Sheila Ballantine obituary Actor with a long career that included Joe Orton’s Loot, an Alan Ayckbourn trilogy and seasons at the Old Vic and the National The Guardian - UK · Aug 10
‘Can’t stop smiling!’ The wait is over for epic Game of Thrones prequel The Mad King New play, which has been a decade in the works, opens at the Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon after five previews were cancelled The Guardian - UK · Aug 8
Six the Musical returns, but can it rise to the throne? Six the Musical has returned for another Australian run amid hopes the hit show will escape the unfortunate beheadings of some recent theatre productions. AAP · Jul 28
The best West End show savings this summer – get up to 76% off tickets with LOVEtheatre Don’t miss these discounts on comedies, musicals and more Evening Standard · Jul 21
10 things that changed my life with stand-up comedian Phil Nichol 1 Nicholas Pennell as Ariel The National (Scotland) · Jul 12
Catherine Tate suddenly pulls out of West End’s Oh, Mary! due to ‘personal reasons’ Actor had been due to appear in the award-winning show until 18 July The Independent UK · Jul 8
London’s Duke of York’s Theatre renamed to honour playwright Tom Stoppard The renaming coincides with a revival of Stoppard’s Arcadia The Independent UK · Jul 1
James Norton to star in Hamlet James Norton is to star in Hamlet on London's West End next year. BANG Premier · Jun 29
‘A privilege – and pretty terrifying’: James Norton to play Hamlet in the West End The Happy Valley actor is lined up as the lead in German director Thomas Ostermeier’s first Shakespearean play in English The Guardian - UK · Jun 28
Sinatra: The Musical review – life of a legend brims with hits but never gets under his skin Frank swings into the West End with a swaggering turn from Joel Harper-Jackson and plenty of style yet the script is flat The Guardian - UK · Jun 24
Elton John feels ‘connected’ to Billy Elliot and says film ‘struck a chord’ Sir Elton believes the musical shares many similarities with his life and his relationship with his father. Evening Standard · Jun 24
Dame Maureen Lipman to return to West End stage as star of Allegra Tony Award-winner Peter Quilter’s play, which is currently embarking on its UK tour, is set to take the stage in London this July. Evening Standard · May 21
‘Feels very special’: Michael Sheen to star as Salieri in new production of Amadeus A co-production with the Welsh National Theatre set up by the actor last year, the play will open in Cardiff before a 16-week run in London’s West End The Guardian - UK · Apr 23
Christine Baranski says West End debut 'a dream come true' alongside Richard E Grant The pair will star in a revival of the classic comedy of Bad Manners at Wyndham’s Theatre in London for a limited 12-week run from 22 September Evening Standard · Apr 17
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5 Cynthia Erivo is Dracula, Gentleman Jack does ballet and Phil Wang’s mega-tour: theatre, dance and comedy in 2026 Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2025 Lauren Lyle on her new West End sex comedy: 'I enjoy shocking people' Lauren Lyle has been killing it on screen in Karen Pirie and Toxic Town this year, and his now hitting the stage for another jaw-dropping role
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 First look at Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate in BBC Dear England series The actor was previously nominated for an Olivier Award for his role as the former England football manager in the West End production.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025 Love The Traitors and Only Murders in the Building? Visit The Mousetrap, says bold new director of West End perennial Ola Ince, who has refreshed Agatha Christie’s record-breaking mystery, suggests ‘we all fancy ourselves as detectives’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025 The Importance of Being Earnest review – Stephen Fry’s Lady Bracknell presides over merrily queered comedy Max Webster’s frisky Oscar Wilde revival, first seen at the National Theatre, arrives in the West End with a new cast
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025 John Lithgow to return to Broadway in a Roald Dahl play that's not for kids John Lithgow is returning to Broadway in a play that might change how we read bedtime stories to our children
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025 High Noon heads for the West End as Billy Crudup takes on Gary Cooper role The Tony award-winning actor will play the marshal in a London stage adaptation of the 1952 western that won Cooper an Oscar
Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025 David Hare play starring Ralph Fiennes transfers to the West End The production, starring the Harry Potter actor and Spooks star Miranda Raison, played at the Theatre Royal Bath between June and July.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2025 Barbara Ferris obituary Actor who began her career in ‘dolly bird’ roles and became the star of plays by Edward Bond and David Hare
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 Curtains for originality? Theatre creatives on the West End romcom musical boom IN FOCUS: As a musical based on the 2004 Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore love story prepares for its West End debut, Isabel Dempsey surveys the current deluge of romcom remakes hitting the stage and asks industry folk whether the boom is helping or harming
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025 Paddington musical: Tom Fletcher reveals new details of West End show Tom Fletcher has revealed new details about Paddington The Musical, a show due to debut in autumn on the West End featuring music from the McFly singer.