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Housed in a purpose-built venue in Canary Wharf, it’s a behemoth.

There is no role in British theatre quite like the Pantomime Dame.

Check out brand new photos featuring actress Lara Denning in the role of Caz in the UK and Ireland tour of HERE & NOW.

In a recent interview, The Hunger Games: On Stage directer Matthew Dunster revealed what he would like to do for a US production of The Hunger Games: On Stage.

The National Theatre has released the first look at the cast of The Playboy of the Western World in rehearsals.

xThis coming February, Chicos Mambo’s award-winning show TUTU will return to the Peacock Theatre, Sadler’s Wells Home of Dance and Entertainment in the West End, eighteen months on from its acclaimed and hugely popular London debut.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest will be revived at the Old Vic next year.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Artistic Director, Alan Cumming has announced his highly anticipated inaugural season of exciting programming for 2026, which will coincide with the 75th anniversary of the celebrated Scottish Highland Theatre.

Sadler's Wells has announced Dance Digital, a brand new dance film festival set to take place at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler's Wells in Angel.

2027 dates have been revealed for the newly announced production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, inspired by the novel and the National Theatre's stage adaptation.

They may be strangers on a train but, in Tom George Hammond’s two-and-a-bit-hander, Shirley and Kieran are not here to swap murders but to discover what real happiness looks like.

Directed by Miranda Cromwell, it’s a mixed bag: invigorating and galvanising on one hand, sermonic and overly explanatory on the other.

Olly Hawes excavates the anxieties of a man adrift in a hostile and confusing life

There’s something of Heartstopper to the design of Barrier(s), pastel sketches of suburban living rooms and nervous texts to a crush etched out lovingly on the projector.

The Watermill Theatre has released new rehearsal photos for THE LITTLE MERMAID, its 2025 festive family musical running from 26 November 2025 to 4 January 2026.

The world premiere of Slippery, a new play by Louis Emmitt-Stern, will open at Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre, directed by Off-West End Award winner Matthew Iliffe.

The West End cast of Operation Mincemeat recently celebrated Remembrance Day on stage with a special speech following the performance.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Foyle Foundation joined by leading actors, launched the RSC Shakespeare Curriculum, a revolutionary new way of studying Shakespeare using the latest learning technology and innovation.

Musical theatre icon and Broadway star Keala Settle and Hal Fowler have been cast in a brand-new re-imagining of Mrs.

An evening of contrasting pieces, leading to a conclusion about the need to connect

The Annwn Prize, the first international award dedicated to excellence in immersive storytelling, has announced its inaugural shortlist.

Following its Olivier-nominated West End run and extensive UK tour, this marks audiences’ last chance to see the pair perform their celebrated blend of comedy, mystery, and theatrical invention live.

Maggie Siff will star as Joy Davidman in the West End production of William Nicholson’s beloved and deeply moving play SHADOWLANDS, alongside Hugh Bonneville.

Stratford East has released first look rehearsal images for the 2025 pantomime Mama Goose, a reimagined telling of the fairy tale classic with a special East London twist.

Watch a video of the cast of Disney's Hercules in London sing a new song written for the musical, 'Great Bolts of Thunder.