World Trade Center
A return to form for Oliver Stone. Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña star in the true story of two New York cops who were among the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero on 9/11.
From Sept 29
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Bent
A return to the West End for Martin Sherman’s landmark play, which follows one man’s journey from the hedonistic highs of 1930s Berlin to the horrors of the Nazi camps. Alan Cumming stars, Daniel Kramer directs.
Trafalgar Studios, SW1, from Oct 5 (0870 060 6632)
The Cryptogram
Kim Cattrall, best known as the sassy Samantha in Sex and the City, was last seen here in the Peter Hall-directed Whose Life Is It Anyway? She returns to star in David Mamet’s play about a family breaking down.
Donmar Warehouse, WC2, from Oct 12 (0870 060 6624)
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RSC Winter Season
Three of the RSC’s knockout productions transfer from Stratford to the West End for 16 weeks: Much Ado About Nothing, with Tamsin Greig and Joseph Millson; Gregory Doran’s blazing Antony and Cleopatra, with Patrick Stewart as Antony; and The Tempest, in which Stewart plays Prospero.
Novello, WC2, from Dec 7 (0870 950 0940)