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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s By Jeeves to be streamed online

Following last week's stream of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday concert, the latest show to be made available online as part of The Shows Must Go On series has been confirmed.From Friday 8th May, audiences will be able to watch By Jeeves, the musical comedy based on Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves, characters made famous in P.G. Woodhouse's novels and short stories.Created by Alan Ayckbourn and Lloyd Webber, the musical follows Wooster as he constantly finds himself in sticky situations....

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 50th birthday concert available to stream tonight

As part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Shows Must Go On series, the latest show to be streamed online was announced earlier this week. Audiences will be able to watch a star-studded concert of Lloyd Webber's hits, as the composer's 50th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall are made available to watch.Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on 7th April 1998, the concert pays musical tribute to the life and career of Andrew Lloyd Webber, with stars including Michael Ball, Sarah Brightman and...

Samantha Barks to star in solo concert at the Adelphi Theatre

UPDATE: In a tweet by Lambert Jackson Productions on 28 September, Samantha Barks' concert has been cancelled.Soon to star as Elsa in the original London production of Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Samantha Barks will return to the West End with a solo concert later this year. Barks will perform a solo concert on 6th September at 5pm at the Adelphi Theatre, joined by a live band.The concert will be presented by Lambert Jackson Productions. Speaking about the upcoming concert, Jamie Lambert...

Donmar Warehouse to stream inaugural online production next month

Updated: 20th May 2020

Actors including Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig to star in new series of Talking Heads

Updated: 9th June 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies available to stream online tonight

The next show to be streamed as part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ongoing effort to keep the theatre community entertained has been announced, as his Phantom of the Opera sequel is set to be screened in homes worldwide.Following the success of streams of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and a concert film of The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies is set to be streamed tonight.The musical follows on ten years after the original musical, with the Phantom...

Sister Act in London starring Whoopi Goldberg rescheduled for 2021

UPDATE: Sister Act is now postponed to 2022, with Whoopi Goldberg no longer playing Deloris Van Cartier. Read here for more information.Producers have announced that the London return of Sister Act at the Eventim Apollo has been rescheduled due to the current global pandemic.The production, which was due to star Whoopi Goldberg in the role of Deloris van Cartier - the role she created in the original film, was set to run from 21st July to 20th August this year.It will now run from 20th July...

Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem to return to London in 2021 with Mark Rylance

UPDATE: Jerusalem starring Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Crook will open at the Apollo Theatre in April 2022. Find out more about Jerusalem in London here.Sonia Friedman has used social media to tease that Jez Butterworth's play Jerusalem is set to return to London next year.Directed by Ian Rickson, the play premiered at the Royal Court in 2009, and starred Mark Rylance as Johnny "Rooster" Byron, a wanted man who is being searched for by the council while his son wants to take him to the local...

National Theatre to stream Benedict Cumberbatch's Frankenstein and launches virtual quiz

The National Theatre has announced the latest two productions set to be streamed online as part of its National Theatre at Home scheme, as well as a new quiz hosted by acting legends.Over the last three weeks, productions of One Man, Two Guvnors, Treasure Island and Jane Eyre were made available over consecutive weeks on YouTube and seen by millions of people.Tonight, on Shakespeare Day, Simon Godwin's production of Twelfth Night starring Tamsin Greig will be streamed.Next week, Danny Boyle's...

Revealed: William Shakespeare’s best play as voted for by the public

To celebrate Shakespeare Day on 23rd April, we've been asking LondonTheatre.co.uk readers to let us know what they consider the definitive play by the Bard, and now, we can reveal the winner.William Shakespeare wrote 39 plays throughout his career, including 16 comedies, 11 histories and 12 tragedies which have been revived, adapted and performed countless times across the world.With such variation, deciding only one could have proved difficult. However, the public has spoken and a clear winner...