Touring
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Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
8 March 2027 to 29 March 2027 (selected dates)
Chess
Ratings & Reviews
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Paul T Davies · 21 May 2021
REVIEW: Cruise, Duchess Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Jack Holden's play Cruise now playing at the Duchess Theatre as theatre UK wide starts to re-open.
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Paul T Davies · 2 May 2018
REVIEW: Chess, London Coliseum ✭✭✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Chess the musical which is now enjoying a five week all-star return season at the London Coliseum.
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About the show
Chess is currently listed as an ended production in the British Theatre archive.
Chess is preserved in the British Theatre archive as a historical production.
Verified archive references place the production at London Coliseum.
British Theatre coverage for this title is dated 2 May 2018.
Venue
London Coliseum
Tube
Charing Cross, Leicester Square
Train
Charing Cross
Bus
3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176
Parking
Cavendish Square, Newport Place, Marble Arch and Park Lane, Poland Street, Rochester Row, Spring Gardens, Whitcomb Street (50% discount for ENO Patrons). Chinatown, Trafalgar (Q Park scheme)
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