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The Spitfire Grill, a musical based on the 1986 film of the same name that was seen Off-Broadway in a production by Playwrights' Horizons at the Duke Theatre on 42nd Street in 2001, …
Actors are only human " though what they do sometimes seems superhuman. Seeing Ralph Fiennes in the National’s recent Man and Superman,
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Stage musicals are frequently made out of successful film properties " heading to the West End next is Kinky Boots, bringing the
Joely Richardson, Robert Sheehan and Norwegian actor Kåre Conradi are to lead a company of over 20 actors for The Wars of the Roses, a stage adaptation of four of Shakespeare's…
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the world premiere of a play by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Thorne and Tony-winning director John Tiffany, will take pl…
Even critics " especially critics " are prone to moments of self-doubt. Have we got it right? What will others think? Not
The week ahead brings Rory Kinnear to the Young Vic and David Suchet to the West End, plus 10 brand new plays
A hugely busy week in London has major openings around town. Here are some highlights...
Theatre criticism used to be a pretty closed shop, open to only a select few who had secured a berth at one
The world premiere of Bend It Like Beckham, a new British musical version of the 2002 film of the same name, takes place at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End June 24, following previews th…
Full casting has been announced for the previously announced new London production of the 1989 Tony-winning musical Grand Hotel, beginning performances July 31, prior to an official open…
Nick Payne's Constellations, which previously transferred to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre after originally premiering at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs i…
In the sense that theatre is a business, it needs to promote loyalty and repeat custom, above all. Getting a customer through
The new U.K. touring production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, based on the film of the same name, is to star Zizi Strallen in the title role with Matt Lee as Bert. As …
The Illusionists – Witness the Impossible, which played a sell-out season at Broadway's Marquis Theatre last November, is to make its West End debut, beginning pe…
Full casting has been announced for a new London production of American Idiot, the musical based on Green Day's eponymous album that was originally premiered at Berkeley Rep in 2009 befo…
Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of Tamsin Oglesby's Future Conditional which will inaugurate Matthew Warchus's first season at the helm of London's Old Vic…
Kevin Spacey, newly given an honorary knighthood for his services to British theatre, hasn’t just restored the fortunes of the Old Vic
Another busy week has seen me at 11 shows across 8 nights (and days); 8 of the nine I can comment on publicly already were great! Is that a record?
It’s a common practice for theatres to extend hospitality to critics " as well as providing a ticket to the show (and
A busy and eclectic week in London, as ever, sees the world premiere of a new British musical, outdoor Chekhov, and returns
The 39 Steps, the Olivier Award-winning show that has been playing at the West End's Criterion Theatre since 2006, will shutter Sept. 5. During its run, it will have played the 5th h…
This year Nikolai Foster took over the artistic directorship of Leicester’s Curve, and recently announced his slate of his first own productions
Stephen Adly Guirgis' 2011 Tony-nominated Broadway play The Motherf**ker with the Hat officially opens at London's National Theatre June 17, following previews that began June 10…
