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The US company behind a proposed huge Las Vegas-style Sphere entertainment venue in east London has withdrawn its plans.

The exuberant all-male musical The Choir Of Man motors on at the Arts Theatre with a new cast and a new contemporary context.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced the expansion of his ground-breaking Creative Enterprise Zones as a new report reveals they have recovered faster from the pandemic and performed better than London’s wider creative economy, while helping reverse the trend of artists being priced out of areas.

The London Assembly has today (Thursday 8 June) formally raised its objection to the Arts Council's shock decision to defund the English National Opera and require it to move out of London, in a motion receiving cross party support.

Equity, the union for performers and creatives, will today (Thursday 8 June) take its campaign to save the jobs of its chorus and stage management members at the English National Opera to the London Assembly.

The Southbank Centre has announced its Spring 2023 Literature Season taking place from the new year until the end of May. The season welcomes a brand new partnership with Intelligence Squared which brings together leading experts to tackle today's most topical debates, as well as a powerful line-up of authors, activists, poets and politicians in conversation. 

This December, The Revel Puck Circus are coming to Lewisham with their fantastic five-star show, The Wing Scuffle Spectacular from 15th December until 8th January 2022. This astonishing production presents the brightest young talent of the London circus scene, promising to clear all preconceptions of circus.

Theatre companies across the globe continue to grapple with some of the earliest questions posed upon reopening: what to do about masks? As more mixed policies come into play, we continue to see that there are segments of the audience that won’t come with masks, and segments that won’t come without, putting producers in a difficult position.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged £1.2m funding to enable workspaces in London’s nine Creative Enterprise Zones to become greener and more sustainable, as small creative businesses and organisations struggle with the pressure of rising energy bills. 

The Talent House, a new £4.1 million state-of-the-art creative hub from East London Dance and leading national youth music organisation, UD, has officially been opened in Stratford by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

Immediately following Monday's Tony nomination announcement, the cast of Six performed live in Times Square this morning as part of Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's 'Let's Do London' campaign launch. Six's performance kicked off the city's largest international tourism campaign launching in the U.S.

SIX, the eight-time Tony Award-nominated musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, has released a new block of tickets. Tickets are now on sale through November 20, 2022. SIX celebrated its long-awaited official Broadway opening night on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W 47th St, NYC).

Immediately following yesterday's Tony nomination announcement, the cast of Six performed live in Times Square this morning as part of Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's 'Let's Do London' campaign launch. Six's performance kicked off the city's largest international tourism campaign launching in the U.S.

Today's top stories include the Tony Nominations, which were announced yesterday by Joshua Henry and Adrienne Warren! The nominations were led by A Strange Loop, Company, Paradise Square, MJ, and more! Check out the full list here, plus nominees' reactions, and more!

Broadway's hit musical, SIX, received 8 Tony Award nominations this morning, May 9, including one for Best Musical. Immediately following the Tony nomination announcement, the cast of SIX performed live in Times Square this morning as part of Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's “Let's Do London” campaign launch.

Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg) has added Andrew Marr, Wes Streeting and David Davis to the upcoming guest line-up of his West End Political Party fortnightly residency at The Duchess Theatre.

It was announced today, x March, that Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg) has added Gary Neville, Lisa Nandy and Tom Tugendhat to the upcoming guest line-up of his West End Political Party fortnightly residency at The Duchess Theatre, while the Christmas special with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Rosena Allin-Khan has been rescheduled for the 11th April.

For the first time ever, London's world-famous West End is offering £10, £20, £30, £40 and £50 tickets (with no booking fees) to over 40 top shows from now until 31 March, as Official London Theatre extend their New Year promotion and relaunch it as Show Time - adding a wide array of offers from restaurants, shops and hotels.

It was announced today, 21st December, that the UK's leading political comedian Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg, The Royal Variety Performance) is set to embark on his biggest tour to date with a brand-new stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right from 8th February 2022 through to 15th May.

It was announced today, 20th December, that Matt Forde is rescheduling tonight's Political Party Christmas Special with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Rosena Allin-Khan at the West End's Duchess Theatre due to Covid.