2009 in Theatreland
Maybe the West End will economically implode in 2009. Maybe the Arts Council will turn out to have invested its funds in an iffy bank in Lapland. But I can’t recall a year that, as early as now, looks so promisingly busy.
Benedict writes about a whole host of possible delights for 2009 – from those, my best picks would be
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart playing Beckett’s clownish tramps in Waiting for Godot at the Haymarket (Apr 30-Jun 28); Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe during the summer season (Apr 23-Aug 23).
From the musicals my choice would be Patricia Hodge and Lynda Bellingham at the Noel Coward Theatre in and as Calendar Girls (starts April 4) – the W1 in the nude for charity!; for Jason Donovan fans there is Priscilla Queen of the Desert, which replaces Spamalot at the Palace Theatre; and of course, Sister Act – can this Whoopi Goldberg co-produced version of the film be half as successful?
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