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Stephen Daldry’s hit production of Peter Morgan’s The Audience will complete its run at the Apollo Theatre on 25 July 2015 as previously announced. The production, starring…
Beverley Knight may be known as the Queen of Soul, but she is on track to becoming a true West End theatrical icon. Knight set the box office alight when she made her West End debut in The B…
It's definitely easy to get excited about the broad range of theatre on offer in London, and London's musical theatre scene is no exception. Here are just four of the musicals I'm most looki…
London's West End attracts audiences from all over the world but what if you are yet to experience what all the fuss is about?
Whilst I am an avid West End fan I also love to support my local theatre's one of which is the Mayflower Southampton. We get the privilege of seeing some fabulous touring companies and this …
Dusty Springfield's voice shaped the British Invasion of the 60's and paved the way for countless singers in the "blue eyed soul" scene. It was that very voice that filled the intimate Chari…
Ellis and co.'s wonderful revival of Bernard Pomerance's 1977 play began life in 2012, in Williamstown, Massachusetts, as a part of the town's prestigious Theatre Festival. The production th…
Now playing at the Charing Cross Theatre is Dusty, a musical concert dedicated to the songs of Dusty Springfield. While it shows some promise and includes impressive technology, it lacks foc…
Robert Icke and Duncan MacMillan's radical interpretation of George Orwell's dystopian novel surges the innovative and intelligent theatre company, Headlong, back into the West End.
West End Live is an exciting free event put on each year in Trafalgar Square which aims to celebrate the best of London's theatre. It's taking place this year on the 20th and 21st June and f…
The Olivier, Tony and Whatsonstage award-winning comedy The 39 Steps has celebrated 9 years in the West End since it opened at the Criterion Theatre in 2006. The 39 …
The National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was one of the big winners at last night’s prestigious Tony Awards held at the Ra…
Pixie Lott is set to star in the upcoming West End production of Breakfast At Tiffany's. The show will run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a strictly limited twelve week run from 30 J…
Beverley Knight is to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats the musical to play the role of Grizabella. Returning to the London Palladium from 23 October 2015…
Tom Bateman, Jessie Buckley, Jack Colgrave Hirst, Hadley Fraser, Michael Pennington, Zoe Rainey, Miranda Raison, John Shrapnel, Kathryn Wilder and Jimmy Yuill join the cast of the Kenneth Br…
A hit with critics and public alike, Damian Lewis, John Goodman and Tom Sturridge star in the major new revival of David Mamet’s gripping 1975 play American Buffalo at Wyndham's Th…
Billy Elliot The Musical has had a busy couple of weeks at the Victoria Palace Theatre! On 12th May the production celebrated its tenth birthday with a special gala performance which saw six…
Performed at Trafalgar Studios 2, the intimate 100 seater in the round auditorium is perfect for a production such as this.
Director Lindsay Posner's production of Noel Coward's Hay Fever, farcical comedy of manners arrives in the West End following a very well received run at the Theatre Royal, Bath last summer.
To say I am excited about the impending arrival to Shaftesbury Theatre of Motown The Musical February next year is an understatement. I decided to compile a list of my top five songs that fe…
London's glittering West End has seen three major theatrical openings. Firstly the Theatre Royal Bath’s production of Hay Fever celebrated its official opening at the Duk…
With just $800 borrowed from his family, Berry Gordy founded Motown Records and launched the careers of Diana Ross and the Supremes, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Smokey …
Summer may feel like its months away, but let’s banish those rainy day blues and talk sizzling tickets and some exciting news hot off the press.
As the country celebrates a new additi…
Could Thespianism be affecting somebody close to you?
Thespianism (I've said many times that this should be a word) can affect us all. You might think that it only happens to people in s…
Dusty, a unique new multi-media show celebrating the musical icon Dusty Springfield, will receive its world premiere at the Charing Cross Theatre next month with previews beginning 25 May 20…
