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In pictures: Prince Philip opens Playhouse

Published: 20 November 2013

Sixteen years after opening Shakespeare’s Globe alongside Her Majesty The Queen, His Royal Highness The Duke Of Edinburgh returned to the theatre to officially open the venue’s new inside auditorium,… Read More

Carols bring Christmas cheer to TKTS

Published: 20 November 2013

As that much-loved gift-giving time of year fast approaches, the West End is making plans to get Londoners in the Christmas spirit, with stars of the capital’s stages coming together… Read More

Strangers On A Train

Published: 20 November 2013

Robert Allan Ackerman’s glossy production of Strangers On A Train may have been sold as an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, but the inspiration for its staging blatantly lies in… Read More

Angry Men join 24 Hour Plays

Published: 19 November 2013

Nick Moran and Jeff Fahey, who can currently be seen arguing about the guilt of a murder suspect in Twelve Angry Men, are the latest celebrities to sign up for… Read More

Trafalgar Studios get Ghosts

Published: 19 November 2013

Richard Eyre’s Almeida theatre production of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts, starring Lesley Manville as its tortured protagonist, will transfer to the West End next month. Playing at the Trafalgar Studios from… Read More

In conversation: From Morning To Midnight’s Melly Still and Adam Godley

Published: 19 November 2013

How much do you know about German Expressionism? My vague understanding of the movement, which reached its peak in the 1920s, are consigned to the hazy memories of my university… Read More

Dance student wins Elliot experience

Published: 19 November 2013

A lucky 18-year-old performing arts student from South London will get the chance to make her West End debut after winning a competition to join the cast of Billy Elliot… Read More

Young Vic studio sees successful returns

Published: 19 November 2013

Following a sell-out autumn run, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead will return to the Young Vic’s Maria studio next year to play as part of a season that also includes a… Read More

Peacock moves into the Shadows

Published: 19 November 2013

The Peacock theatre will host the UK premiere of Pilobolus Dance Theater’s hit shadow dance work Shadowland next year. Playing from 11 to 30 March, the show combines shadow theatre,… Read More

Theatremakers: Tall Stories

Published: 18 November 2013

It has been more than a decade since the endearing creature with turned out toes and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose first stepped out of Julia… Read More

Kinnear and Lester share Evening Standard win

Published: 18 November 2013

Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear were last night crowned joint winners in the Best Actor category at the 59th Evening Standard Theatre Awards after judges decided it was impossible to… Read More

Bodyguard extends to summer 2014

Published: 18 November 2013

Shortly after celebrating its first anniversary in the West End, hit new musical The Bodyguard has extended its booking period to summer 2014, making an additional 300,000 tickets available for… Read More

Staunton and Fox bring spring to Hampstead

Published: 15 November 2013

Actresses Emilia Fox and Imelda Staunton will return to the London stage in 2014 to lead productions of Gina Gionfriddo's Rapture, Blister, Burn and David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People at Hampstead… Read More

Chickenshed celebrates 40th with festive revival

Published: 14 November 2013

Chickenshed will celebrate its 40th anniversary in style this Christmas with 800 performers set to appear in a revival of one of its most popular ever festive shows, ‘Twas The… Read More

Exclusive: Bringing Eric And Little Ern to the West End

Published: 14 November 2013

Next week Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens’ Eric And Little Ern will open in the West End, bringing their moving homage to comedy legends Morecambe and Wise to its biggest… Read More

Mojo

Published: 14 November 2013

The prospect of Ian Rickson's new production of Mojo is almost as mouth-watering as the scents of rich wintery cooking beginning to waft around the West End. The reality is… Read More

Musicals stars record charity EP

Published: 13 November 2013

The Sound Of Music's Michael Xavier, Rock Of Ages' Jodie Jacobs and I Can't Sing's Cynthia Erivo are among a host of musical theatre stars who have come together to… Read More

Stephens and Scott reunite for Royal Court spring

Published: 13 November 2013

The Royal Court theatre will present six new plays from writers including Simon Stephens and John Donnelly next year, with popular actors Andrew Scott and Russell Tovey also set to… Read More

Twelve Angry Men

Published: 13 November 2013

Imagine an FA Cup match in which Torquay United is losing 11-1 to Arsenal. They are only 10 minutes into the game and the end result is so clear-cut there… Read More

Once’s London cast EP

Published: 13 November 2013

Since the heart-filled tale of an Irish busker and a young Czech woman opened in London earlier this year, Once fans have clamoured to hear the cast's fabulous voices outside… Read More

Shakespeare In Love arrives in London

Published: 13 November 2013

Tony Award-winning writer Lee Hall will adapt the hugely popular 1998 romantic comedy Shakespeare In Love for a major new stage production set to play at the Noël Coward theatre… Read More

Live animals bring Nativity to London

Published: 12 November 2013

The Wintershall Nativity, an annual family friendly production about the birth of Jesus that features real life sheep and donkeys, will play two performances in London next month. Taking place… Read More

Introducing… MyAnna Buring

Published: 12 November 2013

My Sunday nights would not be the same without MyAnna Buring. Okay, the BBC may have moved Ripper Street - or CSI Victorian London as it's known in my house… Read More

Willows musical offers public participation

Published: 12 November 2013

West End producer Jamie Hendry is giving theatre-loving members of the public a chance to invest in a new musical adaptation of The Wind In The Willows, written by Downton… Read More

In pictures: Once makes history

Published: 11 November 2013

On Wednesday 4 December theatre fans can watch hit London musical Once make history as its Spotify session, the first recorded by a stage musical, is aired. We were there… Read More

Sharp brings Taste Of Honey to NT

Published: 11 November 2013

Lesley Sharp and Kate O’Flynn will star in a revival of Shelagh Delaney’s pivotal 1950s drama A Taste Of Honey at the National Theatre next year.Directed by Bijan Sheibani, whose… Read More

Theatrical Dames redesign Pudsey

Published: 8 November 2013

Two of London theatre's most acclaimed actresses, Dame Helen Mirren and Dame Judi Dench, are among a select group of celebrities who have put their own spin on Children In… Read More

National faces Almeida in Standard showdown

Published: 8 November 2013

Acclaimed productions and performances from the National Theatre and Almeida theatre dominate the shortlist for this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The Southbank venue, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary… Read More

St James putting Olivier stars together

Published: 8 November 2013

Olivier Award winning performers David Bedella and Janie Dee will star in the London premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s musical revue Putting It Together at the St James theatre next year.… Read More

Peep Show star makes musical debut

Published: 8 November 2013

Actress and comedian Isy Suttie, best known for playing Peep Show's Dobby, will make her musical theatre debut in a brand new show about the woman who created the London… Read More

Shearsmith Cool Rides into West End

Published: 7 November 2013

Reece Shearsmith will star in forthcoming musical concert Cool Rider, previously entitled Grease 2 In Concert, when it arrives in the West End next year for what will now be… Read More

Exclusive: Goodale on creating the perfect Jeeves & Wooster play

Published: 7 November 2013

As Matthew Macfadyen and Stephen Mangan celebrate their first week playing one of literature’s most famous comedy pairings, writer Robert Goodale explains how, alongside his similarly skilled wordsmith brother David,… Read More

In pictures: Bodyguard’s birthday bash

Published: 7 November 2013

It seems like only yesterday we were stunned by Heather Headley's remarkable performance at the launch of The Bodyguard, yet yesterday the show actually celebrated its first birthday. What a… Read More

Frantic Assembly are Tricycle Believers

Published: 6 November 2013

Frantic Assembly and award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery will continue their history of collaboration next year with the London premiere of The Believers at the Tricycle theatre. The acclaimed theatre company,… Read More

Gilmore and Kitchenn leave St James theatre

Published: 6 November 2013

Executive Artistic Director David Gilmore and Executive Theatre Director Guy Kitchenn are to step down from their roles at the St James theatre at the end of the month. The… Read More

Tourists love UK theatre

Published: 6 November 2013

New research from VisitBritain has reinforced what many of us previously thought, tourists to the UK love our stage offerings, be it plays, musicals, opera or dance. An incredible 2.8… Read More

Soho season tackles social conventions

Published: 6 November 2013

Soho theatre has announced a packed spring 2014 season, combining its usual eclectic mix of established theatre companies and new voices to create a programme of work set to challenge… Read More

Wicked star brings Christmas to London

Published: 6 November 2013

Broadway star Eden Espinosa will perform alongside a host of West End stars in the return of festive concert Christmas In New York at the Palace theatre this December. The… Read More

Get Into London Theatre returns

Published: 5 November 2013

Get Into London Theatre, our annual winter ticket promotion offering tickets to top West End shows for as little as £10, is back for 2014 with tickets for more than… Read More

Family Arts Festival returns for 2014

Published: 5 November 2013

The Family Arts Festival, which brought a diverse range of family friendly events to arts organisations across the country this October, will return for a second year in 2014. The… Read More

Peppa Pig makes Big Splash in London

Published: 5 November 2013

Everyone’s favourite porker will return to the West End this Christmas, as Peppa Pig takes over the Criterion theatre for a fourth consecutive London season with Peppa Pig’s Big Splash.… Read More

Sadler’s Wells announces new dance space

Published: 5 November 2013

Sadler’s Wells has today announced plans to create a new dance space in London as part of a 10 year vision for the acclaimed theatre. The 500-seat venue, which will… Read More

Dick and Dom in da West End

Published: 4 November 2013

Children's TV stars Dick and Dom will make their West End debuts surrounded by coconuts, knights and insult-spewing Frenchmen when they join hit musical Monty Python's Spamalot. The small screen… Read More

Jamie Lloyd to open TheatreCraft

Published: 4 November 2013

One of the West End's most popular directors Jamie Lloyd will open TheatreCraft 2013, the essential free careers fair for anyone hoping to pursue a non-performance career in theatre. Lloyd,… Read More

Stars out for 24 Hour trailer

Published: 4 November 2013

Stress, it does funny things to people. In the new trailer for the Old Vic 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala, we can see just what the strain of creating, rehearsing… Read More

Video: Kids Week Choir

Published: 4 November 2013

Following this year’s spectacular Kids Week launch, the lovely team behind our annual Kids Go Free ticket promotion was itching for another chance to create a West End Choir, and… Read More

London has Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Published: 1 November 2013

Olivier Award winning actor Robert Lindsay is to return to musical theatre in 2014 to lead the cast of the UK production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the stage adaptation of… Read More

Sleepover at the Unicorn

Published: 31 October 2013

Hotels, B&Bs and posh yurts are so last season, according to the Unicorn theatre at least who are inviting audiences to bunk up with them and an Olivier Award nominated… Read More

New Strangers On A Train trailer

Published: 31 October 2013

What better time than Halloween to release a trailer for London's latest tension-packed thriller, Strangers On A Train? Despite Craig Warner's stage adaptation being based on Patricia Highsmith's original novel,… Read More

Official London Theatre goes BLAM!

Published: 30 October 2013

As the father of two young boys, at some point, not too far from now, I'm going to have to wrestle with the 'Should they play with guns' debate. My… Read More

Nigel Davenport dies

Published: 30 October 2013

Nigel Davenport, who starred in the classic film Chariots Of Fire and was one of the founding members of the legendary English Stage Company at the Royal Court, has passed… Read More

The Scottsboro Boys

Published: 30 October 2013

The Scottsboro Boys is audacious. To take the horrendous tale of nine black boys, the youngest only 13, whose lives are wrecked by a lie and present it as a… Read More

Arterton is Globe’s Duchess

Published: 30 October 2013

Gemma Arterton will take on the title role in The Duchess Of Malfi at Shakespeare’s Globe’s new Sam Wanamaker Playhouse next year, when the new Jacobean indoor space opens for… Read More

Fiona Shaw brings Mary to Barbican

Published: 29 October 2013

Acclaimed actress Fiona Shaw will recreate her performance as the mother of Jesus in the Tony Award nominated production of The Testament Of Mary when it is staged at the… Read More

Bess and Choice for Open Air 2014

Published: 29 October 2013

The Regent’s Park Open Air theatre has announced that new productions of All My Sons, Hobson’s Choice, Porgy And Bess and Twelfth Night will complete the three-time Olivier Award-winning venue’s… Read More

Official London Theatre gets its skates on

Published: 28 October 2013

If you're like me, very occasionally, when the sky takes on a darker hue around 16:00, there's a nip in the air and someone in the office suggests a festive… Read More

Top 10 stage frights for families

Published: 28 October 2013

It’s that time of year again, the one date in the Gregorian calendar when we scare ourselves senseless with spooky stories of ghastly ghouls and paranormal ponderings just for the… Read More

In pictures: Thriller Live has the X Factor

Published: 28 October 2013

There will always be room in Official London Theatre’s heart – and stomach – for cake, which is why we’re always thrilled to see shows celebrate theatrical milestones with a… Read More

Puss In Boots in Battersea

Published: 25 October 2013

We may be divided at Official London Theatre over whether we’re cat or dog people, but cats won out fair and square this week when we caught sight of TV… Read More

Raving

Published: 25 October 2013

If the coalition fancied creating a new family planning initiative, they could do a lot worse than prescribing nubile couples with tickets to Simon Paisley Day's Raving. It is not… Read More

Beard Draws The Line at Hampstead

Published: 25 October 2013

Tom Beard will lead the cast of Howard Brenton’s Drawing The Line when it opens at the Hampstead theatre later this year. The actor, who boasts stage appearances in King… Read More

1984 goes Headlong to Almeida

Published: 25 October 2013

Headlong’s acclaimed production of George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984 will transfer to the Almeida theatre next year, marking the third and final production by the leading theatre company to play… Read More

Evening Standard Awards longlist announced

Published: 25 October 2013

The longlist for 2013’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards has been announced, with co-stars from hit shows Othello, Old Times and Merrilly We Roll Along in the running to battle it… Read More

BLAM!

Published: 25 October 2013

If you’re one of thousands of Londoners who spends nine to five staring at a computer screen, making regular trips to collect work from the printer and relying on regular… Read More

Shameless casting for Soho Christmas

Published: 25 October 2013

Former Shameless star Rebecca Atkinson, A Touch Of Cloth's Navin Chowdhry and former Coronation Street regulars Craig Gazey and Craig Kelly will star in the Soho Theatre production of The… Read More

New Gill play for Donmar spring

Published: 25 October 2013

The Donmar Warehouse has announced a trio of plays exploring generational legacy to run at the acclaimed venue next spring, with new work by Peter Gill and James Graham to… Read More

From Here To Eternity

Published: 24 October 2013

Think From Here To Eternity and images of sand, surf and intertwining bodies immediately spring to mind, but Tim Rice’s new musical takes the story back to its novel roots… Read More

Dinosaurs take on Phoenix

Published: 24 October 2013

It may have happened millions of years ago but the Jurassic period is proving more popular than ever as the Regent Park Open Air theatre’s summer hit Dinosaur Zoo heads… Read More

The Big Interview: Keeley Hawes

Published: 24 October 2013

If you know one thing about London's newest no holds barred comedy Barking In Essex ,it probably has something to do with the show's face-slappingly brash language, which is fruitier… Read More

West End welcomes Grease 2

Published: 24 October 2013

Grease 2, a staged concert based on the cult film of the same name, will play a one-off performance at the Lyric theatre next year, bringing the second instalment of… Read More

The Djinns Of Eidgah

Published: 24 October 2013

Political, educative and ruthlessly harrowing, the latest offering from the Olivier Award-winning Jerwood Theatre Upstairs brings to light the turbulent situation in Kashmir and the inability of both sides to… Read More

Quentin joins Stratford East’s Lovely War

Published: 22 October 2013

Caroline Quentin will appear alongside a host of stage regulars in Terry Johnson’s forthcoming musical Oh What A lovely War when it is revived 50 years after the shocking satire… Read More

In pictures: Merrily rolls into cinemas

Published: 22 October 2013

It's rare that you're hit by the smell of popcorn when you enter a West End auditorium, yet last night the waft of the sweet confectionary mixed with the scent… Read More

Ward takes dame duties at Lyric

Published: 22 October 2013

Howard Ward will swap the solemn subject matter of acclaimed National Theatre productions War Horse and London Road, in which he has previously performed, to take on the altogether less… Read More

New trailer for Drowned Man

Published: 22 October 2013

Dark, atmospheric, ominous. Punchdrunk has released a new trailer for The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable that, with its threatening voiceover, could be advertising a big screen thriller. "I'm going… Read More
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