Romance & Cigarettes
In this dark comedy musical, a quirky all-star cast, including Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon, Steve Buscemi and Eddie Izzard, is directed by John Turturro and produced by the Coen brothers. Could it possibly fail?
Decide for yourself from Mar 17
Honour
Diana Rigg makes an exciting return to the West End in Joanna Murray-Smith’s tale of a marriage in crisis. Rigg plays Honor, shocked to the core when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. Martin Jarvis and Natascha McElhone also star; David Grindley directs.
Wyndhams, WC2, from Feb 14 (0870 950 0925)
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Macbeth
The Thane of Glamis is revived in Phyllida Lloyd’s production of the Verdi classic for the Royal Opera, with Thomas Hampson and Violeta Urmana in the lead roles. Witches, murder and psychopathic wives should loom large. Yakov Kreizberg conducts.
ROH, WC2, from Feb 18 (020 7304 4000)
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Icons and Idols: Commissioning Contemporary Portraits
An exhibition in which the National Portrait Gallery dusts down 25 years of commissioned portraits of “celebrated individuals” — and David Beckham. Many will no doubt flock to the gallery to see where the fine line between celebrity and idol lies, if line there is nowadays.
NPG, WC2, from Mar 2 (020 7312 2463)