Anything Goes, a concert celebration of the music of Cole Porter, will begin performances Aug. 20 at London's Cadogan Hall, near Sloane Square, for five performances through Aug. 23.
Yesterday the Arts Council England broke the news to their clients, prospective clients and some soon-to-be-former clients for the next funding rounds from 2015-18 in a series of e-mails sen…
In what could very well be the fastest West End transfer announcement in history, Richard Bean's new play Great Britain that opened at London's National Theatre June 30 has, less tha…
Urinetown — the Musical, which received its U.K. premiere at the St. James Theatre earlier this year in a production that opened officially March 11 for a run that ended May 3, is to t…
The National Theatre has confirmed further plans and casting for new productions that will open through January 2015, including a new play by David Hare, a new verbatim dance-theatre work co…
Here Lies Love, currently running at Off-Broadway's Public Theater in an open-ended commercial run following its premiere there last year, has been confirmed to receive its U.K. premeire…
Lyttelton, National, London: It was certainly audacious of the National Theatre to have an entirely unannounced play waiting in the wings as the main verdicts in the hacking trial - the long…
A new London production of Toast, Richard Bean's first professionally produced play, will star Matthew Kelly and Simon Greenall. It will begin performances at The Park Theatre Aug. 27, p…
Casting has been announced for the European premiere of the 2012 Off-Broadway musical Dogfight, based on the 1991 film of the same name, that will begin performances at London's Southwar…
The simultaneous announcement last week that not one but two Andrew Lloyd Webber classics are to return to the West End later this year has once again demonstrated his undisputed knack for a…
The West End and U.K. touring companies of Wicked are to welcome new cast members. They will take over at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre Oct. 27, and on tour Sept. 16 at Liverpool Empi…
London's Royal Court Theatre has announced its new season of work that will run from September 2014 through May 2015, including new plays from Molly Davies, Zinnie Harris, Rory Mullarkey…
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, which ran for a then record-breaking 21 years during its original run at the New London Theatre, is to return to the West End for the first time since it clos…
I’ve often written in the past about disruptive behaviour in the theatre – including, on occasion, my own (when I got chastised by a member of the audience for writing notes duri…
Benjamin Scheuer is to reprise his performance in his own solo musical The Lion, currently running at The Studio at Mahattan Theatre Club's Stage II through July 14, in London following …
Sunny Afternoon, a new musical which recently enjoyed a sell-out run at London's Hampstead Theatre and tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kink…
Theatre can be a fast response mechanism in the way that film can’t. But who knew that the National had a play ready and waiting in the wings to announce a play about press intrusion&#…
Nikolai Foster has been appointed artistic director of the U.K.'s Curve in Leicester, taking over in January 2015 and succeeding Paul Kerryson who, as previously announced, is to step do…
Tricycle Theatre, London: The Tricycle's artistic director Indhu Rubasingham is looking beyond the box of London's usual new writing avenues, and duly found Adam Bock's The Co…
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London: Over a year into its run at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory now plays, at least technically, like a well-oiled machine. Bu…
Thoroughly Modern Millie, the 2002 Broadway musical based on the 1967 film of the same name, is to receive its U.K. fringe premiere in a new production that will begin performances Oct. 1, p…
Denise van Outen is to reprise the one-woman musical play Some Girl I Used to Know that she co-wrote (with Terry Ronald) and toured in the U.K. earlier this year for a run at London's Ar…
The National Theatre has made a late addition to its summer program, announcing the premiere of Richard Bean's Great Britain just six days ahead of its June 30 opening. It will begin per…
Just the other day I was writing here about the opening of public booking for the forthcoming Donmar Warehouse production of City of Angels. The show doesn’t open till December, over f…
Further casting has been announced for the new production of Sophocles' Electra that will begin performances at London's Old Vic Theatre Sept. 22 prior to an official opening Oc…