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Curious Incident stages relaxed performance

Published: 17 April 2013

The National Theatre’s Olivier Award nominated production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time is to stage a relaxed performance later this year at the Apollo theatre.… Read More

Jackson Thrill ride continues

Published: 17 April 2013

Thriller Live, the popular musical spectacular based on the hits of King of Pop Michael Jackson, will moonwalk its way into 2014 with a new extension to its run at… Read More

St James hosts London Wall

Published: 16 April 2013

Following a sell-out run at the Finborough theatre earlier this year, the Two’s Company production of London Wall will transfer to the St James theatre next month. Playing from 7… Read More

Thorpe reprises Wicked role

Published: 16 April 2013

Harriet Thorpe will return to Wicked next week to step into the role of Madame Morrible after Louise Plowright’s withdrawal from the production due to ill health. The long-running magical… Read More

Peters debuts in Hampstead Race

Published: 16 April 2013

The Wire star Clarke Peters will make his Hampstead theatre debut next month when he stars in Olivier Award-winning director Terry Johnson’s production of David Mamet’s politically charged drama Race.… Read More

Disgraced wins Pulitzer Prize

Published: 16 April 2013

Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced, which opens at the Bush theatre next month, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The playwright’s first ever stage play, Disgraced charts the story of… Read More

Mead leads West End Men

Published: 15 April 2013

Following a UK tour last summer, The West End Men will finally reach their spiritual home when Lee Mead leads a strictly limited run of the theatrical concert at the… Read More

Not your average Shed

Published: 15 April 2013

Stroll across Waterloo Bridge in the warm spring sunshine and you can't help but notice a large red box dominating what used to be the courtyard outside the National Theatre.… Read More

Cast revealed for Campbell’s Tricycle mystery

Published: 15 April 2013

Casting has been announced for the premiere of Alexi Kaye Campbell’s forthcoming drama Bracken Moor, which will play at the Tricycle theatre as a co-production with acclaimed theatre company Shared… Read More

Globe sheds Light on Dream Oberon

Published: 15 April 2013

John Light will join Olivier Award-winning actress Michelle Terry in the forthcoming Shakespeare’s Globe production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream when it opens at the alfresco venue next month. Light,… Read More

In rehearsal: The Weir

Published: 15 April 2013

In a dark and mysterious rehearsal room where floorboards creak eerily as unseen spirits glide above them, the whistling wind talks of lost souls and forgotten memories, and doors slam… Read More

Dillon makes Trafalgar Happy

Published: 12 April 2013

Lisa Dillon will star in the forthcoming production of Brendan Cowell’s tale about two children abandoned in a chicken coop, which opens at the Trafalgar Studio 2 later this year.… Read More

Four millionth audience member for Billy

Published: 12 April 2013

Last night saw Billy Elliot The Musical welcome the show’s four millionth audience member to the Victoria Palace theatre, a celebration that comes following news of the hit production’s forthcoming… Read More

Dwan says Not I at Court

Published: 12 April 2013

Samuel Beckett’s groundbreaking short play Not I will return to the Royal Court theatre for the first time in 40 years next month in a performance starring Lisa Dwan. Playing… Read More

Irish cast join Radcliffe’s Cripple

Published: 12 April 2013

Director Michael Grandage has surrounded Daniel Radcliffe by a cast with a strong Irish connection as the Harry Potter star prepares to return to the London stage in The Cripple… Read More

Casey joins new Billy Elliot cast

Published: 12 April 2013

Anna-Jane Casey will join the cast of hit West End show Billy Elliot The Musical next month when the long-running production welcomes a host of new faces. Casey, who until… Read More

Numrich makes Sweet London debut

Published: 12 April 2013

Broadway star Seth Numrich will make his London stage debut opposite Kim Cattrall in the forthcoming production of Sweet Bird Of Youth at the Old Vic theatre. Directed by Marianne… Read More

Narrative

Published: 11 April 2013

Initially announced as A New Play By Anthony Neilson before being assigned the no less illuminating title Narrative, the latest offering from the Royal Court theatre’s Olivier Award-nominated Jerwood Theatre… Read More

In Pictures: Olivier Nominees photo

Published: 11 April 2013

How do you make a large group of theatrical types smile? Pop them on stage at the Theatre Royal Haymarket... which is what we did with this year's Olivier Award… Read More

Ai Weiwei goes global

Published: 11 April 2013

The Hampstead theatre’s forthcoming production of Howard Brenton’s #aiww: The Arrest Of Ai Weiwei will be streamed live on the internet following its world premiere next week. Taking place on… Read More

In Pictures: Olivier Nominees celebration

Published: 10 April 2013

What better way to celebrate being nominated for UK theatre's most prestigious award than with a relaxed gathering with fellow nominees before the nervous excitement of the ceremony? What better… Read More

Mayor celebrates theatres’ success

Published: 10 April 2013

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson described London theatres as a “vital component of our cultural landscape” earlier today when he visited the Lyric Hammersmith to celebrate the continued success… Read More

Once

Published: 10 April 2013

A pre-show céilí is not something you generally expect to find when you enter a West End theatre, but this foot stomping, rousing musical tradition runs through the very heart… Read More

Langford returns as Spamalot’s Lady

Published: 10 April 2013

Bonnie Langford will return to the role of the Lady of the Lake in Monty Python’s Spamalot next month. The actress, who played the soggy songstress in the comedy musical’s… Read More

Hytner announces National departure

Published: 10 April 2013

Nicholas Hytner, the Director of the National Theatre, has announced that he will leave the iconic institution in March 2015. Speaking about his decision, he said: "It's been a joy… Read More

Brown brings Infamous to Palace

Published: 10 April 2013

Psychological illusionist Derren Brown will return to the West End later this year, bringing his new one-man show Infamous to the Palace theatre. Playing from 24 June (press night 27… Read More

Arts premieres Fogarty’s Golden Voice

Published: 10 April 2013

The Golden Voice, a new talent show-set musical by singer-songwriter Nick Fogarty, will premiere at the Arts theatre this June. Playing from 19 June until 31 August, Fogarty’s story, which… Read More

Cowell’s Happy at Trafalgar Studios

Published: 9 April 2013

A pair of kids abandoned in a chicken coop and raised, for months, by hens are at the centre of Brendan Cowell's Happy New, which opens at the Trafalgar Studio… Read More

Young Vic extends the Mind

Published: 9 April 2013

My Perfect Mind, which tells actor Edward Petherbridge's tale about suffering a stroke on the eve of one of his greatest theatrical achievements, has proved another Young Vic hit and… Read More

Rowe and Heffernan join Lloyd’s Hothouse

Published: 9 April 2013

Clive Rowe and John Heffernan will join the previously announced Simon Russell Beale and John Simm in Jamie Lloyd’s production of The Hothouse when it opens at the Trafalgar Studios… Read More

More ABBA for West End

Published: 8 April 2013

Mamma Mia! celebrated its 14th birthday in the West End this weekend, a celebration that the hit ABBA musical is likely to follow with a 15th next year as it… Read More

My Perfect Mind

Published: 8 April 2013

There isn’t much funny about someone having a stroke, but Told By An Idiot’s comic look at the life of Edward Petherbridge draws humour from the most unlikely of situations.… Read More

In rehearsal: The Tempest

Published: 5 April 2013

As the sun has finally started to fight back against the torrent of wind and snow that has been beating it into submission over the last four months, so our… Read More

Long Day’s Digital Journey

Published: 5 April 2013

While the Olivier Award nominated production of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night can no longer be seen on the West End stage, theatre fans can now view it… Read More

Campbell Moore leads Kirkwood’s Chimerica

Published: 5 April 2013

Stephen Campbell Moore will play the lead role in the world premiere of Lucy Kirkwood’s Chimerica when it opens at the Almeida theatre next month. Last seen on the London… Read More

Q&A: The Thrill Of Love

Published: 4 April 2013

Set in a world of nightclubs and characters shadier than a parasol's pocket, The Thrill Of Love, which has just opened at the St James theatre, retells the story of… Read More

Dempsie Breathes life into Soho drama

Published: 4 April 2013

Game Of Thrones star Joe Dempsie will star in the forthcoming production of Brad Birch’s Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against A Brick Wall at the Soho theatre. Best known for… Read More

Australian Liza’s London debut

Published: 4 April 2013

Antipodean musical theatre star Trevor Ashley is to make his West End debut when he brings his Liza Minnelli cabaret LIZA (On An E) to the Vaudeville theatre in May.… Read More

The Thrill Of Love

Published: 4 April 2013

A detective story where there is no question as to who pulled the trigger may be unusual but, as James Dacre’s production of The Thrill Of Love proves, it can… Read More

West End hosts first Afrobeats musical

Published: 4 April 2013

The Lyric theatre will host the first Afrobeats musical ever to play in the West End when it welcomes Oliva Tweest through its doors on 15 April. Based on D’Banj’s… Read More

Quaife receives Barking boost

Published: 3 April 2013

Theatrical charity Stage One has thrown its backing behind emerging producer James Quaife, by awarding him £50,000 to co-produce upcoming comedy Barking In Essex, which stars Lee Evans, Sheila Hancock… Read More

Summer international drama for Soho

Published: 3 April 2013

Soho theatre has announced two new dramas to play as part of its summer programme adding an international political twist to the season. First on the bill, Kathrine Kressmann Taylor’s… Read More

Rutherford & Son transfers to St James

Published: 3 April 2013

Northern Broadsides’ critically acclaimed production of Githa Sowerby’s famous attack on capitalism, Rutherford & Son, will transfer to the St James theatre this summer. Directed by the renowned Jonathan Miller,… Read More

Untold Stories

Published: 3 April 2013

With Untold Stories, Alan Bennett has mastered mixing the profoundly personal with the utterly universal. This poignant pair of autobiographical pieces lay bare moments of Bennett's own life exposing his… Read More

Lights dim for Griffiths

Published: 2 April 2013

As a mark of respect for actor Richard Griffiths, who passed away last week, lights will be dimmed around the West End tonight. From 19:28 until 19:30 the great theatrical… Read More

In rehearsal: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

Published: 2 April 2013

The day after Easter Monday is traditionally a day of abstinence from all things sweet and sugary, chocolatey and creamy, following a weekend of over indulgence and eggs of a… Read More

Before The Party

Published: 2 April 2013

The late 1940s; a time when ridiculous hypocrisy was more rife in Middle England than stiff upper lips and rakish moustaches, according to Rodney Ackland's Before The Party. In a… Read More

Wicked celebrates five millionth audience member

Published: 2 April 2013

Hit West End musical Wicked reached a theatrical milestone this weekend when it welcomed its five millionth theatregoer, who was invited backstage to meet the cast after the show to… Read More

Shed adds to NT season

Published: 2 April 2013

A tale of teenage conscripts, an aural adventure and a children's Shakespeare adaptation are the latest shows to join the line-up for the National Theatre's newest space, The Shed. The… Read More

Actor Griffiths dies

Published: 29 March 2013

Olivier Award-winning actor Richard Griffiths has died aged 65 from complications following heart surgery. Arguably best known for his Olivier and Tony Award-winning role in Alan Bennett's critically acclaimed play… Read More

10 theatrical Easter treats

Published: 28 March 2013

Here at Official London Theatre, we’re getting rather eggs-cited about Easter and all of the cracking productions that are playing in London. We know there’s nothing better than a good… Read More

Regent’s Park goes Jurassic

Published: 28 March 2013

One of London’s royal parks will rival Jurassic Park this summer as family puppet show Dinosaur Zoo comes to the Regent’s Park Open Air theatre from 9 August to 8… Read More

In Pictures: Olivier nominations announcement

Published: 28 March 2013

The excitement was palpable at the May Fair Hotel earlier this week as the nominees for the Olivier Awards 2013 with MasterCard were announced. As I'm sure you know by… Read More

The Low Road

Published: 28 March 2013

Dominic Cooke comes full circle for his final production as Artistic Director at the Royal Court theatre, directing this new play by Clybourne Park writer Bruce Norris whose 2007 drama… Read More

Introducing… Zrinka Cvitešić

Published: 28 March 2013

She may already have won a handful of awards for her celluloid work and be a regular at the National Theatre of her native Croatia, but chances are you've not… Read More

Brilliant Fevered Sleep for Young Vic

Published: 27 March 2013

Fevered Sleep’s enchanting children’s show Brilliant will return to the Young Vic theatre this summer, entertaining young audience members for a limited two-week run from 3 to 13 July.Aimed at… Read More

Young Vic gets violent

Published: 27 March 2013

Three productions linked by a sense of violence and terror will play at the Young Vic's Maria theatre later this year. Trash Cuisine, a co-production with Belarus Free Theatre, The… Read More

Peter And Alice

Published: 26 March 2013

The second production in the Michael Grandage Company’s inaugural season sees Skyfall co-stars Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw reunited with the Bond film’s writer John Logan to tell the story… Read More

Potted Potter pit their wits

Published: 26 March 2013

We don't have a sorting hat or OWL tests, so when we set out on a mission to discover which of Potted Potter's performers knew more about the show's magical… Read More

Bushell and Dhillon Disgraced at Bush

Published: 22 March 2013

Kirsty Bushell and Hari Dhillon will lead the cast of Nadia Fall’s forthcoming production of Disgraced at the Bush theatre. Ayad Akhtar’s play about ambition, culture and faith, which has… Read More

The Book Of Mormon

Published: 22 March 2013

Here’s what you probably already know about The Book Of Mormon: 1. You can’t move in London without encountering one of its leaping Mormon adverts. 2. It won a clutch… Read More

Wright joins forces with Cherkaoui for Congo

Published: 22 March 2013

Director Joe Wright will reunite with two former collaborators, actor Daniel Kaluuya and award-winning choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, for his forthcoming production at the Young Vic theatre A Season In… Read More

West End gets Bear Hunt

Published: 22 March 2013

Aspiring young adventurers will be heading to the Lyric theatre later this year when We’re Going On A Bear Hunt comes to the venue for a limited summer run following… Read More

Hawes is Barking with Evans and Hancock

Published: 22 March 2013

Keeley Hawes will join Lee Evans and Shelia Hancock in Clive Exton’s comedy Barking In Essex when it opens at the Wyndham’s theatre later this year. Best known for her… Read More

Singin’ In The Rain to close

Published: 22 March 2013

Singin’ In The Rain has announced it will end its Olivier Award nominated run at the Palace theatre in June and will pack up its umbrellas to head off on… Read More

Punchdrunk and NT reunite for Drowned Man

Published: 21 March 2013

Acclaimed theatre company Punchdrunk has teamed up with the National Theatre once again to present The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable, a new production inspired by Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck to… Read More

Steptoe And Son

Published: 21 March 2013

A British 1960s sitcom about a rag and bone father and son team, as different as chalk and cheese, doesn’t seem an obvious choice for theatre company Kneehigh, more known,… Read More

Half Moon champions healthy eating

Published: 20 March 2013

Today marks World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People and the Half Moon Young People’s theatre is celebrating with a new play championing healthy eating. Award-winning writer Tanika… Read More

Exclusive: Christopher William Hill on stage frights

Published: 20 March 2013

Christopher William Hill likes to scare kids. Now, while that may conjure up an image of some grumpy old man, hell-bent on keeping children at arms-length, nothing could be further… Read More

The Winslow Boy

Published: 20 March 2013

The second Terence Rattigan revival to grace the London stage in less than a year, following Angus Jackson’s production of The Browning Version last spring, The Winslow Boy brings to… Read More

Being Alan Bennett

Published: 19 March 2013

As Olivier Award-winning actor Alex Jennings says when we meet huddled around a tiny bar heater in the lofty heights of the Menier Chocolate Factory where he is rehearsing, Alan… Read More

Great Expectations to close

Published: 19 March 2013

A premature spring clean will see sheaves of cobwebs and decomposing wedding cake removed from the Vaudeville theatre’s stage later this month as Great Expectations is set to end its… Read More

Beard replaces Hall at ROH

Published: 19 March 2013

Alex Beard has been announced as the new Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, following Tony Hall’s departure from the venue to take up the role of Director General… Read More

More Potter for West End

Published: 18 March 2013

Hit Harry Potter parody Potted Potter will – like an exceedingly studious Hermione at the end of levitation class – stay behind for an additional helping of magic, having extended… Read More

Starlight grants Wicked wish

Published: 18 March 2013

Hit musical Wicked spread some of its famous magic recently when it joined forces with Starlight Children’s Foundation to grant the wish of one 16-year-old musical fan, arranging for her… Read More
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