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Cynthia Erivo: West End star who earned first Bafta performance nod for Wicked

The Londoner has been praised for playing historical characters before coming to further attention in Wicked.

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Dame Imelda Staunton and Bridgerton actress daughter to star in West End play

Veteran theatre star Dame Imelda said doing the play is a ‘treat’.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

Imelda Staunton and daughter Bessie Carter to star in West End revival of Mrs Warren’s Profession

The actors will share the stage for the first time in George Bernard’s Shaw’s drama about ‘the role of women in society’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

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West End producer Cameron Mackintosh reports dip in profits

Increase in revenues offset by rise in costs at musical theatre company, which runs eight venues in London

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025

The best theatre to stream this month: Mathew Baynton’s Dream, Hadestown and more

Anaïs Mitchell’s underworld musical gets a West End spin and the Horrible Histories star’s Bottom are among this month’s highlights

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025

The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane review: Sigourney Weaver in the West End is a thrill but the show fails to spark

3/5 Jamie Lloyd’s production has an incantatory, dream-like quality but instead of lightning in a bottle it’s a damp squib

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024

The Tempest review – Sigourney weaves weird magic in West End debut

Inspired by the famous filmography of its Prospero, Jamie Lloyd’s production is audaciously odd – a sci-fi Shakespeare, or gestural Greek theatre in outer space

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2024

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David Tennant forced off stage for second time in a week amid more Macbeth West End show chaos

Actor David Tennant briefly left the stage during a penultimate Macbeth performance in the West End on Friday as the production faced further chaos.

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2024

David Tennant forced off stage as theatregoer sparks chaos during West End Macbeth performance

The incident took place at the Harold Pinter Theatre on Tuesday after an audience member was unable to immediately return to his seat following a toilet break

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

Evita to return to London’s West End with revival directed by Jamie Lloyd

Andrew Lloyd Webber is teaming up with Jamie Lloyd again, following their huge success with Sunset Boulevard

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024

Denise Van Outen secures her status as London's Cabaret Queen returning with new Christmas show

EXCLUSIVE The West End and TV favourite has teased that a residency could follow in the New Year

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2024

Sigourney Weaver ‘hates watching scary films’ and tries to avoid seeing them

Weaver was speaking ahead of her West End debut as Prospero in the William Shakespeare play The Tempest.

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024

The Devil Wears Prada at Dominion Theatre review: absolutely fabulous

5/5 The beloved film’s West End makeover is fun, full of knowing humour – and packed with Elton John’s irresistible songs

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024

Video: Elton John tells West End audience ‘I’ve lost my eyesight and cannot see the stage’

Sir Elton John made a surprise onstage appearance at the launch of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical, where he sadly revealed he had lost his sight.

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024

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BANG Premier · Nov 13, 2024

West End legend Michael Ball reveals the risky singing hack he uses for every performance

Michael Ball always sings with a throat lozenge in his mouth but once nearly choked during a live performance.

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2024

Mattel ‘regrets’ Wicked dolls packaging URL misprint that leads buyers to porn site

Error comes ahead of the release of the much-anticipated movie adaptation of the hit Broadway and West End musical

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

‘I’ve stumbled deep into alien territory’: our sportswriters and arts critics swap jobs

What would happen if our arts critics and sports writers swapped roles for a day? How does the English National Opera compare to the Premier League … or the NFL to a West End musical? Our experts found out last week

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2024

Dr Strangelove: London theatre audiences warned that nuclear satire play features 'cigarette smoking'

Critics mock warning of smoking on stage in West End adaptation of Dr Strangelove featuring Steve Coogan

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024

From Mick Jagger to Crossroads: the pioneering career of Cleo Sylvestre

The black British performer started out recording with the Rolling Stones, was on the West End stage by 19 and made breakthroughs in TV and theatre

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

Top-price West End theatre tickets rise by 9% in a year and reach £300

The Stage’s annual survey found that, for the first time, three plays in London – including Romeo and Juliet with Tom Holland – are charging more than £200 for their most expensive seat

Evening Standard · May 24, 2024

Zendaya, Tom Hiddleston, Maya Jama and Stormzy lead the stars at Tom Holland's Romeo And Juliet press night

The stars came out in force to support the Spiderman star in his West End return

WhatToWatch · May 1, 2024

Coronation Street favourite to make EXPLOSIVE return after YEAR away

A West End icon's return sparks a fresh feud for two Coronation Street residents.

Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2024

OPINION - Tom Holland's silence over the racist abuse of his co-star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is a very bad look

Rarely is there a silver lining when it comes to racism. This is true in the case of the despicable barrage of abuse against actress Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, cast as Juliet alongside Tom Holland’s Romeo in an upcoming West End production of Shakespeare’s most famous play. But if there is one…

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024

Ian McKellen’s Player Kings to tour England

The play, adapted by Robert Icke from both parts of Henry IV, stars McKellen as John Falstaff for the first time in his career and will take in Bristol, Birmingham and Newcastle after its West End run

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024

‘Black men are conditioned not to articulate our emotions’: Ryan Calais Cameron on his hit play bringing new audiences to the West End

As the writer and actor’s smash play For Black Boys... starts a fourth run, he discusses money, creativity and being the world’s worst electrician

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