{"id":838,"date":"2023-07-21T09:52:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T09:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=838"},"modified":"2023-11-07T12:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:45:55","slug":"3-new-plays-opening-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/07\/21\/3-new-plays-opening-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"3 New Plays Opening This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"3-New-Plays-Opening-This-Year\"><strong>The Enfield Haunting Opens on 30th November 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"The-Enfield-Haunting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1079\" height=\"1077\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/enfield-haunting-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Enfield Haunting\" class=\"wp-image-842\" title=\"The Enfield Haunting tickets\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the true story and first-hand accounts of one of the ghost hunters, <strong>THE ENFIELD HAUNTING<\/strong> tells the story of a single mother trying to protect her three children from some disturbing happenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hodgson family who lived in a north London council house became the centre of one of the most famous poltergeist events in the world during the summer of 1977.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The play is set to star comedy icon <strong>Catherine Tate <\/strong>(Dr Who\/ The Catherine Tate Show) and film and television actor <strong>David Threlfall<\/strong> (Shameless). This is the world premiere of this major new play written by <strong>Paul Unwin<\/strong> (Co-creator of the world\u2019s longest-running medical drama Casualty)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Book <strong>The Enfield Haunting ticket<\/strong> running at the Ambassador\u2019s Theatre from the 30<sup>th<\/sup> November 2023 to the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE Opens 9<sup>th<\/sup> December 2023<\/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\/07\/motive-and-the-cue-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Motive and the cue\" class=\"wp-image-841\" title=\"The Motive and the cue tickets\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following its highly acclaimed, sold-out run at the National Theatre, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/play\/the-motive-and-the-cue\"><strong>THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE<\/strong><\/a> is transferring to the West End later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Academy Award, Tony Award and Golden Globe winner <strong>Sam Mended<\/strong> (The Lehman Trilogy) and based on the making of <strong>Richard Burton<\/strong> and <strong>John Gielgud\u2019s <\/strong>\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 <strong>Jack Thorne<\/strong> (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 play tells the story of <strong>Richard Burton<\/strong>, newly married to <strong>Elizabeth Taylor<\/strong> 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>Starring Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud, and Tuppence Middleton as Taylor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE <\/strong>will play for a strictly limited 15-week run at the <strong>Noel Coward Theatre<\/strong> from the 9<sup>th<\/sup> of December 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>THE UNFRIEND Opens 15<sup>th<\/sup> December 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Unfriend-Wyndhams-Theatre.jpg\" alt=\"The Unfriend \" class=\"wp-image-843\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A person, often met on holiday, who doesn\u2019t understand that \u201clet\u2019s keep in touch\u201d means \u201cgoodbye.\u201d Sometimes a murderer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"THE-UNFRIEND\">After its smash-hit run at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/theatre\/criterion-theatre\">the Criterion Theatre<\/a> earlier this year <strong>THE UNFRIEND<\/strong> returns to the West End later this year. 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