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Where have the first three months of 2019 gone already? Still, we welcome April, and its hopefully warmer spring weather, with open arms. Fittingly for springtime which symbolises new beginn…
Full casting for the second year of TINA " The Tina Turner Musical has been announced. The sensational West End production based on the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll is currently booking at the …
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's play Emilia, transferred from the Shakespeare's Globe, finally puts 'The Dark Lady' in the spotlight.
Don't sweat it, kiddos!
Fans of the Donmar Warehouse production of Lynn Nottage's Sweat, which notably won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, shall be pleased to find that many of the origi…
Not only does she have the chops, but she is an excellent raconteur. Don't miss an evening with Liza Pulman, as I am sure Barbra Streisand would be very proud of her performance. During L…
Following the closing earlier this year of West End fan-favourite Bat Out of Hell, it appears the Dominion Theatre has finally found its next 'big' musical to take over its stage. It has …
Hold onto your wig, hunty! It has just been announced that RuPaul's Drag Race season 6 winner Bianca Del Rio has been cast as the next Hugo/Loco Chanelle in Everybody's Talking About Jamie t…
The oldest theatre awards ceremony in the UK, The Evening Standard Theatre Awards were established in 1955. This years' nominees include fresh faces and new talent alongside familiar faces w…
Gemma Barnett finished a post-graduate acting course from the Oxford School of Drama in 2017 and has jumped into the acting world feet first! After an extremely well received run at the Vaul…
Gemma Barnett finished a post-graduate acting course from the Oxford School of Drama in 2017 and has jumped into the acting world feet first! After extremely well received runs at the Vau…
Autumn is in full swing and the holidays are just around the corner. Â Whether you're looking for a chance to relax or for something special to do with your friends and family before the C…
Heathers The Musical has announced a one-off singalong performance scheduled to take place on 6 November. The performance promises audience members the chance to sing their hearts out to suc…
This is an interesting combination of tap, theatre, dance and rock concert " that was the promise on the flier. It certainly had me intrigued. Could this match up to the huge whole-cast numb…
Earlier this month it was announced that Catherine Tate would be bringing her live stage version of The Catherine Tate Show to Wyndham's Theatre for a one week run in January 2019. Following…
It has been announced that Layton Williams will take over for John McCrea in the starring role of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. John McCrea, who originated the role won the Best Actor in …
Loud. To begin with, that was my overwhelming initial impression of the show. Considering a good proportion of the audience appeared to be my age (early 50s) and possibly coming for a wander…
Following a very successful run at The Other Palace, Heathers is now standing as a beacon for hope at the Haymarket. Indeed, such is its popularity that the producers have now imposed …
Brexit news got you down? Take your mind off Theresa May and spend your free time the right way with one or more of these last-minute West End shows!
Identical twin brothers Dr Chris and Dr Xand are set to bring Find Love, Lose Weight & Live Forever… Without Really Trying! to the Apollo Theatre this holiday season! While children across…
Following critically acclaimed runs Off West End at the Arcola Theatre and The Vaults, monologue play A Hundred Words for Snow is set to transfer to London's West End next year, opening at T…
Wicked has had an unusual path to the stage. It is a musical based on a book, based on a series of books which is largely known for a 79 years old film adaptation. A rather convoluted …
A special gala night and charity performance has been announced for the upcoming West End premiere of The Band in aid of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The highly anticipated show, which ha…
Downton Abbey actress Phyllis Logan has been confirmed to star in the West End transfer of Joanna Murray-Smith's play, Switzerland. The play will receive its UK premiere at the Theatre…
The modern reimagining of Stephen Sondheim's Company, which stars Patti LuPone and Rosalie Craig, will be keeping London audiences company for longer than originally expected. Due to overwhe…
Rebecca Frecknall's production of the Tennessee Williams play Summer and Smoke set the stage of the Almeida alight. The show is set to transfer to the Duke of York's Theatre from 10 November…
