Thursday, 19 April, 2018
In celebration of Shakespeare Day, which is marked on the day historians believe the Bard was born and also died (23rd April), we thought we’d run a poll in the playwright's honour.
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London Musicals, Plays, Drama and Fringe Theatre
West End News & Features
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Thursday, 19 April, 2018The full cast joining Sir Ian McKellen in King Lear at the Duke of York’s Theatre later this year has been announced. Sinéad Cusack (Kent), Danny Webb (Gloucester), Kirsty Bushell (Regan), Richard... Read more -
Thursday, 19 April, 2018Love them or hate them, jukebox musicals are a major part of the theatre landscape. In the last two weeks, we’ve seen Bob Dylan-themed Girl from the North Country win two Oliviers, the world premiere... Read more -
Wednesday, 18 April, 2018Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of the National Theatre production Consent, a play by Nina Raine. Roger Mitchell directs the piece, which premiered in the Dorfman in April... Read more
Latest Fringe & Off West End Features
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Wednesday, 18 April, 2018- by Marion Bott I remember being back home in France, trying to imagine what would need to happen for me to join a terrorist group like Isis. In 2014, I heard the shocking news that former... Read more -
Tuesday, 17 April, 2018A new immersive production inspired by the Disney masterpiece Fantasia is set to run at The Vaults in celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary. The 1940 film was produced by Walt Disney and... Read more -
Tuesday, 17 April, 2018Kwame Kwei-Armah has announced his first season as the artistic director of the Young Vic, including a musical adaptation of Twelfth Night. Formerly artistic director of Center Stage in Baltimore,... Read more -
Monday, 16 April, 2018If you’re anything like us, you’ll have a box buried deep in a cupboard full of programmes, tickets and other stagey memorabilia you’ve gathered over the years. You also probably love showing off... Read more
Latest Theatre Reviews
If you drew up a list of everything you wanted from a Tina Turner musical, you wouldn’t be disappointed by Tina, which gets its world premiere at the Aldwych Theatre. It’s got the anthems, it’s got... Read more
Chicago made its first appearance on Broadway in 1975, and it lit up New York with its razzle dazzle. Reviving the show at London’s Phoenix Theatre now, however, doesn’t pack half the punch it would... Read more
James Graham has a reputation for turning big, meaty topics into pieces of riveting theatre. In the last 12 months alone, he has tackled the formation of The Sun and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in... Read more
The Donmar Warehouse's artistic director Josie Rourke began her tenure at the helm there in 2012 with a candlelit production of George Farquhar's 1706 play The Recruiting Officer. Now the candles are... Read more
