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Dougal is a naive, impossibly upbeat Brit, flying to New York for his Dad’s second wedding.

New character images have been released from the multi award-winning Hadestown, which will open at the Lyric Theatre, London with performances from Saturday 10 February 2024.

Actor Cush Jumbo has said that audience behaviour generally has “got weirder as time has gone on”.

The Royal Albert Hall’s Late Night Jazz series is set to return to the venue’s Elgar Room this month, with five shows covering a range of sub-genres, from swing, jive and funk to Latin, Indian and free-form jazz.

'You awake to find yourself in a dark room .

The Old Vic and Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath have announced the London premiere of Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal, directed by Richard Jones (Endgame, The Hairy Ape) and starring The Stage 100 2024 Rising Star Rosie Sheehy (Oleanna, Romeo and Julie), in a limited run from 11

The Mousetrap is the world’s longest-running play.

'Going from being a dinner lady to a full-time comedian? It may be more likely than you think.

The Royal Opera House’s new production of Elektra could do with an extra pinch of Saltburn-esque depravity.

Pilot Theatre in association with Northern Stage and York Theatre Royal have released new behind-the-scenes images for the premiere of Zoe Cooper’s new adaptation of David Almond’s award-winning young adult’s novel A Song for Ella Grey.

Meet the Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World Season 2.

What did our critic think of KIM'S CONVENIENCE at Park TheatreIn July 2018, a little series titled Kim’s Convenience was released internationally on Netflix.

Fresh from no fewer than 40 performances of Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker (a production which now seems to thankfully be going into retirement) English National Ballet, are back less than a week later to round off their Coliseum season, this time it’s Mary Skeaping’s Giselle which they last perfo

The upcoming West End production of Hadestown has released a video of Gloria Onitiri performing 'Our Lady Of The Underground'! Gloria will be playing the role of Persephone when Hadestown begins performances in London on 10 February at the Lyric Theatre.

An all new video has been released of Anaïs Mitchell singing 'Flowers' at the Hadestown West End launch event.

Flipping the script on the notion that puppet shows are for children, Blind Summit's latest show The Sex Lives Of Puppets is a thought-provoking portrayal of modern lust, love and everything in between.

The Royal Opera has announced full casting details for their upcoming tour in Japan in 2024.

New British musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), will transfer to the Criterion Theatre in the West End from 4 April – 14 July, following a record-breaking run at Kiln Theatre.

'As soon as I saw the description of Tatty Macleod: Fugue, I knew that I wanted to see the show.

Betty Parris and Abigail Williams’ lives are ruled by suspicion and spiritual insulation, where even playing is considered a sin.

CinemaLive has announced a new season of musical events to play in 475 cinemas across the UK and Ireland in 2024, including My Favorite Things, starring Audra McDonald, Julian Ovenden, Aaron Tveit, and more.

Following a sold-out season at Manchester Opera House in June, producers of the World Premiere of Burlesque the Musical - the first ever stage adaptation of Steven Antin’s crowd-pleasing musical sensation, Burlesque will make its Scottish Premiere in Glasgow in September 2024.

'Urooj Ashfaq, winner of Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, has brought her show, Oh No!, to the Soho Theatre.

Helen George, best known as Trixie in the hit BBC One series Call The Midwife, will star as Anna Leonowens.

All new production clips have been released from Roald Dahl's The Witches, now playing at the National Theatre in London.