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Drama in London coming up

Drama in London coming up, Thursday 29 October to Sunday 27 December: 115 events, among them 109 in theatre, 4 in film, 1 in kids and family and 1 in workshops and courses.

Amadeus, Peter Shaffer's play of Salieri's envy of Mozart.

until Sat 7 Aug

Noël Coward Theatre

from £24

Amadeus

August: Osage County: Tracy Letts' prize-winning drama.

until Sat 10 Apr

Noël Coward Theatre

from £24

August: Osage County

Hamlet Hail to the Thief: Hamlet with live Radiohead music.

until Sat 23 Jan

Barbican Theatre

£36

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer with Emma Corrin.

until Sat 24 Apr

Olivier - National Theatre

from £36

Suddenly Last Summer

Major: John Major's rise from Whip to PM in 1990.

until Sat 31 Jul

Olivier - National Theatre

£24–36

Major

Dogstar: mutiny and visions on an icebound whaling ship.

until Sat 5 Dec

Hampstead Theatre

from £12

Dogstar

Priestley's classic drama, Daldry's staging.

until Sat 25 Sep

Alexandra Palace

from £22

An Inspector Calls

Insane Asylum Seekers: darkly funny play on exile.

until Sat 20 Mar

Bush Theatre

£12–18

Insane Asylum Seekers

Some Woman: Helen Edmundson's new play with Anne-Marie Duff.

until Sat 21 Nov

Dorfman - National Theatre

from £71

Some Woman

The Seagull: Chekhov's classic drama of love and ambition.

until Tue 27 Apr

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

£6–8

The Seagull

Affluenza: dark comedy about wealth and privilege.

until Sat 28 Nov

Riverside Studios

£28–32

Affluenza

Spitfire Girls: WWII play about female fighter pilots.

until Sat 27 Feb

Park Theatre

from £18

Spitfire Girls

Junction Juniors: free drama club for ages 7 to 11.

until Mon 7 Dec | 16:00

Grand Junction

Free

Junction Juniors

Mother There Art Thou: prize-winning new play.

Fri 30 Oct | 12:00

Etcetera Theatre

Mother There Art Thou

Tales from the Shadows: spooky Gothic stories on stage.

Fri 30 Oct | 19:30

Lantern Arts Centre

£12

TALES FROM THE SHADOWS

Speculations: Janie Dee in a political thriller set in 1965.

Fri 30 Oct

Canary Wharf Theatre

Speculations

Hamlet Hail to the Thief: Shakespeare meets Radiohead live.

Sat 31 Oct | 19:45

Barbican Arts Centre

from £30

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Hamlet Hail to the Thief: Shakespeare meets Radiohead.

Sat 31 Oct

Barbican Centre (Cinema)

£38–151

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Let the Wind Have It: Tennessee Williams in three one-acts.

Sun 1 Nov

Drayton Arms Theatre

£14

Let the Wind Have It

Cloud 9: Caryl Churchill's play on gender and power.

Mon 2 Nov

Lyttelton Theatre

£32–91

Cloud 9

Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9 in a bold new staging.

Mon 2 Nov | 19:30

National Theatre

£20–78

Cloud 9

Lightstreams: a play on migration, care and belonging.

Mon 2 Nov

Theatre503

Lightstreams

Murder Weapon: Brian Clemens thriller at Erith Playhouse.

Mon 2 Nov

Erith Playhouse

Murder Weapon

Coming to Conclusions: coming-of-age play about queer love.

Tue 3 Nov | 19:00

Hope & Anchor

£18

COMING TO CONCLUSIONS

Goldfish: Klondike Gold Rush play by Nina Beck.

Tue 3 Nov | 19:30

Bridewell Theatre

£19.50

Goldfish

Great Expectations: Dickens' novel as a stage play.

Tue 3 Nov

Brockley Jack Theatre

£17

Great Expectations

We Anchor in Hope, a play on a London pub's final night.

Tue 3 Nov

Hampton Hill Playhouse

£20

We Anchor in Hope

Petrichor: UCL Drama Society play on what goes unsaid.

Tue 3 Nov | 19:30

Bloomsbury Theatre

£16

Petrichor

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