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Calling all Anime fans! Following their success with the theatrical staging of Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke, Whole Hog Theatre are back to present a brand-new Anime play co-produ…
Disney's Aladdin musical bid farewell last summer at the Prince Edward Theatre with the practically perfect Mary Poppins musical taking its place. But fans of Prince Ali can at least have so…
London's immersive Great Gatsby experience has announced a 2-month extension through to July. The production is currently running at the fictional venue Gatsby's Mansion in Mayfair, Londo…
Tickets to see Jessica Chastain in her West End debut this summer are now on sale! The multi-award-winning American actress will take on the role of Nora Helmer in A Doll's House, which mark…
PW Productions have announced several cast changes for Susan Hill's The Woman in Black, which is currently the fourth longest-running West End show of all time. The play has been showing at …
It was announced last autumn that Golden Globe Award-winning actress Jessica Chastain is set to star in a new production of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. The play will be a new version a…
Great Scott! The upcoming musical production of the iconic film Back to the Future is now in rehearsals ahead of its big world premiere at the Manchester Opera House next month! Get a bac…
The first preview images of the new West End musical production of The Prince of Egypt have been released. Check out our gallery below to grab a sneak peek of the original London cast now…
It has been announced that Olivier Award-winning actress Janie Dee is set to star as Masha in the upcoming London Charing Cross Theatre production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, …
Fan favourite Rachel Tucker, who is perhaps best known for starring as Elphaba in both the West End and New York productions of Wicked, will cross the pond this spring to take over …
Lovely jubbly! Only Fools And Horses â " the hit West End musical based on the cult favourite television sitcom of the same name â " will extend its run at London's Th…
You've seen these West End shows on stage, but are you excited to see them on the shiny big screen? Musical films are certainly nothing new. And if we can all pretend that last year…
Did you miss the news that Waitress London was recently saved by Broadway actress Desi Oakley when the West End Jenna's (Lucie Jones, Sarah O'Connor and Olivia Moore) were too ill to p…
Following the previous announcements that Michael Ball, Lizzie Bea and Marisha Wallace would be starring in the West End revival of Hairspray, we were more than content with that exciting ca…
The hilarious comedy of errors from Mischief Theatre Company will officially close this year, it has been confirmed. Originally booking at London's Criterion Theatre until 1 November 2020…
You go, Glen Coco! In what is surely the 'groolest' London theatre news of the year thus far, Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels have announced their intentions for Broadway's Mean Girls musi…
In 1984, 20 fire-breathing, stilt-striding performers took to the streets of the colourful Baie-Saint-Paul in Québec City, Canada. The shows they put on there began a journey to bringÂ…
It has been confirmed that Shook will transfer to the West End this Spring after receiving its world premiere at the Southwark Playhouse last year. Papatango Prize-winning play by S…
A lot has changed at Riverside Studios in the past five years. Having closed its doors back in 2014 to undergo a huge renovation project, the venue now shines like a freshly m…
After receiving overwhelming critical acclaim at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe and following a sell-out run at London's Bush Theatre last Autumn, Richard Gadd's spectacular …
The West End cast of Broadway's Be More Chill are now in rehearsals. The musical is set to receive its highly anticipated UK premiere in just three weeks on 12 February 2020 at The Other Pal…
It's commonplace for many big-name actors to stick to just one genre throughout their careers, and understandably so. Why take risks when you can place all bets on something you're good at, …
New photos of Jamie New and pals have been released as the West End production of Everybody's Talking About Jamie continues to wow audiences at London's Apollo Theatre. Take a peek at the…
There's no doubt that Six the Musical is one of the most acclaimed shows at present. Since it began at Edinburgh, it has grown rapidly, in both popularity and productions. Now the West En…
London's inaugural Climate Change Festival is set to take place in Spring 2020. The event was established to raise awareness of the climate crisis, which comes at a time when the worst bushf…