Monday, January 14, 2019
The role of one of literature's first female voices - Emilia Bassano - has been cast, as Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's acclaimed play transfers to the West End.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:22AMFriday, January 11, 2019
The Bush Theatre has revealed further details about its BABYLON season, a programme which celebrates Black and Brown artists and international performance.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:02AMThursday, January 10, 2019
Fresh Meat's Zawe Ashton and Daredevil actor Charlie Cox will both join Tom Hiddleston in Jamie Lloyd's revival of Betrayal this spring.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:25AMTwenty years after its Parisian debut, the worldwide hit will be playing its 5000th performance this month - at the culmination of a London Coliseum run.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:54AMHer Majesty The Queen has passed on the Royal Patronage of the National Theatre to The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, after 45 years in the role.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:48AMWednesday, January 9, 2019
The final batch of tasty Waitress casting news is being served up hot, featuring EastEnders' Shaun Prendergast as Old Joe.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:08PMThese West End performers will have to get used to journeying to another dimension each night: The Twilight Zone has announced full casting.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:39AMFollowing the well-received The Convert, the Young Vic has today revealed casting for dark comedy Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train, and surreal play Wild East.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:00AMTuesday, January 8, 2019
Not only are there new shows galore on the way in 2019, but there’re new casts, too – including new faces in some very familiar roles.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:29AMPlans and dates for the West End theatre switch of Les Misérables - the world's longest-running musical - have been confirmed.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:55AMMonday, January 7, 2019
Motown The Musical will play a Relaxed Performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre later this month, presented by Mousetrap Theatre Projects.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:05PMThe transfer of Laura Wade's zippy comedy Home, I'm Darling has confirmed casting; Richard Harrington & Sara Gregory return with Katherine Parkinson.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:04AMFriday, January 4, 2019
Final casting has been confirmed for All About Eve, Ivo van Hove's upcoming stage adaptation of the legendary film, led by Gillian Anderson and Lily James.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:55PMWhile we get used to practising our numbers, we thought we'd test yours - in our lyric-themed Theatre Quiz, based on the numbers of musicals!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:19PMThursday, January 3, 2019
New Year, new Harold Pinter for you to enjoy. The Pinter at the Pinter season builds to a remarkable conclusion with the casts of Pinter Five and Pinter Six
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:53PM2019 is undeniably the year of the London Musical. Get yourself fully prepared for a year of West End must-sees by listening to their cast recordings.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:51AMTuesday, December 25, 2018
Having a cosy Christmas Day by the fire? We've a treat to top it all off: the soothing tones of Simon Callow as he reads an extract from A Christmas Carol.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:14AMMonday, December 24, 2018
There's never a better time to take the whole family to the theatre, so here's everything you need to know about making the most of Christmas week!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:11AMFriday, December 21, 2018
The smash-hit magic spectacular, The Illusionists - Direct From Broadway, will return to the West End next summer to boggle all our minds.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:26AMAn early Christmas present for you all! Emmy nominee and 30 Rock star Jack McBrayer will make his West End debut as Ogie in Waitress.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:10AMThursday, December 20, 2018
It's one of British theatre's most unique forms. So fear not, newcomers, because we've picked out 9 key things you need to know to understand pantomime!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:43PMThe Royal Opera has announced The Monstrous Child, a new opera by young British composer Gavin Higgins, will be directed by Timothy Sheader from February.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:43AMWednesday, December 19, 2018
Last week, we spoke to Hugh Dennis, Lesley Garrett and John Marquez - a trio otherwise known as "the cast of The Messiah", the hilarious nativity comedy playing at The Other Palace.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:56PMFriday, December 14, 2018
In the Royal Shakespeare Company's latest production, The Merry Wives Of Windsor acts as a spin on reality TV shows; Karen Fishwick gave us a sneak peek.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:42AMWho doesn’t love that feeling of excitement at the sight of that first (or fifth) mince pie? Here's some theatre quotes to get you in the Christmas spirit.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:02AMLaura Sergeant, writes for us about why she found TheatreCraft to be such a vital event for young people looking for their first steps into theatre.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:43AMThursday, December 13, 2018
A whole host of London theatres are being recognised for their outstanding seasons as The Stage Awards 2019 shortlist was released this morning.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:26AMWednesday, December 12, 2018
Junior Blog Editor, Sophie Edward, wrote about an eye-opening day at TheatreCraft 2018, also including a short trailer by Matt Howorth, Junior Film Editor.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:36AMTuesday, December 11, 2018
The first stunning snaps of this year's star-studded London Palladium pantomime, Snow White, are sure to get your heart welling up with seasonal glee.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:17AMMonday, December 10, 2018
We've been lucky enough to look into a rehearsal room that currently houses the likes Celia Imrie, John Simm and more stars, ahead of Pinter Six.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:15PMFriday, December 7, 2018
The National Theatre are bringing back their 2017 production of Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece Follies, with full casting revealed today.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:11PM 
