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Bassett returns to Court with Churchill

Published: 25 July 2012

Award-winning actress Linda Bassett will make her Royal Court return in Caryl Churchill’s new play Love And Information, which will play in the theatre’s Jerwood Theatre Downstairs space this September.… Read More

The Doctor’s Dilemma

Published: 25 July 2012

With a sharply relevant production of Timon Of Athens already running at the National Theatre, we can only hope that the programming of Bernard Shaw’s The Doctor’s Dilemma does not… Read More

You Me Bum Bum Train

Published: 25 July 2012

There are some pretty epic train rides out there: the luxurious Orient Express, Alton Towers’ reckless Runaway Mine Train, the continent-spanning Trans-Siberian Railway, J K Rowling’s legendary Hogwarts Express... the… Read More

Q&A: Monty Python’s Spamalot

Published: 24 July 2012

With coconuts, round tables, killer rabbits, flatulent Frenchmen and shenanigans a-plenty arriving in the West End, it can only mark the arrival of the deliciously silly Monty Python’s Spamalot, a… Read More

Dreamboats comes to a close

Published: 23 July 2012

The swinging 60s will twist out of the Playhouse theatre this summer with musical Dreamboats And Petticoats set to close on 4 August. The production, which first opened in July… Read More

The Boy Who Fell Into A Book

Published: 23 July 2012

It’s what all children dream of; inhabiting the world of their favourite storybook characters, embarking on mysterious adventures through deep dark forests and fighting villains with fictional heroes in an… Read More

Haydon presents Aftermath at Gate

Published: 20 July 2012

The Gate theatre will follow its current Resist! season with Aftermath, an exploration of the impact of conflict told through two very different plays directed by the venue’s Artistic Director… Read More

Smith leads Royal Court’s choir

Published: 20 July 2012

Dominic Smith will lead the cast – and singing troupe – of Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s new play Choir Boy at the Royal Court this September. Set in an all-black, American… Read More

Donoghue’s Mudlarks play at Bush

Published: 20 July 2012

Mudlarks, a new play by Vickie Donoghue, will transfer to the Bush theatre this September following successful runs at the HighTide Festival and Theatre 503. Set on the muddy banks… Read More

Gatiss to star as Hampstead’s king

Published: 20 July 2012

Mark Gatiss will star as King Charles I in Howard Brenton’s new play 55 Days at the Hampstead theatre this autumn. Directed by Olivier Award-winner Howard Davies, 55 Days is… Read More

Morahan takes on Dark Earth

Published: 20 July 2012

Hattie Morahan will star in the world premiere of Nick Dear’s The Dark Earth And The Light Sky at the Almeida theatre this winter.The actress, who is currently appearing in… Read More

Matthew in Wonderland

Published: 19 July 2012

When I’m not in theatres, I do the odd bit of DIY. I’ve removed nails from many a situation, but never from a human nostril… until today.Today was different. Today… Read More

Chickenshed offers Crime Of The Century workshops

Published: 19 July 2012

Chickenshed is offering 11 to 16 year olds the chance to attend a free workshop this summer which includes a performance of its production Crime Of The Century.Running between 25… Read More

Ten Billion

Published: 19 July 2012

By the end of the century, scientist Stephen Emmott predicts, the world’s population will have risen to 10 billion. The Royal Court has set about explaining what this means to… Read More

Public award for Theatre Awards UK

Published: 19 July 2012

This year’s Theatre Awards UK will move into new surrounds at the historic Guildhall when the annual event which will include a public-voted award for the first time is held… Read More

EducationLive goes on sale

Published: 18 July 2012

Tickets are now available for London theatre’s evening of educational excitement, EducationLive, which will offer a wealth of insight to 200 secondary school teachers.The annual event, staged at the Lyceum… Read More

Timon Of Athens at the National Theatre

Published: 18 July 2012

It is likely that many people know more about The Lion King’s Timone than they do Shakespeare’s Timon, but, despite being one of the Bard’s lesser known and more complex… Read More

Volcano explodes into West End

Published: 17 July 2012

Noël Coward’s newly discovered play Volcano will erupt into the West End this summer.Turning up the temperature in an otherwise sun-deprived capital, the production will play at the Vaudeville theatre… Read More

EastEnder Lytton in Broken Rose

Published: 17 July 2012

EastEnders star Louisa Lytton will star in A Broken Rose, a new play by Sarah Goddard to be staged at London’s Cockpit theatre this September.Playing from 11 September and directed… Read More

Arts finds perfect match with Baggage

Published: 17 July 2012

Baggage, the debut play from John Muirhead and Mike Charlesworth, which opens at the Arts theatre in September, promises a web of intrigue in its story about internet dating.The world… Read More

Introducing… Alfred Enoch

Published: 17 July 2012

Alfred Enoch recently graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Modern Languages and is now appearing in both Antigone and Timon Of Athens at the National Theatre. If that’s… Read More

Matthew Bourne’s Play Without Words

Published: 16 July 2012

The first revival of Matthew Bourne’s Play Without Words for a decade proves that old adage true; actions really do speak louder than words and, in the hands of the… Read More

Gallery: 15 years of Chicago stars

Published: 13 July 2012

With today’s announcement that Chicago is set to close after an incredible 15 years in the West End, we decided to look back at some of the many famous faces… Read More

Hobson returns to Mamma Mia!

Published: 13 July 2012

Helen Hobson will return to hit musical Mamma Mia! to play Donna Sheridan later this year, following today’s news that the show’s current Donna, Sally Ann Triplett, is set to… Read More

Triplett swaps ABBA for Spice

Published: 13 July 2012

Sally Ann Triplett, who is currently Mamma Mia’s leading Dancing Queen, will swap 70s pop for 90s pop when she leads the cast of Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! this… Read More

Rees returns with one-man show

Published: 13 July 2012

Roger Rees will return to the West End this autumn with the London premiere of his one-man show What You Will.An exploration of all things Shakespearean, the 90-minute production will… Read More

Chicago shimmies to a close

Published: 13 July 2012

After 15 years of fishnets, red lipstick and jazz hands, Chicago is set to end its iconic razzling dazzling run in the West End when the hugely successful musical comes… Read More

Kids Week 2012 is record breaker

Published: 12 July 2012

The 15th Kids Week has smashed all its own records before it has even officially begun.    Our annual promotion, which runs throughout August and is part of the London 2012… Read More

Bloomsbury hosts Tom’s Midnight Garden

Published: 12 July 2012

Birmingham Stage Company will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a new production of its popular adaptation of Tom’s Midnight Garden at the Bloomsbury theatre this Christmas.Adapted by David Wood, the… Read More

Reality duo to star in Taboo

Published: 12 July 2012

Niamh Perry and Alistair Brammer, two contestants from previous Andrew Lloyd Webber casting shows, will appear on stage together in the new production of Taboo.The pair, veterans of I’d Do… Read More

More Morahan as Doll’s House extends

Published: 12 July 2012

The Young Vic’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House has proved so popular on The Cut that the show’s run has added an extra week.The classic drama, which stars… Read More

Chariots stars run into each other

Published: 12 July 2012

There was a surprise in store for the cast of the West End’s Olympic drama Chariots Of Fire this week when the stars of the original 1981 film appeared on… Read More

Charlie And Lola comes home to Polka

Published: 11 July 2012

Charlie And Lola, everyone’s favourite siblings since Topsy And Tim, will return to their original London theatrical home this summer for a magical run at the Polka theatre. Playing from… Read More

Theatre celebrates 80th with 25p tickets

Published: 10 July 2012

The Regent’s Park Open Air theatre is to mark its 80th birthday this Friday by selling 200 tickets for Ragtime The Musical at the same price they would have been… Read More

Globe Festival remembered in pictures

Published: 10 July 2012

On stage, off stage, behind the scenes, in the wings; images of the groundbreaking Globe To Globe festival were snapped throughout the iconic theatre and are now on display at… Read More

Scarborough joins Smith in Hedda Gabler

Published: 10 July 2012

Full casting has been announced for the Old Vic theatre’s forthcoming production of Hedda Gabler starring Sheridan Smith, with the Olivier Award-winning actor Adrian Scarborough set to play her despised… Read More

Royal Court’s Birthday extended

Published: 10 July 2012

Stephen Mangan will find himself in his now infamously unusual labour for longer, as the Royal Court Theatre’s uniquely surreal hit Birthday extends its run until 11 August. Joe Penhall’s… Read More

Danielle Hope

Published: 9 July 2012

The Over The Rainbow winner has left Oz behind for Revolutionary France and Les Misérables. Matthew Amer meets the star who brings the reality to TV casting while living her… Read More

Payne receives Pinter Award

Published: 9 July 2012

Constellations playwright Nick Payne has won the 2012 Harold Pinter Playwright’s Award, presented annually to support a new commission at the Royal Court.The award, which is given annually by Pinter’s… Read More

Shakespeare and Twain in Unicorn’s new season

Published: 6 July 2012

Purni Morell’s second season as Artistic Director of the Unicorn theatre includes a younger approach to Shakespeare, a new adaptation of Mark Twain’s The Prince And The Pauper, David Greig’s… Read More

Solimeno added to Chicken

Published: 6 July 2012

Actor Cristian Solimeno will join the cast of Chicken, replacing George Georgiou as one of the show’s three leads for the show’s final week, 16 to 21 July.The former star… Read More

Menzel returns for one-week concert

Published: 6 July 2012

Wicked star Idina Menzel will return to the West End later this year to perform a limited number of solo gigs at the Apollo theatre.The one-week concert from 8 to… Read More

The Taming Of The Shrew at Shakespeare’s Globe

Published: 5 July 2012

As one of Shakespeare’s most performed and adapted plays, The Taming Of The Shrew has become everything from a teen movie to a Broadway musical, but the Shakespeare’s Globe production… Read More

Report sheds light on strong 2011

Published: 5 July 2012

Despite the gloom of recession, strikes, looting and the Euro crisis dominating the headlines in 2011, the Box Office Data Report published by the Society Of London Theatre (SOLT) shows… Read More

Cycle with Alice down the rabbit hole

Published: 3 July 2012

For families with older children looking for a show with a difference this summer, Exquisite Folly Theatre is presenting a unique new adaptation of Alice In Wonderland this month that… Read More

Menier turns Gateau factory

Published: 3 July 2012

The eccentric, larger than life operatic performer Le Gateau Chocolat will take his solo show to the Menier Chocolate Factory for a limited run this summer. The star from popular… Read More

Chickenshed Olympic workshops

Published: 3 July 2012

Staff from Southgate’s Chickenshed theatre will head off on an Olympic tour this summer, crossing the river to the Chelsea theatre to lead a selection of workshops for children exploring… Read More

Mackichan gets Jumpy in the West End

Published: 3 July 2012

Doon Mackichan will reprise her role in April De Angelis’ Olivier Award-nominated play Jumpy when it transfers to the West End this summer.The frank and funny drama, which tells the… Read More

Autumnal family treats at the Lyric Hammersmith

Published: 2 July 2012

Lyric Hammersmith has announced its autumn/winter season with everything from classic fairy tales to brand new adventures playing as part of its busy family programme. From 15 September a different… Read More

Q&A Stephen Mangan

Published: 2 July 2012

Since first coming into the public eye with appearances in Green Wing and I’m Alan Partridge almost 10 years ago, Stephen Mangan has become one of Britain’s best loved, luscious-locked… Read More

Premieres and hit revivals for new Lyric season

Published: 2 July 2012

The Lyric Hammersmith’s company for young performers will take centre stage in the venue’s autumn season when Artistic Director Sean Holmes directs them in a new play by Simon Stephens.… Read More

Menier injects Pace into Charley’s Aunt

Published: 2 July 2012

Former TV comedian Norman Pace will return to the London stage this autumn to star opposite Matthew Horne in the Menier Chocolate Factory production of Charley’s Aunt.The pair will be… Read More

Birthday

Published: 29 June 2012

A play about an unconventional birth plan paves the way for all manner of potential storylines – adoption, surrogacy, fostering – but, judging from the collective howl of laughter emanating… Read More

Three Sisters casting announced

Published: 29 June 2012

Vanessa Kirby, Mariah Gale and Gala Gordon will star in the Young Vic’s forthcoming production of Anton Chekhov’s classic Three Sisters, in a new version by the show’s visionary director… Read More

Attenborough’s full King Lear cast announced

Published: 29 June 2012

Full casting has been announced for Michael Attenborough’s forthcoming production of King Lear which will star Jonathan Pryce in the legendary leading role. The production will open at the Almeida… Read More

Hogwarts’ boy stars in Our Boys

Published: 29 June 2012

Matthew Lewis will join Cian Barry, Arthur Darvill and Laurence Fox in the upcoming production of Jonathan Lewis’ Our Boys.Best known for his role as the loveable Neville Longbottom in… Read More

Steele returns to West End with Scrooge

Published: 29 June 2012

Scrooge The Musical will return to the London Palladium this Christmas with Tommy Steele once again taking on the starring role. Steele, who originated the role in the West End… Read More

Brydon, Harman and Jensen star in Nunn’s Chorus

Published: 29 June 2012

Trevor Nunn will direct Rob Brydon, Nigel Harman and Ashley Jensen in Alan Ayckbourn’s A Chorus Of Disapproval, which will open at the Harold Pinter theatre this autumn.The award-winning playwright’s… Read More

ROH becomes TheatreCraft home

Published: 28 June 2012

The Royal Opera House is to become the new home and partner of TheatreCraft, the annual event offering 17-25 year olds interested in a behind-the-scenes career in theatre an insight… Read More

New theatre launches first season

Published: 28 June 2012

A topical play from Sandi Toksvig, a musical version of a US classic, a twist on Cinderella and Out Of Joint’s Our Country’s Good make up the first season at… Read More

Spicy launch for Viva Forever!

Published: 27 June 2012

There’s little that piques more media interest than all five Spice Girls appearing in one place, which is what happened at the launch of Viva Forever!Ginger, Sporty, Baby, Scary and… Read More

Daldry and Izzard join Games season

Published: 27 June 2012

Stephen Daldry, the Creative Executive Producer of Ceremonies for the London Olympic Games, has joined the line up for the Criterion theatre’s Playing The Games season.The Billy Elliot director will… Read More

Q&A: Democracy

Published: 27 June 2012

Michael Frayn’s political thriller is a tale of secrets, deceit and lies that explores the Machiavellian nature of coalition government. We caught up with its cast – Aidan McArdle (who… Read More

Bazaar summer for the Bush

Published: 27 June 2012

Immersive theatre company Theatre Delicatessen is to bring a brand new marketplace marvel to the Bush theatre this summer when Bush Bazaar runs from 31 July until 18 August.The summer… Read More

Chicken

Published: 27 June 2012

The West End’s McDonald’s must be delighted that new play Chicken has opened at the Trafalgar Studios.I’m sure business will be booming anyway this summer, but so many burgers are… Read More

Spice Girls reunite to launch Viva Forever!

Published: 26 June 2012

Popular music and theatre combined today as the legendary girl band Spice Girls reunited to announce details of the forthcoming musical featuring their hugely popular songs, Viva Forever!, which will… Read More

Looking back on West End LIVE

Published: 25 June 2012

This weekend thousands of people descended on Trafalgar Square for two days of incredible free entertainment at West End LIVE, in association with MasterCard. As well as exhilarating performances from… Read More

New shows on sale for Kids Week

Published: 22 June 2012

Tickets for The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Monty Python’s Spamalot and the Reduced Shakespeare Company are now on sale with Kids Week. Kids Week, our popular annual campaign… Read More

Utopia

Published: 22 June 2012

How dangerous is it to name a show Utopia? However impressive it is, can it possibly live up to its title?Well, no, obviously. Even an evening watching the most life-affirming,… Read More

West End Live 2012: As it happened

Published: 22 June 2012

From Rock Of Ages to Les Misérables, Matilda The Musical to The Phantom Of The Opera, London's world famous crowd-wowing musical theatre productions came together in Trafalgar Square this weekend… Read More

Ice Age Live! comes to Wembley

Published: 22 June 2012

Ice Age fans will be able to see Sid, Manny, Diego, Scrat and all their favourite characters from the hit animated films brought to life on stage this November by… Read More

Gifted actors receive Olivier Bursaries

Published: 21 June 2012

The Society of London Theatre, the organisation behind Official London Theatre, has awarded 13 gifted young actors Laurence Olivier Bursaries to help them complete their training. The bursaries have been… Read More

OLT Guide: London 2012 Festival

Published: 21 June 2012

There are a staggering 12,000 events being staged as part of the London 2012 Festival, which launched today. If it was possible to see one a day until you had… Read More

Democracy

Published: 21 June 2012

Paul Miller’s production of Democracy had a lot to live up to following the success of Michael Blakemore’s award-winning production at the National Theatre in 2003 and Lindsay Posner’s Olivier… Read More

West End records buoyant start to 2012

Published: 20 June 2012

Theatregoers’ thirst for London’s wealth of quality productions has grown in the first quarter of 2012, with both attendances and revenue up on the same period last year.Box Office data… Read More
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