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Panto is Hamlet in a nappy; Beckett in a bath of beans; Johnson in long johns.

The annual Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival returns to the Barbican London this December with a lineup of festive events, with something for everyone.

Ever wondered what it takes to be a Traitor or outsmart one? Set to open Spring 2025, The Traitors: Live Experience will open its doors in London, offering players the unique opportunity to be plunged into the heart of the drama.

Casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of The Shark Is Broken, the behind- the-scenes West End and Broadway hit comedy about the making of the movie Jaws.

Mark St Germain adapts Jaku’s life story into a 90-minute one-man show that overflows with empathy and hope.

The award-winning musical The Producers is finally returning to London in its first revival since debuting on the West End in 2004.

Zainab Johnson: Live starts with a metaphorical bang, with Johnson getting on stage and declaring that she has a gun.

“This ain’t NWA, it’s NW6.

The the full cast has been revealed for ELEKTRA, the UK Premiere production of the translation by award winning poet Anne Carson of Sophokles’s electrifying play.

See what the critics are saying about The Purists by Dan McCabeat Kiln Theatre.

See what the critics are saying about King James at Hampstead Theatre.

It’s the show that London children’s theatre goers have been waiting for this festive season, Room on the Broom by theatre company Tall Stories.

Now in its 27th year in London, The Snowman returns to Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, offering a festive treat for families.

Rehearsal photos have been released of the cast of the UK Premiere of Titanique in the West End.

Following sold-out performances in Paris, Sydney, Dubai, and a season on Broadway, The Little Prince, marking the 80th anniversary of its publication in French, will come to London for its UK premiere.

When I was at the Juilliard Playwriting Program, my instructor Marsha Norman talked a lot about how every playwright has their “stuff” – essentially the themes and ideas that they keep coming back to in all their work.

Tickets are available from £21.

Save up to 43% on tickets to Juno and The Paycock at the Gielgud Theatre.

The new year will mark the launch of the next iteration of Wicked Writers: Be the Change, a writing competition devised by the National Literacy Trust and celebrated stage musical Wicked.

Written by Jude Christian and directed by Francesca Goodridge, this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll pantomime is Rapunzel - a five star, fabulous, feel-good show that is perfect for all the family to enjoy.

There’s no shortage of shows about death in the London theatre scene.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will run at the Barbican beginning next month.

Go inside the rehearsal for the UK premiere of Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 which marks new Artistic Director Tim Sheader’s directorial debut at the Donmar House.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has released rehearsal photos of this year’s pantomime BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, which begins performances next week on 30 November.

If, like me, you shrug bah humbug to Panto season and its saccharine cavalcade of festive frivolous fluff then you would do well to seek refuge at the Globe and its intelligently calibrated Winter offering of All's Well That Ends Well.