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Graham Greene’s brilliant story – which was made into a landmark film and published as a novella – now comes to the stage in a new musical written by Christopher Hampton with music by George Fenton, lyrics by Don Black and directed by Trevor Nunn.

There’s magic in every moment at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the most awarded play in history and “one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade” (Forbes).

Singer songwriter Michaela Betts leads you through her theatrical folk journey of narrative songs about the Dark Nature in all of us.

Brown Sauce, the leading London based monthly comedy club for South Asian comedy, has announced its partnership with Tara Theatre for an exclusive comedy lab and showcase event: The inaugural Comedy Lab will be on Friday 29th September, as part of the brand new Tara Specials series.

Larisa Faber guest blogs for BroadwayWorld about bringing Stark Bollock Naked to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BOLD Theatre will present the world premiere of Shani Erez' political comedy play with songs The Foreigners' Panto.

George Michael: Singer, songwriter, LGBTQ icon, and tragic hero? Kissing a Fool, an interdisciplinary Queer Cabaret show about the Wham! frontman might just have you revaluating everything you thought you knew about your mum’s favourite teenage heartthrob.

BWW catches up with Jeppe Kaas Vad to chat about bringing Tourist to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Trafalgar Entertainment Executive Producer, Daniel Brodie, last week visited Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), to present a £221,000 cheque for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) on behalf of team members at TE’s UK Theatre venues.

BWW catches up with Rhiannon Shaw to chat about bringing Wedding Night to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

In an interview with BBC News, Sean Foley said: “They’ve got to be a great comic actor, of which we have very many.

Stanley Kubrick's iconic work will be adapted for the first time ever, when a world premiere stage production of his timeless classic Dr.

Fairly outdated morals go hand in hand with a strikingly modern laddish attitude, while a melodramatic ending eagerly awaits.

The Lion King isn't an easy show to take on tour, but you needn't worry that this is a pared down version.

Makeshifts and Realities, a triple bill of one-act plays unseen in London for almost one hundred years, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 8 August 2023.

Old actors play young characters and find new nuances in familiar speeches

The process of bringing the works of the Bard to a modern stage is full of challenges, as director Bill Alexander explains in his new book, Exploring Shakespeare.

Kiln Theatre has announced full casting for the UK première of Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale.

As an audience member, there is something truly empowering about leaving the theatre knowing you are more educated than you were upon arrival.

Original Theatre in association with Park Theatre presents The Time Machine – A Comedy, at Park Theatre from 30 November – 30 December 2023, marking the London première of Steven Canny and John Nicholson’s play following a three-month tour.

Puccini’s final unfinished opera, Turandot, will be revived at the Arcola this summer in a radical and confronting retelling.

BWW caught up with Rebekka Johnson to chat about bringing The Retreat to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, the critically acclaimed international immersive phenomenon, celebrates its fifteen year in the UK in 2023, as the show once again extends in the West End, with tickets at the President now currently on sale until April 2024.

Mercedes de Córdoba's work Sí, quiero (meaning ‘yes, I want’) looks at a group of women creating their own wedding ceremony.

Fresh from conquering America with a sold-out debut in New York, The Barricade Boys are back in the UK and ready for the ultimate home-coming tour.