{"id":1197,"date":"2023-11-27T05:21:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T05:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2023-11-27T09:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T09:49:25","slug":"west-end-shows-opening-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/11\/27\/west-end-shows-opening-this-december\/","title":{"rendered":"West End Shows Opening this December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Take a look at these brilliant plays opening in the West End from next month. Don\u2019t miss out on your chance to see these smash-hit productions and secure your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/\">London theatre tickets<\/a> online at LSBO or at our box office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Unfriend (Opening 16th December)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"The-Unfriend-Shows\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Unfriend-Wyndhams-Theatre.webp\" alt=\"The Unfriend Shows\" class=\"wp-image-1198\" title=\"The Unfriend Shows\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After its smash-hit run at the Criterion Theatre earlier this year <strong>The Unfriend <\/strong>returns to the West End next month, this time at the Wyndham\u2019s Theatre. The show will run for a strictly limited period from the 16th December 2023 to the 9<sup>th<\/sup> March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/comedy\/the-unfriend\"><strong>The Unfriend<\/strong> theatre tickets are available now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This time starring comedy legend Lee Mack (Not Going Out\/ Would I Lie to You) and Sarah Alexander (Coupling\/ Smack the Pony). They will join Frances Barber (Silk\/ Doctor Who) who reprises her role in the comedy. Written by Steven Moffat and director Mark Gatiss, the team behind BBC\u2019s Sherlock, this dark comedy is not one to be missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story follows a couple Peter and Debbie who while on holiday make friends with Elsa, a trump loving widow from Denver. They agree to stay in touch because well no one ever really means that do they? Well, Elsa does and invites herself to stay with the family a few months later. Finding this a little strange Peter and Debbie decide to look her up online only to discover she\u2019s a murderer. The couple now face the ultimate challenge of the modern world\u2026 how do you protect yourselves and your family from mortal peril without seeming impolite?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because guess who\u2019s coming\u2026 to MURDER!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This cringe-worthy comedy will open at Wyndham\u2019s Theatre next month. Make sure to secure your London theatre tickets online or visit our box office in Leicester Square. Book <strong>The Unfriend<\/strong> tickets now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Motive and the Cue (Opening 9th December)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"the-Motive-and-the-cue-\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/motive-and-the-cue.webp\" alt=\"the Motive and the cue\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" title=\"the Motive and the cue Tickets\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Motive and the Cue <\/strong>is transferring to the West End in December, following its highly acclaimed, sold-out run at the National Theatre,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Academy Award, Tony Award and Golden Globe winner Sam Mended (The Lehman Trilogy) and based on the making of Richard Burton and John Gielgud\u2019s \u2018Hamlet\u2019 on Broadway, this play was celebrated as a \u2018love letter to theatre\u2019 by the Evening Standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) this fierce and funny play offers a glimpse into the politics of a rehearsal room and the relationship between art and the celebrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show follows the story of Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor and playing the title role in a new production of Hamlet directed by John Gielgud. But during the rehearsal process, two ages of heater collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The play will star Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud, and Tuppence Middleton as Taylor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/play\/the-motive-and-the-cue\">The Motive and the cue<\/a> <\/strong>will play for a strictly limited 15-week run at the Noel Coward Theatre from the 9th of December 2023. Book your London theatre tickets now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up to date with all the latest London theatre News with LSBO blogs. Enjoy half-price and discounted theatre tickets by purchasing tickets online or visit our box office in the heart of Leicester Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"West-End-Shows-Opening-this-December\">Why not follow us on social media to be the first to find out all the hot theatre news, you can find us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lsbo_leicestersquareboxoffice\/\">Instagram<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lsbo\"> X<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LSBO.DiscountTheatreTickets\/\"> Facebook <\/a>and even TikTok!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look at these brilliant plays opening in the West End from next month. Don\u2019t miss out on your chance to see these smash-hit productions and secure your London theatre tickets online at LSBO or at our box office. 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