Published: 28 July 2016
What’s it all about? Set in Dublin from 1915-1916, O’Casey’s play charters the lives of a handful of working class inhabitants of a run-down tenement building. As tension grows in… Read More
Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui will return to Sadler’s Wells for the first time as a performer since 2011, in his latest creation Fractus V on 27 and… Read More
Grammy award-winning artist PJ Harvey will compose an original score for Ian Rickson’s production of The Nest at the Young Vic from 28 October to 26 November.Premiering at the Lyric… Read More
This week saw Harry Potter And The Cursed Child open to rave reviews on the West End, with high praise given to every magical moment. And today it has been… Read More
Theatres across the West End and on Broadway will dim their lights on 3 August 2016 in memory of James M. Nederlander, Chairman of The Nederlander Organization and one of… Read More
Published: 27 July 2016
World renowned shows and global stars from across London’s West End have joined forces with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, in support of his campaign to show the world… Read More
What’s it all about? Holly Golightly is the 1940s New York socialite the girls all want to be, and the guys all want to be with. Ever at the centre… Read More
Published: 26 July 2016
Darren Day, Michael Xavier and Jessica Martin will lead the one-off charity gala concert of Robert J. Sherman's new musical Bumblescratch.Bumblescratch will play at the Adelphi Theatre for one night… Read More
Casting has today been announced for revered choreographer Matthew Bourne’s stage adaptation of beloved fairy tale and Academy Award-winning movie The Red Shoes. Joining the previously announced Ashley Shaw in… Read More
Hampstead Theatre has today announced full casting for the world premiere of Beth Steel’s new economic thriller Labyrinth. Exploring the fallout from one of the most catastrophic economic crises of… Read More
What’s it all about? Ah, the golden question – but rest assured you’ll find no spoilers here, not for all the veritaserum (truth potion, to you and me) in Azkaban...… Read More
Published: 25 July 2016
Shakespeare’s Globe have announced casting for 946: The Amazing Story Of Adolphus Tips, co-adapted by Michael Morpurgo and Globe Artistic Director Emma Rice.After a critically acclaimed 2015 run at Kneehigh’s… Read More
Freddie Fox is to share the role of Romeo with Richard Madden in Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s Romeo And Juliet following Madden’s recent ankle injury. Fox has joined the company… Read More
Further casting has been announced for Mart Crowley’s ground-breaking play The Boys In The Band at the Park Theatre, joining the already-announced Olivier Award-winner Mark Gatiss and Ian Hallard. Gatiss,… Read More
The word ‘refugee’, in today’s society, seems to carry with it a barrage of negative connotations. Fear, hatred and misconceptions have eaten away at our ability to feel compassion towards… Read More
Booking is now open for this year’s TheatreCraft, London’s largest free event for 16-25 year olds seeking non-performance careers in theatre. The annual careers fair has a new home for… Read More
Estella Daniels and Lanre Malaolu will star in Atiha Sen Gupta’s Counting Stars at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Counting Stars is the first show in the new season from… Read More
David Bowie and Enda Walsh’s musical Lazarus will receive its UK premiere at the King’s Cross Theatre this autumn. Directed by the acclaimed Olivier and Tony Award-winning Ivo van Hove,… Read More
Published: 22 July 2016
New musical Groundhog Day has released the first official production shots ahead of its world premiere at The Old Vic. Artistic Director of The Old Vic Matthew Warchus, composer and… Read More
What’s it all about? It’s big, it’s back in the West End, and it’s starring Beverley. Based on the 1992 film starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, hugely popular romantic… Read More
What’s it all about? You’re probably familiar with the story. A country is oppressed under foreign rule, and a man of the people, called Jesus, gets a name for himself… Read More
Motown the Musical tells the story of music legend Berry Gordy. With just $800 borrowed from his family, Gordy founded Motown records and launched the careers of Diana Ross and… Read More
Comedy hit The Play That Goes Wrong has extended its booking period until September 2017.The Play That Goes Wrong started life at a London fringe venue with only four paying… Read More
Published: 21 July 2016
BBC have announced today that they will turn Victor Hugo’s famous novel into a six-part drama on BBC One. Les Misérables will be adapted for the television by BAFTA winner… Read More
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) will open its first ever permanent exhibition devoted to the staging of Shakespeare’s plays, The Play’s The Thing, on 22 October. The Play’s The Thing… Read More
The Fast Show’s Simon Day is to lead the cast of Dave Hanson’s off-Broadway hit Waiting For Waiting For Godot when it transfers to St James Studio this autumn. Comedian… Read More
By Niall Palmer A box (or loge) is a small, private seating area for a limited number of people. Boxes are generally placed close to the stage off to the… Read More
We all have our own personal collections of assorted paraphernalia, bits and bobs, (coins, stamps, musical posters, cars, bird sightings or, in our case, Pokémon), and we all know that… Read More
Published: 20 July 2016
Richmond Theatre have announced their Autumn season, with shows to cover all tastes from ballet to family shows, plays to sing-a-longs, and tribute acts to Shakespeare. Highlights include: The Dresser… Read More
Trafalgar Studios will host internationally acclaimed duo The Naked Magicians this summer in their West End debut, bringing their unique brand of cheeky illusions to London’s Theatreland. Offering magic, mirth… Read More
Published: 19 July 2016
When you’re the first person on UK shores to play an iconic role like Effie White in the hotly anticipated soul musical Dreamgirls, it’d be understandable if you had a… Read More
London theatres have been opening their doors and tweeting their support of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s welcome message to the world, #LondonIsOpen. #LondonIsOpen seeks to show the world that London remains… Read More
The final night of Mike Bartlett’s whistle-blowing dark comedy Wild is to be streamed live from the Hampstead Theatre, online, worldwide and for free. From 19:30 BST on Saturday 23… Read More
Published: 18 July 2016
New psychological thriller The Red Barn will be led by Olivier Award-winner Mark Strong and Tony Award nominee Hope Davis, it has been announced. Strong will return to the National… Read More
The team from The Secret Garden were announced as the winners of a brilliantly battled second annual West End Bake Off on Saturday, with the event raising in excess of… Read More
Published: 14 July 2016
Think you know a state-of-the-tart treat when you see one? Well, you ain’t seen muffin yet. On your (gas) marks, pre-heat…. and BAKE! This Saturday sees the arrival of the… Read More
Penn and Teller combined their comedic genius with magic; Harry Houdini paired his death defying stunts with illusion; and Impossible’s very own Magical Bones fuses hip-hop dances with mind-boggling tricks… Read More
Published: 13 July 2016
The West End and Broadway came face-to-face last night when Broadway star Alex Sharp paid the London version of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time a visit.… Read More
What’s it all about? Cinderella wants to go the ball. Little Red Riding Hood is paying a visit to Granny. Princes hunt for true love. Jack is off to the… Read More
The Gruffalo, as you may well know, is taking part in Kids Week. So naturally, we wanted to find out who/what really lives in the deep dark wood currently housed… Read More
The recording captures Sheridan Smith’s much lauded performance as Fanny Brice, together with Darius Campbell and the London cast. Some of musical theatre’s most iconic songs will be featured, including… Read More
Published: 12 July 2016
This year’s annual Musical Theatre Workshop (MTW) will take place from 11 to 22 July at Theatre Royal Stratford East (TRSE). 15 artists will take over the building and begin… Read More
The Olivier Award-winning actress returns to the show following a period of illness. Sheridan Smith returned to the role of Fanny Brice at the weekend, having been absent from the… Read More
Grainger replaces John Hurt, who has withdrawn for medical reasons. Gawn Grainger will play the role of Billy Rice in The Entertainer, following John Hurt’s announcement that he will be… Read More
What’s it all about? Did she jump, was she pushed, or did she fall? So asks the company in the opening number of this musical whodunit, based on Carter Brown’s… Read More
The autobiographical show Thirty Million Minutes returns to the Vaudeville this autumn. Following a successful tour and West End run in 2015, Thirty Million Minutes, starring Dawn French, will play… Read More
Published: 11 July 2016
What’s it all about? The single young mother you might pass on the high street, grappling with the very circumstances that define her while those who could lend their support… Read More
Published: 8 July 2016
Mark Rylance brings his critically-acclaimed comedy to the West End this November. Yes, you’re herring us correctly: Nice Fish, a new comedy by Academy and BAFTA Award winner Mark Rylance… Read More
Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams will share the title role in a new production from Olivier Award-winning director Robert Icke. Robert Icke will adapt and direct a new production of… Read More
Some agonies are beyond telling. Some need to be told. So wrote Euripides in The Trojan Women, a tragedy focussing on the agonies experienced by the women left behind after… Read More
Published: 6 July 2016
Following its upcoming run at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre and two sell-out seasons at the National Theatre, the cast for the West End run of James Graham’s critically acclaimed play, This… Read More
Celebrating 45 years since Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s seminal musical first hit the stage, Jesus Christ Superstar opens at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre on 15 July.… Read More
By Niall Palmer Cassidy Janson is currently wowing audiences with her powerhouse performance in the title role of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Last Sunday, Cassidy took to the stage… Read More
When you’ve got 40 years of world class, award-winning theatre to celebrate, and a bright midsummer evening on which to enjoy it, the three key ingredients are a stunning setting,… Read More
Published: 5 July 2016
Every month our friends at MasterCard team up with a West End show to deliver amazing experiences that you get simply by buying a theatre ticket with your MasterCard. Each… Read More
The Olivier Awards with MasterCard celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, and what better way to mark the occasion than with a summer party at London's Victoria & Albert Museum… Read More
As part of our series on accessibility in theatre, we spoke to Melanie Sharpe, CEO of Stagetext, a charity dedicated to providing captioning and subtitling services for deaf and hard… Read More
Get your denim out, your hair clippers ready and your anti-establishment punk rock attitude prepped – down with the man! – because American Idiot, the explosive Tony Award-winning musical based… Read More
Published: 4 July 2016
A new concert celebrating Disney’s Broadway shows will take place at the Royal Albert Hall this autumn. Disney’s Broadway Hits will feature music from some of its most iconic stage… Read More
Published: 1 July 2016
Take a look at our Friday roundup of some top shows taking place in the capital. The Chickenshed Theatre will host a brand new children’s show this summer, Brer Rabbit’s… Read More
Sharon D Clarke, Fisayo Akinade and Alex Hassell will perform Caryl Churchill’s short new play Pigs And Dogs at the Royal Court. Examining the controversial surroundings of Uganda’s 2014 Anti-Homosexuality… Read More
John Hurt announces that he will no longer appear in The Entertainer due to illness. On the advice of his doctors, John Hurt will no longer perform in The Entertainer,… Read More
Screen and stage favourite Amanda Holden has joined the star-studded cast of Cinderella at the London Palladium, playing The Fairy Godmother. Starring in the iconic West End venue’s first pantomime… Read More
Gemma Arterton will star in Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan, as part of the new Donmar Warehouse season announced today. Donmar Artistic Director Josie Rourke will direct Arterton in a revival… Read More
Published: 30 June 2016
“Excalibare” will be the theme for the annual cheeky charity fundraiser West End Bares' 2016 event, it has been announced, with the production promising to take audiences on a quite… Read More
Ever wanted the chance to stand on a West End stage? Or explore behind the scenes? How about the opportunity to learn to dance with the cast of one of… Read More
Published: 29 June 2016
Beloved family show The Gruffalo returns to the London stage this summer, a whopping 15 years after its first performance. To celebrate their achievement, OLT went to meet Tall Stories'… Read More
Audio-description is an essential part of making theatre more accessible, as it offers those with visual impairments to experience shows in a unique and enjoyable way. Audio-described performances take place… Read More
The Park Theatre has announced details of its first ever parent/carer and baby performance, inviting guardians with young children to attend new, family-centred drama The Quiet House. A special performance… Read More
The Old Vic’s Groundhog Day has been one of most hotly anticipated shows of the year. Based on the hit 1993 film about a man forced to relive the same… Read More
What’s it all about? Roll up, roll up, come and see the… well, quite shabby Frances Hardy, in truth. This revival of Brian Friel’s play of devotion is set in… Read More
Published: 28 June 2016
What’s it all about? Right, so let’s get this straight: businessman Michel, Paul’s best friend, is having an affair with Alice, who just so happens to be Paul’s wife. Michel’s… Read More
What’s it all about? A biography of Rudolf Nureyev, the play begins in Paris in the 1990s, where Nureyev, sick with AIDS, reflects on his past, and in particular, his… Read More
An interactive theatrical dining experience opens this autumn in celebration of Roald Dahl 100. A theatrical adaptation of one of Roald Dahl’s most famous novels offers guests the chance to… Read More
Published: 27 June 2016
In light of the results of the EU referendum, the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre Association have issued a statement expressing concerns about the impact of the… Read More