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Another week of lockdown means another week of Lockdown Theatre [Direct]; aka more West End and UK Theatre stars are going to serve us our theatre fix. More fabulous performers will join us …
London's Lyric Hammersmith has announced a free screening of A Doll's House* this month on YouTube. The production, which ran last autumn, will only be available to watch for a limited time …
Six leading West End men from The Musical Alphabet channel their inner queens in a newly released cover of "Ex-Wives" from SIX The Musical, which is now booking at London's Arts The…
The Book of Mormon UK star Sam Toland wrote a song celebrating the NHS. A music video for "HELL YES FOR THE NHS" can be found on his YouTube channel with him performing alongside other major…
Due to the recent SOLT announcement that West End and London theatres would remain closed until at least 28 June, the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre production of Sleepless: A Musical Roman…
The popular West End show won the award for Musical of the Year in a virtual ceremony tonight for the 2020 Visionary Honours. SIX The Musical is now booking at the Arts Theatre in Lond…
Yesterday, SOLT announced that London theatres would remain closed until at least 28 June. While it seems that closures will be now extended on a rolling basis as we await more information, …
The West End revival of Sunday in the Park with George, which was due to open at London's Savoy Theatre on 5 June 2020, has now been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. SOLT (Socie…
After being rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic, "the hit with maximum lift" is heading to the West End's London Coliseum this September! Joining the London Hairspray cast as Moto…
SOLT has announced today that West End theatres will now be closed until 28 June 2020. When will theatres reopen? Will theatre closures be extended again? When will you get your money back? …
SOLT (Society of London Theatre) have made the decision, in line with the latest advice from the Government to extend the cancellations of performance up until 28 June 2020. Of course, the t…
It's no longer a tale of two studios. Building permission has now been granted for Trafalgar Studios to transform its space back into its original single auditorium design. It is unknown at …
A new cast album for Rags The Musical will be released this month featuring the 2020 Park Theatre cast. The revival production opened in January of this year for its London premiere and r…
Lockdown may continue but that doesn't mean theatre is cancelled. Theatres are closed but the very heart of theatre itself are all the incredible performers and creatives are still keeping t…
Your top 15 most frequently asked questions about The Book of Mormon have now been answered! This hilarious Olivier Award-winning musical is set to return full throttle once this "spooky …
Week 4 of Lockdown Theatre [Direct] was taken over by Six the Musical queens, and they'll be dominating this week's Instagram series once again. This week will have a full line-up, bringi…
The Park Theatre in London is facing financial hardship due to the mass coronavirus closures across the UK and has decided to launch a new fundraising drive in a bid to secure its future …
The Band is set to get the full Hollywood treatment with Take That's Gary Barlow set to star. Here's everything we know about the movie so far.
The seventh longest-running West End show is here to stay after recently extending its booking period until 6 March 2021! Bringing non-stop feel-good energy, Mamma Mia! is just the ticket fo…
The highly anticipated London revival of Sister Act has been rescheduled to July and August 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The divine musical comedy was history in the making with A-l…
Sonia Friedman Productions has confirmed a brand-new revival of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem play is in the works and will see Mark Rylance reprise his critically acclaimed role as Roos…
Today is National Shakespeare Day here in the UK, and although this year it comes at a weird time, we mustn't let these circumstances prevent us from honouring one of the world's gr…
Mary Poppins The Musical is just on a jolly holiday right now, but the popular musical will return to the London stage faster than you can say 'chim chim cher-ee'! In the meantim…
The West End's all-new favourite feel-good show & Juliet, set to Max Martin's incredible pop discography, has been extended again! The musical opened in the West End in November 2019 and…
One of the best musicals the West End has to offer continues to wow London audiences! Here's everything you need to know about Come From Away in the UK so that you won't feel like a fish …