Ivo van Hove’s A Little Life transfers to the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre as it begins preview performances March 25. It arrives from the Richmond Theatre where the production had a preview run March 14-18. The play will open at the Harold Pinter April 5 and run through June 18. A Little Life has already been extended, and will transfer a second time to complete its run at the Savoy Theatre July 4-August 5. Based on the novel by Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life stars James Norton (Grantchester, Belleville), Luke Thompson (Bridgerton, King Lear), Omari Douglas (Nolly, Cabaret), and Zach Wyatt (The Witcher: Blood Origin, Bartholomew Fair) as four friends—a lawyer, an actor, an architect, and an artist. Taking place over the course of three decades, A Little Life follows them from college to their middle-age lives in New York City and explores the complex relationships between them. They are joined in the cast by Elliot Cowan (The Crown, 2:22 A Ghost Story) as Brother Luke/Doctor Traylor/Caleb, Zubin Varla (Andor, Tammy Faye) as Harold, Nathalie Armin (Treason, Force Majeure) as Ana, and Emilio Doorgasingh (Ted Lasso, Best of Enemies) as Andy. The book was adapted for the stage by Koen Tachelet, van Hove, and Yanagihara. This production marks the first time the stage version will be performed in English. Van Hove directs the production which features set, lighting, and video design by Jan Versweyveld, costume design by An D’Huys, music and sound design by Eric Sleichim, casting by Julia Horan, and hair, makeup, and prosthetics design by Susanna Peretz. Versweyveld, D’Huys, and Sleichim are frequent collaborators of van Hove’s, and previously worked on the play’s previous production in Amsterdam which subsequently played Brooklyn Academy of Music. Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions, and Playful Productions present the production which opens booking for the extension March 10. A Little Life has also partnered with Applause for Thought which works on supporting the wellbeing and mental health of the production’s company through creating safe spaces. Exploring the story of the real-life British military operation which helped turn the tide of World War II, Operation Mincemeat plays London’s Fortune Theatre. The Neil LaBute play premiered in 2001 with Paul Rudd and Rachel Weisz in the lead roles. The song cycle about an English woman in America subsequently became the first act of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song & Dance. After The Woman in Black’s 33-year run, the theatre welcomes the show which explores the real-life British military operation which helped turn the tide of the war. The piece is inspired by Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf. The farce, from the creators of The Play That Goes Wrong, is currently in previews at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore. Based on the 1993 film, the musical is heading back to The Old Vic, where it made its world premiere in 2016. The West Side Story Oscar winner and Broadway favorite will play the famed venue in April. Previously presented as a concert, the musical will launch a short U.K. tour this fall in Edinburgh, Scotland. Find out which character the Olivier- and Tony-nominated End of the Rainbow and Follies star is taking on in the Frank Loesser musical. The Tony-winning musical previously played London in 2018, when it had its pre-Broadway tryout at the National Theatre. The Jordan Harrison play explores the limits of what technology can replace in the face of age. The musical, about a fabulous teenage drag queen, features music by Dan Gillespie Sells and a book and lyrics by Tom MacRae. Nicholas Hytner directs Daniel Mays, Andrew Richardson, Celinde Schoenmaker, and Marisha Wallace in the immersive production at The Bridge Theatre. The Jordan Harrison play explores the limits of what technology can replace in the face of age. Nicholas Hytner directs the new production starring Daniel Mays, Andrew Richardson, Celinde Schoenmaker, and Marisha Wallace at The Bridge Theatre. They join the previously announced Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton for the Martin McDonagh play at the Duke of York Theatre.
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