727 stories by "Robin Johnson"
Sir Ian McKellen will star as King Lear in the West End, as the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Shakespeare's classic tragedy transfers to London this Summer.
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Tennessee Williams' provocative writing looks set to capture the imagination of London once again, as the Almeida Theatre revives Summer And Smoke.
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We've been speaking to theatre's luminaries to find out who inspired them to reach the pinnacle of the industry, including the brilliant West End producer and co-owner of Nimax Theatres, Nic…
The hilarious Horrible Histories stage show will once again invade the West End this Summer, as it returns in Barmy Britain - Part Four!
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It's February, it's a fresh new month - and there's plenty of new theatre to get watching this month. We round up the best of the new London theatre shows.
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Ahead of Olivier Award-nominated The Comedy About A Bank Robbery's second West End birthday, the show has announced it's snagged a new company.
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What an opening to The Old Vic's bicentenary season Fanny & Alexander looks set to prove - check out these first rehearsal snaps now.
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The Almeida Theatre's Artistic Director, Rupert Goold, has today announced an exciting 2018 season for the North London venue, with female playwrights featuring prominently in the work.
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Martin Shaw will star as Gore Vidal's searing political drama The Best Man, which has recently toured the UK, makes its West End premiere this Spring.
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Samuel Barnett and Declan Bennett will star in the Menier Chocolate Factory's upcoming new production of the play Kiss Of The Spider Woman.
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London musicals and plays were the toast of the West End at this afternoon's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, with a number of lauded productions receiving accolades.
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Double Olivier Award-winner Tracie Bennett and Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner will lead the cast of Ruthless! The Musical this Spring.
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It's the show that's had West End audiences hooked on the fate of a coin toss each night. But one thing that's for sure:Â Mary Stuart has once again proven a spectacular London theatre hit…
And just like that, we're into our final fortnight of performances for London Theatre's New Year Sale! One of the industry's longest running audience development initiatives, the Sale invite…
The London Palladium will host a one-off West End concert with brilliant musical theatre composer Jason Robert Brown in April, it has been announced.
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Due to exceptional advance demand, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical has today released 100,000 new tickets, and is now booking until 20 October 2018.
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For last year's Olivier Awards with Mastercard, 6 inaugural "Be Inspired Champions" were unveiled. Teacher Mark Thorburn told us all about his experience.
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It's definitely not the Disney musical, but Bryony Lavery's award-winning play Frozen will certainly be taking the West End by storm soon.
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Legendary screen star Mark Hamill, best known to cinema fans as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films, has lent his voice to Eugenius! The Musical at The Other Palace.
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James Graham's latest surefire West End hit Quiz has announced that it will offer a limited number of seats on stage across its run.
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Theatregoers have had to Wait For It, but the West End production of Hamilton has today announced an eagerly anticipated new booking period at the Victoria Palace Theatre,
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The classic Molière comedy Tartuffe is set to experience a unique twist at Theatre Royal Haymarket this Summer, as, inspired by current world events, a new production will be performed in b…
The musical that inspired the world to dance has added to an already-impressive cast list, as Anna Francolini and Gerard Horan has been confirmed to join Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom The…
Akram Khan's Olivier Award-winning piece Giselle, performed by the English National Ballet, will be released in cinemas for the first time from 25 April 2018.
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We did our best to catch out the improvisational geniuses of Mischief Movie Night, firing 10 quickfire questions which put their witty imaginations to the test.
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