PREVIEWS AND OPENINGS
Queen of the Mist
Charing Cross Theater
Previews from Saturday, 15 August. Opening Wednesday, 19 August.
Queen of the Mist, directed by Elizabeth Margolius, will have its first showing at the Charing Cross Theater. The musical is based on the true story of Anna Edson Taylor, who in 1901 set out to be the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel (桶) of her own design.
The Son
Duke of York's Theater
Previews from Monday, 24 August. Opening Wednesday, 2 September.
Written by internationally known Florian Zeller who is praised by The Guardian as "the most exciting dramatist of our time", The Son, which focuses on intergenerational relationships, family relationships and teenage depression, is directed by Michael Longhurst.
The Fishermen
Trafalgar Theatre Studio Two
Previews from Thursday, 3 September. Opening Saturday, 5 September.
In a small town in Nigeria, Ben and his three older brothers go to fish at a magical river. Unnoticed and carefree, they continued until the predictions of a mad man change the course of their lives forever. The Fishermen is based on the Man Booker Prize novel by Chigozie Obioma, who appears as an original new voice of west African literature. The play is directed by Jack McNamara.
Groan Ups
Vaudeville Theater
Previews from Sunday, 20 September. Opening Saturday, 10 October.
Directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward, Groan Ups is a completely new play which looks at how people grow up and develop. Are we the same at 30 as we were 13?