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Steaming
- Written by: Nell Dunn
IDP Trading Ltd presents the hot and intimate world of an all-female steam room in London's East End. Starring Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty), Kim Taylforth (Bad Girls, London's Burning) and Michelle Morris (The Knock).
The Haymarket, Basingstoke
Thu 20 Jun
£19–£21; £16 ( £17–£19; £10; £14; £10; Children £10 under 16s; Children £10 under 16s) / 01256 844244
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£19–£21; £16 ( £17–£19; £10; £14; £10; Children £10 under 16s; Children £10 under 16s) / 01256 844244
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£19–£21; £16 ( £17–£19; £10; £14; £10; Children £10 under 16s; Children £10 under 16s) / 01256 844244
- 14:00
- 19:30
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Tue 2 Jul
£17.50–£21.50 / 01902 429212
- 19:30
Wed 3 Jul
£17.50–£21.50 / 01902 429212
- 14:30
- 19:30
Thu 4 Jul
£17.50–£21.50 / 01902 429212
- 19:30
The Kite Runner
- Directed by: Giles Croft
- Written by: Matthew Spangler (adapt)
The European premiere of the story of one man's attempt to find redemption for his failure to act, adapted by Matthew Spangler from Khaled Hosseini's novel which tells a story of growing up and friendship and betrayal against a backdrop of events from the fall of the Afghanistan monarchy to the rise of the Taliban.
Liverpool Playhouse
Thu 20 Jun
£12–£23 / 0151 709 4776
- 13:30
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£12–£23 / 0151 709 4776
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£12–£23 / 0151 709 4776
- 14:00
- 19:30
See How They Run!
- Directed by: Abigail Anderson
- Written by: Philip King
Philip King's farce set in wartime 1944, where in sleepy Merton-cum-Middlewick the most urgent conflict seems to be over who is decorating the church pulpit for the Harvest Festival, until an escaped German POW enters the scene.
Theatre By The Lake, Keswick
Wed 26 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 01768 774411
- 20:00
Thu 27 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 01768 774411
- 20:00
Fri 28 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 01768 774411
- 20:00
Being Tommy Cooper
- Directed by: Cecily Boys
- Written by: Tom Green
In a small Las Vegas hotel room, the up-and-coming comedian Tommy Cooper faces his first failure. A warring relationship with his manager, plus the prospect of his show's early closure, Cooper lashes out. Comedy-drama written by Tom Green.
Palace Theatre, Newark
Thu 20 Jun
£14 (Children £13; £13; £12.50) / 01636 655755
- 19:30
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Mon 24 Jun
£14–£19.50 / 0131 248 4848
Theatre Royal, Wakefield
Sun 23 Jun
£13–£18.50 (£12–£16.50) / 01924 211311
- 18:00
Blue Remembered Hills: The Questors
- Written by: Dennis Potter
On a sunny summer afternoon during the Second World War in the Forest of Dean, a group of seven-year-olds play and squabble. But as the events of their childhood imaginations and loyalties develop, they take a distressing turn. The typical games of childhood reveal a capacity for brutality beneath their seeming innocence.
Richmond Theatre
Thu 20 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6651
Fri 21 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6651
Inconnu A Cette Adresse (Address Unknown)
- Directed by: Steve Marmion
- Written by: Michele Levy-Bram (adapt)
An art dealer returns to Germany and still maintains a correspondence with his Jewish friend back in America. But dealing with austerity and recession and a rise in nationalism, their friendship soon becomes distorted. French actors Christian Clavier and Thierry Lhermitte star in Steve Marmion's staging of Kathrine…
Soho Theatre, London W1D
Thu 20 Jun
£17.50–£25; £10 under 26s / 020 7478 0100
- 14:00
- 19:00
Fri 21 Jun
£17.50–£25; £10 under 26s / 020 7478 0100
- 19:00
Sat 22 Jun
£17.50–£25; £10 under 26s / 020 7478 0100
- 14:00
- 19:00
Lucky Sods
- Directed by: Colin Woods
- Written by: John Godber
John Godber's play about a couple who win the lottery jackpot and the cracks which start to appear in their marriage.
Rotherham Civic Theatre
Thu 20 Jun
£7.50 / 01709 823621
- 19:15
Fri 21 Jun
£7.50 / 01709 823621
- 19:15
Sat 22 Jun
£7.50 / 01709 823621
- 19:15
Bonaventure: Tread The Boards Theatre Group
- Written by: Charlotte Hastings
Tread The Boards Theatre presents Charlotte Hastings's murder mystery. Set in 1947 as Britain emerges from the austerity of World War II the nurses and nuns residing at the hill top convent of Our Lady of Rheims must cope with an influx of desperate villagers whose homes are being swept away in fearful floods. A driver…
Chrysalis Theatre, Milton Keynes
Fri 5 Jul
£8.50 (£6.50) / 01908 235000
- 19:00
Sat 6 Jul
£8.50 (£6.50) / 01908 235000
- 14:30
- 19:00
Death Tax
- Directed by: John Tiffany
- Written by: Lucas Hnath
The pensioner Maxine is convinced that her daughter is paying the nurse to kill her off, before the tax deadline approaches. Lucas Hnath's darkly comic tale is directed by John Tiffany. Not suitable for ages below 14.
Jerwood Theatre At The Royal Court, London SW1W
Thu 20 Jun
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
£12; £20 / 020 7565 5000
- 20:00
Fri 21 Jun
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
£12; £20 / 020 7565 5000
- 20:00
Sat 22 Jun
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
£12; £20 / 020 7565 5000
- 15:30
- 20:00
If Only
- Directed by: Angus Jackson
- Written by: Isobel Waller-Bridge
It's 16 April 2010, the day after the first prime ministerial debate. Stranded in Malaga Airport by the Icelandic ash-cloud, a Labour special advisor, a Lib Dem staffer and a Tory candidate consider their options. Directed by Angus Jackson.
Chichester Festival Theatre
Thu 20 Jun
Minerva Theatre
£24.50 preview; £30.50; £33 / 01243 781312
- 19:00
Fri 21 Jun
Minerva Theatre
£24.50 preview; £30.50; £33 / 01243 781312
- 19:45
Sat 22 Jun
Minerva Theatre
£24.50 preview; £30.50; £33 / 01243 781312
- 14:45
- 19:45
An Inspector Calls
- Written by: J B Priestley
J B Priestley's classic thriller set at a lavish dinner party which is interrupted when a mysterious man arrives questioning the guests about a murder.
Theatre By The Lake, Keswick
Thu 20 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 01768 774411
- 20:00
Fri 21 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 01768 774411
- 20:00
Mon 24 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 01768 774411
- 20:00
Joking Apart
Keen Productions' version of the Alan Ayckbourn play about a happy couple who inadvertently worsen the lives of those around them.
Hever Castle And Gardens, Edenbridge
Thu 25 Jul
£11–£15 / 01732 865224
- 20:00
Fri 26 Jul
£11–£15 / 01732 865224
- 20:00
Sat 27 Jul
£11–£15 / 01732 865224
- 20:00
Princess Mononoke: Whole Hog Theatre
The first theatrical staging of Hayao Miyazaki's renowned animated film, using giant puppets made from recycled materials, visceral, physical storytelling and original live music. Young warrior Ashitaka is a marked man. Cursed by a demon god whilst defending his village, he must leave his home forever to seek a cure.
The New Diorama Theatre, London NW1
Thu 20 Jun
£13.50; £15 (£11; £12.50) / 0844 209 0344
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£13.50; £15 (£11; £12.50) / 0844 209 0344
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£13.50; £15 (£11; £12.50) / 0844 209 0344
- 15:30
- 19:30
Steaming
- Written by: Nell Dunn
Six women, in search of salvation from the cold, find themselves in a dilapidated Turkish baths, taking comfort from the steam room. However they are dismayed to find that it is threatened with closure, and join forces to fight against it. An adaptation of Nell Dunn's popular play.
Theatre Royal, Windsor
Mon 24 Jun
£11–£33 / 01753 853888
- 20:00
Tue 25 Jun
£11–£33 / 01753 853888
- 20:00
Wed 26 Jun
£11–£33 / 01753 853888
- 20:00
Widowers' Houses
- Written by: Bernard Shaw
Part romantic comedy, part family drama and part exploration of moral choices, George Bernard Shaw's first play reveals the skeletons that hide in even the most respectable of middle-class cupboards.
New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Thu 20 Jun
£12–£21; £7.50 under 26s (Children £10–£19; £10–£19; £10–£19) / 01782 717962
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£12–£21; £7.50 under 26s (Children £10–£19; £10–£19; £10–£19) / 01782 717962
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£12–£21; £7.50 under 26s (Children £10–£19; £10–£19; £10–£19) / 01782 717962
- 14:15
- 19:30
The Cripple Of Inishmaan
- Directed by: Michael Grandage
- Written by: Martin McDonagh
On the remote island of Inishmaan, word is that a Hollywood film is being made on the neighbouring island. Young Cripple Billy wants to be in the film, desperately. Daniel Radcliffe stars in the title role, in Martin McDonagh's comic play. Directed by Michael Grandage.
Noel Coward Theatre, London WC2N
Thu 20 Jun
£10–£85 / 0844 482 5141
Fri 21 Jun
£10–£85 / 0844 482 5141
Dad's Army (The Lost Episodes)
A staged performance of some episodes of the famous TV sitcom.
Rutland Open Air Theatre, Stamford
Tue 9 Jul
Tolethorpe Hall
£10 preview; £13; £13; £15; £18 (£12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50) / 01780 756133
- 19:45
Wed 10 Jul
Tolethorpe Hall
£10 preview; £13; £13; £15; £18 (£12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50) / 01780 756133
- 19:45
Thu 11 Jul
Tolethorpe Hall
£10 preview; £13; £13; £15; £18 (£12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50) / 01780 756133
- 19:45
Educating Ronnie
Joe Douglas' one-man show about his friendship with a Ugandan boy and how what began as a request for help turned into something much more complicated.
macrobert, Stirling
Sat 14 Sep
£10.50 (£9.50; Seniors £9.50; Students £5) / 01786 466666
- 14:00
- 19:30
God Of Carnage
- Directed by: Liisa Smith
- Written by: Yasmina Reza
Stagespell Theatre Company presents Yasmina Reza's award-winning comedy drama, in which two sets of middle-class parents meet to sort out a dispute between their children.
Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans
Thu 18 Jul
£10 / 01727 844222
- 20:00
Fri 19 Jul
£10 / 01727 844222
- 20:00
Hard Feelings
- Directed by: James Hillier
- Written by: Doug Lucie
It maybe tense on the streets but a group of Oxford University graduates are blissfully unaware of the civil unrest that is surrounding them. Funnily enough, in both their world and outside, people are fighting for respect and control. Drama written by Doug Lucie.
Finborough Theatre, London SW10
Thu 20 Jun
£10; £14; £14; £12; £16; £16 (£10; £10; £10; £12; £12; £12) / 020 7244 7439
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£10; £14; £14; £12; £16; £16 (£10; £10; £10; £12; £12; £12) / 020 7244 7439
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£10; £14; £14; £12; £16; £16 (£10; £10; £10; £12; £12; £12) / 020 7244 7439
- 15:00
- 19:30
The Insect House
- Written by: Shirley Day
Mustard Theatre Company presents a gripping psychological thriller that will have
Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft
Fri 21 Jun
£8 / 01502 589726
- 19:30
Inside Out Of Mind
- Directed by: Tanya Myers
- Written by: Tanya Myers
Darkly comic and offering glimpses of a mysterious world, this insightful play by Tanya Myers enters into the experience of dementia care.
Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
Thu 20 Jun
Djanogly Theatre
£10; £9.50–£15 (£8; £12) / 0115 846 7777
- 10:00
Sat 22 Jun
Djanogly Theatre
£10; £9.50–£15 (£8; £12) / 0115 846 7777
- 14:00
- 19:30
Mon 24 Jun
Djanogly Theatre
£10; £9.50–£15 (£8; £12) / 0115 846 7777
- 10:00
Le Malade Imaginaire
- Written by: Moliere
A biting satire by Moliere inspired by personal experience of a criminally incompetent medical profession. Performed in French.
Barons Court Theatre, The Curtain's Up, London W14
Thu 20 Jun
£14 (£12) / 020 8932 4747
- 19:45
Fri 21 Jun
£14 (£12) / 020 8932 4747
- 19:45
Sat 22 Jun
£14 (£12) / 020 8932 4747
- 14:30
- 19:45
Muddy Cows
- Directed by: John Godber
- Written by: John Godber
John Godber's play that gets inside the world of elite female rugby with crashing tackles, rucking mothers and real life hookers.
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Thu 4 Jul
£10–£24.50 / 01723 370541
- 19:30
Fri 5 Jul
£10–£24.50 / 01723 370541
- 19:30
Sat 6 Jul
£10–£24.50 / 01723 370541
- 14:30
- 19:30
Murder At The Seaside
- Directed by: David Manners
- Written by: David Manners
David Manners's drama based on the true story of George Joseph Smith, a serial bigamist who murdered a succession of wives at a variety of seaside locations by drowning them in a bath.
Herne Bay Little Theatre
Thu 20 Jun
£8 / 01227 366004
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£8 / 01227 366004
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£8 / 01227 366004
- 19:30




