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Published: 25 March 2015
Beatlemania will continue to spread across the West End in 2016 with the announcement that Love Is All You Need, a brand new Fab Four-inspired production, will hit the capital’s… Read More
Rising star choreographer Drew McOnie will be giving us the inside scoop on rehearsals for the much anticipated forthcoming production of Bugsy Malone, from splurge guns to speakeasy showstoppers. Week… Read More
What’s it all about? Look on Twitter this morning and you’d be forgiven for thinking the answer is the most epic food fight ever seen on the British stage to… Read More
Former Matilda The Musical star Lara Denning will swap one Roald Dahl tale for another when she takes to the stage in Sam Mendes’ sugary hit Charlie And The Chocolate… Read More
The Royal Shakespeare Company, Ivo Van Hove’s Toneelgroep Amsterdam and Malthouse Theatre will all bring Shakespearean productions to the Barbican Centre. Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet, which runs at the theatre from… Read More
The Royal Shakespeare Company will continue to transfer work to London’s Barbican Theatre until at least 2020 after agreeing another five years of its ongoing relationship with the arts hub.… Read More
Published: 24 March 2015
What would it have been like to be a fly on the wall when David Beckham, Prince William and David Cameron met on the eve of the 2018 World Cup… Read More
What’s it all about? Let me introduce you to Harvey. He’s an invisible six foot rabbit and the best friend of Elwood P Dowd. Had Elwood been successful in introducing… Read More
A staging of Sweeney Todd set in a recreated pie shop is making such a killing in its new West End home that the run of the murderous musical has… Read More
Former Wicked star Rachel Tucker (pictured above with Matt Willis and Gina Beck) is to return to London theatre this summer when she joins the cast of Alan Ayckbourn’s Communicating… Read More
Published: 23 March 2015
A sleazy 1950s nightclub in Soho. Liquor flowing, smoke blowing, punches throwing? That’ll be a Jacobean romp from the Royal Shakespeare Company then… As unlikely as it sounds, this is… Read More
A new Simon Stephens play coming to the London stage is a prospect to set many a theatrical mouth watering. The Stockport-born playwright has been behind many of the most… Read More
Sunspots and Deluge, two new plays by emerging playwrights Fiona Doyle and David Lewis, will be staged at the Hampstead Downstairs this spring. The first, Doyle’s award-winning provocative thriller Deluge,… Read More
Alex Ferns is currently starring in Laurie Slade’s haunting adaptation of August Strindberg’s The Father, wowing audiences with his intense, harrowing and explosive performance as its central character, the tormented… Read More
Published: 20 March 2015
Handbagged star Jeff Rawle has joined the cast of the Old Vic’s much anticipated revival of High Society starring the previously announced Kate Fleetwood and Jamie Parker. Playing from 30… Read More
Glee’s leading lady Dianna Agron will swap choir for couture when she makes her London stage debut in the world premiere of McQueen alongside acclaimed British actor Stephen Wight. The… Read More
Dame Judi Dench, Catherine Tate, Timothy West and Mark Gatiss are among an incredible list of acting stars that will be part of the Donmar Warehouse’s ground-breaking production of The… Read More
Published: 19 March 2015
Acclaimed performers Clare Higgins and Greg Hicks will return to the London stage in the Arcola Theatre’s world premiere production of newspaper-set black comedy Clarion. Written by former journalist Mark… Read More
What’s it all about? This is the UK premiere of Marco Ramirez’s thrilling turn of the 20th century boxing drama inspired by Jack Johnson, a little known sporting hero and… Read More
What’s it all about? The twisted courting of ancient Sparta, where Penthea is cruelly ripped from the arms of her betrothed by her misguided brother and given as wife to… Read More
Published: 18 March 2015
“It’s like our bloody beating hearts are laid out in front of you for your entertainment and delectation.” Such is Closer star Oliver Chris’ pithy description of Patrick Marber’s modern… Read More
What’s it all about? August Strindberg’s play may have been written in the 1880s but Abbey Wright’s intense revival proves its many, many, many issues – seriously, the family at… Read More
Iris Theatre will return to play a seventh outdoor season in London’s St Paul’s Churchyard this summer, presenting open air performances of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and family favourite Pinocchio. The… Read More
As the General Election edges closer, The Ruling Class will stage a free Traf Extra debate exploring who holds the power in modern day Britain. Acclaimed actor and The Ruling… Read More
Published: 17 March 2015
What’s it all about? The fabulous mundanity of the life of poet Stevie Smith who, while creating ‘almost unclassifiable work’, as Philip Larkin called it, lived with her aunt in… Read More
Roll up, roll up to the Duke of York’s Theatre this summer as the Olivier Award nominated circus extravaganza Hetty Feather returns for a limited run. The hit family stage… Read More
If you are travelling on a packed underground escalator or making your way down a busy West End street over the next few weeks, you might notice something bright and… Read More
Published: 16 March 2015
More than £60,000 has already been donated by the public to help rebuild the Battersea Arts Centre after a fire raged at the inspirational venue last Friday. Amazingly the theatre… Read More
Matilda The Musical will add a pair of revolting children to its ranks this week, when Anna-Louise Knight and Lara McDonnell join Matilda Shapland and Violet Tucker sharing the title… Read More
As the hit Beatles musical returns to London’s West End, what better way to celebrate than invite a select few to a Fab Four-themed hotel suite then play a gig… Read More
Published: 13 March 2015
Actress Susannah Harker will lead the cast of the Orange Tree Theatre’s production of Doris Lessing’s Each His Own Wilderness when it opens at the London venue in April. The… Read More
If you, like us, have been wondering how the score for new musical Bend It Like Beckham would be given a Punjabi kick, you’ll be as excited as we are… Read More
Fashion Victim The Musical is to bring its tuneful tale of catwalk camp back to London this spring, playing a limited season at the May Fair Theatre. The tale of… Read More
Published: 12 March 2015
A quintet of wannabe theatre technicians will vie for the chance to work as a paid production intern on acclaimed West End musical hit Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Amelia… Read More
Alan Ayckbourn’s award-winning comic thriller Communicating Doors will be revived by London’s Menier Chocolate Factory later this spring. The time travelling tale will run at the London Bridge venue from… Read More
What’s it all about? The housing crisis and one couple's dark and disturbing solution to it. The latest play from Philip Ridley, it tackles the problem of soaring property prices… Read More
What’s it all about? The exquisite canon of perfect pop ditties written and recorded by The Beatles performed live by a Lennon-alike and a trio of his fantastic faux-Liverpudlian pals.… Read More
Ben Whishaw, Lia Williams, Bertie Carvel and Kate Fleetwood will star in the Almeida Theatre’s forthcoming season, which sees a trio of Greek tragedies – Oresteia, Medea and Bakkhai –… Read More
Published: 11 March 2015
Jonathan Pryce will be joined by his daughter when he steps onto Shakespeare’s Globe’s stage to star in The Merchant Of Venice this summer. Recent RADA graduate Phoebe, the youngest… Read More
Thomas Hazelby will become the 40th talented youngster to play the title role in Billy Elliot The Musical when he takes to the stage of London’s Victoria Palace Theatre later… Read More
Shock Treatment, the sequel to cult hit film musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is to be brought to the stage for the first time at London’s King’s Head Theatre… Read More
Published: 10 March 2015
Bartlett Sher’s Olivier Award nominated production of Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown The Musical has extended its run at London’s Playhouse Theatre until 22 August. The summer… Read More
Alistair McDowall’s surreal thriller Pomona will transfer to the National Theatre this autumn after becoming one of 2014’s most talked about London fringe hits. Described by the Guardian as “a… Read More
Published: 9 March 2015
At an exclusive event at Rosewood London earlier today, a room full of nervous and excited theatre industry insiders and star performers waited with bated breath to hear whether acclaimed… Read More
One of the most highly anticipated dates of the London theatre calendar, the Olivier Awards nominations announcement, took place today, when West End performers and producers gathered at the stunning… Read More
The acclaimed stage adaptation of Hetty Feather was flying the flag for family theatre at today’s Olivier Awards nominations announcement, receiving a nod in the Best Entertainment and Family category.… Read More
Published: 6 March 2015
Sadler’s Wells’ annual Family Weekend will return this year on 3 and 4 April, bringing Easter treats aplenty with a packed line-up of performances and fun-filled activities. The weekend will… Read More
Andrea Riseborough will return to the London stage for the first time in seven years to take on the role of Rosalind in As You Like It at the National… Read More
The bubbly will be opened, special tickets will be sold and money will be raised for a pair of well deserving charities as the hit London production of My Night… Read More
Matthew Bourne’s 2012 Olivier Award nominated gothic production of Sleeping Beauty will return to Sadler’s Wells this Christmas for a festive eight-week London run. The fastest ever selling production in… Read More
Comedian Paul Merton will make a very special one-off West End cameo next week in Hitchcock comedy The 39 Steps in aid of Comic Relief. The Have I Got News… Read More
The St James Theatre will host a brand new production of Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown’s first musical Songs For A New World this summer. Directed by Adam Lenson,… Read More
Mark Rylance will return to the London stage this autumn when Farinelli And The King, which has proved a hit at Shakespeare’s Globe’s Sam Wanamaker Theatre, transfers to the Duke… Read More
What’s it all about? Some may say Antigone is about a woman, the grief she suffers for her dead brother who lies unburied on the battlefield, and the tirade of… Read More
Published: 5 March 2015
BBC Four is to broadcast the Juliette Binoche-led production of Antigone that opens at London’s Barbican Theatre tonight. The grisly production, directed by Ivo Van Hove, will be screened by… Read More
What’s it all about? It’s not often a journalist will ask people not to read an article, but in this case, it might just be justified. If you’re already sold… Read More
Nadine Coyle will return to Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance: Dangerous Games for 10 performances only when the production brings its dancing robots, world champion acrobats and rapturous riverdancers… Read More
Published: 4 March 2015
It’s beginning to feel as though the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe’s candle-lit indoor theatre, is specialising in tragic, heart-breaking, brutal tales. Following hit productions including The Duchess Of Malfi… Read More
What’s it all about? Driving home the message that if everyone warns you away from a lonely house in the middle of a marsh you should probably heed their advice.… Read More
What’s it all about? Friendship, love, growing up and magic with a splash of stunning design and spectacular songs; this colossally successful show truly has it all. Based on Gregory… Read More
While you might be planning your summer holidays, over in the land of Hackneydale thoughts have already turned to snowier times as Hackney Empire announces its 2015 panto offering will… Read More
A cast including James Wilby will join Steve Nallon in Jonathan Maitland’s Dead Sheep when it receives its world premiere at London’s Park Theatre next month. The tragedy and comedy-tinged… Read More
Published: 3 March 2015
I Believe In Unicorns, the stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s much-loved children’s story, will gallop back into the West End this summer. The magical tale of stories, storytelling and the… Read More
Broadchurch star Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Whitechapel’s Claire Rushbrook will appear in the Royal Court’s forthcoming season, as the Sloane Square venue prepares to tackle subjects including the NHS this spring/summer.… Read More
What’s it all about? One of the National Theatre’s greatest ever successes, War Horse opened at its original South Bank home in 2007 before transferring to the West End the… Read More
World renowned mezzo-soprano Viktoria Vizin will star in the UK premiere of Simon Stephens’ Carmen Disruption next month alongside a cast of acclaimed theatre actors including Olivier Award winner Noma… Read More
Matthew Seadon-Young, Alex Gaumond and Rosalie Craig will join Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel in the cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street when the English National… Read More
Published: 2 March 2015
Imelda Staunton and Lara Pulver will be joined in the London transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre hit Gypsy by the majority of the cast that made the musical such a… Read More
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical is set to hit the London stage like a Wayne Rooney thunderbolt of a shot. But while anyone who has ever picked up a… Read More
Mel Brooks, the near legendary creator of movie comedy classics The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, will bring his own story to the London stage for one night only.… Read More
What’s it all about? Thriller Live is all about the moonwalking, white glove-wearing and hit-making of one of the most legendary entertainers of all time. A visual and audible feast… Read More
Published: 1 March 2015
What’s it all about? This international hit show makes music from the unlikeliest objects. From dustbin lids and brooms to matchboxes, oil cans and a lighter, you name it Stomp’s… Read More
Published: 27 February 2015
Kids Week, our annual kids go free ticket promotion, will return this summer, offering families the chance to see a host of London shows for less throughout the entire month… Read More
The General Election, Shakespeare, sailors and a much-loved toy rabbit will all play a part in the Unicorn Theatre’s forthcoming spring/summer season. Kicking off the season from 20 March to… Read More
What’s it all about? This is surprisingly difficult to say. Inspired by an Irish tragedy that saw four women from the same family starve themselves to death after destroying all… Read More