Published: 26 February 2013
Edward Fox has joined the cast of The Audience, following the announcement earlier today that Robert Hardy has been forced to withdraw due to injury.Fox steps into the role of… Read More
Robert Hardy has made the tough decision to withdraw from upcoming production The Audience after falling and cracking his ribs. The 87-year-old actor had been playing Winston Churchill in the… Read More
Published: 25 February 2013
Intimacy is a word that goes hand in hand with the Donmar Warehouse. A theatrical powerhouse reaching far beyond its modest 250 seats, acting on stage at the Covent Garden… Read More
If you have a budding ballerina at home dreaming of a life spent pirouetting on stage, the Royal Academy of Dance has announced new workshops for young dancers of all… Read More
Imogen Stubbs (pictured on the right) will return to the Trafalgar Studio 2 later this year to star in Ian Talbot’s production of Third Finger, Left Hand. Playing a limited… Read More
Dirty deeds feel grubbier than ever in this hotly-anticipated James McAvoy-led production of Macbeth. I felt like leaping into a hot shower as I left the Trafalgar Studio press night,… Read More
Published: 22 February 2013
Chickenshed will be serving up a host of treats for five to 12-year-olds this Easter in the form of Easter Shed, a series of events designed to let children explore… Read More
Birmingham Stage Company’s hugely popular adaptations of Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories series return to London next month with a double bill at Hackney Empire. If you’ve ever wondered why the… Read More
A touching musical tale, The Tailor-Made Man brings to life the controversial relationship between 1920s movie star William ‘Billy’ Haines and his partner Jimmie Shields. Talking to a journalist following… Read More
The Young Vic theatre will host the UK premiere of Kander and Ebb’s provocative musical The Scottsboro Boys later this year. Described by the Young Vic’s Artistic Director David Lan… Read More
Helen Mirren's return to the role of royalty in Peter Morgan's new play The Audience will reach a much wider... audience than previously thought possible as it will be screened… Read More
Published: 21 February 2013
We love a world premiere, so when we received images from the rehearsal room of Paper Dolls, we had to share them. Written by Philip Himberg of influential US organisation… Read More
Published: 20 February 2013
Following the death of composer Marvin Hamlisch last year, the cast and creative team behind A Chorus Line had a challenge on their hands in order to make the show’s… Read More
Following its sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Merrily We Roll Along will play a strictly limited 12 week run in the West End at the Harold Pinter theatre… Read More
Published: 19 February 2013
TKTS, Leicester Square’s famous ticket booth run by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), has won the Society of Box Office Managers Award for Outstanding Customer Service for a second… Read More
The Tricycle theatre’s forthcoming season will see actors Lia Williams and Lucian Msamati showcase their directing talent for two productions set to open at the Kilburn venue later this year.… Read More
Published: 18 February 2013
Coney Island will return to the Southbank this summer when London Wonderground opens its doors for a five month residence in May with headline show Limbo providing the eclectic entertainment.… Read More
If there were such a thing as a theatrical royal family, Judi Dench would undoubtedly be the Queen of the stage and the Noël Coward theatre would make a fitting… Read More
Richard Briers has died aged 79. The actor revealed earlier this year that he had been diagnosed with emphysema five years ago. Arguably still most famous for his role in… Read More
Howard Brenton will return to the Hampstead theatre later this year to present the world premiere of his new play #aiww: The Arrest Of Ai WeiWei as part of the… Read More
The results of the annual Whatsonstage.com Awards were revealed last night with the West End transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre’s Sweeney Todd coming away the big winner of the night,… Read More
Published: 15 February 2013
Double Olivier Award winner Samantha Spiro will play Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s Globe’s production of Macbeth, which will mark the directorial debut of fellow Olivier Award winner Eve Best when… Read More
The National Theatre is inviting families to take a peek backstage and discover some of the iconic theatre institution’s magical secrets this half-term.Between 18 and 22 February the venue behind… Read More
Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre will return to the Almeida theatre later this year to direct his own adaptation of Ibsen’s classic drama Ghosts. The production will play from 26… Read More
Published: 14 February 2013
The Bush theatre has extended the run of its current show MONEY The Game Show by an extra week, with the show’s security guard set to stick around a while… Read More
With gold top hats, a plethora of touching personal stories and an iconic song that I haven't been able to shift since the show's revival was announced, A Chorus Line… Read More
Published: 13 February 2013
There were more than sides splitting at the Theatre Royal Haymarket last night as Rufus Hound's official opening in One Man, Two Guvnors was capped by an unofficial - and… Read More
Published: 12 February 2013
Following its acclaimed London run last summer, Nordic fairytale The Girl With The Iron Claws will return to the capital this Spring as part of a UK tour. The iron… Read More
Fans of Irish actor Damien Molony have been put through the proverbial wringer in recent weeks. No sooner had the fifth series of cult BBC3 drama Being Human, in which… Read More
Rufus Norris' epic production of Feast, which is currently playing at the Young Vic theatre, has served up an additional helping of performances, extending its run by a week. Written… Read More
Published: 11 February 2013
The wizard and witches of the magical land of Oz will continue to enchant London's theatregoers for at least another year, as hit musical Wicked has extended its booking period… Read More
He might have been glammed up for the chillier-than-usual BAFTA Awards yesterday, but today, we have no doubt, director Joe Wright will be back in the rehearsal room running the… Read More
Johnny Flynn, Simon Paisley Day and Elizabeth Berrington are among the cast announced for the forthcoming production of Bruce Norris’ The Low Road, which opens at the Royal Court theatre… Read More
Published: 8 February 2013
There aren't many shows in which the performers douse themselves in enough Rioja to make a Downton dinner party descend into debauchery. You could put yourself comfortably over the limit… Read More
James Dacre’s production of Amanda Whittington’s new play The Thrill Of Love will transfer to the St James theatre next month following its world premiere at Newcastle-Under-Lyme’s New Vic theatre.… Read More
Rupert Goold, the acclaimed Artistic Director of Headlong Theatre Company, is to replace Michael Attenborough as Artistic Director of the Almeida theatre in August. Attenborough, who steps down from the… Read More
Published: 7 February 2013
The Albany theatre’s Family Sundays kick off this weekend with Yellow Earth Theatre’s Why The Lion Danced. Taking audiences from Tom’s family Chinese takeaway deep into the mountains of ancient… Read More
Olivier Award-winning actor Roger Allam will return to Shakespeare’s Globe this summer to open the 2013 season starring as Prospero in The Tempest alongside Merlin’s Colin Morgan. Jeremy Herrin’s production… Read More
When it comes to the opening scene of Great Expectations, rarely do you expect to be greeted by anything other than the bleak marshlands described in the initial pages of… Read More
Published: 6 February 2013
Last night, Broadway performer Kristen Beth Williams made her West End debut as she took her first bow as Dale Tremont, Top Hat’s leading lady. But, as we discovered when… Read More
TV Peter Pan Charlie Rowe, star of Sky miniseries Neverland, is to join the previously announced Henry Goodman in the Old Vic production of Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy. The… Read More
Olivier Award winner Howard Davies will direct the world premiere of a new play written by actor Rory Kinnear as part of the Bush theatre’s new season. Other highlights in… Read More
A floating suit that dances, fables told by a dying girl and characters that talk in riddles; the National Theatre has created a fairy tale from Carl Zuckmayer’s The Captain… Read More
Tade Biesinger will become the second boy who was born to boogie in both the West End and Broadway productions of Billy Elliot The Musical when he makes his West… Read More
Published: 5 February 2013
Russell Grant may still be best known for his hugely successful career as an astrologer, but last year he put his stamp on the West End stage, swapping horoscopes for… Read More
Directors have been known to face countless problems when staging productions, but it is unlikely that there is a director in the West End who has ever had to overcome… Read More
If you often find yourself wondering what is going on in the minds of strangers, Soho theatre's LIFT is the show for you. Craig Adams and Ian Watson's enquiring new… Read More
Published: 4 February 2013
Top Hat leading man Tom Chambers turned wish-granting genie for his penultimate performance in West End musical Top Hat last week when he made the dream of an ill young… Read More
Surely one of London's hippest theatres, the Young Vic is thriving on the back of ambition, dynamism and risk-taking. Last month it won Critics' Circle awards for a modern take… Read More
What is lying? Immoral? Selfish? Even altruistic? For Grace, the young teenager at the heart of EV Crowe’s new play Liar Liar, lying is a pastime. For Grace, lies are… Read More
Published: 1 February 2013
The leading ladies of hit new musical The Bodyguard, Heather Headley and Debbie Kurup, will add their estimable vocal tones to The Night Of 1000 Stars, which will be staged… Read More
Out Of Joint’s touring production of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good, which is currently playing at the St James theatre, has extended its run by a further two weeks. Set… Read More
Forty years after its world premiere, Old Times proved once again that while two may be company, three is definitely a crowd in Ian Rickson's impeccably stylish production of Harold… Read More
Peter Morgan's new play The Audience is giving us a glimpse into the secret meetings between the Queen and her Prime Ministers during her illustrious reign, but thanks to photographer… Read More
Zaraah Abrahams and Oliver Farnworth will join the previously announced Suranne Jones in Jonathan Harvey’s award-winning play Beautiful Thing, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a new production opening… Read More
Published: 31 January 2013
This week saw the launch of the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award, the only publicly voted award at the Olivier Awards 2013 with MasterCard. As well as giving you a… Read More
Published: 30 January 2013
The National Theatre has today announced exciting plans for its 50th anniversary year, which will feature the premiere of Tori Amos musical The Light Princess, performances from stars including Simon… Read More
Six-year-old Channelle Koroglu made Thriller Live history last night as she became the millionth customer to see the West End show. Self-confessed Michael Jackson fan Koroglu, who attends Selsdon Primary… Read More
One of the most highly anticipated appearances in the West End this year, marking his first play for almost a quarter of a century, Rowan Atkinson endows his inherent humour… Read More
As it prepares to re-open at the Savoy theatre, The Beatles' theatrical spectacular Let It Be has released 250,000 new tickets. The show, which reported yesterday that it had recouped… Read More
Published: 29 January 2013
Former Critics' Circle Most Promising Newcomer Mariah Gale will lead the cast of the Menier Chocolate Factory production of Proof when Polly Findlay directs the show in March. Gale, who… Read More
Casting has been announced for the Bush theatre’s forthcoming production of Janice Okoh’s award-winning play Three Birds. Claire Brown, Michaela Coel, Jahvel Hall, Lee Oakes and Susan Wokoma will appear… Read More
Following a sell-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, Private Lives will transfer to the Gielgud theatre this summer with Toby Stephens and Anna Chancellor reprising their starring roles in Noël… Read More
One of the most talked about writer/director partnerships to come out of Theatreland in 2012, Simon Stephens and Marianne Elliott have returned to the National Theatre, following their collaboration on… Read More
London theatres celebrated a rise in both attendance and ticket revenue in 2012 despite "exceptional challenges", the Society of London Theatre has announced today as the organisation published its annual… Read More
Published: 28 January 2013
The enormity of performing a role in a West End play is a something that never fails to impress. So when it was announced that Lia Williams would be learning… Read More
Jennifer Ellison will join the cast of hit musical Singin’ In The Rain next month, when it splashes into its second year in the West End. The Brookside star, who… Read More
Olivier Award winner Henry Goodman will lead the cast of Lindsay Posner’s forthcoming production of The Winslow Boy at the Old Vic theatre. The critically acclaimed actor and recent Theatre… Read More
Published: 25 January 2013
If pain, as they say, reaffirms that we're alive, the two characters in Gruesome Playground Injuries can be in no doubt of their vitality. Eyes are lost, legs shattered and… Read More
If the recent onslaught of cold weather hasn’t already chilled you to your core, the Almeida theatre’s production of Henry James’ dark and ghostly tale The Turn Of The Screw… Read More
The National Theatre’s West End transfer of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time has extended its run at the Apollo theatre by 14 weeks following “strong demand”… Read More
Singer songwriter Declan Bennett and Croatian actress Zrinka Cvitešić will lead the cast of Tony Award-winning musical Once when it opens in the West End later this year. Based on… Read More
Published: 24 January 2013
The double Olivier Award winner and Game Of Thrones star talks to Matthew Amer about Atkinson, Eyre and life-changing roles as he returns to London in Quartermaine's Terms. For many… Read More
Tony and Emmy Award-winning Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth will come to the West End for one night only later this year, kicking off her first ever UK tour at the… Read More
Published: 23 January 2013
Just over two weeks remain before Scottish star James McAvoy takes to the stage in Jamie Lloyd’s highly anticipated production of Macbeth. William Shakespeare’s dark and powerful tragedy, which will… Read More