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    The best theatre to see in 2024: from Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End debut to Sarah Snook’s one-woman show

    by Jessie Thompson Dec 31, 2023 7 minutes
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    The next year of theatre reads like the cast list of the best film ever made. Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Keeley Hawes, Matt Smith, Ian McKellen, Sheridan Smith, Brian Cox, Michael Sheen, Steve Coogan and Dominic West are all heading to the stage. Plus, some actual films are heading to the stage too: Starter for Ten, Mean Girls, The Devil Wears Prada, Dr Strangelove. It’s shaping up to be a very good year.

    Plaza Suite

    Major star power is on its way to the West End, with Sarah Jessica Parker (aka Carrie Bradshaw) teaming up with Matthew Broderick (aka Mr Sarah Jessica Parker) for Neil Simon’s 1971 romantic comedy. The pair play three different couples in different situations, which all take place in the same hotel suite. John Benjamin Hickey (who was so extraordinary in Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance a few years ago) is directing – and it’s SJP’s West End debut. Savoy Theatre, 17 Jan to 31 March

    Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in ‘Plaza Suite’ on Broadway (Joan Marcus)

    Just For One Day

    My friend Emma once came up with a fun Christmas party game – listening to every version of Live Aid’s “Do They Know It’s musical writer John O’Farrell and director Luke Sheppard) know what they’re doing.

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