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Published: 17 October 2014
“Learn as much as you possibly can, because we need you more than you know.” That was the Royal Court Theatre Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone’s message to the next generation… Read More
Ian McIntosh will join Katie Brayben, Alan Morrissey, Lorna Want, Glynis Barber and Gary Trainor in the cast of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical when the show receives its… Read More
Hit Royal Court and Headlong online thriller The Nether is to transfer to London’s West End, running at the Duke of York’s Theatre in January 2015. The story of a… Read More
Mrs Henderson Presents, the tale of an eccentric widow who creates an audacious brand of live entertainment during the Blitz, is to be transformed into a stage musical at the… Read More
Alex Gaumond will take on the role of Freddy Benson in the hit West End production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Musical in November, replacing comedian Rufus Hound as the… Read More
Published: 16 October 2014
Young audiences are invited to bunk down on stage at the Unicorn Theatre for a second year running this December with the return of the venue’s unique sleepover. While last… Read More
Published: 15 October 2014
At the age of 29 and three quarters, I’m not sure if I officially fall into the ‘young in the arts’ category anymore. Having spent my early adult life against… Read More
Free theatrical careers fair TheatreCraft takes place at the Royal Opera House this Friday. The annual gathering of aspiring theatre workers of the future and current practitioners is one of… Read More
Hattie Morahan will lead the cast of Dominic Dromgoole’s forthcoming production of The Changeling at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Starring as Beatrice-Joanna from 20 January, the role marks Morahan’s much-anticipated… Read More
Published: 14 October 2014
Shakespeare’s Globe has described its forthcoming production of John Ford’s classic ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore as combining “intense reflection with explosive violence”. We could be wrong, but from these… Read More
What’s it all about? Misery and misanthropy. Unrequited love. Loveless marriage. Lives thrown away and dreams discarded. Yet playwright Anya Reiss and director Russell Bolam – working together on their… Read More
What’s it all about? Welcome to the National Theatre’s newly opened Dorfman Theatre or, as it’ll be known until January, Club Millennium: an acid bright, exhilarating party where the conventions… Read More
Published: 13 October 2014
Alan Parker’s world famous musical Bugsy Malone will re-open the Lyric Hammersmith when the venue completes its multi-million pound redevelopment next year. The revival, which is directed by the Lyric… Read More
Richard Shelton will join a line-up of West End performers at the London Palladium next year for the world premiere of Sinatra 100, a series of performances celebrating the 100th… Read More
Screenings of the Old Vic’s hugely successful production of the Richard Armitage-led The Crucible will be shown in cinemas this December. Enabling anyone who missed the five star production when… Read More
Published: 10 October 2014
From Friends to Cold Feet, Helen Baxendale has long been one of Britain’s most popular screen stars, cemented recently by her hilarious performance in the second series of the BBC’s… Read More
Families are invited to join Russell Brand and a legion of tricksters for one night only at the Royal Albert Hall this November when the comedian stages a theatrical event… Read More
Sherlock star Amanda Abbington and Coronation Street’s Julie Hesmondhalgh will return to the stage next month to appear in the Royal Court Theatre’s forthcoming school-set drama God Bless The Child.… Read More
Published: 9 October 2014
What’s it all about? What is Urinetown? The song will tell you all sorts about the town itself. The musical, however, is a dystopian tale about a town suffering a… Read More
Published: 8 October 2014
Biting comedy Bad Jews and Ruby Wax’s one-woman show Sane New World will join the previously announced The Three Lions in the St James Theatre spring season, Official London Theatre… Read More
Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, Tom Davey and Séan Browne will reprise their roles as the Prime Minister, Prince William and David Beckham in William Gaminara’s critically acclaimed play The Three Lions when… Read More
Stephen Ward star Alexander Hanson and Abigail Cruttenden will star in Blanche McIntyre’s forthcoming revival of Emlyn Williams’ masterpiece Accolade at the St James Theatre. The pair will play husband… Read More
Kat B will return to the Hackney Empire this Christmas season to star opposite Clive Rowe and Sharon D Clarke in the venue’s annual pantomime Mother Goose from 22 November.… Read More
Once has announced its Olivier Award-winning West End run will come to a close on 21 March, two years after it made its London premiere at the Phoenix Theatre. Boyzone… Read More
Published: 6 October 2014
An incredible 4.3 million people across the world enjoyed work by the National Theatre during its 2013/2014 season, generating £100 million over the financial year. The South Bank-based theatre’s hugely… Read More
Kerry Ellis is currently wowing audiences as everyone’s favourite green-skinned witch for an incredible third time at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. She will be there, defying gravity, until 25 October… Read More
Everyone’s favourite theatrical twig will return to London this Christmas with the announcement that Stick Man will play a fourth festive season at the Leicester Square Theatre. Scamp Theatre’s touching… Read More
Arthur Darvill will make his National Theatre debut when he takes on the role of Long John Silver in Polly Findlay’s production of Treasure Island this Christmas. The Broadchurch and… Read More
Emma Hatton will star in Wicked from February 2015, stepping into the coveted shoes of the show’s emerald-skinned witch following her current role as Standby Elphaba. Hatton, whose other West… Read More
Published: 3 October 2014
Cris Penfold will reprise his role as Toad in the Royal Opera House’s Olivier Award-winning production of The Wind In The Willows when it returns to the West End this… Read More
When a young Vicky Featherstone, now Artistic Director of the Royal Court, first considered a career in theatre she did not know a job as anything other than an actor… Read More
Mike Kenny’s Olivier Award-winning adaptation of The Railway Children is getting a return ticket to the capital this Christmas as it finds a new home at King’s Cross Station. Its… Read More
What’s it all about? Lindsay Lohan and Lindsay Lohan alone if you believe all that was written before this show opened. In fact, David Mamet’s drama, exposing the cynicism at… Read More
Lorraine Stanley will lead the cast of Roy Williams’ new play Wildefire when it premieres at the Hampstead Theatre next month. The police drama, which tells the story of a… Read More
Former Being Human star Damien Molony is to join rising National Theatre star Olivia Vinall in the upcoming production of Tom Stoppard’s new play The Hard Problem. The pair of… Read More
Aaron Tveit will make his UK stage debut alongside Catherine Tate and Andy Nyman in Jamie Lloyd’s production of Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory this winter. The Stephen Sondheim… Read More
Indira Varma is to join Ralph Fiennes in the National Theatre production of Man And Superman. The George Bernard Shaw play opens in the Lyttelton Theatre next February. The Game… Read More
Published: 2 October 2014
Like any good production of Uncle Vanya, there looks to be a contradictory mix of comedy and despair in the rehearsal room for Anya Reiss’ take on the Chekhov classic.… Read More
What’s it all about? Four young aspiring writers, each of whom have paid $5,000 for the privilege of intimate – very intimate in some cases – seminars with a once… Read More
What’s it all about? Revenge. Electra’s father Agamemnon has been murdered by his wife’s new lover Aegisthus. Years on, still stricken with grief, she prowls around the palace courtyard in… Read More
Georgia Stitt, the American composer and lyricist whose shows include Big Red Sun, The Danger Year and Mosaic, will play a one-night-only concert at London’s Garrick Theatre later this month.… Read More
Published: 1 October 2014
From working with Lesley Manville and Kristin Scott Thomas to winning an Olivier Award and travelling the globe with Black Watch, life since graduating drama school three years ago –… Read More
Shakespeare’s Globe and Sadler’s Wells both have something to celebrate this morning after making the shortlist for the Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre at the this… Read More
Four of Britain’s best-known comedians starring in an Olivier Award nominated comedy is bound to make for colourful watching on the West End stage, but as Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp,… Read More
On a drizzly October morning in London neither Sunny Afternoon nor Waterloo Sunset immediately leap into the mind. But even as I sit and type the song names, a little… Read More
Published: 30 September 2014
Linda Marlowe will bring Dickens to Whitehall this winter when she stars in one of two plays inspired by some of the Victorian novelist’s best known characters at the Trafalgar… Read More
The news that Hollywood starlet and tabloid favourite Lindsay Lohan would be making her West End debut broke exactly 96 days ago – yes, we counted – but the resulting… Read More
Published: 29 September 2014
Storytelling festival Storystock will return to the Bush Theatre this half-term for more family-friendly fun with popular page to stage authors including Michael Morpurgo and Judith Kerr set to take… Read More
Musical theatre fans witnessed a moment of Billy Elliot The Musical history yesterday afternoon when the hit show was broadcast to cinemas across the globe in a special performance that… Read More
Due to huge public demand following yesterday’s live screened performance of Billy Elliot The Musical, the hit West End show has announced a series of encore screenings. A further nine… Read More
What’s it all about? The phone hacking scandal. The latest play from One Man, Two Guvnors writer Richard Bean was being worked on, honed and kept under wraps as Rebekah… Read More
Nicole Scherzinger will make her West End stage debut later this year when she stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical Cats at the London Palladium. The recording artist and… Read More
Published: 26 September 2014
Harry Potter star Harry Melling will appear in his critically acclaimed debut play peddling at the Arcola Theatre next year. The solo show, which is directed by HighTide Festival Theatre… Read More
Peter Egan and Alex Waldmann are to star in the Park Theatre’s production of Robert Holman’s Jonah And Otto later this autumn. The tale of two men sharing solitude and… Read More
What’s it all about? Three kings. Hold your horses, it’s not Christmas just yet. Instead of gifts to a manger, this regal trio bring their own forms of governance to… Read More
Katie Brayben is to swap one King for another when she leads the UK premiere of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at the Aldwych Theatre next year. The actress,… Read More
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s hugely successful stage adaptations of Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies will transfer to Broadway for a 2015 run.… Read More
Published: 25 September 2014
Families are invited to join the Octonauts on a theatrical underwater adventure when a brand new stage adaptation of the CBeebies series comes to venues across the capital from next… Read More
Hit Michael Jackson spectacular Thriller Live has become the 20th longest running musical in West End history after notching up an incredible 2,392 performances at the Lyric Theatre. The all-singing,… Read More
Excited by the thought of a career in theatre, but not sure what to do and how to go about doing it? Annual beyond-the-stage careers fair TheatreCraft is perfect for… Read More
Published: 24 September 2014
West End leading lady Scarlett Strallen and 1984 directors Duncan Macmillan and Robert Icke are flying the flag for London in the nominations for this year’s UK Theatre Awards. Strallen,… Read More
What’s it all about? It isn’t surprising that there isn’t a playtext available for the Royal Court’s latest production; in fact, it’s hard to believe that Tim Price’s off-the-wall concept… Read More
From Woody Allen to Cameron Diaz, British actor Lucy Punch has worked alongside a star-studded line-up of Hollywood greats but, while the glamour of LA is all well and good,… Read More
Published: 23 September 2014
What’s it all about? The clue’s in the name. This musical charts the tale of Eva Perón, who rose from anonymity in rural Argentina to become an actress, First Lady… Read More
Champagne, glitter and Cameron Mackintosh driving Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil on stage in a white Cadillac; last night was the Miss Saigon 25th anniversary gala performance and with many… Read More
The Theatre Royal Stratford East is to build a second performance space inspired by the National Theatre’s Temporary Theatre. The Red Crate, as the East London sister to the space… Read More
Published: 22 September 2014
What’s it all about? The rise to the main stream of far right politics and the sanitisation of racism told with the help of karaoke classics. Yep, that’s right. Sound… Read More
At a press event last week, East Is East director Sam Yates gave little away about the forthcoming production of Ayub Khan Din’s comedy drama. Yates talked of the set… Read More
American musical theatre star Jennifer DiNoia will join the cast of Wicked from 27 October to lead the hit show as Elphaba for a limited season until 31 January. While… Read More
Michael Morpurgo’s World War I-drama War Horse will continue to entertain West End audiences for another year following the acclaimed National Theatre production’s announcement that it has extended its booking… Read More
Published: 19 September 2014
Jamie Lloyd has revealed that 55% of theatregoers attending a performance of his Martin Freeman-led Richard III at the Trafalgar Studios have been first time West End theatregoers. The Artistic… Read More
When someone says Shakespeare, the last things you think of are Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Heat magazine, yet both were present in Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female Julius Caesar that brought a… Read More
Published: 18 September 2014
Historical stage epics are having something of a moment. After the Royal Shakespeare Company’s hugely successful double-bill Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, the National Theatre follows with The… Read More
There will be even more moonwalking across the stage of the Lyric Theatre next year thanks to the announcement that Michael Jackson tribute concert Thriller Live has extended its booking… Read More
What’s it all about? Well, not Dr Scroggy really. Everyone’s War would probably be a more apt title, but that’s nowhere near as catchy. Howard Brenton’s new World War I-set… Read More