Jane McMurtrie News

National Youth Music Theatre announced its 50th anniversary summer season in Birmingham, including a large-scale production of WEST SIDE STORY at Birmingham Hippodrome, new musicals, and workshops following a record year of over 1,300 auditions.

The full cast has been announced for DARK OF THE MOON at Charing Cross Theatre. The new musical will run in London with a book by Jonathan Prince. The production is based on the classic play by Howard Richardson and William Berney.

Witzend Productions and Charing Cross Theatre will present the world premiere of DARK OF THE MOON, featuring GLENN ADAMSON and LAUREN JONES, with performances scheduled from May to August 2026.

The world premiere of new musical Dark of the Moon, based on the classic 1941 play by Howard D Richardson and William Berney, will run at Charing Cross Theatre.

The producers of the brand new musical HERE & NOW, presented by UK pop sensation, Steps, have announced the full cast. Learn more about the cast here!

PlayWell Productions has announced the full cast and creative team for the upcoming London run of the new British folk musical With Courage, running at The Other Palace from 17-22 September.

The producers of the brand new musical HERE & NOW, presented by UK pop sensation, Steps, have announced the lead cast joining the production. Learn more about the cast here!

HERE & NOW, presented by UK pop sensation, Steps, will play an additional week at The Alexandra, Birmingham. HERE & NOW will now run in Birmingham from 9 – 30 November 2024. Tickets for the additional week will go on sale at 12noon on Monday 29 April.

All new production images have been released for the world premiere of TO WONG FOO THE MUSICAL, which opens at Hope Mill Theatre on 21 October for a limited 9-week run.

Hope Mill Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of TO WONG FOO THE MUSICAL. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!

Olivier-award winning director Jeremy Sams lights up the stage with a fast-paced show. For anyone not convinced by turning a Fifties film into a musical today, Roman Holiday is more relevant than you’d think.

Theatre Royal Bath Productions, by arrangement with Paul Blake and BFI Productions, has announced full casting for the UK premiere of Roman Holiday, when it opens at Theatre Royal Bath from 10 June this year.

Disney's NEWSIES will welcome new cast members joining the production, which must end at London's Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre on 30 July 2023. Learn more about the cast here!

The producers of Disney’s NEWSIES have announced a new booking period at London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre due to overwhelming demand. NEWSIES will now run through to Sunday 30 July 2023. Tickets for the new booking period are on sale now.

​​​​​​​NEWSIES has announced a new booking period at London's Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre due to overwhelming demand and sold-out previews. NEWSIES will now run through to Sunday 16 April 2023.

Destined for the West End, it will open at Nottingham Playhouse 26 July – 14 August 2022, then transfer to Salford’s The Lowry 19 August – 3 September 2022. Get a first look at the production in the photos here!

Following priority on-sale from 10am on Wednesday 15 June, tickets will go on sale to the public at 10am on Thursday 16 June for Disney’s NEWSIES, the award-winning Broadway musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein, which will have its UK premiere at London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.

The full cast has been announced for 'Identical', the new musical adaptation of Erich Kästner's novel 'The Parent Trap', directed by Olivier & Tony award-winning Trevor Nunn, including three sets of identical twins and two new star dogs!

The theatre and dates have been announced for the London premiere of Disney’s NEWSIES, the award-winning Broadway musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein.

It couldn't be more timely that the iconic 70s British TV sitcom, The Good Life - attracting 21 million viewers at its peak in 1977 - now comes to theatres.