*2:22 — A Ghost Story* is set to return to London’s West End for a strictly limited 10-week. The play will open at the Gielgud Theatre on 25 May.

The play premiered at the Noël Coward Theatre in 2020, and featured Lily Allen, Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser, and Jake Wood. A number of famous faces have gone on to star in the production, including Giovanna Fletcher, Tom Felton, Laura Whitmore, Cheryl, and Sophia Bush, among others. This run at the Gielgud marks the play's seventh West End season. ...

'2:22 — A Ghost Story' to return to the West End

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A number of famous faces have starred in *2:22 — A Ghost Story*, including Giovanna Fletcher, Tom Felton, Laura Whitmore, Cheryl, and Sophia Bush. 

A new revival of *Oliver!* will transfer to the West End this December. Lionel Bart's adaptation of Charles Dickens’s novel will open at the Gielgud Theatre.

The cast will include Simon Lipkin (*Elf*) as Fagin, Shanay Holmes (*Miss Saigon*) as Nancy, Aaron Sidwell (*The Lord of the Rings*) as Bill Sikes, Billy Jenkins (*Dodger*) as the Artful Dodger, and Philip Franks (*Art*) as Mr Brownlow. 

The production will be directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, in collaboration with Cameron...

'Oliver!' to return to the West End in December

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Lionel Bart's adaptation of Charles Dickens’s novel will have direction and choreography by Matthew Bourne. It opens at the Gielgud Theatre in December.

When someone says the words "Moulin Rouge", what do you think of first? We tend to think of the lascivious, nighttime behaviour mixed with the lavishness and luxuriousness of a sizzling nightclub. If you've watched the film and even been to visit the Moulin Rouge in Paris, you'll love [*Moulin Rouge! The Musical*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/23350-moulin-rouge-the-musical-tickets) at the [Piccadilly Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/piccadilly-theatre).

Baz Luhrmann's...

Everything you need to know about 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' in London

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Dom Simpson and Tanisha Spring play Christian and Satine in *Moulin Rouge! The Musical* in the West End. Read our guide to learn more about this spectacular show.

Nicholas Hytner’s immersive production of [*Guys & Dolls*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/25504-guys-and-dolls-tickets) has announced its final extension at London's Bridge Theatre. The show will now run until 4 January 2025.

The production, which opened at the theatre in March 2023, recently won the Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer for Arlene Phillips with James Cousins.

*Guys & Dolls* stars Owain Arthur (*The History Boys, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Lord of the Rings*) as...

'Guys & Dolls' extends performances through January 2025

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Nicholas Hytner’s immersive production recently won the Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer for Arlene Phillips's work with James Cousins.


Find out the full list of winners at the 2024 Olivier Awards with London Theatre. The ceremony took place at the Royal Albert Hall on 14 April.

Jamie Lloyd's *Sunset Boulevard* won big on the night, with seven awards including Best Actress in a Musical for Nicole Scherzinger for her turn as Norma Desmond, Best Director for Jamie Lloyd, and Best Musical Revival.

*Dear England, Operation Mincemeat*, and *Stranger Things: The First Shadow* all won two awards each.

Sarah Snook scooped Best...

2024 Olivier Awards: Full list of winners

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Hannah Waddingham hosted the 2024 Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall. Jamie Lloyd's *Sunset Boulevard* was the night's biggest winner, and took home seven awards.

[*Heathers the Musical*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/11652-heathers-the-musical) is set to return to the West End, as part of its third national tour. It will open at London's @sohoplace for a limited six-week run on 22 May.

The musical, which is based on the 1989 film of the same name, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, follows Veronica Sawyer, a high school “nobody” who dreams of becoming popular. When she’s taken in by beautiful but cruel girl group the 'Heathers', her...

'Heathers the Musical' to return to the West End

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The musical had its European premiere at The Other Palace in 2018 and returned to the venue last year, becoming the longest running show in the venue’s history. 


Ivo Van Hove's new musical [*Opening Night*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/36785-opening-night), which is based on John Cassavetes’s 1977 film and stars Sheridan Smith, is set to end its run two months early.

The show opened on 6 March and was due to run until 27 July, but the producers have announced it will now close on 18 May. 

Producers Wessex Grove said: “It is an honour to produce this beautiful new musical in the West End, and everyone at Wessex Grove is proud to have delivered...

Sheridan Smith's 'Opening Night' to finish West End run early 

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The show, conceived and directed by Ivo Van Hove, opened on 6 March and was due to run until 27 July, but producers have announced it will now close on 18 May. 

The full cast has been revealed for the revival of Jerry Herman’s *Jerry Girls* at London's Menier Chocolate Factory. The show opens on 18 May for a limited six-week run.

The musical revue, which celebrates the life and legacy of legendary award-winning Broadway composer Jerry Herman, will star Olivier Award winner Cassidy Janson *(Bare, & Juliet, Beautiful — The Carole King Musical, Wicked The Mousetrap, Avenue Q*), Lyn Paul (*Calendar Girls – The Musical, Blood Brothers, Cabaret, Footloose*),...

Full cast announced for 'Jerry's Girls' at the Menier Chocolate Factory

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Olivier Award winner Cassidy Janson will star in the musical revue, which celebrates the life and legacy of legendary award-winning Broadway composer Jerry Herman.

The full cast has been revealed for Bartlett Sher's production of the Cole Porter classic musical comedy [*Kiss Me, Kate*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/10471-kiss-me%2C-kate). The show opens at the Barbican in London on 4 June for a strictly limited 15-week run.

Joining the previously announced Adrian Dunbar (*Line of Duty*) as Fred Graham/Petruchio and Stephanie J Block (*Into the Woods, Wicked, Sunset Boulevard*) as Lilli Vanessi/Katharine, will be Josie Benson as Hattie, Jack...

Full cast announced for 'Kiss Me, Kate' at the Barbican

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The Cole Porter classic musical will play a limited 15-week run at London's Barbican Centre, and stars Adrian Dunbar and Stephanie J. Block as the leads.

It’s important to remember that in such a busy season in which plenty of plays and musicals were entirely overlooked and huge names were shut out of creative and acting categories alike, it really is a privilege for this year’s shortlist just to have been nominated. That being said, I still have plenty of thoughts.

## Best New Play
• *Dear England* at National Theatre & Prince Edward Theatre  
• [*The Hills of California*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/36247-the-hills-of-california) at...

The Olivier Awards 2024: who should and who will win?

The West End’s most important night is just around the corner. Mickey-Jo Theatre takes a look at the nominees in some of the main categories, and gives us his predictions.

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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First look photos of Jamie Lloyd's Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

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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.

Please Note: Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to the theatre grounds
## What to watch for
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)

Review - Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

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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.

First look photos of Jamie Lloyd's Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

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