Production photos of Starlight Express UK Tour at the New Wimbledon Theatre.

Photos from the 2012 Olivier Awards, including the red carpet arrivals and after-show party.

Photos of the Winners of the 2012 Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House in London.

Photos of the Presenters of the 2012 Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House in London.

Photos of the 2012 Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House in London.

Production photos of the The King’s Speech at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London.

Production photos of the hit National Theatre show One Man, Two Guvnors, now at the Theatre Royal Haymarket starring Owain Arthur.

Production photos of A Bowl of Cherries at the Charing Cross Theatre starring Gary Wilmot

Production photos of Hans Klok in The Houdini Experience at the Peacock Theatre in London

Production photos of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever at the Noel Coward Theatre, starring Lindsay Duncan and Jeremy Northam.

Rehearsal photos of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever at the Noel Coward Theatre, starring Lindsay Duncan and Jeremy Northam.

Photos: Matthew Bourne celebrates 25 years with More4 film

Production photos of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London.

Production photos of The Snowman at the Peacock Theatre in London.

Trevor Nunn continues his strong season as artistic director of the Theatre Royal Haymarket with a revival of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, which opens this week on 5 November.

Exclusive production photos of Crazy For You at the Novello Theatre in London

Chichester’s 2011 festival closes this year with a new production of Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical Sweeney Todd. Leading the cast are two of British Theatre’s biggest names, with distinguished musical performer Michael Ball and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton starring in the show.

New rock & roll show Backbeat has opened at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London. Based on Iain Softley’s 1994 film, and co-written by him and Stephen Jeffreys, Backbeat follows how The Beatles ‘became’ The Beatles – when John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe embarked on their journey from the docks of Liverpool to search for success in the seedy red light district of Hamburg, Germany.

Des O’Connor joins the cast of of Dremaboats and Petticoats at the Playhouse Theatre in London

Production photos of Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre in London

Photo Exclusive: Justin Lee Collins and Shayne Ward in new West End musical Rock of Ages.

Production photos of Handspring Puppet Company’s acclaimed production of Woyzeck on the Highveld at the Barbican Theatre.

Exclusive production photos of South Pacific at the Barbican Theatre starring Samantha Womack and Paulo Szot.

Rehearsal photos of My City at the Almeida Theatre starring Tracey Ullman

Rehearsal photos of The Tempest starring Ralph Fiennes at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Photos of Parade at The Vault

Production photos of Crazy For You at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Production photos of Betwixt at the Trafalgar Studios, starring Ellen Greene.

Photo story: Ghost The Musical enjoyed a glittering premiere at the Piccadilly Theatre last night.

Carley Stenson joined the cast of hit musical Legally Blonde The Musical this week in the West End.

Production photos: A brand new stage production of Hollywood classic Singin’ in the Rain has started at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

Liza Minnelli played a one-off concert at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 29 June 2011.

West End Live 2011 photos the casts of Mamma Mia!, Million Dollar Quartet, Shrek The Musical and We Will Rock You

West End Live 2011 photos including Jonathan Wilkes in Chicago, and the casts of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and The Lion King

West End Live 2011 photos including Ramin Karimloo from Love Never Dies and the cast of Billy Elliot The Musical.

West End Live 2011 photos including Lee Mead in Legally Blonde The Musical and Matthew Kelly in Lend Me A Tenor.

Staring previews this Friday, 24 June 2011, is the European premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s new musical Road Show at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

West End Live 2011 photos including Sharon D Clarke in Ghost The Musical, Ryan Molloy in Jersey Boys and Rachel Tucker in Wicked

Trevor Nunn’s new production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened at the Theatre Royal Haymarket last night, Tuesday 21 June 2011, following its premiere at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

West End Live 2011 photos of the casts of The Wizard of Oz and Crazy For You.

Lee Mead joined the cast of Legally Blonde The Musical tonight at the Savoy Theatre in London.

West End Live 2011 photos including Rock of Ages and Betty Blue Eyes

Alan Jay Lerner memorial plaque unveiled at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden.

Promotional photos of The Ladykillers, a major new adaptation of the classic Ealing Comedy arriving in London this November, starring Peter Capaldi, James Fleet and Ben Miller.

Photos of Lend Me A Tenor at the Gielgud Theatre in London.

Lend Me A Tenor is the uproarious new musical comedy which is currently running at the Gielgud Theatre.

The hilarious show features mistaken identities and unexpected romance and is based on the award-winning West End and Broadway hit comedy by Ken Ludwig.

The multi-talented cast stars award-winning actors Matthew Kelly and Joanna Riding alongside Damian Humbley, Michael Matus, Sophie-Louise Dann, Cassidy Janson, Gay Soper, Jane Quinn and Michelle Bishop.

English National Ballet’s acclaimed production Strictly Gershwin has returned to the Royal Albert Hall until 19 June 2011.

Photos of Butley at the Duchess Theatre in London.

The West End revival of Simon Gray’s biting comedy Butley stars Dominic West (The Wire) in the iconic title role of the rapier-tongued lecturer Ben Butley, alongside with Paul McGann (Withnail and I, Doctor Who), Penny Downie, (RSC’s Hamlet, Invictus), Amanda Drew (ENRON, Eastenders) and Martin Hutson (A Very British Sex Scandal).

Exclusive Photo shoot with Anita Dobson and Greta Scacchi as Bette and Joan at the Arts Theatre in London

Rehearsal photos for Ian Rickson’s new production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal has started previewing at the Comedy Theatre in London.

Production photos for The School for Scandal at the Barbican in London directed by Deborah Warner.

The School for Scandal , Richard Brinsley Sheridan ’s masterful 18th century comedy, marks the highly anticipated return of groundbreaking director Deborah Warner to the Barbican since becoming Artistic Associate following her hugely successful production of Julius Caesar in 2005.

Production photos for Stephen Sondheim’s Follies at the Kennedy Center in Washington starring Bernadette Peters and Elaine Paige

Production photos for Legally Blonde The Musical at the Savoy Theatre in London, now starring Natalie Casey.

Ian Rickson’s new production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal opens at the Comedy Theatre on 27 May 2011, with an press night on 16 June.

Award-winning choreographer Stephen Mear has directed a brand new production of Broadway musical She Loves Me at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester (until 18 June 2011).

Production photos for new play Bette & Joan, which tackles the long-running feud between Hollywood stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

First production photos released of Shrek The Musical, which starts previews tonight, 6 May 2011, at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Photos of Ghost The Musical, which starts previews at the Piccadilly Theatre in London in just over a month’s time.

Major new West End show Ghost the Musical, based on the Oscar-winning movie, starts previews on 24 June 2011 at the Piccadilly Theatre in London.

Director of the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Jean-Luc Choplin, has probably done more than anyone else to bring Broadway musicals to France, culminating in a major new production of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.

A publicity still has been released for new play Bette & Joan, which will tackle the long-running feud between Hollywood stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

One of the highlights of the West End’s year took place on Wednesday, as a star-studded audience gathered at the Novello Theatre in London for the first night of Betty Blue Eyes, produced by Cameron Mackintosh.

Photos of the new cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the Palace Theatre in London, including Richard Grieve as Tick and Mark Moraghan as Bob, joining existing players Don Gallagher as Bernadette and Oliver Thornton as Adam.

The award-winning Union Theatre has revived the legendary pop musical Godspell to celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary.

Award-winning playwright Mark Ravenhill makes his opera directing debut with a new production of Monteverdi’s 1643 tale of the triumphant adultery between Poppea and Roman Emperor Nero.

Diaghilev Festival: Russian Seasons of the XXI Century at the London Coliseum, celebrating the legendary dance impresario Sergei Diaghilev. The season presents a series of revivals and re-stagings of ballets that he commissioned that have since gone on to become a major part of the dance repertoire.

A star-studded line-up of West End favourites came together yesterday, Sunday 10 April 2011, to support charity Perfect Pitch.

Behind-the-scenes photos of rehearsals for Ghost The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre starring Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy.

Production photos of Cheek by Jowl and the Chekhov International Festival’s production of The Tempest at the Barbican

Exclusive photos of new Cameron Mackintosh musical Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello Theatre in London

Exclusive photos of the all-male production of Iolanthe at Wilton’s Music Hall

Production photos of Terence Rattigan’s Cause Celebre at the Old Vic Theatre

Production photos of Natasha Hamilton in Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre

Production photos of The Kissing Dance at the Jermyn Street Theatre

Photos of End of the Rainbow at the Trafalgar Studios in London starring Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland.

Production photos of Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Production photos of Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre

Production photos of Million Dollar Quartet at the Noel Coward Theatre

Production photos of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium

Production photos of Blithe Spirit at the Apollo Theatre in London.

Noel Coward’s blissful comedy Blithe Spirit starts previews at the Apollo Theatre featuring an all-star cast including Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey), Ruthie Henshall (Chicago), Hermione Norris (Spooks) and Robert Bathurst (Hattie). The revival is directed by the award-winning Thea Sharrock (After the Dance).

Production photos of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, currently playing at the Curve Theatre, Leicester and coming to the Gielgud Theatre from 5 March 2011.

Behind-the-scenes cast photos of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s The Wizard of Oz, previewing from 7 February 2011 at the London Palladium.

Show images for The Children’s Hour at the Comedy Theatre in London, starring Elisabeth Moss, Keira Knightley, Ellen Burstyn, Carol Kane and Tobias Menzies.