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Varma joins Ralph Fiennes’ Superman

Published: 3 October 2014

Indira Varma is to join Ralph Fiennes in the National Theatre production of Man And Superman. The George Bernard Shaw play opens in the Lyttelton Theatre next February. The Game… Read More

In rehearsal: Uncle Vanya

Published: 2 October 2014

Like any good production of Uncle Vanya, there looks to be a contradictory mix of comedy and despair in the rehearsal room for Anya Reiss’ take on the Chekhov classic.… Read More

Seminar

Published: 2 October 2014

What’s it all about? Four young aspiring writers, each of whom have paid $5,000 for the privilege of intimate – very intimate in some cases – seminars with a once… Read More

Electra

Published: 2 October 2014

What’s it all about? Revenge. Electra’s father Agamemnon has been murdered by his wife’s new lover Aegisthus. Years on, still stricken with grief, she prowls around the palace courtyard in… Read More

Georgia Stitt performs one-off concert

Published: 2 October 2014

Georgia Stitt, the American composer and lyricist whose shows include Big Red Sun, The Danger Year and Mosaic, will play a one-night-only concert at London’s Garrick Theatre later this month.… Read More

In his words: Jack Lowden

Published: 1 October 2014

From working with Lesley Manville and Kristin Scott Thomas to winning an Olivier Award and travelling the globe with Black Watch, life since graduating drama school three years ago –… Read More

Globe receives UK Theatre Award nod

Published: 1 October 2014

Shakespeare’s Globe and Sadler’s Wells both have something to celebrate this morning after making the shortlist for the Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre at the this… Read More

In rehearsal: Neville’s Island

Published: 1 October 2014

Four of Britain’s best-known comedians starring in an Olivier Award nominated comedy is bound to make for colourful watching on the West End stage, but as Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp,… Read More

Video: Sunny Afternoon rehearsals

Published: 1 October 2014

On a drizzly October morning in London neither Sunny Afternoon nor Waterloo Sunset immediately leap into the mind. But even as I sit and type the song names, a little… Read More

Linda Marlowe brings Dickens to London

Published: 30 September 2014

Linda Marlowe will bring Dickens to Whitehall this winter when she stars in one of two plays inspired by some of the Victorian novelist’s best known characters at the Trafalgar… Read More

First look: Speed-The-Plow

Published: 30 September 2014

The news that Hollywood starlet and tabloid favourite Lindsay Lohan would be making her West End debut broke exactly 96 days ago – yes, we counted – but the resulting… Read More

Storystock returns for Bush half-term

Published: 29 September 2014

Storytelling festival Storystock will return to the Bush Theatre this half-term for more family-friendly fun with popular page to stage authors including Michael Morpurgo and Judith Kerr set to take… Read More

In Pictures: Billy Elliot Live

Published: 29 September 2014

Musical theatre fans witnessed a moment of Billy Elliot The Musical history yesterday afternoon when the hit show was broadcast to cinemas across the globe in a special performance that… Read More

Billy Elliot plans encore screenings

Published: 29 September 2014

Due to huge public demand following yesterday’s live screened performance of Billy Elliot The Musical, the hit West End show has announced a series of encore screenings. A further nine… Read More

Great Britain

Published: 29 September 2014

What’s it all about? The phone hacking scandal. The latest play from One Man, Two Guvnors writer Richard Bean was being worked on, honed and kept under wraps as Rebekah… Read More

Nicole Scherzinger to star in Cats

Published: 29 September 2014

Nicole Scherzinger will make her West End stage debut later this year when she stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical Cats at the London Palladium. The recording artist and… Read More

Harry Melling returns to London stage

Published: 26 September 2014

Harry Potter star Harry Melling will appear in his critically acclaimed debut play peddling at the Arcola Theatre next year. The solo show, which is directed by HighTide Festival Theatre… Read More

Peter Egan leads Jonah And Otto

Published: 26 September 2014

Peter Egan and Alex Waldmann are to star in the Park Theatre’s production of Robert Holman’s Jonah And Otto later this autumn. The tale of two men sharing solitude and… Read More

The James Plays

Published: 26 September 2014

What’s it all about? Three kings. Hold your horses, it’s not Christmas just yet. Instead of gifts to a manger, this regal trio bring their own forms of governance to… Read More

Katie Brayben leads Carole King musical

Published: 26 September 2014

Katie Brayben is to swap one King for another when she leads the UK premiere of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at the Aldwych Theatre next year. The actress,… Read More

Wolf Hall transfers to Broadway

Published: 26 September 2014

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s hugely successful stage adaptations of Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies will transfer to Broadway for a 2015 run.… Read More

Octonauts stage show comes to London

Published: 25 September 2014

Families are invited to join the Octonauts on a theatrical underwater adventure when a brand new stage adaptation of the CBeebies series comes to venues across the capital from next… Read More

Thriller is 20th longest running musical

Published: 25 September 2014

Hit Michael Jackson spectacular Thriller Live has become the 20th longest running musical in West End history after notching up an incredible 2,392 performances at the Lyric Theatre. The all-singing,… Read More

Quiz: Which theatrical job is right for you?

Published: 25 September 2014

Excited by the thought of a career in theatre, but not sure what to do and how to go about doing it? Annual beyond-the-stage careers fair TheatreCraft is perfect for… Read More

UK Theatre Award nominations revealed

Published: 24 September 2014

West End leading lady Scarlett Strallen and 1984 directors Duncan Macmillan and Robert Icke are flying the flag for London in the nominations for this year’s UK Theatre Awards. Strallen,… Read More

Teh Internet Is Serious Business

Published: 24 September 2014

What’s it all about? It isn’t surprising that there isn’t a playtext available for the Royal Court’s latest production; in fact, it’s hard to believe that Tim Price’s off-the-wall concept… Read More

Q&A: Lucy Punch

Published: 24 September 2014

From Woody Allen to Cameron Diaz, British actor Lucy Punch has worked alongside a star-studded line-up of Hollywood greats but, while the glamour of LA is all well and good,… Read More

Evita

Published: 23 September 2014

What’s it all about? The clue’s in the name. This musical charts the tale of Eva Perón, who rose from anonymity in rural Argentina to become an actress, First Lady… Read More

In Pictures: Miss Saigon turns 25

Published: 23 September 2014

Champagne, glitter and Cameron Mackintosh driving Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil on stage in a white Cadillac; last night was the Miss Saigon 25th anniversary gala performance and with many… Read More

Stratford East to build new theatre

Published: 23 September 2014

The Theatre Royal Stratford East is to build a second performance space inspired by the National Theatre’s Temporary Theatre. The Red Crate, as the East London sister to the space… Read More

Albion

Published: 22 September 2014

What’s it all about? The rise to the main stream of far right politics and the sanitisation of racism told with the help of karaoke classics. Yep, that’s right. Sound… Read More

In rehearsal: East Is East

Published: 22 September 2014

At a press event last week, East Is East director Sam Yates gave little away about the forthcoming production of Ayub Khan Din’s comedy drama. Yates talked of the set… Read More

Jennifer DiNoia joins Wicked

Published: 22 September 2014

American musical theatre star Jennifer DiNoia will join the cast of Wicked from 27 October to lead the hit show as Elphaba for a limited season until 31 January. While… Read More

War Horse extends to October 2015

Published: 22 September 2014

Michael Morpurgo’s World War I-drama War Horse will continue to entertain West End audiences for another year following the acclaimed National Theatre production’s announcement that it has extended its booking… Read More

Richard III draws first time audience

Published: 19 September 2014

Jamie Lloyd has revealed that 55% of theatregoers attending a performance of his Martin Freeman-led Richard III at the Trafalgar Studios have been first time West End theatregoers. The Artistic… Read More

In rehearsal: Henry IV

Published: 19 September 2014

When someone says Shakespeare, the last things you think of are Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Heat magazine, yet both were present in Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female Julius Caesar that brought a… Read More

In conversation: The James Plays

Published: 18 September 2014

Historical stage epics are having something of a moment. After the Royal Shakespeare Company’s hugely successful double-bill Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, the National Theatre follows with The… Read More

Thriller Live extends to September 2015

Published: 18 September 2014

There will be even more moonwalking across the stage of the Lyric Theatre next year thanks to the announcement that Michael Jackson tribute concert Thriller Live has extended its booking… Read More

Doctor Scroggy’s War

Published: 18 September 2014

What’s it all about? Well, not Dr Scroggy really. Everyone’s War would probably be a more apt title, but that’s nowhere near as catchy. Howard Brenton’s new World War I-set… Read More

King Charles III extends until January

Published: 18 September 2014

The Almeida Theatre’s production of King Charles III will reign in the West End for longer after the critically acclaimed show announced it has extended its booking period to 31… Read More

Day In The Life: Phantom Of The Opera

Published: 17 September 2014

Liam Tamne is back on the London stage and starring in The Phantom Of The Opera. For those of us who’ve experienced his theatrical performances, this news is only good.… Read More

Ballyturk

Published: 17 September 2014

What’s it all about? Cor, that’s a tough one. On the surface it’s about two men – with numbers instead of names – who have been cooped up in a… Read More

Video: Flavia & Vincent teach the tango

Published: 17 September 2014

It may be Strictly Come Dancing season but Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone are nowhere to be seen. On screen that is… Fans of the hugely talented pair are in… Read More

Samuel Beckett season for Barbican 2015

Published: 17 September 2014

Samuel Beckett will take centre stage at the Barbican Theatre next year when the London venue stages a season of plays celebrating the Irish playwright’s work as part of its… Read More

Brian Gilligan leads The Commitments

Published: 17 September 2014

Jamie Lloyd’s soulful musical The Commitments now has a new cast bringing Roddy Doyle’s music-packed story to life on stage, including Brian Gilligan in the lead role of charismatic singer… Read More

The Wolf From The Door

Published: 16 September 2014

What’s it all about? A revolution. A big British one. Lady Catherine, an aristocrat resentful of her own class, recruits Leo, a beautiful young homeless man who will eventually take… Read More

About: Forbidden Broadway

Published: 16 September 2014

What’s it all about? After more than 35 years and dozens of runs on both sides of the pond, musical theatre satirical cabaret Forbidden Broadway reached cult status long ago… Read More

Sunny Afternoon extends West End stay

Published: 16 September 2014

Sunny Afternoon is yet to even open in the West End but today The Kinks musical has announced it has extended its booking period until 31 January at the Harold… Read More

Young Vic stages Mike Bartlett’s Bull

Published: 16 September 2014

The Young Vic will stage the London premieres of two internationally acclaimed dramas next year; Mike Bartlett’s UK Theatre Award-winning Bull and Edinburgh Festival hit Lippy. Clare Lizzimore’s production of… Read More

Emma Thompson leads ENO Sweeney Todd

Published: 16 September 2014

Emma Thompson will return to the London stage for the first time in 25 years to star alongside Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel in musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber… Read More

Barry McCarthy makes Lyric’s Christmas

Published: 15 September 2014

Barry McCarthy will return to the Lyric Hammersmith this Christmas to reprise his role as everyone’s favourite festive gift bearer in Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas. He is joined at the… Read More

In rehearsal: Made In Dagenham

Published: 15 September 2014

She has played Bond girls on screen, tragic heroines on stage and even showcased her presenting skills at this year’s Olivier Awards with MasterCard, but next month marks the debut… Read More

Max Bennett leads Globe’s Pity

Published: 15 September 2014

Max Bennett will star alongside Fiona Button in Michael Longhurst’s production of ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore when it opens at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse next month. The duo will… Read More

Vicky Featherstone opens TheatreCraft

Published: 15 September 2014

The Royal Court Theatre’s Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone will open this year’s TheatreCraft, the annual theatre careers event that offers young people the chance to explore the many opportunities to… Read More

Curious Incident extends London stay

Published: 15 September 2014

The National Theatre’s hugely successful The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time has extended its West End run at the Gielgud Theatre until 23 May. More than 100,000… Read More

Tamzin Outhwaite brings Di to West End

Published: 15 September 2014

Tamzin Outhwaite, Samantha Spiro and Jenna Russell will star in Di And Viv And Rose when the comedy transfers to the Vaudeville Theatre in the new year. Anna Mackmin’s critically… Read More

The Play That Goes Wrong

Published: 12 September 2014

What’s it all about? Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society is attempting to pull off its latest production, the thrilling Murder At Haversham Manor, without a hitch. Unfortunately from the moment you… Read More

Video: What is Urinetown?

Published: 12 September 2014

With a title that has been known to send shudders down the spine of fluid-sensitive theatregoers, have you been wondering ‘What is Urinetown?’ Wee have. Okay, we haven’t, we saw… Read More

King Charles III

Published: 12 September 2014

What’s it all about? The Queen is dead. Charles is on the throne and finally seizes his chance to make a difference. His first decision, though, is so contentious it… Read More

Hampstead take on public services

Published: 12 September 2014

Hampstead Theatre’s winter season will tackle two of the UK’s most essential – and controversial – public services, the Metropolitan Police Force and the NHS, with a new play by… Read More

Alan Titchmarsh joins ballet show

Published: 12 September 2014

Celebrity gardener turned talk show host Alan Titchmarsh will join the cast of The Wind In The Willows when the Royal Opera House’s ballet version of the famous tale returns… Read More

West End dims lights for Donald Sinden

Published: 12 September 2014

The West End will tonight dim its lights in tribute to the great actor Sir Donald Sinden who has passed away aged 90. The grand tradition, which is performed to… Read More

Punchdrunk creates family Maritime fun

Published: 11 September 2014

Acclaimed interactive theatre company Punchdrunk has teamed up with the National Maritime Museum to create a theatrical exhibit for six to 12-year-olds and their families. Against Captain’s Orders: A Journey… Read More

In rehearsal: Memphis

Published: 11 September 2014

If ever there was a sign of a cast working hard for the opening of a West End show it would be the copious amounts of coffee cups, Red Bull… Read More

Jack Shepherd joins Vanya cast

Published: 11 September 2014

Jack Shepherd and Rebecca Night have joined the cast of Anya Reiss’ forthcoming adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, which will open at the St James Theatre next month. Shepherd, who… Read More

Charlie extends until October 2015

Published: 11 September 2014

Sam Mendes’ Olivier Award-winning musical Charlie And The Chocolate Factory will release more golden tickets this month after the show announced it will extend its booking period until 31 October… Read More

In rehearsal: Speed-The-Plow

Published: 10 September 2014

When it was announced in June that Lindsay Lohan was to make her stage debut in London, we – along with the rest of the theatre industry and beyond –… Read More

In Pictures: West End Bares 2014

Published: 10 September 2014

Once a year, as the nights begin to draw in and the children are safely back in the school education system, the stars of the London stage perform a charity… Read More

Almeida reveals premiere plans

Published: 10 September 2014

Rupert Goold will bring his acclaimed production of The Merchant Of Venice, originally stage by the RSC, to the Almeida Theatre as part of a winter/spring season that includes new… Read More

Urinetown plans water charity gala

Published: 9 September 2014

Inspired by its unique dystopian premise, Jamie Lloyd’s forthcoming West End offering Urinetown The Musical will hold a special gala performance on 20 October to help raise funds for charity… Read More

Haydn Gwynne joins Women On The Verge

Published: 9 September 2014

Haydn Gwynne, Anna Skellern and Jerome Pradon are to join the previously announced Tamsin Greig in the UK premiere of new musical Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown.… Read More

Breeders

Published: 9 September 2014

What’s it all about? Lesbian couple Caroline and Andrea want to start a family and look to Andrea’s brother Jimmy to provide the goods, thereby insuring the child carries both… Read More

Video: Forbidden Broadway launch

Published: 9 September 2014

For more than 30 years, Forbidden Broadway has been taking a warm-hearted, acid-tongued pop at all things musical theatre. Anyone who’s anyone in the world of jazz hands, high kicks… Read More

First look: Great Britain’s new stars

Published: 8 September 2014

It’s September, so the schools are full of new kids trying to make friends. Spare a thought for Lucy Punch and Ben Mansfield who are also doing just that in hit… Read More

La Soirée returns for Christmas run

Published: 8 September 2014

Popular cabaret show La Soirée will return to London this Christmas to play as part of the Southbank Centre’s Winter Festival in its decadent Spielgeltent home. The 10th anniversary of… Read More
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