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Velvet-Club Lesbian Events | The Philanthropist Trafalgar Studios Directed By Simon Callow Until 22 July

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UK LGBT EVENTS - The Philanthropist @Trafalgar Studios directed by Simon Callow (until 22 July)
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The Philanthropist @Trafalgar Studios directed by Simon Callow (until 22 July)

Out in the real world the Prime Minister and his cabinet have been assassinated and Englands most treasured writers are being murdered one by one! Back in the cosy bubble of university life, a bachelor don anguishes over sex, marriage, anagrams, and the meaning of life. Did someone suggest academics were out of touch? Christopher Hampton's most celebrated hit play returns to the West End. Simon Callows new production stars: Matt Berry (The IT Crowd, Toast of London), Simon Bird(The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner), Lily Cole (Ab Fab The Movie), Charlotte Ritchie(Call the Midwife ) and Tom Rosenthal (Friday Night Dinner). Christopher Hamptons finest play Evening Standard A gloriously, gloriously funny play' Sunday Times A smart college comedy - I love the play The Guardian

Tickets : £ 26 + Tickets

Address : Trafalgar Studios, West End
14 Whitehall, Westminster
London
SW1A 2DY

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