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    • We're Going On a Bear Hunt at the Lyric Theatre

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      Kids Theatre

      From 3 July 2013 to 8 September 2013

      Lyric Theatre W1D 7ES [map]

      Michael Rosen's award-winning book We're Going On A Bear Hunt is brought vividly and noisily to the stage in director Sally Cookson's fun-filled adaptation set to Benji Bower's versatile lively score.

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    • We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre

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      Musical

      From 2 January 2012 to 26 October 2013

      Dominion Theatre W1T 5AQ [map]

      Ben Elton and the remaining members of the rock group Queen bring you this vibrant musical. Set in a futuristic world where rock music has been banned, it's up to Galileo to save the world!

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    • Wicked The Musical at the Apollo Victoria

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      Musical

      From 1 January 2009 to 2 November 2013

      Apollo Victoria SW1V 1LG [map]

      Wicked, is a dazzling, smash-hit musical about the early life of the legendary witches from L Frank Baum's classic story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz..

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    • The Winter's Tale Re-imagined at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

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      Drama

      From 29 June 2013 to 20 July 2013

      Regent's Park Open Air Theatre NW1 4NU [map]

      Shakespeare's classic tale of jealousy, separation and reconciliation is re-imagined for a family audience at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

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    • The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre

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      Drama

      From 12 August 2011 to 14 December 2013

      Fortune Theatre WC2B 5HH [map]

      Catch the terrifying The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre in London... if you dare! Arthur Kipps is a solicitor obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by a ghostly Woman in Black from his past.

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    • Zoonation: Some Like It Hip Hop at the Peacock Theatre

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      Contemporary Dance

      From 3 May 2013 to 30 June 2013

      Peacock Theatre WC2A 2HT [map]

      ZooNation's Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations.

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    • Circus Maximus - finals

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      From 28 May 2013 to 1 June 2013

      Udderbelly Southbank SE1 8XX [map]

      Twenty of the UK's hottest circus acts will dazzle and delight you with remarkable feats of bamboozling skill, physical prowess and unexpected hilarity. A unique and exciting live show, unlike anything you've ever experienced, this is the UK's first ever circus competition. The country’s finest circus talents compete in the iconic Udderbelly for the votes of the audience and judges. The prize? £5,000 and the opportunity to develop a new show with Underbelly Productions and Circus Space - the UK's foremost centre for circus arts.

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    • Circus Maximus - heat 4

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      Musical

      From 18 May 2013 to 19 May 2013

      Udderbelly Southbank SE1 8XX [map]

      Twenty of the UK's hottest circus acts will dazzle and delight you with remarkable feats of bamboozling skill, physical prowess and unexpected hilarity. A unique and exciting live show, unlike anything you've ever experienced, this is the UK's first ever circus competition. The country’s finest circus talents compete in the iconic Udderbelly for the votes of the audience and judges. The prize? £5,000 and the opportunity to develop a new show with Underbelly Productions and Circus Space - the UK's foremost centre for circus arts.

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    • Dinosaur Zoo

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      Theatre

      From 9 August 2013 to 8 September 2013

      Regent's Park Open Air Theatre NW1 4NU [map]

      A unique show that allows heaps of interaction for kids and adults while they travel with the Erth performers on a journey through prehistoric Australia.

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    • English National Opera: Death in Venice at the London Coliseum

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      Opera

      From 14 June 2013 to 26 June 2013

      London Coliseum WC2N 4ES [map]

      In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.

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    • English National Opera: Wozzeck at London Coliseum

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      Opera

      From 11 May 2013 to 25 May 2013

      London Coliseum WC2N 4ES [map]

      Wozzeck tells the story of a simple soldier, troubled by visions, who murders his unfaithful partner and dies, leaving behind an orphaned child.

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    • The Flaming Lips at Roundhouse

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      Pop

      From 20 May 2013 to 21 May 2013

      The Roundhouse NW1 8EH [map]

      Zany psychedelic rock band from Oklahoma City.

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    • Flown

      Must See!

      Musical

      From 2 June 2013 to 22 June 2013

      Udderbelly Southbank SE1 8XX [map]

      Swinging drum kits, flying ironing boards, dangling divas. Welcome to the world of the unexpected.

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    • The Golden Voice at Arts Theatre

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      Musical

      From 12 June 2013 to 31 August 2013

      The Arts Theatre WC2H 7JB [map]

      Fame-hungry singer Mike Chariot betrays his best friend and abandons his childhood sweetheart to win the nation’s favourite TV talent show, The Golden Voice. But he quickly realises he's a puppet controlled by record company and TV execs. Too famous to return to his old life, he decides to disappear.

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    • Hamlet at The Bloomsbury Theatre

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      Dance

      From 15 May 2013 to 24 May 2013

      Bloomsbury Theatre WC1H 0AH [map]

      Olivier award-winning choreographer and director Peter Schaufuss presents a Hamlet-inspired dance drama.

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    • Julian Clary: Position Vacant, Apply Within at Palace Theatre

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      Comedy

      2 June 2013

      Palace Theatre W1D 7ES [map]

      Julian Clary's latest stand-up show, in which the master of camp is looking for love.

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    • Liza (On An E) at Vaudeville Theatre

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      Cabaret

      From 14 May 2013 to 18 May 2013

      Vaudeville Theatre WC2R 0NH [map]

      Following several sell-out seasons and an acclaimed tour of Australia, Trevor Ashley, one of the foremost musical theatre stars from Down Under, will make his West End debut as the irrepressible, incomparable and infamously iconic Liza Minnelli in LIZA (on an E).

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    • Much Ado About Nothing at the Old Vic

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      Comedy Theatre

      From 7 September 2013 to 16 November 2013

      The Old Vic SE1 8NB [map]

      Mark Rylance directs James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave in Shakespeare's timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

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    • Noah And The Whale at Palace Theatre

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      Indie

      From 28 April 2013 to 19 May 2013

      Palace Theatre W1D 7ES [map]

      The indie-folk quintet perform their hits.

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    • The Play That Goes Wrong at Trafalgar Studios

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      Comedy Theatre

      From 30 April 2013 to 18 May 2013

      Trafalgar Studios SW1A 2DY [map]

      After benefiting from a large and sudden inheritance, the inept and accident prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society embark on producing an ambitious 1920s murder mystery in the West End. Hilarious disaster ensues and the cast start to crack under the pressure, but can they get the production back on track before the final curtain falls?

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