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Playwright Lisa Carroll explores how the contemporary search for intimacy is marred by millennial malaise and trauma cycles in a witty dramedy that’s unexplainably ideologically ambiguous.

Enough of Him - May Sumbwanyambe’s harrowing, but uplifting drama about the Joseph Knight, who freed himself from slavery through the Scottish courts, and Ramesh Meyyappan’s Love Beyond (Act of Remembrance), a poignant exploration of dementia in the deaf community - top the nominations lists.

Last night, The Time Traveller’s Wife: The Musical  hosted an official launch event at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London.

See first look photos of Tracie Bennett in the male role of J.

This summer, sensational historical performance ensemble Figure return to London’s Opera Holland Park after the success of their fantastically detailed (The Guardian) 2022 performance of Handel’s Serse with a fresh staging of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The West End premiere of the smash-hit, Tony Award-winning Broadway musical has now extended booking until 7 January 2024 at the Prince Edward Theatre, with the Christmas performance schedule now on sale.

The Stage Debut Awards will take place on October 1 2023, uniting the previous 12 month’s most exciting and up-coming performers and creatives in a special ceremony celebrating their outstanding professional debuts.

LOST IN MUSIC One Night at the Disco is coming to Adelphi Theatre Tuesday 13 June at 7.

Frankie & Beausy met at a train station in Scotland 26 years ago on Valentine's Day.

Multi-talented writer, director and actor Oliver Twist brings his critically acclaimed one-man show Jali to Soho Theatre.

Shakespeare in the Squares has announced the full cast for their return to London's garden spaces this summer with Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

FASTLOVE The George Michael Tribute is the world's favourite George Michael celebration.

Japanese multi-genre songwriter and composer Yoshiki makes his Royal Albert Hall debut, marking his first UK appearance in over six years as part of his latest world tour.

Throughout April and May 2023, over 500 students from thirty schools across London performed in front of hundreds of audience members as part of Step Around Town 2023.

To mark the 50th anniversary of Noël Coward's death, Altitude announces that Mad About The Boy - The Noël Coward Story, will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 2 June 2023.

SWEET CAROLINE, The Ultimate Tribute to Neil Diamond, will make its West End premiere at  the Adelphi Theatre in June.

Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham, has announced the dates for Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale.

A queer love story that looks at how a man's identity is affected by injury, and by fighting for a country that doesn't fully accept you, Paper Cut is a tender and funny new play by American writer Andrew Rosendorf.

Christina Bianco - In Divine Company is a fantastic show that brings together incredible impersonations and Bianco’s own singing voice, tied together with funny and heartfelt stories.

The Young Vic Theatre has announced full casting for Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah's (The Collaboration) razor-sharp satire and UK premiere, Beneatha's Place, about the power of knowing your history and the cost of letting it go.

Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage presents a new series of short films pairing top choreographers and filmmakers, launching on Thursday 8 June.

This June, The Royal Ballet presents a dazzling summer programme of one-act ballets featuring works by the Company’s associated choreographers past and present, Kenneth MacMillan, Wayne McGregor and Christopher Wheeldon.

As public booking for the production opens, Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced that Cush Jumbo will play Lady Macbeth opposite David Tennant’s Macbeth.

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Director Max Harrison takes the play and makes it a contemporary exploration of unaddressed trauma, gaslighting, and complicated family relations with performances that scrape excellence once they settle into themselves.