‘The Chicago Blues Brothers’ to play West End
16 July 2019
‘The Chicago Blues Brothers’ will perform on 4 August 2019 at the Savoy Theatre
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‘Back To The Future’ musical / new casting announced
16 July 2019
The musical will try out in Manchester prior to a West End transfer
‘Amelie The Musical’ to open in West End
10 July 2019
The musical will premiere at The Other Palace Theatre this Christmas
Casting announced for ‘Southern Belles’ at King’s Head Theatre’s Queer Season
4 July 2019
A double bill of ground-breaking one-act plays by Tennessee Williams
‘Games For Lovers’ announce star cast
4 July 2019
Ryan Craig’s new play follows four millennials as they negotiate the new rules of modern relationships.
‘Cruel Intentions’ musical to star Sophie Isaacs, Evelyn Hoskins, Dean John-Wilson
3 July 2019
The musical receives its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe
Joe Pasquale to star in ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em’ UK tour
2 July 2019
The UK tour will open in Bromley in February 2020
Billy Postlethwaite to star in Watermills tour of ‘Macbeth’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
2 July 2019
The Watermill Theatre’s acclaimed productions are set to contemporary soundtracks
MIF \ Alfred Enoch & Sinéad Cusack in ‘Tree’
1 July 2019
Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s Tree is an electrifying new drama
‘Boeing-Boeing’ tour – further casting announced
1 July 2019
The multi-award winning comedy opens at Brighton Theatre Royal on 4 September 2019
MIF \ Philip Glass and Phelim McDermott’s ‘Tao of Glass’
30 June 2019
Rehearsal images for Philip Glass and Phelim McDermott’s latest collaboration.
Park Theatre / casting announced for ‘Warheads’
27 June 2019
Warheads looks at the effects of PTSD on the individual and the collateral damage of family
New dates announced for UK tour of ‘Toast’
24 June 2019
Nigel Slater’s Toast adds new dates to the UK tour
‘Pretty Woman’ musical to transfer to London’s West End in 2020
20 June 2019
The musical stage adaptation of Pretty Woman is heading to London.
Rhys Ifans to star in ‘On Bear Ridge’ at the Royal Court Theatre
20 June 2019
The semi-autobiographical play is by award-winning writer Ed Thomas
Jake Gyllenhaal to perform on London stage
17 June 2019
The musical runs at Savoy Theatre for a limited 12-week run from 11 June 2020
We Will Rock You musical confirms world tour
13 June 2019
We Will Rock Your to kick off world tour in South Africa
West End Live announce full line up.
13 June 2019
The annual free event takes place on 22 – 23 June in Trafalgar Square.
Gwendoline Christie in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: photos
7 June 2019
Gwendoline Christie plays Titania, Queen of the Fairies
Bernadette Peters UK concert dates cancelled
7 June 2019
Peters had been due to perform at the Lyceum Theatre on 10 June
Bill Ward to play Loco Chanelle in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
7 June 2019
Bill Ward joins the cast from 1 July 2019
DEAR EVAN HANSEN London releases new tickets and search for fans artwork
7 June 2019
Dear Evan Hansen announces new West End dates
Royal Court to stage four new Caryl Churchill plays
7 June 2019
The four plays will run in the Autumn season at the Royal Court
Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce transfers to West End
7 June 2019
Death Of A Salesman runs from 24 October 2019 at the Piccadilly Theatre.
Ore Oduba joins Jason Manford in Curtains
5 June 2019
The musical comedy will open at at the Churchill Theatre Bromley in October
See John Malkovich and the cast of ‘Bitter Wheat’ in rehearsal
5 June 2019
David Mamet’s new play begins performance on 7 June at the Garrick Theatre
Nikki Bentley and Helen Woolf to lead West End musical Wicked
3 June 2019
Wicked welcomes the new cast from 22 July 2019
Heathers star Sophie Isaacs to lead Divas concert at The Other Palace
3 June 2019
Divas will be held on Thursday 8 June 2019 at The Other Palace Theatre
Sue Johnston joins Stephen Mangan in The Man In The White Suit
31 May 2019
Sean Foley directs a new stage adaptation of the classic ealing comedy
The Inbetweeners Blake Harrison joins West End musical Waitress
31 May 2019
Neil from The Inbetweeners joins the cast of Waitress
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin sails into the West End
30 May 2019
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is booking from 4 July 2019 to 31 August 2019
Queen of Mist transfers to Charing Cross Theatre
30 May 2019
Trudi Camilleri will star in Queen of the Mist from 15 August 2019
The One Show’s Matt Baker to star in Goldilocks And The Three Bears pantomime
24 May 2019
Goldilocks And The Three Bears runs at the London Palladium for 5-weeks 7 December 2019.
Caroline Sheen returns to Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical
23 May 2019
Caroline Sheen will play ‘Violet Newstead’ from 4 July 2019 until 31 August 2019.
Meera Syal, Lloyd Owen & Daniel Rigby board Noises Off
23 May 2019
Casting announced for Noises Off at the Lyric Hammersmith
Come From Away extends London run at the Phoenix Theatre
22 May 2019
The sleeper-hit is now booking until 15 February 2020
Call The Midwife’s Helen George to star in My Cousin Rachel stage play
22 May 2019
Daphne du Maurier’s romance mystery will open at Theatre Royal Bath
The Life I Lead transfers to the West End
22 May 2019
Miles Jupp to play Disney’s Mr Banks actor David Tomlinson
Ashely Roberts & Lucie Jones to join Waitress in West End
21 May 2019
Ashely Roberts & Lucie Jones will join the cast from Monday 17 June 2019.
David Mamet’s Bitter Wheat announces full West End cast
20 May 2019
Bitter Wheat opens at the Garrick Theatre in London in June
Broadway’s Tootsie musical plans London run in 2021
20 May 2019
Tootsie has been nominated for 11 2019 Tony awards including Best Musical
The Girl On The Train stage play to open in West End
20 May 2019
The production will play a limited 4-week run from 23 July 2019.
Back To The Future musical to open in West End
17 May 2019
Back To The Future The Musical is coming to London’s West End theatre-land in a spectacular new stage adaptation. Based on the classic 80s film franchise starring Michael J Fox, the musical follows Marty McFly, a rock ‘n’ roll teenager who is accidentally transported back in time, but before he can return to 1985 he must make sure his high school-aged parents fall in love in order to save his own existence. West End actor Olly Dobson (Bat Out Of Hell The Musical, Matilda) has been cast in the lead role of Marty McFly with further casting to be announced. Bob
Afterglow confirms cast for UK premiere
14 May 2019
Compelling. Highly charged and extremely sexual – Afterglow runs from 5 June 2019
Touching The Void / West End transfer for thrilling adaptation
14 May 2019
An epic adventure that asks how far you’d be willing to go to survive.
Trevor Nunn to direct The Bridges of Madison County at the Menier Chocolate Factory
13 May 2019
West End actress Jenna Russell to star as Francesca
Bally Gill wins 2018 Ian Charleson award
13 May 2019
Bally Gill wins the 2018 Ian Charleson award for his Romeo at the RSC
Anita Dobson and Maria Friedman join West End musical Fiddler on the Roof
13 May 2019
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
10 May 2019
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
9 May 2019
The production is booking through to April 2020
New 600 seat theatre announced for Kings Cross
8 May 2019
The theatre is currently under construction
Kimberley Walsh, Matthew Kelly & Wendi Peters join Big The Musical
8 May 2019
New casting announced for Big The Musical
Florian Zeller’s THE SON transfers to the Duke of York’s Theatre in London
8 May 2019
Zeller’s acclaimed play explores the changing nature of family dynamics
Stephen Fry to star in West End run and UK tour of Mythos.
7 May 2019
Stephen Fry to embark on UK tour of his one-man show
Immersive theatre show The Wolf of Wall Street to premiere in London
7 May 2019
Experience the greed, power and excess of 90s Wall Street
Michael Ball to star in West End revival of Hairspray
3 May 2019
The hit musical is revived in London’s West End for 12 weeks only
Mark Moraghan and Lucy O’Byrne board Little Miss Sunshine musical UK tour
2 May 2019
Little Miss Sunshine the musical confirms cast for UK tour
Stephen Schwartz’s new musical The Prince of Egypt to open in London
2 May 2019
The musical will open at the Dominion Theatre in February 2020
Phoebe Waller-Bridge to star in FLEABAG on stage for the final time
2 May 2019
The actor-writer will perform her comic monologue for 30 performances this summer
Tony Awards 2019: winners in full
1 May 2019
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
26 April 2019
Jonathan Church’s summer season continues to attract top talent
Derren Brown announces brand new tour for 2020
26 April 2019
The master of illusion returns to the limelight with Showman
Stars come out for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’s first birthday
26 April 2019
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
25 April 2019
First look at THIS IS MY FAMILY at Chichester Festival Theatre
Haydn Gwynne, Rory Keenan & Bronté Barbé announced in Chichester Festival Theatre season.
25 April 2019
Further casting announced for Chichester Festival Theatre’s 2019 season
X-Factor’s Rylan Clark-Neal to star in Nativity The Musical
25 April 2019
The hit musical returns to London’s Eventim Apollo this Christmas
Ian McKellen stages free show for 80 octogenarians
25 April 2019
The much-loved actor is touring his one-man show to raise funds for local theatres
Aaron Sidwell & Lauren Samuels to star in Henry V
24 April 2019
Sidwell and Samuels will play Henry and Katherine
Education, Education, Education to run at Trafalgar Studios in the West End
18 April 2019
The whip-smart comedy will run for 4-weeks at Trafalgar Studios
Falsettos to get UK premiere at The Other Palace
17 April 2019
The double Tony Award-Winning Falsettos is a hilarious and poignant musical
Matt Cardle boards Jesus Christ Superstar at the Barbican
12 April 2019
Casting for the upcoming return of Jesus Christ Superstar has been announced.
Beano Studios to make Dennis and Gnasher musical
11 April 2019
Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed! the Musical will launch in 2020
Ian Redford, Marlene Sidaway and Kevin Tomlinson to star in ‘Beneath The Blue Rinse’
11 April 2019
Tom Glover’s comedy opens at the Park Theatre in May
First look at Maggie Smith in A German Life
11 April 2019
Smith plays Joseph Goebbels secretary in her first stage performance since 2007
Cirque du Soleil to stage Mexican themed show in London
10 April 2019
2020 marks the 30th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil performing in the UK.
ABBA’s Benny and Björn attend Mamma Mia! 20th anniversary in London
8 April 2019
All star attendance for the 20th anniversary performance at the Novello Theatre
Olivier awards 2019: full list of winners
8 April 2019
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
5 April 2019
Amour runs from 2 May 2019 until 20 July 2019 at Charing Cross Theatre
British Theatre Academy to produce Disney’s My Son Pinocchio Jr
5 April 2019
British Theatre Academy’s season also includes Once On This Island and Dogfight
Sergei Polunin / The bad boy of ballet to perform at London Palladium
5 April 2019
The bad boy of ballet Sergei Polunin returns to London with a mixed programme of work at the Palladium.
Katherine McPhee to exit West End musical Waitress
5 April 2019
McPhee will play her final performance on Saturday 15 June 2019.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ – The Musical to run in the West End
4 April 2019
The musical comedy runs at the Ambassadors Theatre from 15 June 2019
Alex Jennings joins The Light in the Piazza musical at Southbank Centre
4 April 2019
The Crown’s Alex Jennings completes casting for The Light in the Piazza
Ruthie Henshall & Marisha Wallace to host Waitress Cast Album Karaoke
3 April 2019
The first Waitress Cast Album Karaoke takes place on 19 February 2019.
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery announces West End extension on third birthday
2 April 2019
Now booking until 3 May 2020 at the Criterion Theatre, London
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Gillian Anderson, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Damian Lewis and more to star in Whodunnit [Unrehearsed]
2 April 2019
A different guest performer will appear each night in the murder mystery
Nigel Slater’s Toast announces UK tour
2 April 2019
The production runs at The Other Palace Theatre from 4 April
Dear Evan Hansen London: Tickets, plot, cast, dates, theatre
1 April 2019
Dear Evan Hansen tickets on sale 8 April 2019
Felicity Kendal to star in The Argument at Theatre Royal Bath
29 March 2019
The comic play follows a series of arguments between a married couple and their family
Tom Hiddleston’s Chinese advert goes viral
29 March 2019
The advert on Chinese blogging site Weibo has been viewed over 2.5million times
Jay McGuiness to star in Big The Musical at the Dominion Theatre in London
29 March 2019
Big The Musical will play for 9 weeks at the Dominion Theatre
James Corden to host 2019 Tony Awards
20 March 2019
The Tony Awards will take place at Radio City Music Hall on 9 June 2019
Danny Mac to star in White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre
20 March 2019
Strictly Come Dancing star Danny Mac to play Bing Crosby role in White Christmas
Disney’s Frozen confirms London run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
19 March 2019
The smash-hit musical sweeps into London in Autumn 2020
Tyrone Huntley among nominees for 2018 Ian Charleson Awards
18 March 2019
The winners will be announced in May
Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox in Betrayal
15 March 2019
First look at Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox Betrayal
Jason Donovan to star in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
14 March 2019
Jason Donovan to play Pharaoh in the West End revival of Joseph
Petula Clark and Joseph Millson cast in Mary Poppins
14 March 2019
Further casting announced for Mary Poppins
Louise Redknapp confirms her 9 to 5 West End start date
12 March 2019
Louise Redknapp to begin performances later this month
Hate crime play ‘Vincent River’ gets West End transfer
11 March 2019
Philip Ridley’s thrilling and heartbreaking exploration of hate crime runs at Trafalgar Studios
Andrew Scott to star in Present Laughter at the Old Vic
11 March 2019
Matthew Warchus directs Present Laughter at the Old Vic Theatre
Magic Mike Live extends at London Hippodrome
11 March 2019
Magic Mike Live in London is booking until 5 January 2020.
Penn and Teller team up with Mischief Theatre for Magic Goes Wrong
10 March 2019
Magic Goes Wrong opens at the Vaudeville Theatre in December 2019
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie now booking into 2020
8 March 2019
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie extends into 2020
Olivier Awards 2019: Company & Come From Away lead with nine nominations
5 March 2019
Olivier Awards 2019: Nominations in full
Lesley Joseph joins Calendar Girls The Musical UK tour
5 March 2019
Joseph previously appeared in the stage version of the musical
Jason Manford to host 2019 Olivier Awards
4 March 2019
The Olivier Awards will be held on 7 April 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall
WhatsOnStage Awards 2019: the winners in full
4 March 2019
The WhatsOnStage Awards are entirely voted for by the public.
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes to return for UK tour
4 March 2019
The acclaimed production returns to Sadler’s Wells this Christmas
Matthew Bourne to receive Special Olivier Award
1 March 2019
Matthew Bourne to receive eighth Olivier Award
Simon Lipkin to headline Ghost Stories at Lyric Hammersmith
1 March 2019
The supernatural thriller returns to the Lyric Hammersmith from 29 March
Jeremy Jordan returns to London with 2019 Cadogan Hall concerts
1 March 2019
Jordan will host three concerts on 26 and 27 October at Cadogan Hall.
Hackney Empire to stage Dick Whittington and His Cat
1 March 2019
Hackney Empire’s pantomime season kicks off on 23 November 2019.
Sheridan Smith to star in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1 March 2019
Sheridan Smith to play the Narrator in the West End revival of Joseph
Casting announced for Little Death Club at Underbelly Festival
28 February 2019
Get ready for a night of mayhem at the hilarious Little Death Club
Southwark Playhouse to stage sexually-charged gay play Afterglow
28 February 2019
Compelling. Highly charged and extremely sexual – Afterglow runs from 5 June 2019
Ian Hallard and Ciarán Owens to star in Tumulus at Soho Theatre
28 February 2019
Christopher Adams’ noir-style murder mystery thriller transfer from the Vaults 2018 Festival
Witness for the Prosecution / new cast + booking period
26 February 2019
Witness for the Prosecution
By Agatha Christie extends into its third year at County Hall
Iris Theatre announces 10th anniversary season
26 February 2019
Iris Theatre to stage two epic Summer promenade productions
Cast announced for Michael Morpurgo’s The Butterfly Lion
26 February 2019
Michael Morpurgo’s bittersweet story runs at the Barn Theatre
Bush Theatre / Daniel Bailey appointed Associate Director
22 February 2019
Bailey replaces Omar Elerian who has held the position since 2012
Gwendoline Christie to star in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre
21 February 2019
Gwendoline Christie to play queen of the fairies, Titiana.
Dolly Parton attends 9 to 5 The Musical – Gala Performance
20 February 2019
Gala night pictures from 9 to 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre
The Two of Us’ Janet Dibley to star in Turn of the Screw
19 February 2019
Janet Dibley to play The Governess in the UK touring production fo Turn of the Screw
Dear Evan Hansen to open at Noel Coward Theatre in 2019
16 February 2019
Dear Evan Hansen announces West End dates
First look / world premiere stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s Zogg
15 February 2019
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
15 February 2019
First look at Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox in rehearsal for Betrayal
Lyric Hammersmith to stage Noises Off
15 February 2019
Jeremy Herrin to direct Michael Frayn’s comic farce
Tina Turner musical announces new West End leads
15 February 2019
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe to make her West End debut as Tina Turner
Jason Manford to star in Tony winning musical ‘Curtains’
15 February 2019
The musical comedy will open at at the Churchill Theatre Bromley in October
Amélie musical UK premiere to star Audrey Brisson
14 February 2019
Audrey Brisson to lead UK premiere of Amélie
Katherine McPhee & Denise Van Outen to host Waitress Cast Album Karaoke
13 February 2019
The first Waitress Cast Album Karaoke takes place on 19 February 2019.
Maggie Smith to star in a new stage play
13 February 2019
Maggie Smith to star in A German Life at the Bridge Theatre