Michael Grandage has today announced the full, all-Irish cast joining Aidan Turner for his upcoming revival of Martin McDonagh's 2001 black comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore.
Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr will make his British stage debut and his musical debut as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the multi award-winning CHICAGO at the West End's Phoenix Theatre…
Girl from the North Country may have scored a slew of five-star reviews during its Old Vic Theatre world premiere season, but on the West End stage, it's a case of The Emperor's New Clothes,…
Lobster is a tale of what happens when opposites attract and the compromises couples make to ensure the relationship survives. This looks rather sadly at what happens when those compromises …
We first encounter Charley Wace on the streets of Seven Dials, asking passersby if they have seen a valuable item; he happens to spot famous author H.G. Wells in the crowd and asks for his h…
Menier Chocolate Factory once again proves that bigger isn't better, presenting a lively, immersive staging of classic 1980 musical Barnum.
In Wine, West has come up with an interesting hour of theatre; at times laugh-out-loud funny, but also heartbreaking and provocative. It is cleverly put together, slowly teasing out the coup…
Got your tickets yet for Oranges & Elephants, the brilliant new musical set in and premiering at London's Grade II -listed Victorian music hall gem, Hoxton Hall, this month? Catch up on…
The Young Vic has announced casting, including - in the sole female role - Vanessa Redgrave, for the major world premiere of Matthew Lopez's The Inheritance, which is directed by Stephen Dal…
Phil Willmott navigates a steady course through Bernard Shaw's turbulent Heartbreak House though he occasionally drifts away from meaningful satire and into jolly farce.
The Donmar Warehouse today announces 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 tea…
Due to overwhelming public demand, Tim Firth's new musical, THE BAND, with the music of Take That, will now play extra dates on its UK & Ireland tour.
The Unicorn Theatre has announced the appointment of Justin Audibert as the company's new Artistic Director. Justin will take up the position in summer 2018, taking over from Purni Morell wh…
Our story follows the Cave family in their home; the Cave's antique emporium located in the Victorian London Seven Dials filled with wonderful and eccentric curiosities.
Zurich Opera House is one of the great gems of the world opera scene. Grandly situated lakeside, it holds pride of place in the city, with a massive public space stretching out before it.
Kicking off my challenge was the Old Vic's production, which I've seen four times (and by some bizarre providence I managed to see each actor playing Tiny Tim).
American dramaphiles tend to view Britain as a hotbed of hyper-verbal and hyper-intellectual plays, especially in comparison to our home-bred musicals that often lack the same resonant depth.
Steven Berkoff's masterpiece EAST will open the new year at London's King's Head Theatre, where it made its London debut in 1975. The new production, directed by Life According to Saki's Jes…
This adaptation has good intentions, but the briefness of the story will leave audiences unclear what it is trying to say. There is no denying that this is a very strange, and intriguing, st…
The Olivier Awards with Mastercard has shared the first details of the 2018 ceremony. The Awards, which are the UK's most prestigious stage honours, will take place at the Royal Albert Hall …
Well, we made it, just. 2017 passed by with just the 346 visits to the theatre, I don't really know why I do it to myself! Out of those, 33 were return visits to shows I'd already seen and I…
All generations must have their superheroes; for children in the 1980s, tea-time television presented awe-struck audiences with the adventures of Bananaman, a particularly dim-witted super-h…
Anton Chekhov's 1899 short story The Girl with a Dog has been reset to the Jazz Age in a new adaptation by Mark Giesser, which comes next month to London's White Bear Theatre.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
When you see around 200 different shows, you're bound to come across a few duff ones, but I'm pleased to say that nearly all of the bad shows I saw can be found in this post.