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The Grim Reaper seeks the meaning of life in this lush but ludicrous musical"I'm Death." "And you're on holiday?" Well, there's really no way to disguise the preposterousness of this show's …
Actress Claire Machin's numerous West Endcredits include Memphis, The Pajama Game, Betty Blue Eyes and Les Miserables. She's currently starring in Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's new musical ver…
New Eponine Hollie O'Donoghue talks Les Mis
London is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a visionary Tennessee Williams revival to Wayne McGregor and a Dahl m…
Matthew Bourne's acclaimed new production of THE RED SHOES had its Sadler's Wells press nightthis week and a special gala performance last night. The show runs until 29 January, 2017.
To celebrate the festive season, the Royal Albert Hall has recreated the world's first ever commercial Christmas card - designed by Sir Henry Cole, instrumental in creating the iconic venue …
Tom Parker rose to fame as a member of band The Wanted. He's now taking on his first theatrical role, starring as Danny Zuko inthe UK tour of musicalGrease, along with Danielle Hope, Louise …
One of the big theatre stories of 2016 is women reclaiming Shakespeare, from Gillian Bevan's Cymbeline and Michelle Terry's Henry V to Glenda Jackson's Lear and Phyllida Lloyd's landmark all…
For those seeking festive revelry, but with an equally seasonal undertow of quiet melancholy, She Loves Me is the blissful solution. Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's 1963 musi…
This revival of Sam Shepard's apocalyptic 1978 play has gained resonance since 2016's most apocalyptic political development - namely, Donald Trump cynically harnessing Midwestern anger and …
Anna-Jane Casey made her West End debut in Cats, and has since starred in Chicago, West Side Story, Sunday in the Park with George and Billy Elliot, among others. She's currently in rehearsa…
Alexia Khadime made her West End debut inThe Lion Kingaged 17, and went on to play Nala. Her other West End leadsincludeWicked, Les MiserablesandThe Book of Mormon, and this Christmas she st…
London is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a big musical revival to starry panto and Matthew Bourne's latest, he…
Actress Lisa Dillon's numerous stage credits include King John at Rose Theatre, Kingston, Hapgood at Hampstead Theatre, Design for Living at the Old Vic, The Knot of the Heart at the Almeida…
Mark Rylance is waiting for cod-ot in this absurdist trifleMark Rylance was once renowned for skipping thank yous to agents, friends and everyone he's ever met in award speeches and instead …
Mark Umbers' diverse work includes Home Fires and Mistresses on screen and, on stage, The Glass Menagerie at the Apollo Theatre and the acclaimed revival of Merrily We Roll Along at Menier C…
The Hospital Club is auctioning two tickets to HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Parts One and Two at the Palace Theatre in London's West End.Between the shows the winner will experience a d…
Following rave reviews for both the show and its leading man Charlie Stemp, Cameron Mackintosh announced today that booking for the Cameron Mackintosh and Chichester Festival Theatre product…
Imelda Staunton has revealed plans for the London production of GYPSY to hit Broadway in 2018, according to The Stage. The show, already tipped for a New York transfer, began at Chichester F…
Following a critically acclaimed world tour, the UK's leading circus company NoFit State bring their ground-breaking promenade show BIANCO to London's Southbank Centre for the first time, ru…
Globe Education's production for the 2017 Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank will be THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, opening at Shakespeare's Globe on 28 February and running until 25 March. Ov…
New family musical MR POPPER'S PENGUINSwill open at the Criterion Theatre for a magical Christmas season from15 December to 31 December. Mr andMrs Popper and their remarkable family of perfo…
Inmates, coming through. That's our introduction to Phyllida Lloyd's landmark trilogy, as the homogenised prisoners are steered by prison officers through the waiting audience outside the th…
Following sold-out seasons at the RoyalAlbert Halland several world tours, The Imperial Ice Stars have brought their dazzling production of THE NUTCRACKER ON ICEto London's Hyde Park. The sh…
Cabaret sensation LA SOIREE has returned to London for its seventh season in the capital this Christmas, running until 8 January, 2017 - read our review here. The spectacular line-upincludes…
