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30 September 2020
Christmas on the Square launches 22 November 2020 on Netflix
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The Stage Debut Awards 2020: winners in full
28 September 2020
Sam Tutty, Rachel Nwokoro, Daniel Monks & Shan Ako win debut acting awards
Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove to star in ‘Love Letters’ at Theatre Royal Windsor
25 September 2020
Judge John Deed’s Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove reunite for Love Letters
Kristin Chenoweth confirmed in Roald Dahl’s ‘The Witches’ film
25 September 2020
The Wicked alum joins Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci and Chris Rock.
Alexandra Palace to host Autumn season of music, comedy & entertainment events
25 September 2020
Live at Ally Pally runs from 15 October – 22 November 2020
Chichester Festival Theatre announces reopening plans
24 September 2020
Chichester returns with an eclectic slate of comedy, drama and concerts
Juliet Stevenson & Sophie Thompson among all-star cast in digital revival of ‘Little Wars’
24 September 2020
The ‘What-If’ dinner party of six exceptional women
ATG cancels Christmas – theatre group axes pantos for 2020
23 September 2020
ATG postpones 2020 Christmas pantomimes to 2021
West Side Story / Stephen Spielberg’s film adaptation pushed to 2021
23 September 2020
West Side Story to hit the big screen 10 December 2021
London’s Royal Ballet announces return to Covent Garden stage
23 September 2020
The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage will be presented on 8 October
Time To Act: new book & virtual tour of actor portraits from the stage
22 September 2020
An intimate portrait of actors back stage
‘Rock of Ages’ new tour dates and venues confirmed for 2021
22 September 2020
Rock of Ages announces extensive UK tour
Theatre Royal Bath announces Autumn season
22 September 2020
Theatre Royal Bath returns with 3 classic plays
First look: film version of ‘Uncle Vanya’ starring Richard Armitage & Toby Jones
21 September 2020
Uncle Vanya is released in cinemas from 27 October 2020
‘Hairspray The Musical’ to perform on Britain’s Got Talent
21 September 2020
You can’t stop the beat! Hairspray heads to Britain’s Got Talent this weekend
Emmy Awards 2020: full list of winners
21 September 2020
Watchmen, Succession and Schitt’s Creek sweep the board at the 72nd Emmy Awards
Watch: Amanda Holden & Sheridan Smith sing ‘I Know Him So Well’ from Chess
18 September 2020
Amanda Holden’s new album drops 2 October 2020
Watch: Carrie Hope Fletcher sings “Far Too Late” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new ‘Cinderella’
18 September 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber & Carrie Hope Fletcher perform Far Too Late
Mazz Murray to headline ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at Alexandra Palace
18 September 2020
Two concert performances of Sunset Boulevard to be staged at Alexandra Palace
National Theatre to stage Christmas panto ‘Dick Whittington’
18 September 2020
The National Theatre returns to live performances from October
Julia Donaldson’s ‘Stick Man’ to run at Rose Theatre Kingston this Christmas
18 September 2020
Family friendly theatre returns to Rose Theatre Kingston
First look: Vikings actor Blake Kubena in ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde’
18 September 2020
Blackeyed Theatre’s acclaimed production performs tonight
Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ announces West End cast for socially distanced run
17 September 2020
Christie’s classic thriller resumes performances at The St Martins Theatre this month
‘Six The Musical’ to resume West End performances at Lyric Theatre this November
14 September 2020
Six welcomes three new queens at the Arts Theatre
‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ sets London premiere for Summer 2021
8 September 2020
West End transfer confirmed for Back To The Future: The Musical
Simon Lipkin & Samantha Barks to lead ‘First Date’ revival
7 September 2020
First Date revival to be streamed live from London’s Crazy Coqs
‘Songs for a New World’ musical to be performed live in London
4 September 2020
West End stars to perform Songs for a New World live at the London Palladium
‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ postpones West End transfer to 2021
2 September 2020
The National Theatre’s production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane has moved its West End transfer to October 2021. Nominated for three Olivier Awards in 2020, Joel Horwood’s smash hit adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s best selling novel is described as a ‘spectacular and thrilling adventure’ and a ‘tour de force of imagination and storytelling’. The production was due to open at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End in Autumn 2020 but due to covid-19 it will now begin performances on 23 October 2021. The story follows a man who returns to his childhood home
Beverley Knight led musical ‘The Drifters Girl’ pushed to 2021
1 September 2020
The Drifters Girl sets new opening date at the Garrick Theatre in London
Miriam-Teak Lee to host Stage Debut Awards
27 August 2020
The Stage Debut Awards to go ahead in online ceremony
Blitz Bazawule to direct film adaptation of ‘The Color Purple’ musical
26 August 2020
Broadway musical The Color Purple heads to the big screen
‘Pippin’ to open at Garden Theatre in London
25 August 2020
The Garden Theatre follows hit show Fanny & Stella with Pippin
Netflix to launch ‘The Boys in the Band’ film this September
25 August 2020
A new film adaptation of The Boys in the Band starring Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, American Horror Story, Heroes) and Jim Parson (Big Bang Theory, Hollywood) is set to launch globally on Netflix on 30 September 2020. Joe Mantello’s (Wicked, The Normal Heart, Hollywood) film adaptation of his 2018 Tony Award winning Broadway production reunites the ensemble cast which also features Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart, The Nice Guys, The Sinner) and Andrew Rannell’s (The Book of Mormon, Black Monday, Girls). Completing the cast are Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tuc Watkins. Matt Crowley’s 1968
2020 Tony Awards to take place online
25 August 2020
The show must go on! 2020 Tony Awards move to digital awards ceremony
David Hunter & Caroline Kay release ‘The Space Between’ cast recording
7 August 2020
Musical short The Space Between cast recording is now available to stream
Clint Dyer to helm Bob Marley musical as Dominic Cooke departs
29 July 2020
Cooke withdraws from the project to make way for black director Clint Dyer
Disney release ‘Tangled’ cruise musical on YouTube
29 July 2020
Disney has released its cruise line stage production of Tangled: The Musical on its YouTube channel. Loosely based on the Brothers Grimm fairytale Rapunzel, the musical stage adaptation for Disney Cruises is an abridged version of the 2010 film which starred Mandy Moore (This Is Us), Zachary Levi (Chuck)and five-time Tony Award nominee Donna Murphy (The King And I). The filmed version of the stage show features the original cast of the cruise production which premiered in 2015 and includes three new songs not featured in the film – “When She Returns”, “Flower of Gold”, and “Wanted Man” – penned
Gender-switched production of ‘Tell Me On A Sunday’ in development
29 July 2020
Lyricist Don Black confirms new version of Tell Me On A Sunday in the works
David Tennant led ‘Good’ moved to 2021
27 July 2020
West End revival of Good starring David Tennant moves to 2021
‘Moulin Rouge!’ pushes West End premiere to Autumn 2021
27 July 2020
Moulin Rouge The Musical delays West End opening to Autumn 2021
Tyrone Huntley & Declan Bennett to star in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ this August
27 July 2020
Open Air Theatre to stage surprise summer season
Andrew Scott to star in new play streamed live from Old Vic Theatre
21 July 2020
Stephen Breresford pens new play for Andrew Scott
‘Fanny and Stella’ to run at new open-air theatre in London
21 July 2020
Cross dressing musical Fanny and Stella revived at The Garden Theatre
London production of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ to reopen in early 2021
21 July 2020
West End musical Dear Evan Hansen delays reopening until 2021
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ returns to Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre this August
18 July 2020
Open Air Theatre to stage surprise summer season
Frozen / Disney announce original London cast
17 July 2020
Disney confirm West End cast of new musical Frozen
UK theatres can reopen from 1 August 2020
17 July 2020
UK theatre industry welcomes first step to reopening
Donmar Warhouse to stage sound installation starring Juliet Stevenson
14 July 2020
The temporary production runs from 3-22 August
Drive-in production of ‘Six the Musical’ announces further dates
13 July 2020
Tickets on-sale Friday for drive-in performance of Six The Musical
Matthew Bourne announces emerging dance artists for 2020/21 New Adventures development scheme
10 July 2020
New Adventures confirms 16 dancers for the 2020/21 development scheme
‘My Best Friends Wedding’ musical announces new dates for 2021
10 July 2020
My Best Friends Wedding premiere pushed to 2021
‘Cinderella’ premiere postponed to Spring 2021
8 July 2020
West End production of Cinderella to begin performances in March 2021
Broadway actor Nick Cordero’s GoFundMe page raises almost $1 million for star’s family
7 July 2020
Cordero’s death was announced over the weekend
Southwark Playhouse to open new venue in 2021
7 July 2020
The new theatre is based in Elephant & Castle
Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ to re-open in West End this October
3 July 2020
Christie’s long-running thriller re-opens October 23
Ian McKellen to play ‘Hamlet’ in age-blind production
30 June 2020
Multi-award winning octogenarian to play Hamlet at Theatre Royal Windsor
Broadway Theatre shutdown extended to January 2021
30 June 2020
Broadway cancels 2020 – Theatre’s to reopen in 2021
Cirque do Soleil files for bankruptcy protection amid ongoing pandemic
30 June 2020
Cirque du Soleil cuts 3,500 jobs to stave off bankruptcy
‘Sleepless in Seattle’ musical sets August opening date
26 June 2020
Sleepless, A Musical Romance to premiere this August in London
Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ gets stage adaptation
26 June 2020
New stage adaptation of The Da Vinci Code set for 2021
London production of ‘Hairspray The Musical’ moves to April 2021
26 June 2020
You can’t stop the beat! Hairspray returns in April 2021
‘The Prince Of Egypt’ to reopen in November; now booking to Autumn 2021
25 June 2020
Now booking until 4 September 2021 at the Dominion Theatre
TV adaptation of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ in development
25 June 2020
There’s a new Phantom coming to Her Majesty’s Theatre in London
UK premiere of ‘Something Rotten!’ postponed at Birmingham Rep
24 June 2020
Birmingham Repertory Theatre postpones most of its Autumn/Winter Season due to covid-19.
London production of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ closed for extended period
23 June 2020
The Phantom to undergo extensive repair and renovation
West End musicals ‘Hamilton’, ‘Les Mis’, ‘Phantom’ & ‘Mary Poppins’ won’t re-open in London this year
18 June 2020
UK theatre industry in facing financial ruin
National Theatre @ Home free streaming service to end with 5 final shows
18 June 2020
Over 12 million people have tuned in to the NT@Home service
‘The Inheritance’ wins five Drama Desk Awards
17 June 2020
The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! and A Strange Loop all win five awards
BBC announces broadcast date for RSC’s ‘Hamlet’ with Paapa Essiedu
17 June 2020
Paapa Essiedu shines in Shakespeare’s searing tragedy
Philip Pullman’s ‘The Book of Dust’ stage adaptation postponed at the Bridge Theatre
17 June 2020
New dates to be announced
Immersive ‘1984’ show embraces dystopian safety measures
16 June 2020
Temperature screening just the beginning at the Ministry of Truth
All-star ‘Peter Pan Live’ musical with Christopher Walken to be streamed for free
15 June 2020
Watch Peter Pan Live! starring Christopher Walken this Friday 19 June
Watch all-star musical ‘The Wiz Live!’ with Queen Latifah, Mary J Blige and Amber Riley
11 June 2020
NBC Universal’s The Wiz Live! available for 48hrs only
‘The Pillowman’ starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Steve Pemberton postponed to 2021
9 June 2020
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
5 June 2020
Smaller-scale immersive productions inherently suited to social distancing measures
Royal Opera House to stream live performances
5 June 2020
The Royal Opera House returns to live performances with a series of three streamed shows.
West End theatres to remain closed until August
5 June 2020
West End theatre closure extended a further month
23 stage shows, musical films, plays and more to watch on Amazon Prime
3 June 2020
What to watch on Amazon Prime
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ run at Sadler’s Wells moved to 2021
2 June 2020
Jonathan Church & Andrew Wright’s acclaimed production will return to Sadler’s Wells in 2021
RSC cancels remaining 2020 season in Stratford and London
2 June 2020
The Royal Shakespeare Company cancels remaining shows due to covid-19
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ moves to 2021
1 June 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber reschedules Joseph to 2021
‘Hello, Dolly!’ postpones London run
1 June 2020
Dominic Cooke completes casting for Hello,Dolly! in London.
‘The Seagull’ with Emilia Clarke and ‘A Doll’s House’ with Jessica Chastain to be rescheduled
28 May 2020
West End stage debuts on hold for Emilia Clarke & Jessica Chastain
‘The Phantom of the Opera’ UK & Ireland tour cancelled
28 May 2020
Phantom tour becomes casualty of on-going shutdown and financial uncertainty of regional theatres
Bauer to close musical theatre station Encore Radio
28 May 2020
A final air date for musical theatre station Encore Radio is to be announced.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to reprise ‘Lungs’ in socially distanced live-streamed performance
28 May 2020
London’s Old Vic Theatre experiments with socially distanced performances
Shortlist announced for 2019 Ian Charleson Awards
27 May 2020
The annual awards celebrate exceptional classical stage performances by an actor under 30
Watch: ‘The Wind In The Willows’ London Palladium production
27 May 2020
MUSICAL | Watch this spectacular West End musical (£4.99)
A stage version of ‘Smash’ is officially being developed
22 May 2020
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’
22 May 2020
Watch musicals and concerts online for free
Curve Leicester to remain closed until November
22 May 2020
Leicester Curve goes dark until November
National Theatre to remain closed until September; major redundancies likely
21 May 2020
Major job cuts likely unless Government provides support
Derren Brown postpones 2020 UK tour to 2021
19 May 2020
New 2021 tour dates announced for Derren Brown’s Showman Live Tour
Bristol Old Vic to stream ‘The Grinning Man’ musical for free
15 May 2020
The Grinning Man, A Monster Calls and Messiah feature in Bristol Old Vic’s digital programme
‘Hamilton’ film to stream on Disney+ this July
14 May 2020
Lin Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical arrives on Disney+ 1 year early
Rupert Everett to perform online reading of new comedy play ‘Rush’
14 May 2020
Rupert Everett, Omari Douglas and Daniel Boyd to star in online reading of Rush.
‘Piaf’ revival rescheduled to 2021
14 May 2020
Jenna Russell stars as the troubled singer Edith Piaf
Andrew Lloyd Webber discusses new ‘Cinderella’ musical
14 May 2020
Get an insight into Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new Cinderella musical
Andrew Lloyd Webber to stream ‘CATS’ starring Elaine Page on YouTube
13 May 2020
Watch CATS for free from 15 May
‘The Doctor’ starring Juliet Stevenson postponed to 2021
13 May 2020
The Doctor will now run at the Duke of York’s Theatre in 2021
Royal Court Theatre streams empty theatre
12 May 2020
Experience the empty performance space at the Royal Court
Watch Andrew Scott in ‘Sea Wall’ free for 1 week
12 May 2020
Andrew Scott’s mesmerising performance available until 18 May 2020
‘Back To The Future’ cast reunite on YouTube
12 May 2020
The cast of the UK musical sing The Power of Love
Regents Park Open Air Theatre 2020 season postponed to 2021
12 May 2020
The new season will open on 15 May 2021.
‘Sunday in the Park with George’ postponed until 2021
8 May 2020
Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford led musical postponed to 2021
Trafalgar Studios to revert to single space theatre
8 May 2020
Trafalgar Studios to be turned back into a single auditorium space
West End theatres to remain closed until end June
5 May 2020
London’s theatre’s to remain dark until 28 June
Chichester Festival Theatre cancels 2020 season
5 May 2020
Productions of The Unfriend and South Pacific have been moved to 2021
Donmar Warehouse to stream free show starring Diana Quick
5 May 2020
Watch Midnight Your Time from 7.30pm BST on 13 May 2020
West End theatre T-Shirt launched to raise money for charity
4 May 2020
The t-shirts will be available from 8am on Wednesday 6 May.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘By Jeeves’ to be streamed for free on YouTube
4 May 2020
The Shows Must Go On! launches new content every Friday at 7pm BST
Broadway On Demand / new streaming service to launch
4 May 2020
Watch Broadway shows from the comfort of your living room
Southwark Playhouse to stream selected shows for free
30 April 2020
Watch 3 full lengths shows from Southwark Playhouse
David Walliams’ ‘The Midnight Gang’ musical to be streamed online for free
30 April 2020
The musical stage adaptation is available to watch for free
West End musical ‘& Juliet’ joins Lucky Voice karaoke app
24 April 2020
Sing along to some of the greatest hits from the last 3-decades
‘Sister Act’ starring Whoopi Goldberg rescheduled to 2021
24 April 2020
Sister Act follows other big productions and reschedules for next year
Robert Icke to adapt George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’
24 April 2020
A timely adaptation of Orwell’s dystopian classic
National Theatre to stream ‘Frankenstein’ & ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
23 April 2020
Stream theatre for free via NT at Home
Jez Butterworth’s ‘Jerusalem’ confirmed for 2021 revival staring Mark Rylance
23 April 2020
Mark Rylance returns to Tony and Olivier Award winning role
Paines Plough launches digital project connecting playwrights with the public
23 April 2020
Paines Plough to co-commission 30 new short plays from writers
Ben Platt’s live concert coming to Netflix
22 April 2020
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Musical Hall drops 20 May
Emma Rice’s ‘Wise Children’ now available to stream on BBC iPlayer
22 April 2020
Watch the stage adaptation of Angela Carter’s great last novel
Watch ‘What the Butler Saw’ starring Rufus Hound online for free
22 April 2020
COMEDY | What The Butler Saw. Curve Leicester 2017 production available to watch online (free)
RSC and BBC iPlayer to stream six Shakespeare plays
21 April 2020
Watch six Shakespeare plays for free
‘Les Misérables – The Staged Concert’ available on digital download
20 April 2020
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’
20 April 2020
Coward’s dazzling comic masterpiece is given a new twist
Michael Urie returns to ‘Buyer & Cellar’ for live-stream benefit performance
17 April 2020
Watch Michael Urie in this stellar comedy
Stephanie McKeon & Samantha Barks to lead ‘Frozen’ musical in London
10 April 2020
London finds its Elsa and Anna
Broadway Theatre shutdown extends to June 2020
8 April 2020
New York Govenor Andrew Cuomo skeptical theatre’s will return before by June
Watch Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s stage play ‘Fleabag’ online
6 April 2020
COMEDY | Fleabag available to watch online. (£4 – which goes to charity)
‘Hairspray The Musical’ reschedules dates to September 2020
3 April 2020
Michale Ball returns to his Olivier Award winning role
Fantasy casting / ‘Tammy Faye’ – Elton John’s new musical
2 April 2020
Sheridan Smith and Alex Gaumond would be perfect casting as American Televangelists
Let Them Entertain You / West End stars offer personalised messages with Cameo app
1 April 2020
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
1 April 2020
Australia’s friendliest celeb shines on social media
Elton John, Jake Shears and James Graham team up on new musical ‘Tammy Faye’
31 March 2020
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’
30 March 2020
Further casting announced for new Cinderella musical
The Old Vic to revive Sondheim’s ‘Into The Woods’
29 March 2020
Stephen Sondheim’s modern classic headed for The Old Vic Theatre
Royal Court to stream black comedy ‘Cypress Avenue’ for free
28 March 2020
Cypress Avenue will be available to stream for 1 month