Stage Spy

Where the West End whispers first.

While our news desk handles the official headlines, Stage Spy lives in the wings, the stage doors, and the late-night bars of Soho. This is your home for the "unconfirmed but credible" — the casting whispers that haven't hit the contract stage, the Broadway transfers scouting for a theatre, and the secret workshop readings everyone is talking about.

It isn’t a fact until the curtain rises — but it’s a rumour here first.

Jamie Lloyd drops out of Back To The Future Musical

Back to the Future The Musical, London

28 August 2014

Jamie Lloyd drops out of Back To The Future Musical

Lily Allen dropped from Bridget Jones musical

30 July 2014

Lily Allen dropped from Bridget Jones musical

Rogert Bart to star in Back to the Future musical?

Olly Dobson & Roger Bart in Back To The Future Musical

22 July 2014

Rogert Bart to star in Back to the Future musical?

Nancy Carroll, Rufus Sewell in Closer revival at Donmar

17 July 2014

Nancy Carroll, Rufus Sewell in Closer revival at Donmar

Dusty The Musical set for West End run

11 July 2014

Dusty The Musical set for West End run

Nicole Kidman to star in A Month In The Country in London

3 July 2014

Nicole Kidman to star in A Month In The Country in London

Disney’s Aladdin in talks for London Palladium

27 June 2014

Disney’s Aladdin in talks for London Palladium

True Blood set for new musical version

18 June 2014

True Blood set for new musical version

Mrs Henderson Presents to become West End musical

11 June 2014

Mrs Henderson Presents to become West End musical

Kinks musical heading for Harold Pinter Theatre?

9 June 2014

Kinks musical heading for Harold Pinter Theatre?

Sequel to Mamma Mia! is underway

9 June 2014

Sequel to Mamma Mia! is underway

Susan Hill’s The Small Hand to make West End debut?

6 June 2014

Susan Hill’s The Small Hand to make West End debut?

Angela Lansbury in The Chalk Garden?

4 June 2014

Angela Lansbury in The Chalk Garden?

West End Hot Watch: Paulo Teixeira

25 May 2014

West End Hot Watch: Paulo Teixeira

Dame Joan Plowright retires from acting

14 May 2014

Dame Joan Plowright retires from acting

John Tiffany to direct Harry Potter The Play?

9 May 2014

John Tiffany to direct Harry Potter The Play?

Beautiful – The Carole King Musical to Aldwych Theatre?

9 May 2014

Beautiful – The Carole King Musical to Aldwych Theatre?

Bend It Like Beckham edges closer to West End?

7 May 2014

Bend It Like Beckham edges closer to West End?

Cameron Macktinsh: My Fair Lady Movie cancelled

6 May 2014

Cameron Macktinsh: My Fair Lady Movie cancelled

Almeida’s King Charles III to West End’s Wyndham’s Theatre

2 May 2014

Almeida’s King Charles III to West End’s Wyndham’s Theatre

Disney’s Aladdin to the West End? Plus Back to the Future, Harry Potter on Stage

2 May 2014

Disney’s Aladdin to the West End? Plus Back to the Future, Harry Potter on Stage

West End Hot Watch: Rachel Muldoon

1 May 2014

West End Hot Watch: Rachel Muldoon

West End Hot Watch: Dominic Tribuzio

23 April 2014

West End Hot Watch: Dominic Tribuzio

David Suchet to play Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest

11 April 2014

David Suchet to play Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest