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Acclaimed theatremaker David Head's Edinburgh Fringe hit Distant Memories of the Near Future is making its London premiere at the Arcola Theatre for a three week run.

Experience BLOOD SHOW, featuring Ocean Chillingworth, at Battersea Arts Centre.

London's Voila! Theatre Festival is currently hosting 72 shows across nine venues, with 35 different languages being spoken.

A series of Monday night concerts featuring six leading stars of the West End and Broadway will launch at the Vaudeville Theatre in 2025.

HADESTOWN – LIVE FROM LONDON, the original West End cast album for Tony and Grammy Award-winning ‘Best Musical' Hadestown, recorded live at the Lyric Theatre in London, will be released on December.

Theatres across London will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Tuesday 19 November in remembrance of renowned stage and screen actor Timothy West, who died on 12 November at the age of 90.

Following back-to-back tenth and eleventh extensions at the West End's Fortune Theatre and the announcement of Operation Mincemeat's Broadway debut, the show has extended for a twelfth time until 7th June 2025.

WICKED will tonight play its 7000th performance at the Apollo Victoria Theatre London, where it continues as the 10th longest-running West End production in history.

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced Tinuke Craig as their new Associate Artistic Director.

Production photod have been released for the UK and Ireland tour of the classic multi award-winning musical MARY POPPINS, currently playing at the Bristol Hippodrome where the magic originally began and marking the 20th anniversary since the musical’s world premiere.

Confusing take on Macbeth packs too much innovation into its 90 minutes runtime

The Young Vic Theatre has released rehearsal images for the new revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, directed by Olivier Award-winning Lyndsey Turner.

London Theatre Company has announced the full cast for the brand-new production of Richard II opening in February starring Jonathan Bailey.

SCISSORHANDZ has found its lead cast! SCISSORHANDZ will open at Southwark Playhouse, Elephant from 23 January 2025.

Artists, including David Morrissey, urged the National Theatre to reinstate its primary school touring program, emphasizing its importance for arts education and community engagement.

Returning to the West End La Clique is back with a new cast.

In a recent interview, James Norton shared that he struggled mentally while working on the play A Little Life, a production in which he starred in London in 2023.

Lisa Lintott's debut play sheds light on Britain in the 70s and leaves us with much to ponder as to whether we've progressed far enough

BroadwayWorld is sad to report that Timothy Lancaster West, CBE, stage and screen actor, has died at age 90.

Following an extensive national open call-out, the Royal Court Theatre has today announced that Ishy Din (Approaching Empty) and Beth Flintoff (Henry I) will complete the team of Associate Playwrights at the Royal Court, announced earlier this year.

Sir Derek Jacobi received the Critic's Circle’s 2023 Rosebowl for Distinguished Service to the Arts.

The world premiere of Mike Bartlett’s new play Unicorn, directed by James Macdonald, starring Nicola Walker (Polly), Stephen Mangan (Nick), and Erin Doherty (Kate), will debut at the Garrick Theatre.

Liverpool’s Royal Court are bringing their latest twist on a fairytale classic to the stage with Scouse Red Riding Hood.

Make Good, a new musical about the Post Office Scandal inspired by sub-postmasters’ interviews and performed with a community choir in each venue is now officially open and touring.

London's Roundhouse has announced the launch of Roundhouse Three Sixty, a bold and visionary new festival set within the iconic walls of Camden's Roundhouse during April 2025.