facebook play-alt chevron-thin-right chevron-thin-left cancel location info chevron-thin-down star-full help-with-circle calendar images whatsapp directions_car directions_bike train directions_walk directions_bus close home newspaper-o perm_device_information restaurant school stay_current_landscape ticket train On-The-Day

News Archive

New travel guide for theatregoers

Published: 24 July 2015

At Official London Theatre, we’re committed to making your trip to see a show as enjoyable and straight forward as possible, which is why we’ve teamed up with TfL to… Read More

St James premieres untold Mozart story

Published: 23 July 2015

Drama Desk Award nominated play The Other Mozart, which tells the story of Wolfgang Amadeus’ lesser known sister, will receive its UK premiere at the St James Studio this autumn.… Read More

Chickenshed heads to space for summer

Published: 23 July 2015

 Forget the beaches of Spain or Cornwall, Chickenshed’s summer travel plans are rather more ambitious as it prepares to zoom off to space in a new out of this world… Read More

Richard II at the Globe theatre

Published: 23 July 2015

What’s it all about? An England governed by a leader out of touch with real people, who is bleeding the country dry and believing in his own divine right to… Read More

American Idiot

Published: 23 July 2015

What's it all about? Sex, drugs and punk rock of the Green Day kind. Post 9/11 a trio of young friends are thrown down three very different paths in life.… Read More

Full Storystock line-up announced

Published: 23 July 2015

Festival season may be in full swing, but we’re swapping Woodstock for Storystock, as the Bush Theatre’s hugely popular festival gets set to return for its third year this October.… Read More

Video: Impossible’s Ali Cook

Published: 22 July 2015

Harry Houdini was renowned for escaping all manner of liquid-filled vessels, from the Chinese water torture cell that saw him lowered head-first in shackles to being thrown into New York’s… Read More

Michael Xavier joins Wars Of The Roses

Published: 22 July 2015

Michael Xavier, Alexander Hanson, Alexandra Gilbreath and Alex Waldmann have joined Joely Richardson, Rufus Hound and Robert Sheehan in the cast of the Trevor Nunn directed The Wars Of The… Read More

Sinatra: The Man & His Music

Published: 21 July 2015

What’s it all about? Imagine watching a really entertaining documentary. In Las Vegas. On acid. Okay, you’re not going to see any dragons or find yourself in a miniature replica… Read More

Union revives Madness musical Our House

Published: 21 July 2015

Our House, the Olivier Award-winning musical featuring the songs of hit 80s band Madness, is to be revived by the Union Theatre this summer. The Tim Firth-penned show will run… Read More

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man

Published: 20 July 2015

What’s it all about? Welcome to hot, sultry, 1960s small town Harmony. This is a place where sweaty mechanics wear sweaty vests looking all masculine and sweaty while the local… Read More

All change for Matilda cast

Published: 20 July 2015

Matilda will join the legions of children getting a new teacher in September when Miria Parvin takes over as Miss Honey in London’s award-winning Matilda The Musical. Parvin, who follows… Read More

Dusty musical to Stay Awhile in London

Published: 20 July 2015

Dusty, the multi-media celebration of musical icon Dusty Springfield, has extended its run at the Charing Cross Theatre to 21 November. The new show, which uses 3D technology and digital… Read More

McQueen gets West End transfer

Published: 17 July 2015

Stephen Wight will reprise his role as the titular fashion designer in James Phillip’s play McQueen when it transfers to the Theatre Royal Haymarket this August. Wight, who starred alongside… Read More

The Gathered Leaves

Published: 17 July 2015

What’s it all about? Far from the autumnal scene the title evokes, this is the story of a family that comes together at Easter, the weekend of William's 75th birthday,… Read More

Suchet’s Earnest to hit cinemas

Published: 17 July 2015

The West End production of The Importance Of Being Earnest, which stars acclaimed actor David Suchet as Lady Bracknell, is to be screened live to 350 cinemas across the UK… Read More

Kim Cattrall leads Royal Court’s Linda

Published: 17 July 2015

Kim Cattrall will take the lead role in Penelope Skinner’s new play Linda when the tale about a woman determined to change the world receives it premiere at the Royal… Read More

David Morrissey leads McDonagh’s Hangmen

Published: 17 July 2015

David Morrissey will make his London stage return in Martin McDonagh’s new Royal Court play Hangmen later this year. Morrissey is joined in the cast by Reece Shearsmith and Johnny… Read More

Wicked’s witches extend into 2016

Published: 17 July 2015

Emma Hatton and Savannah Stevenson will continue to cast their spell over the West End into 2016, and will do so with a handful of new cast members who join… Read More

What’s it all about? Bacharach Reimagined

Published: 16 July 2015

What’s it all about? Bacharach Reimagined. Who’s in it? I know, I skipped the answer to question one, didn’t I? But it was too enticing an opportunity to miss. Kyle… Read More

Cast announced for Globe’s Oresteia

Published: 16 July 2015

Katy Stephens and George Irving will return to the iconic surroundings of Shakespeare’s Globe to lead the cast of The Oresteia this summer. The duo, who both appeared in 2013’s… Read More

Tom Hughes leads Williams’ Ticking

Published: 15 July 2015

Tom Hughes will star alongside Niamh Cusack and Anthony Head in acclaimed film director Paul Andrew Williams’ debut play Ticking at the Trafalgar Studios this autumn. Hughes, who will be… Read More

Macabre magician heads to Waterloo Vaults

Published: 15 July 2015

Master Of The Macabre, a new show from unique magician Benedict Barber, will be staged in the atmospheric surroundings of the Vaults Theatre, Waterloo, this autumn. The show, which promises… Read More

See What I Wanna See gets London run

Published: 15 July 2015

Off Broadway hit musical See What I Wanna See will receive its London premiere this autumn when it plays at the Jermyn Street Theatre from 8 September. Michael John LaChiusa’s… Read More

Video: Dear Lupin’s James & Jack Fox

Published: 15 July 2015

We can’t understand why anyone would want to hunt Foxes. They’re such cheery souls when you sit down and chat to them. Take James and Jack Fox, for example. We… Read More

New Martin McDonagh play at Royal Court

Published: 15 July 2015

Martin McDonagh will return to the Royal Court to present his first new play to be seen on the London stage in more than a decade this September, when Hangmen… Read More

In rehearsal: Cumberbatch Hamlet

Published: 14 July 2015

Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet at the Barbican is without doubt one of the most eagerly anticipated Shakespearean shows in the history of London theatre. Well, in living memory at least. We… Read More

Janie Dee leads Kings Of Broadway concert

Published: 14 July 2015

Janie Dee, Richard Fleeshman and Jamie Parker will lead the spectacular line-up of performers set to take to the Palace Theatre stage for Kings Of Broadway: Herman, Sondheim & Styne,… Read More

The Mentalists

Published: 14 July 2015

What’s it all about? Before you ask, no, Simon Baker hasn't cloned himself to create a duo of crime-solving psychics. That would be a different version of The Mentalists. The… Read More

Final extension for Miss Saigon

Published: 14 July 2015

Miss Saigon, Cameron Mackintosh’s legendary production, has extended its run at the Prince Edward Theatre until 27 February 2016, when it will close in the West End. The award-winning Boublil… Read More

In rehearsal: Bakkhai

Published: 13 July 2015

The Almeida Theatre’s forthcoming production of Bakkhai may feature just three actors and a chorus but, judging by images from the rehearsal room, they come with a lot of baggage.… Read More

Casts revealed for Park productions

Published: 13 July 2015

Park Theatre productions of Crossing Jerusalem and Lady Anna: All At Sea have announced a full complement of cast members. Crossing Jerusalem, which runs in the Park 90 from 4… Read More

Roger Rees dies aged 71

Published: 13 July 2015

Olivier Award-winning actor Roger Rees died at his Manhattan home on Friday following a fight against cancer. He was 71. The performer, who last appeared in the West End in… Read More

Sanjeev Bhaskar leads Menier’s Saddam

Published: 13 July 2015

Sanjeev Bhaskar will lead the cast of Anthony Horowitz’s new play Dinner With Saddam when it receives its world premiere at the Menier Chocolate Factory in September. The play, which… Read More

In rehearsal: Richard II

Published: 10 July 2015

It may well be cricket season – and an Ashes summer at that – but you don’t often see the willow wafted at Shakespeare’s Globe. There’d be too much danger… Read More

Bertie Carvel stars as The Hairy Ape

Published: 10 July 2015

Bertie Carvel will lead the cast of The Old Vic’s The Hairy Ape when Eugene O’Neill’s expressionist masterpiece opens at the historic London theatre this October. Carvel, who has been… Read More

Kidman’s Photograph rivals revealed

Published: 10 July 2015

Will Attenborough, Edward Bennett and Patrick Kennedy will pitch their scientific knowledge against Nicole Kidman when they join the Hollywood star in the UK premiere of Photograph 51 at London’s… Read More

John Berry departs English National Opera

Published: 10 July 2015

English National Opera’s Artistic Director John Berry is to step down and leave the leading opera company after 20 years. Berry, who joined the London Coliseum-based company in 1995 as… Read More

Zoë Wanamaker joins Branagh season

Published: 10 July 2015

Olivier Award winners Zoë Wanamaker and John Dagleish are the latest stars to join the line-up of Kenneth Branagh’s highly anticipated West End season of plays at the Garrick Theatre.… Read More

Video: The Gruffalo Q&A

Published: 9 July 2015

The Gruffalo is a misunderstood beast. Yes, he may have turned-out toes and a very scary poisonous wart on the end of his nose but did you know he quite… Read More

Sunny Afternoon extends London run

Published: 9 July 2015

Sunny Afternoon, the Olivier Award-winning musical tale of hit British band The Kinks, has extended its run at the Harold Pinter Theatre. The show is now booking to 16 April… Read More

The Invisible

Published: 9 July 2015

What’s it all about? The invisible. These are people, not undetectable superheroes. Why are they invisible? Because the government’s cuts to legal aid mean that they cannot afford to be… Read More

Video: David Suchet’s Earnest makeover

Published: 9 July 2015

David Suchet as The Importance Of Being Earnest’s Lady Bracknell; has any phrase ever conjured up so delicious an image in your mind? A man most famed for his pencil… Read More

Silent

Published: 9 July 2015

What’s it all about? Tino McGoldrick has lived a life. Alone on a sparse stage, this enigmatic Irish son and brother – part street performer, part silent film start, part… Read More

In The Heights confirms London return

Published: 9 July 2015

Tony Award-winning musical In The Heights has confirmed it will return to London this autumn, playing a limited four-week season at the King’s Cross Theatre. The Manhattan-set tale, which had… Read More

A day in the life: Carrie Hope Fletcher

Published: 8 July 2015

Carrie Hope Fletcher has more than half a million subscribers on YouTube, she writes her own songs and her first book, All I Know, was published earlier this year. She’s… Read More

A Number

Published: 8 July 2015

What’s it all about? This is a powerful revival of Caryl Churchill’s masterpiece on the ethics of pushing the boundaries in genetic science. Sound heavy? Only in the best way.… Read More

Bruce Forsyth hosts Liza Minnelli show

Published: 8 July 2015

Sir Bruce Forsythe will return to the London Palladium stage to host An Evening With Liza Minnelli later this summer. The former Strictly Come Dancing host, one of Britain’s favourite… Read More

Unicorn seeks birthday twins

Published: 7 July 2015

To celebrate a decade of acclaimed theatre, the much-loved Unicorn Theatre is searching for 10-year-olds who share its birthday to join them for a red carpet anniversary celebration. Epitomising its… Read More

In rehearsal: Splendour

Published: 7 July 2015

In a rehearsal room used by the Donmar Warehouse, four performers await the return of the director… Okay, so that may or may not be what’s happening in Johan Persson’s… Read More

Video: Jersey Boys’ West End LIVE

Published: 7 July 2015

Jersey Boys are veterans of West End LIVE. The weekend of free musical theatre fun just would not be the same without those red jacket-sporting, like-a-man-walking, big-girls-don’t-crying, oh-what-a-nighting quartet of… Read More

Musical theatre school’s in for summer

Published: 7 July 2015

While there are only two weeks until school’s out for summer, EduStage is encouraging budding musical theatre performers to swap classrooms for the rehearsal room and brush up their acting,… Read More

Tiger returns for more West End tea

Published: 7 July 2015

The Tiger Who Came To Tea will return to London’s Lyric Theatre this Christmas when Judith Kerr’s much-loved ravenous feline will wreak another round of teatime havoc in David Wood’s… Read More

In his words: Ricardo Chavira

Published: 7 July 2015

Ricardo Chavira in The Motherf**ker With The Hat is unrecognisable. The US star making an impression at the National Theatre was, between 2004 and 2012, one of the stars of… Read More

In rehearsal: American Idiot

Published: 6 July 2015

Don’t wanna be an American Idiot? No, neither do I. Not that I have anything against Americans – let me make that absolutely clear from the get go – but… Read More

Two children’s shows for NT autumn

Published: 6 July 2015

Doctor Who’s Arthur Darvill will compose the music for a new page to stage adaptation of Jon Klassen’s much-loved children’s book I Want My Hat Back at the National Theatre… Read More

Rosalie Craig & Mark Gatiss for NT autumn

Published: 6 July 2015

Rosalie Craig, Charles Edwards, Mark Gatiss, Mark Benton and Paul Chahidi have joined the line-up of stars set to take to the National Theatre’s stages this autumn. As previously rumoured,… Read More

Railway Children extends to 2016

Published: 6 July 2015

The hugely successful family hit The Railway Children has extended its London stage journey until 3 January 2016, adding an extra four months to its run. Following Mike Kenny’s immersive… Read More

TheatreCraft returns for 10th event

Published: 6 July 2015

Booking is now open for the 10th TheatreCraft, as the behind the scenes theatrical careers fair prepares to return to the Royal Opera House to celebrate a decade of the… Read More

About: The Gruffalo

Published: 3 July 2015

What’s it all about? Everyone’s favourite purple-prickled, brown-furred, black-tongued, wart-nosed creature. But there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo, right? Well, who would I be to confirm or deny such… Read More

To Kill A Mockingbird

Published: 3 July 2015

What’s it all about? Anyone who doesn’t know Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird should immediately hotfoot to their nearest Waterstone’s and pick up a copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning… Read More

Stiles & Drewe’s Peter Pan flies in

Published: 3 July 2015

Stiles & Drewe’s acclaimed musical adaptation of Peter Pan will soar into the West End for one day only this autumn as the Adelphi Theatre hosts two concert performances of… Read More

Family Arts Festival returns for 2015

Published: 3 July 2015

Families can once again delight in the incredible array of entertainment on offer as part of the Family Arts Festival, as the hugely popular initiative returns for a third year… Read More

New talent for Billy Elliot

Published: 3 July 2015

Nat Sweeney will become the 41st young performer to take on the iconic role of Billy Elliot when he takes to the Victoria Palace Theatre stage tonight as he joins… Read More

Rufus Hound joins Wars Of The Roses

Published: 3 July 2015

Rufus Hound will join the previously announced Joely Richardson, Robert Sheehan and Kåre Conradi in the Rose Theatre Kingston’s autumn production of Shakespearean trilogy The Wars Of The Roses. Playing… Read More

Impossible seeks child performers

Published: 3 July 2015

West End magic show Impossible is on the search for children with a penchant for magic to take a starring role in the production when it premieres at the Noël… Read More

New cast for Play That Goes Wrong

Published: 3 July 2015

It’s all change for the Olivier Award-winning hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong as a brand new cast gets set to have West End audiences in stitches from 19… Read More

Gugu Mbatha-Raw leads Globe’s Nell Gwynn

Published: 3 July 2015

Gugu Mbatha-Raw will play the title role in Jessica Swale’s Nell Gwynn when the tale of an unlikely heroine’s rise to fame during the 17th century premieres at Shakespeare’s Globe… Read More

The Dreamers

Published: 2 July 2015

What’s it all about? I know it sounds like a 1960s beat combo, but this is actually a musical tale of World War I, looking at the conflict’s countrywide impact… Read More

Measure For Measure at Shakespeare’s Globe

Published: 2 July 2015

What’s it all about? Not one of the Bard’s best known plays and renowned predominantly for its questionable morals, Measure For Measure tells the story of the Duke of Vienna… Read More

Your Top 10 #IceCreamShows

Published: 2 July 2015

Yesterday was hot. So hot. Hotter than Tony Manero’s pants at the height of disco season. Hotter than the Phantom’s lair when he’s having a crazy candle day. Hot enough… Read More

The Importance Of Being Earnest at the Vaudeville theatre

Published: 2 July 2015

What’s it all about? Come on, don’t pull that one, you know the deal. This is the legendary Oscar Wilde’s best loved comedy and Adrian Noble has delivered here a… Read More

Olivier nominated duo stage Monument

Published: 1 July 2015

Olivier Award nominated sound design duo Ben and Max Ringham will be breaking boundaries and asking audiences to switch their phones on for theatre this summer with the premiere of… Read More

In pictures: Curious Incident media night

Published: 1 July 2015

What do singer/songwriter Conor Maynard, comedian Russell Kane and former Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt have in common? They were all pictured at the 2015 media night for The Curious Incident… Read More

The Father gets West End transfer

Published: 1 July 2015

James Macdonald’s acclaimed production of The Father, starring Kenneth Cranham and Claire Skinner, will bring its dark comic tale to the West End this autumn when it transfers to London’s… Read More
chevronLeft icon Previous 1 62 63 64 66 67 68 156 Next chevronRight icon
Keep up to date with the latest shows and theatre news