Published: 7 September 2012
Mike Bennett’s seminal production of A Chorus Line will receive its first ever London revival next year when it opens at the London Palladium.Featuring the iconic songs One (Singular Sensations),… Read More
The country has been gripped in Olympic fever all summer and people are clearly not willing to let go of the sporting excitement with the news that Chariots Of Fire… Read More
Published: 6 September 2012
With a cast that includes one of Harry Potter’s best mates and a Doctor Who sidekick, you’re guaranteed to win one of the ‘must see of the season’ awards and,… Read More
Published: 5 September 2012
In a quiet corner of Victoria, a tutu’s throw from Billy Elliot The Musical and a short hop on a broomstick from Wicked, a new theatre, like a tentative toddler,… Read More
Soho theatre is often the bearer of short and sweet offerings, but never more so than with Phil Porter’s Blink, a voyeuristic glimpse into a romance as eccentric as the… Read More
Former Holby City and Jesus Of Nazareth star Robert Powell will be dancing in the drizzle this October when he joins the West End cast of Singin’ In The Rain.The… Read More
Published: 4 September 2012
For families with teenagers with a passion for singing or looking to learn more about the intriguing world of opera, English National Opera’s Know The Show is back. Designed for… Read More
Imagine someone winning two Olivier Awards in the same number of years. A pretty impressive feat by any thesps’ standards. Now add to that the fact they were awarded in… Read More
Ding Dong The Wicked, a new short play by Caryl Churchill, will play alongside the acclaimed playwright’s full length drama Love And Information at the Royal Court this autumn.The 30… Read More
Published: 3 September 2012
Baggage, we’ve all got it. Holdalls, laptop bags, rucksacks with an unexplained stain in the bottom. But this new production at the Arts theatre is not a show about suitcases,… Read More
Kelly Burke will reprise her role as the charismatic and outrageous Zelda Sayre in a new production of the performer and playwright’s one-woman show at the Trafalgar Studio 2 for… Read More
Following the Royal Shakespeare Company’s all black Africa-set Julius Caesar, Phyllida Lloyd will direct an all female production at the Donmar Warehouse this autumn. The political drama leads a season… Read More
It’s rare that a location lives up to its name, but on Sunday Piccadilly Circus was abuzz with big top performers.Acrobats, tightrope walkers, trapeze artists, jugglers and stilt walkers helped… Read More
Published: 31 August 2012
Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael has joined the previously announced Ken Stott, Anna Friel and Samuel West in this autumn’s revival of Uncle Vanya.The actress, who plays Lady Edith in… Read More
David Wood’s stage adaptation of Goodnight Mister Tom will transfer to the Phoenix theatre this Christmas, becoming the first production for 20 years to take up residence at the venue.Starring… Read More
The new musical stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is set to open at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane next summer.Previously billed to play at the… Read More
Published: 30 August 2012
While TV viewers and critics have been singing the praises of Rob Brydon for his part in Paralympic drama The Best Of Men, the Welsh actor has been beavering away… Read More
Footballers are often accused of acting. On Sunday this might well be the case, when teams from Les Misérables and The Phantom Of The Opera face off against each other… Read More
John Lithgow and Nancy Carroll will star in Timothy Sheader’s production of The Magistrate, which plays as part of the National Theatre’s upcoming winter season.Joining Arthur Wing Pinero’s fast and… Read More
A shimmying iguana, a conversational map and an enchanted backpack; the colourful world of preschool favourite Dora The Explorer has brought its globe-dominating edutainment to the West End.If you’ve not… Read More
Henry VIII and the Horrible Histories gang will head off on holiday at the end of this week when they embark on a tour of the Middle East.Horrible Histories –… Read More
Published: 29 August 2012
Regulars of the West End stage, including Sharon D Clarke, Hadley Fraser and Anne Reid, will take their talents to Victoria as part of the St James Studios first season… Read More
Nina Raine is one of those annoying – sorry I mean admirable – people who excel at not just one, but two things. Starting her career as a director she… Read More
Published: 24 August 2012
Kids Week, the annual initiative that has helped more than 120,000 children, parents, guardians and friends take a trip to the theatre this summer, has been nominated for a London… Read More
We Don’t Need Another Hero. Maybe not, though a strong, successful, empowered female role model never goes amiss. But is Tina Turner that star?Many of us, by now, have a… Read More
Monty Python’s Spamalot will continue its raucously silly West End run when it transfers to the Playhouse theatre following its current successful stint at the Harold Pinter theatre. Taking much… Read More
Published: 23 August 2012
London’s rooftops today rocked to the sound of The Beatles once more as the newly unveiled cast of Let It Be played a special set at the Trafalgar Hotel.Emulating the… Read More
Busted star James Bourne’s 1970s-set musical Loserville will make its much-rumoured London premiere this October at the Garrick theatre following a successful regional run.Co-written by Bourne and award-winning composer Elliot… Read More
Penelope Skinner (pictured, with Joe Hill-Gibbins), Conor McPherson and Anthony Weigh are to create new versions of plays by Arbuzov and Strindberg, and a Jean Bruller novella for the final… Read More
Following a successful run at the Finborough theatre, An Incident At The Border has transferred to London’s Trafalgar Studio 2, an intimate space that for 80 minutes on press night… Read More
Published: 22 August 2012
Official London Theatre can exclusively reveal that Top Hat fans now have the chance to put on their White Tie And Tails and enjoy a preview of the eagerly awaited… Read More
The Wire’s Dominic West will star in Jez Butterworth’s latest play The River when it opens at the Royal Court this autumn.The Butley star, whose extensive theatre credits include As… Read More
Next month, the Unicorn theatre will present The Legend Of Woesterdam, an outdoor family production that takes audiences on a theatrical journey around Mitcham Common.Conceived by internationally acclaimed company Studio… Read More
Mamma Mia! will celebrate its new home at the Novello theatre with a gala performance in support of Children In Need this September.Taking place on 12 September, less than a… Read More
I hate to say we told you so, but we did. Back in 1987 we spotted Paterson Joseph’s burgeoning talent. That was before Peep Show, before Elmina’s Kitchen, before he… Read More
Redmand Rance is to become the 31st talented youngster to don his ballet shoes and electrify audiences at the Victoria Palace theatre when he joins the cast of Billy Elliot… Read More
Published: 21 August 2012
Stars of London’s West End, including Top Hat’s Tom Chambers and Spamalot’s Bonnie Langford, are to share their Perfect West End Day with the capital’s tourists, visitors and regulars.As part… Read More
Published: 20 August 2012
Drama fans who missed Shakespeare’s Globe’s 2011 productions of All’s Well That Ends Well, Much Ado About Nothing and Doctor Faustus, have a second chance to catch the shows when… Read More
From Hollywood to Hampstead, film and stage star Rupert Everett is soon to take on the challenging task of portraying the legendary Oscar Wilde in a rare revival of David… Read More
Published: 17 August 2012
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo thrilled an audience of eight to 16 year olds this week at the New London theatre at an exclusive free Kids Week event. Terrifically blunt… Read More
Published: 16 August 2012
Julius Caesar is often described as Shakespeare’s greatest political play and Gregory Doran’s inspired new Africa-set brutal production doesn’t disappoint. Any Ancient Roman ideals of decorum are stamped all over… Read More
Published: 15 August 2012
Hampstead Downstairs will receive two new plays by acclaimed writers Rona Munro and Steve Waters this autumn.Munro’s Donny’s Brain and Waters’ Ignorance will play at the Hampstead theatre’s downstairs space… Read More
Regent’s Park Open Air theatre has announced Harper Lee’s American classic To Kill A Mockingbird will launch its 2013 season with much-loved musical The Sound Of Music following. The Olivier… Read More
If you’ve ever wondered how your favourite pop stars would fare on one of the West End’s legendary stages, now is your chance to find out as BBC’s Children In… Read More
Stephen Campbell Moore will join the previously announced Anne-Marie Duff in Alan Hollinghurst’s new version of Berenice at the Donmar Warehouse this autumn.Last seen on the London stage in Clybourne… Read More
Published: 14 August 2012
This Christmas will see a new star head into the West End, with television’s Little Charley Bear performing in a new magical festive show at the Ambassadors theatre. Playing from… Read More
Following his current summer run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Doctor Brown will return to London with his award-winning family show Doctor Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown And His Singing Tiger.Taking… Read More
It’s a role on every actor’s wish list and with a theatrical CV as varied and acclaimed as Jonathan Pryce’s, you might be surprised to learn that the actor is… Read More
As more tickets than ever before are being snapped up by parents eager to take their little – and slightly bigger – ones to the theatre, so too are the… Read More
The Royal Court theatre will continue its reputation of responsive political programming this Friday when it stages a reading of the testimonies of arrested Russian punk band Pussy Riot. The… Read More
It’s not everyday that an actor can go to the theatre and watch a production that he himself is starring in, but that’s exactly what David Suchet did on Sunday… Read More
Published: 13 August 2012
The 2012 Olympic Games came to an exhilarating close last night in an elaborate ceremony that saw theatre take centre stage with Stomp opening proceedings on the vast newspaper wrapped… Read More
Siân Phillips is to join Will Young and Michelle Ryan in the highly anticipated revival of Rufus Norris’ Olivier Award-winning production of Cabaret this autumn.The stage and screen star, whose… Read More
Published: 10 August 2012
That most fabulous, funny and flamboyant of theatrical duos, Stiles and Drewe are back with a new musical that takes the most classic of fables and turns it on its… Read More
Widely acclaimed theatre company Complicite is to bring its sell-out production of The Master And Margarita back to the Barbican theatre for a Christmas season.The show, which features Satan taking… Read More
Marcus Lovett will take over from Peter Jöback as the mysterious masked murderer in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit production of The Phantom Of The Opera at Her Majesty’s theatre next… Read More
There are not many names that become so synonymous that it’s hard to start with one without finishing with the other, but the Olivier Award-winning writing duo Stiles and Drewe… Read More
Published: 9 August 2012
Tamara Rojo’s first Christmas season at the London Coliseum as Artistic Director of English National Ballet will bring The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty to London.The classic choice from the… Read More
Richard Mylan, Suzanne Shaw and Nicola Stapleton will star in the world premiere of Baggage at the Arts theatre next month.Directed by Audrey Cooke, the story of two latter-day likely… Read More
Published: 8 August 2012
Team GB beach volleyball star Shauna Mullin let off steam after a strenuous first week of the Olympics by rocking out at Rock Of Ages.The 27-year-old Olympic debutant, who, with… Read More
Simon Callow will head back to the West End next month to reprise his role as Charles Dickens in a revival of Peter Ackroyd’s The Mystery Of Charles Dickens at… Read More
For the seventh year running, Old Vic New Voices is on the hunt to discover more theatrical talent among young people.Raising the previous upper age limit by five years to… Read More
Jon Favreau, the director behind hit films Iron Man and Elf, is to direct the movie adaptation of successful US and West End musical Jersey Boys.The tale of Frankie Valli… Read More
Katie Rowley Jones, who originated the role of Nessarose in the London production of Wicked, will return to the show and the role when the cast is refreshed on 29… Read More
Published: 7 August 2012
Marvin Hamlisch, the acclaimed composer of A Chorus Line, has died aged 68 following a brief illness. Hamlisch’s famous score for the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical was recognised at the first… Read More
Mark O'Donnell, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning writer behind hit musical Hairspray, has died at the age of 58.O’Donnell co-wrote the musical adaptation of John Waters’ cult film with Thomas… Read More
Education charity Mousetrap Theatre Projects has broken new ground, becoming the first UK theatre organisation to receive a Sandford Award for Heritage Education.The award is given for quality and excellence… Read More
Jumpy star Tamsin Greig was among a collection of London stage performers who shared their enthusiasm for the capital’s acclaimed theatre scene with an invited audience of international journalists yesterday.Speaking… Read More
Shepherd’s Bush’s Westfield shopping centre may have anything you could possibly ask for under one roof, but now there’s nearby competition from the Bush theatre, which has been transformed into… Read More
Kids Week, our annual campaign that offers one free children’s ticket for every adult ticket purchased, is now in full swing and the jam packed schedule of exclusive events and… Read More
Published: 6 August 2012
Willy Russell’s hugely successful musical Blood Brothers is set to close this October following more than two decades in the West End. The much-loved show will come to an end… Read More
Soho theatre’s autumn season will feature the transfer of Edinburgh production I ♥ Peterborough, a season of horror theatre and a series of plays responding to 2012’s Arab uprisings.I ♥… Read More
Kieran Lynn’s acclaimed comedy An Incident At The Border will transfer to Trafalgar Studios 2 this summer following its current sell-out world premiere run at the Finborough theatre.Marking Lynn’s West… Read More
Published: 3 August 2012
Richard III and Twelfth Night have brought Original Practice back to Shakespeare’s Globe. Matthew Amer talks to actor Samuel Barnett and director Tim Carroll to discover what is so special… Read More
Pop star turned actress Billie Piper will take to the National Theatre stage for the first time this autumn when she stars in Lucy Prebble’s new play The Effect.The former… Read More