London Theatre News

Full casting for ‘Out West’ triple-bill of plays at Lyric Hammersmith

Ahead of Out West opening next month, the full casting for the three new plays has been announced. Out West is at Lyric Hammersmith from 18 June - 24 July, with streaming options during the run from 12 - 17 July.Esh Alladi will play Gandhi in Tanika Gupta's The Overseas Student, which sees a teenage Gandhi travelling to the UK to study law. He's previously starred in Dara, Absolute Hell and Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre, as well as Gandhi in Lions and Tigers at Shakespeare's Globe.Tom...

Grace Mouat and Andrew Patrick-Walker to star in ‘From Here: A New British Musical’

The full cast for a new song cycle From Here: A New British Musical has been announced. Six's Grace Mouat and Bat Out of Hell's Andrew Patrick-Walker will lead the company, with performances at Chiswick Playhouse from 1 - 31 July.Mouat's West End credits include & Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre and Six at the Arts Theatre. Patrick-Walker recently starred in Brooklyn at the Greenwich Theatre, as well as the Meat Loaf musical Bat Out of Hell at the London Coliseum. The company is completed...

It's 17 May, which means indoor theatres and outdoor venues can open for socially-distanced performances

Today marks an important milestone in the Coronavirus roadmap, as England enters the latest step of unlocking the country to normality once more. As stated in the roadmap, live theatre performances are now permitted in England for the first time in 2021, with numerous venues across the country welcoming audiences back into the auditorium.In London, a number of shows will either be reopening or premiering in the coming weeks, with shows like The Mousetrap, Love Letters and Everybody's Talking...

Kevin Elyot’s ‘My Night with Reg’ to run at Turbine Theatre

A London revival of My Night With Reg will take place at the Turbine Theatre this summer. Kevin Elyot's award-winning comedy is at the Turbine Theatre from 21 July - 11 September.Set in 1980s London, Guy invites old and new friends to his flat. The world changes forever, due to the mounting AIDS crisis. My Night with Reg premiered at the Royal Court in 1994, transferring to the West End and winning an Olivier Award for best comedy.Casting includes Stephen K Amos as Benny, Paul Keating as Guy,...

‘seven methods of killing kylie jenner’ to reopen Royal Court Theatre in June

The Royal Court will reopen next month with a new season, welcoming back theatregoers after a year of suspended performances. Five productions will run as part of the season, including revivals and new works.Artistic director Vicky Featherstone said: "It is testament to the vision and questing of the playwrights and artists at the Royal Court, that the work programmed two years ago is still way ahead of its time. In fact, seeing through the new optics of our post-pandemic and ruptured world...

Exclusive video: 'Constellations' stars talk about the multiverse, love, and returning to the stage

Can you explain quantum mechanics? How are you on string theory? These are just some of the provoking questions the casts of Constellations answer in these exclusive video interviews. The production of Nick Payne's play about a quantum physicist and a beekeeper investigating their relationship through alternate realities will feature four rotating casts in a production at the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End this summer. "I love the idea of all of us in multiple potential universes," says...

Carrie Bawden and Declan Bennett to lead Regent's Park Open Air production of 'Carousel'

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced initial principal casting for the production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, which will run at the theatre 31 July - 25 September. Carrie Bawden and Declan Bennett will star as Julie Jordan and Billy Bigelow, the story's central, conflicted lovers. Joanna Riding will play Nettie Fowler, who sings the rousing "June Is Busting Out All Over," while John Pfumojena will play Enoch Snow and Natasha May Thomas will play Louise Bigelow, marking her...

'Be More Chill' to return to the West End for a limited run

The squips are coming! Be More Chill will return to the West End this summer for a 10-week run at the Shaftesbury Theatre. The musical will start performances on 30 June and run through 5 September. Tickets for Be More Chill in the West End will be available soon. The musical had just started a run at The Other Palace, when it was forced to close due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The original London cast will reprise their roles for this production. The ensemble includes Blake Patrick Anderson,...

Clive Rowe joins 'The Prince of Egypt' cast as Jethro

The Prince of Egypt has found its Jethro. Clive Rowe will join the cast as the Biblical priest in the Stephen Schwartz musical for a limited run. Rowe will appear in the musical, based on the DreamWorks Animation film, from 1 July-16 Oct. Tickets to The Prince of Egypt in London are available now. The Olivier Award winner and West End favourite has had a long career onstage and onscreen, from making his debut in Nicholas Hynter's production of Carousel to winning his Olivier for his performance...

Complete cast announced for 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' at the Palladium

UPDATE: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is now at the London Palladium from 12 July.Producer Michael Harrison has announced the complete cast for the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which will start performances at the London Palladium on 12 July for a limited run. Tickets for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the West End are available now. The complete cast will include Steffan Lloyd Evans as Reuben,...