London Theatre News

Full cast announced for world premiere of Back to the Future musical

Olly DobsonUPDATE: Back to the Future The Musical is scheduled to start performances in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre from 14 May 2021. Find out more here. The full cast for the world premiere of Back to the Future has been announced, opening at Manchester Opera House in February 2020 ahead of a subsequent West End transfer.Details on a venue, dates and tickets details for the West End transfer of Back to the Future are to be announced.They will join the previously announced Roger Bart as...

First look photos: James McAvoy in rehearsals for Cyrano de Bergerac

Rehearsal images have been released showing James McAvoy and cast in rehearsals for Jamie Lloyd's upcoming production of Cyrano de Bergerac.McAvoy plays Cyrano and is joined by Adam Best, Adrian Der Gregorian, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Carla Harrison-Hodge, Chris Fung, Eben Figueiredo, Kiruna Stamell, Michele Austin, Nari Blair-Mangat, Nima Taleghani, Philip Cairns, Sam Black, Seun Shote, and Tom Edden.The new version of Edmond Rostand's play is adapted by Martin Crimp, and kicks off a year-long season...

Laura Wade’s Jane Austen play The Watsons to transfer to Harold Pinter Theatre

Laura Wade's new play The Watsons, adapted from the unfinished novel by Jane Austen, is set for a West End run at the Harold Pinter Theatre following its runs in Chichester and at the Menier Chocolate Factory.Directed by Samuel West, The Watsons centres on Emma Watson - the central character of Austen's abandoned book The Watsons. Emma has been cut off by her wealthy aunt, and is on the look out for a wealthy suitor at the risk of being left in a life of poverty. The original novel ends with two...

New shows announced at the Bridge Theatre, featuring Simon Russell Beale and Roger Allam

Four new shows at the Bridge Theatre have been announced, with productions scheduled to April 2021. The upcoming shows will feature performances by Olivier Award-winning actors including Simon Russell Beale and Roger Allam, Marianne Elliott directing a new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning Paula Vogel and an adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy novel.Roger Allam and Colin Morgan will star in a revival of Caryl Churchill's A Number, directed by Polly Findlay. Allam and Morgan play a father and son...

First look photos of Zizi Strallen and Charlie Stemp in Mary Poppins

Production photos have been released showing Zizi Strallen, Charlie Stemp and the cast of Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End.Based on PL Travers' novel, the musical tells the story of a British family which is visited by a magical nanny, and it features original songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, as well as the Sherman brothers' classic tunes such as "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "A Spoonful of Sugar" and "Let's Go Fly a Kite".Directed by Richard Eyre and...

Young Vic to stage scratch performances of Death of a Salesman following Piccadilly Theatre incident

The Young Yic is to hold three rehearsal-style scratch performances of Death of a Salesman for audiences whose performances of the play have been cancelled following the collapse of a ceiling at the Piccadilly Theatre on Wednesday.Having opened at the Young Yic earlier this year, Marianne Elliott's production of the Arthur Miller play transferred to the Piccadilly Theatre, and opened in the West End on Monday. The theatre was evacuated mid-performance on Wednesday, when a section of the ceiling...

Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan to return to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan are set to reprise their roles in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat when it returns to the London Palladium next summer.Yarrow was cast in the title role - his first upon graduating from drama school ArtsEd - and received critical acclaim for his performance. His next role is to star in pantomime in Birmingham before returning to the Palladium next July.Donovan is also set to star in the return of the show in the...

Death of a Salesman performance cancelled as Piccadilly Theatre roof collapses

Performances of Death of a Salesman has been cancelled following an incident at the Piccadilly Theatre which saw part of the roofing collapse, injuring several people.Screams were heard from the upper circle at the Piccadilly at 8pm on 6th November during a performance of the Arthur Miller play, which currently stars Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke. Police and fire brigades attended the scene as the 1,000 audience members in attendance were evacuated from the theatre.Ambassadors Theatre Group...

Top 10 Broadway shows in London

After taking a bite out of the Big Apple's theatre scene, Broadway shows regularly find a second home in the West End as they open on the other side of the Atlantic. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton to intimate productions of the latest offerings across London's smaller theatres, experience the best of Broadway theatre in London. Here, we round up the top Broadway shows in London. Book tickets to Broadway shows in London now.Come From Away - Phoenix Theatre Dear Evan Hansen - Noel Coward...

Waitress composer Sara Bareilles to make West End debut as Jenna

Sara Bareilles will star in Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre next year as Jenna Hunterson, marking her West End debut in a musical that features an original, Tony Award-nominated score written by herself. She will be joined by Gavin Creel, who will return to the West End for the first time in seven years to play Dr. Pomatter. The pair will star in Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre for performances from 27th January to 7th March 2020.Best known for hit songs including 'Love Song' and 'Brave',...