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Published: 4 April 2012
When it’s dark, there are scary sounds all around you and there’s no moon to show you the way, your imagination can play some pretty creepy tricks on you. Then… Read More
Published: 3 April 2012
Rising acting stars Jack Lowden and James McArdle (pictured) will take the lead roles in Hampstead theatre’s summer stage adaptation of Chariots Of Fire.Lowden will play devout Scottish Christian Eric… Read More
Published: 2 April 2012
An Instinct For Kindness, Chris Larner’s story of a journey to an assisted suicide clinic with his ex-wife, opens at the Trafalgar Studio 2 next week. Here Larner shares with… Read More
Published: 30 March 2012
London venues and organisations including the National Theatre, Royal Opera House, Southbank Centre and English National Opera have been successful in stage one of Arts Council England’s capital funding programme.The… Read More
Theatregoers should get ready to Twist And Shout in the aisles as Let It Be, a new theatrical concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles opens at the Prince… Read More
Original Posh cast members Leo Bill, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Mison and Simon Shepherd will recreate their roles when the Royal Court hit transfers to the West End later this spring.They… Read More
Published: 29 March 2012
Lauded performers Rory Kinnear and Helen McCrory will be back at the National Theatre this summer, starring alongside Julie Walters in The Last Of The Haussmans.The first play from screenwriter… Read More
With a higher mortality rate than even the village of Midsomer, Malfi may just have topped my list of places never to go. From the safety of the Old Vic… Read More
Published: 28 March 2012
In keeping with tradition, the cream of London theatre in 2011 was welcomed to the Haymarket Hotel for a nominees’ celebration.Among the delighted attendees, eager to try the tempting canapés… Read More
As a moment capturing the past year in theatre little could be finer than the Olivier Awards nominees photo taken yesterday at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.The famous stage, currently hosting… Read More
Mad King George III has just left the Apollo theatre, but now George VI has arrived at Wyndham’s with a different problem. Following the death of King George V, his… Read More
Douglas Hodge and Maria Friedman will return to the Menier Chocolate Factory for its 2012 season, but the pair will remain backstage directing two of the productions. Hodge will direct… Read More
Two Roses For Richard III, a Brazilian spin on Shakespeare’s history plays, is the latest production to join the Royal Shakespeare Company’s line-up of London shows this summer.The piece by… Read More
Published: 27 March 2012
Hayley Flaherty and Steve Furst will join the cast of the 10-time Olivier Award nominated Matilda The Musical from April, stepping into the roles of the despicable Mr Wormwood and… Read More
Darrell D’Silva and Trevor Fox will play friends of 20 years in the world premiere of Matthew Dunster’s latest play Children’s Children.They are joined in the drama, which runs at… Read More
There’s something in the air at the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs. You can smell it as soon as you enter the auditorium.Well, that might be the pungent whiff of the… Read More
Published: 26 March 2012
In the first panto news of the year (Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is!) Julie Atherton is to join Steven Webb (pictured) in the Lyric Hammersmith ’s seasonal… Read More
Antipodean actress Tamsin Carroll, who last wowed London with her Oom Pah Pah-ing as Nancy in Oliver!, is to star in the Regent’s Park Open Air theatre double bill of… Read More
Tunji Kasim can currently be seen treading the Old Vic boards in the gory classic The Duchess Of Malfi. While he may only be in his 20s, this young actor… Read More
Published: 23 March 2012
Never one to duck a challenge, director Katie Mitchell’s next project will explore the future of life on Earth.Ten Billion, which runs at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs this… Read More
Sally Dexter, who was last seen playing Gertrude opposite Michael Sheen’s Hamlet, will send an icy chill across Kensington Gardens when she plays the White Witch in The Lion, The… Read More
Andrew Malkin, cast member on the current London production of The King’s Speech, has died at the age of 49.An ensemble cast member on the tale of King George VI… Read More
Published: 22 March 2012
Gregory Doran will succeed Michael Boyd as Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company after 25 years working at the company as both an actor and director. Doran, currently the… Read More
Last night After Miss Julie kicked off the Young Vic’s Classics For A New Climate season. In keeping with the theatre’s aim to reduce the amount of energy used in… Read More
Published: 21 March 2012
With The King’s Speech starting previews this week at the Wyndham’s theatre, Official London Theatre decided to challenge three of the show’s leading men, Charles Edwards, Michael Feast and Ian… Read More
Following last week’s Olivier Award nomination, Derren Brown’s 2011 show Svengali will return to the West End this summer for a limited run at the Novello theatre.The mind-bending Svengali will… Read More
Reportedly, some theatregoers who saw Sweeney Todd in Chichester prior to its London transfer asked for refunds as they thought they hadn’t seen Michael Ball. They had, but not the… Read More
Published: 20 March 2012
I’d Do Anything winner and current star of One Man, Two Guvnors Jodie Prenger is to host a West End gala celebrating the achievements of talented young people.The DreamArts West… Read More
Star of One Man, Two Guvnors Jodie Prenger will host this year’s West End Musical Gala at the Playhouse theatre on 1 April.Organised by DreamArts, the charity that provides creative… Read More
Our countrywide theatre gift voucher scheme Theatre Tokens has launched an innovative new app making it easy to give the gift of theatre through social media and online.The new partnership… Read More
Former Pop Idol star and West End leading man Gareth Gates is to lead the cast of gala concert Momentous Musicals, which plays at the New Wimbledon theatre on 14… Read More
Published: 19 March 2012
Terry Deary, the man behind Horrible Histories, will be signing copies of his book at the Garrick theatre this Easter.There will be two separate signings taking place on 4 and… Read More
Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre veteran Adam Levy is to join Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths in Neil Simon’s comedy The Sunshine Boys.Levy, whose credits include Henry V and… Read More
Published: 16 March 2012
Almost more eagerly anticipated than the announcement of the winners themselves, the revealing of the 2012 Olivier nominees had Theatreland aquiver with nerves.Who would make it onto London theatre’s shortlist… Read More
No matter what the weather, the Olivier Award-winning stage spectacle Slava’s Snowshow will guarantee London has a white Christmas this year as it returns to the Royal Festival Hall from… Read More
Samantha Bond, Tim McInnerny and Georgia Moffett are to join Omid Djalili in this summer’s production of What The Butler Saw.The cast for Joe Orton’s comedy, which plays at the… Read More
Star of BBC dramas White Heat and Upstairs Downstairs, Claire Foy is to return to the London stage in Mike Bartlett’s Love, Love, Love.Foy will star alongside Ben Miles, Victoria… Read More
April De Angelis’s Olivier Award-nominated play Jumpy will transfer into the West End this summer with fellow Royal Court-production Posh for a season at the Duke of York’s theatre. 2010’s… Read More
Published: 15 March 2012
The first line of the programme sheet declares “Bryony Kimmings is NOT an alcoholic” but as the production commences with Kimmings, dressed in an all-in-one silver space suit, raving outrageously… Read More
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s hit family production Matilda The Musical leads this year’s Olivier Awards with MasterCard nominations, recognised in an impressive 10 categories, the maximum number of eligible awards… Read More
Published: 14 March 2012
“It’s like being in politics except you don’t have to lie,” Lloyd Newson tells me when I ask what the positives are of being Artistic Director of the acclaimed physical… Read More
Published: 13 March 2012
Alan Ayckbourn’s Neighbourhood Watch, Trinidad and Tobago culture and the story of a 19th century novelist will all feature in the Tricycle theatre’s new spring/summer programme.Kicking off the new season… Read More
It will be raining at the Palace theatre for longer than expected as the critically acclaimed musical Singin In’ The Rain has extended its booking period until 23 February 2013.The… Read More
DV8 was last at the National Theatre with a piece tackling the world’s view of homosexuality, delivering a punch of cold, harsh realism about the cruel and often backwards nature… Read More
Published: 12 March 2012
Sadie Frost is to return to the stage for a limited three-week run to take up, once again, the role of a Madonna-obsessed woman in Touched…Like A Virgin.Zoe Lewis’s new… Read More
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT), the organisation behind Official London Theatre, is leading the way to ensure that London theatre is 'Games Ready' this summer.Working hard on behalf of… Read More
Published: 9 March 2012
tkts, the iconic ticket booth run by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), was this week recognised with an award for its high levels of customer service. The ticket outlet,… Read More
Sound&Fury’s beautiful, touching and tragic new play gives a whole new meaning to black box theatre. Watching the one-man drama, it feels as if you have been sealed inside a… Read More
Lucian Msamati will return to the Royal Court this spring to star in Bola Agbaje’s forthcoming drama Belong. Directed by the Tricycle theatre’s incoming Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham, Belong runs… Read More
Danielle Hope will return to the West End stage this summer to star in Les Misérables alongside fellow new cast members Tam Mutu and the previously announced Géronimo Rauch. The… Read More
Published: 8 March 2012
Her Majesty the Queen enjoyed a night of laughter at the theatre this week, when she dropped into the Theatre Royal Haymarket to see One Man, Two Guvnors.Possibly giving herself… Read More
Matt Lucas will lead the National Youth Musical Theatre alongside a host of musical theatre star alumni in a special concert at the Vaudeville theatre on 22 April.NYMT In Concert… Read More
The Unicorn theatre has a treat in store for young theatregoers next month with its under fives season, a fortnight of plays from leading children’s theatre companies. Unicorn favourites Little… Read More
The title Farewell To The Theatre evokes Harley Granville-Barker’s own production. However, the play of the same name at the Hampstead theatre is something entirely different, offering an insight into… Read More
Legally Blonde’s leading lady Carley Stenson will leave behind Chihuahua-filled life for more swampy living when she joins Shrek The Musical in May.The former Hollyoaks star will replace Girls Aloud’s… Read More
Published: 7 March 2012
A unique Facebook competition is offering theatre fans the opportunity to attend not just the Olivier Awards, but also the exclusive after-show celebration.All entrants have to do to be in… Read More
Published: 6 March 2012
Chris Larner’s award-winning solo show An Instinct For Kindness will play a three week run at the Trafalgar Studio 2 this spring. The Fringe First Award-winning show, which plays from… Read More
Have I Got News For You team captain and improv master Paul Merton is to bring his new stand-up show Out Of My Head to the Vaudeville theatre this autumn.Merton’s… Read More
Published: 5 March 2012
Jason Manford is to swap his razor-sharp wit for razor-sharp, well, razors when he joins the cast of Sweeney Todd.The comedian, who is a familiar face from TV shows including… Read More
Jonathan Ansell, best known as one quarter of X-Factor contestants G4, will lead the cast of A Tale Of Two Cities when it opens in April.Ansell rose to fame as… Read More
Published: 2 March 2012
Following rave reviews and full houses, David Eldridge’s play In Basildon is to extend its run at the Royal Court.The family drama, which opened on 22 February, will now play… Read More
François Archambault’s The Leisure Society is a provocative look at the discontent of the wealthy. But in a series of short punchy scenes that lead the characters into ever-increasing states… Read More
Simon Paisley Day will return to the London stage this summer to play the oft-dislikeable role of Petruchio in The Taming Of The Shrew.The actor, who most recently played tricked… Read More
Published: 1 March 2012
Musical fans have the chance this week to catch the work of a new generation of British composers and lyricists, plus hear from some old favourites, in the intimate setting… Read More
Last night I went to the pub to see Snookered. At least, that’s how it felt. I was, of course, at the Bush theatre but, if I hadn’t known any… Read More
If you have ever wanted to discover more about London’s theatre district, or delve into its spookier side, Theatreland Walking Tours could be the answer.The annual weekend West End wanderings… Read More
Published: 29 February 2012
Former MP and Strictly Come Dancing star Ann Widdecombe will make her operatic debut in The Royal Opera House’s La Fille Du Régiment this spring. Widdecombe will play La Duchesse… Read More
It takes a performer who is brave, foolish or supremely confident to name his show after one of the world’s most influential illusionists. You set the benchmark extremely high for… Read More
Published: 28 February 2012
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s hit production of Matilda The Musical is set to open in New York at the beginning of 2013. The musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic story,… Read More
There’s something pleasingly topsy-turvy about opening a young writers’ festival with a play about 60 year olds. Of course it could also set a few alarm bells ringing; there’s nothing… Read More
Shrek The Musical has announced two family-friendly initiatives with a new ‘school night’ performance schedule and a one-off performance for children with special needs. From 7 March, Wednesday performances of… Read More
TV and film star Blake Harrison, best known as Neil in The Inbetweeners, will make his West End debut in Rob Hayes’s Step 9 (Of 12).The new production, which is… Read More
Published: 27 February 2012
As London enjoyed an unexpectedly balmy weekend, the cast of Michael Attenborough’s forthcoming play at the Almeida theatre transported themselves to the heat of late 1940s Naples for Filumena rehearsals.… Read More
Comic Omid Djalili will return to London this summer to star in a new revival of Joe Orton’s farcical comedy What The Butler Saw.The British-Iranian comedian, who played Fagin in… Read More
As Agyness Deyn makes her West End debut in The Leisure Society, Official London Theatre learns more about the iconic supermodel.In François Archambault’s satire of the young rich, model Agyness… Read More