‘Cinderella’ premiere postponed to Spring 2021
West End production of Cinderella to begin performances in March 2021
Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ to re-open in West End this October
Christie’s long-running thriller re-opens October 23
Broadway Theatre shutdown extended to January 2021
Broadway cancels 2020 – Theatre’s to reopen in 2021
Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ gets stage adaptation
New stage adaptation of The Da Vinci Code set for 2021
West End musicals ‘Hamilton’, ‘Les Mis’, ‘Phantom’ & ‘Mary Poppins’ won’t re-open in London this year
UK theatre industry in facing financial ruin
‘The Inheritance’ wins five Drama Desk Awards
The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! and A Strange Loop all win five awards
Immersive ‘1984’ show embraces dystopian safety measures
Temperature screening just the beginning at the Ministry of Truth
‘The Pillowman’ starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Steve Pemberton postponed to 2021
Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy will now run at the Duke of Yorks in 2021
‘The Great Gatsby’ Immersive experience to reopen this October with social distancing
Smaller-scale immersive productions inherently suited to social distancing measures
Royal Opera House to stream live performances
The Royal Opera House returns to live performances with a series of three streamed shows.
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ run at Sadler’s Wells moved to 2021
Jonathan Church & Andrew Wright’s acclaimed production will return to Sadler’s Wells in 2021
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ moves to 2021
Andrew Lloyd Webber reschedules Joseph to 2021
Coriolanus | Donmar Warehouse
PLAY | Watch Coriolanus from 7pm BST 4 June until 7pm BST on 11 June 2020.
‘The Phantom of the Opera’ UK & Ireland tour cancelled
Phantom tour becomes casualty of on-going shutdown and financial uncertainty of regional theatres
Derren Brown postpones 2020 UK tour to 2021
New 2021 tour dates announced for Derren Brown’s Showman Live Tour
‘Hamilton’ film to stream on Disney+ this July
Lin Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical arrives on Disney+ 1 year early
Rupert Everett to perform online reading of new comedy play ‘Rush’
Rupert Everett, Omari Douglas and Daniel Boyd to star in online reading of Rush.
Andrew Lloyd Webber discusses new ‘Cinderella’ musical
Get an insight into Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new Cinderella musical
‘The Doctor’ starring Juliet Stevenson postponed to 2021
The Doctor will now run at the Duke of York’s Theatre in 2021
Flowers for Mrs Harris (2018)
MUSICAL | Flowers for Mrs Harris is available to watch online until 8 May 2020 (free)
West End musical ‘& Juliet’ joins Lucky Voice karaoke app
Sing along to some of the greatest hits from the last 3-decades
‘Sister Act’ starring Whoopi Goldberg rescheduled to 2021
Sister Act follows other big productions and reschedules for next year
National Theatre to stream ‘Frankenstein’ & ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
Stream theatre for free via NT at Home
Jez Butterworth’s ‘Jerusalem’ confirmed for 2021 revival staring Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance returns to Tony and Olivier Award winning role
Emma Rice’s ‘Wise Children’ now available to stream on BBC iPlayer
Watch the stage adaptation of Angela Carter’s great last novel
‘Les Misérables – The Staged Concert’ available on digital download
Watch Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Matt Lucas and Carrie Hope Fletcher in Les Mis (£9.99)
Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge to star in Noël Coward’s ‘Private Lives’
Coward’s dazzling comic masterpiece is given a new twist
Michael Urie returns to ‘Buyer & Cellar’ for live-stream benefit performance
Watch Michael Urie in this stellar comedy
Let Them Entertain You / West End stars offer personalised messages with Cameo app
Get a personalised message from David Hunter, Marisha Wallace and a host of theatre stars
Let Them Entertain You / theatre stars on social media #HughJackman
Australia’s friendliest celeb shines on social media
The Old Vic to revive Sondheim’s ‘Into The Woods’
Stephen Sondheim’s modern classic headed for The Old Vic Theatre
Maisie Williams led play ‘I and You’ to stream for free on Instagram
The play will be available to view for free for 1 week
coronavirus / Arcola Theatre suspends all productions
East London theatre joins growing list of theatres to halt productions
Sheridan Smith to star in Cilla Black musical
Sheridan Smith to portray British icon Cilla Black in Cilla The Musical
Birmingham Rep to stage UK premiere of Broadway’s ‘Something Rotten!’
Musical comedy Something Rotten! to open this October
Photo flash: David Mitchell & Gemma Whelan in ‘The Upstart Crow’
First look at the West End production of Ben Elton’s new comedy
Arinzé Kene to star in Bob Marley musical ‘Get Up, Stand Up!’ in London
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Story will open at the Lyric Theatre in February 2021
Carrie Hope Fletcher to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Cinderella’
Cinderella will begin performances on 28 August 2020 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London.
Lesley Joseph boards UK tour of ‘Sister Act’
The UK tour of Sister Act opens 21 April at Curve Leicester
Famous faces in London’s West End in 2020
Get ready for a spectacular year of live theatre with these stars on stage
Watermill Theatre revives ‘One Million Tiny Plays About Britain’
Craig Taylor’s comic play returns to the Watermill Theatre in Newbury
Leicester Curve to stage UK premiere of musical ‘Roman Holiday’
Curve to stage musical stage adaptation of the classic Audrey Hepburn film
Corey Johnson & Sharon Small cast in ‘The Realistic Joneses’
Casting announced for ‘The Realistic Joneses’ at Theatre Royal Bath
Lucie Jones to perform solo concert at Adelphi Theatre
Lucie Jones will celebrate her carer with a live solo-performance at the Adelphi Theatre.
‘Sex/Crime’ transfers to Soho Theatre
Comic Thriller Sex/Crime to play limited season at Soho Theatre
Imelda Staunton to star in ‘Hello, Dolly!’ in London
Dominic Cooke revives Hello,Dolly! at the Adelphi Theatre in London.
First look at devoted angels in new comedy ‘An Act Of God’
Get a glimpse of Matt Tedford and Tom Bowen in An Act Of God
Kate O’Flynn to perform new play ‘all of it’ at Royal Court Theatre
‘all of it’ will play for 8 performances only
Wicked’s Willemijn Verkaik to lead ‘Waitress’ musical in Netherlands
Watch a video of Willemijn Verkaik perform ‘What Baking Can Do’ from Waitress.
Casting announced for ‘Coming Clean’ at Trafalgar Studios
Kevin Elyot’s Coming Clean returns to Trafalgar Studios.
Laura Wade’s ‘The Watsons’ transfers to the Harold Pinter Theatre
Priority tickets go on-sale at 10am on 13 November
‘Mary Poppins’ lands at the Prince Edward Theatre : photos
First look at the West End revival of Mary Poppins
German Cornejo’s ‘Tango Fire’ to tour UK in 2020
Argentinean Tango superstars German Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi to tour UK
Debbie McGee to make acting stage debut in ‘The House on Cold Hill’
Debbie McGee to play the psychic in Peter James’ thriller
David Hasselhoff set to star in ‘9 to 5 The Musical’
The Hoff will play ‘Franklin Hart Jnr.’ from 2 December 2019 until 8 February 2020.
Hannah Tointon to join West End musical ‘Waitress’
‘Mr Selfridge’ actress Hannah Tointon to play Dawn in West End musical Waitress
Wayne Sleep and ‘Coronation Street’ Kevin Kennedy to star in ‘Cinderella’ panto
Wayne Sleep leads the cast as the Ugly Sister in Cambridge panto
Jay Raynor to host ‘An Evening With Andy Nyman’
The one-off event on 2 December will raise money for a primary school in London
‘The Glee Club’ to run at the Kiln Theatre and tour UK
Kate Wasserberg to direct a London revival of The Glee Club
‘Be More Chill’: the new Broadway musical heading to London
The Tony-nominated score has over 300 million streams
Casting announced for ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ at Bridge Theatre
Sally Cookson’s production will run at the Bridge House this Christmas
BFI to screen a season of the greatest film musicals
Films include The Greatest Showman, La La Land, My Fair Lady, Some Like It Hot and The Sound Of Music
New casting announced for ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’
There’s a new Phantom coming to Her Majesty’s Theatre in London
Bush Theatre / cast announced for ‘Chiaroscuro’
Lynette Linton’s revival of ‘Chiaroscuro’ runs from 31 August
‘Back To The Future’ musical / new casting announced
The musical will try out in Manchester prior to a West End transfer
MIF \ Alfred Enoch & Sinéad Cusack in ‘Tree’
Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s Tree is an electrifying new drama
MIF \ Philip Glass and Phelim McDermott’s ‘Tao of Glass’
Rehearsal images for Philip Glass and Phelim McDermott’s latest collaboration.
Bill Ward to play Loco Chanelle in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Bill Ward joins the cast from 1 July 2019
Matthew Broderick in The Starry Messenger – review round up
What’s the verdict? A reviews round-up for The Starry Messenger
See John Malkovich and the cast of ‘Bitter Wheat’ in rehearsal
David Mamet’s new play begins performance on 7 June at the Garrick Theatre
Heathers star Sophie Isaacs to lead Divas concert at The Other Palace
Divas will be held on Thursday 8 June 2019 at The Other Palace Theatre
Come From Away extends London run at the Phoenix Theatre
The sleeper-hit is now booking until 15 February 2020
Afterglow confirms cast for UK premiere
Compelling. Highly charged and extremely sexual – Afterglow runs from 5 June 2019
Anita Dobson and Maria Friedman join West End musical Fiddler on the Roof
Trevor Nunn’s revival of Fiddler On The Roof is now booking until 28 September 2019
Riverdance producers to stage high-octane show in West End
The show is a mixture of Irish, Latin, Hip-Hop, Afro-Cuban and Contemporary styles
Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical extends in the West End
The production is booking through to April 2020
Florian Zeller’s THE SON transfers to the Duke of York’s Theatre in London
Zeller’s acclaimed play explores the changing nature of family dynamics
Stephen Schwartz’s new musical The Prince of Egypt to open in London
The musical will open at the Dominion Theatre in February 2020
Tony Awards 2019: winners in full
Broadway stars Brandon Victor Dixon and Bebe Neuwirth announce the 2019 Tony Award Nominees
Katherine Parkinson, Vanessa Redgrave & Miles Jupp announced for Theatre Royal Bath season
Jonathan Church’s summer season continues to attract top talent
Derren Brown announces brand new tour for 2020
The master of illusion returns to the limelight with Showman
Stars come out for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’s first birthday
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical celebrates 1st West End birthday with gala performance
James Nesbitt, Sheila Hancock & Clare Burt star in This Is My Family
First look at THIS IS MY FAMILY at Chichester Festival Theatre
Ian McKellen stages free show for 80 octogenarians
The much-loved actor is touring his one-man show to raise funds for local theatres
Education, Education, Education to run at Trafalgar Studios in the West End
The whip-smart comedy will run for 4-weeks at Trafalgar Studios
Falsettos to get UK premiere at The Other Palace
The double Tony Award-Winning Falsettos is a hilarious and poignant musical
Beano Studios to make Dennis and Gnasher musical
Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed! the Musical will launch in 2020
Olivier awards 2019: full list of winners
The Inheritance, Come from Away and Company are among the shows that have triumphed at this year’s ceremony
First look and listen to Anna O’Byrne from Michel Legrand’s Amour
Amour runs from 2 May 2019 until 20 July 2019 at Charing Cross Theatre
Katherine McPhee to exit West End musical Waitress
McPhee will play her final performance on Saturday 15 June 2019.
Ruthie Henshall & Marisha Wallace to host Waitress Cast Album Karaoke
The first Waitress Cast Album Karaoke takes place on 19 February 2019.
Tom Hiddleston’s Chinese advert goes viral
The advert on Chinese blogging site Weibo has been viewed over 2.5million times
James Corden to host 2019 Tony Awards
The Tony Awards will take place at Radio City Music Hall on 9 June 2019
Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox in Betrayal
First look at Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox Betrayal
Read the reviews for Betrayal starring Tom Hiddelston
Betrayal opens to rapturous applause at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London
Penn and Teller team up with Mischief Theatre for Magic Goes Wrong
Magic Goes Wrong opens at the Vaudeville Theatre in December 2019
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie now booking into 2020
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie extends into 2020
Lesley Joseph joins Calendar Girls The Musical UK tour
Joseph previously appeared in the stage version of the musical
Jason Manford to host 2019 Olivier Awards
The Olivier Awards will be held on 7 April 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall
Casting announced for Little Death Club at Underbelly Festival
Get ready for a night of mayhem at the hilarious Little Death Club
Witness for the Prosecution / new cast + booking period
Witness for the Prosecution
By Agatha Christie extends into its third year at County Hall
Review Round-up / Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical
An unmistakable crowd-pleaser, 9 to 5 The Musical is silly, light-hearted fun.
Read the reviews for ‘All About Eve’ starring Gillian Anderson & Lily James
Ivo van Hove’s stage adaptation of the Hollywood classic opened in the West End 12 February.
First look / world premiere stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s Zogg
Julia Donaldson’s acclaimed book is brought to life in a new stage adaptation
Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox in Betrayal / rehearsal images
First look at Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox in rehearsal for Betrayal
Hugh Jackman to open Brit Awards with ‘Greatest Showman’ performance
The Brit Awards take place on 20 February 2019 at the O2, London.
Martha Plimpton led ‘SWEAT’ transfers to West End
Strictly 50 performances only at the Gielgud Theatre
Les Misérables / Michael Ball, Alfie Boe & John-Owen Jones return to West End show
Cameron Mackintosh to stage the legendary concert version of Les Misérables
Danny Dyer & Martin Freeman in Pinter Seven
Pinter Seven stars Martin Freeman, Danny Dyer, Gemma Whelan & John Heffernan
All About Eve / first look at Gillian Anderson & Lily James
First glimpse of Gillian Anderson & Lily James in All About Eve
Nicholas Lyndhurst & Cassidy Janson board Man of La Mancha revival with Kelsey Grammer
Man of La Mancha begins previews at the London Coliseum on 26 April 2019
Swedish hit maker Max Martin pens West End musical
& Juliet includes hits by Britney Spears, Ellie Goulding & the Backstreet Boys
Joe McFadden to star in new Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Tour
The production is co-Produced by Jason Donovan and March Goucher
Bush Theatre / Cast announced for The Trick
Eve Leigh’s play is an unpredictable exploration of ageing and grief
Doctor Dolittle UK and Ireland tour to close early
The tour will now end on 26 January 2019 in Oxford
Injury blights Louise Redknapp’s West End stage debut
9 to 5 The Musical begins previews on 28 January 2019 at the Savoy Theatre
Tom Hiddleston in Betrayal London: Tickets, plot, cast and dates
Tom Hiddleston returns to the stage in Harold Pinter’s thrilling romance
Waitress invites audience to sing live on stage in Cast Album Karaoke
The show begins previews from 8 February at the Adelphi Theatre
Waitress rounds out London cast
Dreamgirls’ Marisha Wallace and Kinky Boots’ David Hunter join the cast of Waitress
Love Island’s Caroline Flack to star in musical Chicago
Caroline Flack will play Roxie Hart in Chicago from 10 December
Matthew Xia appointed Artistic Director of the Actors Touring Company
Zia was previously Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester