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 beside this s…
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 became a …
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 music Richa…
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 …
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…
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 spirits be dam…
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 any dr…
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 inquisitive an…
Inspired by the series of irreverent comic books by the Captain Underpants creator, the show will run at the Southbank Centre in 2026 Dog Man, the half-canine crimefighter dreamed up by Capt…
Rufus Sewell, Christine Baranski, Susan Wokoma, Toby Jones and Harriet Walter share their unforgettable encounters with a theatrical giant I worked with Tom when I was quite young, on Arcadi…
Unicorn theatre, LondonThis exuberant adaptation of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen's picture book moves with the rhythm of a child's racing imagination Never mind what's hidden inside the wrapp…
Gigglemug's musical revisits 1991's cake-or-biscuit VAT dispute, John C Reilly gets romantic and Beauty and the Beast rock out Is it a cake or is it a biscuit? That's the juicy question at t…
New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme A fresh telling of Hans Christian Andersen's story deploys circus skills and inventive design to create a memorable merworld The Little Mermaid is big b…
Stephen Poliakoff's 1991 film Close My Eyes, about incestuous siblings, echoes as the actors return in David Eldridge's End, playing a couple facing a cancer diagnosis First there was Beginn…
The West End show's former lead actors will travel back in their careers to share the role with its current star for the 1985 film's anniversary Audiences at the West End musical Back to the…
From Chicago to Stan & Ollie, the Oscar-nominated actor has sung on screen for years. Now he arrives on stage " inside a trunk " to serenade the audience In one of Hollywood's nicer iron…
The actor will appear opposite British film star Noah Jupe in a production directed by Robert Icke opening in March Stranger Things' Sadie Sink is to make her West End debut next year in Rom…
Royal Court theatre, London Sophia Chetin-Leuner's drama toggles between digital and physical worlds as it traces a scholar's grim compulsion 'It's not that deep," Ani's friend assures her. …
Speaking at a screening of hit play The Fifth Step, the actor reveals he is 'not comfortable at all on camera' Slow Horses star Jack Lowden has said it was a "relief" to return to the stage …
Old Laundry theatre in Bowness-on-Windermere will change its name next year and premiere show to mark 10th anniversary of comedian's death A theatre in the Lake District is to be renamed for…
The Space Man singer said he was honoured to take lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera, due to open at the London Palladium next summer The singer-songwriter Sam Ryder, best known for hi…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonInitially buckling under the world's weight, seven dancers shed fear and hold on to joy as they replace climate anxiety with collective action Eulogising a show f…
Passenger reworks songs from his hit musical while Tanika Gupta gives Ibsen a Hollywood makeover and TikTok becomes a stage for young playwrights When Rachel Joyce's bestseller about a retir…
The hit Scottish comedy about suburban neighbours will move from screen to stage next year at Glasgow's Hydro Two Doors Down, the BBC comedy series about a suburban Scottish couple with cons…
The Hollywood actor will star in a new version of the Chekhov classic by writer-director Simon Stone at the Bridge theatre from July Star Trek's Chris Pine will boldly go to the Bridge next …