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Lady Windermere’s Fan Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Theatre  It was Oscar Wilde’s first major theatrical hit, but Lady Windermere’s Fan is rather better known these days for its famous one-liners than its content.

Cantina London Wonderground, London

Theatre  In recent years Australian circus has dusted itself off and boasts such wonders as Circa and Acrobat.

Ballo Della Regina, La Sylphide Royal Opera House

Dance  The Royal Ballet’s latest double bill pairs George Balanchine’s Ballo Della Regina from the 1970s with the early 19th century La Sylphide by August Bournonville.

The Pirate Project Oval House Theatre, London

Theatre  Like an assertiveness training session for women, the first show of Oval House’s OUTLAWS season suggests getting in touch with your inner pirate in order to find out who you really are, (sisters).

Jekyll and Hyde - The Musical Union, London

Theatre  The original Broadway production of Jekyll and Hyde ran for a respectable four years, despite lukewarm reviews, and, while there has never been a major production in the West End, the show had toured the UK with a modicum of success.

Aesop’s Fables Hackney Empire, London

Theatre  South Africa’s Isango Ensemble, based in Cape Town, previously won an Olivier Award for its Young Vic and West End run of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and is now back in London with a three-show repertory that displays, tests and expands the ensemble’s skills in different directions.

Denial King’s Head, London

Theatre  Following revivals of Arnold Wesker’s The Kitchen and Chicken Soup with Barley, marking the playwright’s 80th birthday, the King’s Head presents the London premiere of a work written in 1997 and originally staged at the Bristol Old Vic.

The Thing About Men Landor, London

Theatre  When philandering husband Tom discovers that his wife has been having an affair he flees the marital home intent on seeking out the lover and destroying him.

Flora the Red Menace Ye Olde Rose and Crown, London

Theatre  Flora the Red Menace may be a footnote show in the history of Broadway musicals, but it has left an indelible footprint - it marked not only the first Broadway collaboration of composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb (who would go on to become one of the most enduring of all Broadway songwriting teams), but also featured the Broadway debut of a 19-year-old Liza Minnelli in the title role, for which she won her first Tony Award.

Abigail’s Party Wyndhams, London

Theatre  Lindsay Posner’s production demonstrates that this powerful examination of the snap and crackle of suburban angst and frustration has enough fire in its belly to make for a searching, moving and above all relevant evening of theatre in 2012.

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