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West End boom masks perfect storm facing London theatre

Audiences are flocking back to Theatreland but beyond the bright lights, venues are struggling in the economic headwinds

Evening Standard

The best autumn theatre to book from Andrew Scott as Vanya to Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard

Do you want to see a musical, new writing, Shakespeare or, er, Southgate? Autumn’s packed stage calendar has something for everyone

Evening Standard

Bernadette Peters: ‘Sondheim’s music is about the big, important things’

The American film and stage actor, renowned for her roles in the composer’s musicals, on making her West End debut in a celebration of his music

The Guardian - UK

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Violinist Giles Broadbent dies aged 51

He was known for Stringfever and West End shows.

The Independent UK

Saoirse Ronan says London show was ‘most difficult thing I’ve ever done’

Saoirse Ronan has described her portrayal of Lady Macbeth at London’s Almeida Theatre in 2021 as “the most difficult thing I’ve ever done”.

Evening Standard

Art After Dark: we take a whirlwind tour of actor Jaime Winstone’s special places in the West End

We take a stroll around the icons of theatreland, from the Coliseum to J. Sheekey

Evening Standard

The Other Palace: London theatre in ‘fire and rehire’ row ahead of Ian McKellen play

An off-West End theatre is embroiled in a row after staff were asked to send a paragraph to management stating why they should be kept on.

Evening Standard

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‘My legacy? I’m Ferris Bueller’: Matthew Broderick on life, love and opioids

From storming the West End with his wife Sarah Jessica Parker, to playing the architect of the US opioids crisis in dark new Netflix drama Painkiller – the star is taking a bold new direction

The Guardian - UK

Ariana Grande’s Wicked co-star Ethan Slater switches Instagram to private amid dating reports

Rumours have been circulating about the pair’s relationship amid the filming of the West End show’s movie adaptation

Evening Standard

Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans to star in Queen Mother comedy in the West End

Michael Grandage will direct Wilton as the Queen Mother, with Evans playing her most loyal servant, in new play Backstairs Billy this autumn

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love to close in West End three months early

Show received a two-star review from The Independent

The Independent UK

Andrew Treagus obituary

One of Britain’s leading theatrical general managers responsible for the transfer of big Broadway musicals to the West End

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Snook to play all 26 roles in West End production of The Picture of Dorian Gray

‘Succession’ star set to undertake impressive challenge on the London stage

The Independent UK

Succession’s Sarah Snook is returning to West End in one-woman production of The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Golden Globe-winning Australian actress will play 26 different characters in the Theatre Royal Haymarket show starting in January 2024

Evening Standard

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Sarah Snook to play Dorian Gray as hit Australian production heads to London’s West End

The Succession star will take over role from actor Eryn Jean Norvill in The Picture of Dorian Gray, which toured Australia to sell-out audiences

The Independent UK

Sarah Jessica Parker to appear on West End stage with husband Matthew Broderick

The couple will appear in Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite at the Savoy Theatre in London.

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Jessica Parker to make West End debut with husband Matthew Broderick

The pair will star in a revival of Neil Simon’s marriage comedy Plaza Suite, which transfers from a hugely successful Broadway run

Evening Standard

OPINION - Who can afford a night out at the theatre anymore?

When you exit the St Martin’s Theatre in the West End having enjoyed The Mousetrap you notice the theatre next door, Ambassadors, is showing Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial.

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Chronicle Live

When Newcastle was a two-club football city - new book explores club's forerunners

Latest book from football historian Paul Joannou lates

Evening Standard

Succession’s Brian Cox set to star in new West End show, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Alex Lawther and Daryl McCormack will also join the cast

The Week

Retrograde review: a ‘rousing and propulsive’ show at Kiln Theatre

Ryan Calais Cameron is having quite a year, said Dominic Cavendish in The Daily Telegraph. This spring, his breakout play For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy completed its journey from fringe to West End. Now he has given us something utterly different, and…

The Guardian - UK

Maria Charles obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor who starred in West End musicals and played Maureen Lipman’s mother in the TV show Agony

Evening Standard

First images released of Al Murray as King Charles II in new West End show

The pub landlord stars alongside Mel Giedroyc and Neil Morrissey in new comic caper The Crown Jewels at the Garrick Theatre

Evening Standard

Derren Brown says he likes ‘rowdy audiences’ as he announces new West End show Unbelievable

Exclusive: The acclaimed psychological illusionist discusses his new show for the first time

Chronicle Live

Ant and Dec 'proud' of Cheryl as 'fellow Geordie' performs at West End

The Britain's Got Talent hosts said Cheryl was 'fantastic' after they watched her in 2:22 A Ghost Story in London

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