On 10 October 2017, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the company of Chris Hannan's What Shadows, inspired by Enoch Powell's infamous 1968 "Rivers of Blood" speech, now receiving i…
Don't worry if you didn't score in the ballot for London's hottest ticket this month? Here are first-look photos of Tom Hiddleston in the title role of Kenneth Branagh's new, highly sought-a…
The West End is saturated with a cornucopia of musicals, plays and extraordinary theatrical pieces " it's not always easy to know what to choose and often tempting to want to see it all! If …
Kenneth Branagh directs alumnus-turned-Hollywood superstar Tom Hiddleston as the Great Dane for three weeks only as a fundraiser for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Shanine Salmon…
First produced Off-Broadway in 1987, Eric Bogosian's brilliant drama has finally been produced in London for the first time by Covent Garden Productions and the Old Red Lion Theatre.
A return visit to Symphony in C provided the welcome opportunity to enjoy Resident Guest Artist David Hallberg on stage in Melbourne. A Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, Hallber…
Drip by drip, the National is teasing us with the cast reveals for Network. Latest to be announced is Douglas Henshall who is to play Max Schumacher in this world-premiere of Lee Hall's new …
The story centres around a grown-up Wednesday's newfound romance, with the Addamses preparing to welcome the family of her new boyfriend for dinner. However, there is a secret looming that t…
Returning to the theatre after its premiere run last year, the madcap Scouse play tells the story of a bunch of misfits trapped in the Royal Liverpool Hospital as the old building " a landma…
Cabaret is a show which has had many a revival and many a cast recording made from those productions but it is Rufus Norris' 2006 interpretation that seems to have lingered the longest; a ne…
Supported by the superb musicianship of Will Van Dyke and The Whiskey 5, Ashford is an effortlessly delightful performer, whether ripping through the vocal splendour of Dreamgirls' 'One Nigh…
The play benefits from this close actor-audience involvement - you are drawn into the play as it unfolds, and leave feeling utterly involved, transformed in some way by what you have witness…
It's a refreshing angle to chart the change in gay social progression over the last seven decades. From the 1950s, when homosexuality was a criminal offence, to the present day, when gay mar…
Continuing in their "glorious summer of performances", directors Ben Horslen and John Risebero bring Shakespeare's historical play, Richard III, to Temple Church, London.
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A ninety minute Hamlet plus a cast formed of three members of the same family makes for an intriguing prospect, suggesting a fresh and lively new interpretation. Unfortunately it doesn't qui…
Have you caught the European premiere of Jordan Tannahill's Late Company yet? After transferring following its sell-out spring season at the Finborough Theatre, Michael Yale's production has…
Music, soft as easy listening. That's the somewhat surprising turn of events on Marin Mazzie's album Make Your Own Kind of Music, recorded live at her cabaret show at 54 Below.
Chris Whittaker has choreographed 9 to 5 The Musical and here he tells Break A Leg all about the process.
Another day, another Hamlet. Despite my initial cynicism, I dare anyone not to be cynical about a version of Hamlet starring a former Tory MP, his barrister son and his American actress daug…
Olivier Award-winning actress Tamsin Greig will now play Jean Whittaker opposite Martin Freeman as David Lyons in the world premiere of James Graham's Labour of Love.
Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the stars of Patrick Marber's THE RED LION, "a Premiere League play about non-league football" (Gary Lineker), now receiving its West End debut, o…
British stage and screen actor Douglas Henshall will play Max Schumacher in the world premiere of NETWORK at the National Theatre this autumn.
In a programme change at The Other Palace, award-winning actor and pianist Hershey Felder presents the UK premiere of Our Great Tchaikovsky, replacing the previously announced double bill of…
Summer's officially over, but don't be sad - there's plenty of great theatre to keep you happy. Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon has rounded up the productions she's most looking fo…