New London theatre. Una Stubbs Currently appearing in The Family Reunion at the Donmar Warehouse, actress Una Stubbs tells Caroline Bishop how bringing up her own family has shaped her career. Globe loves 2009 Shakespeare’s Globe will celebrate young love in its season next year, which includes three of the bard’s romances and a new version of Euripides’s Helen by Frank McGuinness. The Tragedy Of Thomas Hobbes In the atmospheric setting of Wilton’s Music Hall, simultaneously ancient and modern, the Royal Shakespeare Company launches its 2008 London season with the world premiere of The Tragedy Of Thomas Hobbes. La Clique extends at Hippodrome Quirky variety show La Clique has extended its run at the Hippodrome until 19 April ahead of the Leicester Square venue’s proposed conversion into a casino. Nominations open for Theatregoers’ Choice Awards Theatregoers wanting to have their say on the best of London theatre in 2008 can do just that in the ninth annual Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Awards, for which nominations are now open. Bush gives breaking up a festive twist The Bush theatre’s collected tales of relationship endings, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, returns to the West London venue next month with a new seasonal slant. |