727 stories by "Robin Johnson"
From helping to get your heart pumping, to helping to bring people together, the benefits of seeing a London show can be surprisingly varied
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Esteemed actress Vanessa Redgrave will lead the cast of the Young Vic's world premiere production of The Inheritance this Spring, in a cast which also features Tony Award-winner John Benjami…
The Donmar Warehouse has today announced that Josie Rourke is to step down in 2019, after eight years as Artistic Director, and Executive Producer Kate Pakenham will leave in June 2018. The …
Theatre Royal Stratford East's space Gerry's will host a festival showcasing work focusing on the current state of affairs in the world in February.
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The Olivier Awards with Mastercard, the UK's most prestigious stage honours, have shared the first details of the 2018 ceremony, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8…
The Society of Ticket Agents & Retailers (STAR) is this week celebrating its 20th anniversary by highlighting the importance of its work in the industry.
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Two queens: one in power, one in prison, and they've quite the remarkable story to tell. So with preparations for the forthcoming West End transfer of the Almeida Theatre's acclaimed product…
Smash-hit new musical The Grinning Man has today announced a new booking period at Trafalgar Studios, and is now booking until 14 April 2018.
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Highly acclaimed musical An American In Paris, which this weekend concluded its run at the Dominion Theatre, will spring into cinemas worldwide on 16 May 2018.
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Teenagers of the 90s, rejoice: a new musical parody based on the popular TV comedy Saved By The Bell will makes its UK debut at The Other Palace in March.
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Sir Mark Rylance will return to Shakespeare's Globe this summer to play Iago in Othello, as part of newly-appointed Artistic Director Michelle Terry's inaugural 2018 season.
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Royal Court Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone has shot to the top of The Stage 100 list in 2018, the newspaper's annual guide to the most influential figures working in the theatre and…
Leading figures from London theatre have featured prominently in the Queen's New Year's Honours List, with the likes of actors Hugh Laurie and Matt Henry, director John Tiffany and producer …
The West End production of Tina - The Tina Turner Musical will hold open auditions on Saturday 13 January for the role of Anna Mae, the 11 year-old Tina Turner.
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Disney's Aladdin musical has brought a whole new world of wonder to the West End. We've the answers to all your questions about the spell-binding show.
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Court composer Antonio Salieri squares off against the genius of Mozart in Peter Shaffer's peerless drama Amadeus, returning to the National Theatre this month.
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And just like that, it's 2018, and a bright New Year for London shows lies ahead! But that means saying a fond farewell to these winter West End hits.
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Full ensemble casting has been announced for the Almeida Theatre's rare revival of Tennessee Williams' classic play Summer And Smoke, which explores vital themes of love, loneliness and s…
School Of Rock - The Musical had extra reason to celebrate last week, as the show played its 500th guitar-slamming performance at the New London Theatre on Saturday 30 December.
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The cast of A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic, headed up by Rhys Ifans as Scrooge, delivered a spine-tingling bell-ringing rendition of Silent Night.
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After almost two decades, it's the longest-running jukebox musical in the West End; here's our comprehensive guide to Mamma Mia! in London.
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Buying Christmas presents can sometimes be a nightmare - but there are plenty of options for every London theatre fan with our last-minute gift givers' guide.
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It's Puccini and opera like you've never seen it before, as the King Head Theatre's unique adaptation of La Bohème has arrived on the West End stage - so to celebrate, the cast took over ou…
Iconic musical Company opens next year at the Gielgud Theatre, and it's being performed as you've never seen it before. We spoke to central star Rosalie Craig about taking on the pivotal rol…
A cultural phenomenon, Wicked has been casting a spell over audiences across the world for 15 years. Taking a story you know and love and turning it into a delightful, thought-provoking show…
