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Legally Blonde the Musical returns to the West End with Amber Davies as Elle Woods

Legally Blonde The Musical - Amber Davies and cast (Screenshot)

15 September 2026

Legally Blonde the Musical returns to the West End with Amber Davies as Elle Woods

Shedinburgh’s first London festival kicks off this month, with productions written by Jessie Cave and Sara Pascoe

Several performers stood in a street holding signage in front of them saying: 'Shedinburgh'

14 September 2026

Shedinburgh’s first London festival kicks off this month, with productions written by Jessie Cave and Sara Pascoe

‘He was deciding he was going to do video games instead of writing musicals’: James Lapine on working with Stephen Sondheim and appreciating Tom Scutt and Jordan Fein’s take on Into the Woods

James Lapine joins Tom Scutt, Jordan Fein and Kate Fleetwood in conversation

14 September 2026

‘He was deciding he was going to do video games instead of writing musicals’: James Lapine on working with Stephen Sondheim and appreciating Tom Scutt and Jordan Fein’s take on Into the Woods

Production images released for Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy

Police officer in black gear confronts a woman in a white dress, pointing a finger during a tense exchange in an indoor setting.

14 September 2026

Production images released for Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy

StarKid returns to London with Nerdy Prudes Must Die, starring the entire original company

Will Branner, Mariah Rose Faith Casillas, Bryce Charles and Corey Dorris for StarKid's Nerdy Prudes Must Die

14 September 2026

StarKid returns to London with Nerdy Prudes Must Die, starring the entire original company

Charlotte d’Amboise starring alongside Jesse Tyler Ferguson in Tru at the Menier Chocolate Factory

Woman with short blond hair wearing a dark button-down shirt and jeans stands in a cluttered workshop or storage area, looking to the side.

14 September 2026

Charlotte d’Amboise starring alongside Jesse Tyler Ferguson in Tru at the Menier Chocolate Factory

Sunday in the Park with George Barbican revival postponed following departure of Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande

Sunday in the Park with George London rumoured to star Jonathan Bailey & Ariana Grande

14 September 2026

Sunday in the Park with George Barbican revival postponed following departure of Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande

The Greatest Stage of All: The Best Shows & Musicals Set in London

Paddington The Musical at the Savoy Theatre. Paddington Bear. Photo by Johan Persson

14 September 2026

The Greatest Stage of All: The Best Shows & Musicals Set in London

Full cast for Robert Icke’s adaptation of The Lives of Others announced as rehearsals begin

Full cast announced for The Lives of Others, starring Keira Knightley. Photos by Danny Kaan.

14 September 2026

Full cast for Robert Icke’s adaptation of The Lives of Others announced as rehearsals begin

Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy Reviews – Intense and brilliantly funny, but critics have mixed feelings about the ending

Police officer in black gear confronts a woman in a white dress, pointing a finger during a tense exchange in an indoor setting.

14 September 2026

Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy Reviews – Intense and brilliantly funny, but critics have mixed feelings about the ending

Full casting announced for The Jungle Book at the National Theatre

Headshots of four actors: in a row From left to right- Parkey Abeyratne, Azan Ahmed, Sebastian Charles and Hiran Abeysekera

14 September 2026

Full casting announced for The Jungle Book at the National Theatre

Megan Hilty and Rachel Tucker to star in new Gentlemen Prefer Blondes concert at the London Palladium

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes concert at London Palladium

14 September 2026

Megan Hilty and Rachel Tucker to star in new Gentlemen Prefer Blondes concert at the London Palladium

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf reviews: a moving, stripped-back production that some critics wanted more room to breathe

(L-R) Nadine Higgin, Cherrelle Skeete, Ibilola Rossi, Tatenda Naomi Matsvai and Alex Thomas-Smith in for colored girls... at The Yard Theatre Photo by Camilla Greenwell

14 September 2026

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf reviews: a moving, stripped-back production that some critics wanted more room to breathe

Tartuffe (Remixed) Reviews: Mark Rylance is a magnificent villain in Darren Raymond’s exhilarating remix

Two actors share a secretive moment on a theater stage, the man in a dark suit holding a brown notebook while the woman in a polka-dot dress and blue beret leans in close.

11 September 2026

Tartuffe (Remixed) Reviews: Mark Rylance is a magnificent villain in Darren Raymond’s exhilarating remix

The Children reviews: the cast give strong performances, but critics are split on whether the play still delivers

Couple at a kitchen table; woman leans over, smiling as she hugs the seated man over a glass of wine.

11 September 2026

The Children reviews: the cast give strong performances, but critics are split on whether the play still delivers

Michelle Gomez and Michael D. Xavier make Royal Exchange debuts in A Little Night Music

Collage of four adults looking at the camera: a plaid-shirted woman, a bearded man, a curly-haired woman in denim, and a man in a white sweater.

11 September 2026

Michelle Gomez and Michael D. Xavier make Royal Exchange debuts in A Little Night Music

Sacha Baron Cohen named as Tarantino’s leading man for The Popinjay Cavalier

Sacha Baron Cohen at the Hugo Premiere, New York City 2011. Photo by Joella Marano. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

11 September 2026

Sacha Baron Cohen named as Tarantino’s leading man for The Popinjay Cavalier

Dick Whittingberg Gets Into a Pickle: JW3 panto and cast revealed

Headshots of three actors in a row.From left to right - Gaby Coleman, Debbie Chaze and Aveev Isaacson.

11 September 2026

Dick Whittingberg Gets Into a Pickle: JW3 panto and cast revealed

Martin Guerre cast in rehearsal ahead of opening at The Old Vic

Actor in a black shirt grips a tall wooden prop spear during a theater rehearsal, with other performers practicing in the background in a wood-paneled studio.

10 September 2026

Martin Guerre cast in rehearsal ahead of opening at The Old Vic

La Voix to play the London Palladium as part of expanded UK tour

Drag queen in a glamorous red off-shoulder gown posing on a red carpet with gold rope barriers and illuminated backdrop. Readies a prop in one hand while smiling at the camera.

10 September 2026

La Voix to play the London Palladium as part of expanded UK tour

Kimberly Akimbo reviews: critics say Maria Friedman triumphs in a rapturously received UK premiere

Woman in a Labyrinth shirt and beaded necklace sits cross‑legged in a library, talking with a person in a camo jacket.

10 September 2026

Kimberly Akimbo reviews: critics say Maria Friedman triumphs in a rapturously received UK premiere

Take a first look at the cast of Affluenza in rehearsals

Janette Manrara and Noah Schnapp in rehearsal for 'Affluenza' at Riverside Studios. Photo by Justine Matthew.

10 September 2026

Take a first look at the cast of Affluenza in rehearsals

See newly released images of Gaten Matarazzo and the cast of RENT in rehearsals ahead of West End return

The cast of RENT in rehearsals. Photo by Pamela Raith.

10 September 2026

See newly released images of Gaten Matarazzo and the cast of RENT in rehearsals ahead of West End return

National Theatre’s Ballet Shoes announces major UK Tour with Strictly’s Anton Du Beke joining the cast

Left: smiling man in a yellow plaid suit holding a baton; blue studio background. Right: spacey poster artwork with pink 'BALLET SHOES' lettering, shell and ship motifs over a starry ocean scene.

10 September 2026

National Theatre’s Ballet Shoes announces major UK Tour with Strictly’s Anton Du Beke joining the cast