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Films that got turned into musicals

Published: 18 February 2019

Plotting your next movie marathon and stuck for ideas? What if we told you that some of Theatreland’s hits started off life in the glamorous movie world? Check out our… Read More

Sweet Charity announces more casting

Published: 18 February 2019

There’s nothing sweeter than hearing a cast announcement for an upcoming musical. And so Sweet Charity has given us a right tasty treat by announcing the rest of the cast… Read More

First look: Betrayal rehearsals

Published: 18 February 2019

The fantastic Pinter at the Pinter season is almost at an end, but there’s still time for one more star-studded cast. As Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox are… Read More

Jeremy Herrin to revive Noises Off at Lyric Hammersmith

Published: 15 February 2019

It's one of the funniest plays to have ever graced the London stage. And now it's been announced that Jeremy Herrin, Artistic Director of Headlong, will revive Michael Frayn's Noises… Read More

London shows with extra matinees this February half-term

Published: 15 February 2019

The half-term holidays: a source of great joy (and, in their eyes, freedom!) to youngsters, and a potential headache to parents, who somehow have to come up with a whole… Read More

The Tina Turner Musical welcomes its new Tina & Ike!

Published: 15 February 2019

In true Tina - The Tina Turner Musical style, the show has Two People to unveil! Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will make her West End debut as the legendary Tina, starring opposite… Read More

West End dating profiles, famous castings and Danny Dyer – the weekly round up

Published: 15 February 2019

While most people were preparing to love (or loathe) Valentines Day, Theatreland was buzzing full of love for new casts, new production shots and of course, Danny Dyer. We even… Read More

The 9 West End characters who should be on Tinder

Published: 14 February 2019

Valentine's Day; a day of love, chocolate, flowers.  But we couldn’t help but think about how our favourite Theatreland characters would mark it, and how they’d set about finding a… Read More

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo And Juliet tours with two casts

Published: 14 February 2019

"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene", and now these two households are going on separate tours in the World Premiere of Matthew… Read More

True West to have audio release

Published: 14 February 2019

Couldn’t get tickets for True West? Or maybe you’ve already seen it, absolutely loved it but don’t have time to see it again? Whichever of these two categories you fall… Read More

Why it’s All About Eve at the Noël Coward Theatre

Published: 14 February 2019

Writer and director Ivo van Hove doesn’t half relish a challenge. From reimagining the likes of Network and Hedda Gabler at the National, to delivering an iconic A View From… Read More

Famous faces on the stage this spring

Published: 14 February 2019

It’s always fun to see a famous face off the TV or movies trying their hand at the theatre. In this completely different environment, you can watch them perform in… Read More

First look: Harry Judd, Aston Merrygold, Jay McGuiness & Louis Smith in Rip It Up – The 60s

Published: 12 February 2019

Stars, stars everywhere - and they're about to get down to dance. McFly’s Harry Judd, JLS’s Aston Merrygold, The Wanted’s Jay McGuiness and Olympic gymnast Louis Smith have formed the ultimate… Read More

Miriam Margolyes & Griff Rhys Jones voice Where Is Peter Rabbit? in West End

Published: 12 February 2019

It's not unusual, around Spring, to be seeking an Easter bunny or too. And this April, national treasures Miriam Margolyes and Griff Rhys Jones will be joining us in asking… Read More

10 things you didn’t know about Danny Dyer

Published: 11 February 2019

You know him as a cheeky cockney chappy, a pub owner in the EastEnd(ers), for being a Love Island winner’s dad and for basically being an absolute legend. But with… Read More

50 musical theatre songs for people who hate Valentine’s Day

Published: 11 February 2019

Experience a break-up recently? Prefer your independence? Does your partner live in Canada? Or just never been interested in all that stuff? Well, never fear, wary singletons - this week,… Read More

Horrible Histories’ Barmy Britain is coming back to the West End

Published: 11 February 2019

Not all of us enjoy learning about History... but everybody does when it's Horrible! And the proof's in the (bread-and-butter) pudding, as the Horrible Histories stage show has announced it… Read More

Theatre Quiz: How many songs from Les Misérables can you name?

Published: 8 February 2019

If you're looking for your next dose of theatre fun, why not test your knowledge of the iconic musical that's had audiences Dreaming A Dream for decades in the West… Read More

Royal Opera House to screen Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story

Published: 8 February 2019

The Royal Opera House will host an exclusive live screening of Yuli - The Carlos Acosta Story in its Linbury Theatre on Wednesday 3 April. Directed by Icíar Bollaín (Take… Read More

Carrie Hope Fletcher returns to Les Mis, closing shows and Dear Evan Hansen – the weekly roundup

Published: 8 February 2019

February may be a shorter month, but Theatreland has never been busier with exciting announcements, new casts, and several fond farewells. In fact, there’s been so much going on, you’ve… Read More

Cassidy Janson, Oliver Tompsett, and more – & Juliet cast announced!

Published: 8 February 2019

Musical theatre fans, rejoice: alongside Miriam-Teak Lee in the titular role of & Juliet will be Cassidy Janson, Oliver Tompsett, Arun Blair-Mangat - and more! Bringing together a whole host… Read More

Waitress extends booking period

Published: 8 February 2019

The Waitress cast has only just starting cooking, and they’re already baking a success, as an extension on the show’s booking period has been announced. Due to popular demand, more… Read More

Donmar Warehouse play Sweat makes West End transfer

Published: 8 February 2019

It's been one of the breakout hit London plays of the past few months. And this morning, it was announced that the Donmar Warehouse's production of Sweat, Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer… Read More

Germán Cornejo on the incredible Tango Fire

Published: 7 February 2019

Passion, elegance and grace... and that's just how renowned choreographer Germán Cornejo spoke, when he told us all about his show Tango Fire, currently playing in the West End. Cornejo himself… Read More

Watch the Waitress Lulu auditions as young cast announced

Published: 7 February 2019

It's the role of a (young) lifetime! Forthcoming London musical Waitress has revealed its youngest cast members, who'll share the role of Lulu - and we were there to see… Read More

New kids cast announced for the West End’s School Of Rock

Published: 7 February 2019

West End, let's get ready to rock: a new year group have been announced to play the kids' cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's School Of Rock The Musical! Class will be… Read More

New Everybody’s Talking About Jamie production shots released

Published: 7 February 2019

New Jamie New and a new cast mean new production shots for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie! Who knew! (well, us, that’s why we’re sharing them…) With the new cast of… Read More

Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard announces new partnership details

Published: 6 February 2019

The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) has announced full partnership details for the Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard, which return to the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 7 April. Nicola… Read More

Michael Ball, Carrie Hope Fletcher & Alfie Boe return to Les Misérables

Published: 6 February 2019

Do you hear the people sing? Well if you go and watch Les Misérables when it transfers to the Gielgud Theatre in August, then you’ll see some VERY special people… Read More

What everybody’s saying about Home, I’m Darling

Published: 6 February 2019

Last night, we were throwing it back to the 1950s to become the perfect domestic goddesses (don’t pretend there isn’t one hiding in us all) for the opening night of… Read More

4 Arthur Miller plays you can see in London this year

Published: 5 February 2019

Imagine penning a play so remarkable, it would not only go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, but also the Tony… Read More

First look at 9 To 5 The Musical production photos

Published: 5 February 2019

Is that the smell of cups of ambition being poured at the Savoy Theatre? The star-studded cast of 9 To 5 The Musical are certainly headed straight to the top -… Read More

New musical The View Upstairs to have European premiere

Published: 5 February 2019

We love seeing a new musical arriving into Theatreland, so we’re excited to see that The View Upstairs will have its European premiere at the Soho Theatre soon! The View Upstairs… Read More

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical releases second single from cast album

Published: 5 February 2019

For fans of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, this news is going to be simply the best…(we’re sorry, it had to be done). There’s going to be an original… Read More

Last chance to see: 12 shows leaving in February

Published: 4 February 2019

Isn’t it annoying when you realise that a show you’ve been meaning to see for ages ups and leaves Theatreland before you get a chance? We feel your pain, and… Read More

New cast announced for the disastrous The Play That Goes Wrong

Published: 4 February 2019

It should be the pinnacle of every actor's career: heading into a massively successful, riotously funny, Olivier Award-winning comedy in the West End. But for the unlucky bunch joining the… Read More

Carrie Hope Fletcher and Matt Henry announced for MT Fest UK

Published: 4 February 2019

When you think of festivals, you instantly start thinking about standing in the rain, getting cold and being stuck in large crowds. Well MT Fest UK is going to be… Read More

Cast revealed for Death Of A Salesman co-directed by Marianne Elliott

Published: 1 February 2019

In a hugely exciting week for London plays, chalk up another one on the list of "must-sees"! Wendell Pierce will make his UK stage debut alongside Sharon D Clarke and Arinzé… Read More

West End LIVE announcement, famous castings & a 10-year challenge – the weekly round up

Published: 1 February 2019

Pinch, punch first of the month! (no return!). We’re already into the second month of 2019, and still writing 2018 on everything, which is nice and awkward. So while we’re… Read More

Tom Burke & Hayley Atwell to lead Ibsen’s Rosmersholm in West End

Published: 1 February 2019

Stage and screen stars Tom Burke and Hayley Atwell will lead the cast of a new adaptation of Ibsen's political drama Rosmersholm in the West End, adapted by Duncan Macmillan.… Read More

February picks: shows to see this month

Published: 1 February 2019

"Roses are red, violets are blue, we’re now into February, so here’s some theatre that’s new!" Yes, it's THAT month - the month of love, the month of snow... and… Read More

First All About Eve photos released with Gillian Anderson & Lily James

Published: 1 February 2019

Over at the Noël Coward Theatre this month, it's All About Eve. And Gillian Anderson, Lily James, director Ivo van Hove, and the rest of the star-studded cast too, we guess.… Read More

Warm up for 2019 with these new musicals’ cast recordings

Published: 1 February 2019

2017 was the year of the Rooster, 2018 that of the Dog. But you can set your Chinese zodiac animals aside this January, because 2019 is undeniably the year of… Read More

Clive Owen, Anna Gunn & Lia Williams to star in The Night Of The Iguana

Published: 1 February 2019

Clive Owen will make his first West End appearance in 18 years, performing opposite Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn and stage star Lia Williams, in a new production of Tennessee Williams'… Read More

Anne-Marie Duff & Arthur Darvill to appear in Sweet Charity

Published: 1 February 2019

We’ve got some sweet news to share with you. Sweet Charity is coming back to the West End, and it’s returning with an equally sweet cast. Anne-Marie Duff (Shameless, Nowhere… Read More

Tea For Two talks announced for MT Fest UK

Published: 31 January 2019

How does a series of intimate talks with theatre experts giving advice, insider information and generally sharing their knowledge sound? Pretty good right? That’s exactly the premise of Tea For… Read More

West End LIVE 2019 dates announced!

Published: 31 January 2019

If you’re a fan of musical theatre, you’re going to want to save these dates in your diary, as this year’s West End LIVE will take place on the 22… Read More

Royal Court Theatre announces Spring events

Published: 31 January 2019

It’s time to get your diaries out and start making plans for Spring (yes already), as the Royal Court Theatre has announced a spectacular season of events. Featuring unmissable shows,… Read More

Nicholas Lyndhurst & Cassidy Janson join Man Of La Mancha cast

Published: 31 January 2019

As Only Fools and Horses comes into the West End, it seems rather fitting that one of the show’s original cast members has been announced for the upcoming production of… Read More

London theatres to dim lights in memory of Duncan C. Weldon

Published: 31 January 2019

Theatres across London will be dimming their lights at 19:00 tonight (31 January) in memory of the British theatre producer Duncan C. Weldon, who died on Wednesday aged 77. Before… Read More

Duchess of Sussex makes first official visit to the National Theatre

Published: 31 January 2019

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has made her first official visit to the National Theatre, since becoming its Royal Patron in January this year. The Duchess certainly had a… Read More

Sarah Hadland announced for Admissions

Published: 30 January 2019

Class will soon be in session for Admissions, and Miranda star Sarah Hadland will be joining for the term. Sarah will be joining the already announced Alex Kingston (ER, Doctor… Read More

Theatreland’s 10-year challenge

Published: 30 January 2019

You’ve probably noticed a lot of your friends doing the 10-year challenge. They’ll pick either a beyond flattering picture or a terrible photo they’d want no employer to see (it’s… Read More

The Inheritance and Company win big at Critics’ Circle Awards 2018

Published: 29 January 2019

Matthew Lopez's epic two-part play The Inheritance and Marianne Elliott's reinvention of Company led the way at this year's Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, which also heralded a wide variety of productions.… Read More

Only Fools And Horses The Musical reveals first photos & inspiration

Published: 29 January 2019

It may not be the first TV show you'd expect to witness in musical theatre form. But Only Fools And Horses The Musical is just a few weeks away from… Read More

John Malkovich returns to the West End in David Mamet play

Published: 29 January 2019

The glamour of Hollywood is coming to Theatreland, as multi-award winning actor John Malkovich is returning to the West End. And it’s been a much-anticipated return too, as John hasn’t… Read More

8 things you didn’t know about Charlie Stemp

Published: 28 January 2019

He’s joined the cast of Mary Poppins as Bert, dazzled in two pantomimes at the London Palladium and gave us a performance worth more than Half A Sixpence in…well Half… Read More

Cast announced for new musical The Cereal Café

Published: 28 January 2019

Ready to snap, crackle and pop its way onto the stage, there's a brand new British musical opening at The Other Palace next month: The Cereal Café, inspired by the opening… Read More

Caroline, Or Change to end in five weeks

Published: 28 January 2019

With only five weeks left to see the critically acclaimed, Caroline, Or Change, you are now entering the “last chance to see” part of the show’s run. Currently showing at… Read More

Dame Judi Dench and Patti LuPone to appear in Haymarket season

Published: 28 January 2019

What’s better than seeing one Theatreland legend have a frank and honest conversation about their career? Watching several of them over the course of two months of course! And that’s… Read More

Public tickets on sale for Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard

Published: 26 January 2019

Theatre's biggest night, the Olivier Awards with Mastercard ceremony, returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 7 April. And you could be there to witness it, as public tickets… Read More

First rehearsal pictures of The Old Vic’s The American Clock

Published: 25 January 2019

The American Clock is soon to be ticking at The Old Vic, as Arthur Miller's searing play set in the crippling 1920s American financial crisis is lent an ingenious new… Read More

New family shows, Mischief Theatre and a Showstopping quiz – the weekly roundup

Published: 25 January 2019

With West End transfers, star castings and brand new shows from critically acclaimed producers, it’s been another incredibly busy week in Theatreland. Missed everything because you’ve been too focused on… Read More

Theatre Quiz: Showstopper’s! Improvised Musical Challenge

Published: 25 January 2019

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has been a huge success since the show started in 2008. It has had eleven sell-out years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, two West End runs,… Read More

Mischief Theatre announce year-long residency at the Vaudeville Theatre

Published: 25 January 2019

They’ve battled falling sets and missing props in The Play That Goes Wrong, failed to successfully rob a bank in The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, and now the team… Read More

Miriam-Teak Lee to lead new West End musical, & Juliet

Published: 25 January 2019

We all know how the story of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo & Juliet ends (spoiler alert: tragically). But what if it was just the beginning for the latter? That's the… Read More

Fiddler On The Roof transfers to the West End

Published: 25 January 2019

Couldn’t get a ticket for Trevor Nunn’s sold-out, critically acclaimed production of Fiddler On The Roof at the Menier? Then you’re going to be very excited to hear that the… Read More

Bernadette Robinson performs Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit

Published: 24 January 2019

It needn't be said that a one-woman show demands talent. But performing a one-woman show where you take on the music of Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf… Read More

Waitress to plate up pie jar selection at the Adelphi

Published: 23 January 2019

Who better to celebrate with today (23 January) - that's National Pie Day, in case you were wondering - than an upcoming West End musical baked straight from the heart?… Read More

All About Eve to be broadcast in cinemas

Published: 23 January 2019

If you haven't heard All About Eve, you will do in the coming months! Plans have been announced to broadcast Ivo van Hove's eagerly anticipated stage adaptation, starring Gillian Anderson… Read More

Over 15.5 million attend London theatres in 2018

Published: 23 January 2019

Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre have released data for ticket sales across their member venues in 2018. The figures reveal a combined audience of over 34m and… Read More

Clarke Peters joins The American Clock as Giles Terera withdraws

Published: 22 January 2019

The multi-talented Clarke Peters, whose credits include The Wire and Five Guys Named Moe, is joining the cast of The American Clock at The Old Vic, replacing Giles Terera, who… Read More

Relaxed Performance of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time announced

Published: 22 January 2019

There will be a Relaxed Performance of the smash-hit show, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, on Saturday 6 April at 2.30pm. This special matinee performance will… Read More

Daniel Portman to star in We’re Staying Right Here

Published: 22 January 2019

We're Staying Right Here. Where's here, I hear you ask? The Park Theatre, who have today announced casting for Henry Devas' debut play of the same name - with Game… Read More

Lenny Henry joins King Hedley II production

Published: 22 January 2019

Sir Lenny Henry will soon be treading the boards of Theatreland once more, as he will be starring in a production of King Hedley II at the Theatre Royal Stratford… Read More
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