Barbican Centre

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO Reveals New Cast Ahead of West End Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2026

New casting has been announced for the stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro. This March the multi-award winning show also celebrates one year at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in the West End.

Go Live Theatre Will Host WEST END MEMORIES With Rosalyn Wilder and Patricia Hodge
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2026

Go Live Theatre announced a special event West End Memories - Rosalyn Wilder in conversation with Patricia Hodge taking place on Monday 9 March 2026 at 7pm at The Theatre at the Hippodrome Casino.

Rehmat-e-Nusrat To Perform Live In New Delhi in March Ahead Of London Showcase
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2026

REHMAT-E-NUSRAT will perform at The Piano Man in New Delhi on March 8, showcasing their qawwali talents before heading to London's Barbican Centre. Learn more here!

UK Premiere of THEATRE FOR ONE Comes to the Barbican
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2026

The Barbican will present the UK premiere of THEATRE FOR ONE, showcasing intimate plays by Enda Walsh, Marina Carr, and Mark O'Rowe. Learn more about the event here!

Mandy Patinkin Is 'Thrilled' for Jonathan Bailey for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Role
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 22, 2026

Next year, Jonathan Bailey will pick up the paintbrush as he steps into the role of George Seurat in the highly anticipated West End production of Sunday in the Park with George. Mandy Patinkin, who originated the role on Broadway, recently shared his thoughts about the new production, even offering some advice to Bailey.

Review: I DO, Malmaison Hotel
by Franco Milazzo - Jan 21, 2026

Theatre has to work extra hard in January to get people away from cosy duvets and into venues. Thankfully, Dante or Die’s I Do (created by Daphna Attias and Terry O’Donovan) has a doozie of a premise.

Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande Confirmed to Star in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2026

Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande have been confirmed to star in a new stage production of Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical, Sunday in the Park with George.

92nd Street Y to Feature Julia Bullock, Seth Parker Woods, and Conor Hanick in Concert
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2026

The 92nd Street Y, New York will presentJulia Bullock, soprano; Seth Parker Woods, cello; and Conor Hanick, piano in Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128, on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 7:30PM.

Photos: ORPHANS By Lyle Kessler At Jermyn Street Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2026

Jermyn Street Theatre will present Orphans by Lyle Kessler in January 2026, starring Forbes Masson, Chris Walley, and Fred Woodley Evans. See photos of the production.

Critics’ Choice: Franco Milazzo's Best Theatre Of 2025
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 30, 2025

Looking back over 2025, it appears I sat in a dark room and wrote barely legible thoughts into a notebook on about 150-odd occasions. By the grace of God and the BroadwayWorld UK editor, I saw a real smörgåsbord of delights, everything from highly anticipated West End theatre to opera, dance, circus, cabaret, comedy and immersive theatre.

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Performs SWEET MAMBO at Sadler's Wells
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2025

Pina Bausch's ‘Sweet Mambo' will come to Sadler's Wells Theatre from Wednesday 11 February – Saturday 21 February 2026.  First staged in 2008, the choreographer's penultimate work makes its London premiere at Sadler's Wells. 

Review: MUSEUM OF AUSTERITY, Young Vic
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 12, 2025

There are many museums dedicated to disaster, but only Britain could create one in which the exhibits are victims of its own fiscal policies. Museum of Austerity, revived at the Young Vic, is a cool, technologically-slick indictment, a moral subpoena served directly to your eyeballs through augmented-reality headsets. Grimmer than a midwinter funeral, the show is misnamed and flawed but serves as a salient reminder of how man’s inhumanity to man never ceases to beggar the imagination. 

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Appoints New Trustees
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced that Heather Clark Charrington, Robert Glick OBE and Dame Sue Street will join the organisation's Board of Trustees, with Tyrone Huntley returning to the Board in January 2026.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Woolly Mammoth Announces New AD, RSC Faces ‘financial peril’
by Alex Freeman - Dec 8, 2025

This week’s stories highlight a theater landscape in motion, with notable leadership shifts, community celebrations, and major institutional changes shaping the field. Helen Shaw’s appointment as Chief Theater Critic at The New York Times marks a significant moment in arts journalism, while audiences worldwide engage with the newly opened voting for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards. Onstage, Broadway prepares for star-studded fundraising at Red Bucket Follies, and regional companies navigate both exciting transitions and unexpected setbacks. Internationally, major UK institutions confront financial challenges and ambitious renovations, reflecting a moment of both reckoning and renewal across the global arts community.

An Englishman Abroad - Gary Naylor Goes To Copenhagen
by Gary Naylor - Nov 27, 2025

Tosca in Italian with English surtitles, from £20 in January, is next on this stage

Jay Campbell, Cello and Conor Hanick, Piano Come to The 92nd Street Y
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2025

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present cellist Jay Campbell and pianist Conor Hanick at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center. Learn more about the event here!

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 5, 2025- BEETLEJUICE Welcomes Trisha Paytas and More
by - Nov 5, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 5, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Review Roundup: WENDY & PETER PAN at Barbican Centre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2025

Director Jonathan Munby's production of Wendy & Peter Pan is now playing at Barbican Theatre. This magical retelling of JM Barrie's beloved classic is adapted by Ella Hickson. See what the critics are saying.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 30, 2025- LIBERATION Opens On Broadway and More
by - Oct 30, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 30, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Review: WENDY & PETER PAN, Barbican Centre
by Cheryl Markosky - Oct 29, 2025

Girls rule ok in Ella Hickson's enchanting revival of the Darling children's 'second star to the right and then straight on until morning' journey to Neverland ­– first performed in 2013 and now showing at the Barbican for a five-week run.