Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 4424 THE RIVER MAGAZINE | Winter 2016 | C U L T U R E | 24 THE RIVER MAGAZINE | Winter 2016 Theatre NATIONAL THEATRE SOUTHBANK SE1 9PX 020 7452 3000 Hedda Gabler 5 December to 21 March 2017 by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Patrick Marber Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free... Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge) – one of the world’s most exciting directors – makes his National Theatre debut with a modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece. This vital new version by Patrick Marber features Ruth Wilson in the title role and Rafe Spall as Brack. LOVE 6 December to 10 January 2017 by Alexander Zeldin In the run up to Christmas, three families are placed into cramped temporary accommodation. A middle-aged man and his elderly mum, a young family with a baby on the way, a newly arrived woman from Sudan. Strangers. Forced together. No space is personal. Peter Pan To 4 February 2017 by J.M. Barrie All children, except one, grow up... This winter, JM Barrie’s much-loved tale takes flight. When Peter Pan, leader of the Lost Boys, loses his shadow during a visit to London, headstrong Wendy helps him re-attach it. In return she is invited to Neverland – where Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily and the vengeful Captain Hook, await. A co- production with Bristol Old Vic. ENTERTAINMENTS Listings Amadeus To 18 March 2017 by Peter Shaffer Vienna: the music capital of the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, Court Composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy it. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music and, ultimately, with God. SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE 56 PARK STREET SE1 9AR 020 7261 9565 The Little Matchgirl and Other Happier Tales To 22 January 2017 From the story by Hans Christian Andersen and Other Storytellers Inspired by the beautiful and devastatingly sad Hans Christian Andersen‘wonder’tale, The Little Matchgirl, and combining Andersen’s other tales, The Princess and the Pea, The Emperor’s New Clothes and Thumbelina, The Little Matchgirl and Other Happier Tales will reveal a spellbinding world of magic and mystery. All the Angels 6 December 2016 to 12 February 2017 By Nick Drake In a Chester pub, a ragtag group of singers is the unlikely first company to perform Handel’s Messiah to a crowd of unappreciative drinkers. So begins the journey of the world’s most popular choral work – a journey full of seemingly insurmountable challenges facing the composer at every turn. The Little Matchgirl and Other Happier Tales, At Shakespeare’s Globe | C U L T U R E | | C U L T U R E |