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Published: 18 July 2013
Moments after being pushed from a lift arriving at Temple Studios, I am pulled into a secret room and led down an ever-narrowing corridor by a man who seductively whispers… Read More
As her debut play opens at the Bush, Olivier Award nominee Cush Jumbo shares the personal story behind Josephine And I: My dog Henry is curled up on the sofa… Read More
“I wanna be the lead. I wanna be the star,” Cush Jumbo says while performing as Josephine Baker in her new solo show Josephine And I at the Bush theatre.… Read More
The body of Paul Bhattacharjee, who had been missing since last Wednesday, has been found at Splash Point cliffs in Seaford. Bhattacharjee, who had been performing in the weekly rep… Read More
Published: 17 July 2013
Fans of West End musicals Les Misérables and The Phantom Of The Opera who have ever wondered whether Javert can score like Gerrard or Raoul can run like Ronaldo will… Read More
There are scintillating moments in A Season In The Congo when you feel Chiwetel Ejiofor, returning to the London stage for the first time since his Olivier Award-winning Othello in… Read More
Elliott Hanna will become the youngest ever boy to play Billy Elliot when he takes to the stage in the hit musical this evening. The aptly named 10-year-old is the… Read More
Published: 16 July 2013
The first 'lady' of Australian comedy arrived in style to launch her alter ego Barry Humprhies' farewell London performance at the London Palladium. Humphries and his comedy creations Sandy Stone,… Read More
Comedian Toby Hadoke will have Weeping Angels crying with laughter and Slitheen splitting their sides when he stages his two Doctor Who themed solo comedy shows as a double bill… Read More
Musical drama I'm With The Band will become Wales Millennium Centre's first London transfer when it opens at the St James theatre this August. The show, a co-production with the… Read More
Dominic Dromgoole is to step down from his 10-year tenure as Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe on 23 April 2016. The announcement comes as the acclaimed Bankside venue announces a… Read More
Published: 15 July 2013
Back in the Christmas of 2011, a new stage version of classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers had us crying tears of laughter. From its script, penned by Father Ted's Graham… Read More
Published: 12 July 2013
As many of us have thought for years, Christopher Biggins is God. But so, this summer, are Hugh Bonneville, Barbara Windsor, Larry Lamb, Bradley Walsh and Simon Callow who, along… Read More
Josie Rourke’s critically acclaimed production of Conor McPherson’s The Weir will transfer to the Wyndham’s theatre in 2014 following a successful sold out run at the Donmar Warehouse earlier this… Read More
Katherine Kingsley and Susannah Fielding will join Sheridan Smith and David Walliams in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the fourth production in the Michael Grandage Company’s star-studded season of five plays,… Read More
Published: 11 July 2013
Over the last 30 years theatre company Complicite has built a reputation for creating some of the world's most imaginative, innovative and magical theatrical productions. From 2012's Olivier Award nominated… Read More
Published: 10 July 2013
Australian actress Penny Downie will lead the cast of Anton Burge’s Storm In A Flower Vase, which opens at the Arts theatre later this year. Playing from 13 September (press… Read More
Sean Foley’s acclaimed production of The Ladykillers is about as good at getaways as the motley crew at its centre. Graham Linehan’s inventive adaptation managed to stay away for only… Read More
Published: 9 July 2013
The capital is currently awash with transfers from Theatre Royal Bath. Following the success of Relatively Speaking and Fences, another hit, The American Plan, has travelled east, setting up camp… Read More
For the first time ever the Royal Opera House will commercially transfer one of its productions into the West End, with The Wind In The Willows playing at the Duchess… Read More
Published: 8 July 2013
When Luke Allen-Gale describes his current role as “outgoing and ambitious and charming” you could be forgiven for seeing similarities between his on and off stage personas, as easy-going and… Read More
Vicky Featherstone’s inaugural programmed season as Artistic Director at the Royal Court will include venue debuts from award-winning playwrights Dennis Kelly and Abi Morgan, the National Theatre of Scotland’s critically… Read More
We’re going on a theatre trip. We’re going to see a good one. What a beautiful day. We’re excited. Beautiful might not be doing the day justice. On Saturday, when… Read More
Published: 5 July 2013
When thinking of collaborations, well-known names such as Gilbert and Sullivan, Kander and Ebb, and Rodgers and Hammerstein spring to mind. However, long-time collaborators Derren Brown and Andy Nyman are… Read More
Last night marked the directorial debut of the Olivier Award-winning actress Eve Best, who chose to show off her off-stage talents on a stage she has appeared on many times… Read More
OperaUpClose will return to the Soho theatre later this year as part of an eclectic summer season that will also feature a series of dramas about sexual identity, individual struggles… Read More
Captain America star Hayley Atwell will return to the London stage this summer to lead the cast of Alexi Kaye Campbell’s landmark drama The Pride, which will play as part… Read More
It may not come as a great surprise that one of the country’s most-loved comedians finds farting hilarious, but the fact that he is studying for an Open University degree… Read More
Published: 4 July 2013
Sam Walters, the country’s longest-serving Artistic Director, has announced that he will step down from his 42-year post at the Orange Tree theatre. Together with his wife Auriol Smith, who… Read More
Singer and actress Bernie Nolan has lost her three-year battle with cancer, passing away earlier today at the age of 52. The much-loved Blackpool-raised performer will still be best known… Read More
Cast your mind back to being a small child. Crawling into bed, turning off your light and snuggling down to bed. Squeezing your eyes shut and risking the occasional peek… Read More
Susie McKenna will return to the Hackney Empire this Christmas to present Puss In Boots, her 15th pantomime for the East London venue. The actor, writer and director’s now legendary… Read More
Following the Olivier Award-winning success of Sweeney Todd, Jonathan Kent lends his special touch to yet another classic revival, which – less musical but featuring a duo just as destructive… Read More
Published: 3 July 2013
To millions of children and parents across the world, swishy swashy grass and splishy splashy rivers can mean only one thing: Michael Rosen’s We’re Going On A Bear Hunt, the… Read More
Published: 2 July 2013
Sherlock star Andrew Scott will reprise his role in Simon Stephens’ powerful monologue Sea Wall when it returns to London to play a limited run at the National Theatre’s temporary… Read More
Double Olivier Award-winning actor Antony Sher will take on the role of Sigmund Freud in Terry Johnson’s self-directed play Hysteria as part of the Hampstead theatre’s forthcoming autumn season. The… Read More
Published: 1 July 2013
In the fictional world of Roald Dahl, what could be better than winning a golden ticket and getting the chance to look inside Willy Wonka’s top-secret factory? Sadly, living in… Read More
Lolita Chakrabarti’s Olivier Award nominated play Red Velvet will return to the Tricycle theatre as part of its forthcoming new season, with Adrian Lester reprising his role as Ira Aldridge.… Read More
Savannah Stevenson, Jeremy Taylor, Sue Kelvin and Paul Clarkson are to join the cast of hit West End musical Wicked later this year, joining international musical theatre star Willemijn Verkaik… Read More
Darius Campbell will lead the cast of new Tim Rice musical From Here To Eternity when it receives its world premiere at the Shaftesbury theatre later this year. Formerly known… Read More
A group of young playwrights aged between eight and 11-years-old will take Ken Livingstone hostage as part of Kids Court at the Royal Court this summer. The final week of… Read More
Theatrical charity Stage One has announced Gavin Kalin as the latest recipient of its Start-Up Investment Fund, awarding the emerging producer £30,000 to co-produce the forthcoming West End transfer of… Read More
Published: 28 June 2013
The Palace theatre is fast becoming one of the least safe places in the West End. For the past year theatregoers in the front rows of the stalls have been… Read More
Dancing On Ice’s Keith Chegwin and Olga Sharutenko will star in ice dance spectacular The Nutcracker On Ice when the show comes to the London Palladium later this year. Playing… Read More
Australian comedian Barry Humphries will transfer his farewell tour Eat Pray Laugh! to the West End later this year, when many of his well-known alter egos, including Dame Edna Everage,… Read More
Owain Arthur will return to the West End production of One Man, Two Guvnors following his performance in the smash-hit comedy’s international tour. Returning to the production on 23 September,… Read More
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical Stephen Ward will receive its world premiere at the Aldwych theatre later this year. Directed by Richard Eyre, the theatrical impresario’s latest show tells the… Read More
Published: 27 June 2013
It’s rare that we, as audience members, get to see a show from anywhere other than head on. Even with shows on thrust stages, in the round or immersive productions… Read More
August Wilson’s award-winning drama may not have the most inspiring of titles, but the same cannot be said for the production’s central performance. As with Othello, Lenny Henry proves himself… Read More
Published: 26 June 2013
More than 20 years after his death, Roald Dahl has never been so popular, with the West End’s Matilda The Musical breaking records and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory setting… Read More
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actress making her professional debut should not do so in scintillating fashion, taking the leading role in a production at a major… Read More
Following its star-studded opening last night, Sam Mendes’ production of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory has extended its run to 31 May 2014, with an additional half a million prized… Read More
Published: 25 June 2013
Award-winning children’s theatre company Look Left Look Right will present the world premiere of its new show The Many Whoops Of Whoops Town at the Lyric Hammersmith this autumn. Playing… Read More
Young adventurers will have even longer to seek out the fearsome furry creature at the heart of Michael Rosen’s popular tale this summer as We’re Going On A Bear Hunt… Read More
In the run up to Christmas the Barbican will welcome a host of popular children’s characters through its doors with a series of special family performances to be presented on… Read More
Published: 24 June 2013
Every year West End LIVE takes our breath away. So much quality performance in just one weekend is remarkable. Theatre fans clearly agree as Trafalgar Square was packed with hand-waving,… Read More
Hit musical A Chorus Line will play for One last time on 31 August, when it is set to end its run at the London Palladium. The acclaimed production, which… Read More
Published: 21 June 2013
Legendary children’s author and illustrator Judith Kerr is one of a selection of writers who children are invited to listen to read from their famous works at the Bush theatre… Read More
Multi-Olivier Award-winning musical Top Hat will hang up its white tie and tails this autumn, with the glamorous production set to end its popular run at the Aldwych theatre on… Read More
Something wicked this way comes... it's Joseph Millson, Samantha Spiro and the cast of Shakespeare's Globe's Macbeth preparing their production. Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble...… Read More
Published: 20 June 2013
Fourteen drama students from across the UK have been awarded bursaries by the Society of London theatre (SOLT) to help them continue their theatrical studies. Granted by the organisation behind… Read More
Two award-winning young directors will present 40th anniversary productions of Athol Fugard’s classic anti-apartheid plays, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island, at the Young Vic later this year. Genesis… Read More
In Conor McPherson’s latest play at the Donmar Warehouse, which follows hot on the heels of Josie Rourke’s revival of his Olivier Award-winning hit The Weir, the playwright proves that… Read More
Published: 19 June 2013
A quarter of a century after it made its world premiere in London, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s legendary musical Miss Saigon will make its much-rumoured return to the West… Read More
Polka theatre’s forthcoming autumn/winter season will see a friendly gorilla united with a very late rabbit, as new productions of popular children’s stories Gorilla and Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland are… Read More
Kids Week 2013 has got off to a phenomenally successful start, selling close to a staggering 50,000 tickets in its first 24 hours of sales. Tickets for our annual kids… Read More
The hugely popular long-running musical Billy Elliot The Musical has extended its run at the Victoria Palace theatre until 21 June 2014. Now in its ninth year, the Lee Hall-penned… Read More
Daniel Radcliffe, formerly famed as schoolboy wizard Harry Potter, continues to prove his performance pedigree in Michael Grandage’s revival of The Cripple Of Inishmaan. In the title role of this… Read More
Published: 18 June 2013
More than 200 venues across the UK, including many London theatres, will join together to host hundreds of events this autumn as part of the first ever Family Arts Festival.… Read More
Whenever I've seen Daniel Radcliffe, or, as much of the world still knows him Harry Potter, interviewed, I've been struck by how down to earth, mild mannered and, I hesitate… Read More
The Gate theatre will present three award-winning plays by US playwrights exploring the very different ways in which we make a living as part of the Notting Hill venue’s new… Read More
Published: 17 June 2013
As the Lyric Hammersmith gets set to undergo a year’s worth of redevelopment, the innovative venue has announced it will monopolise its transformation into a building site with an intriguing… Read More
Wood-paneled walls? Country estate? Tragic past? Stormy Night? Yes, we have all the ingredients for a classic ghost story. To pare Bracken Moor down to a provider of shocks more… Read More
Tickets for this year’s Kids Week are now on sale, with more than 30 shows offering free children’s tickets and activities throughout the month of August. The London Lifestyle Award-winning… Read More
Southwark Playhouse’s forthcoming autumn season will feature premieres of a new play by Olivier Award-winning playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker and Beau Willimon’s Farragut North, the play on which hit George Clooney… Read More