The world premiere of *My Neighbour Totoro* triumphed at the 2023 Olivier Awards, winning six categories out of its nine nominations at the ceremony. It’s a good time for the Studio Ghibli stage adaptation, too, as *My Neighbour Totoro* will open in the West End next year, with performances at the [Gillian Lynne Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/gillian-lynne-theatre) from 8 March.

Based on Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 Studio Ghibli film, *My Neighbour Totoro* follows Satsuki and Mei,...

Here's why 'My Neighbour Totoro' deserved all the Oliviers

My Neighbour Totoro - 1200 - LT

Based on Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 Studio Ghibli film, *My Neighbour Totoro* will return to London later next year, opening at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.

Next year, the [Royal Shakespeare Company’s](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/stars-on-stage/royal-shakespeare-company) triumphant 2022 stage adaptation of [*My Neighbour Totoro*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/25389-my-neighbour-totoro) heads to the West End's [Gillian Lynne Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/gillian-lynne-theatre) for a third run due to enormous popular demand. The show won six Olivier Awards and broke the Barbican’s box office record for the most tickets...

What to expect from London shows based on Studio Ghibli films

Totoro - 1200 - LT - 270422

Studio Ghibli is a renowned Japanese animation film studio founded in 1985. They are known for creating imaginative movies, including *My Neighbour Totoro* and *Spirited Away*.

A stage adaptation of television comedy *Inside No 9* will arrive in the West End next year. The show opens for a 12-week run at Wyndham's Theatre from 18 January 2025.

The TV show's original writers and performers Steve Pemberton (*The Pillowman*) and Reece Shearsmith (*A Very Expensive Poison*) will star in the West End show, titled *Stage/Fright*, which will blend original material with familiar characters from the series. 

Speaking about the announcement, Pemberton and Shearsmith said:...

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's 'Inside No 9' to be adapted for the West End 

inside no 9 artwork 1200 LT

The TV show's original creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith will star in the West End adaptation when it opens next year. 

The hit musical comedy *Titanique* has confirmed plans for a West End run later this year. The show is currently performing at Off-Broadway venue the Daryl Roth Theatre.

The musical, which is co-written by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, and Constantine Rousouli, has received critical acclaim and multiple awards since its premiere off Broadway at Asylum Theater in 2022.

The parody of James Cameron's Oscar-winning *Titanic* film features a raft of Celine Dion’s iconic songs including “My Heart Will...

'Titanique' confirms planned West End run

titanique 2023-1200x600-NYTG

The musical has received critical acclaim and multiple awards since its premiere off Broadway at Asylum Theater in 2022. It is currently at the Daryl Roth Theatre.

The British writer James Graham is on an incredible run at the moment. He just won the Olivier Award for Best New Play for *Dear England*, a fantastic drama about football manager Gareth Southgate, which enticed new audiences into theatre, and the musical *Tammy Faye*, for which he supplied the book, is opening on Broadway this autumn.

He’s also a prolific screenwriter, with recent hits including the crime series *Sherwood* and the dystopian drama *The Way*. Graham has that rare combination of...

Learn more about James Graham’s career ahead of 'Boys from the Blackstuff'

James Graham - 1200

From plays *Dear England* and *This House* to TV hits like *Sherwood*, Graham is unstoppable – and now his *Boys from the Blackstuff* is coming to the West End.

The bright lights of West End theatres are always appealing, but there are also a number of exciting Off-West End venues in the capital, such as the small but mighty [Bush Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/bush-theatre), which is nestled in west London.

This theatre has always punched above its weight, launching the careers of hugely successful writers such as James Graham and Lucy Kirkwood, as well as actors like Victoria Wood, Alan Rickman, Andrew Scott, and Phoebe...

A complete guide to the Bush Theatre

Bush Theatre credit Philip Vile

Get to know this exciting new-writing venue in west London, which has launched the careers of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Victoria Wood, among others.

The acclaimed screen and stage actor Ben Whishaw is back in town, starring in the premiere of Margaret Perry’s *[Bluets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/39930-bluets)* at the Royal Court. The play is an adaptation of Maggie Nelson’s book and follows someone obsessed with the colour blue – taking in artists like Joni Mitchell and Billie Holiday as they navigate a devastating heartbreak.

Whishaw is joined in *Bluets* by *House of the Dragon* star Emma D’Arcy and *The Girl Before*’s Kayla...

Learn more about Ben Whishaw's career ahead of 'Bluets' at the Royal Court

Bluets logo - LT - 1200

The James Bond and *Paddington* actor is co-starring in this new adaptation of Maggie Nelson's book *Bluets* with Emma D'Arcy and Kayla Meikle.

It’s another fantastic year for [Shakespeare plays](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/whats-on/shakespeare) in London, and as the weather (finally!) improves, you can start getting those outdoor shows in the diary, as well as all of the brilliant productions in the West End and beyond.

If you’re after a fresh take on the Bard, you’re definitely in luck. Sir Ian McKellen is already wowing audiences, giving his Falstaff a dynamic new spin in Robert Icke's adaptation of *Henry IV*, *[Player...

See modern adaptations and outdoor productions of Shakespeare plays in London

Player Kings - LT - 1200

Player Kings. Ian McKellen (Falstaff) & Toheeb Jimoh (Prince Harry). Credit - Manuel Harlan. 029

From Ian McKellen in *Player Kings* to an incredible open-air season at Shakespeare's Globe, there's a wide variety of shows on offer in London.

You just can’t beat family when it comes to riveting drama. Perhaps that’s because no one gets under your skin quite like the people you love and who know you best – and who are bonded to you by blood, like it or not. From Greek tragedy through Shakespearean slanging matches and contemporary clans, shows with family drama at their centre have always ruled our stages.

That’s certainly true of London theatre this year, which features a range of bickering families – from plays like *[Long Day's...

Watch West End family dramas on the London stage

Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson long days journey 1200 LT credit Johan Persson.

Enter the homes of these loving but fraught families in West End plays such as *Long Day's Journey Into Night* and musicals like *Back to the Future*.

Get ready for what promises to be the most talked-about play of the year. Hollywood star John Lithgow will play Roald Dahl in a new drama, *[Giant](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/39984-giant)*, which sees the famous author about to release his children’s book *The Witches*, but then rocked by a scandal surrounding anti-Semitic comments he made in an article.

Mark Rosenblatt’s debut play, directed by Nicholas Hytner (artistic director of the Bridge Theatre), also stars Elliot Levey...

Learn more about John Lithgow's career ahead of him playing Roald Dahl in 'Giant'

Giant logo - LT - 1200

The Tony and Emmy-winning Hollywood actor is starring in Mark Rosenblatt’s provocative new play *Giant* at the Royal Court in London this autumn.

This cast will not throw away their shot. A new [*Hamilton*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/20561-hamilton-tickets) company will start performances at the [Victoria Palace Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/victoria-palace-theatre) on 19 June. 

Declan Spaine will take over as Alexander Hamilton. He previously starred in *Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical* at the Lyric Theatre. Ava Brennan will play Angelica Schuyler, joined by Simbi Akande as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Dom Hartley-Harris as George Washington, and Lemuel Knights as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson.

Simon-Anthony Rhoden continues as Aaron Burr, alongside the current cast: Shan Ako as Eliza Hamilton, Emile Ruddock as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, Jake Halsey-Jones as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton and Joel Montague as King George III. At certain performances, Alex Sawyer will play Alexander Hamilton.

The *Hamilton* ensemble includes Gabriela Acosta, Elizabeth Armstrong, Alishia-Marie Blake, Maya Britto, Matthew Elliot-Campbell, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson, Aimie Hibbert, Sam Holden, Barney Hudson, Nicolais-Andre Kerry, Ella Kora, Christian Knight, Aaron Lee Lambert, Nathan Louis-Fernand, Stacey McGuire, Lewis Newton, Kerri Norville, Hannah Qureshi, Samuel Sarpong-Broni, Hassun Sharif, Lindsey Tierney, Alex Tranter, Maddison Tyson, and Brandon Williams.

The Pulitzer-winning musical *Hamilton* follows the titular founding father who became the first Secretary of the Treasury. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning musical opened in London in 2017 — [find out everything about *Hamilton* in London](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hamilton-in-london). 

Thomas Kail directs, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, and sound design by Nevin Steinberg.

*Hamilton* is at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

*Photo credit: Simon-Anthony Rhoden (Photo courtesy of production)*

‘Hamilton’ announces new West End cast from June 2023

Hamilton - 1200 - LT

Hamilton - LON [20561]

Hamilton

Hamilton - Hero

Hamilton [20561] - LON  Product Media

Reuben Joseph as Hamilton, Waylon Jacobs, Jake Halsey-Jones and Emile Ruddock and Company. Photo by Danny Kaan

Hamilton 15 second trailer

Production shot of Hamilton in London, with Shan Ako as Eliza Hamilton, Allyson Ava Brown as Angelica Schuyler and Roshani Abbey as Peggy Schuyler.

HAM2

Production shot of Hamilton in London, with Michael Jibson as King George.

HAM3

Production shot of Hamilton in London, with Shan Ako as Eliza Hamilton and Declan Spaine as Alexander Hamilton.

HAM4

Production shot of The Lion King in London, showing an ensemble singing.

HAM1

Hamilton Poster - LON

5388-1573115024-hamiltonsq071119

Be in the room where it happens and see *Hamilton* in London’s West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre. __*Hamilton* tickets are available on London Theatre now.__

## *Hamilton*, a cultural phenomenon

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking musical centres on the life of one of America’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, who was a key figure in shaping the nation. The award-winning hit features a mash-up of hip-hop, R&B, and soul songs performed by a diverse cast.

Orphaned at a young age, Hamilton moved to New York in the hope of a better life. While there, there he impressed those around him with his hunger for revolution and reform. The story sees Hamilton become George Washington's right-hand man, fall in love, and go on to become the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. 

## About *Hamilton the Musical*

The seeds for the *Hamilton* musical were planted when composer Lin-Manuel Miranda purchased a copy of Ron Chernow's biography, *Alexander Hamilton*. Within a few pages, Miranda started to envision the revolutionary's life in musical form and embarked on the project in 2009 by penning *The Hamilton Mixtape* — a number of songs that would later go on to form the show. 

During this time, he was invited to the White House to perform at an evening of Poetry, Music, and Spoken Word in front of President Barack Obama and the First Lady. He treated audiences to the song "Alexander Hamilton", which was met with scattered laughter from the crowd. After workshopping the mixtape, *Hamilton* finally received its Off-Broadway premiere at the Public Theater in 2015 before later transferring to Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

## Why does the show *Hamilton* resonate with audiences? 

*Hamilton* has left a major impression on audiences since it first premiered Off-Broadway in 2015. The show offers a unique perspective of one of the lesser-known founding fathers using an innovative approach to make the story more relevant and engaging to a modern audience with its infusion of hip-hop and rap and commitment to diverse casting.

The musical won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, making it the first musical to win the award since 2010 and the 9th musical to win the accolade since 1930. *Hamilton* went on to win 11 Tony Awards, six Olivier Awards, and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. 

[In a five-star review on London Theatre, our critic raves:](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/review-hamilton-is-here-to-stay-at-the-victoria-palace-theatre) “Just as Les Miserables has proved to be a universal story, stretching far beyond its deeply etched story of revenge, retribution and revolution to speak to a human need for healing and forgiveness, so Hamilton captures the heartbeat and heartbreak of a nation trying to find itself - and relates it directly to a pursuit it is still engaged in trying to define anew today”

## Who wrote *Hamilton*?

Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the *Hamilton* musical. His Hamilton score features a fusion of emotive songs that combine hip-hop, R&B, soul, and classical musical theatre numbers, while the musical is entirely sung-through by its cast. Since its premiere, Hamilton shot into the public consciousness. It won 11 Tony Awards, including Outstanding Musical and all four acting categories.

London welcomed the West End production of *Hamilton* in 2017 at the newly refurbished Victoria Palace Theatre. The musical won a record-equalling seven Olivier Awards, including Best Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music. *Hamilton* in London has well and truly found a second home.

## Tickets to Hamilton are available now

Book your *Hamilton* tickets on London Theatre today.


Hamilton - LON - London Theatre

Buy Hamilton in London tickets showing at the Victoria Palace Theatre. Choose your own seats with the best availability at LondonTheatre.co.uk.

Who was the ten dollar Founding Father? Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer-winning musical reveals all. The multi-award-winning *Hamilton* brings American history to life through a rap and hip-hop soundtrack. Do not throw away your shot. Get *Hamilton* tickets at the Victoria Palace Theatre today.

The *Hamilton* musical, based on the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton continues to take the world by storm. The epic sung-through musical details the life of the first Secretary of the Treasury in exquisite fashion and you’ll be humming the songs for days on end. 

If you’ve never read about the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, buckle up for a musical history lesson you’ll never forget. Throughout *Hamilton*, you’ll meet all the important players including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison as they create a government and country. Not everyone is best pleased though, with King George III making appearances for a hilarious British vs. American rivalry.

The *Hamilton* musical is a 21st-century cultural phenomenon. Its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda was catapulted to superstardom after playing the title role on Broadway. It’s also made stars of its original West End cast too, including Giles Terera and Jamael Westman. So go back in time to 18th-century America and witness the musical theatre marvel that is *Hamilton* in London. 

## What to Watch For:

- Most people know that *Hamilton* is a biographical musical detailing the life of the Founding Father. But, creating a musical based on one man isn't easy. So where did Lin-Manuel Miranda get his inspiration from? While on holiday, Lin-Manuel Miranda read Ron Chernow’s biography about the revolutionary, and early ideas for *Hamilton* were born.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda gave a work-in-progress performance of the opening song “Alexander Hamilton” at the White House in 2009 for President Barack Obama. The number would eventually become the show’s opening song. Since then, the original Broadway *Hamilton* cast performed at the White House.
- Miranda isn't a one-trick pony. His other musicals include *In The Heights* and *Bring It On*, and he's also worked on films such as *Moana* and *Encanto.*
- In London, *Hamilton* won seven Olivier Awards from 13 nominations. Currently, it equals the record for most Oliviers won by a musical, tied with *Matilda the Musical*. 
- The *Hamilton* musical features traditional musical theatre songs, but there's plenty of rap too. The rap song “Guns and Ships” performed by the character, Marquis de Lafayette breaks records as the fastest song in any musical. There's an average of 6.3 words per second in the song. That's fast!

Hamilton Lottery (UK)

Enter the Lottery for your chance to purchase exclusive £10 tickets to Hamilton.

Hamilton £10 Lottery

You can enter the Hamilton £10 Lottery through the TodayTix mobile app. Download the TodayTix app on your iOS or Android device and enter weekly to win the chance to purchase £10 Lottery tickets.

No purchase required to enter. You can only win the Lottery for each performance once. Entrants are selected at random. By entering your phone number you are giving TodayTix permission to contact you via SMS Text, Email or Phone per our privacy policy.

Your participation in any of the lotteries in the series is subject to our standard terms and conditions, which you can view [here](https://www.todaytix.com/terms/uk). The Promoter of this series of lotteries is TodayTix, Ltd.

This is a series of promotional prize draws and the term 'lottery'/'lotteries' is only used in a brand sense. No gambling is involved.

To enter the Lottery you must either reside in United Kingdom and/or be able to attend the relevant scheduled performance in London and be aged 18 years or older. Any entries made from outside the UK will be subject to UK law.

No purchase is required to enter but if you win you will need to pay for each ticket.

You can earn one extra entry into the same lottery that you have entered if you share the auto-filled post on Facebook, another if you share the auto-filled post on Twitter, and another if you share the auto-filled post on Instagram.

All winners are drawn at random by a computerised process. There are a limited number of discounted price tickets available as prizes for each lottery in the series, which are always drawn in two stages.

All tickets available are drawn at random and assigned to winners. If a winner declines or fails to claim their tickets within thirty minutes, these tickets will be re-assigned at random to another entrant. Choosing to enter for either 1 or 2 tickets holds no bearing on your chances of being drawn as a winner.

When the winners are drawn for each lottery in the series, the same computer process will be used to randomly select "reserve" winners. If you are a "reserve" winner and the original winner does not claim the tickets, you will be sent an email to let you know that you’ve been assigned as a winner. All replacement winners are selected from the drawn "reserve" at random.
TodayTix takes no responsibility for undelivered ‘winner’ emails or push notifications.

Please note that your entry into a lottery for the chance to purchase 1 or 2 tickets for a particular performance will not be rolled-over to any lottery for another performance.

__Tickets cannot be exchanged, refunded or resold.__

Employees and their immediate families of the Promoter, its agents or anyone professionally connected with the Promoter are not able to enter.

It is also possible to enter by emailing lotteryentries@todaytixgroup.com with your name, e-mail address, phone number, post-code, number of tickets required (1 or 2 tickets) and desired performance dates/times. You can only enter for performance dates that feature within the ongoing lottery draw, no advance entries into future draws will be accepted. 


I entered the Hamilton Lottery for £10 tickets on @TodayTix! Tap here to enter: https://www.todaytix.com/london/shows/20561?share=enter

Hamilton LON - TodayTix

Be in the room where it happens and catch Lin-Manuel Miranda's multi-award-winning show in the West End. *Hamilton* revolutionises the stage with a dynamic retelling of the ten-dollar founding father, Alexander Hamilton, through a catchy cross-genre score that blends various musical styles.

Hamilton - LON - Box Office

Buy tickets for Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London. Find official theatre tickets to Musicals with Box Office.

Hamilton Tickets | Box Office

What's left to be said about <a href="/show/hamilton">Hamilton</a>&nbsp;that's not already been said? One of the central questions the show asks is precisely who the storytellers are of our personal and collective histories: "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story", as the final number asks of the life story the show has just relayed and replayed of Alexander Hamilton, one of the key players in defining and refining the American constitution. By the same token, who is now telling the stories about the show it comes from? And can and should you believe them, as it has become probably the most hyped Broadway import of the century so far?<a href="https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/interviews/ben-brantley-chief-theatre-critic-of-the-new-york-times">Ben Brantley</a>, chief theatre critic of the New York Times, declared in the opening sentence <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/theater/review-hamilton-young-rebels-changing-history-and-theater.html" target="_blank">of his review when the show transferred to Broadway</a> from Off-Broadway's Public Theatre in the summer of 2015, "Yes, it really is that good." He added, "I am loath to tell people to mortgage their houses and lease their children to acquire tickets to a hit Broadway show. But <a href="/show/hamilton">Hamilton</a>&nbsp;might just about be worth it — at least to anyone who wants proof that the American musical is not only surviving but also evolving in ways that should allow it to thrive and transmogrify in years to come."And now the show has arrived in London - its first appearance on non-US territory - and it's even more thrilling than I - already an avid fan who has seen it four times in New York - could hope for. Just as <a href="/show/les-miserables">Les Miserables</a> has proved to be a universal story, stretching far beyond its deeply etched story of revenge, retribution and revolution to speak to a human need for healing and forgiveness, so <a href="/show/hamilton">Hamilton</a>&nbsp;captures the heartbeat and heartbreak of a nation trying to find itself - and relates it directly to a pursuit it is still engaged in trying to define anew today, maybe especially today, in the age of the 45th President Donald Trump. "Immigrants, we get the job done" is a line that gets the biggest cheer of the night - and it's just as relevant in Brexit England as it is in Trump's America right now.<img alt="Hamilton" height="242" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/6pezt69ih962/2U7dHaF9bQVbP4LPUzkUFC/50132f06eb581a00608e97cd39438dba/Jason_Pennycooke__Thomas_Jefferson__with_West_End_cast_of_Hamilton_-_Photo_Credit_Matthew_Murphy_preview.jpg" style="float:right" width="362" />"I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry, and I am not throwing away my shot," sings <a href="/show/hamilton">Hamilton</a>, and the show - composed and written by <a href="/theatre-news/interviews/interview-with-hamiltons-lin-manuel-miranda">Lin-Manuel Miranda</a>, who also originally played the title role - is equally young, scrappy and hungry, and determined not to throw away its shot.There's absolutely no chance of that happening in the dynamic, propulsive staging of director Thomas Kail and choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, or the extraordinarily talented British cast assembled to perform it here.This show may be about history, but it also makes history itself: not just in the freshness and vivacity of its rap-based score that could come from the charts today, but also in the colour-blind diversity of its cast. Recent RADA graduate Jamael Westman is a riveting presence in the title role, with Rachelle Ann Go (most recently as star of Miss Saigon in the West End and on Broadway) vocally thrilling as Hamilton's wife Eliza. There are also scene-stealing, hilarious performances from Michael Jibson as King George and Jason Pennycooke as the Marquis de Lafayette, with robust performances, too, from Giles Terera as Aaron Burr, Tarinn Calendar as James Madison and Obioma Ugoala as George Washington.But it's also impossible to take your eyes off the amazing dance ensemble who move with utter fluidity.And if it's not enough to give the show a rave review, a separate one is also due to the <a href="/theatres/victoria-palace-theatre">Victoria Palace</a> - the theatre has been given a stunning make-over for <a href="/show/hamilton">Hamilton</a>'s arrival that has seen it almost entirely gutted and remodelled, with new box seating at the rear of the stalls and dress circles and extensive new public areas in a new extension that has added bars and toilets at every level.Both the show and the theatre are here to stay.<hr /><a href="/show/hamilton">Hamilton</a> is booking at the <a href="/theatres/victoria-palace-theatre">Victoria Palace Theatre</a>.<a href="/show/hamilton">Hamilton tickets</a> are available now.&nbsp;&nbsp;<hr /><h3>What the popular press said...</h3>"In the end, however, the power of Hamilton lies in its ability to make the past seem vividly present. It suggests its subject was an Icarus who flew too close to the sun. But it also shows that he was an outsider who believed in strong central government and an enlightened capitalism. Above all, Miranda has created an invigorating and original musical that, at a time of national crisis, celebrates America's overwhelming debt to the immigrant." Michael Billington, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/dec/21/hamilton-review-musical-london-victoria-palace-lin-manuel-miranda?CMP=twt_gu">The Guardian</a>&nbsp;(five stars)"This musical is history in the re-making and I mean that quite literally." Ann&nbsp;Treneman, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/theatre-review-hamilton-at-victoria-palace-sw1-xdshn0nhs">The Times</a> (five stars)"Whether or not Hamilton&nbsp;is the best musical of our generation - it clearly is, but whatever - it's been a hit for the only reason anything is a hit: because it is a great work of entertainment." Andrzej Łukowski, <a href="https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/hamilton">Time Out</a> (five stars)"Reviewing it feels like sizing up the Mona Lisa or Beethoven's Fifth and, in truth, Hamilton&nbsp;lands on the London stage looking every inch the classic." Matt Trueman, <a href="http://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/hamilton-review-london-west-end-1202647480/">Variety</a>&nbsp;""The Greatest Show on Earth", one paper declared the other day. C'mon! But seriously folks, there's going to be more where that came from, because - lock up your doubters: I have to report that it really is as good as we've been told." Dominic Cavendish, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/hamilton-west-end-review-believe-every-single-word-hype/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw">The Telegraph</a> (five stars)"Hamilton is a touchstone. It's zeitgeist, youthquake, Momentum, it's woke, it's post-musical. From masculinity, power struggles and the small things on earth, it metastasises into a crying epic about legacy, principle, nations, all the incredible mongrel people within those nations, and how all those people - every single one - can change the world." Tim Bano, <a href="https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2017/hamilton-review-victoria-palace-lin-manuel-miranda-theatre-london/">The Stage</a> (five stars)"Hamilton is a knockout, and its British cast is superb, with two star-making performances from Giles Terera and, in the title role, magnetic newcomer Jamael Westman." Henry Hitchings, <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/hamilton-review-believe-the-hype-linmanuel-mirandas-musical-is-a-knockout-a3725301.html">Evening Standard</a> (five stars)"This has been the most frenziedly anticipated musical in London since The Book of Mormon and the implacable publicity blitz might lead even the most mildly rebellious soul to wonder if anything could possibly live up to this degree of hype. I'm delighted to report that, for the most part, Hamilton manages to do so - quite exhilaratingly..." Paul Taylor, <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/hamilton-victoria-palace-theatre-london-review-a-magnificent-achievement-thomas-kail-the-book-of-a8122091.html">the Independent</a> (five stars)

Review - Hamilton is 'here to stay' at the Victoria Palace Theatre

Hamilton in London

The multi award-winning West End production of HAMILTON is now playing at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre.

HAMILTON is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway – the story of America then, as told by America now.

HAMILTON is the winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

Read our five-star review of *Hamilton* at the Victoria Palace Theatre. This review refers to the original cast, including Jamael Westman and Giles Terera.

The Victoria Palace Theatre opened on 6 Nov. 1911. In 1934, a production of Rev. Walter Reynolds’ *Young England* played here and was so badly reviewed that it enjoyed a cult success, playing 278 performances to full houses. 

Lupino Lane starred in a production of *Me and My Girl* in 1937 which enjoyed success and led to Lane managing the theatre through the end of World War II, starting in early 1945 with a series of variety acts.

In the 1980s, the theatre began its association with musical theatre. Proving to be a long-runner for the venue, *Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story* opened in 1989 and later transferred to the [Novello Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/novello-theatre) in 1995. 

Successful productions of *Jolson*, starring Brian Conley, *Annie* and *Kiss Me, Kate* have resided in the theatre since, but it was the 2005 arrival of a very British musical that saw the theatre packed for 11 years – *[Billy Elliot The Musical](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/billy-elliot)*. The show opened to rave reviews in May 2005, winning four Olivier Awards, and went on to win 10 Tony Awards in its Broadway transfer in 2009.

It was announced in May 2014 that Sir Cameron Mackintosh would buy the theatre through his company Delfont Mackintosh Theatres. Mackintosh closed the theatre in 2016 for an extensive renovation, and the theatre re-opened a year later with [*Hamilton*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/hamilton).

## Where is *Hamilton* in London?

*Hamilton* is at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London. The Victoria Palace Theatre is located in Victoria. It's close to the Apollo Victoria Theatre and The Other Palace.

Victoria Palace Theatre - LON

VictoriaPalaceTheatre-LON-644x322

Victoria Palace Theatre

Explore West End shows, book last minute theatre tickets, and more

Discover London

London All Shows Image

Latest London Insider Posts

London 

London Tile Image

Venues in London

VictoriaPalace-SeatingMap-646x956px

Declan Spaine will take over the title role this summer. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer-winning musical follows the Founding Fathers of America, set to a hip-hop score.


‘Hamilton’ announces new West End cast from June 2023

Subscribe to our newsletter to unlock exclusive London theatre updates!