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Will Jackson and Elinor Peregrin have been announced as the winners of this year’s New Music Theatre Award (NMTA) to develop their musical theatre show Sea Change for production in 2026.

Rollerskates, Elaine Page, ducks, puppets, corpses, puppet corpses, and a DJing Andrew Lloyd Webber.

There are many museums dedicated to disaster, but only Britain could create one in which the exhibits are victims of its own fiscal policies.

Considered the first Irish “state of the nation” play, it’s now turned into a historical vignette imbued with hoarse black comedy.

What happens after Happily Ever After, after all? In Sondheim and Lapine’s beloved musical retelling of the Grimm classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures find their way “Into the Woods” and try to get home before dark—under the guidance of Mark Lamos, who dazzled us with A Little Nig

Alison Spittle: BIG begins with Spittle entering the stage wearing a costume made out of colourful loofahs, before pulling it off to reveal a sequined outfit underneath.

I couldn't help but get swept away by The Red Shoes.

Having brought their extraordinary theatrical concepts to the all-conquering Fiddler on The Roof, director Jordan Fein and designer Tom Scutt reunite to bring lucky London audiences a gorgeously dark and heartfelt version of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods.

All new photos have been released for the West End premiere of the smash hit comedy OH, MARY! at Trafalgar Theatre.

Due to demand, there will be an additional performance of the UK premiere of RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL, at Southwark Playhouse Elephant.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK champion Danny Beard will be joining the cast of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical for the next leg of its UK tour.

At Theatre Royal Winchester this holiday season, Play to the Crowd is bringing one of the classic pantomimes, Puss in Boots, to life in a pawsome new production, written and directed by Robin Belfield.

More star casting has been announced for the world premiere semi-staged concert of Jo - The Little Women Musical in Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Ian McKellen will return to the stage for a rare and intimate show celebrating his life in theatre at Orange Tree Theatre in Chicago.

The creators of HOT MESS will release the show’s original cast recording, capturing the full score of the new British musical following its acclaimed runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Southwark Playhouse Elephant.

In this video, watch as director Michael Greif walks us through the aisles of the Drama Book Shop to tell us all about the plays and musicals that made him the artist he is today.

A Christmas Carol is one of the greatest stories ever told.

An ominous small town tension, the lingering fear that something rotten lies beneath the wholesome community spirit, pervades KENREX, which transfers to London after an acclaimed Sheffield Theatres run.

The Barbican will close its doors for a year beginning in June 2028 to undergo a million-pound renovation.

Equity has issued a statement urging stronger AI protections following the news that Disney will invest $1 billion in video-generation platform OpenAI.

The National Theatre has released a first look at the cast of The Playboy of the Western World.

Nominations have been announced for the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced that Heather Clark Charrington, Robert Glick OBE and Dame Sue Street will join the organisation's Board of Trustees, with Tyrone Huntley returning to the Board in January 2026.