Sandi Toksvig News

MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, London's premier dining experience, has extended its booking period due to extraordinary demand and is now playing to Sunday 26 February 2023. Tickets for the new booking period at The O2 London are on sale this Friday 22 July.

Glittering array of stars gather to remember iconic talent in special one-off show on 13th June including Stephen Fry, Judi Dench, Bill Bailey, Harry Hill, Maureen Lipman, Barry Humphries and Stewart Lee, plus recorded tributes from the likes of Stephen Merchant, Sandi Toksvig, Emma Thompson & Lee Mack…

Sandi Toksvig, the internationally-renowned comedian, broadcaster, writer, campaigner, and all-round good egg, will make her Australian and New Zealand touring debut with a new, specially-conceived comedy show. Most recently featured on a three-year stint as co-host on The Great British Baking Show, this 9-city tour marks Sandi’s welcome return to live stand-up comedy performance in 2022.  Find out how to get tickets.

From Thursday 7 April 2022, Ellis Dackombe, Tamara Perks and Tasha Sheridan will join the cast of MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY at The O2 London. 

WOW - Women of the World has announced the full daytime programme for its 2022 London Festival, which returns to the Southbank Centre from 11-13 March, supported by Bloomberg, to mark International Women's Day.

The Queen's English Theatre Company kicks off its 20th anniversary year with a remarkably relevant play for the Netherlands - Endless Second. We talked to QETC's director Mark Winstanley. Dealing with issues of #metoo and sexual consent he told us it could almost be considered essential viewing for Talpa Media and for that matter for all men. (Talpa's The Voice of Holland has been taken off the air in the Netherlands amid a sexual misconduct scandal.)

Writers behind some of the most critically acclaimed works over the last two years were honoured at the 29th Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards ceremony, including Russell T Davies, Kevin Dyer, Emerald Fennell, Andrea Gibb, Chinonyerem Odimba, Simon Blackwell and Armando Iannucci and Jack Thorne

MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, London's premier dining experience, has extended its booking period due to extraordinary demand and is now playing to Sunday 2 October 2022. Tickets for the new booking period at The O2 London are now on sale.

The producers of MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, London's premier themed dining experience, have announced the full cast are returning to the taverna following its closure in March 2020 because of the pandemic.

MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, London's premier themed dining experience, will open doors once again at The O2 London, from Friday 1 October 2021, currently booking through to Sunday 3 April 2022, promising to bring fun, spectacle and the escapism of a Greek Island holiday to the heart of the Capital this Autumn.

Academy Award winner Dame Maggie Smith and two time Golden Globe winner Kathleen Turner will be in conversation with broadcaster and actor Gyles Brandreth on 8th April 2021 for an online in conversation event.

Storyhouse is looking forward to 2021 with a must-see programme of classic comedy, thought-provoking drama and stand-up silliness. Newly announced shows include acclaimed touring productions of stage hits Educating Rita and The Greatest Play in the History of the World, the return of Miss Julie and major names from the world of comedy.

This December, Sandi Toksvig will be bringing laughter, carols and the joy of Christmas from the Globe Theatre in an online film premiere of Christmas at the (Snow) Globe from Monday 21 December.

The WOW Foundation has today announced a partnership with BBC Arts, as part of its Culture in Quarantine initiative, to curate a brand new digital WOW festival online.

Shakespeare's Globe has been preparing a raft of new digital content to continue to engage its audiences with Shakespeare's works.

Deadline reports that 'Bridesmaids' star Matt Lucas will be the new host of The Great British Bake Off, replacing Sandi Toksvig.

Inaugural Ru Paul's Drag Race UK winner and finalist, The Vivienne and Baga Chipz, have been announced as the hosts for Party on the Heath, a brand new one-off pop-tastic celebration in association with Pride London on Thursday 18th June 2020.

WOW - Women of the World Festival is set to take place this week (Friday 6th a?" Sunday 8th March) at Southbank Centre for the 10th year in a row. The festival celebrating women and girls takes place across the International Women's Day weekend with a line-up of over 25 ticketed events featuring some of the world's most exciting performers, activists and voices. The festival also includes a packed sold out Day Pass programme on Friday and Saturday featuring dozens of panel discussions, workshops and performances.

International bestselling author, Kate Mosse, OBE, will embark on a tour of the UK with Kate Mosse and Friends: Women's Voices Then and Now, to celebrate the UK publication of Kate's new major historical novel, The City of Tears. Kate will be joined by a different guest at each venue for a spell-binding evening celebrating women's voices, stories about love and betrayal, family and intrigue, history and landscape, war and loss, courage, revenge and a centuries long feud.

MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, the new immersive theatrical and dining experience, now open at The O2 London, is extending its booking period to Sunday 28 March 2021 due to popular demand. New tickets will go on sale from 9.00am on Friday 7 February 2020.