Over the past 40 years, London and Theatre has grown into a deluxe tour in every respect. The group stays at the luxury-rated and newly remodeled boutique Athenaeum Hotel and Apartments on Park Lane in Piccadilly, across the way from lush Green Park. Amenities included are full English breakfast daily (with surprise guest speakers scheduled throughout the itinerary), many meals and private coach transportation to all venues.

The trip will be in the capable and talented hands of Gordon Davidson. Gordon led the Mark Taper Forum throughout its first 38 seasons, guiding over 300 productions to its stage and winning countless awards for himself and the theatre – including the Tony Award for theatrical excellence, Margo Jones Award, The Governor’s Award for the Arts, and a Guggenheim fellowship. The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America (Part One) won the Pulitzer in consecutive years and, in 1994, three of the four plays nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play were from the Taper (Angels in America won). In 1989 Gordon took over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he produced the inaugural season in the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Co-hosting our trip will be the delightful Judi Davidson, the founder of Davidson and Choy, one of the most successful public relations agencies in Southern California.

Unlike any other theatre tour of London, this trip will give you the opportunity to meet and personally discuss theatre with Gordon and several of Gordon’s colleagues and personal friends. Past trips included exclusive "Breakfast with…" chats with Christopher Hampton (Oscar nominated Playwright for Atonement), John Lahr (New Yorker critic and author of theatre in London and New York), Matt Wolf (theatre critic for the Herald Tribune and Bloomberg.com), Mark Dornford-May (Director and Adapter of the South African adaptation of The Magic Flute – a play included last year); and Humphrey Burton (who discussed Mozart and how The Magic Flute came to be written).

If that was not enough, the group also had a private, post-theatre discussion group with Matthew Bourne and some of the company of Matthew’s Nutcracker. The group even met Sir Ian McKellen after watching his performance in The Seagull. The group has also met with Mandy Patinkin after seeing his one-person show. One of the greatest highlights was meeting with the award-winning Cameron Mackintosh after seeing his production of Edward Scissorhands.

The trip in January promises to be full of many special guests and exciting performances. Due to the nature of our trip, the group size is very limited. Early reservations are strongly encouraged to guarantee confirmation on the tour.