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Published: 21 July 2016
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
Lights, camera, action! Official London Theatre have been offered a snapshot of rehearsals for Exposure The Musical – Life Through A Lens, soon to open at St. James Theatre. For… Read More
Published: 25 June 2016
What’s it all about? Fat Sam, speakeasy owner and part-time gangster, is in trouble. He’s being outwitted by his rival, Dandy-Dan, thanks to a new, state of the art weapon:… Read More
Published: 24 June 2016
What’s it all about? The Scottish Play – oh, alright then, “Macbeth” (*turns around three times*) – is Shakespeare’s crowning tragedy, centring on the rise and fall of a Scottish… Read More
The Old Vic stage is currently dark in preparation for Groundhog Day, and so the theatre is running a host of exciting events as part of its Summer Social. These… Read More
Ahead of this weekend’s Pride celebrations the incredible cast of Olivier Award-winning Kinky Boots teamed up with MasterCard to promote inclusion, diversity and acceptance in the workplace. As headline sponsor… Read More
Edward Bennett and Lisa Dillon will co-star in the RSC season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket this Christmas. The Royal Shakespeare Company’s acclaimed double bill of Love’s Labour’s Lost and… Read More
Jason Robert Brown will direct his award-winning musical at the St. James Theatre this autumn. The acclaimed musical The Last Five Years will return to London in October, directed by… Read More
Published: 23 June 2016
£67,500 worth of bursaries have been awarded by The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) today to 19 students from drama schools throughout the UK, enabling them to complete their final… Read More
What’s it all about? Newly crowned King Henry believes that he has a stake in French land, and gathers an army to go and fight for it. Several bloody battles… Read More
Published: 22 June 2016
Tall Stories Theatre Company has announced two new ticket schemes for its well-loved family show, The Gruffalo Live. In a bid to encourage school theatre trips, the company will offer… Read More
On the eve of the referendum, here are our top shows set sur le continent. Whether its politics or pitch-side tactics, Europe is the word on everyone’s lips. Whatever your… Read More
A revival of Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award-winning play, Travesties, will open at the Menier Chocolate Factory this autumn, starring Tom Hollander. The play, originally produced at the Aldwych Theatre in… Read More
The minute we heard that The Stripper was written by the creators of The Rocky Horror Show we knew it’d be one to watch. Combined with the fact that it’s… Read More
Published: 21 June 2016
The Old Vic has launched a new digital initiative that allows users to direct their own version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream online. As part of the Shakespeare Lives programme,… Read More
Star of stage and screen Christopher Timothy is perhaps best known for his roles as James Herriot in All Creatures Great And Small, and as Mac Maguire in the BBC… Read More
By the time day two came around, we’d already witnessed some truly stunning performances from the star-laden line-up in Trafalgar Square for West End LIVE with MasterCard. But luckily for… Read More
The Olivier Award-winning cabaret show will take up residence in a Speigeltent in Leicester Square. La Soirée, an internationally-renowned cabaret show, will be returning to the West End this Christmas,… Read More
London shows will be donning aprons to support fellow performers this summer. The annual West End Bake Off will take place on Saturday 16 July, in which cast members from… Read More
Published: 20 June 2016
Back in our day, home computers had three uses: instant messaging, basic word processing (before your printer inevitably crashed), and the odd procrastinatory game of pinball or solitaire. But now,… Read More
Everyone’s favourite canine detective makes a star appearance this August in Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries.A brand new musical, featuring Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang will play a limited run… Read More
Mark Ravenhill’s iconic play about sex and consumerism will run at the Lyric Hammersmith this autumn to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Lyric Artistic Director and Olivier Award winner Sean Holmes… Read More
The time was now, the weekend was here! As was an awesome array of majestic musicals, sensational stars and peerless performers playing the crowds to perfection. It can only have… Read More
Published: 17 June 2016
Cape Town Opera will be visiting the Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre this August, as part of its UK tour, in partnership with Wales Millennium Centre. They will be… Read More
As infertility play The Quiet House receives its world premiere at London’s Park Theatre, Bruntwood Prize-winning writer Gareth Farr tells us about the personal struggle to create the new comic… Read More
Full casting has been released for Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know To Be True, the latest show from lauded physical theatre company Frantic Assembly. An exciting international co-production with State… Read More
What’s it all about? Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is born with scoliosis and is brother to the king. A pathological dissembler, Richard is desperate to seize the crown, ruthlessly and… Read More