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Published: 10 November 2016
Theatre Royal Haymarket and Masterclass Trust have partnered with charity Kidscape for a new project called Cyberscene which will combat cyber bullying. Judi Dench, winner of the most Olivier Awards… Read More
'She drew out a match – ‘Scratch!’ How it sputtered as it burnt! It gave a warm, bright light, like a little candle, as she held her freezing hand over… Read More
Published: 9 November 2016
Discounted tickets for more than 40 top London shows will go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 6 December through our hugely popular annual promotion, Get Into London Theatre. Designed… Read More
Everybody, at some point, has wished they could soar through the air at will, be it to shorten the morning commute, avoid traffic, pop off on holiday, or just… Read More
Paul Hawkyard will have the onerous duty of making sure the last train leaves King’s Cross Theatre on time, when he takes over as Mr Perks in the Olivier Award-winning… Read More
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End production of School of Rock - The Musical is currently previewing at the New London Theatre with opening night set for 14 November 2016. School… Read More
Published: 8 November 2016
I was lucky enough to see Lazarus at the King's Cross Theatre on Friday. The show is wonderfully enigmatic, full of sheer originality and some of the most impressive use… Read More
The Snowman returns to The Peacock this Christmas for the 19th consecutive year, featuring Howard Blake’s much-loved score, which includes his iconic song Walking in the Air. This year singer… Read More
By Niall Palmer What does the future hold for London’s creative spaces? Will austerity stifle creativity or could Britain’s shifting position in the world actually trigger new opportunities for the… Read More
Published: 7 November 2016
Following a highly-acclaimed pre-West End engagement, producer Jamie Hendry announced this morning that the major new musical The Wind In The Willows will open in the West End at the… Read More
Harry Enfield, Kevin Bishop, Claudie Blakley and John Marquez star in the upcoming production of Once In A Lifetime at the Young Vic - go inside the rehearsal room with… Read More
Disney UK today announced that its production of The Lion King will hold a dedicated Autism-Friendly Performance on Sunday 4 June 2017 at 1.30pm. This follows the success of previous… Read More
Matilda The Musical is celebrating an incredible 5 years in the West End! The show tells the story of a little girl with a special power, so we asked the… Read More
Published: 5 November 2016
Remember, remember, the fifth of November – gunpowder, treason etc. etc. But if you find that the date has snuck up on you this time around, then not to worry… Read More
After a quarter century away, King Lear at The Old Vic marks Glenda Jackson’s electrifying return to the London stage. Deborah Warner, the world-renowned theatremaker and two-time Olivier Award winner,… Read More
Published: 4 November 2016
The RSC have brought a funky, fantastical version of Cymbeline to the Barbican this season. Never heard of it? That might be because this late play is extremely odd and… Read More
Deny, Deny, Deny is the new play by journalist-turned-playwright Jonathan Maitland (writer of An Audience With Jimmy Saville). It’s a searing and provocative work that raises profound questions about ethics… Read More
Tonight Glenda Jackson makes her return to the London stage. A quarter century after her last role, Glenda will star in The Old Vic’s gender-blind production of King Lear. The… Read More
Sheena Easton – the Grammy Award winning artist who has sold over 20 million records around the world – is to make her West End debut in the forthcoming production… Read More
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that writer, broadcaster, DJ, performer and campaigner Amy Lamé will be London’s first-ever Night Czar. The appointment of a Night Czar comes… Read More
Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, the producers of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, have today announced that a further 60,000 tickets will be released for… Read More
Published: 3 November 2016
TheatreCraft, London’s largest free event for 16-25 year olds seeking non-performance careers in theatre returns on Monday 14 November. This week we spoke to theatre director Zoe Lafferty, an Associate… Read More
The New Group’s critically acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer & Obie prize winning play, Buried Child, directed by Scott Elliott, will transfer to Trafalgar Studios in London for… Read More
We had an incredible time at The Last Five Years press night, and were lucky enough to catch up with Samantha Barks, Jonathan Bailey and Jason Robert Brown after the… Read More
The world premiere of the long-awaited Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical will take place in London’s West End at the London Coliseum, opening on Tuesday 20… Read More
Published: 2 November 2016
The Screwtape Letters, the provocative and wickedly witty theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view, will play the Christmas season at… Read More
David Tennant returns to the West End in March 2017 to play the title role in Patrick Marber’s Don Juan In Soho. The production will preview at Wyndham’s Theatre from… Read More
Published: 1 November 2016
First images are released of Samantha Barks and Jonathan Bailey in Tony Award-winning Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown’s acclaimed musical The Last Five Years. Due to popular demand, the production… Read More
Charlie Stemp chats all things Half A Sixpence, including challenges, favourite moments, and four large meals a day. Congratulations on the West End transfer of Half a Sixpence! How does… Read More
Following last night's press night at the Young Vic, we looked at The Nest in numbers... 1: The number of Mercury, Brit and Grammy Award winners involved in the show.… Read More
On 28 November, Matthew Seadon-Young and Barbara Drennan will join the West End cast of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical to play Gerry Goffin (Carole King’s husband and song-writing… Read More
The cultural hotspots of the West End are set to receive Night Tube services before the turn of the year, with the 24-hour Piccadilly line launching on Friday 16 December.… Read More
‘Tis the season to be jolly – well, almost – but London’s theatregoers can certainly be merry in the knowledge that this November sees plenty of world-class theatrical treats opening… Read More
As Official London Theatre’s resident vegan I’m thrilled to be celebrating World Vegan Day by letting you know how easy it is to pick up an animal-free, dairy-free, pre-theatre meal… Read More
Published: 31 October 2016
Sadler's Wells have announced their spring/summer 2017 season, with an eclectic mix including tango, a Zulu ballet, circus and hip hop. Dance icon Matthew Bourne returns to his roots for… Read More
If you’ve got a show that’s been running for 25 years, has scooped four Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards in that time, and continues to garner critical acclaim from… Read More
Production images are released today of the European premiere of David Bowie and Enda Walsh’s Lazarus, following its first preview performance on Tuesday 25 October. Playing for 13 weeks only… Read More
The Royal Court Theatre has today announced its spring and summer 2017 season of work, including productions with Simon McBurney, Jez Butterworth, Sam Mendes, debbie tucker green and Simon Stephens.… Read More
Artistic Director Jez Bond today announces Park Theatre’s new Spring Summer 2017 season, with an array of new writing across both spaces, together with a long awaited European premiere, an… Read More
Donmar Artistic Director Josie Rourke today announced full casting for her revival of Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan. As previously announced, the production will star Gemma Arterton, alongside Matt Bardock, Richard… Read More
A Busker in STOMP Grab those 90s baggy jeans from your wardrobe and throw on a vest, add a backwards cap and get a giant silver dustbin and you’re ready… Read More
The world premiere of the long-awaited Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical will take place in London’s West End at the London Coliseum in June 2017. The… Read More
Published: 28 October 2016
Patrick Marber’s critically acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties transfers to the West End in 2017 for a limited run at the Apollo Theatre – with more than 100 tickets… Read More
Olivier Award-winner Luke Treadaway and acclaimed film actress Imogen Poots have joined the previously announced Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill in the upcoming West End revival of Edward Albee’s Who’s… Read More
Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is pencilled for a West End opening in Autumn 2017, following a pre-London season at the Newcastle Theatre Royal. Renowned comedian, composer, filmmaker and actor Mel… Read More
Published: 27 October 2016
Guest writer Jim Glaub went along to the press night of Amadeus at the National Theatre; here he shares his top 8 things to look out for. Love and loathing.… Read More
London’s largest free careers event for non-performance roles in theatre, TheatreCraft, has announced its full programme, with booking for workshops now open. Ambassador Theatre Group’s recently appointed Executive Vice President,… Read More
Published: 26 October 2016
TheatreCraft, London’s largest free event for 16-25 year olds seeking non-performance careers in theatre returns on Monday 14 November.The annual careers fair has a new home for 2016 at the… Read More
Below is the National Theatre's statement on the death of Howard Davies. At the National Theatre we are profoundly saddened to hear of the death of Howard Davies. One of… Read More
Following a sell-out run at the Royal Court Theatre this year, BAM Harvey Theater and the Royal Court Theatre have announced that James Macdonald’s production of Caryl Churchill’s Escaped Alone… Read More
Published: 25 October 2016
Imagine waking up one Monday morning and knowing that you’ve a week ahead that includes playing music legend Diana Ross, meeting a founding member of one of the most influential… Read More
If you were an actor walking into the first day of King Lear rehearsals at The Old Vic, you might be forgiven for being more than a little awed by… Read More
Shakespeare’s Globe have announced the line-up of Emma Rice’s 2017 final summer season, ‘Summer Of Love’, before she leaves her post as Artistic Director in April 2018. The season will… Read More
What’s it all about? If ever there were a theme to make an audience uncomfortable, surely it’s the one at the heart of Al Smith and HighTide’s Harrogate. Against the… Read More
The Shakespeare Globe Trust Board have this morning announced that Emma Rice will step down as Artistic Director in April 2018, following the conclusion of her 2017/18 Winter Season. This… Read More
Published: 24 October 2016
As rehearsals begin today, the full cast of Mary Stuart at the Almeida Theatre is announced. Playing both Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart, Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams trade the… Read More
The Menier Chocolate Factory have announced that Scarlett Strallen will be joined by Alastair Brookshaw, Les Dennis, Callum Howell, Katherine Kingsley, Dominic Tighe and Mark Umbers in She Loves Me.… Read More
Published: 21 October 2016
Sophie Thompson has had to withdraw from the cast of Peter Pan due to a broken wrist, the National Theatre has today announced. The South Bank venue’s Christmas show, which… Read More
Award-winning actor Simon Callow brings his acclaimed one-man version of the Dickens classic to the Arts Theatre this Christmas. Following two sell-out seasons in 2011 and 2012, A Christmas Carol,… Read More
Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee Sophie Okonedo will join Damian Lewis in Edward Albee’s The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Sophie, who has… Read More
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway sensation Hamilton, which will open the extensively refurbished Victoria Palace Theatre at the end of 2017, has announced tickets will go on sale in January 2017. With… Read More
John Tiffany, who recently directed Harry Potter And The Cursed Child to critical and audience acclaim, will bring his smash-hit production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie to the West… Read More
Published: 20 October 2016
TheatreCraft, London’s largest free event for 16-25 year olds seeking non-performance careers in theatre returns on Monday 14 November. The annual careers fair has a new home for 2016 at… Read More
What’s it all about? An experimental musical about the scariest word we know: cancer. Why? As Director Bryony Kimmings explains in a voiceover prologue, she wants to challenge us to… Read More
Joseph Beagley is the Head of Masks And Puppets at Disney's The Lion King. He chats about his work on the magical show, and what is involved in running the… Read More
Published: 19 October 2016
The opening production of Artistic Director Emma Rice’s inaugural winter season at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Comus, begins its previews next week. It’s unsurprising then that rehearsals, for the warped… Read More
In keeping with the original design for the National Theatre, designer Rae Smith has reworked the Garrick Theatre to allow for on stage seating on ‘House Of Commons-style’ green benches.Audiences… Read More
There are few things more joyous for a youngster than the ringing of a school-bell on the last Friday before half-term. But while schoolchildren are sure to celebrate the occasion,… Read More
The Royal Shakespeare Company has programmed events and exhibitions that will run alongside their ongoing London season at the Barbican. This comprises of an exhibition which sees some of Shakespeare’s… Read More
Following performances across Europe, Flute Theatre and English Touring Theatre have announced that their production of Hamlet will transfer to the Trafalgar Studios for a limited run this December.Hamlet, alone… Read More
Published: 18 October 2016
Artistic Director of the Tricycle Theatre Indhu Rubasingham has today announced plans for a brand new initiative to build the theatregoing community of tomorrow. Entitled Mapping Brent, the innovative scheme… Read More
Disney's The Lion King is famed for its spectacular costumes. Matt Clark, Head Of The Wardrobe Department, tells us about his favourite moments, biggest challenges and Julie Taymor's incredible… Read More
A skeleton in a beret, a creepy doll, and back massages. That’s either the strangest Christmas wish-list we’ve ever seen, or it’s what we’ve spotted in these rehearsals shots from… Read More
What’s it all about? If you’ve ever stayed out a bit too late one evening, you’ll understand the struggle that can be getting home, but in 1969 Connecticut, at the… Read More
Published: 17 October 2016
Illustrious West End producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh was treated to a 70th birthday surprise at the Noël Coward Theatre this morning, courtesy of the cast of his musical Half A… Read More