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Actor and musician David Hunter's previous work includes Once,TommyandOne Man, Two Guvnors.He's currently starring as Charlie in the West End production ofKinky Boots.
While An American in Paris captures the dreamy glamour of old Hollywood, Simon McBurney rivetingly evokes its seedy, cynical underbelly, from backroom deals to drug busts and mobsters. Yet i…
Maria Friedmandirects abrand new staging ofRichard Harris's award-winning play STEPPING OUT, which which toured UK venues last year and now plays at the West End's Vaudeville Theatre.Book ti…
Michael Blakemore's stellar directing career encompasses everything from landmark productions at the National, where he was associate director, to West End and Broadway hits. He was the firs…
It's 1945, and Paris is shakily emerging from Nazi occupation - celebrating, yes, with soldiers returning and families reuniting, but also confronting collaborators in their midst and post-w…
In 1944, Terence Rattigan substantially revised Less Than Kind at the behest of star theatrical couple the Lunts the result was the less political, more overtly comic Love in Idleness. Now, …
Archie Madekwe's screen credits includeFresh Meatand filmsLegacyandSecond Coming. He's now making his professional stage debut inThe Goat, or Who Is Sylvia, Edward Albee's darkly comic maste…
Actor Tom Lister is best known for playing Carl King onEmmerdale, but he's also amassed a number of stage credits, includingLegally Blonde,Calamity JaneandWater Babies. He's currently starri…
Never mind stepping out - the real wonder of this production is Anna-Jane Casey stepping in for the injured Tamzin Outhwaite at short notice. It's a plot twist worthy of the backstage shenan…
This week, London's Bush Theatre reopens following a 4.3 million capital project. The building's revitalisation sees it become more sustainable and entirely accessible, with a new entrance, …
Hadley Fraser's work ranges from Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera to Coriolanus at the Donmar and The Winter's Tale at the Garrick. He's collaborated with pianist Will Butterworth on …
How quickly should art respond to events The National's Great Britain opened right on the heels of the 2014 phone-hacking trial, and here again the theatre is speedy with this response to th…
Much has been written about the snack ban instigated by this Edward Albee revival at the behest of its star, Imelda Staunton. No problems on that score with performances of such scorching in…
Arthur Darvill's work ranges from TV shows like Doctor Who, Broadchurch and Legends of Tomorrow to starring in Once in the West End and on Broadway, as well as composing music for projects l…
Fifty years on, Tom Stoppard's absurdist tragicomedy is back in the theatre where it had its professional premiere, and still just as dazzlingly virtuosic. If some of its gags, musings and m…
Anthony Head's diverse work ranges from popular TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin, Little Britain and Doctor Who to theatre work like Ticking, Six Degrees of Separation and The Rock…
Actress and singer Rachel Tucker has impressed in leading musical theatre roles both in the West End and on Broadway, including Wicked, We Will Rock You and The Last Ship. She's also perform…
Jessica Swale's account of Nell Gwynn premiered at Shakespeare Globe's in 2013and then enjoyed a West End run, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Gemma Arterton respectively playing Nell. Now it's the…
This month, find great ticket offers on major London shows - we've got 20 productions with tickets at or under 20
Jess strolls through fresh powder. Behind her is a gleaming glass lake, ahead snow-capped mountains dotted with handsome fir trees. More snow twinkles in the inky heavens like jewelled stars…
There are some great ticket deals for KINKY BOOTS at the Adelphi Theatre this month, with up to 37 off. Book here from just 20
London is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. Fromstarry Stoppard and Marber revivals to toe-tapping musicals and Elena …
Multi-award-winning comedy writer, actor and authorMiranda Hartwill make her West End Theatre debut as Miss Hannigan in Annie opening in the West End in May 2017. Previews at the Piccadilly …
The misfits shall inherit the earth. This enjoyably offbeat play from Stephen Karam whose The Humanswon the Tony for Best Play last year opened Off-Broadway a decade ago, but the arrival of …
Tickets are now on sale for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, starring Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell as Maggie and Brick. Benedict Andrews' Young Vic production will being previews in the West End a…
