A beautiful, heartfelt story of an unlikely friendship between a Dublin busker and a Czech musician, we present five reasons why you should see Once on its current UK tour.
Alistair Beaton's stage adaptation of Hans Fallada's critically acclaimed novel Alone in Berlin makes its world premiere at the Royal and Derngate.
Alex Jennings will lead the cast in the world premiere of Stephen Beresford's new play The Southbury Child, directed by Nicholas Hytner at London's Bridge Theatre in April.
The Incident Room is a multi-layered and satisfying drama, a proper assessment of a story that gripped, terrified and obsessed the nation. This excellent production confronts our dark past h…
Following this month's outing for Joseph Crilly's On McQuillan's Hill, another "lost" Irish play will get an overdue premiere as part of the Finborough Theatre's 40th-anniversary season: Haz…
Kate Fleetwood stars as the villainous Cruela de Vil in the Open Air Theatre's new musical adaptation of children's classic 101 Dalmatians.
Temi Wilkey has written a brilliant first play, which grabs you even though you've probably seen many of the components of The High Table before.
Clarke Peters directs the premiere of Leslie Bricusse musical SAMMY, starring Giles Terera as Sammy Davis Jr, at London's Lyric Hammersmith this summer.
Anne-Marie Duff returns to the Almeida Theatre to star in the world premiere of Beth Steel's new play The House of Shades. Full casting for the theatre's UK premiere of Daddy is also announc…
We round up the reviews for Tom Stoppard's latest play Leopoldstadt, receiving its world premiere at the Wyndham's Theatre.
Rachel Tucker is taking on the role of Grace O'Malley in the one night only London premiere of the musical Pirate Queen. Rachel told us all about the show, her favourite moments and what it'…
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Alexandra Palace hosts London transfers of Mark Gatiss' new adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and a major new revival of Tennessee Williams' classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Giving up Marty, written by Karen Bartholomew, looks at the impact on adoption when the birth family comes looking.
In Crooks 1926 the cast cleverly weaves in all the audience so everyone has a part to play and it all comes together brilliantly.
Initial casting is announced today for the West End transfer of Laura Wade's The Watsons. Following sold-out seasons at both Chichester Festival Theatre and the Menier Chocolate Factory, the…
Netflix & Chill bristles with promise from the off. Ben's a working-class boy who's been to university and is saving for a masters by working as a chef in the local pub. He's gentle, he'…
Can poetry help us in troubled times? How do you take it off the page and onto the stage? What can it tell us about the music industry? We caught up with poet and performer Genevieve Carter …
Joe Pasquale returns next week to the role of Frank Spencer in the hugely popular stage version of classic British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em as it embarks on a new UK-wide tour. He tol…
A Number packs a lot of themes, meaning and ideas into just an hour of stage time in a production that asks big questions about scientific progress.
Following its premiere at the National Theatre's Dorfman Theatre in December, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman transfers to the West End's Duke…
In Flights, which is written by John O'Donovan and directed by Thomas Martin, a protracted period of grieving is examined for the first time, leading to an uncomfortable night of self-examin…
Musik is the spin-off from the original 2001 Closer to Heaven musical collaboration from Jonathan Harvey and the Pet Shop Boys, bringing the former fictional euro diva character, Billie Trix…
As rap and spoken word emerge as the primary storytelling modes in Poet in da Corner, along with some evocative dancing, there's a compelling sense of the potential of what theatre can be.
"It was never about money or career progression for any of us. For me, it was about getting the best actors we could and doing the best version of this play possible, for this audience, in t…