UK / West End Theatre Newsroom

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Jonathan Sayer, who plays Oscar in Mischief Movie Night. We discussed how the show was actually the start of Mischief, what it is like to do improv versus scripted comedy and even some of his favourite moments from past runs!

Bill Kenwright Ltd has announced the cast for the globally acclaimed Ghost the Musical. The tour will open on 22 August 2024 at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre ahead of a major national tour continuing into 2025.

Jamie Muscato, Bradley Jaden, and Ben Forster will join Carrie Hope Fletcher in the LOVE LETTERS UK tour starting September 2024.

There’s been a number of skill-based shows in London of late, and joining the current trend is Afrique en Cirque created by Yamoussa Bangoura, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

BWW caught up with Tom Hearn about bringing How Fabulous is That?! to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW caught up with Kirby Thompson & Orla Graham about bringing Float to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

See new behind-the-scenes images of The School for Scandal, currently running at the Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon (until 6 September).

New musical runs into familiar structural issues but has strong singing and pleasing songs

Stage icons Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters will return to co-host their second annual WEST END WOOFS (AND MEOWS). Learn how to attend.

Multi-award-winning British actor, musician, and filmmaker, Giles Terera MBE has received the Freedom of the City of London. Learn more!

Hugh Panaro  will return to the UK with HUGH PANARO - Man Without a Mask at Crazy Coqs. Learn how to purchase tickets.

23.5 Hours will be presented at Park Theatre in September. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The full cast and creatives have been revealed for Saher Shah’s debut play Vitamin D which opens at Soho Theatre in September. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Matthew Bourne brings sensational dance routines to the stage, adding a cherry to the cake of one of the greatest scores in musical theatre history

John Simm will take on the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in Matthew Warchus’ beloved production of A Christmas Carol, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne at The Old Vic. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Come Fall in Love, a new musical based on one of the biggest blockbuster films in the history of Indian cinema, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, will make its UK premiere in Summer 2025. Learn more!

BWW caught up with Lean Cole about bringing Super Second Rate to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW caught up with Matt Hale about bringing Top Fun! 80s Spectacular - Remix to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW caught up with Martia Dimmer about bringing Any Day Now to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Australian smash hit Fangirls encapsulates everything it is to be a mega fan of something. A sequin-embellished crusade of obsession and desperation, Yve Blake’s musical stretches from euphoric highs to gutting lows, without ever losing its sense of fun.

“I believe in nothing.” Listening to Verdi’s Requiem would certainly suggest otherwise, its 85-minute journey from “Introit and Kyrie” and “Dies irae” - via “Offertory”, “Sanctus”, “Agnus Dei” and “Lux aeterna” - to “Libera me” explores a wealth of emotions, and is rooted in spirituality.

Philip Quast, a three-time Laurence Olivier Award winner, will star in the UK premiere of PHILIP QUAST: THE ROAD I TOOK, showcasing his illustrious career in musical theatre.

Kids Week is running throughout the summer holidays with tickets available for selected performances from now until Friday 6 September.

Bangers, written by Danusia Samal was first performed at the Soho Theatre in 2022, and in Edinburgh in 2023. It returns for a third stint at the Arcola Theatre and one can understand why. 

West End Musical Theatre star Kerry Ellis will play Cruella de Vil at the New Theatre Oxford 3- 7 December and Brighton Theatre Royal 17 December 2024 – 5 January 2025, concluding the current UK and Ireland tour of 101 Dalmatians The Musical.