Sandi Toksvig News

Reading Rep Theatre has announced the latest casting news for the upcoming production of Noël Coward's Private Lives which opens at the theatre this spring.

Artistic Director Jez Bond, Executive Director Catherine McKinney, and the whole team at Park Theatre have announced further details of Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 4, the next instalment of its hugely popular fundraising comedy spectacular.

Jon Osbaldeston will join the cast of MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY as Nikos at London's O2, starting January 28, 2026. The show offers a unique theatrical dining experience with a Greek feast and ABBA's music.

Created by ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus, the production is celebrating its sixth year at The O2 and has announced an extension of performances through to April 2027 due to phenomenal demand.

Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia! The Party has released an additional 64,000 tickets, with booking now extended through to 10 May 2026. Learn more about the show here!

Leeds Playhouse has revealed a medley of productions running from Autumn/Winter 2025-26 including a striking new production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Anna Lapwood has announced a UK Christmas tour for December 2025, featuring a heartwarming blend of her favourite festive music, both traditional and contemporary, specially arranged for the organ.

The global movement and charity WOW (Women of the World) is now in its 15th year. To mark the occasion, WOW held a special evening to celebrate International Women's Day on Saturday 8 March.

The full cast has been announced for AUSTENLAND, a new musical based on the novel by Shannon Hale, which will have its world premiere with two concert performances at the Savoy Theatre.

Activist Angela Davis, singer-songwriters Annie Lennox and Sharon Van Etten, and composer Anoushka Shankar will headline the Royal Albert Hall in the week around International Women's Day.

AUSTENLAND, a new musical based on the novel by Shannon Hale, will have its world premiere with two concert workshop performances at the Savoy Theatre.

Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY has announced an extension to 31 December 2025 at The O2, London with tickets on sale now. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, LONDON has announced that Ian Kelsey will join the cast in the role of Nikos, taking over from Antony Costa who played his final performance on 15 November 2024.

Classical music sensation Anna Lapwood will premiere a new organ commission written for her by post-minimalist superstar Max Richter when she headlines the Royal Albert Hall in May.

Sandi Toksvig, the internationally renowned and much-loved comedian, broadcaster, writer and campaigner, has announced One Night Only, a new live theatrical comedy extravaganza, for two nights only on Wednesday 13 and and Thursday 14 November 2024 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London’s West End. 

Celebrating five years at The O2, Björn Ulvaeus’ Mamma Mia! The Party, has announced a new cast of 2024/25 alongside the extension of British popstar Antony Costa in the role of Nikos.

Trafalgar Theatres – the venues division of leading global live entertainment company Trafalgar Entertainment – has successfully won the contract to operate G Live in Guildford following a competitive bidding process.

Darren Criss will return to the stage alongside Helen J Shen in the Broadway premiere of the new romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending with music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park and book by both Aronson and Park. We have all of the details!

Park Theatre has announced the remaining celebrity guests taking part in the popular murder mystery fundraising spoof Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 3. Learn more about the lineup here!

'Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva is a fantastic comedy show that does an excellent job in discussing the role that gender plays in comedy, whether consciously or unconsciously. Whether they are Jodie Mitchell or John Travulva, Mitchell is a great comedian and I look forward to seeing more from both of their acts in the future.'