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Playlist: Threepenny Opera’s Debbie Kurup

Published: 16 May 2016

Never underestimate a musical theatre star. It’s all too easy to presume an actor whose career has seen her appear in virtually every major musical – Chicago, Anything Goes, West… Read More

Doctor Who star joins West End 1984

Published: 16 May 2016

Catrin Stewart, better known to sci-fi fans as Doctor Who’s Jenny Flint, will star opposite Andrew Gower in the London return of Duncan Macmillan and Robert Icke’s 1984 this summer.… Read More

Video: Meet The Lion King’s new star

Published: 16 May 2016

You’d be forgiven for expecting the new star of Disney’s The Lion King to sing Haka-una Matata as he takes to the London stage, as Nicholas Afoa used to play… Read More

Young Vic reveals Horizons season

Published: 16 May 2016

The Young Vic has announced a new season of work exploring the lives of refugees, including the world premiere of Now We Are Here and a new relationship with the… Read More

Nigel Lindsay joins Guys And Dolls

Published: 16 May 2016

Audiences will be able to catch Nigel Lindsay in the Olivier Award-nominated Guys And Dolls for one month only this summer as he joins the cast for a strictly limited… Read More

Alex Gaumond joins Jane Fonda drama

Published: 13 May 2016

West End star Alex Gaumond has joined Oscar nominee Anne Archer in the cast of The Trial Of Jane Fonda, which runs at London’s Park Theatre later this summer. Gaumond,… Read More

Singers join Amber Riley-led Dreamgirls

Published: 13 May 2016

Singer songwriters Ruth Brown and Karen Mav have joined the cast of Dreamgirls, supporting Glee star Amber Riley in the challenging leading role of Effie White for one performance a… Read More

Billie Piper makes Young Vic debut

Published: 13 May 2016

Olivier Award nominated actor Billie Piper will make her Young Vic debut this summer in Simon Stone’s contemporary update of Federico García Lorca’s masterpiece Yerma. The star will lead the… Read More

Matt Smith is Unreachable at Royal Court

Published: 13 May 2016

Former Doctor Who, Matt Smith, will return to the London stage later this year, appearing in new play Unreachable at the Royal Court Theatre from 2 July to 6 August.… Read More

In rehearsal: The Taming Of The Shrew

Published: 12 May 2016

The Taming Of The Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays, so what can we learn about Shakespeare’s Globe’s production from the just-released rehearsal shots? We can learn that… Read More

Bush Theatre offers new bursaries

Published: 12 May 2016

Over the next three years, West London’s Bush Theatre will offer nine £10,000 bursaries to Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) artists; three playwrights, three directors and three producers.… Read More

The money behind The Invisible Hand

Published: 12 May 2016

As The Invisible Hand begin previews of its UK premiere at the Tricycle Theatre, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar delves into the murky world of money that inspired the tale… Read More

Sheridan Smith takes break from Funny Girl

Published: 12 May 2016

Sheridan Smith will take a short leave of absence from her acclaimed starring role in Funny Girl due to stress and exhaustion. The producers today confirmed that the two-time Olivier… Read More

The Gruffalo extends to January

Published: 12 May 2016

Everyone’s favourite knobbly kneed monster The Gruffalo has extended his stay in the West End, adding another four months to the forthcoming run at the mythical creature’s regular London home,… Read More

New cast for The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

Published: 11 May 2016

Joseph Ayre will make his professional stage debut as multi Olivier Award-winning hit The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time’s Christopher Boone as part of its forthcoming cast… Read More

Show Boat sails out of London

Published: 11 May 2016

Sheffield Theatres’ hugely acclaimed production of Show Boat will end its run at the New London Theatre on 27 August. It had previously been booking to January 2017. Speaking about… Read More

Audra McDonald’s Lady Day postponed

Published: 11 May 2016

This summer’s run of Tony Award-winning hit Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill has been postponed following the announcement its star Audra McDonald is expecting a baby. The Broadway… Read More

Lyric reveals Bugsy Malone cast

Published: 10 May 2016

The Lyric Hammersmith’s much-anticipated revival of its 2015 hit Bugsy Malone will once again star a host of talented young performers from as young as nine-years-old. Following its triumphant run… Read More

In rehearsal: Sideways

Published: 10 May 2016

As you might expect from a play set in wine country, everyone seems to be having a rather lovely time in rehearsals. We’re not saying that the cast of the… Read More

Falklands veterans lead Court’s Minefield

Published: 10 May 2016

A former prisoner of war, a survivor of the sinking of the Belgrano and a soldier who never wanted to shoot are among the performers drawn together for Royal Court… Read More

Jude Law leads van Hove’s Obsession

Published: 10 May 2016

Jude Law will star in the world premiere of Olivier Award-winning director Ivo van Hove’s Obsession at the Barbican Theatre next year as part of a hugely exciting Toneelgroep Amsterdam… Read More

Regent’s Park’s Top 10 season highlights

Published: 10 May 2016

Summer just wouldn’t be summer for the Official London Theatre team without a trip to the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. No other venue in London quite brings with it… Read More

Les Misérables cast gets summer makeover

Published: 10 May 2016

David Langham and Chris Cowley will join the cast of Les Misérables on 13 June, replacing Phil Daniels and Bradley Jaden as the unscrupulous Thénardier and idealistic Enjolras. They join… Read More

Carlyss Peer joins Groundhog Day

Published: 9 May 2016

Carlyss Peer will make her musical theatre debut in The Old Vic’s much-anticipated Groundhog Day this summer, leading the cast of the new musical from the creators of Matilda The… Read More

Pianist returns to St James Theatre

Published: 9 May 2016

Following an acclaimed season at the start of the year, The Pianist Of Willesden Lane will return to the St James Theatre for a six-week season this autumn. Running from… Read More

Maddy Hill is Globe’s Imogen

Published: 9 May 2016

EastEnders star Maddy Hill will make her professional stage debut in the title role of Imogen in Matthew Dunster’s reimaging of Cymbeline at Shakespeare’s Globe this summer. Imogen will be… Read More

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Published: 6 May 2016

What’s it all about? You know the drill: four young requited and not so requited lovers, one magical forest, a whole gang of mysterious fairies and a group of amateur… Read More

Sadie Frost returns to London stage

Published: 6 May 2016

Sadie Frost will return to the London stage this September to star as burlesque icon Gypsy Rose Lee in the world premiere of Zoe Lewis’ Britten In Brooklyn at East… Read More

The Buskers Opera

Published: 6 May 2016

What’s it all about? Remember the London Olympics? Come on, it was only four years ago. Remember the concerns that with the vast – some might say ludicrous – swathes… Read More

Impossible returns for magic London run

Published: 6 May 2016

Impossible, the mind-boggling, magic show hit, will return to the West End this July for a limited summer run following its acclaimed 2015 run. Impossible will take up residency at… Read More

In rehearsal: Jekyll & Hyde

Published: 5 May 2016

We said it before in our summer season round-up feature and we’ll say it again now: if you need one reason to book to see The Old Vic’s Jekyll &… Read More

22 shows you can’t miss this summer

Published: 5 May 2016

Frankly there’s so much new theatre filling London’s venues in the coming months that it could all be a little intimidating; think Ross Kemp in a ruff or Danny Dyer… Read More

Rory Kinnear makes directorial debut

Published: 5 May 2016

Two time Olivier Award-winning actor Rory Kinnear will make his directorial debut at the ENO next year, directing Ryan Wigglesworth’s The Winter’s Tale as part of the opera company’s 2016/2017… Read More

Old Vic reveals family plans

Published: 4 May 2016

The Old Vic has announced a new children’s season as part of its 2016/17 plans including a new collaboration with Chickenshed and the return of its 2015 family hit Dr.… Read More

Video: Pixie Lott performs Moon River

Published: 4 May 2016

Breakfast At Tiffany’s, the latest stage adaptation of Truman Capote’s novella, may not open at the Theatre Royal Haymarket until the end of June, and it may not be a… Read More

Glenda Jackson leads Old Vic season

Published: 4 May 2016

Glenda Jackson will return to the stage to play King Lear as part of Matthew Warchus hugely exciting, star-studded second season as Artistic Director of The Old Vic that also… Read More

Alfie Allen joins The Spoils

Published: 3 May 2016

Game Of Thrones star Alfie Allen and Olivier Award winner Katie Brayben will join the previously announced Jesse Eisenberg and Kunal Nayyar in hit comedy The Spoils when it opens… Read More

West End exports score Tony nominations

Published: 3 May 2016

The Young Vic production of A View From The Bridge and the Almeida Theatre’s King Charles III both collected five nominations when the Tony Award nominees were announced today. The… Read More

Secret Garden musical opens in London

Published: 3 May 2016

A specially created youth version of the Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden will play a six-week season at the Ambassadors Theatre this summer. From 27 July to 31 August,… Read More

West End Wednesdays return for May

Published: 3 May 2016

Lovers of ticket offers will be dancing around Leicester Square in delight this month as TKTS’ West End Wednesdays returns to the Official London Theatre ticket booth for May. Each… Read More

Daniel Kramer to lead ENO

Published: 29 April 2016

Award-winning opera and theatre director Daniel Kramer has been named the new Artistic Director of English National Opera. The British-American director will take up the helm of the London Coliseum’s… Read More

A life in the theatre: Make-Up

Published: 29 April 2016

In the latest in our series delving into the daily goings on in every theatre in London, we spoke to The Phantom Of The Opera’s Tanya Noor to find out… Read More

Video: Jade Ewen on Aladdin

Published: 29 April 2016

Next month will see the West End premiere of Broadway hit Disney’s Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre and rehearsals are now in full swing. Last week we heard from… Read More

Nicholas Afoa joins The Lion King

Published: 29 April 2016

Former All Blacks rugby player Nicholas Afoa will make his West End debut next month as Simba in the hugely popular musical Disney’s The Lion King. The New Zealand star… Read More

Ruth Wilson is NT’s Hedda Gabler

Published: 29 April 2016

Multi Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson will take on one of the stage’s greatest roles this December as she gets set to play the explosive Hedda Gabler in Ivo Van… Read More

Anne-Marie Duff leads Almeida’s Oil

Published: 29 April 2016

Anne-Marie Duff will return to the Almeida Theatre this autumn to star in Ella Hickson’s epic new play Oil alongside rising star Yolanda Kettle as her on stage daughter. Carrie… Read More

In rehearsal: Running Wild

Published: 28 April 2016

Oh Joey. How we’ve missed you. Since War Horse came to the end of its West End reign, a hole the shape of a… well… horse has been left in… Read More

Elegy

Published: 28 April 2016

What’s it all about? Imagine a future where memories could be cut from your brain, where faith could be removed with a scalpel and addiction cured with the swipe of… Read More

Bank Robbery comedy steals into 2017

Published: 28 April 2016

London’s newest laugh-out-loud hit, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, has stolen the hearts of West End audiences and proved so successful it is adding six months to its run… Read More

In rehearsal: Blue/Orange

Published: 27 April 2016

Blue/Orange won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2001, when it premiered at the National Theatre. Two of its stars – Bill Nighy and Chiwetel Ejiofor – received… Read More

Railway Children plan relaxed performance

Published: 27 April 2016

Olivier Award-winning family hit The Railway Children has announced it will hold a relaxed performance this summer. Working closely with The National Autistic Society, the performance will be designed to… Read More

Damien Molony joins No Man’s Land

Published: 27 April 2016

Being Human star Damien Molony has been announced as the final cast member joining Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in Sean Mathias’ much anticipated West End production of No Man’s… Read More

Doctor Faustus at the Duke of York’s theatre

Published: 26 April 2016

What’s it all about? The latest offering from rock star director Jamie Lloyd takes Christopher Marlowe’s tale of an academic who sells his soul for a taste of the high… Read More

Female cast for Bush’s Boys Will Be Boys

Published: 26 April 2016

The all-female cast for Headlong and the Bush Theatre’s European premiere of Melissa Bubnic’s Boys Will Be Boys this June has been announced. The co-production between the two revered new… Read More

Show Boat

Published: 26 April 2016

What’s it all about? Love, family, loyalty and love again. This is the timelessly romantic tale of the lives of three generations born on the Cotton Blossom as it sails… Read More

Exclusive: Samuels & Maguire sing Love Song

Published: 26 April 2016

The Buskers Opera may be just days away from hitting the London stage, but we couldn’t wait any longer to hear the new musical’s talented cast in action. A few… Read More

Horrible Histories returns to West End at the Apollo theatre

Published: 25 April 2016

Horrible Histories’ Barmy Britain series will be back in London this summer for another hilarious helping of disgusting facts and vile stories specially created to celebrate the show’s 5th anniversary… Read More

Mark Gatiss leads new Park season

Published: 25 April 2016

Olivier Award winner Mark Gatiss will star alongside his husband Ian Hallard in a revival of Mark Crowley’s seminal drama The Boys In The Band at the Park Theatre this… Read More

Dougal Irvine on The Buskers Opera

Published: 22 April 2016

Time is of the essence for The Buskers Opera. The cast take to the stage for their first preview next Thursday, while its crowdfunding campaign to raise enough money for… Read More

Boris: World King

Published: 22 April 2016

What’s it all about? Boris: World King centres on the life and times of Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, Mayor of London – well, for the next couple of weeks,… Read More

Behind the scenes of the Globe’s Complete Walk

Published: 22 April 2016

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ll know that this weekend marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the world’s most influential playwright William Shakespeare. There are dozens… Read More

Charlotte Cornwell joins Henry V

Published: 22 April 2016

Charlotte Cornwell has joined the cast of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Henry V, which will star Olivier Award winner Michelle Terry in the title role. Like Terry, veteran stage… Read More

The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

Published: 22 April 2016

What’s it all about? Hot on the heels of the Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong and Olivier-nominated Peter Pan Goes Wrong comes a third comedy wonder from creators… Read More

An American In Paris comes to London

Published: 22 April 2016

Tony Award-winning musical An American In Paris will leap gracefully across the Atlantic next year when it transfers to London’s Dominion Theatre from March 2017. The hit show, inspired by… Read More

Infographic: London Marathon’s theatre stars

Published: 21 April 2016

This weekend a staggering 36,000 people will run the London Marathon and amongst them will be eight extra special runners who will be jazz handing, box stepping and shimmying their… Read More

In rehearsal: Romeo And Juliet

Published: 21 April 2016

We’ve had a peek at what Game Of Thrones’ Richard Madden and Downton Abbey’s Lily James have been up to in rehearsals for the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s production of… Read More

Funny Girl at the Savoy theatre

Published: 21 April 2016

What’s it all about? It’s about Sheridan Smith proving that Barbra Streisand doesn’t have the monopoly on playing Fanny Brice to wide acclaim. Oh, that’s a bold statement, I know,… Read More

This House makes West End premiere

Published: 21 April 2016

James Graham’s Olivier Award-nominated political drama This House will make its long awaited West End premiere at the Garrick Theatre this November. The news comes following years of anticipation that… Read More

Summer Access London Theatre out now

Published: 21 April 2016

The summer edition of London’s leading guide to assisted performances, our very own Access London Theatre brochure, is out now with details of close to 100 audio-described, captioned, signed and… Read More

The Flick

Published: 20 April 2016

What’s it all about? The Flick is an earnest, steadily-paced window into the routine lives of three modest employees of an ailing small-town movie theatre. As they sweep spilt popcorn… Read More

Video: Stars on dream Shakespeare roles

Published: 20 April 2016

Theatreland loves celebrating landmarks and 2016 might just boast the biggest of them all, as the world gets ready to mark the anniversary of a staggering four centenaries since the… Read More

Victoria Wood dies

Published: 20 April 2016

One of the UK’s best loved comedy performers, Victoria Wood, has died aged 62 following a short battle with cancer. The multi-talented writer, actor, comedian, singer and songwriter was discovered… Read More

Olivier nominee joins The Entertainer

Published: 20 April 2016

Olivier Award nominee Phil Dunster will join Kenneth Branagh and John Hurt in the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company production of The Entertainer later this summer. The actor, who received his… Read More

NYT stages Diamond West End season

Published: 20 April 2016

A West End residency, two adaptations of Man Booker Prize shortlisted novels, seasons at the Arcola and Finborough Theatre, and a star-studded gala are all part of NYT’s 2016 season… Read More

Young Vic welcomes Queens Of Syria

Published: 20 April 2016

Queens Of Syria, an adaptation of Euripides’ The Trojan Women starring an all-female cast of Syrian refugees, will run for a single week at the Young Vic this summer. The… Read More
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