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Published: 21 July 2014
“I’m just lazy,” Coel tells me towards the end of our interview conducted in a snatched 25 minutes as she escapes the rehearsal room for a working lunch. My mouth… Read More
What’s it all about? Extraterrestrials who consider the human race wasteful in their restricted use of undercrackers – you know, just wearing them – so pinch them and whisk them… Read More
A quintet of performers from the Theatre503’s acclaimed 2013 production of Land Of Our Fathers will return to the show when it transfers to the Trafalgar Studio 2 next month.… Read More
Craige Els will become the latest cross-dressing musical theatre star to take on the formidable role of the terrifying Miss Trunchbull in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s seven time Olivier Award-winning… Read More
Published: 18 July 2014
Comedian, impressionist and actress Ronni Ancona is to star in a new play about the 2011 London riots, Little Revolution, alongside Game Of Thrones’ Lucian Msamati and Sense And Sensibility’s… Read More
Elaine Stritch, the Broadway legend who was equally famous for her seven decade career as for her famously spikey wit, has died at the age of 89. The actress passed… Read More
The Gillian Anderson-led production of A Streetcar Named Desire, the fastest selling show in the Young Vic’s history, will be screened by NT Live on 16 September. The screening, the… Read More
What’s it all about? Two men create alter egos to bring spice to their lives… like 19th century superheroes, but with less crime-fighting and more cucumber sandwiches. When they fall… Read More
Ghost Stories has extended its run at the Arts Theatre, announcing it will return after a short break this summer to play from 21 September to 18 January 2015. The… Read More
Published: 17 July 2014
TKTS has teamed up with our annual kids go free promotion Kids Week to create a fun Theatreland Trail for families to enjoy over the month of August. The trail… Read More
Full casting has been announced for two of the Tricycle Theatre’s forthcoming productions, with Steven Elliot joining Alex Ferns and Eugene O’Hare in True West and Martina Laird, Tanya Moodie… Read More
Young people will take centre stage at the Theatre Royal Stratford East later this month when aspiring writers, actors and composers present a season of work at the east London… Read More
Published: 16 July 2014
The Park Theatre will host the London premiere of Robert Holman’s critically acclaimed drama Jonah And Otto this autumn. The play, which was first seen at the Royal Exchange Theatre… Read More
This week, Jennifer Haley’s Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning futuristic crime thriller The Nether will make its London premiere at the Royal Court Theatre in a co-production with the acclaimed theatre… Read More
When a show is billed as “a rich palimpsest of history” and promises to take in a staggering two millennia of conflict, you’ll probably find us prior to the production’s… Read More
Kids Week, our annual kids go free campaign, will get off to a spectacular start this year with a brilliant day of free family fun planned to launch the month… Read More
What’s it all about? The recession has hit, and Emily and Oliver have downsized to the north to live with “the real people”, start an art cooperative and work freelance… Read More
What’s it all about? Two of the best loved and most hilarious characters in 20th century literature. Wooster, the endearing but intellectually-challenged young man of the British upper classes who… Read More
Mark Ebulue will star in the title role of Othello at the Lyric Hammersmith next year when Frantic Assembly’s production of Shakespeare’s brutal thriller arrives in London following its UK… Read More
Published: 15 July 2014
Last night, 12-year-old Ollie Jochim took to the West End stage for the first time to become the 38th young star to play the title role in West End hit… Read More
More than five years after leaving the hit production, Kerry Ellis will return to Wicked to reprise her role as Elphaba for 12 weeks from 4 August. The actress’ return… Read More
Published: 14 July 2014
As part of our weekend of In Conversation talks at West End LIVE last month, Official London Theatre was lucky enough to catch up with three of Handbagged’s leading ladies… Read More
Lovers of family TV will know Mathew Baynton best as a shape-changing man of many characters. In both child-pleasingly silly historical hit Horrible Histories and mythical mirth-fest Yonderland he’s portrayed… Read More
The hugely popular Billy Elliot The Musical has extended its West End run at the Victoria Palace Theatre until 19 December 2015. The show, which was previously booking until 16… Read More
The hit West End production of The Book Of Mormon will say hello to two new cast members on 28 July when US stars Billy Harrigan Tighe and A J… Read More
Published: 11 July 2014
It isn’t every day you turn up to Trafalgar Square expecting to take a few pictures of a West End show and end up on a two and half hour… Read More
What’s it all about? One family, both divided and unified by an evangelical Christian faith. Opening in Barbados, where the estranged unit have come together to plan the funeral of… Read More
Jenna Russell, Marc Elliott and Jonathan Slinger will reprise their roles in Jamie Lloyd’s acclaimed production of Urinetown The Musical when it transfers to the West End this autumn. The… Read More
Published: 10 July 2014
Writers Anthony Neilson and Robin French will create a brand new late night revue show for the Royal Court Theatre this summer featuring work submitted by talented staff members from… Read More
What’s it all about? No doubt any of the tiny Tiger experts, whose parents were testing them on the storyline as they waited in anticipation for the matinee performance to… Read More
What’s it all about? Jamie Lloyd’s Trafalgar Transformed season 2 opens with a bang… and a stab… and a foul gurgle… and a desperate gasp… This Richard III shuns the… Read More
Published: 9 July 2014
Ask anyone who the busiest man in theatre is and the likelihood is they will all reply the same: “Jamie Lloyd”. Not yet halfway through his 30s, the past few… Read More
In a little less than two years since it opened, Victoria’s purpose-built, marble-staircase touting St James Theatre has developed an enviable reputation for finding the finest productions in regional and… Read More
From a Game Of Thrones trio to one of Theatreland’s starriest – not to most mention sickeningly talented – couples, Shaftesbury Avenue boasted more famous faces than Madame Tussauds last… Read More
What’s it all about? More than 10 million copies of Mark Haddon’s prize-winning novel have been sold since its release in 2003, but if you’re one of the few who… Read More
Published: 8 July 2014
The Young Vic has extended the run of its forthcoming production of A Streetcar Named Desire by two weeks due to phenomenal public demand to catch the Gillian Anderson-led drama.… Read More
As Martin Freeman prepares for the press night of Richard III, we’ve been offered an insight into what the Sherlock star looks like as the tyrannical monarch. We’re not sure… Read More
What’s it all about? This, like the final round before a Countdown ad break, is a conundrum. The cast and creative team are staying quieter than an Andy Murray fan… Read More
Published: 7 July 2014
It’s well known to all lovers of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical Cats that Jellicles can and Jellicles do. This morning, 7 July, at the London Palladium, Jellicles did. With… Read More
Tamzin Outhwaite will star alongside Jemima Rooper in Ben Ockrent’s new comedy Breeders when it opens at the St James Theatre as part of the One Stage season in September.… Read More
With just over a week left to catch the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s acclaimed production of Hobson’s Choice, we decided to quiz fou of the show’s stars on what’s… Read More
Back in 1999, following the screen premiere of Shakespeare In Love, the star-studded romantic comedy film won seven Oscars, including the award for Best Costume Design. 15 years on, you’ll… Read More
Published: 4 July 2014
Witches are melting, tigers are hydrating… which can mean only one thing; it’s time to take your family to one of the many shows on offer in Theatreland this summer.… Read More
On London’s South Bank, next to the up-turned purple cow, sits a Spiegeltent with a dark secret. Okay, it may not be much of a secret anymore, not after the… Read More
What’s it all about? Some might say witches, some might say McCarthyism. I’ll say Arthur Miller’s tragic portrayal of a community consumed by hysteria when claims of witchcraft are hurled… Read More
Published: 3 July 2014
A new one-man play exploring the life of Quentin Crisp will arrive at the St James Studio in August, directly after its world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe. Quentin Crisp:… Read More
What’s it all about? This is Shakespeare at his very best taking on the world of politics. Conspiracies, murder, manipulations and brutal battles are packed into Dominic Dromgoole’s compelling production… Read More
Terry Johnson’s Olivier Award nominated revival of Oh What A Lovely War is to return to the Theatre Royal Stratford East next year. Johnson’s take on the satirical musical about… Read More
Published: 2 July 2014
It is a month to the day since Alexandra Burke first stepped on to the stage as the West End’s third Queen Of The Night, and what better way to… Read More
If your child told you that when they grew up they wanted to be a writer, musician, actor, radio presenter, director, comedian, oh and a record company owner, you’d be… Read More
What’s it all about? Marking the 30th anniversary of the miners’ strike, Beth Steel’s ambitious drama recounts the events of 1984 to 1985 from a political and personal viewpoint; taking… Read More
What’s it all about? You’d be forgiven for thinking this was a tale about pool; after all much of the show’s promotional material depicts the characters, cues poised, around a… Read More
Here at Official London Theatre, we are a sucker for puzzles where you have to identify as many West End shows or musical numbers as you can from cryptic pictures.… Read More
Dominic Rowan will return to the Young Vic this autumn to star in Katie Mitchell’s production of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. Adapted by Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens, the… Read More
Following the premiere performance of Richard Bean’s Great Britain at the National Theatre this week, the venue has announced the acclaimed show will transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket from… Read More
Published: 1 July 2014
Arts Council England (ACE) has today announced details of its investment plans for the next three years with 46 new organisations added to its portfolio and 58 losing funding entirely,… Read More
Further details have been announced for the National Theatre’s packed autumn/winter season including news that Meera Syal will lead David Hare’s Behind The Beautiful Forevers and Bijan Sheibani’s acclaimed Romeo… Read More
Jamie Lloyd’s hit production of Urinetown The Musical will transfer to the Apollo Theatre later this year following its successful run at the St James Theatre. Featuring music and lyrics… Read More
Published: 30 June 2014
From the Mitford sisters to the Kardashians, history is dotted with socialite sisters and infamous siblings that have caught the public’s attention. They’ve collected more column inches than the combined… Read More
Nikki Davis-Jones will turn a Wicked shade of green this autumn when she takes on the role of Elphaba in the hit West End musical. The actress, who is already… Read More
Olivier Award-winning actor Matthew Kelly and I’m Alan Partridge’s Simon Greenall will star in the Park Theatre’s revival of Richard Bean’s biographical drama Toast. Directed by Eleanor Rhode, Toast will… Read More
Published: 27 June 2014
Roald Dahl’s much-loved story The Twits will be brought to life on stage at the Royal Court next spring when playwright Enda Walsh brings his mischievous family adaptation to the… Read More
Children interested in the performing arts have the chance to attend one of two summer schools with EduStage when the popular musical theatre workshops return to London for a ninth… Read More
Benjamin Scheuer will return to the St James Studio this summer to reprise his role in his solo show The Lion from 19 August to 7 September. The production originally… Read More
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita starring Marti Pellow will re-open the newly refurbished Dominion Theatre, playing a limited season from 16 September to 1 November. Starring Pellow as… Read More
The moment a nugget of interest lodged quietly at the back of your mind transforms into an all-consuming, pounding necessity of life can be harder to pin down than a… Read More
Anna Chancellor will star in Rory Mullarkey’s new play The Wolf From The Door as part of the Royal Court’s autumn season, which Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone promises will be… Read More
The National Theatre will be encouraging audiences to put on their dancing shoes later this year when Fat Boy Slim and David Byrne’s New York hit musical Here Lies Love… Read More
What’s it all about? A small joyful boy living amid Dickensian extremes of poverty who, despite life’s hardships, holds onto his dreams, and a reclusive, effusive chocolate factory owner who… Read More
Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s award-winning musical about an eclectic clowder of eccentric felines, is to return to the London stage this winter, playing a 12 week run at the London… Read More
Published: 26 June 2014
After days of speculation it has been confirmed that Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan will make her theatrical debut this autumn, starring in Lindsay Posner’s revival of David Mamet’s Speed-The-Plow. The… Read More
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo has been announced as patron for the 2014 Family Arts Festival as it returns for a second year of family friendly entertainment this autumn. This… Read More
Olivier Award-winning comedy Jeeves And Wooster In Perfect Nonsense is to extend its run at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre until 17 January. Though the news will rightly be met… Read More
What’s it all about? This new play by Canadian playwright Adam Bock, which he has decided to premiere on this side of the pond, is the tale of five glamorous… Read More
The Lyric Hammersmith will offer families a double-bill of festive treats this winter with the return of Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas and Critics’ Circle Award-winning playwright Tom Wells’ take on… Read More