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    The best theatre to see in London in 2024: from Sarah Jessica Parker in Plaza Suite to The Devil Wears Prada

    by Nick Clark Mar 04, 2024 9 minutes
    Source: ES

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    London's the best for theatre, bar none. The treats in store this year are testament to the incredible talent, versatility and resilience of the city's performance scene – and this is only what's been announced so far...

    January

    Exhibitionists

    A comedy about love, sex, happiness and freedom set in the San Francisco art world, and what happens when ex-partners (and their new boyfriends) collide. A big moment for London fringe theatre, as it marks the reopening of the King’s Head Theatre.

    The King's Head, January 5 to February 10; kingsheadtheatre.com

    The Unfriend

    Lee Mack, Frances Barber and Sarah Alexander in The Unfriend (Manuel Harlan)

    Stephen Moffat’s dark comedy about how becoming pals with people on holiday can go wrong is back. Directed by Mark Gatiss, the production stars Frances Barber, joined by Sarah Alexander and Lee Mack.

    Wyndham's Theatre, January 9 to March 9; buy tickets here

    The Enfield Haunting

    Catherine Tate and David Threlfall star in Paul Unwin’s new play, based on a supposedly real poltergeist event in 1978. Prepare for things that go bump in the night.

    Ambassadors Theatre; January 10 to March 2; buy tickets here

    Plaza Suite

    The first big West End star vehicle has Sarah Jessica Parker (of Sex and the City fame), alongside her husband Matthew Broderick, playing three separate couples in a revival of Neil Simon's witty take on love and marriage.

    Savoy Theatre, January 15 to March 31; plazasuiteuk.com

    Cowbois

    (Henri T)

    Described as a "rollicking queer Western like nothing you've seen before", Cowbois transfers from

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