WICKED, the West End stage musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will today (Wednesday 24 April 2024) play its 6,762nd performance, becoming the 10th longest-running West End stage production in British history. Wicked surpasses the run of the … Continue reading Wicked becomes the 10th longest running West End Show in British History
As rehearsals begin this week, Francesca Moody Productions, Kater Gordon, Wessex Grove and Fiery Angel are delighted to announce the full cast for the award-winning murder mystery musical Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder! which will transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End for a strictly limited season from 25 May – 14 September after thrilling audiences in Edinburgh, Bristol and Manchester. Tickets are now on sale at www.kathyandstella.com with over 5000 under £25, and all front row seats priced at £20. Press Night will be Wednesday 5 June 2024. Joining the previously announced Bronté Barbé (Newsies, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre) as Kathy, Rebekah Hinds (Oklahoma! Young Vic/ West End) as Stella and Imelda Warren-Green (Doctor Who: Time Fracture, Immersive LDN) as Erica+ … Continue reading Full casting announced for West End transfer of Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder!
Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), in collaboration with Nippon TV and Improbable, today announce a 34-week run for Studio Ghibli’s record-breaking My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End. The production will run from Saturday 08 March – Sunday 02 November 2025, with an opening night on Thursday 20 March. Priority booking opens on Monday 29 April, with public booking from Friday 03 May. Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) from Hayao Miyazaki’s celebrated 1988 animated feature film, the production is directed by Improbable Co-Founder, Phelim McDermott. Winner of six Olivier Awards and five WhatsOnStage Awards, My Neighbour Totoro broke the Barbican’s Box Office record for most tickets sold in a single day … Continue reading My Neighbour Totoro to transfer to the West End
Running for a strictly limited 10-week season at the Gielgud Theatre, where the second cast of the show performed in 2020/21, the season also runs concurrently with the hugely successful and record-breaking UK tour which concludes in Salford in June, and a Dublin season at 3Olympia Theatre, which will perform from 20 June – 22 August. This means that the shows will be running concurrently in Manchester, then Dublin and London! Previews at the Gielgud Theatre start on 25 May and the run will end on 4 August. Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday 24 April. At the time … Continue reading Stacey Dooley and James Buckley to star in 2:22 as the show returns to the West End in may 2024
Due to popular demand, the hit Broadway musical & JULIET, featuring music from legendary five-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Max Martin, has announced a new Sing-Along performance for Thursday, May 16 at 7:00 PM at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43 Street). For this special performance … Continue reading & Juliet announces new sing-along performance on May 16th
The novel which has most influenced the 21st century is brought to the stage in a thrilling new version by Ryan Craig which comes to Theatre Royal Bath from 20 – 28 September 2024, followed by a UK tour to be announced. On 4th April 1984, Winston Smith, comrade 6079, starts a diary. In a world where every action is painstakingly monitored and controlled, this simple act puts Winston’s life in jeopardy. A clandestine love affair with co-worker Julia further enrages the authorities, but can they truly trust each other? And what of the mysterious O’Brien? Will he help them overthrow the … Continue reading George Orwell’s 1984 to be staged at Theatre Royal Bath
Michael Harrison for Crossroads Pantomimes has today announced the title and cast for The London Palladium Pantomime which returns to the West End for a ninth year, with a brand-new production of Robin Hood. Starring national treasure Jane McDonald as Maid Marion and Palladium panto royalty Julian Clary as Robin Hood, this spectacular show also sees the return of favourites Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers, Charlie Stemp and Rob Madge, alongside West End stars Marisha Wallace and Tosh Wanogho-Maud who make their Palladium panto debut. From the creative team behind the last eight years of panto, expect a West End spectacle to remember, with stunning sets and costumes, rip-roaring comedy and incredible special effects, Robin Hood will have you merrily riding off into … Continue reading Casting announced for Robin Hood at the London Palladium
Curve, Sadler’s Wells and Jonathan Church Theatre Productions are delighted to announce the full casting for the UK tour of Curve’s smash-hit production of A CHORUS LINE. Joining the previously announced Adam Cooper as Zach and Carly Mercedes Dyer as Cassie will be Jocasta Almgill as Diana Morales, Lydia Bannister as Bebe Benzenheimer, Bradley … Continue reading Full casting announced for the UK Tour of A Chorus Line
Cameron Mackintosh today announces that his new co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which he has fully reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, will open in London at the end of the year. Oliver! will begin performances at Gielgud Theatre on … Continue reading New production of Oliver! to open at the Gielgud theatre in London this december
