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Sunny Afternoon to close this October

Published: 16 June 2016

Sunny Afternoon, the Olivier Award-winning musical about hit British band The Kinks, has today announced its closure on 29 October. Following two successful years at the Harold Pinter Theatre, the… Read More

Disney’s Aladdin

Published: 16 June 2016

What’s it all about? It’s a story you’ll almost certainly know, albeit in a whole host of different guises. Welcome to Agrabah, an arid desert metropolis of palaces, bazaars, swashbuckling… Read More

Justin Fletcher tumbles into The Railway Children

Published: 16 June 2016

BAFTA Award–winning presenter, actor and voice-over artist Justin Fletcher will perform the role of Mr Perks this autumn. Known for his work in children’s television, and most notably as Mr… Read More

Father’s Day: top shows to make your dad feel good

Published: 15 June 2016

Check out our picks of the West End’s best and worst fathers, guaranteed to make yours smile.West End shows offer a range of father figures, but not all of them… Read More

Lipkin leads opposite Wilson in Guys And Dolls

Published: 15 June 2016

Simon Lipkin has become the latest high-profile addition to the Guys And Dolls cast, taking on the role of hapless gambler Nathan Detroit opposite Hollywood star Rebel Wilson. With Nigel… Read More

Hobson’s Choice at the Vaudeville theatre

Published: 15 June 2016

What’s it all about? Henry Horatio Hobson has three daughters, a shoe shop, and an alcohol problem. Though he feels threatened by the wilfulness of his children, he’s too cheap… Read More

Greenwich Theatre supports the future

Published: 15 June 2016

An investment from the Royal Borough of Greenwich will launch a series of exciting renovations at the Greenwich Theatre, it has been announced. Artistic and Executive Director James Haddrell has… Read More

In rehearsal: Henry V

Published: 14 June 2016

The English footballing squad is currently toiling away on French soil, the English public are debating all things European Union at home, and Shakespeare’s international influence is being celebrated in… Read More

West End shows its colours for Orlando

Published: 14 June 2016

Following the attack on an LGBT nightclub in Orlando on Saturday, vigils have been held around the world, with the distinctive rainbow colours lighting up buildings, bridges and billboards. London… Read More

Nathan Lane joins National’s Angels In America

Published: 14 June 2016

Olivier and Tony Award winner Nathan Lane will join Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough and Russell Tovey in the revival of Tony Kushner’s landmark play, Angels in America. The Broadway icon,… Read More

Britain’s Got Talent winner performs the Impossible

Published: 14 June 2016

The winner of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent competition, Lance Corporal Richard Jones, will guest star in West End magic show Impossible at the Noël Coward Theatre from July. Having… Read More

Kids Week 2016 now on sale

Published: 14 June 2016

Fancy taking a child to a London show for free this summer? Then you’re in luck, tickets for Kids Week 2016 are now on sale and there are more than… Read More

Hamilton transfers to the West End in 2017

Published: 13 June 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi award-winning musical arrives at the Victoria Palace Theatre in October 2017. Hot off its winning streak at the 70th Annual Tony Awards, it has been announced that… Read More

Young Vic and Menier score at the Tony Awards

Published: 13 June 2016

The Menier Chocolate Factory and Young Vic headed up the British division at the 70th Annual Tony Awards last night at the Beacon Theatre, New York. The Colour Purple, which… Read More

Stage vs stadium: our alternative guide to Euro 2016

Published: 10 June 2016

We’ve made a list of the top theatre openings this month, perfect for those avoiding the big game. If you feel you’ve lost your significant other, best friend or colleagues… Read More

Queens Of Syria stage West End gala performance

Published: 10 June 2016

The unique reinvention of Euripides’ The Trojan Women, Queens Of Syria, performed by an all-female cast of refugees, is to hold a West End gala performance at the New London Theatre.… Read More

Ophelia Lovibond joins Cooper-led Libertine

Published: 10 June 2016

Further casting has been announced for Terry Johnson’s eagerly anticipated West End revival of Stephen Jeffreys’ tale of debauchery The Libertine, with screen star Ophelia Lovibond set to lead alongside… Read More

West End LIVE 2016 line-up announced

Published: 10 June 2016

There’s just one week to go before the annual musical extravaganza that is West End LIVE in association with MasterCard, and the star-studded line-up has just been released. The Saturday… Read More

Here come the girls: five shows we heard about this week

Published: 10 June 2016

Take a look at some of the week's updates from across London theatre - including new production shots, an all female opera company and a festival dedicated to women in… Read More

Gallery: Disney’s Aladdin production shots

Published: 10 June 2016

Make way for Prince Ali! Say hey here he comes, ring bells, bang the drums, oh you're gonna love this guy! Disney's Aladdin is just days away from its opening… Read More

Churchill returns to the Royal Court this summer

Published: 9 June 2016

A new short play by Caryl Churchill forms part of the Royal Court’s 60th anniversary year The theatre has announced that Pigs And Dogs, directed by Olivier Award nominee Dominic… Read More

V&A offers free screenings of Olivier Award-winning shows

Published: 9 June 2016

If you missed these multi award-winning productions in the West End (or just fancy going back for another go) the V&A is offering visitors the chance to see them again… Read More

The Deep Blue Sea at the National theatre

Published: 9 June 2016

What’s it all about? Set in post-war London, the play tells the story of Hester, married to serious judge Bill, who falls in love and runs away with pilot Freddie.… Read More

In rehearsal: Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe

Published: 8 June 2016

Something wicked comes to Shakespeare's Globe this month, judging by these intriguing and spooky Macbeth rehearsal shots. The latest photographs from Macbeth reveal what appears to be a mangled, severed head,… Read More

Broadway Carpool Karaoke

Published: 8 June 2016

The car ride of every theatre lover’s life took place on Monday as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jane Krakowski joined James Corden in the New York… Read More

Drew McOnie piece returns to National Youth Ballet

Published: 7 June 2016

A ballet choreographed by Olivier Award winner and NYB alumnus Drew McOnie will feature in the company’s 2016 showcase at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley, West Sussex. The Old Man of… Read More

RENT returns to London

Published: 7 June 2016

Jonathan Larson’s multi award-winning musical, RENT, will open at St. James Theatre, London in December 2016, following a national tour. Described as an “exhilarating, landmark rock opera”, RENT is inspired… Read More

Video: The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

Published: 6 June 2016

We like to think we’re pretty astute at Official London Theatre, that with all those hours racked up watching the human condition in all its guises revealed on stage –… Read More

The Spoils

Published: 3 June 2016

What’s it all about? Poor little rich kid Ben who, possibly as a result of never having had to work in his life, spends most of his time honing his… Read More

Dreamgirls unveils its London Dreams

Published: 3 June 2016

Ibinabo Jack and Liisi LaFontaine will join Glee star Amber Riley as The Dreams, the girl group at the heart of hit musical Dreamgirls, which opens in London later this… Read More

Sophie Thompson is NT’s Captain Hook

Published: 2 June 2016

Sophie Thompson will play the dual role of Mrs Darling and Captain Hook when Peter Pan opens at the National Theatre later this year. The Olivier Award-winning actress, who recently… Read More

Stage Malfoys for Potter play revealed

Published: 2 June 2016

The final portraits of the Harry Potter And The Cursed Child characters have been released, with the nefarious Malfoys – Draco and son Scorpius – pictured for the first time.… Read More

A day in the life of Natalie Dew

Published: 2 June 2016

Bend It Like Beckham The Musical made a lasting impression on Natalie Dew. How do we know? Well, having met the Olivier Award-nominated star, we were aware that before she… Read More

Sideways

Published: 1 June 2016

What’s it all about? Two middle-aged lads – one a failed writer, the other a failed actor – embark on what appears to be a civilised stag week of wine… Read More

Harry Potter’s Granger-Weasley crew revealed

Published: 1 June 2016

In the latest of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’s family album photo series, the hugely anticipated show has released a first look at the Granger-Weasley family and announced who… Read More

Cuttin’ It

Published: 31 May 2016

What’s it all about? If this weren’t such a serious play about a horrific topic, I’d be drawing comparisons with Wicked right now, as it’s a story of an unlikely… Read More

Michael Greco to star in Exposure musical

Published: 31 May 2016

Former EastEnders star Michael Greco and Emmerdale’s Natalie Anderson will star in Exposure The Musical – Life Through A Lens when it premieres at the St James Theatre this summer.… Read More

First Harry Potter images released

Published: 31 May 2016

The first shots of Jamie Parker as Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’s titular hero have been released, revealing who has been cast as his all-important family in the hugely… Read More

“Invaluable”: Stage One at 40

Published: 31 May 2016

Picking up the phone to theatrical charity Stage One was, according to actress-turned-producer Tracey Childs, “the most important and influential decision” she made in changing career. Childs, now Producer at… Read More

The Threepenny Opera

Published: 27 May 2016

What’s it all about? The King is coming to London and everything must be perfect. Sadly life just doesn’t work like that, especially when you’ve got a womanising killer ruling… Read More

An Inspector Calls on London again

Published: 27 May 2016

Stephen Daldry’s Olivier Award-winning production of An Inspector Calls will return again to London this autumn. It will run at the Playhouse Theatre from 4 November. The West End return… Read More

Celia Imrie joins Old Vic’s King Lear

Published: 27 May 2016

Celia Imrie, Morfydd Clark and William Chubb have joined the cast of The Old Vic’s much-anticipated forthcoming production of King Lear led by Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson. Calendar Girls… Read More

David Hunter joins Kinky Boots cast

Published: 27 May 2016

Former Once star David Hunter will don the West End’s most famous sparkly red foot-coverings this summer, when he replaces Killian Donnelly in Kinky Boots from 15 August. Olivier Award… Read More

Aladdin extends booking to 2017

Published: 27 May 2016

There may still be a few hours wait until Disney’s Aladdin makes its West End debut, but the Broadway hit is already set for success, announcing it has extended its… Read More

Romeo And Juliet at the Garrick theatre

Published: 26 May 2016

What’s it all about? Really? We need to discuss the plot of Romeo And Juliet? Okay, so Romeo and Juliet come from warring families. They stumble across each other at… Read More

Jekyll & Hyde

Published: 26 May 2016

What’s it all about? This literary classic gets a sexy makeover from 2016’s Olivier Award-winning choreographer Drew McOnie. Following his sensational work on Bugsy Malone and In The Heights, dance’s… Read More

West End LIVE line-up announced

Published: 26 May 2016

Stars including Beverley Knight, Matt Cardle, Samantha Barks and Pixie Lott will perform as part of 2016’s incredible line-up for London’s free musical theatre extravaganza, West End LIVE with MasterCard.… Read More

The Merchants Of Bollywood at Sadlers Wells

Published: 26 May 2016

What’s it all about? The Merchants Of Bollywood tells the story of the last of a dynasty of choreographers, Ayesha Merchant, who ran away from her Rajansthani home to Film… Read More

Paul O’Grady is wicked in Palladium panto

Published: 26 May 2016

The man once known best as Lily Savage, Paul O’Grady, will once again slip on a dress or two when he plays the Wicked Stepmother in Cinderella at the London… Read More

Former A1 star launches musical

Published: 25 May 2016

Ben Adams, former star of 90s pop group A1, will launch his new musical Eugenius! in a concert performance on 29 June at the London Palladium. The new musical, co-written… Read More

Writers revealed for This Place We Know

Published: 25 May 2016

April de Angelis, Kenny Emson, Nancy Harris, Sabrina Mahfouz, Barney Norris and Gbolahan Obisesan are the sextet of playwrights who will take their writing to a variety of venues in… Read More

Donmar stages all-female Tempest

Published: 25 May 2016

The Donmar Warehouse will complete its trilogy of Phyllida Lloyd-directed all-female Shakespearean trilogy this autumn with Harriet Walter returning to star as Prospero in The Tempest. The new production, which… Read More

Kids Week announces 2016 shows

Published: 25 May 2016

An incredible 36 shows will take part in this year’s Kids Week, our annual kids go free ticket promotion which, following 2015’s record-breaking year, returns for the whole month of… Read More

Stars lead Sean Foley double bill

Published: 25 May 2016

Ken Stott, Reece Shearsmith and Griff Rhys Jones will lead revivals of The Dresser and The Miser in a hugely exciting star-studded West End double bill from director Sean Foley.… Read More

Human Animals

Published: 24 May 2016

What’s it all about? A frighteningly all-too-feasible apocalypse scenario: nature bites back and, by sheer weight of numbers, forcefully reclaims its land. Diseased kamikaze pigeons crash through windows, urban foxes… Read More

Rebel Wilson joins Guys And Dolls

Published: 24 May 2016

Hollywood star Rebel Wilson will make her West End debut as Guys And Doll’s Miss Adelaide next month for a strictly limited appearance in the critically acclaimed musical. Following her… Read More

Hungry Caterpillar makes West End debut

Published: 23 May 2016

The West End had better keep a close eye on its ice cream cones and slices of cherry pie with the news that The Very Hungry Caterpillar is wiggling (and… Read More

Women lead Globe’s Wonder Noir season

Published: 23 May 2016

Shakespeare’s Globe Artistic Director Emma Rice has announced her inaugural winter season in the venue’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, with four critically acclaimed female directors leading the charge. Globe regular Lucy… Read More

Running Wild

Published: 20 May 2016

What’s it all about? Lilly, or Will, depending on which cast you see, does not have the best of luck. His/her Dad meets a soldier's end early in proceedings and… Read More

Q&A: Beth Cordingly

Published: 20 May 2016

When we first heard hit novel turned award-winning movie Sideways was coming to the London stage, we thought “Great, what a perfect opportunity to sit down and do an interview… Read More

London gets more Sunny Afternoon

Published: 20 May 2016

Sunny Afternoon, the Olivier Award-winning musical about hit British band The Kinks, is extending its London run at the Harold Pinter Theatre to 29 October. The extension, which will take… Read More

West End welcomes Zeller’s Truth

Published: 20 May 2016

Florian Zeller’s reign as one of London’s most revered playwrights is set to continue this summer with The Truth the latest of his critically acclaimed works to find a West… Read More

Motown The Musical extends London run

Published: 20 May 2016

Ain’t No Mountain High enough to stop Motown The Musical’s conquest of London’s West End. The hit show has extended its run to 28 October 2017 and released 350,000 new… Read More

Rachel Tucker returns for Wicked party

Published: 20 May 2016

Rachel Tucker, one of the world’s favourite Elphaba’s, will douse herself in green paint once more as she returns to the London production of Wicked in September to lead the… Read More

School Of Rock hits London this autumn

Published: 20 May 2016

School Of Rock – The Musical will begin its guitar-thrashing, drum-rolling London run at the New London Theatre from 24 October. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage adaptation of the hit Jack… Read More

The Invisible Hand

Published: 19 May 2016

What’s it all about? Quoth ABBA, “money, money, money”. Slightly less funny, however, when a matter of life and death. Successful American banker Nick Bright is mistakenly kidnapped by a… Read More

Carley Stenson leads Some Girl(s)

Published: 19 May 2016

Former Hollyoaks star Carley Stenson will return to the stage this summer to star in Tony Award-nominated playwright Neil LaBute’s Some Girl(s) at the Park Theatre. The role marks a… Read More

Monster Raving Loony

Published: 18 May 2016

What’s it all about? The life and times of British politics’ most colourful character – and that’s saying something! – Screaming Lord Sutch, the founder of the Monster Raving Loony… Read More

My Family: Not The Sitcom

Published: 18 May 2016

What’s it all about? Basically, David Baddiel spends two hours talking about his parents, Sarah and Colin. His mother died several months ago and his father suffers from dementia. Perhaps… Read More

Menier heads Into The Woods

Published: 18 May 2016

US theatre company Fiasco Theater will bring its critically acclaimed reinvention of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s much-loved musical Into The Woods to the Menier Chocolate Factory this summer. While… Read More

In rehearsal: Disney’s Aladdin

Published: 18 May 2016

We might not be able to show you A Whole New World, but we can offer you a glimpse into the rehearsal room of hotly anticipated new musical Disney’s Aladdin,… Read More

Ian McKellen theatre tour announced

Published: 18 May 2016

Theatre fans and London visitors now have the incredible chance to explore the fascinating world of the West End with the help of none other than six-time Olivier Award winner… Read More

Nicholas Pinnock returns to The Royale

Published: 17 May 2016

Marcella star Nicholas Pinnock will step back into the theatrical boxing ring this autumn when he reprises the role of Jay ‘The Sport’ Jackson in The Royale. Pinnock, who has… Read More

Alistair Beaton’s View From Islington North

Published: 17 May 2016

Max Stafford-Clark, the lauded Artistic Director of theatre company Out Of Joint, is bringing political theatre back to the West End with a bang and a guffaw. A View From… Read More

Hampstead reveals Wild cast

Published: 17 May 2016

Jack Farthing, Caoilfhionn Dunne and John Mackay will star in Wild, the forthcoming world premiere from one of the UK’s most popular playwrights, Mike Bartlett, at Hampstead Theatre. The trio… Read More
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