13:00, Wed 11th November 2026 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
19:30, Thu 12th November 2026 at Random Venue 97
19:45, Sat 14th November 2026 at Chichester Festival Theatre
22:30, Tue 17th November 2026 at Haymarket Theatre
19:30, Fri 20th November 2026 at Random Venue 71
13:15, Mon 23rd November 2026 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
20:00, Wed 25th November 2026 at Crucible Theatre
20:00, Fri 27th November 2026 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
19:45, Mon 30th November 2026 at Haymarket Theatre
20:00, Wed 2nd December 2026 at Almeida Theatre
Michaelmas Week 5 to Week 8

Mame is a musical with the book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Originally titled My Best Girl, it is based on the 1955 novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis and a 1956 Broadway play, by Lawrence and Lee, that starred Rosalind Russell. Set in New York and spanning the Great Depression and World War II, it focuses on eccentric bohemian, Mame Dennis, whose famous motto is "Life is a banquet and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death." Her fabulous life with her wealthy friends is interrupted when the young son of her late brother arrives to live with her. They cope with the Depression in a series of adventures.
In 1958, a film titled Auntie Mame, based on the play, was released by Warner Brothers once again starring Rosalind Russell in the title role. Russell was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for her portrayal.
The musical opened on Broadway in 1966, starring Angela Lansbury and Beatrice Arthur. The production became a hit and spawned a 1974 film with Lucille Ball in the title role and Arthur reprising her supporting role, as well as a London production, a Broadway revival, and a 40th anniversary revival at the Kennedy Center in 2006.