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Photos: First Look at 42ND STREET at Curve, Leicester and Sadler's Wells
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2023


Production photos have been released from 42nd Street at Curve, Leicester ahead of playing Sadler’s Wells. The production plays at Curve, Leicester until Saturday 3rd June, followed by a season at Sadler’s Wells, London from Wednesday 7th June 2023.

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY, Sadler's Wells
by Vikki Jane Vile - May 18, 2023


A visit from Leeds-based Northern Ballet every Spring at Sadler’s Wells is always a highlight of the dance calendar, and never more so when at their glittering best with their unique dance interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

Photos: See Ruthie Henshall, Les Dennis & More in Rehearsals for 42 STREET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2023


See rehearsal photos for 42nd Street, playing Curve, Leicester and Sadler’s Wells!

Photos: Jon Robyns, Holly-Anne Hull, and More in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at His Majesty's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2023


All new photos have been released from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at His Majesty’s Theatre. The musical currently stars Jon Robyns as The Phantom alongside Holly-Anne Hull as Christine Daaé, Matt Blaker as Raoul, and more.

Interview: 'To be Able to Take Christian Through his Journey Every Night, I Feel Very, Very Lucky' - Jamie Muscato of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL
by Kat Mokrynski - May 10, 2023


BroadwayWorld UK recently spoke with Jamie Muscato, who is starring as Christian in Moulin Rouge!, which is running at the Piccadilly Theatre on the West End. We discussed what it has been like taking on such an iconic role, his favourite scenes in the show, and even people experiencing 'Moulin Rouge! Withdrawal Syndrome' after seeing the show!

Photos: First Look at WHEN WINSTON WENT TO WAR WITH THE WIRELESS at Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2023


All new photos have been released from Jack Thorne’s world première play; When Winston Went to War with the Wireless. The production, directed by Katy Rudd starring Stephen Campbell Moore as John Reith and Adrian Scarborough as Winston Churchill runs at the Donmar Warehouse from 2 June until 29 July.

Photos & Video: Get a First Look at AIN'T TOO PROUD at the Prince Edward Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 20, 2023


Get a first look at photos and video of Ain't Too Proud in the West End!

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of DANCING AT LUGHNASA?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 19, 2023


Review Roundup: What did the critics think of the revival of Brian Friel's Dancing At Lughnasa?

Review: DANCING AT LUGHNASA, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Apr 19, 2023


Josie Rourke's new production has much about it to admire, but has little to say on the changes in Ireland since the play's first incarnation on the South Bank in 1990

Danny Lee Wynter Withdraws From His Own Play BLACK SUPERHERO
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 6, 2023


Actor and writer Danny Lee Wynter has stepped down from his performance role in his debut play BLACK SUPERHERO at the Royal Court Theatre with immediate effect.

Photos: First Look at the Ninth Cast of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2023


All new photos have been released for the ninth cast of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution which has recently extended its run at London County Hall until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production.

Interview: 'A Show This Funny Has No Business Being As Moving As It Is!' Robert Hastie on Musicals, James Bond and Directing OPERATION MINCEMEAT
by Kat Mokrynski - Apr 13, 2023


BroadwayWorld UK spoke with Robert Hastie about what it's been like to be involved with Operation Mincemeat, how he became a director, and what it's like to direct both Shakespeare and musicals!

Review: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Edinburgh Playhouse
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Mar 31, 2023


Embarking on its first ever UK & Ireland Tour this dazzling new production of the successful West End and Broadway musical will take you to a world of pure imagination.

Review: BLACK SUPERHERO, Royal Court Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Mar 22, 2023


A boldly inventive but flawed deconstruction of superhero obsession

BroadwayWorld's Olivier Awards 2023 Predictions
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 27, 2023


The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, is nearly upon us. BroadwayWorld UK's editor Aliya Al-Hassan and reviewers Kerrie Nicholson and Cheryl Markosky discuss the main nominations: who should win, who will win and who missed out!

Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (UK TOUR), New Wimbledon Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Mar 15, 2023


If John Steinbeck had been asked to create a musical, it may have looked something like this. Soundtracked by the songs of Bob Dylan, Girl From The North Country is, at heart, a bleak meditation on untimely death; not just physically due to illness, murder and suicide (though that’s here too) but also spiritually due to the death of ambition, the death of hope and, most cruelly, the death of love.

Photos: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Extends Booking and Releases New Photos
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2023


The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre has announced that booking is now extended until Saturday 2 March 2024. Plus, all new production photos have been released. Check out the photos here!

LES MISERABLES Extends Booking Through March 2024
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2023


LES MISERABLES at the Sondheim Theatre has announced that booking is now extended until Saturday 2 March 2024.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For AIN'T TOO PROUD in the West End
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2023


All new photos have been released of the cast of AIN’T TOO PROUD – The Life and Times of The Temptations in rehearsals. The production opens at the Prince Edward Theatre from Friday 31 March 2023. 

Lyndsey Turner's THE CRUCIBLE Receives West End Transfer
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 21, 2023


Lyndsey Turner’s acclaimed production of Arthur Miller’s masterpiece, The Crucible, will transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End for a strictly limited run from June

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