London Theatre News & Reviews

Magic Goes Wrong Announces Cast Ahead of Apollo Theatre Move
Published Thu, 23 September 2021

The full cast for the upcoming revival of Magic Goes Wrong has been announced. The show, produced by Mischief Theatre, is moving to the Apollo Theatre in the heart of Theatreland. The curtain will rise in the production’s new Shaftesbury Avenue home on 21st October. The new cast includes...

Hollywood’s Amy Adams To Make Her West End Debut
Published Wed, 22 September 2021

Amy Adams, six-time Oscar nominee, has announced her West End debut in the upcoming London production of The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams. The show has a run booked at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 23rd May 2022, with Amy Adams in the role of Southern belle, Amanda Wingfield....

Drag The Family to a Dragtastic Panto This Christmas
Published Tue, 21 September 2021

TuckShop are preparing their third largescale London pantomime after the successes of Cinderella at Trafalgar Studios in 2019, and Death Drop at the Garrick Theatre earlier in 2021. The team’s next big show will be a pantomime production of Dick Whittington at the Phoenix Theatre, with...

Casting Announced for the Oliver Award-Winning Production of Dear Evan Hansen
Published Tue, 21 September 2021

Producer Stacey Mindich is delighted to announce the Olivier award-winning Company returning to Dear Evan Hansen next month. The London production reopens at the Noël Coward Theatre on 26 October 2021 and is currently booking to 13 February 2022. Sam Tutty returns to the role that won him the...

Back to the Future: Star Misses Opening Night Due to Covid
Published Tue, 14 September 2021

Back to the Future: The Musical has opened to feverish excitement at the Adelphi Theatre, after seven years in the pipeline. However, time-travel is a dangerous thing, and leading man, Roger Bart, was forced to miss Monday’s opening night performance, as he’s tested positive for Covid...

Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) starts previews in the West End
Published Thu, 9 September 2021

The new production of Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) starts previews at The Criterion Theatre on 15 October. Five vaguely familiar young women have a story to tell. You'll have seen them, emptying the chamber pots and sweeping ash from the grate, the overlooked and the undervalued making sure that...

Free online concert by West End artists to honour composer Elliot Davis’s work
Published Thu, 4 June 2020

The composer of Loserville the musical Elliot Davis’s work will be lauded through a one-off concert by West End stars on 6 June 2020 at 7:30pm BST. The concert is presented by the Barn Theatre where musical artists pay homage to the composer by singing the tunes of his shows like Out There...

Comedy Series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant about the lockdown to be aired on BBC
Published Fri, 29 May 2020

During these difficult times of global pandemic COVID-19, BBC One is all set to air a comedy series about actors in lockdown. Michael Sheen and David Tennant will perform in this brand new comedy series. The name of this comedy series is Staged and it has six parts which has been rehearsed and...

West End to welcome Juliet Stevenson playing in The Doctor next year
Published Mon, 18 May 2020

Theatres activities in the West End are suspended till 28 June 2020, therefore all performances of The Doctor which transferred to the Duke Of York’s Theatre from the Almeida Theatre, has been suspended till year 2021. Earlier it was decided to run the show this summer which doesn’t...

Hamilton starring Lin-Manuel Miranda on Disney+ for streaming
Published Mon, 18 May 2020

Hamilton musical which has Lin-Manuel Miranda in a lead role as Alexander Hamilton will be streamed on Disney+ from 3rd July 2020. In his tweet Miranda said: "Never been so happy/nervous in my life. We all watching this together on July 3, yeah?" Directed by Thomas Kail the film features original...