Peter Quilter News

Following a Tour across the UK, Dame Maureen Lipman will return to the West End in Allegra, the new comedy by two-time Olivier Award nominated playwright Peter Quilter. Watch the trailer!

Dame Maureen Lipman is set to bring ALLEGRA, Peter Quilter's comedy directed by three-time Olivier winner Stephen Mear, to London's Pinter Theatre for a strictly limited season.

Hollywood legend Judy Garland is preparing to take the stage at the infamous Talk of the Town theatre-restaurant in 1968. In her room at The Ritz Hotel, she unravels. The star’s glitz and glamour dim, and the harsh reality of what it takes to make it in Hollywood transpires. The show must go on, but Garland is fighting a whole array of demons and she would pass away the following year in London, overdosing on barbiturates. Peter Quilter’s play (with music) is genre-questioning and tonally indecisive. Former drag queen turned Broadway star  Jinkx Monsoon could have taken on the role of a lifetime, but the lack of cohesion in Rupert Hands’s direction fails her.

You can now get a first look at the trailer for Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow starring Jinkx Monsoon as Judy Garland. The production runs until 21 June 2026.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Jinkx Monsoon as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow in London. Peter Quilter’s play is now running at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, also starring Jacob Dudman as Mickey and Adam Filipe as Anthony.

First-look production photos have been released for ALLEGRA, the new comedy starring Maureen Lipman. Written by Peter Quilter and directed by Stephen Mear, the production will begin its UK tour.

The world premiere of Allegra, a new comedy by Tony Award and two time Olivier Award nominated playwright Peter Quilter, will open at Brighton's Theatre Royal and tours the UK prior to the West End. Check out rehearsal photos here!

Rehearsal images have been released for Peter Quilter’s END OF THE RAINBOW, which will play Soho Theatre Walthamstow, starring Jinkx Monsoon as Judy Garland, alongside Jacob Dudman as Mickey and Adam Filipe as Anthony.

Rehearsals have begun for the world premiere of ALLEGRA, a new comedy by Peter Quilter, starring Maureen Lipman in the title role. The production is directed and choreographed by Stephen Mear. See photos of the cast in action below.

The full cast has been revealed for the strictly limited run of Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow, at Soho Theatre Walthamstow. The cast features Jinkx Monsoon as Judy Garland.

All new photos have been released of award-winning actress Jinkx Monsoon as Judy Garland in the upcoming revival of Peter Quilter’s END OF THE RAINBOW, playing at Soho Theatre Walthamstow from 15 May until 21 June 2026. 

The complete cast has been revealed joining Dame Maureen Lipman DBE in the world premiere of Allegra, a new comedy by Tony Award and two time Olivier Award nominated playwright Peter Quilter.

What if love didn’t begin with the first “good morning,” but the one after? That playful question fuels A Manhã Seguinte, the hit comedy by acclaimed British playwright Peter Quilter, now making its Brazilian debut in São Paulo. After a chance encounter, two strangers wake up together facing awkward silences, unanswered questions and emotions they didn’t plan on feeling. The situation spirals delightfully out of control with the arrival of an outspoken mother and a scene-stealing brother, turning an ordinary morning into a cascade of revelations and laughs.

Dame Maureen Lipman DBE will tour the UK for the first time in 20 years, opening at Theatre Royal Brighton in the week she celebrates her 80th birthday. Learn more here!

Jinkx Monsoon will play Judy Garland in a strictly limited run of Peter Quilter's END OF THE RAINBOW, at Soho Theatre Walthamstow next year. Learn more here!

BWW Q&A: Jasmin Singer of End of the Rainbow at CenterStage Theatre at the JCC

EastEnders actor Matthew James Morrison will star opposite Wendi Peters in the 20th anniversary UK tour of Peter Quilter’s Olivier-nominated comedy Glorious!, opening in February 2026.

Tony and Olivier award nominated director Carrie-Anne Ingrouille will direct and choreograph a new revival of the classic musical masterpiece LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, premiering at Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre.

International City Theatre has revealed a 2026 season of five plays that reflect our capacity to overcome adversity. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

END OF THE RAINBOW, the story of iconic Judy Garland’s last months of her short 47  years will throw you for a loop. There was no quiet or peace in her tumultuous life of pain, pills and booze. Not matter how talented this woman was, she could not “Get Happy.”