Claire Moore was Sarah Brightman's replacement more than three decades ago as Christine Daaé in the West End's The Phantom of the Opera and has rarely been long absent from the London stage…
From the bloodbath of "The Duchess of Malfi" to the intergenerational confusion of "Snowflake," family disputes are at the center of three plays in London.
Heavy topics abound, but there's still room for a laugh and a song " from an Alanis Morissette musical to a dildo-waving new play
Newcomers and veterans were both given chances to shine on the London stage this year. Below, listed in no particular order, are five performances for which we will have fond memories of wel…
Arthur Miller may have been ubiquitous on the London stage this year, but there was no shortage of homegrown British talent"from that fearless octogenarian Caryl Churchill at the Royal…
The classics got a shake-up, while provocative new writing came mostly from America Political dysfunction and societal distress led many amongst us to the brink this year, so where better th…
Late-arrival to the West End is broad, brash - and delightful Who knew? This West End premiere of the 2007 Broadway entry from the legendary songwriting team of John Kander and Fred Ebb (Ch…
Katie Brayben won a 2015 Olivier Award for her star-making performance as Carole King in the West End premiere of Beautiful. Since that time, she shifted genres to star in a revival of the n…
Mike Lew's riff on Shakespeare needs more art to go with its heart If good intentions were everything, Teenage Dick would be the play of the year. As it is, this British premiere at the Donm…
Jodie Prenger came to attention as the winner of the BBC reality TV competition series I'd Do Anything in 2008, as a result of which she got to play Nancy in Oliver! in the West End for the …
As they take on more challenging themes, provocative material and divisive subjects, the capital's theatres have never felt so vital.
Period confection in three acts could use pruning There's slight (White Christmas, to name but one) and then there's The Boy Friend, a period musical so unabashedly vaporous that if you …
Jordan Belfort memoirs translate unpleasantly, even unnecessarily, to the stage Of all the groups you probably wouldn't want to be part of, surely the hyper-adrenalised, hardscrabble popula…
Seasonal entertainment is cheerful if essentially dull Nostalgia for things that probably never were is an animating theme in politics these days.
"Dear Evan Hansen" is the latest Broadway musical to open in the West End, along with the pop bonanza "& Juliet" and nearby, the quietly powerful "Ghost Quartet."
Miriam-Teak Lee was something of an overnight sensation when she played Claire De Loone in the 2017 Open Air Theatre Regent's Park revival of On the Town, since which time she went on to und…
Michael Greif has shepherded Dear Evan Hansen successfully into port many times at this point, but only now is the 2017 Best Musical Tony Award winner being seen outside North America. Its W…
In the first part of our chat with the ever-vital Elaine Paige, the English musical theater legend spoke about making the shift into radio and the excitement that has accompanied this unexpe…
Elaine Paige needs scant introduction as the "first lady of the British musical theater," a title that the veteran star of Evita, Cats, Chess and Sunset Boulevard, to name just a few of her …
The stars of "The Crown" are back together in a production in London.
Annie Baker's latest will divide opinion but reward devotees The National Theatre is forging its own special relationship with American playwright Annie Baker, having now produced three of h…
London has seen numerous Phantoms in the 33-plus years since the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera had its world premiere before going on to become a global phenomenon. Bu…
High Fidelity didn't last long on Broadway in 2006, but the musical adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel has had plenty of airings elsewhere since that time and is now in previews at southwes…
Arinzé Kene play from 2011 packs a renewed punch Time has been not just kind but even crucial to Little Baby Jesus, the 2011 play from the multi-hyphenate talent Arinzé Kene, who…
Gorky play suffers an identity crisis in uneasily-pitched revival Even the mighty Almeida is allowed the occasional dud and it's sure as hell got one at the moment with Vassa. Maxim Gork…