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Published: 21 November 2014
Zoë Wanamaker will return to the London stage in 2015 when she reprises her acclaimed role as poet Stevie Smith in Hugh Whitemore’s award-winning play Stevie at the Hampstead Theatre.… Read More
Published: 20 November 2014
Maria Friedman will direct a new production of Cole Porter’s classic musical High Society at the Old Vic next spring as part of the newly announced 2015 season that kicks… Read More
Published: 19 November 2014
Father and son acting duo John and Lex Shrapnel will star in the London transfer of Caryl Churchill’s A Number when it arrives at the Young Vic as part of… Read More
What’s it all about? There is something inherently poetic about the play’s title, but don’t be fooled, this is a hard-hitting tale of violence, corruption and vice in modern day… Read More
Take one golden egg, a touch of Olivier Award-winning magic, a large helping of talented young performers and the expertise of a venue famous for its festive offerings. Mix it… Read More
Blackpool-based Brodie Donougher will become the 39th young performer to take on the iconic title role in Stephen Daldry’s hit production of Billy Elliot The Musical when he steps on… Read More
Published: 18 November 2014
Imogen Stubbs, Bel Powley and Antonia Thomas will be spending Christmas at the Hampstead Theatre this year, as they lead the cast of black comedy Elephants. The Christmas-set tale, the… Read More
What’s it all about? Fame, notoriety, envy and the price one must pay for public recognition. Will Trenting is an author who has it all; acclaim, Nobel Prize, big house,… Read More
Published: 17 November 2014
The Official London Theatre team is lucky enough to be based in the heart of London’s Theatreland, surrounded by stunning West End playhouses and just a short stroll from the… Read More
David Calder will join the cast of Jennifer Haley’s haunting thriller The Nether when it transfers to the Duke of York’s Theatre in January. The actor will step into the… Read More
Published: 14 November 2014
Acclaimed star of stage and screen Dame Maggie Smith is to have a season of films devoted to her work at the BFI Southbank. The season, which will span rare… Read More
What’s it all about? A world where everyone and everything is at war with one another. The Koreans have sided with the wasps, the Latvian dentists are in with the… Read More
Mark Strong, Nicola Walker and Phoebe Fox will reprise their roles in A View From The Bridge when Ivo Van Hove’s five-star production of the Arthur Miller classic transfers to… Read More
The entire cast of Donmar Warehouse hit My Night With Reg, which includes Downton Abbey star Julian Ovenden, will transfer with the production to London’s Apollo Theatre in the new… Read More
Published: 13 November 2014
In an interview with Official London Theatre last week Ronan Keating told us that the prospect of making his West End debut in hit musical Once made him feel “the… Read More
Covent Garden’s Donmar Warehouse has launched One Take Shakespeare, a new competition calling for young women aged between 13 and 18 to perform a male speech from any of the… Read More
What’s it all about? Following interviews with police officers, Roy Williams has crafted an explosive exploration of the Metropolitan Police Force, from the people who choose to serve it to… Read More
What’s it all about? Setting the mood for the festive season. Yes, I know it’s only November but if John Lewis has its Christmas ad out I can wear my… Read More
Published: 12 November 2014
It may only be mid-November, but with the witches of Halloween back in their gingerbread houses, the fireworks all gone bang and John Lewis already creating a penguin-based frenzy we… Read More
What’s it all about? It’s no coincidence that this production opened yesterday, exactly 100 years after the Great War ended. It is, after all, a tale about the very thing… Read More
Published: 11 November 2014
Proving himself to be the busiest man in the world, Santa Claus will impressively fit a tour of London theatres into his festive schedule this year with a brand new… Read More
What’s it all about? You get three stories for the price of one in this collaboration between acclaimed young playwrights Tom Wells, Ella Hickson and Nick Payne. The first is… Read More
Comedian and Never Mind The Buzzcocks star Phill Jupitus will take to the West End stage this Christmas, replacing Simon Paisley Day in Jamie Lloyd’s hit production of Urinetown The… Read More
Published: 10 November 2014
Unassuming. The word could have been created for Accolade leading man Alexander Hanson. Let us not forget that this is an actor who earlier this year created the title role… Read More
Nina Raine’s production of Moses Raine’s Moscow-set familial drama Donkey Heart will become the latest Old Red Lion hit to transfer to the Trafalgar Studio 2 in January. Following in… Read More
When we first heard that Alan Titchmarsh would be making his West End debut this Christmas, we thought it particularly fitting that out of every show playing in London the… Read More
Wolfblood’s Jonathan Raggett will make his stage debut in the epic story of a brave rabbit samurai when the family adaptation of Stan Sakai’s iconic comic book series Usagi Yojimbo… Read More
Published: 7 November 2014
Our annual reduced price ticket deal, Get Into London Theatre, will return later this month, offering bargain tickets to more than 55 fantastic shows across London. As part of the… Read More
A theatrical experience based on the colossally successful Hunger Games series will arrive in London in summer 2016 at a purpose built theatre next to Wembley Arena. Promising to employ… Read More
“Guns, lots of guns,” as The Matrix’s Neo might have said in 1999. “And actors, lots of actors” as we’ve just added. That’s how we’d describe these images from the… Read More
Following a productive meeting with employment law advice bureau Acas, the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and entertainment trade union BECTU have come to an agreement about a new pay… Read More
Philip Quast will join Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel in the cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street when the musical thriller arrives at the London Coliseum… Read More
Published: 6 November 2014
Seline Hizli has been announced as the final cast member to join the forthcoming musical adaptation of Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, which begins its run at… Read More
It’s not just witches that are magical; we can make treats appear out of thin air too. Abracadabra! It’s the first images of Jennifer DiNoia and Savannah Stevenson together in… Read More
What’s it all about? Take a stand and head to the Adelphi Theatre for the inspiring story of the real-life Ford Dagenham girls who turned off their sewing machines and… Read More
Indira Varma will lead the cast of the Hampstead Theatre’s forthcoming production of Tiger Country when the hospital-set drama returns to the Swiss Cottage venue next month. Nina Raine’s acclaimed… Read More
Hit musical Jersey Boys will entertain audiences in the West End for longer after extending its booking period until 25 October 2015. The Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning production, which… Read More
Published: 5 November 2014
A man from Dublin who sings his way to success. Remind you of anyone? It would be fair to say that you could indeed call it a case of life… Read More
Hit ABBA musical Mamma Mia! has extended its lycra-tastic run in London’s theatres, having announced a new booking period at the Novello Theatre that takes it into October 2015. By… Read More
American playwright Kimber Lee is to become the inaugural Playwrights of New York (PoNY) Fellow in Residence at London’s Bush Theatre. The winner of US accolade the Ruby Prize, Lee… Read More
Memphis The Musical has extended its London run to October 2015 following its hugely successful West End premiere last month Previously booking to March 2015, more than 320,000 tickets will… Read More
We were dreaming of a White Christmas… and then our dreams came true when we received these pictures of Tom Chambers, Aled Jones and co rehearsing the festive hit. Granted,… Read More
The Unicorn Theatre has been awarded this year’s prestigious Peter Brook Empty Space Award in celebration of its innovative work for young audiences. Triumphing over fellow nominees including London’s Theatre503,… Read More
Mexico’s national dance company, Ballet Folklórico de México, will return to London for the first time in more than 20 years when it plays a short season at the London… Read More
What’s it all about? His name may be quite ordinary but John’s story is nothing short of extraordinary. DV8 Physical Theatre’s latest production for the National Theatre is a verbatim… Read More
Published: 4 November 2014
What’s it all about? I could say Dance ‘Til Dawn is about mobsters in 1940s Hollywood, murder, romance and the framing of an emerging movie star. That’s the plot. In… Read More
Caroline Harker will reprise her role as Mother alongside Downton Abbey star Jeremy Swift in Mike Kenny’s Olivier Award-winning adaptation of The Railway Children at the King’s Cross Theatre this… Read More
Shakespeare’s Globe has become the first theatre in the world to create its own video-on-demand service after launching Globe Player, a brand new online platform offering full-length HD films of… Read More
Olivier Award-winning actor James Dreyfus will star in a new production of Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Harvey to be directed by fellow Olivier recipient Lindsay Posner. The Gimme Gimme… Read More
Published: 3 November 2014
“Dancing has been popular for centuries.” Vincent Simone is not wrong. Since Dave the Caveman first clapped his hands together repeatedly and his cave-sharing pals gave in to the irresistible… Read More
The Donmar Warehouse’s forthcoming spring season will see Josie Rourke and James Graham reunite for a bold new play entitled The Vote, which is to be broadcast live on television… Read More
Published: 31 October 2014
The world premiere of a brand new show by acclaimed hip hop dance company ZooNation, The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, will play at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio Theatre… Read More
Cult hit show Bat Boy: The Musical will bring its quirky tale to London again, a decade after making its debut in the capital, when it runs at the Southwark… Read More
The 2015 London International Mime Festival will be offering families the chance to banish their post-Christmas blues with a plethora of family-friendly entertainment on offer as part of the 24-day… Read More
Halloween just wouldn’t be the same for the Official London Theatre team without an injection of Thriller Live’s iconic zombie fun, so we were suitably spooked, chilled and thrilled to… Read More
A new musical version of hit film Bend It Like Beckham will kick off its London run in May 2015, when it opens at the Phoenix Theatre. Written and directed… Read More
Kristin Scott Thomas will follow in the Olivier Award-winning footsteps of Dame Helen Mirren when she takes on the role of Her Majesty The Queen in a new version of… Read More
Published: 30 October 2014
Halloween theatregoers could be in for a ghoulish treat at new hit production Urinetown The Musical. For the spookiest night of the year the terrifyingly tuneful tale could have an… Read More
What’s it all about? Love at first sight, the romantic – albeit freezing cold – life of bohemians in Paris, friendship, jealousy and heartbreak of the most devastating kind. Jonathan… Read More
What’s it all about? Two men – you can, I’m sure, guess their names – one in his 60s, the other in his 20s, who meet one night and spend… Read More
Bon Jovi’s David Bryan tells us why Memphis The Musical’s story inspired him to swap rock for musical theatre and how he feels about bringing the hit show to London.… Read More
Published: 29 October 2014
Train stations across the country may contain similar scenes of children enjoying their half-term freedom but surely no young passengers are as excited as these nine to 13-year-olds, who have… Read More
What’s it all about? Love, incest, death and heartbreak. That pretty much sums it up. For those wanting a little more detail, it charts the story of Giovanni and Annabella,… Read More
The National Theatre’s hit adaptation of Dr Seuss’ classic The Cat In The Hat will return to London later this year for a festive run at the Pleasance Theatre in… Read More
What’s it all about? The mythical meteorological event so rare at this time of year… Of course it’s not! It’s about hit Brit band The Kinks and follows them through… Read More
Published: 28 October 2014
The National Theatre is teaching children and their families about the world of Romeo And Juliet this half term with a selection of workshops for children aged six to 12-years-old.… Read More
You can tell it’s getting chillier in the capital when rehearsal rooms are displaying the latest winter knitwear trends. Patterned scarves, warm cardies and woolly socks all make an appearance… Read More
Productions of Peter Pan, The Seagull and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers will be brought to the al fresco stage of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in the summer of… Read More
TKTS’ popular half price ticket offer West End Wednesdays will return next month offering theatre fans the chance to see shows including Speed-The-Plow, Urinetown The Musical and Ghost Stories from… Read More
Published: 27 October 2014
The Secret Theatre’s Company’s A Series Of Increasingly Impossible Acts will return to London next year, but to Kilburn’s Tricycle Theatre rather than its original home at the Lyric Hammersmith.… Read More
The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon really has got the West End going. Before it has even had its press night, the Hampstead Theatre hit has extended its run at the… Read More
In his new book What Do I Know?, Richard Eyre, leading director and former head of the National Theatre, reflects on people he has worked with, ideas he has struggled… Read More
Published: 24 October 2014
Wicked star Willemijn Verkaik has joined the cast of the forthcoming Tamsin Greig-led musical Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown. The Dutch star, who starred as Elphaba in… Read More
Stella Gonet will appear in the Royal Court Theatre’s forthcoming production Hope, which reunites writer Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany following their success with the venue’s hugely successful Let… Read More
It is just a few days until American star Jennifer DiNoia will make her West End debut as Elphaba in the hit musical Wicked. While she may be no stranger… Read More