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Review: GHOST STORIES, Peacock Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - Oct 6, 2025

Ghost Stories, written by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, promises audience members at the Peacock Theatre “moments of extreme shock and tension,” warning potential ticket bookers that the show is “unsuitable for anyone under the age of 15” and recommending that those of a “nervous disposition” should “think very seriously before attending.” It’s quite the list of warnings, making one question exactly what they are going to witness in the play.

Interview: 'You're Having a Mental Breakdown Eight Times a Week!': Actor Danny Bayne on Finding Truth in Comedy and Going on Tour with FAWLTY TOWERS - THE PLAY
by Kat Mokrynski - Sep 8, 2025

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Danny Bayne, who is playing Basil Fawlty. We discussed what it was like growing up as a fan of comedies like Fawlty Towers, what he’s looking forward to on tour and why he thinks it’s important that the cast on stage aren’t simply doing impressions of their screen predecessors.

Review: RAMBERT X (LA)HORDE: BRING YOUR OWN, Southbank Centre
by Matthew Paluch - May 8, 2025

Collaborations are very now, and the Rambert x (LA)HORDE combination is a very worthwhile experiment. It brings together the UK's longest running contemporary dance company (with classical ballet beginnings) and one of France's most of the moment collectives (who also run the Ballet National de Marseille since September 2019).

Review: Acosta Danza's CUBAN ECLÉCTICO at The Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
by Audrey Cahak - May 5, 2025

Acosta Danza’s program Cuban Ecléctico ran in the Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Center for just three days, but the show deserved much more stage time, both to receive a greater audience and to refine their performance. 

Review: SECOND BEST, Riverside Studios
by Amber-Rae Stobbs - Feb 4, 2025

The human psyche is something so easily disturbed, and Barney Norris’s newest play-adaptation is a prime example of that. Based on the novel by David Foenkinos, Second Best tells of Martin Hill - the boy who felt he never fully lived.

Photos: Asa Butterfield in SECOND BEST at Riverside Studios
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2025

Asa Butterfield is making his theatrical debut in the comedy-drama Second Best, directed by Michael Longhurst and written by Barney Norris. Get a first look at photos here!

Photos & Video: Asa Butterfield in Rehearsals for SECOND BEST
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 21, 2025

Opening at the Riverside Studios this Friday (24 January), Asa Butterfield will swap the small and silver screens for the stage, as he makes his theatrical debut in the comedy-drama Second Best. See rehearsal photos and videos here!

Review: IF ALL ELSE FAILS, Battersea Arts Centre
by Matthew Paluch - Nov 20, 2024

The forty year celebration of Sheffield based Forced Entertainment comes to a close with six performances of If All Else Fails at the Battersea Arts Centre. Performed and devised by Cathy Naden & Seke Chimutengwende, Tim Etchells of Forced Entertainment directs the duo in the improvisational informed “absurd test that fails to find the answers”.

FAWLTY TOWERS �" THE PLAY Extends West End Run Once Again
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2024

John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – The Play has announced that it is extending its West End run for a second time. Currently playing at London’s Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, the critically acclaimed production will now run until Saturday 1 March 2025.

Review: FORCED ENTERTAINMENT: SIGNAL TO NOISE, Queen Elizabeth Hall
by Louise Penn - Oct 11, 2024

For Forced Entertainment, a linear story or a place without the space to play would be unthinkable. Signal To Noise is a piece of theatre like no other. I highly recommend you let the creativity wash over you. You won't see anything else like this, and you will definitely come away with something to think about.

Review: NEVER LET ME GO, Rose Theatre
by Josh Maughan - Sep 30, 2024

In two unsettling and sensationally conceptualised acts, the play starkly reminds us of what we stand to lose when progress overshadows our most vital connections.

Dance Umbrella Reveals Full Programme For This October
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2024

Dance Umbrella, London's annual international contemporary dance festival, has announced the full 2024 festival programme taking place across London, and online, from 9 - 31 October. 

Ensemble Festival 2024 From Certain Blacks To Be Presented At Royal Docks
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2024

Discover the vibrant Ensemble Festival 2024 at Royal Docks, featuring dynamic performances from East London's Certain Blacks on July 20 and 21.

Review: FAWLTY TOWERS THE PLAY, Apollo Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 16, 2024

For a sitcom that only lasted for 12 episodes, Fawlty Towers left an indelible mark on British comedy. Discourteous hotel owner Basil Fawlty and his shrewish wife Sybil became legends, along with long-suffering chambermaid Polly and hapless waiter Manuel. Previously staged in Australia, this nostalgic and tightly choreographed play is adapted by the series’ original co-writer John Cleese.

Photos: Matt Smith and More in Rehearsal For AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2024

All new rehearsal photos have been released of Matt Smith and more in An Enemy of the People, opening next month at the Duke of York's Theatre. Check out the photos here!

Phoenix Dance Theatre to Embark on Spring Tour
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 17, 2024

This spring Phoenix Dance Theatre will embark on a UK tour with a brand-new mixed programme – BELONGING: Loss. Legacy. Love. The powerfully visceral and thought-provoking triple bill explores the nuances of human experience by three exciting international dance makers. 

Review: THE YELLOW WALLPAPER, The Coronet Theatre
by Matthew Paluch - Sep 27, 2023

Stephanie Mohr’s new production of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s feminist novella The Yellow Wallpaper is described as a “genre-defying production blending theatre, dance, live video and sound” - no pressure then!

Review: THE CROWN JEWELS, Garrick Theatre
by Laura Jones - Aug 11, 2023

The Crown Jewels marks writer Simon Nye’s, who is best known as the writer for Men Behaving Badly, West End debut. This historical heist, based on a true story, centres around King Charles II and the plot to steal the crown jewels and features a cast made up of some of the best British comedians including Al Murray (in his stage debut), Mel Giedroyc and Neil Morrissey.

Inside Rehearsals for THE CROWN JEWELS at the Garrick Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - Jul 3, 2023

BroadwayWorld UK had the chance to attend a rehearsal of Simon Nye’s The Crown Jewels. We were treated to some performances from the cast, a Q&A with writer Simon Nye and director Sean Foley, and the opportunity to speak with some members of the cast and crew about the show. 

Photos/Video: Inside Rehearsal For THE CROWN JEWELS at the Garrick Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2023

All new rehearsal photos and video footage have been released for the must-see West End comic caper, The Crown Jewels which plays at the Garrick Theatre from Friday 7 July – Saturday 16 September 2023 ahead of regional autumn engagements.