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Milly Thomas's self-written piece, Dust, in which she also stars in the lead role of Alice, is set to transfer to Trafalgar Studios come September. The monologue won a Stage Edinburgh Awa…
Kiss me, Kate is the latest in a string of musicals presented at the London Coliseum. This production is courtesy of Opera North and tells the tale of a group of actors staging a musical ada…
The last revival of Chicago hit London from 1997 " 2012. It was one of the first productions to introduce the concept of 'stunt casting' and a whole host of celebrities running from A to …
Jamie Lloyd's Pinter at the Pinter, co-organised by the late Pinter's wife, Lady Antonia Fraser, has just announced further casting for the season. This special Harold Pinter season will run…
Hilarious RSC play Don Quixote, which sees a noble Spaniard take up a lance and sword as he endeavours to bring back chivalry, is set to transfer to London's West End following a successful …
A new owner has been announced for the Theatre Royal Haymarket, having bought the venue off of current owners Louis I Michaels Limited.Â
Nine Night, the debut play written by London-born actress of Jamaican decent Natasha Gordon, will be transferring to the West End this winter following a very successful run at the Nation…
Six, a musical based on King Henry VIII's six wives, has just announced its new cast members for its return to the London stage in August.
Award-winning musical Come From Away soon to 'come to nearby' as it makes its way to London's West End this winter. The show originated as a workshop in Canada before seeing its first major …
You ain't never had a Genie like 'he'! It has just been announced that current West End Genie Trevor Dion Nicholas will be doing the ol' switcheroo this summer, swapping places with Michael …
From sitting backstage eating carrots with houmous to becoming the new star of 42nd Street, Steph Parry is truly a modern rags-to-riches story! This heroic understudy for Dorothy Brock has n…
Now that Pride in London is in full swing ahead of July's Pride Parade, we decided to have a sit down with the writer of Lonely Planet for a quickfire Q&A session. The piece was originall…
The West End revival of Sam Shephard's True West is on its way to the Vaudeville later this year and is set to feature two megastars, multi-talented musician and actor Johnny Flynn and Game …
The West End is a pretty dazzling place and has numerous musicals on offer that just scream "must see" at you but Matilda the Musical certainly stands out to me after having seen it for the …
Is the summer weather not hot enough for you? Well, it's about to get a whole lot warmer because Pride is back in town! If you plan on visiting the capital for LGBT Pride, or just happen to …
Serve us up a slice of that sweet cherry pie! Sara Bareilles teases fans about Broadway musical Waitress, dropping hints that a West End production is in the works.
Highly popular comedian Mo Gilligan has announced that he will be extending his London residency this autumn at the Vaudeville Theatre, where he is set to perform his sell-out Copula Cans…
Consent is ultimately a play about relationships. The relationships they have with their friends, their lovers and in the case of Ed (Stephen Campbell-Moore) and Tim (Lee Ingleby) their c…
Baz Luhrmann's beloved and award-winning 1992 film, Strictly Ballroom has been adapted into a glorious, feel-good musical, now showing at London's Piccadilly Theatre, directed and choreograp…
The premiere of the all-new Pinter at the Pinter season at the Harold Pinter Theatre is fast approaching with the first event on its schedule being One For the Road / The New World Order / M…
Florian Zeller's all-new drama, The Height of the Storm, which officially premieres at Wyndham's Theatre on 2 October 2018, has just announced further casting to join the previously…
Joe Penhall's 'Mood Music' premieres at the beautiful Old Vic Theatre, which perfectly lends to the grandeur that these musicians would be used to. The stage is completely open, appearing bi…
Rarely have I been as excited as I was when asked to cover Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Not that I had a vested interest in Tina Turner or her music (which very rapidly changed after leavi…
'Ain't no border high enough.' Joe Roberston and Joe Murphy's The Jungle, which is transferring to the West End following a successful performance at the Young Vic, has just a…
Gerard Alessandrini's Spamilton, which is a parody of hit hip-hop musical Hamilton, has just announced its cast. The show will hold its highly anticipated premiere this summer at…