Attendances are up and average ticket prices down, even in the West End, but the sector faces mounting and unsustainable strain A report by the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre, rele…
Harewood " who became the first black actor to play Othello at the NT in 1997 " will play the role at Theatre Royal Haymarket opposite Toby Jones as Iago David Harewood is returning to the r…
Revival of the 'profoundly moving' Irish pub drama will open at the Olympia theatre in Dublin before arriving in London this autumn Brendan Gleeson will make his West End debut this autumn i…
John Niven's debut play explores rivalry between the two British bands who vied for the No 1 spot in the charts in 1995 It was the great Britpop showdown in the summer of 1995, billed as a c…
A pair of electrifying London shows bagged four prizes at the Olivier awards. Both were developed by Dutch company ITA, which has an eye for British talent Olivier awards: full list of win…
Speaking after his best actor victory, Lithgow said Donald Trump's administration 'has done some shocking, destructive things' especially its takeover of the Kennedy Center The actor John Li…
John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awards Olivier awards: full list of winners The play Giant, which portrays children'…
Actor, who won an Olivier for Oedipus, says her 'bugbear' is that venues outside London do not get enough money Stars come out for theatre's Olivier awards 2025 " in pictures Lesley Manville…
Other winners include Francesca Amewudah-Rivers for Romeo & Juliet, Danny Sapani as King Lear and Giant playwright Mark Rosenblatt A modern-day version of Oedipus, which turned Sophocles…
The One Day actor will star in Sophia Chetin-Leuner's Porn Play, one of four new premieres announced by the London theatre Ambika Mod is to star as an academic addicted to violent pornograph…
Suzie Miller's award-winning monologue hits the road next year, with the Killing Eve actor playing a barrister who defends men of rape and is assaulted herself Jodie Comer is to reprise her…
Garai is recognised for The Years and Giant, Oscar-winner Adrien Brody is nominated for his West End debut, while Imelda Staunton gets 14th nod for Hello, Dolly! ' Olivier awards 2025 " comp…
Conor McPherson's adaptation of the hit YA sci-fi novels and films " which starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen " will begin in October, having been delayed since last year A new th…
Justin Audibert's production with the Hamilton star is part of season including Top Hat, Natalie Dormer's Anna Karenina and new play Safe Space Since opening in 1962 under its first artistic…
The writer of Shopping and Fucking will direct cycle of bawdy comedies inspired by scenarios from a 17th-century Italian collection A premiere by Mark Ravenhill has been an event ever since …
The songwriter, who has reunited with Andrew Lloyd Webber for a Christmas mystery, said popularity of TV subtitles may have a welcome effect in theatres Surtitles should be routinely used fo…
After a major restoration, new theatre in east London announces opening programme with Sara Pascoe and Rosie Jones on the bill " plus panto and a new show by Bryony Kimmings It opened as a V…
The Slow Horses star will perform the monologue Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal in the spring After decades away from the theatre, Gary Oldman is to return to the Yorkshire playhouse…
As the Disney blockbuster ends its three-year run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, actor Samantha Barks pays tribute to its devoted audience Sometimes it has been a flurry and at other…
Sir Nicholas Hytner, Nancy Medina and Theresa Heskins stress importance of sidelined drama, dance and music studies and say the arts are a 'necessity for all' Addressing the erosion and deva…
The Stage's annual survey found that, for the first time, three plays in London " including Romeo and Juliet with Tom Holland " are charging more than £200 for their most expensive seat T…
Award-winning star, who is bringing the concert A Life in Notes to London's Coliseum, says lyricists' words are not reaching audiences clearly, due to a lack of training and overbearing soun…
Fall, who currently runs Theatre Royal Stratford East, will succeed Kwame Kwei-Armah in January The Young Vic, one of London's foremost theatres, has appointed Nadia Fall as its n…
A year after the singer's death, Katori Hall " whose musical is now also touring " says the show is like 'one last concert' for fans She is still celebrated as the queen of rock'n'roll but, …
The jukebox musical based on the 1994 film follows a string of high-profile early closures with producers saying the show has faced 'difficult times' An immersive jukebox musical production …