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Rory Kinnear in Young Marx
Production photos of Rory Kinnear in Young Marx at the Bridge Theatre
Tuesday, 17 October, 2017
The first production images of the inaugural production at the Bridge Theatre have been released. Richard Bean and Clive Coleman’s looks at the life of a young Karl Marx in his 30s as he gallivants... Read more
Stomp
Stomp to close in London after 15 years
Tuesday, 17 October, 2017
The West End production of Stomp is to close after 15 years in London. Following a ten-year run at the Ambassadors Theatre, the show, which incorporates dance and percussion using everyday... Read more
The Twilight Zone
Full casting announced for The Twilight Zone at the Almeida Theatre
Tuesday, 17 October, 2017
The full cast has been announced for Anne Washburn’s adaptation of The Twilight Zone, the CBS television series, which opens at the Almeida Theatre in December. Based on the stories by Rod Serling,... Read more
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
UK Theatre Awards 2017: full list of winners
Monday, 16 October, 2017
The winners of this year’s UK Theatre Awards have been announced at a ceremony hosted in central London by actress Sharon D Clarke. The big winners of the evening included Everybody’s Talking About... Read more
Park Theatre
New season announced at the Park Theatre
Monday, 16 October, 2017
Artistic director Jez Bond has announced a new season at the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park, taking the programming up to summer next year. The season will begin with the UK premiere of the musical... Read more
Bridge Theatre
First look inside London’s new Bridge Theatre
Monday, 16 October, 2017
An image has been released of the first audience inside the auditorium of London’s newest theatre, the Bridge Theatre. Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr opened the doors to their new venture on Saturday... Read more
The King and I
The King and I set for London Palladium run in 2018
Friday, 13 October, 2017
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I is set for a West End run at the London Palladium, starting in June 2018, according to the Daily Mail.  Bartlett Sher’s Lincoln Center Theater... Read more
Sheila Hancock
Sheila Hancock to star in London premiere of Harold and Maude
Friday, 13 October, 2017
Olivier Award-winning actress Sheila Hancock is set to star in the London stage premiere of Harold and Maude, in Thom Southerland’s production at the Charing Cross Theatre from February 2018. Colin... Read more
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen to provide voice of The Demon in The Exorcist
Friday, 13 October, 2017
Acting legend Ian McKellen will lend his voice to the upcoming production of The Exorcist, as the play makes its West End premiere. McKellen, who is currently playing King Lear in the Chichester... Read more
Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh to make stage debut in Nativity! The Musical in London
Thursday, 12 October, 2017
The X Factor judge Louis Walsh is set to make his stage debut in the stage adaptation of Nativity the Musical, which opens in Birmingham later this month. The musical is adapted from the 2009 film of... Read more
Hair
Production images released for Hair at the Vaults
Wednesday, 11 October, 2017
Production photography has been released for the musical Hair, which opens at the Vaults tonight. Hair opened off-Broadway in 1967 before transferring to Broadway the following year, and tells the... Read more
Saint George and the Dragon
Images released of National Theatre’s Saint George and the Dragon
Wednesday, 11 October, 2017
Production images have been released for the National Theatre’s production of Saint George and the Dragon, which opens in the Olivier Theatre tonight. Rory Mullarkey’s new play looks to update the... Read more
Christian Slater and Kris Marshall in rehearsals for Glengarry Glen Ross
Wednesday, 11 October, 2017
Photographs showing Christian Slater, Kris Marshall and the cast off Glengarry Glen Ross in rehearsals have been released. David Mamet’s play, which will run at the Playhouse Theatre, is set across... Read more
The Seagull
Production images of Simon Stephens’ The Seagull released
Friday, 6 October, 2017
Images have been released of Simon Stephens’ adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull, which is due to open at the Lyric Hammersmith next week. The production will star Lesley Sharp as actress Irina... Read more
The Grinning Man
Musical The Grinning Man set for West End transfer in December
Friday, 6 October, 2017
New British musical The Grinning Man is set to transfer to London at the end of this year. With a book by Carl Grose, the musical is based on the novel The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo. The story... Read more
Whither Would You Go
One-off star-studded gala to be held in London to raise money for refugees
Wednesday, 4 October, 2017
Jamie Lloyd is to direct a one-off gala event at the Harold Pinter theatre later this month to raise money for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR. The cast for the evening, titled Whither Would You Go, ... Read more
Daisy Pulls it Off
Casting announced for Daisy Pulls It Off at the Park Theatre
Wednesday, 4 October, 2017
Casting has been announced for a revival of Denise Deegan’s award-winning play Daisy Pulls It Off, which will run at the Park Theatre from December. The play is a parody of 1920s boarding schoolgirl... Read more
Girl from the North Country
Girl from the North Country to transfer to the West End in December
Wednesday, 4 October, 2017
Conor McPherson’s play Girl from the North Country, featuring the music of Bob Dylan, is to transfer to the Noel Coward Theatre this December. Currently playing at the Old Vic, the play is set to... Read more
National Theatre
Rufus Norris announces new National Theatre season for 2018
Tuesday, 3 October, 2017
National Theatre artistic director Rufus Norris has laid out the theatre’s plans for its new season. Patrick Marber will direct his new version of Exit the King, Eugène Ionesco’s drama about a king... Read more
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Full casting announced for West End transfer of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Tuesday, 3 October, 2017
The full cast has been announced for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, which is due to open at the Apollo Theatre in November. As previously announced, John McCrea will reprise his role as Jamie from... Read more
Teddy
Musical Teddy to run at The Vaults after national tour
Monday, 2 October, 2017
The musical Teddy is due to run at The Vaults in Waterloo next year, following a national tour. Written by Tristan Bernays, with music by Dougal Irvine, Teddy is set in the aftermath of the Blitz and... Read more

West End Rumours

  • Rock of Ages to strut back into the West End?

    Rock jukebox musical Rock of Ages could be returning to the London stage soon.

    Last week, the production shared a video teasing the show’s return with the ta...

  • Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! to return to London?

    Is it what you really, really want? Mel C has sparked rumours that Spice Girls musical Viva Forever could m...

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