Thursday, April 23, 2026
Churchill theatre, Bromley James M Cain’s hard-bitten novella gained bleak power on screen but this version, giving Mischa Barton her UK stage debut, loses its flinty edgeThe West End’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10AMTuesday, April 21, 2026
Adaptation of Stephen Merchant’s 2019 film about WWE champ Saraya-Jade Bevis ‘will be an absolute blast’, says one of the film’s stars, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ JohnsonStephen Merchant�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30PMSunday, April 19, 2026
Tony award-winning actor will play lead role of Judith Bliss in Noël Coward’s comedy at Wyndham’s theatre in London
Christine Baranski is to make her West End debut alongsid…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMSaturday, April 11, 2026
The sleeper hit film has been transformed into a Disney stage show. But does it let exploitative huckster PT Barnum off the hook? We go behind the scenes of its launch run in Bristol
 
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMThursday, April 2, 2026
The great Shakespearean shares his passion project, there’s a sneak peek of Sam Ryder’s Jesus Christ Superstar and Back to the Future: The Musical hits reverse
When stages went…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMTuesday, March 31, 2026
London PalladiumThe musical-theatre megastars fall in and out of love, in opposing timelines, in a stirring production of Jason Robert Brown’s musical
After her electrifying Evita, Ra…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54PMThursday, March 26, 2026
Comedy duo will take the stage together in the West End for the first time in 17 years in Cinderella alongside Julian Clary
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to return to the stage toget…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMIntimate monologue or performance art? The singer’s recent gigs give a tantalising idea of what a stage adaptation of her album might look like
‘This conversation’s too b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMWednesday, March 18, 2026
Palais Garnier, ParisJessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple’s Arena spills off the stage while Morau’s equally audacious Étude has balletic body snatchers
What a joy to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMA letter from 15 critics to the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh condemns ‘divisive move’ that saw non-Scottish publications excluded from reviewing the musical’s press night
Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMThe stars of Sex Education and The Morning Show will appear in a new West End production of Edward Albee’s classic, directed by Marianne Elliott
Gillian Anderson is to return to the W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMFriday, March 6, 2026
Actor who won a Tony award in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical will reprise the role for West End debut
Leslie Odom Jr, who originated the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton on Broadway, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMTuesday, March 3, 2026
Ted Lasso star and Celebrity Traitors finalist will take the helm at Royal Albert Hall ceremony in London next month as special award recipients are announced
Nick Mohammed has been named as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:01AMMonday, March 2, 2026
Arts Depot, LondonTwo new friends attempt to protect a cherished tree from destruction in Tatenda Naomi Matsvai’s evocative play for young audiences
Two stories are entwined in Tatend…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:01PMSunday, March 1, 2026
The composer’s new album features tracks from Hamlet and Everyman, while The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa has a free week on YouTube
Dom Coyote says “electronics…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:31AMThursday, February 26, 2026
Hannah Doran’s The Meat Kings! (Inc) of Brooklyn Heights and Ro Reddick’s Cold War Choir Practice declared joint winners of award for female, transgender and non-binary writer…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:31PMWednesday, February 25, 2026
In Josh Safdie’s film, the worlds of sport and stage are aligned – with the stakes higher for Gwyneth Paltrow’s former screen star, now on Broadway, than Timothée Cha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMThursday, February 12, 2026
Sadler’s Wells, LondonTanztheater Wuppertal’s dancers treat the audience like lovers in an entrancing show of seductive elegance
Pina Bausch had a pair of secret weapons in Mat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMMonday, February 9, 2026
Shadowy urban terror gives way to airborne exuberance as the festival celebrates its 20th edition with a programme that disturbs and delights
Suited dancers swing around a streetlight in Spa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMSunday, February 1, 2026
Nima Taleghani’s debut play brings a raucous Greek chorus to the Olivier theatre, while Judi Dench has an enchanting Twelfth Night reunion
The National Theatre’s new artistic d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMWednesday, January 28, 2026
Olivier award-winning West End production will follow US example and be trimmed to make it ‘more accessible than ever before’
For almost a decade it has been the most epic fixtu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PMWednesday, January 14, 2026
The singer will reunite with her Wicked co-star in a revival of the musical inspired by artist Georges Seurat in summer 2027
Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey are to reunite …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMThe Place, LondonIntriguing works by Seirian Griffiths, Qi Song and Isadora D’Héloïsa explore in-between states in this month-long showcase of the future of dance
Each evening a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMMonday, January 12, 2026
Little Angel Studios, LondonTwo children’s books by Benji Davies are adapted for an attractive production that would benefit from a bit more raucous fun
Who wouldn’t like to be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMMonday, January 5, 2026
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London A revival of the Wicked composer’s 70s medieval-quest musical brings magic and joy but malevolence is missing
Once upon a time, long before Wicked be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMThursday, January 1, 2026
James Corden got his ticket to Hollywood after this first-rate farce. Plus: the biggest stars in musicals gather for a night of big hits and breakdancers interpret Bach’s baroque musi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMTuesday, December 16, 2025
Soho theatre, London Lauren Lyle and Alexander Arnold make a compelling pair in a surprising drama about a one night stand
It is set on a summer morning in Edinburgh during the festival but …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AMMonday, December 15, 2025
Apollo theatre, LondonMischief Theatre return to the am-dram battlefield, turning the Victorian tale into a blizzard of bruised egos and expertly timed farce
In the interval, I hear a newcom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMFriday, December 12, 2025
Inspired by the scary film franchise, playwright Levi Holloway and Punchdrunk maestro Felix Barrett are bringing the ‘bizarrely joyous’ world of terror to the stage
Malevolent s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMThursday, December 11, 2025
Norwich Theatre RoyalThere are eye-popping designs, playful puns and musical flourishes as Joe Tracini’s story unfolds on its own madcap shoreline
Here is a sun-kissed panto to dispel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMWednesday, December 3, 2025
Egg theatre, BathThe puppet star of a popular children’s show has been multiplied for this entrancing new adventure
The Egg theatre has made a tradition of festive plays about inquisi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM 
