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This West End stage adaptation of the 1971 black comedy film, Harold and Maude, has just announced a 6-week extension of its run at the Charing Cross Theatre&nb…
Richard Eyre’s production of Long Day’s Journey into Night which opened at Bristol Old Vic in 2016, has transferred to Wyndham's Theatre until April 2018, when it will go on …
​The chessboard has now been fully set up. Find out who all have been cast as the pawns in this politically charged musical, which is set in the Cold War era.
Jonjo O'Neill (Unreachable, The Get Out, Cymbeline, 50th-anniversary episode of Doctor Who) and Sophie Russell (The Get Out, Young Marx) have just been conf…
The artistic director for The Other Palace, Paul Taylor-Mills, has just announced the line-up for The Musical Marathon, which is a fundraising concert for The Terrence Hi…
Cuba Gooding Jr has enjoyed a very interesting and diverse acting career, to say the least. With the West End revival of Chicago premiering tonight, we are casting the spotlight on…
Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom has officially been confirmed to lead the cast of Tracy Letts' Killer Joe this May. He will be starring as Joe Cooper, a policeman by day a…
Oscar Wilde Season is underway in London. Playing at the Vaudeville Theatre, Lady Windermere’s Fan is taking its turn, this time directed by the delightful Kathy Burke. Given that this…
One of the most widely popular musicals of all time is finally returning to the West End stage after a 5-year hiatus! We're bringing you everything there is to know about this London rev…
The Vaudeville Theatre’s Oscar Wilde season, a quartet of his best-known plays, opened with Kathy Burke’s production of his 1892 comedy, Lady Windermere’s Fan. It is, in tu…
This week I was invited along for a sneak peek of James Graham's play Quiz. The play had a successful run at Chichester and is about to open at the Noel Coward Theatre. Here is all …
It has just been confirmed that the critically acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of Caroline, or Change will be transferring from London's Hampstead Theatre in t…
The remaining cast members have just been announced for Christopher Hampton's reimagining of Molière's Tartuffe following the announcement of French actor …
Internationally renowned French actor and screenwriter Sebastian Charles Edward Roché, known for starring as Reichsminister Martin Heusmann in The Man in the High …
This absolute riot of a play is set to prolong its already astounding longevity on the West End stage, and with a new ensemble to boot!
An hour-long monologue might sound a tad tedious. Surely one person rambling on for an hour can’t captivate an audience? Well, you couldn’t be more wrong because Naomi …
Fresh from their outstanding win at the WhatsOnStage Awards, Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes’ phenomenal play, The Ferryman, is nicely situated at The Gielgud Theatre on Shaftesbur…
West End Live is returning to Trafalgar Square this year for a showcase of all the best musicals in London theatre right now. Just like last year, the event will las…
Jez Butterworth’s play, The Ferryman, has had a successful run at the Royal Court, a West End run and it has recently announced its transfer to Broadway. With all of this, people have …
Have a look at how this critically-acclaimed production is faring with London audiences! The "simply beautiful, utterly brilliant" (Bristol 24/7) production featuring the "bes…
This debut play written by famed British comedian Katy Brand will be starring old-time renowned actress Anita Dobson in the lead role of Eleanor in 3Women, it has be…
Easter holiday is approaching and so are the premieres of some fantastic new productions! Come see what's hot in London's West End this Spring!
The West End production of classic showbiz musical Chicago has just announced an extended run at the Phoenix Theatre.
Take That, who happen to be the co-producers of the new, critically-acclaimed musical, The Band, were joined by The Band's cast members for a show-stopping performance on …
In celebration of Take That musical The Band transferring to the West End stage this Christmas, we have a look at the fruitful and productive career of Take&nbs…
