Yesterday's 2014 Guardian arts preview dished up plenty of tips for keen theatregoers. But which shows have you got your sights on in the coming year?
The next seven days are relatively quiet, with the exception of the London international mime festival, which features some mouthwatering shows, including A Bas Bruit, the latest from Mathurin Bolze, who created the brilliant 2011 hit Du Goudron et des Plumes. The festival also features Compagnie Non Nova and Phia Ménard with their gorgeous Edinburgh hit L'Après-Midi d'un Foehn, as well as a new piece, Vortex.
The month then hots up very quickly. A new Simon Stephens play, Blindsided, opens at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, while the Tiger Lillies tackle the Wedekind-inspired Lulu: a Murder Ballad at West Yorkshire Playhouse, before touring, in February and March, to Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, Contact in Manchester and Northern Stage, Newcastle. At London's Young Vic, Juliet Stevenson plays Winnie in Happy Days.
January also sees the opening of John Donnelly's The Pass at the Royal Court in London, while the Factory bring the Odyssey to Peckham and both Third Angel and Propeller can be seen in Sheffield. At the National in London, there's Simon Russell Beale playing King Lear (sold out, but with day seats for the determined).
I could continue teasing you with upcoming shows – including new work from Chris Goode and Sally Cookson, CircusFest at the Roundhouse in London, and the joys of Lift (many shows still to be announced), but I won't. It's over to you.
If you are a keen theatregoer, share the names of the shows that you've already booked for or are planning to see and say why they appeal to you. If you are a company or theatre, tell us why we should be seeing your show in 2014. No marketing guff, please, just give us the lowdown, straight from the heart, on why you have to do this particular show at this particular time.
