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A Small Family Business

Published: 9 April 2014

What’s it all about? A Small Family Business is the tale of a good man with backbone in a world of moral invertebrates. And a depressing, though often hilarious, look… Read More

Globe hosts party for Bard’s birthday

Published: 9 April 2014

Shakespeare’s Globe will celebrate the Bard’s 450th birthday by inviting families to a free birthday party on Easter Monday. The Bankside venue will open its doors between midday and 17:00… Read More

In conversation: Pests

Published: 8 April 2014

Ellie Kendrick and Sinéad Matthews are newly arrived in London when we meet for our interview at the Royal Court Theatre, back from the premiere run of Vivienne Franzmann’s brutal… Read More

Susan Brown joins West End Good People

Published: 8 April 2014

Susan Brown will join the cast of Good People when the show transfers to the Nöel Coward Theatre from 10 April. The actress joins Imelda Staunton, Lloyd Owen, Lorraine Ashbourne,… Read More

Oliviers interview: Julie Walters

Published: 8 April 2014

“There’s no room for emotions when you’re recording the nominations, because it might sound as though you want someone to win.” Former Olivier Award winner Julie Walters – the bronze… Read More

Let The Right One In at the Royal Court

Published: 8 April 2014

What’s it all about? Let The Right One In is many things. It’s a love story between two teenagers. It’s a crime thriller about a spate of killings in a… Read More

Lyric reveals alfresco shows

Published: 8 April 2014

A monster hunt, an unusual cabaret, snugly stories and an unpredictable transportation hub will all come to Lyric Square as part of the Lyric Hammersmith’s Theatre In The Square season… Read More

In Pictures: Olivier Awards fashion

Published: 7 April 2014

There are just six days until this year’s Olivier Awards with MasterCard, when a star-studded line-up of theatre’s great and good will gather to find out who has triumphed in… Read More

Top 10 family Easter treats

Published: 7 April 2014

Have you wondered why ‘Theatres’ includes ever letter from the word ‘Easter’? We’re almost certain it’s because London theatres have some of the best entertainment on offer for families over… Read More

Clive Wood to play Globe’s Antony

Published: 7 April 2014

Clive Wood will play Marc Antony alongside Eve Best’s Egyptian queen in Jonathan Munby’s forthcoming production of Antony And Cleopatra at Shakespeare’s Globe. The Shakespearean tragedy about sexual desire and… Read More

Introducing… Will Attenborough

Published: 4 April 2014

When your father is the former Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre, whose final season at the Islington venue is up for 10 Olivier Awards in a week’s time, and… Read More

Killian Donnelly joins Memphis cast

Published: 4 April 2014

Killian Donnelly will join Beverley Knight in the London premiere of Tony Award-winning musical Memphis when it opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre in October. The Irish performer, who can currently… Read More

Mad about Mamma Mia!

Published: 4 April 2014

It may not sound overly excessive to have seen Mamma Mia! 30 times – then again, it might – but Jason Tuazon-McCheyne has flown around the globe and spent a… Read More

Another Country

Published: 4 April 2014

What’s it all about? Not Japan. Not France. Not even Spain. Despite its name, this play is set in England and charts the story of a group of school boys… Read More

Martin Freeman to play Richard III

Published: 4 April 2014

Martin Freeman will lead the first production of Jamie Lloyd’s second Trafalgar Transformed season, taking on the role of Shakespeare’s tyrannical monarch in Richard III from 1 July at the… Read More

Graham Butler leads Curious return

Published: 4 April 2014

Graham Butler will lead the cast of the National Theatre’s hit production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time when it returns to the West End in… Read More

Mamma Mia! Memories

Published: 3 April 2014

From the joy of surprising audiences to the joy of being surprised yourself when a performance takes an unexpected turn, and from unusual beauty regimes to discovering an entirely new… Read More

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Musical

Published: 3 April 2014

What’s it all about? You know the old Michael Caine/Steve Martin film? No? Oh… Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a tale of conmen on the sun-soaked French Riviera, one an experience… Read More

Pests

Published: 3 April 2014

What’s it all about? Developed with Clean Break, the acclaimed theatre company that works with female offenders, award-winning playwright Vivienne Franzmann wrote Pests to show how and why women end… Read More

In Pictures: Olivier Nominees Lunch

Published: 2 April 2014

High glamour, nervous anticipation, bristling excitement; the Olivier Awards with MasterCard are the pinnacle of theatre awards season. The eyes of entertainment fans worldwide fall on the Royal Opera House,… Read More

A day in the life of Mamma Mia!

Published: 2 April 2014

The life of a Mamma Mia! starlet is not all sparkling rhinestones, eye-wateringly bright Lycra and the catchiest pop songs. It’s a grind bringing the high energy, toe-tapping, crowd-pleasing ABBA… Read More

In Rehearsal: A Small Family Business

Published: 1 April 2014

There are all manner of shenanigans going on around the McCracken’s in Alan Ayckbourn’s A Small Family Business, which opens at the National Theatre next week. From forgetfulness when it… Read More

15 years of Mamma Mia!: Infographic

Published: 1 April 2014

After 15 years of performances on the London stage, across three theatres, Mamma Mia! has built up a pretty impressive list of stats. Did you know, for example, that 400… Read More

Lyric’s Secret returns with Show 5

Published: 1 April 2014

The Lyric Hammersmith has announced details of the fifth instalment in its much-talked-about Secret Theatre season, revealing its latest mysterious offering will arrive at the venue for a limited two… Read More

In Pictures: 15 years of Mamma Mia!

Published: 31 March 2014

Here we go again… my my, how can we resist it? We can’t, and neither can audiences. On Sunday, hit ABBA-inspired show Mamma Mia! will have been making troupers super… Read More

Virginia Woolf ballet for ROH season

Published: 31 March 2014

Wayne McGregor will present a ballet based on the life and work of author Virginia Woolf as part of the Royal Opera House’s 2014/15 season. Marking the renowned choreographer’s first… Read More

First look: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Published: 31 March 2014

It’s just what you need to cheer up a cloudy March Monday in London, the pizzazz and sparkle of the French Riviera courtesy of the capital’s latest tune-filled treat Dirty… Read More

In Pictures: Jersey Boys gala

Published: 28 March 2014

Look who was walking like a man and thinking their evening was just too good to be true at the Jersey Boys gala night. Whether they were beggin’ for sherry,… Read More

Forced Entertainment make family debut

Published: 28 March 2014

The Barbican Theatre has revealed details of two family shows that will play as part of its autumn/winter season including the first ever work for young people by acclaimed company… Read More

Slava’s Snowshow set for Southbank Xmas

Published: 28 March 2014

The critically acclaimed family hit Slava’s Snowshow will return to the Southbank Centre for a fourth consecutive festive run this December. Mixing theatrical clowning and stunning visuals, the eccentric show… Read More

Claire Forlani debuts in Colby Sisters

Published: 28 March 2014

Claire Forlani, Ronke Adekoluejo, Isabella Calthorpe, Charlotte Parry, Patricia Potter and Alice Sanders will star in the Tricycle Theatre’s forthcoming world premiere of Adam Bock’s black comedy The Colby Sisters… Read More

Alexandra Burke leads The Bodyguard

Published: 28 March 2014

X Factor star Alexandra Burke will make her professional West End debut this June when she takes over the role of pop diva Rachel Marron in Thea Sharrock’s hit musical… Read More

Hampstead’s Gray quartet transfers

Published: 27 March 2014

Tamara Harvey’s production of Simon Gray’s cycle In The Vale Of Health will transfer to the Hampstead Theatre’s main stage following its current run in the venue’s intimate Downstairs space.… Read More

Mark Benton joins Cool Rider cast

Published: 27 March 2014

Strictly Come Dancing star Mark Benton will see his newly learnt moves come in useful when he joins the cast of Grease 2 tribute concert Cool Rider for its West… Read More

Q&A: Kristin Davis

Published: 27 March 2014

After playing one quarter of arguably the most famous – and stylishly accessorised – group of brutally honest female friends in the history of popular culture, you wouldn’t think much… Read More

I Can’t Sing

Published: 27 March 2014

What’s it all about? Cynthia Erivo’s extraordinary, Palladium-stunning voice. And it’s a loving, knowing send up of gargantuan Saturday night TV hit X Factor. It mocks everything from Simon Cowell’s… Read More

Sadler’s Wells’ Family Weekend returns

Published: 26 March 2014

Families are in for more fun and activities at Sadler’s Wells this spring with the return of the Islington venue’s annual Family Weekend. The 2014 festival, which takes place on… Read More

Exclusive Pictures: L’Ormindo designs

Published: 26 March 2014

Designer Anja Vang Kragh shares her fantastic designs for the groundbreaking L’Ormindo, a collaboration between the Royal Opera and Shakespeare’s Globe currently playing in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, and the… Read More

In Pictures: Fatal Attraction opens

Published: 26 March 2014

They’re a hardy bunch, these celebrity audience members. It takes more than the peril of a be-whiskered, cotton-tailed carrot muncher to keep them away from an opening night. In fact,… Read More

Tessa Ross named NT Chief Executive

Published: 26 March 2014

Channel 4’s Controller of Film and Drama Tessa Ross will become the National Theatre’s new Chief Executive, replacing Nick Starr who steps down at the end of August.A member of… Read More

Sugababe & soap stars cast for Open Air

Published: 26 March 2014

Former Sugababe Jade Ewan will join soap stars Tom Mannion, Karl Davies and Amy Nuttall in the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s forthcoming summer season. Emmerdale’s Mannion, whose theatre credits… Read More

Fatal Attraction

Published: 26 March 2014

What’s it all about? It’s the single biggest deterrent to extra marital affairs to ever be written, well at least in the 1980s. Replacing the classic film’s shoulder pads and… Read More

Rory Mullarkey receives Pinter award

Published: 26 March 2014

Irish playwright Rory Mullarkey has become the third recipient of the Royal Court Theatre’s annual Pinter Commission. Presented by Harold Pinter’s widow Lady Antonia Fraser, the prize is given annually… Read More

Benedict Cumberbatch will play Hamlet

Published: 26 March 2014

Benedict Cumberbatch is set to play Hamlet in London in 2015. As had been previously rumoured, the Sherlock and The Hobbit star will play Shakespeare’s Danish prince at the Barbican… Read More

The Velveteen Rabbit

Published: 26 March 2014

What’s it all about? This tale by Margery Williams has been around for almost a century so, whether you’re two or 92, the chances are you’ll have heard the story… Read More

Young Vic’s Happy Days returns in 2015

Published: 25 March 2014

Juliet Stevenson will reprise her critically acclaimed role in Natalie Abrahami’s hit production of Happy Days when it returns to the Young Vic in 2015 for a limited run. Samuel… Read More

Other Desert Cities

Published: 25 March 2014

What’s it all about? This is the story of a man whose father’s a famous actor, mother’s a screenwriter, aunt’s a recovering alcoholic, brother’s a TV producer and sister’s a… Read More

In rehearsal: Minotaur

Published: 24 March 2014

Guns, boats and sword fights, it looks like Pirates Of The Caribbean has made it on to the stage. It hasn’t, of course. This is just what’s happening in rehearsals… Read More

Silent Witness star joins Angry Men

Published: 24 March 2014

William Gaminara, who has played Dr Leo Dalton in 11 series of BBC crime drama Silent Witness, will join hit West End courtroom drama Twelve Angry Men from 31 March.Joining… Read More

Q&A: John Lloyd Young

Published: 24 March 2014

As career-defining moments go, being cast as iconic singer Frankie Valli in the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys is as close to dictionary definition perfection as possible for the… Read More

The Pajama Game releases track

Published: 24 March 2014

Earlier this month audiences at the You’ll Never Walk Alone charity West End concert were offered a sneak peek at the much-anticipated The Pajama Game when its leading pair, Olivier… Read More

Siân Phillips stars in West End Earnest

Published: 24 March 2014

Lucy Bailey will direct Nigel Havers and Siân Phillips in a revival of The Importance Of Being Earnest at the Harold Pinter Theatre this summer. Oscar Wilde’s comedy about two… Read More

Good People gets West End transfer

Published: 21 March 2014

Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton will reprise her role alongside Lloyd Owen in David Lindsay-Abaire’s hit play Good People when it transfers to the Noël Coward Theatre next month. The… Read More

Hytner: “Appetite for theatre growing”

Published: 20 March 2014

The future of the UK theatre industry is in safe hands according to National Theatre Director Nicholas Hytner, who spoke in glowing terms about the coming years as he announced… Read More

National Theatre to stage new Stoppard

Published: 20 March 2014

Ten world premieres, including new pieces from Tom Stoppard and David Hare, are central to Nicholas Hytner’s final season as Director of the National Theatre, which was announced today. Stoppard’s… Read More

Blithe Spirit at the Gielgud Theatre

Published: 19 March 2014

What’s it all about? With this much-anticipated production, this question can be answered in one of two ways: 1) Ghostly high jinks. While researching a novel, Charles and Ruth invite… Read More

The Commitments extends to April 2015

Published: 19 March 2014

They’ve only just finished celebrating St Patrick’s Day, but now hit musical The Commitments has another reason to crack out the Guinness as the show has extended its London run… Read More

Q&A: I Can’t Sing!

Published: 19 March 2014

Every morning Twitter is being hijacked by talk of what went on the night before. The interval was 45 minutes long! Theatreland has been invaded by singing Vikings! Simon Cowell… Read More

Matilda to stage relaxed performance

Published: 19 March 2014

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s hit production of Matilda The Musical will present its first ever relaxed performance at the Cambridge Theatre later this year. The specially adapted performance is due… Read More

Thriller Live extends to April 2015

Published: 19 March 2014

Michael Jackson tribute Thriller Live is to provide the West End with another year of the King of Pop’s greatest hits after announcing it has extended its run at the… Read More

In Pictures: Fatal Attraction

Published: 18 March 2014

No one who has seen Fatal Attraction on screen can forget the chilling – or should that be searing – fate of the little white rabbit. If Tristram Kenton’s recently… Read More

In Pictures: Stars out for Once gala

Published: 18 March 2014

From rising star Eliza Doolittle and rock legend Rod Stewart to comedian and musical writer Jennifer Saunders and Olympic swimming star Mark Foster, an audience of celebrities was Falling Slowly… Read More

The Full Monty to close on 29 March

Published: 17 March 2014

Hit comedy The Full Monty has announced it will close on 29 March after just over a month in the West End. The Sheffield Theatres production about a group of… Read More

Ralph Fiennes is National Theatre’s Man

Published: 14 March 2014

Stage and screen star Ralph Fiennes will return to the National Theatre in spring 2015 to appear in Man And Superman as part of Nicholas Hytner’s final season as the… Read More

Q&A: Momo

Published: 14 March 2014

Ever wondered what it would be like if every last hour, minute and second of your free time was taken away from you? Such is the situation for the characters… Read More

Open Air offers school workshops

Published: 14 March 2014

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is offering primary schools the chance to make Shakespeare accessible to youngsters this summer with an interactive workshop designed to complement its kid-friendly adaptation of… Read More

Fame sequel makes West End premiere

Published: 13 March 2014

The Lyric Theatre will host the world premiere of Fame sequel Fame Forever later this year when the productions plays for one night only at the West End venue. Playing… Read More

Ghost Stories extends until summer

Published: 13 March 2014

Tensions will be running high at the Arts Theatre until summer 2014 following the announcement that Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s hit show Ghost Stories has extended its run at… Read More

In Pictures: First look at Blithe Spirit

Published: 13 March 2014

If you find yourself walking down Shaftesbury Avenue in the next few months, be warned, there’s every chance you may begin to wonder whether Harry Styles has tweeted he is… Read More

Shadowland

Published: 13 March 2014

Expect the funny and the fantastical in this coming-of-age story about a girl whose life-changing journey is charted through the striking contrast between light and shadow. What’s it all about?… Read More

In Pictures: I Can’t Sing

Published: 13 March 2014

Harry Hill’s loving dig at the X-Factor, I Can't Sing, has had our intrigue levels higher than Simon Cowell’s waistband since it was first revealed last year. Now, as it… Read More

Tom Conti joins extended Angry Men

Published: 13 March 2014

Olivier Award winner Tom Conti will return to the West End later this month to replace Martin Shaw in Twelve Angry Men, Christopher Hayden’s tense drama that has extended its… Read More

Lion King Cub School holds auditions

Published: 12 March 2014

Children aged between seven and 11-years-old have the incredible opportunity to audition for Disney’s The Lion King’s Cub School programme this weekend. The hugely successful musical’s Cub School is a… Read More

Video: Commitments perform Irish Rover

Published: 12 March 2014

To celebrate the extra St Patrick’s Day performance being added to The Commitments’ schedule, the show’s stars have recorded their own version of The Irish Rover. The Guinness-waving performance, which… Read More

Urinetown The Musical

Published: 12 March 2014

What’s it all about? To be read in your best blockbuster voice-over voice: “In a city ravaged by drought, an evil tycoon and his brutal police force control all the… Read More
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