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Review: MACBETH, The Depot, Liverpool
by Sarah OHara - December 01, 2023
Adapted by Emily Burns, the production sees the story transported to modern day. Excellently designed and featuring an incredible cast who keep the story moving quickly from scene to scene, it is a unique and innovative interpretation of the play that keeps you engaged from start to finish.
Joanna Ampil and Maria Friedman Join MY FAVORITE THINGS: THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2023
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization has announced that recent R&H leading lady Joanna Ampil (Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific) and four-time Olivier Award® winner Maria Friedman will additionally headline My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert.
Review: INFINITE LIFE, National Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - December 01, 2023
Annie's Baker's new play transfers from the Linda Gross Theatre in New York
BLUE MAN GROUP Will Return to the UK in 2024
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2023
Blue Man Group’s Bluevolution World Tour will be returning to the UK in 2024. The wildly popular global sensation will make its long-awaited return to London after 15 years away performing at the iconic Palladium Theatre from September 25 – 29 2024.
THE CHOIR OF MAN Partners With Big Drop Brewing Co as Alcohol-Free Beer Partner
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2023
The Choir of Man will be joining up with the Big Drop Brewing Co - the world’s first brewer dedicated to alcohol-free beer – as the show’s Official Alcohol-Free Beer Partner.
19th Annual Olwen Wymark Awards Winners Revealed
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2023
WGGB presents its annual awards for the encouragement of new writing in London on Friday 1 December 2023.
Show Of The Month: Save Up to 46% on THE KING AND I at the Dominion Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - December 01, 2023
The King and I is the greatest musical from the golden age of musicals – with one of the finest scores ever written including 'Whistle a Happy Tune' and 'Shall We Dance.'
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Leads Our Top Ten Shows for December
by Aliya Al-Hassan - December 01, 2023
The West End says farewell to 2023 in style with some incredible theatre. We visit the world before it went upside down, go inside the government during the pandemic and get a London transfer of a time-travelling comedy.
Northern Ballet's ROMEO AND JULIET Will Tour UK in 2024
by Aliya Al-Hassan - December 01, 2023
Northern Ballet will bring their award-winning Romeo & Juliet back to the stage in spring 2024 after an absence of over 16 years. 
Photos: First Look At A SHERLOCK CAROL At Marylebone Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
Ben Caplan and Kammy Darweish return as Sherlock Holmes and Ebenezer Scrooge in the sell-out production, ‘A Sherlock Carol’. See photos from the production!
Photos: First Look at EVITA at Leicester's Curve Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
Leicester’s Curve theatre has shared all new production photos for its new Made at Curve production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita, running 27 November 2023 to 13 January 2024. Check out the photos here!
Book Review: SHAKESPEARE'S HOUSE: A WINDOW ONTO HIS LIFE AND LEGACY by Richard Schoch
by Cindy Marcolina - November 30, 2023
Richard Schoch explores what daily life would have been like in the Shakespeare household and how the buildings that surrounded him have become hotspots. He describes how the unassuming residence on Henley Street was turned into a museum in the 19th century, long after the deaths of its original inhabitants, cementing the turn in the playwright’s popularity after the snub of the 1700s.
Cast Set For the UK Revival of FRANK'S CLOSET
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
Frank’s Closet was the off-West End cult hit of 2009. Staged at Hoxton Hall, one of England’s last remaining Victorian music halls, it sold-out to packed houses and glowing reviews. Now it is to get its first London revival at the Union Theatre with additional new material by writer and composer Stuart Wood, directed by Sasha Regan.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Appeals to UK Government for Funding for Music in Secondary Schools Trust
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 30, 2023
Andrew Lloyd Webber has written to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, calling for public funding for the foundation Music in Secondary Schools Trust, which helps students in disadvantaged schools to access to quality music education.
Sharon Osbourne - CUT THE CRAP Adds Extra West End Dates
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
MORE MRS O! 'Sharon Osbourne - CUT THE CRAP' adds extra West End dates due to overwhelming demand. Extra performances announced with live and uncensored interviews with surprise VIP guests from Sharon Osbourne's career. Fortune Theatre, West End, Sunday 28 January at 3pm & 6pm.
Photos: First Look at INFINITE LIFE at the National Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
The National Theatre has released new production images for Infinite Life, a co-production with the National Theatre and Atlantic Theater Company. Check out the photos here!
Anthony Boyle Will Join The Cast of LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT; Plus Full Creative Team Revealed
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
Olivier Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Anthony Boyle (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) will join the cast of Long Day's Journey into Night, playing the role of Edmund Tyrone. He will be replacing Alex Lawther who has reluctantly withdrawn from the production due to a scheduling conflict. 
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY, Alexandra Palace
by Mica Blackwell - November 30, 2023
Taking your family to a production of Charles’ Dickens A Christmas Carol is almost as expected as taking them to your local pantomime with at least three major productions running this year alone. No stranger to reinterpreting classic works, Mark Gattis’ (Sherlock, Dracula, Dr Who) 2021 production returns to haunt the Alexandra Palace this festive season.
The National Lottery's BIG NIGHT OF MUSICALS Will Return in 2024
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
Returning for another showstopping year, theatre’s biggest West End and touring shows are coming together once again for a spectacular celebration as The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals returns on the 22nd January at the AO Arena, Manchester.
BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS Comes to Southwark Theatre Borough in January 2024
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
Following its short run at The Cockpit Theatre in June 2022, Grace Joy Howarth's searing journey into the lives of slaughterhouse workers heads to Southwark Playhouse Borough in early 2024.  Blood On Your Hands is presented by up-and-coming activist theatre company Patch Plays in a production that runs from 17 January to 3 February.
Photos: First Look at Jared Harris in Young Vic's THE HOMECOMING
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 30, 2023
Production images have been released for Harold Pinter’s powerful masterpiece The Homecoming starring Jared Harris, Joe Cole, Lisa Diveney, Robert Emms, David Angland and Nicolas Tennant. See the first look photos here.
Lesley Joseph, Lemar, Clive Rowe, and More Join SISTER ACT at the Dominion Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
The producers of the award-winning production of SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL have announced further casting for the run at the Dominion Theatre from 15 March to 8 June 2024.
SWEAT and A TASTE OF HONEY Revival are Part of Royal Exchange Theatre's Spring/Summer 2024 Season
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 30, 2023
This season three incredible directors make their Royal Exchange Theatre debuts in a season of brand-new productions of outstanding contemporary plays and enduring classics.
THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA Returns to The West End For Summer 2024
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2023
The Olivier Award nominated stage production of The Tiger Who Came to Tea today announces its return to Theatre Royal Haymarket next summer, celebrating its 10th West End season.
Review: POTTED PANTO, Reading Rep
by Jess Ashley - November 30, 2023
Seven pantos performed in the space of 70 minutes – it seems impossible… right? Oh no it isn’t!

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