Latest UK Theatre News
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New Vic Theatre announces Christmas 2019 production
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Classic storytelling, a spectacular adventure and theatrical ingenuity aplenty take centre-stage Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre this Christmas as the theatre-in-the-round’s award-winning creative team stages an... Read More
Back to the Future The Musical photocall with Bob Gale and Olly Dobson
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Images have been released from the photocall for Back to the Future The Musical in Albert Square featuring Bob Gale, co-writer and co-producer of the Back to the... Read More
Stella Kanu announced as Executive Director of LIFT
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LIFT is delighted to announce the appointment of Stella Kanu as Executive Director, who will join LIFT in July 2019 as the organisation prepares for... Read More
Internationally renowned contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths bring Backbone to Edinburgh Fringe for the first time
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Backbone, the third touring production from world-leading contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths (GOM), makes its Scottish debut at Underbelly’s majestic McEwan Hall during the Edinburgh Festival... Read More
LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE ANNOUNCES RACHEL O’RIORDAN’S FIRST SEASON AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre today announces its 2019/2020 programme of work, Rachel O’Riordan’s inaugural season as Artistic Director: A Doll’s House: A new version of Ibsen’s... Read More
ORPHEUS The Flanagan Collective & Gobbledigook Theatre
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Orpheus is at Aberystwyth Arts Centre Saturday 8th June. Orpheus is an internationally award-winning modern re-telling of an ancient myth. Dave is single and turning 30.... Read More
Björn Ulvaeus’s MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY Extends Booking Period
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MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, the new immersive theatrical and dining experience opening in a specially-adapted venue within The O2 London this summer, is extending its... Read More
Europe’s most successful Elvis Presley tribute artist, Lee Memphis King, makes a welcome return to Shrewsbury with a spectacular new production.
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Returning by popular demand, Europe’s most successful Elvis Presley tribute artist – Lee Memphis King, presents the ultimate tribute to The King – celebrating the epic... Read More
Exciting new play about the life of celebrated playwright Andrea Dunbar to premiere in Yorkshire next week
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From Freedom Studios, the producers of the acclaimed Brief Encounters at Bradford Interchange and When We Were Brothers comes Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile, award-winning screenwriter Lisa Holdsworth’s new... Read More
The Band – UK Tour
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A new musical based on the music of Take That has launched and more than lives up to the hype. Tim Firth has written a... Read More
Joking Apart – Alan Ayckbourn
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Returning on it’s 40th anniversary as a touring double-bill with Better Off Dead, formidable playwright Alan Ayckbourn has brought back one of his own favourite... Read More
The Addams Family – UK Tour
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What is the first thing that springs to your mind when you think of the Addams Family? Whether it’s the dry deathly demeanour of Wednesday Addams,... Read More
Gangsta Granny – UK Tour
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It looks like the legendary Roald Dahl isn’t the only author who’s childhood classics are receiving the stage adaptation treatment. David Walliams has grown a... Read More
Mamma Mia! – UK Tour
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Mamma Mia has an infinite amount of respect from fans of Abba and musicals ever since it graced the Prince Edward Theatre in 1999. It... Read More
Dirty Dancing UK Tour Review
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The much-loved and well-known Dirty Dancing has sashayed its way to The Liverpool Empire, much to the eagerly awaiting audiences delight. We are taken back to... Read More
Things I Know To Be True – UK Tour
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Occasionally a new play arrives on the scene and takes you by surprise. Things I know to be true was only published 18 months ago,... Read More
Calendar Girls – UK Tour
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We’ve all heard of the incredible Calendar Girls film that came to our screens in 2003 which saw a group of (more mature) Yorkshire women... Read More
Hairspray – UK Tour
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Following the success of the 2016 tour, Hairspray returns on UK Tour for 2017/18 but has some brand new faces. If you don’t know Hairspray,... Read More
Matilda – UK Tour
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8 years on from it’s triumphant opening at the Royal Shakespeare Company (and the immediate West End and Worldwide success that followed), Matilda The Musical... Read More
Evita – UK Tour
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Eyes, hair, mouth, figure. Argentina’s iconic first lady Eva Peron stole the hearts of a nation, and is to this day stealing the hearts of... Read More
Beautiful Thing – UK Tour
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For two sweet hours every evening this week you have the opportunity to be instantly transported to South London from your seat in Newcastle-under-Lyme! Not... Read More
Latest Interviews
Check out our regular interviews as we speak to the stars of our industry.
Six The Musical
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“Remember us from your GCSE’s?”. Six – the remarkable new musical based on the story of the six wives of Henry VIII. It’s receiving rave... Read More
Come From Away
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It’s the story of humanity that saw a small island take in and embrace 7000 visitors at the height of the 9/11 chaos. Based closely... Read More
BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL 2020 Tour Announced
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Following a highly successful West End run and a sell-out tour in 2017/18, Paul Blake, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Mike Bosner in association with Michael... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Stepping Out
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Stepping Out coming to the Vaudeville in spring 2017! Amanda Holden will head a fantastic cast in this funny and heart-warming comedy! The story follows... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Matilda The Musical
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Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, with original songs from comedian Tim Minchin and book by Dennis Kelly, Matilda the Musical at the... Read More
West End PREVIEW: The Play That Goes Wrong
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Book now The Play that Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre. Described as Fawlty Towers meets Noises Off, The Play that Goes Wrong at the... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Don Juan In Soho Starring David Tennant
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Loosely based on Molière’s tragicomedy ‘Don Juan’, this hilarious modern update transports the action to contemporary London and follows the final adventures of its debauched... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Carousel
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For the first time on the West End, Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins star together in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical Carousel at the London... Read More
West End PREVIEW: The Kite Runner
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Back by popular demand after a sell out run, The Kite Runner soars again at the Playhouse Theatre for a strictly limited season from 8... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
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The smash hit Broadway musical, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at the Aldwych Theatre is the untold story of Carole King’s journey from school girl... Read More
West End PREVIEW: The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?
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Edward Albee’s The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? showing in 2017 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo are joined by... Read More
West End PREVIEW: An American In Paris
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An American In Paris, the breathtakingly beautiful new Broadway musical about love, hope and living your dreams, has opened at London’s stunningly restored Dominion Theatre... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Half A Sixpence
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Opening to rave reviews in the West End, Cameron Mackintosh and Chichester Festival Theatre’s award-winning hit musical HALF A SIXPENCE is having nightly standing ovations... Read More
West End PREVIEW: The Book Of Mormon
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From South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez, The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards including... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Thriller Live
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Now in its record breaking 8th year, THRILLER LIVE is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer. After opening... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Motown The Musical
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Discover the story behind the sound that moved the world. With just $800 borrowed from his family, Berry Gordy founded Motown records and launched the careers... Read More
West End PREVIEW: School Of Rock
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, the man who brought rock and romance to Broadway, is back with a new heart-stirring hit. SCHOOL OF ROCK is a New... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Phantom Of The Opera
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Having opened in 1986 The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre remains one of London’s most popular shows. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s glittering musical... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Les Miserables
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CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S LEGENDARY PRODUCTION OF BOUBLIL AND SCHÖNBERG’S LES MISÉRABLES IS A GLOBAL STAGE SENSATION. Seen by more than 70 million people in 44 countries... Read More
West End PREVIEW: 42nd Street
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42nd STREET is the song and dance, American dream fable of Broadway. Young Peggy Sawyer is fresh off the bus from small-town America and just another... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Wicked
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When Dorothy famously triumphed over the Wicked Witch, we only ever heard one side of the story. Gregory Maguire‘s acclaimed 1995 novel, ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Kinky Boots
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Since winning the 2016 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Kinky Boots is the winner of every major Best Musical award and is the hottest... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Dreamgirls
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Thirty-five years after the groundbreaking original Broadway production, this UK and West End premiere of the sensational Olivier Award and Tony Award®-winning musical Dreamgirls is playing... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Mamma Mia!
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Over 60 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Disney’s Aladdin
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Brought to theatrical life by the legendary Disney creative team, brand new Broadway musical ALADDIN at the Prince Edward Theatre will sweep you into a world full of beauty, fun... Read More
West End PREVIEW: Disney’s The Lion King
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When work began on adapting the Academy Award®-winning animated feature for the stage, the team were faced with an enormous challenge… How could you portray... Read More