The Bob Marley Musical / in pictures
First look at Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, now playing in London.
Jodie Comer to make London theatre debut in ‘Prima Facie’
Jodie Comer to star in Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London
Casting announced for Mark Gatiss led ‘A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story’
Mark Gatiss leads an ensemble cast, in his own retelling of Dickens’ classic winter ghost story
The Barricade Boys announce new Bring Him Home Tour for 2022
The Barricade Boys are hitting the road in 2022, with their new Bring Him Home Tour. Fresh from their crowd loving appearance at West End Live earlier this month – their fifth consecutive appearance at the annual celebration of London theatre – the boys will kick off their tour at Wales Millennium Centre on 1 May 2022. Starring past performers from the global theatrical sensation that is Les Misérables, The Barricade Boys features Craig Mather, Kieran Brown, Scott Garnham and Simon Schofield. Simon and Scott established The Barricade Boys in 2015 with the aim of creating a night at the …
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‘Showstopper! The Improvised Musical!’ take up a five-month West End residency at the Lyric Theatre
Olivier Award winning improv troupe The Showstoppers will take up a five-month residency at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End this November. With 12 years as an Edinburgh Festival must-see phenomenon, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have blazed a trail in world class improvised comedy since 2008 and delighted audiences across the globe. Now, with well over 1000 performances under their belts, they’re back in the West End for a limited run of singular, one-night-only musical extravaganzas. The Showstoppers transform audience suggestions – for setting, musical styles, show title and …
Michael J Fox pays tribute to ‘Back To The Future The Musical’ in London
Back To The Future to feature on Comic Relief on BBC1 Friday 19 March
‘Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)’ to open at the Criterion Theatre in London
A new adaptation of Jane Austen’s iconic love story set to classic romantic pop hits.
ABBA Voyage tickets at the ABBA Arena, London
ABBA Voyage is the extraordinary new concert at ABBA Arena in London
Break dance champions head to London’s West End
Breakin’ champions The Ruggeds will bring their explosive show to the Peacock Theatre from 15-18 September 2021.
Donny Osmond joins Julian Clary in ‘Pantoland at the Palladium’ this Christmas
Donny Osmond to camp it up for Pantoland at the Palladium from 4 December 2021
‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ reveals UK & Ireland tour cast
C. S Lewis’ classic tale returns to the stage this November
Rufus Hound to play Tom Good in new stage adaptation of ‘The Good Life’
Rufus Hound returns to the stage in The Good Life
Trafalgar Theatre unveils new Art Deco restoration
Trafalgar Entertainment has revealed the restoration of the Trafalgar Theatre on Whitehall in London.
Ian McKellen launches fund to pay actors wages as his donations to British Theatre top £5million
Sir Ian McKellen donations to British Theatre top £5million
Lily Allen to star in 2:22 – A Ghost Story at the Noel Coward Theatre
Pop star Lily Allen is set to make her West End stage debut this Summer at the Noel Coward Theatre in new thriller 2:22 – A Ghost Story
Casting announced for ‘My Night with Reg’ at Turbine Theatre
Kevin Elyot’s much-loved play is revived at the Turbine Theatre this July
Darren Day to play Billy Flynn in ‘Chicago’ UK tour
Sinitta and Corrie’s Faye Brookes will also star in Kander & Ebbs classic musical, Chicago
Underbelly Festival launches programme for new Cavendish Square home
The Underbelly Festival has announced its new programme of live performances for Summer 2021 in Cavendish Square including Bernie Dieter’s Berlin Underground
Broadway news: Moulin Rouge to resume in September
The multiple 2021 Tony nominee musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical is to resume its Broadway run this September, just a few days before the 74th annual Tony Awards.
‘Be More Chill’ confirms surprise West End season
Be More Chill to play 10-week season at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 30 June
Casting announced for ‘Romeo & Juliet’ at Regents Park Open Air Theatre
Joel MacCormack and Isabel Adomakoh Young to star in Shakespeare’s timeless story of forbidden love
‘Hamilton’ to return to Victoria Palace Theatre in August
The hottest ticket in town is back. Hamilton resumes performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre 19 August 2021.
‘Only Fools And Horses’ musical to resume performances in October
Tickets for West End musical Only Fools and Horses are now on sale. Lovely Jubbly!
‘Dreamgirls’ UK tour to open this December
Delayed Dreamgirls UK tour to open at Liverpool Empire starring Nicole Raquel Dennis
‘Doctor Who: Time Fracture’ announce West End cast for new immersive show
Doctor Who immersive experience to open in London this May
‘Witness for the Prosecution’ sets return date for August 2021
Agatha Christie’s thrilling court room drama sets August return date
Jodie Prenger to star in ‘Tell Me On A Sunday’ UK tour
Paul Foster to direct Jodie Prenger in a UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s one-woman musical Tell Me On Sunday
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‘Heathers The Musical’ to play West End summer season
Dark teen comedy Heathers The Musical returns to London’s West End for Summer Season
Duncan MacMillan to adapt ‘Game of Thrones’ for the stage
The stage play is currently in development and is expected to debut in 2023.
The 30th Ian Charleson Awards – winners announced
The annual awards celebrate exceptional classical stage performances by an actor under 30
‘Death Drop’ announces West End cast including RuPaul’s Drag Race Willam and Latrice Royale
Drag-super stars announced for West End run of Death Drop
‘Les Misérables – The Staged Concert’ to reopen in May
Les Miserables Concert production to reopen with reduced capacity at the Sondheim Theatre
Murder Mystery comedy ‘Death Drop’ to open in May
Dragatha Christie comedy Death Drop sashays its way back into London’s West End
London’s Saville Theatre saved from hotel redevelopment
The building that housed the Saville Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, an architecturally and culturally important building that opened in 1931, has been saved from redevelopment.
Ore Oduba to star in ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ UK tour
Ore Oduba to lead UK tour of The Rocky Show. The cult classic opens in July 2021 at the Southampton Mayflower Theatre.
‘Magic Mike Live’ to reopen in May 2021, with socially distanced performances
Electric dance show Magic Mike Live reopens at the Hippodrome Casino with free prosecco
The Phoenix Arts Club announces online season of comedy and cabaret
Sarah-Louise Young, Dusty Limits, Ivy Paige and Ada Campe features in new online season at The Phoenix Arts Club
‘Good’ starring David Tennant postponed due to covid
West End revival of Good starring David Tennant postponed for second time
‘Sister Act’ moves to Summer 2022 with Whoopi Goldberg exiting production
American actress Whoopi Goldberg withdraws from Sister Act revival
Casting confirmed for ‘The Band Plays On’ at Sheffield Theatres
Jodie Prenger & Anna-Jane Casey among cast of new play The Band Plays On
Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani star in live-streamed premiere of ‘Hymn’
Almeida Theatre to live-stream new Lolita Chakarbarti play Hymn starring Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani
‘Come From Away’ West End concert series cancelled
West End musical Come From Away cancels concert series; Sets return date for June 2021
‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show’ available to stream until Feb
Watch the acclaimed stage production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show until 28 Feb
‘Songs for a New World’ suspends bookings for West End show
Songs for a New World cancels spring run and looks for new West End dates
Janie Dee to star in ‘All On Her Own’ online production
Olivier award winning actress Janie Dee to star in All On Her Own digital revival this February
Smash-hit musical ‘42nd Street’ to stream on YouTube this weekend
The show is available to watch from Friday 4 December at 7.30pm GMT
Sarah Brightman & Andrew Lloyd Webber reunite for streamed Christmas concert
Former lovers Sarah Brightman & Andrew Lloyd Webber reunite for Christmas concert
‘Anything Goes’ set for London revival in 2021 starring Megan Mullally & Robert Lindsay
It’s De-Lovely. Anything Goes gets all-star London revival in 2021
‘Songs for A New World’ to open at the Vaudeville Theatre in February 2021
Jason Robert Brown’s musical will transfer to the Vaudeville Theatre in February 2021
Doctor Foster’s Bertie Carvel to star in Mike Bartlett audio play ‘Phoenix’
Bartlett’s new audio play is an exploration of Britain’s relationship with its government
Mischief Theatre’s ‘Magic Goes Wrong’ resumes performances this December
Magic Goes Wrong to resume performances this December
Curve Leicester to revive ‘Sunset Boulevard’ & ‘The Color Purple’
Curve Leicester reopens with Autumn season of smash-hit revivals
RuPaul’s Drag Race Courtney Act and Monét X Change to star in West End murder mystery
Move over Coleen, Drag-atha Christie is here. Death Drop to premiere at the Garrick Theatre.
Michael Ball, Alfie Boe & Matt Lucas to star in ‘Les Misérables – The Staged Concert’ this Christmas
Les Miserables returns to London’s West End for Christmas
‘Potted Panto’ returns to the Garrick Theatre this December
Get ready for 70 minutes of pure fun with Potted Panto
‘See It Safely’ campaign to boost audience confidence in attending theatres
UK theatres aim to boost confidence with See It Safely Campaign
Dolly Parton & Christine Baranski team up for Christmas movie musical ‘Christmas on the Square’
Christmas on the Square launches 22 November 2020 on Netflix
‘The Mousetrap’ delays West End return over covid uncertainty
The production was due to reopen in October
Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove to star in ‘Love Letters’ at Theatre Royal Windsor
Judge John Deed’s Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove reunite for Love Letters
Juliet Stevenson & Sophie Thompson among all-star cast in digital revival of ‘Little Wars’
The ‘What-If’ dinner party of six exceptional women
First look: film version of ‘Uncle Vanya’ starring Richard Armitage & Toby Jones
Uncle Vanya is released in cinemas from 27 October 2020
National Theatre to stage Christmas panto ‘Dick Whittington’
The National Theatre returns to live performances from October
‘Fanny and Stella’ to run at new open-air theatre in London
Cross dressing musical Fanny and Stella revived at The Garden Theatre
Matthew Bourne announces emerging dance artists for 2020/21 New Adventures development scheme
New Adventures confirms 16 dancers for the 2020/21 development scheme
Ian McKellen to play ‘Hamlet’ in age-blind production
Multi-award winning octogenarian to play Hamlet at Theatre Royal Windsor
Cirque do Soleil files for bankruptcy protection amid ongoing pandemic
Cirque du Soleil cuts 3,500 jobs to stave off bankruptcy
London production of ‘Hairspray The Musical’ moves to April 2021
You can’t stop the beat! Hairspray returns in April 2021
‘The Prince Of Egypt’ to reopen in November; now booking to Autumn 2021
Now booking until 4 September 2021 at the Dominion Theatre
National Theatre @ Home free streaming service to end with 5 final shows
Over 12 million people have tuned in to the NT@Home service
BBC announces broadcast date for RSC’s ‘Hamlet’ with Paapa Essiedu
Paapa Essiedu shines in Shakespeare’s searing tragedy
Watch all-star musical ‘The Wiz Live!’ with Queen Latifah, Mary J Blige and Amber Riley
NBC Universal’s The Wiz Live! available for 48hrs only
RSC cancels remaining 2020 season in Stratford and London
The Royal Shakespeare Company cancels remaining shows due to covid-19
Bauer to close musical theatre station Encore Radio
A final air date for musical theatre station Encore Radio is to be announced.
A stage version of ‘Smash’ is officially being developed
Get ready for a Smash hit! The tv series is headed for the stage
The Show Must Go On YouTube series continues with ‘The Sound of Music’
Watch musicals and concerts online for free
National Theatre to remain closed until September; major redundancies likely
Major job cuts likely unless Government provides support
Watch Andrew Scott in ‘Sea Wall’ free for 1 week
Andrew Scott’s mesmerising performance available until 18 May 2020
‘Sunday in the Park with George’ postponed until 2021
Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford led musical postponed to 2021
Trafalgar Studios to revert to single space theatre
Trafalgar Studios to be turned back into a single auditorium space
Chichester Festival Theatre cancels 2020 season
Productions of The Unfriend and South Pacific have been moved to 2021
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘By Jeeves’ to be streamed for free on YouTube
The Shows Must Go On! launches new content every Friday at 7pm BST
David Walliams’ ‘The Midnight Gang’ musical to be streamed online for free
The musical stage adaptation is available to watch for free
Paines Plough launches digital project connecting playwrights with the public
Paines Plough to co-commission 30 new short plays from writers
Elton John, Jake Shears and James Graham team up on new musical ‘Tammy Faye’
Elton John leads a powerhouse creative team with new musical Tammy Faye rumoured to premiere in London next year.
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt to play Stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Cinderella’
Further casting announced for new Cinderella musical
WATCH: stars join Rosie O’Donnell YouTube special to raise over $600k for The Actors Fund
Watch Broadway stars take part in a live stream benefit for The Actors Fund
‘Game of Thrones’ Indira Varma tests positive for coronavirus
Varma had been performing in Jamie Lloyd’s production of The Seagull
coronavirus / Young Vic cancels remaining performances of ‘Nora’
The production had been due to run until 21 March 2020.
Tyrone Huntley, Clare Halse and Harry Hepple join ‘Hello, Dolly!’ cast in London
Dominic Cooke completes casting for Hello,Dolly! in London.
Sleeper hit ‘Be More Chill’ extends run at The Other Palace theatre in London
Be More Chill will now run until 14 June 2020
Kate Fleetwood to play Cruella De Vil in ‘101 Dalmatians’ at Regents Park Open Air Theatre
101 Dalmatians The Musical runs from 16 May at Regents Park
Jay McGuiness & Kimberley Walsh to star in ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ musical
Sleepless runs at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre from March
Kerry Ellis to workshop new musical ‘Legends of Arahma’
Wicked star Kerry Ellis to play fantasy warlord in new musical
Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Relatively Speaking’ revived at Jermyn Street Theatre
The play transfers from the Mill at Sonning
Ross Golan to perform concert album ‘The Wrong Man’ in London
Golan is a multi-awarding winning songwriter
Eithne Browne and John McArdle to lead new play ‘Maggie May’
The play will run at Queen’s Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Curve.
‘Magic Goes Wrong’ & ‘Six’ extend London runs
West End extensions confirmed for ‘Six’ and ‘Magic Goes Wrong’.
Louise Jameson to direct ‘Revenge’ at Greenwich Theatre
EastEnders’ Louise Jameson will direct a new production of Robin Hawdon’s suspense-filled thriller Revenge at Greenwich Theatre in London.
Jason Manford to host 2020 Olivier Awards
The Olivier Awards will be held on 7 April 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall
Full casting announced for London premiere of ‘Pretty Woman The Musical’
Pretty Woman The Musical rounds out the London cast
Matt Lucas temporarily joins cast of ‘Les Misérables’ at the Sondheim Theatre
Matt Lucas saves Les Miserables in London
Joel Montague to join West End musical ‘Waitress’
Joel Montague to play Ogie in West End musical Waitress
New trailer released for ‘Once The Musical’ touring production
Daniel Healy and Emma Lucia star in the first major UK tour of ‘Once The Musical’
Final casting announced for ‘Back To The Future’ musical
The cast is lead by US actor Roger Bart and Olly Dobson
Evening Standard Theatre Awards: 2019 short-list announced
The awards will be announced on24 November 2019.
Beverley Knight to star in new musical ‘The Drifters Girl’
The Queen of British soul to play trailblazing music manager Faye Treadwell in The Drifters Girl
The Donmar’s ‘City Of Angels’ gets West End revival
Hadley Fraser, Rosalie Craig, Rebecca Trehearn and Vanessa Williams to star
Julian Clary and Matthew Kelly to star in UK tour of ‘The Dresser’
The tour opens in Cheltenham on 10 September 2020
Marisha Wallace and Lizzie Bea to join London revival of ‘Hairspray’
Hairspray The Musical will run for 18 weeks at the London Coliseum
Jessica Chastain to make UK theatre debut in ‘A Dolls House’
Jamie Lloyd directs Jessica Chastain in Henric Ibsen’s A Dolls House
‘Witness for the Prosecution’ / new cast + booking period
Witness for the Prosecution
By Agatha Christie now booking until September 2020.
Nominations announced for UK Theatre Awards 2019
The Color Purple, The Watsons and Life of Pi all nominated
‘High Fidelity’ musical to receive UK premiere at Turbine Theatre
Tom Jackson Greaves will direct the London premiere of High Fidelity
‘Tina the Musical’ to extend West End booking period to June 2020
Tickets for Tina The Musical now available to book until 27 June 2020
New cast announced for ‘Matilda the Musical’ in London
The cat change will mark the 100th young actress cast to play the role of Matilda.
‘Company’ to transfer to Broadway with Patti LuPone and Katrina Lenk
The musical will open on Sondheim’s 90th birthday
‘The Boyfriend’ musical to be revived at Menier Chocolate Factory
Sandy Wilson’s musical will run over the Christmas season
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ review round-up
The new production opened starring Jac Yarrow, Sheridan Smith and Jason Donovan
Casting announced for ‘Southern Belles’ at King’s Head Theatre’s Queer Season
A double bill of ground-breaking one-act plays by Tennessee Williams
Billy Postlethwaite to star in Watermills tour of ‘Macbeth’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
The Watermill Theatre’s acclaimed productions are set to contemporary soundtracks
Rhys Ifans to star in ‘On Bear Ridge’ at the Royal Court Theatre
The semi-autobiographical play is by award-winning writer Ed Thomas
Royal Court to stage four new Caryl Churchill plays
The four plays will run in the Autumn season at the Royal Court
Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce transfers to West End
Death Of A Salesman runs from 24 October 2019 at the Piccadilly Theatre.