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The Audience, Apollo Theatre, London

Kristin Scott Thomas succeeds Helen Mirren in the recast return to the West End of Peter Morgan's comedy about the private audiences between the Queen and her prime ministers. Sarah Hemming

theaudienceplay.com, 0844 482 9671, booking to July 25

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Carrie the Musical, Southwark Playhouse, London

First London outing for the musical based on Stephen King's horror story about a 17-year-old misfit and her supernatural revenge on her tormentors. SH

southwarkplayhouse.co.uk, 020 7407 0234, to May 30

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Hay Fever, Duke of York's Theatre, London

Felicity Kendal stars in Lindsay Posner's revival of Noel Coward's comedy about the eccentric Bliss family. SH

atgtickets.com, 0844 8717623, to August 1

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High Society, Old Vic, London

Maria Friedman directs this delicious Cole Porter musical involving marital shenanigans and a swell party. Kate Fleetwood plays the wealthy, muddle-headed bride-to-be Tracy Lord. SH

oldvictheatre.com, to August 22

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Matchbox Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, London

The latest Michael Frayn is a collection of mini-dramas that combine philosophy and meta-theatrical game-playing. Hamish McColl brings them to the stage. SH

hampsteadtheatre.com, 020 7222 9301, to June 6

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Ah,Wilderness!, Young Vic, London

Natalie Abrahami directs Eugene O'Neill's only comedy as a bittersweet play about coming of age, with George MacKay. SH

youngvic.org, 020 7922 2922, to May 23

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Clarion, Arcola, London

Greg Hicks and Clare Higgins excel as a power-crazed editor and washed-up foreign correspondent in this savagely funny satire about the tabloid press. SH

arcolatheatre.com, 020 7503 1646, to May 16

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Golem, Trafalgar Studios, London

This visually stunning parable about the perils of techno-consumerism makes its point in a manner that is both mordant and deliciously sly. You won't find a smarter piece of fun. Ian Shuttleworth

youngvic.org, 020 7922 2922, to May 22

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Gypsy, Savoy Theatre, London

Imelda Staunton is in brilliant form as the mother of all showbiz mothers, Rose, in Jonathan Kent's revival of the 1959 Sondheim-Styne Broadway musical. A witty, vivid and touching show. SH

gypsythemusical.co.uk, 0844 871 7674, to November 28

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Oppenheimer, Vaudeville Theatre, London

A restless, intelligent drama from Tom Morton-Smith about the path by which the human race arrived at the ability to annihilate itself, with an excellent lead performance from John Heffernan as Oppenheimer. SH

rsc.org.uk, 0844 800 1110, to May 23

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Sunny Afternoon, Harold Pinter Theatre, London

Joe Penhall's hugely enjoyable musical about the Kinks makes for a joyous evening out, peppered with great songs. SH

sunnyafternoonthemusical.com, 0844 871 7622, booking to October 24

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Who Cares, Royal Court, London

Thoughtful, provocative, immersive theatre about the real challenges facing the NHS, with testimony from a vast range of people connected to the institution on every level. SH

royalcourttheatre.com, 020 7565 5000, to May 16

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