LONDON
Inside the London Theatre Scene
February 20 - 28, 2027 | with London Arts Discovery
Calling all theatre aficionados and adventurous travelers!
Join us on an immersive trip to London where you’ll explore the city’s arts scene. You’ll spend the week at The Montague Hotel, where you’ll enjoy four-star accommodations, beautiful gardens and easy access to the city’s top attractions.
Eight nights. Seven performances. One of the world's great theatre cities.
A professional performance headlines each day’s itinerary, and there’s a special Blue Hen treat at the end: Five-time Tony Award winner and UD alumna Susan Stroman, AS76, will join us for dinner after we see Little Dancer, a musical she directed and choreographed.
The trip also includes lively discussions with a local journalist, a drama critic and cast and crew members of performances we watch; four meals at top London restaurants; and free time to explore the city at your leisure.
ON STAGE
- Suddenly Last Summer | National Theatre
Tennessee Williams' classic, starring Dame Harriet Walter and directed by Michael Grandage. - Beethoven & Shostakovich | Barbican Centre
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, with Maxim Vengerov on violin, in Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8. - No Man's Land | Donmar Warehouse
Harold Pinter's funny, haunting masterpiece, starring Simon Russell Beale and Rupert Everett. - Pride | Bridge Theatre
A new musical from the writer and director of the hit film, followed by a talk with the cast or creative team. - King Lear | Orange Tree Theatre
Triple Olivier Award winner Roger Allam plays Lear in Shakespeare's most powerful tragedy. - Little Dancer | Theatre Royal Haymarket
Directed and choreographed by proud Blue Hen Susan Stroman. - Plus one more | Venue to be confirmed
Title to be announced.
BEYOND THE STAGE
Choral Evensong
Hear a professional choir at St Bartholomew the Great, a London church founded in 1123.
Country house tour
Visit Woolley Park, an estate held by the same family since the reign of Henry VIII, for drinks and lunch.
Insider talks
Conversations with a UK journalist, a newspaper drama critic and members of the cast and creative teams.
Meet Susan Stroman
Susan Stroman, AS76 is a five-time Tony Award winning director and choreographer most known for Crazy For You, Contact, The Scottsboro Boys, and The Producers. Her work has been honored with Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and a record six Astaire Awards.
Most recently, she directed and choreographed Little Dancer, the story of Marie van Goethem, the young girl who posed for Edgar Degas and inspired one of art history's most celebrated sculptures.
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PROTECT YOUR TRIP
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