Rory Kinnear, Arthur Darvill, and More Will Launch 'More Than One Story' Book With Cardboard Citizens
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2025
Stars of stage and screen will unite to celebrate the publication of a brand new book from the award-winning arts and social justice charity, Cardboard Citizens.
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2025
Stars of stage and screen will unite to celebrate the publication of a brand new book from the award-winning arts and social justice charity, Cardboard Citizens.
Review: ENDGAME, Starring Douglas Hodge, Theatre Royal Bath
by Cheryl Markosky - September 24, 2025
Douglas Hodge commendably leads a star-studded cast in Lindsay Posner's new adaptation of Endgame at Theatre Royal Bath's intimate Ustinov Studio.
by Cheryl Markosky - September 24, 2025
Douglas Hodge commendably leads a star-studded cast in Lindsay Posner's new adaptation of Endgame at Theatre Royal Bath's intimate Ustinov Studio.
Review: ENGLISH KINGS KILLING FOREIGNERS, Soho Theatre
by Clementine Scott - September 24, 2025
A biracial actor stands in the harsh glare of the spotlight, about to recite the St Crispin’s Day speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V, clad in a bulletproof vest. Her gaze defiant, she unfurls the flag of St George’s Cross. English Kings Killing Foreigners is a play largely about probing the complexities of that image.
by Clementine Scott - September 24, 2025
A biracial actor stands in the harsh glare of the spotlight, about to recite the St Crispin’s Day speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V, clad in a bulletproof vest. Her gaze defiant, she unfurls the flag of St George’s Cross. English Kings Killing Foreigners is a play largely about probing the complexities of that image.
Forbes Masson in ORPHANS and More Set for Jermyn Street Theatre 2026 Fall Season
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
With rehearsals currently underway for Katherine Moar’s world premiere Ragdoll, Jermyn Street Theatre revealed the first two productions in its 2026 Season. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
With rehearsals currently underway for Katherine Moar’s world premiere Ragdoll, Jermyn Street Theatre revealed the first two productions in its 2026 Season. Learn more here!
Megan Hilty Will Perform Live in Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
Broadway sensation and television star Megan Hilty will bring a special solo concert to Theatre Royal Drury Lane next year. Learn more about the upcoming show here!
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
Broadway sensation and television star Megan Hilty will bring a special solo concert to Theatre Royal Drury Lane next year. Learn more about the upcoming show here!
West End Musical Halloween Returns to the Lyric Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
London’s longest running West End concert series will return this autumn and festive season! The spooktacular West End Musical Halloween will be back at the Lyric Theatre just before All Hallows’ Eve for a night of ghoulish revelry.
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
London’s longest running West End concert series will return this autumn and festive season! The spooktacular West End Musical Halloween will be back at the Lyric Theatre just before All Hallows’ Eve for a night of ghoulish revelry.
Full Cast Set For Noël Coward's FALLEN ANGELS at Menier Chocolate Factory
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for its forthcoming production of Noël Coward's Fallen Angels which opens its new season at its home base in London Bridge.
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for its forthcoming production of Noël Coward's Fallen Angels which opens its new season at its home base in London Bridge.
Review: THE HARDER THEY COME, Theatre Royal Stratford East
by Franco Milazzo - September 23, 2025
One minute you’re in an East London street, the next you are immediately transported to early-1970s Kingston: the style, the sounds, the rhythms, the smell of ambition and frustration. The Harder They Come at Stratford East is a vivid, energetic production that honours the cult classic film while breathing new life into it.
by Franco Milazzo - September 23, 2025
One minute you’re in an East London street, the next you are immediately transported to early-1970s Kingston: the style, the sounds, the rhythms, the smell of ambition and frustration. The Harder They Come at Stratford East is a vivid, energetic production that honours the cult classic film while breathing new life into it.
Guest Blog: Tempering Tragedy with Comedy- Ken Ludwig on Adapting Agatha Christie’s DEATH ON THE NILE
by Guest Author - September 23, 2025
As a playwright who has spent a lifetime crafting optimistic, muscular comedies like Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, I now find myself in the company of Agatha Christie’s most beloved crime-solver, Hercule Poirot. As Poirot himself might say, “Alors, how can this be?”
by Guest Author - September 23, 2025
As a playwright who has spent a lifetime crafting optimistic, muscular comedies like Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, I now find myself in the company of Agatha Christie’s most beloved crime-solver, Hercule Poirot. As Poirot himself might say, “Alors, how can this be?”
Review: TITUS ANDRONICUS, Hampstead Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - September 23, 2025
Hampstead Theatre has seen its fair share of gore. Even so, Max Webster’s Titus Andronicus leaves the boards drenched in something more caustic than fake blood: the acid tang of a civilisation eating itself. Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy is a grotesque feast, and here it’s served up with relish.
by Franco Milazzo - September 23, 2025
Hampstead Theatre has seen its fair share of gore. Even so, Max Webster’s Titus Andronicus leaves the boards drenched in something more caustic than fake blood: the acid tang of a civilisation eating itself. Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy is a grotesque feast, and here it’s served up with relish.
Review: ESTHER MANITO ‘SLAGBOMB’, Soho Theatre
by Christiana Rose - September 23, 2025
Esther Manito’s Slagbomb, currently on a UK tour, contains unfiltered honesty and sharp observational wit about ungraceful aging and 2.4 manic family life. Opening with a bare stage, save for a brown box daubed with the word “slagbomb” and the unapologetic strains of Meredith Brooks’ “I’m a Bitch,” Manito sets the tone for an hour of candid hilarity that mines the awkward “sandwich” years of adulthood with relish.
by Christiana Rose - September 23, 2025
Esther Manito’s Slagbomb, currently on a UK tour, contains unfiltered honesty and sharp observational wit about ungraceful aging and 2.4 manic family life. Opening with a bare stage, save for a brown box daubed with the word “slagbomb” and the unapologetic strains of Meredith Brooks’ “I’m a Bitch,” Manito sets the tone for an hour of candid hilarity that mines the awkward “sandwich” years of adulthood with relish.
Video: The Cast of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Performs 'Dress Your Way Up' In New Music Video
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2025
The cast of The Devil Wears Prada: A New Musical takes center stage in a brand-new music video for the showstopping number, “Dress Your Way Up,” featuring MBE as Nigel and Georgie Buckland as Andy! Watch the video!
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2025
The cast of The Devil Wears Prada: A New Musical takes center stage in a brand-new music video for the showstopping number, “Dress Your Way Up,” featuring MBE as Nigel and Georgie Buckland as Andy! Watch the video!
Ailyn Pérez Will Sing the Title Role in TOSCA at the Royal Opera House
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2025
The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for the September 24, 2025, performance of Puccini’s Tosca. Ailyn Pérez will perform the title role in place of Aleksandra Kurzak, who has withdrawn due to illness.
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2025
The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for the September 24, 2025, performance of Puccini’s Tosca. Ailyn Pérez will perform the title role in place of Aleksandra Kurzak, who has withdrawn due to illness.
New Cast Set For STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW in London
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2025
The full company has been announced who will join the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning, world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2025
The full company has been announced who will join the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning, world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Review: DOOMERS, Rose Lipman Building
by Clementine Scott - September 22, 2025
Like much science fiction, US playwright Matthew Gasda’s Doomers has to contend with one crucial issue – how do we make sure that the dramatic stakes remain high, when nobody yet knows the end result of the technology driving the story? Doomers is concerned with where the balance is between progress in and regulation of AI, vaguely positing this as an issue without coming to any firm conclusions.
by Clementine Scott - September 22, 2025
Like much science fiction, US playwright Matthew Gasda’s Doomers has to contend with one crucial issue – how do we make sure that the dramatic stakes remain high, when nobody yet knows the end result of the technology driving the story? Doomers is concerned with where the balance is between progress in and regulation of AI, vaguely positing this as an issue without coming to any firm conclusions.
Review: THE SICILIAN VESPERS, Royal Ballet & Opera
by Franco Milazzo - September 22, 2025
The Sicilian Vespers is always going to be a challenging proposition. In a move smacking of sheer hubris, Verdi’s original version lasted over four hours and featured half an hour of ballet partway through. Stefan Herheim's production for the Royal Ballet & Opera removes that dance sequence but transports the plot from Palermo to Paris with the Sicilian rebel leader Jean Procida now portrayed as a mutinous ballet master. What next: Che Guevara as a South Kensington Zumba instructor?
by Franco Milazzo - September 22, 2025
The Sicilian Vespers is always going to be a challenging proposition. In a move smacking of sheer hubris, Verdi’s original version lasted over four hours and featured half an hour of ballet partway through. Stefan Herheim's production for the Royal Ballet & Opera removes that dance sequence but transports the plot from Palermo to Paris with the Sicilian rebel leader Jean Procida now portrayed as a mutinous ballet master. What next: Che Guevara as a South Kensington Zumba instructor?
Interview: 'It's Quite Visceral and Brutal': Max Bennett on TITUS ANDRONICUS
by Kat Mokrynski - September 22, 2025
Recently, we had the chance to speak with Max Bennett, who plays the role of Saturninus in Titus Andronicus. We discussed how he first got started in the world of theatre, what it’s like performing at the Hampstead Theatre and even how Shakespeare helped him understand musicals!
by Kat Mokrynski - September 22, 2025
Recently, we had the chance to speak with Max Bennett, who plays the role of Saturninus in Titus Andronicus. We discussed how he first got started in the world of theatre, what it’s like performing at the Hampstead Theatre and even how Shakespeare helped him understand musicals!
Review: HEXMOOR WIZARDING PRISON, Inventive Productions
by Kat Mokrynski - September 22, 2025
Hexmoor Wizarding Prison, created by Sam Shearman and written and directed by Tanner Paul, invites audience members to explore a mysterious wizarding prison under Alcotraz, another alcohol-fueled prison theatre experience from Inventive Productions.
by Kat Mokrynski - September 22, 2025
Hexmoor Wizarding Prison, created by Sam Shearman and written and directed by Tanner Paul, invites audience members to explore a mysterious wizarding prison under Alcotraz, another alcohol-fueled prison theatre experience from Inventive Productions.
Review Roundup: THE WEIR Opens at Harold Pinter Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 22, 2025
See what the critics are saying about The Weir at the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End. Read the reviews for the production, and learn more about The Weir here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 22, 2025
See what the critics are saying about The Weir at the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End. Read the reviews for the production, and learn more about The Weir here!
Review: THOR STENHAUG: ONE NIGHT STAND BABY, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - September 22, 2025
Thor Stenhaug: One Night Stand Baby has quite the simple concept - the title basically says it all. Thor Stenhaug, a Norwegian comedian living in the UK, is the result of a one night stand between his mother and father, who met when his mother was a student and his father was in the Army.
by Kat Mokrynski - September 22, 2025
Thor Stenhaug: One Night Stand Baby has quite the simple concept - the title basically says it all. Thor Stenhaug, a Norwegian comedian living in the UK, is the result of a one night stand between his mother and father, who met when his mother was a student and his father was in the Army.
New Musical BANK OF DAVE Will Open in 2026
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2025
The world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL will open in May 2026 at Lowry and Curve respectively. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets here!
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2025
The world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL will open in May 2026 at Lowry and Curve respectively. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets here!
Photos: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Extends at His Majesty's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2025
New production photos have been released for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at His Majesty’s Theatre. Check out the photos and learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2025
New production photos have been released for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at His Majesty’s Theatre. Check out the photos and learn more here!
OSCAR AT THE CROWN Extends Booking Until January 2026
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2025
RuPaul's Drag Race Star, Jan Sport, will be extending her run in OSCAR AT THE CROWN at The Crown on Tottenham Court Road by two weeks due to popular demand.
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2025
RuPaul's Drag Race Star, Jan Sport, will be extending her run in OSCAR AT THE CROWN at The Crown on Tottenham Court Road by two weeks due to popular demand.
Photos: 50 FIRST DATES: THE MUSICAL is Now Playing at the Other Palace
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2025
All new production photos have been released from the new London musical 50 First Dates, now playing at The Other Palace until 16 November 2025. Check out the photos here!
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2025
All new production photos have been released from the new London musical 50 First Dates, now playing at The Other Palace until 16 November 2025. Check out the photos here!
Review: THE WEIR, Harold Pinter Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - September 21, 2025
****'Brendan Gleeson's West End debut is quietly soul crushing'
by Alexander Cohen - September 21, 2025
****'Brendan Gleeson's West End debut is quietly soul crushing'
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