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A (very) quiet week in London for new shows as the arts focus turns towards Edinburgh, though the Benedict Cumberbatch Hamlet, of
The previously announced U.K. premiere of Xanadu, the 2007 Tony-nominated Broadway musical version of the cult 1980 film about a woman who makes dreams come true, has announced prelimina…
The previously announced world premiere of Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road that was set to begin performances at London's St. James Theatre Oct. 27 prior to an official opening Oct.…
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, which has previously played one-nighters at the Ambassadors Theatre and seasons at fringe theatres like The King's Head, is to have its first ext…
New York loves a bit of hype. Or in the case of Hamilton, the new musical about one of the previously unheralded founding
I saw just five shows last week between London, New York, Boston and Provincetown! I'm having a break....!
Jonathan Ollivier, a 38-year old principal dancer with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company, has died after the motorbike he was driving was hit by a car in central London Aug. 9.…
Harvey Fierstein's 2014 Broadway play Casa Valentina, which earned four Tony nominations including a nod for Best Play, is to receive its European premiere at London's Southwark Play…
Harvey Fierstein's 2014 Broadway play Casa Valentina, which earned four Tony nominations including a nod for Best Play, is to receive its European premiere at London's Southwark Play…
Steven Berkoff is set to return to the London stage to play Saddam Hussein in the world premiere of Anthony Horowitz's Dinner with Saddam that begins performances at the Menier Chocolate…
Newspapers like to be first for the news " that’s their business. But newspapers also have a place for more considered commentary,
The fans started standing online 17 hours before the box office opened for the release of 30 day seats for the first preview of Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet at London's Barbican The…
It sometimes feels that all roads lead to Edinburgh at this time of the year. The Stage will, of course, be offering
There are (very) good reasons for intellectual copyright laws to exist, to protect the original creators of something so that they can
Benedict Cumberbatch's heavily touted, long-awaited sold-out return to the London stage to play the title role in Hamlet begins performances at the Barbican Theatre Aug. 5, prior…
A new London production of the 1989 Tony-winning musical Grand Hotel officially opens Aug. 5, following previews that began July 31, for a run through Sept. 5, at Southwark Playhouse. It…
Benedict Cumberbatch returns to the London stage this week to star in Hamlet " quite possibly the fastest-selling show in British theatre
An all-new production of Sister Act, based on the 1992 film of the same name and originally seen in the West End in 2009 and on Broadway in 2011, is to be launched at the U.K.'s Curv…
The 1964 Broadway musical Funny Girl is to receive its first major revival in a new production, beginning performances at London's Menier Chocolate Factory Nov. 20 prior to an official o…
The 1964 Broadway musical Funny Girl is to receive its first major revival in a new production, beginning performances at London's Menier Chocolate Factory Nov. 20 prior to an official o…
I managed another nine show (plus one movie!) week, with one of those theatre visits in Southampton, and even managed to have one night off in the middle of it for an office dinner! So I've …
I’ve been writing for The Stage for longer than this, but this month marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the
Next year Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera will celebrate its 30th birthday in the West End. Meanwhile, on Broadway,
Richard O'Brien, the original creator of The Rocky Horror Show, is to return to the show to make his first stage appearances in the U.K. in over 20 years.
Broadway's Tom McGowan will make make his West End stage debut in Wicked, reprising the role of the Wizard that he's previously played on Broadway in three separate engagements at th…
