Marianka Swain was UK Editor-in-chief of BroadwayWorld. A London-based theatre critic and arts journalist, she also contributes to other outlets such as the Telegraph, The i Paper, Ham & High, Islington Gazette, Dancing Times and theartsdesk, and she is a member of the Critics' Circle. You can find more of her work at www.mkmswain.com or follow her on Twitter @mkmswain
The world’s best-loved musical is back! Grittier and more glamorous than ever before. Book exclusively priced tickets now during London Theatre Week.
Great news for theatre fans: London Theatre Week has announced an extension! It will now run until 14 March - giving you more time to book exclusively priced tickets to the capital's leading shows.
Voting continues for the 2021 BroadwayWorld UK Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favourites. See the current standings below, and cast your vote...
The Osmonds: A New Musical is a world premiere production telling the story of a talented family from Utah who became household names. The show began at Leicester Curve last month and is currently touring the UK. Actors Georgia Lennon (Marie Osmond), Danny Nattrass (Ryan Osmond) and Ryan Anderson (Merrill Osmond) share their experience of playing characters based on well-known people.
The much-anticipated World Premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella is now performing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Book your tickets now!
After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five survivors stranded on a lifeboat - a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, a Royal Bengal tiger, and a sixteen year-old boy named Pi. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive? Book your tickets now and find out!
London is never short of temptations, whether epic West End shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a much talked-about adaptation to a provocative revival and a thorny Shakespeare play, here are some of this month’s most eye-catching openings. Don’t forget to check back for BroadwayWorld’s reviews, interviews and features!
The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards and four Olivier Awards, including Best Musical for both, follows a pair of Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far away from Salt Lake City as you can get. Book tickets now!
Big (huge) news! Pretty Woman: The Musical is BACK in the West End. It's time to head back to Beverly Hills and experience one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time live on stage at it’s glamorous new home - the Savoy Theatre. Get ready to fall in love London as the record breaking box office smash-hit musical returns.
Voting continues for the 2021 BroadwayWorld UK Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favourites. See the current standings below, and cast your vote...
Based on Britain’s best-loved picture book by Judith Kerr, the Olivier Award-nominated smash hit show The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns to the West End. Book tickets now!
Over 54 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the ABBA music that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show! Now, you can get exclusively priced tickets for the show during London Theatre Week.
Tickets for London's favourite long-running show WICKED start from just £15 during London Theatre Week - so get booking now!
Discover the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed the world. Book exclusively priced tickets for COME FROM AWAY during London Theatre Week!
Back to the Future: The Musical has rewritten theatre history, having opened to five-star reviews at London's Adelphi Theatre. And you can get exclusively priced tickets to this West End hit if you book during London Theatre Week!
London Theatre Week is back with more shows than ever!
Today, the shortlist is announced for the 2021 BroadwayWorld UK Awards, celebrating the best of theatre - from the West End to shows around the country and online. CLICK HERE TO VOTE!
A city under attack from a nuclear blast. As the dust settles, Louise wakes to find herself in a fallout shelter with Mark, the colleague who has saved her life. They have enough water and food to last two weeks.
Winner of over 65 international awards, and seen by over 27m people worldwide, the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning smash hit musical JERSEY BOYS has triumphantly returned to London’s West End, playing to nightly standing ovations.
‘The National Theatre’s thrilling adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel triumphs in the West End’ (Evening Standard). Director Katy Rudd’s ‘knockout production’ (Independent) has opened to five-star reviews at the Duke of York’s Theatre. Don’t miss this theatrical tour de force of imagination and storytelling. Book tickets now!
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