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Spring is in the air. And the biggest night in West End theatre is on the horizon. Hannah Waddingham returns to host the Olivier Awards on 14 April, with shows including *Sunset Boulevard, Dear England*, and *Guys & Dolls* up for awards. [Find out more about the Olivier Awards.](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/whats-on/olivier-awards) But the Olivier Awards is only one evening's worth of a month of theatre to look forward to.

Read on for our top picks for what to see in London this...

Top theatre to see in London in April 

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From Sir Ian McKellen returning to Shakespeare in *Player Kings* to bright, bold costumes in *Priscilla the Party!*, here’s the top theatre picks in London this April.

The full cast has been announced for Jamie Lloyd's production of William Shakespeare's *Romeo & Juliet*, starring Tom Holland. The play will open at the Duke of York's Theatre on 11 May.

Tom Holland, who will play Romeo, is joined by Francesca Amewudah-Rivers as Juliet. Freema Agyeman (Nurse), Michael Balogun (Friar), Tomiwa Edun (Capulet), Mia Jerome (Montague), Daniel Quinn-Toye (Paris), Ray Sesay (Tybalt), Nima Taleghani (Benvolio), Joshua-Alexander Williams (Mercutio), and Callum Heinrich...

Full cast announced for Tom Holland-led 'Romeo & Juliet'

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Francesca Amewudah-Rivers will make her West End debut alongside Tom Holland in Jamie Lloyd's production of *Romeo & Juliet* at the Duke of York's Theatre.

Start your engines! The full cast has been announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s *[Starlight Express](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24471-starlight-express-tickets)*, which opens at the specially designed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre on 8 June.

The musical will star Jeevan Braich as Rusty, Kayna Montecillo as Pearl, Jade Marvin as Momma McCoy, Al Knott as Greaseball, Eve Humphrey as Dinah, and Tom Pigram as Electra.

The rest of the cast includes Ollie Augustin,...

'Starlight Express' reveals full cast for new London production

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical has been seen by over 20 million people across the world, and follows a child’s train set as it magically comes to life.

The full cast has been announced for the West End return of Duncan Macmillan’s [*People, Places and Things*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/40085-people-places-and-things?), which opens at the Trafalgar Theatre on 3 May. Jeremy Herrin will direct.

Joining Denise Gough, who will reprise her Olivier Award-winning role as Emma, is Sinéad Cusack (*V for Vendetta, Rock ‘n’ Roll*) as Doctor/Therapist/Mum, Malachi Kirby (*Small Axe, Anansi Boys*) as Mark, Danny Kirrane (*The Sandman, The Serpent...

Full cast announced for Denise Gough-led 'People, Places and Things' 

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Denise Gough won Best Actress at the Olivier Awards in 2016 for her performance as Emma in *People Places and Things* at the National Theatre in 2015.

That's so fetch! The full cast and creative team has been announced for [*Mean Girls*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/35503-mean-girls), which opens at the Savoy Theatre in the West End on 6 June. Performances have also been extended to 16 February 2025.

Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin's musical follows home-schooled Cady Heron as she attempts to fit into an Illinois high school and is drawn into popular clique The Plastics, which is ruled by Queen Bee Regina George.

The cast...

Full cast and creative team announced for 'Mean Girls' in the West End

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Charlie Burn, Georgina Castle, Elèna Gyasi, and Grace Mouat will play Cady Heron and The Plastics in Tina Fey's musical about the politics of popularity in high school.

James Graham’s adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s [*Boys from the Blackstuff* ](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/40470-boys-from-the-blackstuff)will transfer to the Garrick Theatre in the West End for a limited eight-week run, beginning on 13 June.

The show, directed by Kate Wasserberg, is set in Liverpool in the 1980s and follows five men struggling to find work and make ends meet. 

The play heads to the Garrick Theatre, following runs at Liverpool’s Royal Court (19 April — 11 May) and the...

James Graham’s adaptation of 'Boys from the Blackstuff' to make West End transfer

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The play, which is set in Liverpool in the 1980s, heads to the Garrick Theatre, following runs at Liverpool’s Royal Court and the National’s Olivier Theatre. 

Olivier Award winner Matt Henry will join the cast of [*The Devil Wears Prada*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/34706-the-devil-wears-prada), when it opens at the Dominion Theatre in the West End this October.

He will play creative fashion director Nigel in this new musical about the high stakes world of fashion journalism, based on Lauren Weisberger's best-selling 2003 novel and the 2006 blockbuster film starring Merryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci.

Henry won an...

Matt Henry joins the cast of 'The Devil Wears Prada' in the West End

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Olivier Award winner Matt Henry will play the role of creative fashion director Nigel, a part that was originated in the 2006 film by Stanley Tucci.

Casting has been announced for the UK premiere of Yve Blake's musical [*Fangirls*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/34985-fangirls), which opens at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre on 13 July.

Jasmine Elcock, a recent graduate of the Central School of Speech and Drama, will make her musical theatre debut as 14-year-old superfan, Edna. She is currently performing in The Crucible at Sheffield Theatres and recently starred in the English Touring Theatre’s Macbeth.

Joining Elcock are Miracle...

Cast announced for UK premiere of 'Fangirls'

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Open auditions held in January sought out performers without professional representation. Jasmine Elcock, in the lead role, will be making her musical theatre debut.

London's West End is well known for its musicals. From long-running hit shows such as *The Lion King,* and *Mamma Mia!*, to welcoming some of Broadway's most recent hits, London certainly is a place to enjoy an exciting musical production. With so much on offer from jukebox shows full of the hit songs from your favourite artists to musicals based on films and books, the West End provides audiences with some of the best form of entertainment possible.

Book tickets to West End musicals on London...

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There’s something thrilling about getting to see just how a show is made. Perhaps that’s why audiences have always loved backstage stories, going right back to that hilariously disastrous play-within-a-play in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, through to modern classics like the side-splitting comedy of *Noises Off* and *[The Play That Goes Wrong](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/345-play-that-goes-wrong-tickets)*.

This year, you’ve got numerous chances to head behind the scenes...

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