London Theatre News

Opening dates and ticket details announced for Dear Evan Hansen West End transfer

Dates have been announced for the upcoming West End transfer of Dear Evan Hansen, which is set to run at the Noel Coward Theatre.The musical will begin previews in London on 29th October, and receive an official opening night on 19th November 2019.Tickets for Dear Evan Hansen are not yet on sale, but general ticket booking will open at the beginning of April, with general public booking beginning on 8th April.Dear Evan Hansen has music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, whose other work...

Michael Ball to lead concert version of Les Miserables in London

Michael Ball will lead a concert version of Les Miserables at the Gielgud Theatre this summer, as its current home, the Queen's Theatre, will close for refurbishment until December.Ball returns to the production after starring in the original Barbican production in 1985 before it transferred to the West End's Palace Theatre. The production has been running in the West End ever since.Ball will play Inspector Javert in the staged concert production of the musical, with his regular collaborator...

Les Miserables: Meet the stars of the epic concert production in London

UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect the return of Les Miserables: The Staged Concert at the Sondheim Theatre from May 2021. Following the exciting news that Les Miserables: The Staged Concert will return, a fantastic cast has been announced to showcase the classic musical in all its glory. From original cast members like Michael Ball, to Les Mis vets and a few other favourites from the barricades to boot, we take you through the casts of Les Miserables: The Staged Concert. Les...

Celebrate Galentine's Day with the girls in the West End

Who needs a Valentine when you can spend the day with your gals? Right now, the London theatre scene is brimming with shows perfect for a Galentine’s night out with the girls. Check out these empowering plays and musicals each with fierce women at the helm both on and offstage. Book Valentine's Day theatre tickets on London Theatre. ## Six Right now there is no show on the West End more ideal for a girls night than Six, the story of six actual queens who proved they were influential AF without...

New West End casting for The Play That Goes Wrong announced

New casting has been announced for the Mischief Theatre comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, which is currently in its fourth year at the West End's Duchess Theatre.The production sees a drama group, Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, staging a new production of a murder mystery titled The Murder at Haversham Manor. But in typical Mischief Theatre style, things don't quite go to plan, often resulting in hilarious consequences.The new cast for The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre...

Listen to Rosalie Craig, Patti LuPone and 2018 London cast recording of Company

An official cast recording of Marianne Elliott's West End production of Company has been released, featuring Stephen Sondheim's songs recorded with the lead role as a woman for the first time.Elliott's production swapped the role of Bobby, usually a man, to Bobbi, a woman played by Rosalie Craig, for the first time. It also saw one of the character's friends Amy become a man called Jamie, and part of a same-sex couple with fiancé Paul, as well as the three girlfriends becoming three...

First look at All About Eve starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James

Images have been released for the upcoming production of All About Eve at the Noël Coward Theatre, starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James.All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing, a Hollywood actress who invites Eve Harington to be her assistant, unaware of the consequences that may occur which could jeopardise her own career.Anderson plays Margo Channing with James as Eve Harington, alongside a cast including Stanley Townsend, Monica Dolan, Sheila Reid and Rhashan Stone.The cast is...

Clive Owen to star in The Night of the Iguana in summer 2019

Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana will play a 12-week run at the Noel Coward Theatre from 6th July 2019.

Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke to star in Ibsen’s Rosmersholm in London

A new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Rosmersholm is set to open in the West End, starring Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke.Adapted by Duncan Macmillan, writer of People Places and Things, the play examines a country in political flux, with John Rosmer faced with a decision between conservative traditions or more modern ideas of freedom.Directed by Ian Rickson, Tom Burke will play John Rosmer (Johannes in the original), and Hayley Atwell will play his housekeeper Rebecca West.Rosmersholm will run at the...

Top 10 London theatre openings this February

There's no better mood-lifter than spending an evening in the theatre discovering something new, be it a big Broadway transfer of a musical, or seeing a perfect play premiere. This February will have it all, and some perfect ways to rid yourself of the January blues once and for all. Whether its major musicals opening like 9 to 5 or Come From Away, plays such as Ivo van Hove's latest stage adaptation, or another healthy dose of Harold Pinter, there's plenty to get stuck into this coming month....