After The End - 2022 - West End Articles Page 1

Halloween is the season when London’s theatres let the bats out of the belfry, and any venue with a draughty corridor suddenly has a ghost story to sell. Battersea Arts Centre has gone one better. It has cast itself as the haunted house, and in Immersive Octopus’s latest stab at a scare, the building is less backdrop than leading man.

Following a sold-out run at Crow's Theatre last season, the company's ROGERS V. ROGERS will return for a limited run at Canadian Stage's Berkeley Street Theatre.

Country artist Kenny Whitmire released new single 'Leavin' Lucy Lonesome' produced by John Osborne and announced tour dates from October through December 2026, including stops in New York, Boston, Las Vegas, and California.

Seattle rocker Ayron Jones announced a new album produced by Marti Frederiksen, marking his first release in three years. The project blends grunge, metal, soul, and hip-hop influences.

Emei released the 2-pack NIGHT AT THE OPERA: INTERMISSION via Atlantic Records, featuring the new single "Regularly Scheduled Program." The North American headline tour concludes in Los Angeles.

After being taken on a lengthy tour of the UK and Ireland, Only Human comes to the West End as Brown’s first appearance since 2022’s Showman, a post-pandemic show filled with highly personal insights. Its follow-up Unbelievable saw Brown remain backstage as co-creator, writer and co-director (alongside Andy Nyman and Andrew O’Connor), with Simon Lipkin and a company of actor-musicians out front. (In a neat twist, Lipkin has set up home next door to the Apollo as Dickens’s arch-pickpocket Fagin in Oliver!)

Singer and producer 2hollis announced a headlining tour across North America, the UK and Europe supporting his upcoming album PIROUETTE. The tour begins in February and includes stops at LA's Kia Forum, NYC's Under the K Bridge Park and London's OVO Arena Wembley.

Holly Arsenault's play CHAMBER won the 17th annual Papatango New Writing Prize from a record 1,913 submissions. The production will be co-produced by Papatango and Park Theatre, with Arsenault receiving an £8,000 commission.

Today’s subject Joanie Schultz is currently living her theatre life as the director of Frida…A Self Portrait. It is a tour de force solo piece written by and starring Vanessa Severo about the life of artist Frida Kahlo. The show runs through November 8th at Shakespeare Theatre Company’s (STC’S) Klein Theatre.

Initial casting has been announced for Warriors, the new musical with book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, coming to Broadway next year! Find out who is starring in the show here.

The Watermill Theatre in Newbury will present a season of productions including returns of THE WIPERS TIMES and JERUSALEM, a new CAROUSEL revival, and world premieres of ENIGMA and a BEAUTY AND THE BEAST adaptation.

Saxophonist-composer Johannes Enders will release his new album PHANTOM HAPPINESS, featuring pianist Rainer Böhm, bassist Doug Weiss, and drummer Jorge Rossy on Enja Records.

Elena Langer's black comedy opera satirizing fame and celebrity culture will premiere in the UK at English National Opera's London Coliseum. The production, presented by Nederlandse Reisopera with the Phion Orchestra, follows an acclaimed Dutch tour.

In Seattle, a Salome of Biblical Proportions

Costume designer Suzette Guilot-Snider, who created TWISTED SISTER's iconic stage looks, will be inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame as the first costume designer to receive the honor.

GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS will run at St Helens Theatre Royal from October 24 to November 1, 2026. The circus-themed panto features Katie McKenna, Conor Barrie, Lewis Devine and Britain's Got Talent star Jamie Leahey, with tickets from £20.

Ava Franks and YOUNG RISING SONS collaborated on "Sweetless Surrender," a 90s-inspired indie pop track featuring an anthemic chorus and lush soundscapes. The New York singer-songwriter marks her first official collaboration with the Jersey band.

Japanese artist Kenshi Yonezu announced dates for his expanded 2026-2027 world tour, including a stop at Los Angeles's Kia Forum on Saturday, February 6. General ticket sales begin Thursday, October 22.

BLONDIE announced HIGH NOON, their first album of new material in nine years, featuring contributions from Johnny Marr, Glen Matlock, and Zach Condon of Beirut. The album marks the final recording of co-founding drummer Clem Burke.

Vineyard Theatre named Nigerian American playwright Onyekachi Iwu as the recipient of the 2026-2027 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, which includes a cash prize and yearlong residency.

Sweat Variant, the collaborative practice of Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born, will present the New York premiere of ADAKU, PART 2: SHE SHIVERS WITH IT at Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of the 2026 Next Wave Festival.

A new musical inspired by the lives of women truck drivers will premiere at Mercury Theatre Studio in Colchester. Created by composer Anna Pool, MOTHER TRUCKER follows four women navigating life on the road.

Tichina Arnold will join the Broadway production of & JULIET, making her stage debut in the musical. James Monroe Iglehart will return to reprise his role as Lance.

Opera Australia announced Cameron Mackintosh's production of LES MISÉRABLES will play Sydney's Joan Sutherland Theatre, marking the show's first Australian return in over a decade.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Richard  Greenberg’s acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist THREE DAYS OF RAIN will begin performances on Saturday, January 30, 2027, and officially open Monday, March 1, 2027 at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre.