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Who better to perform a musical about a group of angsty German teens than an actual group of young people? Spring Awakening joins Bring It On and Goodnight Mr Tom as the British Theatre Academy's third show of the summer.
Don't we all secretly wish life was more like a musical? There's more to it than one might think.
It's that time of year again.
As the lights fade up on stage in the Royal Festival Hall, nine figures lying supine and inert are revealed, along with a rack of clothes, rocks, silver pails of what appear to be soil and, most curiously, a suit of armour.
The Dorfmann Theatre within the National Theatre complex is proving to be an even more versatile space than promised when it reopened after refurbishment in 2014.
What larks! Maybe not for the purists nor for anyone looking for a Chekhovian analysis of the human condition, but a guilty pleasure full the laughs.
Thirty years after composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and director Jonathan Moore's trailblazing opera Greek premiered at the ENO, it's apparent from this new production, part of Arcola Theatre's Grimeborn Opera Festival 2018, that it's lost none of the punchy, punk attitude that made it such an innovati
Brian Friel's Aristocrats have moved into the Donmar for the late summer.
Originally premiering on Broadway in 2000, the musical production of The Full Monty is a respectfully adapted version of the 1997 film about a group of unemployed men who decide to become strippers for a night to raise money.
It's over 35 years since Little Shop of Horrors had its off-Broadway debut, but it remains a consistent choice for revival.
In the programme notes for her darkly disturbing new play Spiral, Abigail Hood quotes a plea she discovered at the bottom of a free London newspaper: "Dear Steven, we love you, we miss you.
It is 1626 and a young d'Artagnan heads for Paris, determined to join the King's Musketeers.
There's an explosion of spirit and - yes - 'cheer face' at Southwark Playhouse, hosting the long-awaited UK premiere of this 2011 musical; last year's national tour was sadly postponed.
As the first play to be funded by Bitcoin, the origins of Alex Oates' play Silk Road are as intriguing as the contents.
Step inside the Roundhouse's main space right now and you'll be treated to an overwhelming onslaught of glitter, glamour and all things gorgeous.
Single-handedly one of the best immersive theatre experiences currently out there, this evening is sure to entertain audiences from all backgrounds.
Classic Spring's year-long season ends with Wilde gone wild: a free love riot that yanks the homosexual subtext into text, with everyone from masters and servants to, er, the long-lost brothers sharing snogs and cigarettes.
'Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation' is one of many wonderful lines by Lebanese-American writer/artist Kahlil Gibran.
What would you do to achieve your dream of becoming an actor? How long would you wait for the call that will change everything? What would you suffer to be able to watch and wait for the dream to begin? Sacrificeis a new play, written by Co-Director of Ardent Theatre, Andrew Muir, to explore these i
Michelle Terry's first season at the Globe continues apace, with what some will have marked out as a highlight since its announcement back in January.
The first thing we see is Anna Fleischle's Fifties-tastic giant doll's-house set: each period-perfect room bathed in a different twinkling hue, flowers painted onto the brick wall, and jaunty music setting the tone.
After his sold-out Sex/Crime (The Glory), Alexis Gregory presents the verbatim Riot Act, directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair.
The London Tap Dance Intensive is the UK's top tap festival, and took place from Friday to Sunday last week.
Charlotte Jones's new play for nearly a decade, The Meeting, is an emotional twister that evokes concerns about female empowerment, treatment of those who are different, and the limitations of religious teachings.
There are live performers who bring a charisma and immediate sense of warmth and charm to the stage, along with an astounding talent.
