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Published: 4 March 2015
What’s it all about? Friendship, love, growing up and magic with a splash of stunning design and spectacular songs; this colossally successful show truly has it all. Based on Gregory… Read More
While you might be planning your summer holidays, over in the land of Hackneydale thoughts have already turned to snowier times as Hackney Empire announces its 2015 panto offering will… Read More
A cast including James Wilby will join Steve Nallon in Jonathan Maitland’s Dead Sheep when it receives its world premiere at London’s Park Theatre next month. The tragedy and comedy-tinged… Read More
Published: 3 March 2015
I Believe In Unicorns, the stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s much-loved children’s story, will gallop back into the West End this summer. The magical tale of stories, storytelling and the… Read More
Broadchurch star Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Whitechapel’s Claire Rushbrook will appear in the Royal Court’s forthcoming season, as the Sloane Square venue prepares to tackle subjects including the NHS this spring/summer.… Read More
What’s it all about? One of the National Theatre’s greatest ever successes, War Horse opened at its original South Bank home in 2007 before transferring to the West End the… Read More
World renowned mezzo-soprano Viktoria Vizin will star in the UK premiere of Simon Stephens’ Carmen Disruption next month alongside a cast of acclaimed theatre actors including Olivier Award winner Noma… Read More
Matthew Seadon-Young, Alex Gaumond and Rosalie Craig will join Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel in the cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street when the English National… Read More
Published: 2 March 2015
Imelda Staunton and Lara Pulver will be joined in the London transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre hit Gypsy by the majority of the cast that made the musical such a… Read More
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical is set to hit the London stage like a Wayne Rooney thunderbolt of a shot. But while anyone who has ever picked up a… Read More
Mel Brooks, the near legendary creator of movie comedy classics The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, will bring his own story to the London stage for one night only.… Read More
What’s it all about? Thriller Live is all about the moonwalking, white glove-wearing and hit-making of one of the most legendary entertainers of all time. A visual and audible feast… Read More
Published: 1 March 2015
What’s it all about? This international hit show makes music from the unlikeliest objects. From dustbin lids and brooms to matchboxes, oil cans and a lighter, you name it Stomp’s… Read More
Published: 27 February 2015
Kids Week, our annual kids go free ticket promotion, will return this summer, offering families the chance to see a host of London shows for less throughout the entire month… Read More
The General Election, Shakespeare, sailors and a much-loved toy rabbit will all play a part in the Unicorn Theatre’s forthcoming spring/summer season. Kicking off the season from 20 March to… Read More
What’s it all about? This is surprisingly difficult to say. Inspired by an Irish tragedy that saw four women from the same family starve themselves to death after destroying all… Read More
Charles Edwards, best known to period drama fans as Downton Abbey’s Michael Gregson will star at Shakespeare’s Globe this summer, taking the title role in Richard II. The casting marks… Read More
The Young Vic’s critically acclaimed production of Golem will transfer to the West End this spring, playing a limited five-week season at the Trafalgar Studio 1 in April. Presented by… Read More
A series of stories drawn from Michael Frayn’s latest book Matchbox Theatre will be brought to life on stage at the Hampstead Theatre this spring. Marking Frayn’s first stage work… Read More
What’s it all about? If we tell you too much, we’ll be letting slip one of theatre’s best kept secrets. Bearing in mind it’s been kept for more than 60… Read More
Jonathan Slinger is to don Willy Wonka’s top hat from 4 May when he takes over as the iconic chocolatier in the London musical theatre production of Charlie And The… Read More
John Heffernan will lead the cast of Tom Morton-Smith’s new play Oppenheimer when the Royal Shakespeare Company production transfers to London’s Vaudeville Theatre next month. Morton-Smith’s drama, which premiered at… Read More
Published: 26 February 2015
What’s it all about? A mysterious masked man and a singer with extraordinary talent. This is arguably Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most loved musical; romantic, frightening, powerful and dramatic with a… Read More
Following its West End premiere earlier this week, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical has announced it has extended its booking period at the Aldwych Theatre until 13 February 2016.… Read More
What’s it all about? The National Theatre describe George Bernard Shaw’s hefty tome as “a romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate” and you’d be hard pushed to… Read More
What’s it all about? Revolting children and even more revolting adults; a wonderfully bright young heroine and her beyond ghastly family. You’ll no doubt already know – and surely love… Read More
Published: 25 February 2015
All eyes were on Katie Brayben on stage at the Aldwych Theatre last night as she gave a career-defining performance in the West End premiere of Beautiful – The Carole… Read More
What’s it all about? We’re pointing out the obvious here, but this is a musical about the life and music of Carole King, one of the most prolific and most… Read More
What’s it all about? Brightly coloured Lycra and the greatest pop songs ever written. Okay, there’s clearly more to ABBA musical Mamma Mia! than this, but those costumes are iconic… Read More
BAFTA Award-winning writer, comedian and actor Stephen Merchant will star alongside Gavin And Stacey’s Steffan Rhodri in a London revival of Richard Bean’s play The Mentalists this summer. Emerging director… Read More
Published: 24 February 2015
What’s it all about? Love, desire, sex, deceit, suffering and, perhaps surprisingly, some honesty play a part in Patrick Marber’s Olivier Award-winning play, which is back in London after more… Read More
A first folio of William Shakespeare’s plays discovered at the Saint-Omer library in France will be displayed at Shakespeare’s Globe next summer, which marks the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s… Read More
What’s it all about? This Broadway import tells the story of four blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks and how they became one of the most successful… Read More
What’s it all about? First things first, The Nether is what the internet has become by 2050; a virtual world where it is possible to live Matrix-style, should you wish,… Read More
Published: 23 February 2015
The Mousetrap, London’s longest-running show, is a miracle of modern theatre. Not because the Agatha Christie thriller’s run in the West End is now in its seventh decade, but because… Read More
Jason Watkins and Monica Dolan will lead the cast of Enda Walsh’s forthcoming adaptation of The Twits, taking on the roles of the title duo when the production premieres at… Read More
Joshua Harmon’s searing family comedy Bad Jews will transfer to London’s Arts Theatre next month following its critically acclaimed run at the St James Theatre. Michael Longhurst’s production was first… Read More
What’s it all about? Loosely inspired by Hamlet – very loosely – The Lion King is the story of a lion prince whose father *SPOILER ALERT (or not, if you… Read More
Published: 20 February 2015
What’s it all about? Based on Mark Haddon’s phenomenally successful novel, this innovative play tells the story of 15-year-old Christopher and the events that unfold after he discovers his neighbour’s… Read More
It’s rare to find a theatre director not in the crux of an existential crisis when faced with the prospect of having just one job on the table, but Richard… Read More
What’s it all about? Based on Roddy Doyle’s novel and its subsequent film adaptation, The Commitments sees humble working-class youths transform into compelling entertainers as they form a soul band… Read More
What’s it all about? Anyone who knows anything about Dalia Taha’s play – or indeed the work of the Royal Court – will know that this isn’t about fireworks: those… Read More
What’s it all about? This Dahl-icious tale is confection perfection. When reclusive chocolate-making mastermind Willy Wonka chooses to open his iconic factory to five golden ticket holders, Charlie, whose family… Read More
The current West End production of Di And Viv And Rose will come to a premature close at the Vaudeville Theatre, ending its run almost six-weeks early on 14 March.… Read More
What’s it all about? Bear with me; it’s about Winnie, who begins the evening buried up to her waist and becomes increasingly more entombed, and how she passes the time.… Read More
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s record-breaking production of Matilda The Musical will stage its second relaxed performance at London’s Cambridge Theatre in June. The specially adapted performance of the Olivier Award-winning… Read More
Lyndsey Turner’s forthcoming production of Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch will be broadcast live to cinemas as part of NT Live this autumn. One of the most highly anticipated shows of… Read More
Published: 19 February 2015
Double Olivier Award winner Alan Howard, whose long and successful stage career was defined by his numerous Shakespearean performances, has died at the age of 77. The actor, who took… Read More
What’s it all about? Set in a northern mining town during the 1984-85 miners' strike, Billy Elliot The Musical tells the inspirational story of a young boy who goes against… Read More
Published: 18 February 2015
Back in 2011 rising star Phoebe Fox was picked by respected movie magazine Screen International as one of their stars of tomorrow. No doubt they’d caught her, as we did,… Read More
The king of pop’s reign in the West End will continue into next year following the news that hit Michael Jackson tribute Thriller Live has extended its booking period at… Read More
Published: 17 February 2015
Sean Hughes will join the cast of The Railway Children next month, taking over the role of station master Mr Perks in the Olivier Award-winning hit at the King’s Cross… Read More
What’s it all about? This stylish, slick and sensationally silly comedy earns that overused – but in this case utterly deserved – adage of truly being like nothing else you’ll… Read More
What’s it all about? Jealousy and the resulting tragedy of a man consumed by it. Longshoreman Eddie Carbone and his wife Beatrice live in Brooklyn with their niece Catherine, with… Read More
Three lyrca-clad Super Troopers pose on a glass balcony. Four teddy boys stand defiantly on a bar behind a jumping lion club. Two ripped denim-clad dancers bang bin lids in… Read More
Published: 16 February 2015
In a world of celebrity obsession and guilty tabloid binging, the chance to see a real-life couple act opposite one another holds an odd fascination. Rather than the prospect of… Read More
Damian Lewis, star of Homeland and current BBC historical romp Wolf Hall, is heading back to the London stage, leading the cast of David Mamet’s heist drama American Buffalo. Somehow… Read More
Eleanor Worthington Cox, a former Matilda The Musical star and the youngest ever recipient of an Olivier Award, is one of a talented line-up of child performers bringing the raucous… Read More
Cameron Macintosh’s acclaimed revival of Miss Saigon dominated the winners at yesterday’s WhatsOnStage Awards, taking home a staggering nine prizes at the 15th annual ceremony. While the legendary Vietnam War-set… Read More
Published: 13 February 2015
Kate Fleetwood will lead the cast of Maria Friedman’s production of High Society when the Cole Porter musical opens at the Old Vic in April. The Olivier and Tony Award… Read More
Following much anticipation, Carrie: The Musical has confirmed its London premiere, arriving just in time for prom season with a run at the Southwark Playhouse from 1 May. Start praying… Read More
Former Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh is to join the fabulously festive Ben Forster, Joe McGann and Jessica Martin in the musical adaptation of hit Christmas movie Elf, which is… Read More
The West End will welcome a new line-up of Prime Ministers, including David Calder, Mark Dexter and Michael Gould, when Peter Morgan’s The Audience returns to the capital with Kristin… Read More
Published: 12 February 2015
Playwright Joy Wilkinson is bringing the story of Vesta Tilley, one of the most famous music hall performers of the last 100 years, to the stage in a new family… Read More
Following last year’s sell-out The Hotel Plays, audiences are invited once again to explore the glamourous surroundings of the Langham Hotel for the premiere of Ben Ellis’ new site-specific play… Read More
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s deep dark wood-dwelling creature will return to the West End this July when Tall Stories’ acclaimed production of The Gruffalo arrives for a summer season… Read More
Published: 11 February 2015
What’s it all about? “Nothing ever really bad happens in Europe,” one sister tells another in Zinnie Harris’ nightmarish fantasy How To Hold Your Breath. In little more than a… Read More
John Caird will direct the world premiere of McQueen, a new play delving into the visionary imagination and dark dream world of legendary fashion designer Alexander McQueen, at the St… Read More
The acclaimed Tooting Arts Club production of Sweeney Todd, which was originally staged in Harrington’s Pie And Mash Shop, will hope to cut it in the West End when it… Read More
Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s legendary musical Miss Saigon will entertain audiences at the Prince Edward Theatre until winter 2015 after extending its booking period until 19 December. The new… Read More
Published: 10 February 2015
To the uninitiated, musical theatre can have a reputation for jazz hands, petticoated skirts and relentlessly cheery songs delivered with huge smiles (not that there is anything wrong with that,… Read More
What’s it all about? This two-hander by Clara Brennan charts the story of a 30-year marriage between a war journalist and a dancer as they reminisce about the good times,… Read More
At Official London Theatre we’ve always known that musical theatre star Michael Xavier was a killer performer. Now he’s performing as a killer. The usually so charming and sophisticated star… Read More
Published: 9 February 2015
Opening a play is always a nerve wracking affair but you have to feel especially for anyone coping with the extra pressure of not only an Olivier Award-winning premiere production… Read More
Simon Shepherd, Michael Simkins and Sara Stewart will join Felicity Kendal in the forthcoming West End revival of Noël Coward’s Hay Fever. Lindsay Posner’s production, which arrives in London following… Read More