Casting has been announced for The Twits, a new stage adaptation by Enda Walsh of Roald Dahl's story, that will begin performances at London's Royal Court April 7 prior to an officia…
Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, which received its U.K. premiere in a season at Bath's Ustinov Studio in 2013 before transferring to London's St. James Theatre, where it is currently r…
Elaine Paige's sell-out 50th Anniversary Farewell Concert I'm Still Here, held as part of her national U.K. tour at the Royal Albert Hall last October in her eighth appearance th…
During its original record-breaking run at the New London Theatre, Cats used to advertise with the tagline ‘Now and forever’. Nothing, of
During its original record-breaking run at the New London Theatre, Cats used to advertise with the tagline ‘Now and forever’. Nothing, of course, lasts forever " except, perhaps,…
A revival of Patrick Marber's 1997 play Closer opens Feb. 23 (following previews that began Feb. 12), for a run through April 4, with a cast that includes Rufus Sewell.
The West End transfer of Jennifer Haley's The Nether, which received its U.K. premiere at London's Royal Court in Jeremy Herrin's co-production with Headlong Theatre last sum…
London Palladium: When I first saw the return of Cats to London last December, I have to confess I was a bit disappointed: after 21 years of the wraparound totally immersive experience of th…
Watermill Theatre, Newbury then touring until May 9: "Are you following the plot?" we are asked at the top of Act II. "No!" chorus a number of the audience in unison. It …
The forthcoming production of Hamlet, starring Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, that will run at London's Barbican Theatre from August to October, has announced that…
I’m not sure I could even name half the winners of last year’s Tony Awards, yet somehow this annual prize giving achieves
I’m not sure I could even name half the winners of last year’s Tony Awards, yet somehow this annual prize giving achieves mythical importance on Broadway. Sure, it can turn middl…
Three-time Tony Award-winning director Trevor Nunn is to direct Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona for the first time — and for the first time, too, he will direct a…
The Pheasantry, London: Christine Andreas, a one-time Broadway ingenue who played Eliza Doolittle in a 1976 revival of My Fair Lady (opposite Ian Richardson's Henry Higgins) and appeare…
There are lots of big openings both inside and outside London at the moment. No wonder I’m chasing my own tail all
There are lots of big openings both inside and outside London at the moment. No wonder I’m chasing my own tail all week " in the next seven days alone, I am seeing nine shows,…
Birmingham Rep: Sweetly strange and slightly surreal, Mary Chase's classic Broadway comedy is given a production of polish and pleasure that honours it as very much of its time, but now…
A new series of musicals in concert will be launched in London with a performance of How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying to be held May 19 at London's Royal Festival Hall.
I realise that being a critic doesn’t necessarily make you the most popular person in the room. Sometimes we say things people don’t want to hear. Of course, critics aren’t…
I reckon I’ve sat in the top balconies of just about every single theatre in London. It’s how I began my theatregoing life as a teenager newly arrived in London. Every now and th…
I know Valentine’s Day has been and gone, but I have a belated valentine’s message for you all: grab your other half and go and see She Loves Me at the Landor Theatre. It’s…
Ivo van Hove's production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, which played a sold-out season at London's Young Vic Theatre in 2014, officially opens at the West End…
Sinatra: The Man & His Music will begin performances at the London Palladium July 10, prior to an official opening July 20, to mark the centenary year of his birth. The only show off…
The West End return for Peter Morgan's The Audience has announced the actors who will play U.K. Prime Ministers past (and present) opposite the previously announced Kristin Scott Thomas …
Initial casting has been announced for the previously reported West End premiere of Elf that begins performances at London's Dominion Theatre Oct. 24 prior to an offici…