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Published: 8 January 2015
A family, thrown together and arguing. No, I’m not talking about Christmas – come on, there must have been a little ‘discussion’ at yours too – but the St James… Read More
Published: 7 January 2015
Gillian Elisa will take on the full-time role of Grandma in the hit West End production of Billy Elliot The Musical following the recent retirement of Ann Emery, with whom… Read More
Sci-fi, Cinderella and sword fighting will all play a part in Polka Theatre’s forthcoming spring/summer season, which kicks off at the Wimbledon venue next month. The first of Polka’s 2015… Read More
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit production of Miss Saigon will continue to bring its epic love story to West End audiences until September following the announcement that the Vietnam War-set show has… Read More
Some may work off the Christmas overindulgence by setting new fitness goals and training for a marathon. At Official London Theatre we take an alternative view; rather than running the… Read More
Bradley Cooper has hinted that he will transfer his performance in the hugely successful Broadway hit The Elephant Man to the West End later this year. The Hollywood star has… Read More
Published: 6 January 2015
The new year has long been a time for resolutions, which means adults will be attempting to adhere to painstaking diets and exercise regimes, and kids – their parents hope… Read More
Olivier Award winning actors Jonathan Pryce and Michelle Terry will lead Shakespeare’s Globe’s summer season taking the starring roles in The Merchant Of Venice and As You Like It respectively.… Read More
A cast including Christine Bottomley, Neil D’Souza and Michael Shaeffer will join the previously announced Maxine Peake in Zinnie Harris’ How To Hold Your Breath when it premieres at the… Read More
Published: 5 January 2015
Magical musical Wicked has started 2015 in sparkling form, setting new box office records for both its London and touring productions. The week ending 3 January saw the Oz-set tune-fest… Read More
Kerry Ellis will take over the role of Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical Cats after Nicole Scherzinger makes her final trip to the Heaviside Layer next month. The… Read More
Published: 2 January 2015
If your little one can’t open a door without bursting into Let It Go, constantly sings about wanting to build a snowman or thinks you’re a bit of a fixer… Read More
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire, the joint Chief Executives of Ambassador Theatre Group, have been named at the top of The Stage’s annual list of UK theatre’s most influential people… Read More
Published: 31 December 2014
Actresses Kristin Scott Thomas and Joan Collins have become theatre’s latest Dames in the Queen’s 2015 New Year’s Honours. The pair is joined at the top of the list by… Read More
Published: 30 December 2014
Some of London’s top musical theatre stars from Memphis’ Killian Donnelly to former Wicked leading lady Gina Beck will unite for an evening of entertainment to raise money for Red… Read More
We’re not sure what poses more of a challenge; originating stage roles first made famous on screen by Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes or being tasked with taking over from… Read More
Acclaimed stage and screen actor David Ryall passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 79. The actor’s hugely successful career spanned an illustrious five decades working equally in… Read More
Published: 29 December 2014
Natalie Andreou will join the company of Wicked in February when she takes on the role of Standby Elphaba in the hit West End show. The actress, who was last… Read More
Published: 22 December 2014
First came the huge, world conquering success of Potted Potter, then Potted Panto with its London acclaim and Olivier Award nomination. What could the Potted duo pot next we cried?… Read More
Accidents, moments of genius and coloured tape; it’s all going on in the Women On The Verge Of Nervous Breakdown rehearsal room, as Anna Skellern updates us. We’ve just had… Read More
Acclaimed stage and screen actor Billie Whitelaw, famously described by Samuel Beckett as the “perfect actress”, has passed away at the age of 82. On screen the Coventry-born performer will… Read More
Published: 19 December 2014
Acclaimed artist Kim Noble will return to Soho Theatre next year with his 2014 hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Kim Noble: You’re Not Alone. Playing from 3 February to 7… Read More
What’s it all about? Charlie. Charlie is a boy who can talk to cats… including the big variety… hence the title. When his parents go missing, he looks to the… Read More
Published: 18 December 2014
The Palace Theatre will continue to pump out soul classics well into 2015 with the announcement that hit show The Commitments has extended its booking period until 13 September. The… Read More
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Musical has announced it will end its West End run next March prior to heading off on a UK and international tour. Jerry Mitchell’s glitzy musical… Read More
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will star in a new West End production of Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land as part of Playful Productions’ fifth anniversary celebrations. The much-rumoured production,… Read More
What’s it all about? The play what Jonty Stephens and Ian Ashpital wrote brings to life the much-loved comedy double act Morecambe and Wise. Packed full of puns, japes and… Read More
Imelda Staunton will reprise her role as the iconic Momma Rose in Chichester Festival Theatre’s hit production of Gypsy when it transfers to the West End for a strictly limited… Read More
Published: 17 December 2014
Hollywood stars often find themselves with the reputation for possessing somewhat of a healthy ego and here at Official London Theatre we may even have met some of these big… Read More
Waterloo-based arts and entertainment extravaganza VAULT Festival will for the first time ever offer three weekends of underground shows, events and activities for families in 2015. Creating a magical world… Read More
The production billed as “the West End’s scariest show” will continue to terrify theatregoers into 2015 with the news that Ghost Stories will continue its run at the Arts Theatre… Read More
Published: 16 December 2014
Do you know the unluckiest day of the festive period or who sent the most Christmas cards in British history? Horrible Histories does, and to celebrate the Christmas run of… Read More
Acclaimed actor and director Samuel West will direct the London premiere of April de Angelis’ new play After Electra at the Tricycle Theatre next year as part of a busy… Read More
The Railway Children is yet to begin previewing at the King’s Cross Theatre but the stage adaptation of E Nesbit’s much-loved story has already announced that it will be extending… Read More
What’s it all about? On paper, this production is a witty and satirical look at man versus technology, asking the ever topical question: Are we controlling it or, as watching… Read More
What’s it all about? It’s Shakespeare’s problem play of greed, prejudice, deceiving appearances and revenge, in which moneylender Shylock famously threatens to take a pound of flesh when a debt… Read More
Published: 15 December 2014
The voice of Aled Jones has long been synonymous with Christmas so who better to get us in the Christmas spirit than the Walking In The Air singer, who’s currently… Read More
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s revenge thriller The Wasp and Matt Hartley’s friendship testing drama Deposit will both receive their premieres at Hampstead Downstairs in the new year. Malcolm’s tale of score… Read More
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown’s Anna Skellern has been practicing her belting, worrying about corpsing and being treated to an unusual performance by the show’s composer… Rehearsals… Read More
Published: 12 December 2014
Homeland star Damian Lewis will return to the London stage next spring to lead David Mamet’s dark heist comedy American Buffalo. The production will be directed by Lewis’ former drama… Read More
Published: 11 December 2014
What’s it all about? Devilish pirates, turbulent seas, a treasure map full of promise, golden jewels and Jim – short for Jemima – the girl who finds herself bang in… Read More
What’s it all about? Almost 10 years ago Tim Burton’s classic 1990 film about a boy with scissors for hands received a spectacular dance makeover at the hands of legendary… Read More
Published: 10 December 2014
It is hard not to be immediately charmed by Gregory Doran, the man in the hot seat at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Whether it is respect for his loyalty to… Read More
What’s it all about? Puns, giggles, silliness, dancing, chart-topping music, kids beaming in the stalls, glow stick waving and a put upon daughter who is destined to marry a prince… Read More
Published: 9 December 2014
Tickets are now on sale for our popular annual promotion Get Into London Theatre, which brings post-Christmas enjoyment in the form of thousands of discounted tickets for more than 70… Read More
Published: 8 December 2014
Let It Be, the hugely popular theatrical concert featuring the songs of The Beatles, will return to the West End for a third time next year. The tribute show, which… Read More
Published: 5 December 2014
Stars of The Book Of Mormon on Broadway, Nic Rouleau and Brian Sears will swap the Tony Award-winning production for this year’s big Olivier Award winner when they take the… Read More
Orlando James and Eve Ponsonby will take over the leading roles of Will Shakespeare and Viola De Lesseps in the acclaimed stage adaptation of Shakespeare In Love in the new… Read More
Maxine Peake will lead the cast of Zinnie Harris’ How To Hold Your Breath when the play opens at the Royal Court in February. The production, which is directed by… Read More
Cameron Mackintosh’s hugely successful revival of Miss Saigon is today celebrating 12 nominations at the 15th annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Marking what has undoubtedly been an incredible year for new musicals,… Read More
It’s now just over a week until the cast of Mike Kenny’s heart-warming adaptation of E Nesbit’s magical The Railway Children will shout ‘all aboard’ to audiences when the Olivier… Read More
Olivier Award winner Harriet Walter will make her first ever London stage appearance alongside her husband Guy Paul next February when the couple stars in Boa at the Trafalgar Studios.… Read More
Published: 4 December 2014
What’s it all about? It may have turned so cold outside that it’s as if we’re feeling the effects of three simultaneous winters, but the freezing conditions inherent to the… Read More
Published: 3 December 2014
Scones, champagne, a roaring fire and loose leaf tea in elegant china; it’s fair to say such decadence is not the usual set up for the Official London Theatre team,… Read More
What’s it all about? Playwright Jack Thorne moves from writing about blood-sucking vampires for Let The Right One In to politicians for new play Hope. What do you mean that’s… Read More
Published: 2 December 2014
There will be a host of theatrical treats on offer for families when the Southbank Centre’s Imagine children’s festival returns next February half-term. The two-week festival, which runs from 9… Read More
Published: 1 December 2014
What’s it all about? A witch whose mode of transport buckles under the combined pressure of too many passengers and inclement weather conditions. (Any parallels with my morning commute are… Read More
As rehearsals for Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown get into full swing, Anna Skellern takes us behind the scenes and lets us in on the secrets of… Read More
It was a night of Hollywood glamour at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards this weekend as screen favourites Gillian Anderson and Tom Hiddleston walked away with the much coveted Best… Read More
Published: 28 November 2014
With so many pantomimes playing across the capital in the coming Christmassy weeks, we decided to put four of our favourite offerings through their paces in a fittingly silly battle… Read More
James McAvoy will be joined by Ron Cook, Kathryn Drysdale, Joshua McGuire and Anthony O’Donnell in the upcoming production of The Ruling Class. The satirical comedy, which plays at the… Read More
Published: 27 November 2014
For a noir-inspired musical, Katherine Kelly, Samantha Barks and co seem to be having a remarkably light-hearted time in rehearsals for City Of Angels. That’s right, everyone seems to be… Read More
Published: 26 November 2014
Life may indeed be a rollercoaster for Boyzone’s Ronan Keating, but, judging from the turnout for his Once press night, his celebrity pals certainly love him for a reason… No… Read More
What’s it all about? Two things. The Olivier Award-winning production that combines the infectious rhythm of Irish céili, an incredibly talented cast of actor-musicians, an Academy Award-winning soundtrack and a… Read More
Published: 25 November 2014
Stephen Mangan (pictured with Gemma Arterton) will join fellow comedy actor Miles Jupp in Sam Holcroft’s new play Rules For Living when it opens at the National Theatre next year.… Read More
New plays by James Graham, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Marco Ramirez will all receive premieres at the Bush Theatre as part of the venue’s 2015 spring/summer season. The trio of productions… Read More
As the BFI prepares for its film season this December dedicated to celebrating the colossal talent that is Dame Maggie Smith, we take a look at the Olivier Award winner’s… Read More
Published: 24 November 2014
If you love theatre, think you know your London shows and fancy winning Theatre Tokens-shaped prizes, you need to hear what the fabulous Christopher Biggins has to say with the… Read More
Published: 21 November 2014
Obi Abili, Kirsty Bushell, Samuel Edward-Cook, Finbar Lynch, Patrick O’Kane and Kathryn Pogson will join Juliette Binoche in the Ivo van Hove production of Antigone playing at the Barbican Theatre… Read More
What’s it all about? Inspired by Molly Davies’ experience as a teaching assistant, the witty playwright has crafted a satirical treat that transports you – quite literally thanks to Chloe… Read More
2014 has been a doubly delightful year for theatre-loving Boyzone fans who have not only had the chance to see Keith Duffy in A Handful Of Stars at the Trafalgar… Read More
The Merchant Of Venice will open Shakespeare’s Globe’s 2015 summer in a season entitled Justice And Mercy that will also include a revival of The Heresy Of Love and a… Read More
Zoë Wanamaker will return to the London stage in 2015 when she reprises her acclaimed role as poet Stevie Smith in Hugh Whitemore’s award-winning play Stevie at the Hampstead Theatre.… Read More
Published: 20 November 2014
Maria Friedman will direct a new production of Cole Porter’s classic musical High Society at the Old Vic next spring as part of the newly announced 2015 season that kicks… Read More
Published: 19 November 2014
Father and son acting duo John and Lex Shrapnel will star in the London transfer of Caryl Churchill’s A Number when it arrives at the Young Vic as part of… Read More