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Join Paddington on a UK tour this Easter! PADDINGTON IN CONCERT features a screening of the award-winning film with live accompaniment by the London Concert Orchestra. First stop is the Southbank Centre on 30 March.

Discover the latest additions coming to Max this March. Stay updated on the newest releases and must-watch shows. Plus, find out what titles are leaving in March. Get ready to stream your favorites!

Experience the magic of WONKA as it begins streaming exclusively on Max. From Paul King, writer/director of the “Paddington” films, David Heyman, producer of “Harry Potter,” “Gravity,” “Barbie” and “Paddington,” the film stars Timothée Chalamet in the title role. Watch the video trailer now!

 Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced the full cast for the world première of Lucy Kirkwood’s The Human Body.

Northern Stage kicks off 2024 with Nick Payne's award-winning 'Constellations'. Performances from January 24 to February 11, 2024 at the Byrne Theater, Barrette Center for the Arts. Directed by Sarah Elizabeth Wansley.

Timothée Chalamet revealed that he would potentially be interested in bringing his Wonka role to Broadway!

Next year, audiences across the UK can enjoy watching the award-winning 2014 film, Paddington in Concert on a giant HD screen, accompanied by The London Concert Orchestra playing Nick Urata's calypso-infused score live.

Willy Wonka is back in the new musical prequel starring Timothée Chalamet. From Paul King, writer/director of the “Paddington” films, David Heyman and producers Alexandra Derbyshire and Luke Kelly (“Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical”), comes an intoxicating mix of magic and music. Find out what critics thought and read reviews now!

Digital travel leader Booking.com is celebrating the holiday season and the release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wonka by offering two pairs of candy-loving guests the chance to travel to a world of pure imagination by booking Wonka’s Sweet Suites in New York and Los Angeles, available exclusively on Booking.com.

The critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of the Broadway musical Next to Normal – which sold every seat at every performance across its season at Donmar Warehouse, where the production made its long-awaited UK Premiere – is to transfer to London's West End.

A new promo for Wonka has been released, featuring a first listen to Timothée Chalamet singing 'Pure Imagination.' While 'Pure Imagination' is from the original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory film, Neil Hannon, Simon Farnaby and Paul King have written new songs for the film. Hear Chalamet sing the classic song in a new video!

As BroadwayWorld first reported in September, The Heart of Rock and Roll is coming to Broadway! Producers Hunter Arnold, Tyler Mitchell and Kayla Greenspan announced that the new musical inspired by the iconic songs of Huey Lewis and The News, will open on Broadway at The James Earl Jones Theatre.

New character posters for the Wonka movie musical have been released! Check out the photos of Timothee Chalamet as Willy Wonka, Hugh Grant as the Oompa Loompa, Natasha Rothwell as Piper Benz, Calah Lane as Noodle, Rich Fulcher as Larry Chucklesworth, Rakhee Thakrar as Lottie Bell, as Jim Carter as Abacus Crunch.

Watch the new video trailer for the Wonka movie musical starring Timothee Chalamet! Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the film also stars Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, and Oscar winner Olivia Colman.

The Mono Box’s extensive play and audio monologue libraries to be donated to Northern Academy of Performing arts, Powerhouse, Theatre503 and Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust. Learn more about the collection here!

Based on the character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Timothée Chalamet introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka. The trailer for the new movie musical also features Keegan-Michael Key, Calah Lane, Matt Lucas, Olivia Colman, Natasha Rothwell, and more. Watch Chalamet sing and dance in the new video trailer now!

Zoe Colletti (Only Murders In The Building, Boo Bitch and Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark), Regan Aliyah (Marvel's Ironheart and Netflix's XO KITTY), and Andrew Liner ('Vampire Academy', 'Bang Bang', 'Gray Matter') join Michelle Dockery in Destry Allyn Spielberg's feature directorial debut, Please Don't Feed the Children as the film makes its Cannes World Market Debut via Altitude

Following two sold out shows in 2022, Letters Live has announced its return to the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 16 November 2023. This show will be staged in association with Montblanc, who have become global sponsors of Letters Live, and 2023 also marks the 10th anniversary of the first Letters Live event.

Luminaries such as JULES cast Academy Award®-winner Ben Kingsley, Tony Award-Winner Harriet Sansom Harris, Succession star Zoe Winters, and Jade Quon and special guests Karen Allen (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”), Academy Award®-winning producer David Dinerstein (“Summer of Soul”), and more.