UK THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 140

Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a Black woman to appear on Broadway.

As his latest production Theatre Of Dreams amply demonstrates, it’s probably easier to pin strawberry jelly to a wall than to precisely pin down Hofesh Shechter’s exuberant full-on style.

An all new trailer has been released for the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express.

This month sees the grand arrival of Come Alive!, a live blend of circus and musical theatre inspired by the 2017 film The Greatest Showman.

International recording artist and pop star Sinitta will join the UK and Ireland tour of CHICAGO as Mama Morton for a strictly limited run, playing Bradford's Alhambra Theatre (21 – 26 October 2024) and Stoke's Regent Theatre (25 – 30 November 2024).

More production photos have been released for the brand-new UK Tour of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN.

For Forced Entertainment, a linear story or a place without the space to play would be unthinkable.

Greek mythology has always had a hold on pop culture, but it seems like it’s taken a place of honour in recent times - especially on stage.

There’s a ghost of a good show lingering beneath the surface but it never materialises.

First look photos have been released for the award-winning and unordinary new musical THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, ahead of its first preview performance tonight – Thursday 10 October 2024 – at The Ambassadors Theatre.

See what the critics are saying about Brace Brace at the Royal Court Theatre.

See what the critics are saying about Foreverland at Southwark Playhouse.

See what the critics are saying about King Troll (The Fawn) at the New Diorama Theatre! King Troll (The Fawn) was a finalist for the 2023 Women’s Prize for Playwriting.

See what the critics are saying about The Other Place at the National Theatre.

The cast of The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button made every second count at West End Live, performing 'When E're She Looked At Me'.

The landmark National Theatre and Neal Street production of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Academy Award, Tony Award, and Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes, has returned to the Gillian Lynne Theatre for a strictly limited encore season this autumn.

Becoming a demigod and taking the lead role of Percy Jackson for the London Premiere of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical will be Max Harwood.

One of my biggest bugbears in theatre is a production that remains on stage well past its welcome.

Tobias Kratzer’s production pulls the rug from underneath you writes BWW's critic.

I AM HARVEY MILK, based on the life of American LGBTQ+ activist, will see the West End’s Joel Harper-Jackson and Broadway’s Sierra Boggess lead a 50 strong choir and 26-piece orchestra for two special performances of Andrew Lippa’s oratorio at Cadogan Hall on Sunday 27 October 2024.

Little Angel Theatre’s new musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book will have its West End premiere this Christmas.

Two young women, Gigi and Dar, are dressed in khaki and clutch machine guns.

Dance Umbrella 2024 opened at the Barbican last night for the 46th year of the cutting-edge dance festival.

The Southbank Centre has revealed its Spring / Summer 2025 Performance and Dance programme, offering audiences the unique opportunity to see brave, groundbreaking new work and contemporary collaborations.

Birmingham Rep has released all new photos from Becoming Nancy, directed and choroegraphed by Jerry Mitchell.