'Tina - The Tina Turner Musical' will return to the West End at the beginning of June, providing COVID-19 restrictions allow shows to resume.Read More
Some theatres have already made plans to return in the late Spring, but is this reasonable? Theatre News Editor James Hanton investigates.Read More
After such a depressing year, it was only a matter of time before the lockdown-born YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On! aired a recording of this feel-good classic. Originally a 2005 film starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kinky Boots became a musical in 2013 with book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. […]Read More
The latest version of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables hopes to return to the stage without the need for social distancing.Read More
42nd Street is a musical founded on nostalgia. Having originally been successfully adapted from page to screen, and then finally to Broadway stage, it is a show that continues to inspire hope in its ever-struggling audience. The musical is centred upon New York newbie, Peggy Sawyer, who is thrust rather unceremoniously into the chorus line […]Read More
Christmas will descend on the West End for a special performance run starring the likes of Alice Fearn, Ben Forster and Jamie Muscato.Read More
Les Misérables is returning for a six-week run at the Sondheim Theatre from the 5th December, as the musical delebrates its 35th anniversary.Read More
Panto dames hit the streets to demand more support for the UK arts sector, including a job support scheme tailored to theatre workers.Read More
When the Back to the Future musical hits the Adelphi Theatre in May next year, you won't need roads to get there.Read More
Sadiq Khan has called on the government to support the West End in the face of the "existential threat" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
The cast and crew of Mamma Mia have been “let go” amid news that the show is set to remain closed for the foreseeable future, due to the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic. The show’s closure has come after news from the government that social distancing will continue through to November, with no date yet […]Read More
Just last week, we announced that Phantom of the Opera was closing after thirty-four years, but this week, the Phantom saga has continued. Andrew Lloyd Webber responded to news of the show’s closure saying: “As far as I’m concerned Phantom will reopen as soon as it is possible”. It now appears that Lloyd Webber was […]Read More
Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer of the hit musical Cats, has criticised the recent film adaption of the show. Lloyd Webber originally based the musical on T.S Eliot’s poetry collection Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats (1939). Months on from the widely criticised film, Lloyd Webber largely blamed film director Tom Hooper for its failure. In an interview […]Read More
London’s award-winning Theatre Café have confirmed they will be re-opening their doors in August. The café is to return with an initial ‘soft-launch’; a one-day trial re-opening from 11am until 4pm on 1st August. Safety measures have been put into place to protect staff and customers, including Perspex screens around the counter, hand sanitising stations […]Read More
Last week, the cast of the West End premiere of Frozen was revealed, with Samantha Barks (Elsa) and Stephanie McKeon (Anna) being the first cast members to be announced. Barks is well known for her role as Eponine in Les Misérables and shot to fame on the talent show I’d Do Anything, whilst Mckeon was […]Read More
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