Published: 29 November 2013
Hit play Mojo, which stars Harry Potter’s Rupert Grint, Merlin’s Colin Morgan, Downton Abbey’s Brendan Coyle and Skyfall’s Ben Whishaw, has extended its London run by two weeks. The dark… Read More
Published: 28 November 2013
If there’s ever an excuse to take your little ones to the theatre it’s at Christmas, when you can escape the cold wintry weather in one of the capital’s iconic… Read More
“The show’s really physically challenging,” John Tiffany tells me by way of explanation for the booming disco music reverberating throughout our interview. “They have to do warm ups, cardio and… Read More
A new adaptation of Michael Ende’s musical fantasy adventure Momo will bring its unique tale of time thieves to three venues across the capital next year. Playing at Polka theatre,… Read More
The Bush theatre’s auditorium may have been filled with the fumes of freshly applied paint last night but that was the only thing fresh about it, with a perfectly replicated… Read More
Mary J O’Malley’s raucous comedy brings 1950s Willesden to the Kilburn High Road this Christmas, boasting characters with more comic presence than Father Christmas’ own personal joke shop. Taking place… Read More
Punchdrunk's immersive production The Drowned Man, which takes audiences into the world of Temple Studios, has announced it will continue its run until 23 February. Theatre journalists this morning received… Read More
Published: 27 November 2013
While many of us are thinking of lurid lighting and brightly coloured wrapping paper, in Hoxton Ruth Wilson and co are heading to a darker place. Turn of the 20th… Read More
Tracy Letts’ darkly comic and provocative drama Superior Donuts will receive its UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse next year. Brought to the stage by The Trick, the company formerly known… Read More
Catherine Johnson, writer of global musical theatre hit Mamma Mia!, described the ABBA-inspired show's first relaxed performance as a "wonderful evening" following the event held last night. "From the pre-show… Read More
Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start... Cabaret star Sarah-Louise Young loves Julie Andrews. She is a super fan, the type who embarks on The… Read More
Published: 26 November 2013
The fairy lights are twinkling and the scent of mulled wine is wafting through the streets. The cast of One Man, Two Guvnors needs no more excuse to pull their… Read More
Published: 25 November 2013
A Cheshire cat with a maniacal grin, an anxious rabbit with a pocket watch and enticingly labelled vials of magical potions that can shrink you to a tiny 10 inches… Read More
Far from being a low key return to the London stage, Tom Hiddleston's leading role at the Donmar Warehouse is being awaited with breath as baited as a mousetrap in… Read More
The Park theatre will stage its first annual pantomime this Christmas, bringing to life the story of Sleeping Beauty with the help of a cast including Hazel, the north London… Read More
Musical theatre star Marti Webb will return to the London stage next year to revive her classic performance in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s much-loved one-woman show Tell Me On A Sunday.… Read More
Full casting has been announced for The Duchess Of Malfi, the inaugural production at Shakespeare’s Globe’s new indoor theatre, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, which will see Gemma Arterton return to… Read More
American teenager Eva Noblezada will make her professional theatre debut on the world's biggest stage, the West End, when she plays the role of Kim in the new production of… Read More
A boy saw a show on the London stage, A fine adaptation that began on the page. "What show?" asked a friend, who wanted to know. "I went to see… Read More
Published: 22 November 2013
I’ve met some bizarre characters on the top deck of London’s iconic red buses in my time, but never any quite as terrifying as the one in the pictures above.… Read More
Passionate theatremakers of the future came together at the Royal Opera House today as part of huge free theatrical careers fair TheatreCraft. More than 1,000 16 to 25 year olds… Read More
Lenny Henry and David Suchet will be the first two subjects of a new monthly interview series to be staged at the Lyric theatre. The comedian turned Shakespearean star and… Read More
Not a day will go by between now and 4 January when the St James theatre’s Twitter feed won’t be populated with puns from audience members about Sarah Ruhl’s UK… Read More
Published: 21 November 2013
Lumberjacks will sing, dead parrots will be returned and no-one will expect the Spanish Inquisition (probably) when comedy icons Monty Python reunite for a one-off live show at the 02… Read More
The countdown to Christmas has officially begun. Panic has broken out at the offices of Official London Theatre. While outside Covent Garden may be filled with twinkling lights and the… Read More
Paul Miller has been announced as the new Artistic Director of the Orange Tree theatre, succeeding the country’s longest-serving Artistic Director and venue founder Sam Walters. Miller, who is currently… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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