Further details have been announced for Jamie Lloyd's revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s *Evita*, which opens at the London Palladium this summer.

The musical will open on 27 June, with previews from 14 June, and runs until 6 September 2025.

Director Lloyd previously directed an award-winning outdoor version of the musical in 2019 at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Producer Michael Harrison said: “It’s an honour to return to The London Palladium next summer, with my 14th production...

More details revealed for 'Evita' revival at the London Palladium

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The musical tells the story of Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist Eva Perón, who rose from poverty to become the most powerful woman in Latin America.

John Cleese’s [*Fawlty Towers – The Play*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/39250-fawlty-towers-the-play) will return to the West End’s Apollo Theatre for a
strictly limited three-month season this summer.

The play about a chaotic hotelier in the seaside town of Torquay will run from 24 June – 13 September, before embarking on a UK and Ireland tour until 2026.

The play opened in May 2024 and is based on Cleese's 1970s TV series, co-written with Connie Booth. Cleese took three episodes from...

John Cleese’s 'Fawlty Towers' to return for limited West End summer run

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The play features many of the beloved characters from the original 1970s TV sitcom including Basil, Sybil, Manuel, Polly and The Major.

Further casting has been revealed for Oliver Cotton’s play [*The Score*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/42504-the-score), which begins performances at Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End on 20 February.

Joining the previously announced Brian Cox (*Succession, Long Day's Journey Into Night*) as Johann Sebastian Bach and Nicole Ansari-Cox (*Rock’n’Roll, Deadwood*) as Bach’s wife Anna are Peter De Jersey as Voltaire, Juliet Garricks as Emilia, Stephen Hagan as Frederick, Jamie Wilkes as...

Further cast announced for 'The Score', starring Brian Cox 

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Directed by Trevor Nunn, *The Score* follows the meeting of composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach, and Frederick II, Europe’s most ambitious and dangerous leader. 

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This really is the year of Jamie Lloyd. Shakespeare returned to Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the first time in 67 years at the end of 2024 with Lloyd's production of [*The Tempest*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43263-the-tempest), starring Sigourney Weaver. And the director is preparing for his second Shakespeare play at the venue — *Much Ado About Nothing*, starring Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston. The prolific and boundlessly inventive director enjoyed a sweep at the Olivier Awards...

Learn more about Jamie Lloyd before seeing 'The Tempest' or 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Jamie Lloyd is a global force, with a Shakespeare season at Theatre Royal Drury Lane and his award-winning musical revival of *Sunset Boulevard* now on Broadway.

Casting has been announced for the West End transfer of [*Just For One Day*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/35497-just-for-one-day), which opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 15 May.

The musical, which tells the behind-the-scenes story of the Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia in 1985, features the music of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, Madonna, The Police, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Diana Ross, and others. The show had its  world premiere at the Old Vic in...

Casting announced for Live Aid musical 'Just For One Day'

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The musical tells the behind-the-scenes story of the Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia in 1985, featuring the music of Elton John, Paul McCartney, Diana Ross, and more.

Love is in the air! No sooner than Christmas ends, Valentine’s Day floats onto the horizon. A world-class theatre trip is the perfect way to spend some quality time with your beloved. You can also combine it with a meal out before or after the show and dress up for the occasion. 

Whether you prefer musicals, plays, concerts, comedy or opera, there’s something for all tastes on the London theatre scene. What’s most important is spending time with a loved one and forming new memories. Theatre...

The most romantic London shows to book for Valentine's Day

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This Valentine's Day, treat someone special to a West End play, musical or comedy – here's our round-up of the best date night theatre.

It's time to defy gravity, as the new West End cast of [*Wicked*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/313-wicked-tickets) has been announced! The new company will begin performances at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre from 25 March.

Leading the cast are Emma Kingston (*The Purists, The Band’s Visit, Heathers: The Musical*) as Elphaba and Olivier Award nominee Zizi Strallen (*Cake, Oklahoma in Concert, Follies, Mary Poppins*) as Glinda. Carl Man (*& Juliet*) returns to the show as Fiyero,...

Emma Kingston and Zizi Strallen to lead new West End 'Wicked' cast

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*Wicked* opened in London in 2006 and is the 10th longest-running West End production in history. The musical has been seen by more than 12 million people in London alone.

Don't lose your head, but Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s musical [SIX](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/12201-six-the-musical-tickets) has just announced its new cast, which takes over at the Vaudeville Theatre from 18 February.

The new company will feature a mix of old and new faces. Jaz Robinson takes on the role of Catherine of Aragon, having played the part in the Canadian production from 2023-4. Thao Therese Nguyen will continue as Anne Boleyn, Hana Stewart — who was previously a swing at...

'SIX' reveals new West End Queens

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The new company will feature a mix of old and new faces, including Jaz Robinson as Catherine of Aragon and Thao Therese Nguyen as Anne Boleyn.

The full cast has been announced for the return of the six-time Olivier Award-winning show *My Neighbour Totoro*, which opens at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on 8 March.

Joining the company is Victoria Chen in the role of Mei. Returning to their roles are Ami Okumura Jones as Mei’s older sister Satsuki, Dai Tabuchi as Tatsuo, Jacqueline Tate as Granny, and Ai Ninomiya as the Singer.

The show’s Kazego Puppetry Ensemble will again include Matthew Leonhart, Heather Lai, Shaofan Wilson (Miss Hara),...

Full cast announced for 'My Neighbour Totoro' in the West End

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Ami Okumura Jones, Dai Tabuchi, Jacqueline Tate, and Ai Ninomiya will reprise their roles, while Victoria Chen joins the cast as Mei. The show broke Barbican Box Office records in 2022.


Please sir, I want some more! Lionel Bart’s [*Oliver!*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/40713-oliver) will extend performances at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End until 29 March 2026.

The show, which producer Cameron Mackintosh has reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, ran at Chichester Festival Theatre in summer 2024 before transferring to the West End.

Leading the cast are Simon Lipkin (*Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q*) as Fagin and Shanay Holmes (*Miss Saigon, The...

'Oliver!' tickets now on sale through March 2026

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The show, which producer Cameron Mackintosh has reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, ran at Chichester Festival Theatre last year before transferring to the West End.

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Production images have been released giving a sneak peek at Jamie Lloyd's new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical <a href="/show/evita">Evita</a>, which opens at <a href="/theatres/regents-park-open-air-theatre">Regent's Park Open Air Theatre</a> on Thursday.Lloyd's production stars Samantha Pauly as Eva Peron, alongside Ektor Rivera as Juan Peron and Trent Saunders as Tre. <a href="https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/casting-announced-for-jamie-lloyds-evita-at-regents-park-open-air-theatre">Click here</a> to read more casting.Evita rounds-off this year's season at the Open Air Theatre, which included productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hansel and Gretel, and Thornton Wilder's Our Town.The creative team for Evita includes designer Soutra Gilmour, lighting designer Jon Clark, choreographer Fabian Aloise, fight director Kate Waters, musical supervisor Alan Williams and sound designer Nick Lidster.<a href="/show/evita">Evita</a> is at <a href="/theatres/regents-park-open-air-theatre">Regent's Park Open Air Theatre</a> until 21st September.&nbsp;<a href="/show/evita">Evita tickets</a> are available now.&nbsp;Photo credit Marc Brenner

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This highly anticipated production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s classic musical is at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park, a favourite summertime venue for London theatregoers. Experience the drama of this seminal masterpiece in the equally dramatic outdoor amphitheatre, perfectly suited for a ballad with the gravitas of “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.”

“Evita” recounts the tragedy of the short but epic life of Argentine First Lady Eva Perón and her ambitious rise to fame and power. As narrated by Che – a character loosely based on notorious Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara – the story follows Eva from age 15, young but already hungry for stardom and status. As she rises through the bureaucratic and social ranks – buoying her husband’s career all the way to his Presidency – emotional and political turmoil mounts as the stakes get higher and higher. Eventually, her contentious life culminates in a contentious death, memorialising Evita within the fabric of Argentina’s history.

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The role of Eva on Broadway was infamously originated by musical theatre legend Patti Lupone, but she and Andrew Lloyd Webber had a notorious falling out when he fired her from the lead role of Norma Desmond in his later musical “Sunset Boulevard.”

Although she was controversial, Eva Perón was also feminist AF. From her powerful position, she championed women’s suffrage in Argentina, and she established the country’s first large, all-female political party, the Female Peronist Party.

In 1952, before dying from cancer at age 33, Eva was honored with the the commemorative title of “Spiritual Leader of the Nation” from the Argentine Congress.

Before Lady Gaga, Eva Perón was stunning crowds with her ostentatious ensembles. Her designer clothing and jewelry are now on display at Museo Evita in Palermo, Buenos Aires.

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It's <a href="/show/evita">Evita</a>, Jim,&nbsp;but not as we know it... Shortly into Act I of this new staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's beloved 1978 musical at the <a href="/theatres/regents-park-open-air-theatre">Open Air Theatre</a>, that strangely feels as stripped back as it does overstuffed,&nbsp;Agustin Magaldi serenades us with "On This Night of a Thousand Stars."&nbsp;I looked up towards the stars myself and couldn't help but wonder what the great Harold Prince, the musical's original director who sadly passed away just over a week ago, would be thinking right now. If Hal's up there looking down onto this al fresco stage, what would he make of visionary director Jamie Lloyd's take on one of the shows that solidified his own standing as the Prince of Broadway?Some works lend themselves well to the future tinkerings of bold, young directors and some should be delivered straight to the taxidermy room for strict preservation for the rest of eternity. The Open Air Theatre enjoyed tremendous success with an edgy, silver paint and glitter-infused version of another Lloyd Webber-Rice classic back in 2016 with <a href="/show/jesus-christ-superstar">Jesus Christ Superstar</a>, which returned to the venue for a second sold-out run in 2017 and can currently be seen at the <a href="/theatres/barbican">Barbican</a> until 24th August. Could lightning strike twice?It should come as no surprise that director Jamie Lloyd, who has made a name for himself with daring re-imaginings of classics such as his Olivier-nominated revivals of Piaf and the Scottish play, has gone to town with this production. Yes, folks, "Oh! What a Circus". There, I said it! I'm not sure I've ever witnessed as many confetti cannons and pyrotechnics in all my years of attending the theatre and I've certainly never seen as many impetuously unleashed at the Open Air Theatre before.From smoke flares to spray cans to buckets of white and sky blue paint, Lloyd's motifs are omnipresent and dominant in this production and some land better than others. For example, his use of balloons&nbsp;works brilliantly during "The Art of the Possible" musical number as those generals who would oppose the corrupt Argentinian regime are underhandedly 'silenced,'&nbsp;signified on stage by the bursting of their respective balloons. Some choices may come across as a little too abstract for the demographic of Regent's Park musical lovers, however, such as&nbsp;the decimation of Che, who strips down to his underwear towards the end of the production before Eva herself attacks him with buckets of paint and a bucket of confetti.Trent Saunders' portrayal of Che, complete with khaki pants and a red T-shirt sporting the epochal image of Che Guevara, is a misfire in the sense that the character staggers around the stage angrily or disorientated or even seemingly inebriated at times and therefore no longer commands our attention as the character should. Saunders undoubtedly has the talent and the vocals in his arsenal, it would have been intriguing to experience a more authoritative or else more sympathetic interpretation.Samantha Pauly and Ektor Rivera are both physically stunning and well-matched as Eva and Juan Perón, respectively, and Pauly delivers the big numbers like "Buenos Aires" and the immortal "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" effortlessly. Spending most of the show in her loose-fitting slip, symbolic of Eva's lower-class beginnings as well as the bedroom, where she would instigate her rise through the ranks of society, it is only in the dying moments of the show (after Eva's untimely death) that we finally see Pauly kitted out in the classic white, sparkling dress, jewellery and blonde wig. She raises her arms in the air to give the audience that iconic pose, etched in musical theatre history forever,&nbsp;and freezes like a glorious tombstone as the lights fade to black... and most of the Evita purists in attendance finally get a glimpse of what they came for.<a href="/show/evita">Evita</a>&nbsp;is at <a href="/theatres/regents-park-open-air-theatre">Regent's Park Open Air Theatre</a>&nbsp;until 21st September.&nbsp;<a href="/show/evita">Evita tickets</a> are available now.(Photo by Marc Brenner)

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**Regent's Park Open Air Theatre** is a London-based theatre venue that sits within a beautiful Royal Park. Offering a unique and innovative style of performing arts, the outdoor venue, encapsulated by the lush park surroundings, creates a magical and immersive theatrical experience. The theatre holds a capacity of 1,240 individuals, showcasing a variety of performances from classic Shakespearean plays to modern contemporary pieces, and even musicals. It was established in 1932, and the uniqueness of the venue has since then captivated the hearts of both Londoners and guests from all around the world. The theatre's characteristic feature - total exposure to the elements - often compels creative interpreters to rethink and reshape their performances, resulting in unforgettable renderings of familiar plays. Spectators can also enjoy food and drinks at the theatre's bar and grill.

**How to get to the venue:** The theatre is based close to Baker Street and Great Portland Street underground stations thereby making it easily accessible by underground trains. Alternatively, several bus routes also operate in the vicinity of the park. If you prefer a scenic ride, cycle docking stations are located at nearby Albany Street and Marylebone Road for those who prefer to cycle or walk. Keep in mind that there is only limited parking available around Regent's Park, so public transport is advised. 

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Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

The Open Air Theatre has been a permanent feature in London’s Regent’s Park since 1932. The outdoor theatre is leased by The Royal Parks to The New Shakespeare Company Ltd which is a registered charity and a not-for-profit company. The season mainly takes place between May to September. 

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has a seating capacity of 1,240, and welcomes audiences to new revivals and award-winning shows all summer long.

__Tickets are non-refundable in the event of cancellation because of the weather__ but may be exchanged in accordance with the Weather Policy.

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Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, leased to The New Shakespeare Company since 1932, holds a summer season of shows. Tickets non-refundable due to weather.

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