BBC New Comedy Awards Returns with Amy Gledhill as Head Judge
by Josh Sharpe - May 27, 2026
The BBC New Comedy Awards are back and heading to Coventry, where the first rounds of the competition will be filmed this September. Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Amy Gledhill will serve as the Head Judge.
LAUGHTERAMA Comedy Festival Will Come to Somerset House
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2026
Somerset House will host stand-up comedy for the first time with LAUGHTERAMA, a new five-day festival featuring Josh Widdicombe, Dara Ó Briain, Sara Pascoe, Ross Noble, and more across seven open-air shows.
TITANIQUE Extends For Fourth Time in London
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2026
Olivier Award Winning Titanique has extended booking to Sunday 30 August 2026 at the Criterion Theatre due to phenomenal demand. Learn more about the show here!
The Group Rep To Present Thornton Wilder’s OUR TOWN
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 24, 2025
The Group Rep will stage Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play OUR TOWN under the direction of Mareli Mitchel-Shields. The production will highlight themes of community, family, and daily life in early 20th-century America.
Photos: DISNEY'S THE LION KING Celebrates 25 Years In The West End With A Special Third Act
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 20, 2024
Disney’s THE LION KING celebrated 25 triumphant years in the West End’s Lyceum Theatre on the afternoon of Sunday, 20 October with a special gala performance attended by the original creatives of the show including Julie Taymor, Lebo M, Richard Hudson, Irene Mecchi, Roger Allers and Donald Holder. Check out photos from the event here!
Kemah Bob Will Embark On Debut Tour
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2024
Following a smash hit debut hour at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which earned her an ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for Best Newcomer, Berks Nest have announced that star of QI and House Of Games, Kemah Bob will embark upon her first ever tour across the UK with critically acclaimed show Miss Fortunate.
THE PITCH Opens at The Odyssey in July
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2024
One year ago, Waterfront Productions presented The Pitch at a theatre in Hollywood. The show was a commercial and critical success. Now, The Pitch is back, in a new production with a mostly new cast (eight of the show's twelve actors are new to the play), and The Pitch is moving to the odyssey Theatre, convenient in particular to westside audiences with free parking onsite.
Sam Lake Will Embark on UK Tour With ASPIRING DILF
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2023
Fresh from a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, multi award-winning comedian and wannabe “Daddy” Sam Lake embarks on his first UK tour, bringing Aspiring DILF to cities from Edinburgh to Brighton, Newcastle to Bristol and more, culminating with a run at the prestigious Soho Theatre.
Photo: First Look at Tom Allen in BLEAK EXPECTATIONS at the Criterion Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 19, 2023
This week, Tom Allen is treading the boards at the West End’s Criterion Theatre as the narrator in Bleak Expectations. Tom returns to Bleak Expectations having played the role of Pip in the original BBC Radio 4 series. Check out a first look at Tom in the role in the photo here!
EDINBURGH 2023: Louise Young Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 2, 2023
BWW caught up with Louise Young to chat about bringing Feral to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.