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Following his recent, totally sold out tour including over 140 dates, Chris will be back on the road for January 2024 with his brand new show Yonks! He’s been called an ‘overnight success’, even though he’s been doing this for bloody yonks.

On the 50th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien has said he does not believe that the show would get made today.

Amit Shah joins Alexandra Roach, Greg Wise and Susan Wokoma in the world premiere of NEVER HAVE I EVER by Deborah Frances-White, running from 1 – 30 September at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre. The four-strong cast are all appearing at Chichester for the first time, directed by Emma Butler.

What a weekend it was at West End LIVE 2023! Check out our favourite photos from the stagiest event of the year.

Sir Mark Rylance has said he believes that theatre directors would not accept someone like him into the industry now.

Bigger, bolder, and sexier than ever, House of Flamenka returns to the Peacock. Created and directed by dance royalty Arlene Phillips (Grease, Guys and Dolls, Strictly Come Dancing), and starring renowned flamenco dancer Karen Ruimy, this fusion of contemporary dance, flamenco, passion, and high drama is the best night out this autumn!

The Old Vic has announced that Emmy Award-winner Christopher Eccleston (Accused, The Leftovers), will play the role of Scrooge in Matthew Warchus’ smash hit production of A Christmas Carol, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child).

Just Stop Oil protesters interrupted a performance during the Glyndebourne opera festival in East Sussex by letting off glitter cannons and blowing air horns.

The National Theatre’s acclaimed new production of The Crucible has now opened in the West End for a strictly limited season. Featuring Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) as Abigail Williams, Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex) as Elizabeth Proctor, and Brian Gleeson (Bad Sisters) as John Proctor.

Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced full casting for the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Next To Normal.

Kaleb Cooper, Chipping Norton’s finest celebrity farmer and Sunday Times’ best-selling author will be leaving the familiarity of his beloved Chipping Norton and heading out on the road for his first ever theatre tour  in January 2024 with – The World According To Kaleb – Kaleb Goes On Tour.

Anna-Maria Helsing has been appointed Chief Conductor of BBC Concert Orchestra. Officially starting in the role on October 1 2023, the appointment builds on Anna-Maria Helsing’s fruitful existing relationship with the orchestra which began in 2020 when she became Principal Guest Conductor.

Fusing theatre, sport and technology - and taking immersive experiences to a new height - Rumble in the Jungle Rematch will launch in London this September.

The iconic songs of Sting. The electrifying choreography of Kate Prince. This is a tale of hope.

Following the success of The Platypus Parade, the UK’s first Open World Immersive Theme Park, Phantom Peak, has announced they will be launching Summers Peak from 22 July until the end of summer.

Oscar-winning actor and former MP Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87, her agent has said.

The National Theatre has announced twelve new productions including a new play by Tim Price and Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith. Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Frecknall will make her National Theatre directorial debut with Federico García Lorca’s modern masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, starring Harriet Walter.

Rufus Norris will step down as artistic director of the National Theatre in spring 2025 after 10 years and described leading the theatre as 'the greatest privilege of my career'.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has reflected on the current state of musical theatre in a new podcast, saying that he would not be seen as 'qualified' to write his musical Evita today.

La Bamba! is an explosive new musical starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Pasha Kovalev, The Wanted’s Siva Kaneswaran and rising star Inês Fernandez in the lead role of Sofia.