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Planer plays Charlie’s Grandpa

Published: 11 January 2013

Former Young One Nigel Planer is to become an old one for the world premiere of new musical Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, when he plays Grandpa Joe in the… Read More

Farrell, Bentall and Alexander join Peter And Alice cast

Published: 11 January 2013

Nicholas Farrell, Ruby Bentall and Olly Alexander will join Skyfall co-stars Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw in the world premiere of John Logan’s Peter And Alice at the Noël Coward… Read More

Vinall is Lester’s Desdemona

Published: 11 January 2013

Newcomer Olivia Vinall has won the much coveted part of Desdemona in the National Theatre’s forthcoming production of Othello, which will star Adrian Lester in the title role. According to… Read More

Plays Without Words

Published: 10 January 2013

As the deceptively named London International Mime Festival opens its 37th season, we broke the rules and spoke to its creator.  "We made a little festival in 1977. It was… Read More

Gay’s The Word for Dann

Published: 10 January 2013

Former Olivier Award nominee Sophie-Louise Dann is heading back to London's West End this spring, leading the cast of Ivor Novello's Gay's The Word at the Jermyn Street theatre. The… Read More

Hunter stars in Arcola’s Mare Rider

Published: 9 January 2013

Olivier Award-winning actress Kathryn Hunter will star in mythical drama Mare Rider at the Arcola theatre later this month. The acclaimed actress, who has previously appeared at the East London… Read More

Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza

Published: 9 January 2013

In London for the first time, 2007’s touring production Kooza promises to revisit the classic roots of Cirque du Soleil. While you surely couldn’t find a venue further removed from… Read More

Lovely War revival at Stratford

Published: 9 January 2013

Olivier Award-winning director Terry Johnson will revive Oh What A Lovely War at the Theatre Royal Stratford East next year, marking 50 years since it first premiered at the venue… Read More

Q&A: Finbar Lynch

Published: 8 January 2013

Finbar Lynch’s career has taken him from London’s most famous powerhouses to the Royal Shakespeare Company to a Tony Award-nominated stint on Broadway, all under the direction of a who’s… Read More

McShane joins Tailor-Made Man

Published: 8 January 2013

American actor, singer and comedian Mike McShane will join the previously announced Faye Tozer and Dylan Turner in the world premiere of The Tailor-Made Man at the Arts theatre next… Read More

More Fever for Young Vic

Published: 8 January 2013

Innovative theatre company Fevered Sleep will return to the Young Vic theatre later this year with Above Me The Wide Blue Sky, a new one-woman show about our response to… Read More

World premiere and Complicite for Unicorn new season

Published: 7 January 2013

The world premiere of Christopher William Hill’s Mister Holgado, the first family show by internationally acclaimed theatre company Complicite and the return of Something Very Far Away are among the… Read More

Gaumond, Williams and Hayward join Top Hat cast

Published: 7 January 2013

Musical theatre star Alex Gaumond, Broadway actress Kristen Beth Williams and Clive Hayward will join the previously announced Gavin Lee in hit musical Top Hat from 5 February.Best known for… Read More

Greig and Sessions lead Hampstead Longing

Published: 7 January 2013

Olivier Award winner Tamsin Greig and comedian John Sessions will lead the cast of prolific author William Boyd’s first ever play Longing at the Hampstead theatre next month. Playing from… Read More

Looking ahead to lucky 13

Published: 4 January 2013

It’s four days into 2013 and the new year blues may have kicked in for some. Diets have fallen by the wayside for slices of cake from the new Nigel… Read More

Foy is McAvoy’s Lady

Published: 4 January 2013

White Heat star Claire Foy will play Lady Macbeth in the forthcoming high-profile production starring BAFTA-winning actor James McAvoy as the famous tyrannical Scottish ruler at the Trafalgar Studios. Macbeth… Read More

Further Chorus casting announced

Published: 4 January 2013

Further casting has been announced for the forthcoming production of A Chorus Line at the London Palladium next month.Telling the story of a group of hopeful auditionees eager to make… Read More

St James to host play festival

Published: 3 January 2013

St James theatre, London Theatreland’s newest venue, is to host its first play festival next month with director Patrick Sandford returning to the venue following his work on its inaugural… Read More

ATG and NT lead Stage 100

Published: 3 January 2013

The Stage newspaper's annual power list, the Stage 100, has today placed the heads of the National Theatre and commercial theatre operator Ambassador Theatre Group at their top of their… Read More

New Access London Theatre brochure out now

Published: 3 January 2013

The winter 2013 edition of the Access London Theatre brochure is now available, listing more than 140 audio-described, captioned and signed performances taking place in the capital from January to… Read More

New Year Knights get Spamalot treat

Published: 2 January 2013

Just when Bradley Wiggins thought he couldn't get any more spoiled, Monty Python's Spamalot introduces a special bonus for any knights (or any of us normal people masquerading as sirs).… Read More

Theatrical nods in New Year Honours

Published: 31 December 2012

Director of the Cultural Olympiad Ruth Mackenzie, choreographer Arlene Phillips and producer Nica Burns (pictured) were among the stars of the arts world to receive honours in the Queen's 2013… Read More

OMG! family dance double bill

Published: 28 December 2012

Sadler's Wells will premiere two new dance pieces created especially for children by the winners of the Choreography for Children Award. On 9 February, young dance fans and their families… Read More

Dear World premieres at Charing Cross

Published: 28 December 2012

Broadway star Betty Buckley will star alongside Paul Nicholas in the UK premiere of Jerry Herman's Dear World at the Charing Cross theatre next February. Running from 4 February (13… Read More

Marber joins Trelawny company

Published: 28 December 2012

Writer Patrick Marber has joined the creative team of Joe Wright's Trelawny Of The Wells, which will play at the Donmar Warehouse in February. While the production marks acclaimed film… Read More

TKTS sings for Text Santa

Published: 21 December 2012

As offices around London began closing for Christmas, stars of the West End stage supported Text Santa by carol singing at TKTS. Cast members from productions including Let It Be,… Read More

Potted Potter to enchant London again

Published: 21 December 2012

The hit Harry Potter experience Potted Potter is hopping on its Nimbus 2000 and flying back to the West End next Easter. The show, which attempts to cram all seven… Read More

Introducing… Killian Donnelly

Published: 20 December 2012

As I chat to Billy Elliot The Musical star Killian Donnelly, the Irish actor admits "I waffle a lot. You ask me a question and in 20 minutes time we'll… Read More

Gale gets Gruesome at Gate

Published: 20 December 2012

Three Sisters star Mariah Gale will appear alongside Felix Scott in the Gate theatre’s forthcoming European premiere of Gruesome Playground Injuries. Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph’s two-hander, which is directed… Read More

Q&A: Cinderella

Published: 20 December 2012

It's a classic Christmas tale, but normally you expect Cinderella to come with a hefty dollop of "He's behind you", a mountain of "Boos" and a side order of gaudy… Read More

The Master And Margarita

Published: 19 December 2012

Pacts with the devil, gruesome killings, Stalinism, black magic and psychiatric institutions; it’s a wonder that acclaimed theatre company Complicite, now in its 30th year, has taken so long to… Read More

Cinderella at the St James theatre

Published: 19 December 2012

Cinderella, it's a panto, isn't it? Oh no it isn't. Certainly not at the St James theatre where the Tobacco Factory and Travelling Light production, which received much applause when… Read More

London has February Fiesta

Published: 19 December 2012

London's West End will be alive with Spanish spirit in the new year when the world premeire of new Ernest Hemingway adaptation Fiesta (The Sun Also Rises)opens at the Trafalgar… Read More

Big Interview: Michael Grandage

Published: 18 December 2012

I feel a little like Wile E Coyote chasing the Road Runner as I interview Michael Grandage. This is obviously not because I'm furry and trying to ensnare him using… Read More

The Dance Of Death

Published: 18 December 2012

Following the Donmar Trafalgar season’s opening production The Promise, a tale about one of the longest and most destructive sieges in human history, its successor, Conor McPherson’s new version of… Read More

Room On The Broom video Q&A

Published: 14 December 2012

It’s not often you get to spend lunch with a hyperactive dog, a hilariously dry bird, a feisty cat, charming frog and a real life witch, but after one Wednesday… Read More

Hansel And Gretel at the National Theatre

Published: 14 December 2012

A certain Mr Wonka’s chocolate factory aside, there is only one other confectionary themed building that has the ability to make children’s mouths water, and that’s the edible abode at… Read More

Turner returns to Court with Adamsdale

Published: 14 December 2012

Lyndsey Turner will return to the Royal Court theatre next year with Perrier Award-winner Will Adamsdale’s new show The Victorian In The Wall. A co-production with theatre company Fuel, The… Read More

West End holds Great Expectations

Published: 14 December 2012

Following a successful tour of the UK, the new stage adaptation of Great Expectations will open in the West End next year. Starring a cast of familiar on screen faces… Read More

Lynch Billed for Donmar’s Silence

Published: 14 December 2012

Finbar Lynch, Leo Bill and Simona Bitmaté will star in Anthony Weigh’s new version of The Silence Of The Sea, which completes the final Donmar Trafalgar season next year. Lynch,… Read More

In The Republic Of Happiness

Published: 13 December 2012

If the usual festive offerings are not for you, the Royal Court Theatre has carved out a reputation in recent years for offering something just a little bit different. To… Read More

Theatre calls for creativity in EBacc

Published: 13 December 2012

Leaders of the UK's theatre industry have added their support to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)'s recommendation that a creative or technical subject be included in the new EBacc… Read More

An open letter to Michael Gove

Published: 13 December 2012

Dear Secretary of State This is a response to the Reforming Key Stage 4 Qualifications consultation on behalf of the Theatrical Management Association (TMA) and the Society of London Theatre… Read More

Viva Forever!

Published: 12 December 2012

You only had to shimmy down Denman Street on press night to taste the hype and emotional attachment surrounding Spice Girls and the new musical erected around their songs, Viva… Read More

Stars line-up for Vortex

Published: 12 December 2012

Award-winning actors Kerry Fox, David Dawson and James Dreyfus will star in Noël Coward's explosive drama The Vortex at the Rose Theatre Kingston next year. Playing from 7 February to… Read More

Q&A: Viva Forever!

Published: 11 December 2012

Rarely has a musical been as eagerly anticipated as Viva Forever! Though most of us at this time of year are opening chocolate-filled doors as we count down to Christmas,… Read More

20 years of Birmingham Stage Company

Published: 11 December 2012

Two decades ago Neal Foster started a small theatre company in the Midlands, performing new plays in village halls. Fast forward 20 years and that company has risen through the… Read More

Get Into London Theatre launched

Published: 11 December 2012

Annual cut-price ticket bonanza Get Into London Theatre has thrown open its metaphorical doors and is now offering seats at many of London's hit shows for a fraction of their… Read More

Peppa Pig’s Treasure Hunt

Published: 11 December 2012

My name's Matthew, and my toddler's a Peppa-holic. Not a day goes by without a request to watch the playful porcine's adventures. So it was with a mixture of trepidation… Read More

Privates On Parade

Published: 11 December 2012

If versatility is the sign of a good actor then Simon Russell Beale’s talent is undeniable. In the space of just six months, he has gone from Shakespeare’s honourable and… Read More

Rock Of Ages rocks on at Garrick

Published: 10 December 2012

Hit jukebox musical Rock Of Ages is set to take its big wigs and 1980s hits across London’s West End next year when it transfers to the Garrick theatre. The… Read More

What’s On Stage nominations announced

Published: 7 December 2012

The National Theatre dominates the nominations for the 2013 What’s On Stage Awards with an impressive 25 nominations, while the new stage adaptation of The Bodyguard leads the way in… Read More

The Big Interview: Lloyd Owen

Published: 7 December 2012

As it says on the posters splashed outside the Adelphi theatre, a bodyguard never lets his guard down. So it's somewhat of a surprise when musical theatre's newest star Lloyd… Read More

McAvoy plays Lloyd’s Macbeth

Published: 7 December 2012

Scottish star James McAvoy will star in Jamie Lloyd’s production of Macbeth as part of a new programme of work at the Trafalgar Studio 1 next year. One of Shakespeare’s… Read More

Price is right for Guvnors

Published: 7 December 2012

Former A Little Night Music and Guys And Dolls star Kelly Price is to return to the West End from 4 February, when she joins the new cast of One… Read More

A Christmas Carol at the Arts theatre

Published: 6 December 2012

There is little that warms the spirit of Christmas in me faster than the mention of Fezziwig's Christmas party. Dancing by lamplight, warm seasonal punch, the soft haze of happiness… Read More

The Bodyguard

Published: 6 December 2012

The question on all lips when The Bodyguard's stage adaptation was announced was "Can anyone fill Whitney Houston's shoes?" The answer is unequivocally "Yes, Heather Headley can." That's not quite… Read More

2012’s seasonal stars share their festive favourites

Published: 5 December 2012

Last year we started a new Christmas theatrical tradition, quizzing some of the stars from a selection of festive shows about their yuletide passions and wintery joys. While we were… Read More

Julius Caesar starring Frances Barber

Published: 5 December 2012

Amid the flurry of unconventional Shakespearean productions taking over the West End this year, Phyllida Lloyd’s production of Julius Caesar is undoubtedly one of the most unique. It is hard… Read More

10 Theatrical Christmas Crackers

Published: 4 December 2012

Funnily enough for a website devoted to one particular subject, there aren’t many things we like more than theatre at Official London Theatre. Baked goods occasionally come close, Nigel Slater… Read More

Tom Chambers’ #TopHatChat

Published: 3 December 2012

In the final #TopHatChat of our series, the award-winning musical's leading man Tom Chambers answered your questions. Fans of Top Hat, Strictly Come Dancing and Holby City took to Twitter… Read More

Charlotte Gooch’s #TopHatChat

Published: 3 December 2012

Actress Charlotte Gooch celebrated becoming Top Hat's latest leading lady by taking to Official London Theatre's twitter account to answer your questions. The former Dirty Dancing star, who followed Summer… Read More

Rylance makes Ado with Redgrave and Jones

Published: 3 December 2012

Mark Rylance will direct Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones in Much Ado About Nothing at the Old Vic next year as part of an eclectic 2013 programme, which will… Read More

Hero

Published: 30 November 2012

How would you react if you overheard a 7-year-old suggesting you were gay to his pint-sized pal? Would you ignore him and put it down to childish mutterings? Would you… Read More

Young Vic regular returns for Feast

Published: 30 November 2012

Actor Kobna Holdbrook-Smith will star at the Young Vic for the fifth time when he leads the cast of Yoruba epic Feast in the new year. The actor, who previously… Read More

Grandage opens Theatrecraft

Published: 30 November 2012

Olivier Award-winning director Michael Grandage opened today’s Theatrecraft at the Royal Opera House with a very personal speech in which he described the beyond the stage careers fair as “extraordinary”.… Read More

Evans and Hancock are Barking

Published: 30 November 2012

Lee Evans and Sheila Hancock will return to the West End next year when they co-star in new comedy Barking In Essex, which runs at the Wyndham's theatre from September.… Read More

Audience announces Prime Ministers

Published: 30 November 2012

Michael Elwyn, Nathaniel Parker and Rufus Wright will join Helen Mirren in the world premiere of The Audience next year when it opens at the Gielgud theatre. Playing three of… Read More

Packed spring for Lyric’s children’s season

Published: 29 November 2012

The Lyric Hammersmith has announced its 2013 season for children, with everything from driving pigeons to unicorn rides on the menu. With a whole host of productions on offer for… Read More

Room On The Broom

Published: 29 November 2012

It would be just delightful to review Room On The Broom solely in rhyme. Unfortunately, dear readers, I just haven’t the time. But theatre lovers fear not, head down to… Read More

More Hard Day’s Nights at Savoy for Let It Be

Published: 29 November 2012

Following its run at the Prince of Wales theatre, Let It Be will Twist And Shout its way across the West End to the Savoy theatre next year. The theatrical… Read More

Hopefuls eager for Once big chance

Published: 29 November 2012

We thought we were excited about Tony Award-winning musical Once coming to London, but these auditionees, desperate to win a starring role in the new West End musical, trump even… Read More

Kiss Me, Kate

Published: 28 November 2012

Classic musicals are in the midst of somewhat of a revival, with Top Hat and Singin’ In The Rain still going strong in the West End and now, down the… Read More

Behind the scenes at Goodnight Mister Tom

Published: 28 November 2012

One of the most treasured privileges of being a theatre journalist are those occasions when you’re allowed to cross the sacred space between the audience and what lies behind the… Read More

Goodnight Mister Tom

Published: 28 November 2012

With Penelope Skinner’s recent adaptation of Aleksei Arbuzov’s The Promise and the impending opening of Peter Nichols’ Privates On Parade, the Second World War seems to be a popular topic… Read More
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