‘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
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‘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
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 Paige 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
‘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
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
‘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
National Theatre launches free streaming service on YouTube
27 March 2020
Watch a new show from the National Theatre’s archive every Thursday
Sadler’s Wells to stream free dance performances and workshops on Facebook
24 March 2020
Sadler’s Wells goes digital. Watch performances from the comfort of your home!
WATCH: stars join Rosie O’Donnell YouTube special to raise over $600k for The Actors Fund
24 March 2020
Watch Broadway stars take part in a live stream benefit for The Actors Fund
Let Them Entertain You / theatre stars on social media #BenPlatt
23 March 2020
Missed out on his #QuaranTunes dance party, keep an eye on Tony winner Ben Platt
Let Them Entertain You / theatre stars on social media #PattiLuPone
23 March 2020
Broadway icon Patti LuPone takes you on a guided tour of her basement
Maisie Williams led play ‘I and You’ to stream for free on Instagram
20 March 2020
The play will be available to view for free for 1 week
‘Game of Thrones’ Indira Varma tests positive for coronavirus
20 March 2020
Varma had been performing in Jamie Lloyd’s production of The Seagull
Can I watch a West End show at home?
20 March 2020
Get your theatre fix from the comfort of your own home. Watch top West End productions for free.
‘Eugenius!’ musical to screen on Facebook
19 March 2020
The screening aims to raise money for Acting For Others
‘Thriller Live’ waves good-bye to London’s West End
19 March 2020
The Michael Jackson tribute show has played its final West End performance
London’s Theatre Café to live stream concert performances
19 March 2020
Money raised will help support performers affected by the coronavirus
coronavirus / 2020 Olivier Awards cancelled
17 March 2020
The Society of London Theatre has confirmed the 2020 Olivier Awards have been cancelled.
coronavirus / UK theatres to close until further notice
16 March 2020
UK theatre reacts to coronavirus pandemic
Photo flash: ‘Back To The Future The Musical’
16 March 2020
Broadway star Roger Bart and Olly Dobson lead the cast
coronavirus / Young Vic cancels remaining performances of ‘Nora’
16 March 2020
The production had been due to run until 21 March 2020.
coronavirus / Arcola Theatre suspends all productions
15 March 2020
East London theatre joins growing list of theatres to halt productions
Judi Dench in ‘Blithe Spirit’: film trailer
13 March 2020
Judi Dench shines as Madame Arcati in the new film adaptation of Blithe Spirit
Broadway closes theatres
12 March 2020
Broadway Theatre is shutting down today as a New York statewide ban of all gatherings of more than 500 people goes into effect.
Sheridan Smith to star in Cilla Black musical
9 March 2020
Sheridan Smith to portray British icon Cilla Black in Cilla The Musical
Birmingham Rep to stage UK premiere of Broadway’s ‘Something Rotten!’
9 March 2020
Musical comedy Something Rotten! to open this October
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ announces 2021 UK tour
9 March 2020
Jonathan Church & Andrew Wright’s acclaimed production announces major UK tour
Broadway Theatre: What’s on this Spring and Summer 2020
8 March 2020
A round-up of what’s hot on Broadway this Spring Summer 2020 season
Tyrone Huntley, Clare Halse and Harry Hepple join ‘Hello, Dolly!’ cast in London
6 March 2020
Dominic Cooke completes casting for Hello,Dolly! in London.
Don Black to receive Special Award at the Olivier Awards 2020
6 March 2020
Lyricist Don Black to receive Special Olivier Award for services to theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber delays new musical ‘Cinderella’ over global crisis
5 March 2020
Corona virus scalps Cinderella opening date in London
In rehearsal: ‘The Doctor’ starring Juliet Stevenson & Jamie Parker
4 March 2020
Full casting announced for the West End transfer of The Doctor
Olivier Awards 2020 – The Nominations
3 March 2020
& Juliet leads the nominations for the 2020 Olivier Awards
‘& Juliet’, Claire Foy and Andrew Scott win at the 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards
1 March 2020
& Juliet wins six What’sOnStage Awards
‘Tina the Musical’ announces new West End cast
29 February 2020
Aisha Jawando and Jammy Kasongo confirmed as the new Tina and Ike Turner.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Steve Pemberton to star in Martin McDonagh’s ‘The Pillowman’
28 February 2020
The Pillowman will begin performances at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 24 July 2020
Sleeper hit ‘Be More Chill’ extends run at The Other Palace theatre in London
26 February 2020
Be More Chill will now run until 14 June 2020
‘The Prince Of Egypt’ extends at the Dominion Theatre in London
25 February 2020
Now booking until 31 October 2020 at the Dominion Theatre
First look: ‘The Prince of Egypt’ in London
25 February 2020
Show photos of The Prince of Egypt in London
Jamie Parker boards West End transfer of ‘The Doctor’
24 February 2020
Full casting announced for the West End transfer of The Doctor
Darren Day joins ‘Footloose The Musical’ UK Tour
24 February 2020
Darren Day to play Reverend Moore in Footloose The Musical
Kate Fleetwood to play Cruella De Vil in ‘101 Dalmatians’ at Regents Park Open Air Theatre
21 February 2020
101 Dalmatians The Musical runs from 16 May at Regents Park
Photo flash: David Mitchell & Gemma Whelan in ‘The Upstart Crow’
20 February 2020
First look at the West End production of Ben Elton’s new comedy
Jay McGuiness & Kimberley Walsh to star in ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ musical
17 February 2020
Sleepless runs at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre from March
Arinzé Kene to star in Bob Marley musical ‘Get Up, Stand Up!’ in London
17 February 2020
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Story will open at the Lyric Theatre in February 2021
Kerry Ellis to workshop new musical ‘Legends of Arahma’
17 February 2020
Wicked star Kerry Ellis to play fantasy warlord in new musical
Cast announced for West End revival of ‘The Effect’
14 February 2020
Lucy Prebble’s acclaimed play is revived at the Boulevard Theatre
Rufus Hound and Katy Brand to join ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ in West End
14 February 2020
Mountview drama student Noah Thomas to play Jamie New
In pictures: ‘Uncle Vanya’ starring Toby Jones & Richard Armitage
14 February 2020
First look at Conor McPherson’s new adaptation directed by Ian Rickson
Carrie Hope Fletcher to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Cinderella’
14 February 2020
Cinderella will begin performances on 28 August 2020 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London.
New musical ‘Hail Cremation!’ to open at National Theatre Wales
14 February 2020
Hail Cremation! runs from 23 March 2020
Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Relatively Speaking’ revived at Jermyn Street Theatre
13 February 2020
The play transfers from the Mill at Sonning
First look: ‘The Realistic Joneses’ at Theatre Royal Bath
13 February 2020
Will Eno’s award winning play stars Sharon Small & Corey Johnson
David Tennant to star in CP Taylor’s Good at the Playhouse Theatre
12 February 2020
Dominic Cooke directs David Tennant in a West End revival of Good
Ross Golan to perform concert album ‘The Wrong Man’ in London
10 February 2020
Golan is a multi-awarding winning songwriter
Lesley Joseph boards UK tour of ‘Sister Act’
10 February 2020
The UK tour of Sister Act opens 21 April at Curve Leicester
Deborah Warner appointed new Artistic Director of the Ustinov Studio
7 February 2020
Warner is known for her long-standing creative partnership with Fiona Shaw
Eithne Browne and John McArdle to lead new play ‘Maggie May’
7 February 2020
The play will run at Queen’s Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Curve.
Poldark’s Tom Yorke to star in ‘Corpse!’ at Park Theatre
7 February 2020
Clive Brill directs a major revival of Corpse!
Carlos Acosta announces first season at Birmingham Royal Ballet
7 February 2020
Acosta’s first season coincides with the 30th anniversary of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s move to Birmingham
New musical ‘Indecent Proposal’ to premiere at Southwark Playhouse
6 February 2020
JOANNA RIDING in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Tamzin Outhwaite joins Emilia Clarke in ‘The Seagull’
6 February 2020
Full casting announced for The Seagull at the Playhouse Theatre
2020 UK tour of ‘The Addams Family’ to star Samantha Womack
6 February 2020
Samantha Womack & Cameron Blakely to play Morticia & Gomez Addams
‘Sister Act adds extra performance dates in London
5 February 2020
Sister Act adds an extra week of performances
Edinburgh Fringe hit ‘The Shark is Broken’ will transfer to London’s West End
5 February 2020
The Shark is Broken plays a limited season in London
Richard Gadd’s ‘Baby Reindeer’ announces West End and New York transfer
1 February 2020
Richard Gadd’s Edinburgh Fringe First award winning play Baby Reindeer will transfer to London’s West End and BAM in New York.
Famous faces in London’s West End in 2020
28 January 2020
Get ready for a spectacular year of live theatre with these stars on stage
‘The Comedy About A Bank Robbery’ to close in the West End
27 January 2020
The Donmar’s Anna Christie starring Jude Law finally transfers to Broadway
‘Mean Girls’ musical to open in London in 2021
27 January 2020
Tina Fey’s Mean Girls to open in London
‘Magic Goes Wrong’ & ‘Six’ extend London runs
23 January 2020
West End extensions confirmed for ‘Six’ and ‘Magic Goes Wrong’.
Shakespeare’s Globe / ‘Women Beware Women’ & ‘Taming of The Shrew’ cast announced
21 January 2020
The Taming of the Shrew and Women Beware Women open at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this February
Louise Jameson to direct ‘Revenge’ at Greenwich Theatre
18 January 2020
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
17 January 2020
The Olivier Awards will be held on 7 April 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall
Louise Redknapp & Brian Conley return to ‘9 to 5 The Musical’
14 January 2020
Redknapp & Conley to close out 9 to 5 The Musical in London.
Watermill Theatre revives ‘One Million Tiny Plays About Britain’
14 January 2020
Craig Taylor’s comic play returns to the Watermill Theatre in Newbury
Leicester Curve to stage UK premiere of musical ‘Roman Holiday’
14 January 2020
Curve to stage musical stage adaptation of the classic Audrey Hepburn film
Andy Nyman & Jenna Russell board ‘Hello, Dolly!’ in London
11 January 2020
Dominic Cooke lines up a star-studded cast for Hello,Dolly! in London.
‘School of Rock’ musical to close in West End
10 January 2020
School of Rock The Musical makes way for new Cinderella musical
‘Come From Away’ unveils new cast for 2020
10 January 2020
Wicked’s Alice Fearn joins the cast of Come From Away
Andrew Lloyd Webber to stage modern ‘Cinderella’ musical
10 January 2020
Killing Eve’s Emerald Fennell pens new Cinderella musical
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Park Theatre / Casting announced for ‘La Cage aux Folles [The Play]’
9 January 2020
Simon Callow’s English translation to premiere at the Park Theatre
Rehearsal images for ‘The Croft’ starring Gwen Taylor
8 January 2020
Coronation Street, Barbara & Heartbeat actress Gwen Taylor stars in a new Scottish thriller
‘Uncle Vanya’ / inside the rehearsal room with Toby Jones & Richard Armitage
7 January 2020
Uncle Vanya begins performances on 14 January at the Harold Pinter Theatre
New tour announced for Kevin Elyot’s ‘My Night With Reg’
6 January 2020
My Night With Reg opens on 23 January in Manchester
Full casting announced for London premiere of ‘Pretty Woman The Musical’
6 January 2020
Pretty Woman The Musical rounds out the London cast
Casting announced for ‘Albion’ at Almeida Theatre
2 January 2020
Following an acclaimed 2017 production Mike Bartlett’s Albion returns to Almeida Theatre
Marisha Wallace returns to London production of ‘Waitress The Musical’
24 December 2019
Marisha Wallace checks in for her final shift in Waitress
Matt Lucas temporarily joins cast of ‘Les Misérables’ at the Sondheim Theatre
22 December 2019
Matt Lucas saves Les Miserables in London
Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke to make West End debut in ‘The Seagull’
20 December 2019
Jamie Lloyd to direct Emilia Clarke in a new adaptation of The Seagull
Sebastian Barry’s ‘On Blueberry Hill’ to open in London
18 December 2019
On Blueberry Hill, a new play from one of Ireland’s greatest living playwrights
Corey Johnson & Sharon Small cast in ‘The Realistic Joneses’
17 December 2019
Casting announced for ‘The Realistic Joneses’ at Theatre Royal Bath
Casting announced for Northern Broadsides production of ‘Quality Street’
17 December 2019
J.M. Barrie’s rarely performed farce to play at Northern Broadsides