Television presenter Matt Baker is set to make his Palladium pantomime debut this Christmas as the London Palladium stages a production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Following the successes of... Read more
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After a nationwide tour earlier this year, it has been announced that The Life I Lead will transfer to the West End, playing at the Wyndham’s Theatre.
Based on the life of David Tomlinson, The Life I... Read more
It has been announced that Caroline Sheen will reprise her performance as Violet in 9 to 5 at the Savoy Theatre.
After stepping into the role following Louise Redknapp’s injury in rehearsals, Sheen... Read more
The full casting for the upcoming world premiere of Dark Sublime at Trafalgar Studio Two has been announced.
Written by Michael Dennis, Dark Sublime is a sci-fi comedy play that tells the story of... Read more
In an official collaboration with Netflix, Secret Cinema will bring Stranger Things to life at a newly-created immersive theatre experience at a secret location, it has been announced.
Titled Secret... Read more
After a limited engagement at Theatre Royal Stratford East, Equus will transfer to Trafalgar Studio One later this year, it has been announced.
Inspired by Peter Shaffer’s psychological thriller,... Read more
Productions to be performed as part of the first season under the artistic direction of Rachel O’Riordan at the Lyric Hammersmith have been announced.
The season will feature seven new productions by... Read more
It has been announced that Lucie Jones and Ashley Roberts will join the cast of Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre.
Jones will take over the role of Jenna from Katharine McPhee. After competing on The X... Read more
As part of the production’s national tour, it has been announced that The Girl on the Train will play at the Duke of York’s Theatre for a limited engagement.
Based on the 2015 novel by Paula Hawkins... Read more
The complete casting for the upcoming world premiere of David Mamet’s Bitter Wheat starring John Malkovich at the Garrick Theatre has been announced.
Inspired by recent Hollywood scandals surrounding... Read more
It has been announced that Back to the Future: The Musical will receive its West End premiere in 2020.
Based on the award-winning 1985 film starring Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future follows Marty... Read more
The first major revival of How Love Is Speltwill be performed at the Southwark Playhouse, it has been announced.
Set in 2004, the play centres on Peta, a young, independent woman who is looking for... Read more
The complete casting has been announced for The Actor’s Nightmare at the Park Theatre, to be performed later this year.
Written by Christopher Durang, The Actor’s Nightmare offers a satirical outlook... Read more
It has been announced that Come From Away at the Phoenix Theatre will play for an extended booking period into 2020.
Inspired by real-life events in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Come From Away... Read more
It has been announced that Tyrone Huntley will star in the European premiere of The View UpStairs at the Soho Theatre, opening later this year.
First performed at an off-Broadway venue in 2017, the... Read more
A new season of theatre has been announced at the Jermyn Street Theatre, with a world premiere and a London premiere as part of the season.
Titled ‘Memories’, each production during the season... Read more
Complete casting for this summer’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium has been announced.
Joining the previously confirmed Jason Donovan as the Pharaoh... Read more
Robert Icke will direct his new play The Doctor, which is freely adapted by Arthur Schnitzler’s 1912 play Professor Bernhardi, at the Almeida Theatre in August, it has been announced.
Schnitzler’s... Read more
Full casting has been announced for the Open Air Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which is set to open next month.
Directed by Dominic Hill, Amber James and Kieran... Read more
Following a world premiere production at the Bristol Old Vic in 2018 and performances earlier this year, Touching The Void will transfer to the Duke of York’s Theatre, it has been announced.
Based on... Read more
Jenna Russell is set to lead the cast of the UK premiere of Jason Robert Brown’s The Bridges of Madison County, which opens at the Menier Chocolate Factory in July.
With a book by Marsha Norman, the... Read more
Adult casting has been announced for the West End premiere of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ - The Musical at the Ambassadors Theatre.
Based on the 1980s children’s books by Sue Townsend,... Read more
Full casting has been announced for the first production in Michael Longhurst’s tenure as artistic director at the Donmar Warehouse: David Greig’s Europe.
Directed by Longhurst, the play is set at a... Read more
Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr are set to open their second commercial theatre venue in London, following their recent venture at the Bridge Theatre in London Bridge.
Designed by Howard Tompkins... Read more
It has been announced that 9 to 5 will be extended at the Savoy Theatre, with a booking period to April 2020.
Based on the 1980 film of the same name, the musical follows three colleagues who work... Read more
The full casting has been announced for the return of Noises Off to the Lyric Hammersmith, which will open at the off-West End theatre next month.
First performed at the Hammersmith venue in 1982,... Read more
Further casting has been announced for the upcoming West End transfer of Big the Musical, which opens at the Dominion Theatre in September.
Based on the film starring Tom Hanks, the musical is about... Read more
Florian Zeller’s play The Son is set to transfer to the West End’s Duke of York’s Theatre following its English-language premiere as part of the first season at the newly rebranded Kiln Theatre.... Read more
An immersive production of The Wolf of Wall Street, the autobiography by American stockbroker Jordan Belfort later adapted for the cinema by Martin Scorsese, is set to open in central London later... Read more
The Bridges of Madison County will receive its national premiere at the Menier Chocolate Factory, it has been announced.
Set in the 1960s, the musical follows Francesca, an Italian immigrant living... Read more
Following a world tour and performances at the London Palladium in February, Heartbeat of Home will return to the West End for a limited run at the Piccadilly Theatre, it has been announced.
Produced... Read more
New casting has been announced for the West End revival of Fiddler on the Roof, which transferred to the Playhouse Theatre from the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Maria Friedman will take over the role of... Read more
It has been announced that Stephen Fry will return to the stage for the first time in nearly 40 years to tour a stage adaptation of his book Mythos, with three performances at the London Palladium.... Read more
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to bring her one-woman show Fleabag to the West End, as she reprises the role on stage for its final ever run.
The play, which has previously run at the Soho Theatre,... Read more
Michael Ball will reprise his role as Edna Turnblad as Hairspray is set to return to London for a summer run at the London Coliseum next year.
Ball appeared in the musical when it last ran in London... Read more
After an industry reading earlier this year, The Prince of Egypt will receive its West End premiere at the Dominion Theatre next year, it has been announced.
Based on the 1998 DreamWorks animation... Read more
Further casting has been announced for Les Miserables: All-Star Staged Concert to be staged at the Gielgud Theatre later this year.
Rob Houchen joins the cast as Marius, first appearing in Les... Read more
New casting has been announced for Mamma Mia at the Novello Theatre, as the musical enters its 21st year in the West End.
Mazz Murray will return to the production to play Donna, previously playing... Read more
The Royal Court has announced its next year’s worth of work in both its Jerwood Theatre Upstairs and Downstairs spaces, with this latest season spanning from September this year to July 2020.... Read more
It has been announced that BalletBoyz will receive their West End debut at the Vaudeville Theatre later this year, performing their latest production for a two-week engagement.
Titled Them/Us, the... Read more
