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Interview: 'We're Gonna Up The Ante To Eleven': John Patrick Elliott, Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian on The Return of KENREX
by Kat Mokrynski - Nov 20, 2025

After successful runs in Sheffield and London, Kenrex is arriving at The Other Palace in December. The show, written by Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian with music by John Patrick Elliott, tells the tale of Ken Rex McElroy, a criminal who faced the consequences of his actions at the hands of the townspeople of Skidmore, Missouri in 1981. Holden takes on all of the roles, with Elliott accompanying with live music on stage as well.

Photos: Lara Denning Joins The UK And Ireland Tour Of HERE & NOW
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 13, 2025

Check out brand new photos featuring actress Lara Denning in the role of Caz in the UK and Ireland tour of HERE & NOW. The musical, created by Steps with an original book by Shaun Kitchener, continues touring with direction by Rachel Kavanaugh and choreography by Matt Cole.

Review: FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Nov 12, 2025

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, the hit New York and Las Vegas sensation, is a sidesplitting musical comedy packed with iconic moments from all ten seasons of the beloved television series. Featuring an entirely original musical score, the show follows the escapades of the world's most famous group of twenty-somethings.

Review: FATHERLAND, Hampstead Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Nov 7, 2025

A life coach and his struggling daughter embark on a journey to find their Irish roots. Each of them is running away from something. Joy, who is exceedingly against the idea of leaving for an unplanned trip with her father, is going through a bad breakup; Winston, overly chatty and intrusive, is trying to forget the lawsuit that threatens his so-called career. Nancy Farino’s debut play tries hard to be profound. It looks into how our need for connection is the answer to many of our problems, but – much like its characters – it doesn’t know how to communicate its ideas. Directed by Tessa Walker, Fatherland might as well be a pedestrian radio drama.

Review: HERE & NOW, New Wimbledon Theatre
by Laura Jones - Nov 5, 2025

Here & Now arrives at New Wimbledon Theatre with all the sparkle, nostalgia and high-camp energy you’d expect from a show built around the hits of one of Britain’s most beloved pop groups, Steps. Set in a seaside supermarket, the musical blends tongue-in-cheek humour with heartfelt moments, delivering a production that’s equal parts fun, flamboyance and genuine warmth.

Guest Blog: Writer and Actor Nancy Farino On The Challenges of For New Writers and Her Debut Play, FATHERLAND
by Guest Author - Oct 29, 2025

My advice would be to don’t stop working on that thing. Whatever that writing project is. Feel free to become frustrated and put it away for a few weeks but keep it ticking away. I believe it’s immeasurably important for emerging writers - it is these spaces that shape the play, where mistakes can happen and solutions be found, without the pressure of a deadline or a looming opening night or financial stress. (On that note, we open 31 October at The Hampstead Theatre, please come?!)

Interview: 'I Like To Be In The Centre of The Action': Performer Melanie La Barrie on Death and Hope in THE BOOK THIEF in Concert
by Kat Mokrynski - Oct 21, 2025

After previous runs in 2022 and 2023, The Book Thief musical finally arrives in London. The Book Thief: A Concert Production was originally scheduled to be performed for one night only on 19 October, but two more performances have been added on 26 October due to popular demand. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Melanie La Barrie, who is playing the role of Death in this production of The Book Thief. We discussed what made her want to be a part of the show, what it is like to perform in a concert production versus a full staged one and even what is appealing to her about playing characters who take on the role of the narrator!

Photos: Melanie La Barrie, Isaac Gryn and More in Rehearsals for THE BOOK THIEF in Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025

You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for  THE BOOK THIEF in concert, which will run at the Prince of Wales Theatre. See photos here and learn how to purchase tickets!

Review: 50 FIRST DATES, The Other Palace
by Louise Penn - Sep 26, 2025

This musical of 50 First Dates tones down a lot of the crude humour found in the film, and produces a very safe piece of entertainment. It's an accomplished work on the whole which should attract fans of the rom-com genre or feel-good musicals in general.

Photos: First Look at 13 GOING ON 30 THE MUSICAL in the West End
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2025

Discover the cast and production images of 13 GOING ON 30 THE MUSICAL, starring Lucie Jones and David Hunter, now running at Manchester Opera House.

Photos: 50 FIRST DATES: THE MUSICAL is Now Playing at the Other Palace
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2025

All new production photos have been released from the new London musical 50 First Dates, now playing at The Other Palace until 16 November 2025.  Check out the photos here!

Photos: HERE & NOW - The Official Steps Musical First Look
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 3, 2025

You can now get a first look at the UK and Ireland tour of HERE & NOW - the Official Steps Musical which is presented by the band. Learn more about the musical here!

Photos: 50 FIRST DATES THE MUSICAL in Rehearsal at The Other Palace
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2025

The new London musical 50 First Dates has released all new rehearsal images ahead of its premiere next month at The Other Palace. Check out the photos here!

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CONSUMED, Traverse Theatre
by Mary Baillie - Aug 18, 2025

Four generations of Northern Irish women gather for a 90th birthday party in Karis Kelly’s Consumed, and what unfolds is a pitch-black dark comedy with razor wit and gasp-inducing shock. Eileen (Julia Dearden), Jenny (Caoimhe Farren), Gilly (Andrea Irvine) and Muireann (Muireann Ní Fhaogáin) initially present a hyper-realistic family: they laugh, they bicker, and beneath it all, they carry the weight of generational trauma. It’s laugh-out-loud funny one moment and devastatingly reflective the next, forcing us to think about what it really means to be “Northern Irish.”

Interview: 'This Show Has Changed The Course of Musical Theatre': Actor-Muso Max Alexander-Taylor on Playing Judas in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
by Kat Mokrynski - Aug 7, 2025

Recently, we had the opportunity to talk with Alexander-Taylor about his experience playing Judas. We discussed what it is like to be an actor-muso in this production, how Jesus Christ Superstar remains relevant over fifty years later and even how playing the electric guitar has given him a new perspective on playing Judas!

Photos: Paines Plough's CONSUMED at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2025

New production images have been releasedfor Karis Kelly’s dark comedy Consumed, a co-production with Belgrade Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and the Women’s Prize for Playwriting. See photos here!

Review: MAIDEN VOYAGE, Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Clementine Scott - Jul 29, 2025

Once reliable Oscar bait, the classic “inspirational” biopic become something of a social media punchline in recent years. They all have the same familiar beats – the humble beginnings, the early setbacks, the internal tensions, and the rising from the ashes – and rarely say anything new or unique to their particular subjects. Maiden Voyage, a new musical charting the first all-female circumnavigation of the globe, is unfortunately not an exception to the rule.

Photos: MAIDEN VOYAGE at Southwark Playhouse First Look
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2025

The world premiere of Maiden Voyage is now playing at Southwark Playhouse, Elephant. Get a first look at photos here and learn how to purchase tickets to the production!

Review: BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL, Savoy Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 22, 2025

Burlesque the Musical has finally arrived in London. Loosely based on the 2010 film starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, Burlesque moves from LA to New York, as small-town girl Ali comes to the big city to search for her birth mother. On the way she starts working in a burlesque club as a waitress, only to become (spoiler alert) the main act. So far, so predictable.

Review: WODEHOUSE IN WONDERLAND, Theatre at the Tabard
by Gary Naylor - Jul 22, 2025

Lovely one man play that will delight Wodehouse fans - present and future