Sonia Friedman Productions celebrate 20 Olivier Award nominations
Bend It Like Beckham, Oresteia, Hamlet and Farinelli and the King receive nominations
Month: February 2016
Casting announced for Alan Ayckbourn’s How The Other Half Loves
All star cast announced for Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy How the Other Half Loves.
John Hurt and Greta Scacchi join Branagh in The Entertainer
Further casting announced for The Entertainer
Live Stream: 2016 Olivier Award Nominations
Join us at the Rosewood Hotel for the Live Stream of the 2016 Olivier Award nominations
Ghost Bus Tours
The London Ghost Bus Tour is a theatrical sightseeing tour, showing you the darker side of London while providing a piece of comedy horror theatre onboard a classic 1960s Routemaster bus.
George Maguire and Lauren Samuels cast in The Buskers Opera
Casting has been announced for new musical The Buskers Opera at the Park Theatre.
Maureen Lipman cast in My Mother Said I Never Should
Maureen Lipman and Katie Brayben will lead the cast of My Mother Said I Never Should
Jenna Russell joins cast of Doctor Faustus
Jenna Russell, Jade Anouka and Forbes Masson join Kit Harington in Jamie Lloyd’s Doctor Faustus.
First Look: Welcome Home, Captain Fox! at the Donmar Warehouse.
First look at production images of Welcome Home, Captain Fox! at the Donmar Warehouse. Production images have been released of Welcome Home, Captain Fox!, Anthony Weigh’s new version of Jean Anouilh’s hit 1937 comedy Le Voyageur Sans Bagage, now playing at The Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Blanche McIntyre, the cast of Welcome Home, Captain Fox! includes Michelle Asante, Barnaby Kay, Rory Keenan, Katherine Kingsley, Trevor Laird, Sian Thomas, Danny Webb, Fenella Woolgar, and Daniel York. Welcome Home, Captain Fox! is a sparkling comedy of identity, lost and found. It’s the legendary hot summer of 1959 and while the Cold War …
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In pictures: Beautiful celebrates 1st birthday in the West End
Stars come out for Beautful’s birthday gala
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical extends to 2017
Award-winning show Beautiful – The Carole King Musical extends to 18 February 2017
Meera Syal joins cast of Kenneth Branagh’s Romeo and Juliet
Casting announced for Kenneth Branagh’s Romeo and Juliet
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to finish West End run
Sam Mendes’ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to close in 2017
Full casting announced for Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard begin rehearsals
Casting announced for dance thriller Jekyll and Hyde at the Old Vic
Daniel Collins, Tim Hodges and Rachel Muldoon to star in Jekyll and Hyde
Is Dreamgirls based on Diana Ross and the Supremes?
The producers might like to tell a different story but there are some striking similarities.
National Theatre announce 2016 season and beyond
Andrew Garfield, Anna Chancellor, Tamsin Greig, Rory Kinnear, Helen McCrory and Ralph Fiennes returning to the National Theatre
Video: Watch Hamilton cast perform at the 2016 Grammy’s
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical took home the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album last night
Casting announced for Guys and Dolls UK tour
Richard Fleeshman and Louise Dearman lead the cast of Guys and Dolls UK Tour
The Merchants of Bollywood at the Peacock Theatre
The Merchants of Bollywood returns to the Peacock Theatre.
Into The Hoods: Remixed at the Peacock Theatre
Into The Hoods: Remixed returns to the Peacock Theatre.
Immortal Tango at the Peacock Theatre
Immortal Tango – the intoxicating new tango show from Argentina.
Musical comedy The Toxic Avenger to premiere at Southwark Playhouse
The European premiere of rock ‘n’ roll musical comedy The Toxic Avenger will open at Southwark Playhouse.
The Toxic Avenger at Southwark Playhouse
Rock ‘n’ Roll musical comedy The Toxic Avenger receives its UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse
Aaron Sorkin to adapt Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird for Broadway
Aaron Sorkin to adapt Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird for Broadway
Video: Roger Allam as King Lear: ‘Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks’
Shakespeare Solos – Roger Allam playing King Lear in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Video: Ayesha Dharker as Shakespeare’s Titania: ‘The forgeries of jealousy’
Shakespeare Solo’s – Ayesha Dharker playing Titania, the queen of the fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Video: Joanna Vanderham as Juliet: ‘The mask of night is on my face’
Shakespeare Solo’s – Joanna Vanderham marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death – speaking Juliet’s monologue from the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet.
Video: Eileen Atkins as Emilia in Othello: ‘If wives do fall’
Shakespeare Solos – Eileen Atkins marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death – speaking the lines from Othello ‘If wives do fall’
Video: David Morrissey as Richard III: ‘Now is the winter of our discontent’
Shakespeare Solos – David Morrissey marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death – speaking the opening lines from Richard III: ‘Now is the winter of our discontent’
VIDEO: Adrian Lester as Hamlet: ‘To be or not to be’
Shakespeare Solos – Adrian Lester marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death – speaking Hamlet’s soliloquy ‘To be or not to be’
An American in Paris at the Dominion Theatre
Tony Award®-winning musical An American in Paris playing at London’s Dominion Theatre.
Samantha Spiro and Richard King join West End cast of Guys and Dolls
Samantha Spiro and Richard King star in Guys and Dolls
The Truth at the Wyndham’s Theatre
Florian Zeller’s acclaimed play The Truth at the Wyndham’s Theatre.
Casting announced for Florian Zeller’s new play – The Truth
Tanya Franks, Alexander Hanson, Frances O’Connor and Robert Portal to star in The Truth
An American in Paris heading to the West End?
The Tony Award-winning musical is holding auditions for ballet dancers
Frozen the Musical is headed for Broadway.
Frozen will be joining Disney’s other musicals The Lion King and Aladdin on Broadway
King Lear at the Old Vic Theatre starring Glenda Jackson
Shakespeare’s King Lear starring Glenda Jackson at the Old Vic Theatre.
Josette Simon joins the cast of Luce at Southwark Playhouse
Josette Simon and Martins Imhangbe join Mel Giedroyc in Luce at Southwark Playhouse
Former 911 pop star Lee Brennan joins the cast of Footloose: The Musical
911 pop star Lee Brennan makes theatrical debut
Strictly Ballroom – The Musical
A dazzling new production of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom in the West End
Drew McOnie to stage Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom.
Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom to get UK premiere
Daniel Evans Show Boat gets West End transfer
Hammerstein and Kern’s classic American musical Show Boat to get West End transfer
Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro announce 2016 UK tour
Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro continue to go from strength to strength
Twenty-one stars performing on the London stage in 2016
Twenty-one stars you must see performing in London’s West End Theatre in 2016.
How the Other Half Loves at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Alan Ayckbourn’s hit comedy How the Other Half Loves at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Thirteen Top London Theatre Shows for Kids
London’s West End theatre has an amazing selection of shows for children of all ages
In The Bar of A Tokyo Hotel at the Charing Cross Theatre
In The Bar of A Tokyo Hotel starring Linda Marlow at the Charing Cross Theatre.
Glee star Amber Riley to make West End debut
Amber Riley to play Effie White in the iconic musical Dreamgirls
Michael Crawford in surprise West End return
The legendary Phantom star Michael Crawford returns in a new musical adaptation of The Go-Between.
Full casting announced for The Father
Amanda Drew will take over from Claire Skinner in James Macdonald’s production.
Funny Girl extends West End run
Record breaking Funny Girl extends at the Savoy Theatre.
Five Broadway shows we hope transfer to London in 2016
Five Broadway show we hope transfer to London’s West End Theatre in 2016.
In The Heights Extends Run At The King’s Cross Theatre
Miranda’s critically acclaimed musical In The Heights extends run for a third tim
Helen McCrory dives into the Deep Blue Sea.
Helen McCrory takes on Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea.
Reviews round-up: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at the National Theatre
Dominic Cooke’s lively production is revelatory.
Production photos of the UK premiere of Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole stars Claire Skinner, Tom Goodman-Hill and Penny Downie.
Linda Marlowe to star in Tennessee Williams In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel
Linda Marlowe to star in rare Tennessee Williams play
The Libertine at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
The Libertine starring Dominic Cooper at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
FRIENDS star Matthew Perry and cast rehearse The End of Longing.
FRIENDS star Matthew Perry in rehearsal for London play
Five Broadway shows transferring to London in 2016
Don’t miss the London production of these five Broadway hit shows
First Look: Ralph Fiennes in The Master Builder
Ralph Fiennes stars as Halvard Solness in Henrik Ibsen’s late masterpiece The Master Builder
Reviews round-up: Red Velvet at the Garrick Theatre
informative, entertaining, thought-provoking. Red Velvet is a must see.
Lyric announce casting for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lyric Hammersmith announce full cast for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
First look at the 2016 National Tour of Flare Path.
The National Tour of Terence Rattigan’s Flare Path starring Graham Seed