Best of July: Theatre

Best of July: Theatre

01 August, 2008
by: Spoonfed Team

Hangover Square
From 9th - 16th July
A dramatisation of Patrick Hamilton's brilliant novel about a lovelorn loser.
Best For: Closet misogynists

The Rake's Progress
From 7th - 18th July
An alluring, terrifying morality tale transposed from Hogarth's 18th century London to the mean streets of LA.
Best For: Feeling like a God up in the Gods

Terrorism
Until 20th July
Six interlinked vignettes on modern heroism, humour and indifference in the face of a global threat, by the brilliant Presnyakov Brothers.
Best For: Black humour

Spartacus
From 22nd - 24th July
The best ballet company in the world enact a favourite Xmas movie epic, from just ten pound a ticket.
Best For: Lovers of the unashamedly camp and spectacular

Black Watch
Until 26th July
Gregory Burke's harrowing tale of courage, comradeship and boredom on the modern battlefield is a must-see.
Best For: Changing your perceptions of battle, and theatre

Look Back In Anger
Until 26th July
A daring new production of the anti-establishment classic that coined the phrase 'angry young man'.
Best For: Leaving the theatre seething and exhilarated

Under The Blue Sky
From 15th July
Three tales of love among teachers, with a stellar cast and a brutally honest but joyously comic viewpoint.
Best For: Cynics who are secretly saps

Teen Scream
From 23rd
Ridiculous but entertaining musical about kids rehearsing a show who start to get sliced and diced by a mystery killer.
Best For: Those who didn't just like Scream, they liked I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Moonlight & Magnolias
Throughout July
Hollywood power games and creative short cuts are neatly skewered in this hilarious war of words based on the re-writing of Gone With The Wind inside 24 hours.
Best For: Hollywood nerds and lovers of snappy dialogue

Zorro
Throughout July
Soundtracked by the Gipsy Kings, this lavish adventure is the flashiest new show in town, complete with sexy babes, high wire stunts and thrilling sword fights.
Best For: Overgrown kids, and their kids


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