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Carrie Hope Fletcher and Jamie Muscato Will Lead ONCE - IN CONCERT at The London Palladium
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2022
Carrie Hope Fletcher (Heathers, Cinderella, Les Misérables) and Jamie Muscato (Heathers, Bend It Like Beckham, The Undeclared War) will reunite in 2023, starring as 'Girl' and 'Guy' in ONCE – IN CONCERT at the London Palladium on Sunday 12 March. 
Mark Gatiss' Production of Steven Moffat's THE UNFRIEND Will Transfer To The Criterion Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2022
Chichester Festival Theatre's critically acclaimed, sold out production of Steven Moffat's riotous and effortlessly entertaining comedy The Unfriend will transfer to the Criterion Theatre, previewing from 15 January with a press night on 19 January 2023 and playing until 16 April.
New David Ireland Play Replaces Old David Ireland Play At The Finborough Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2022
Replacing the previously announced production of Yes So I Said Yes by David Ireland which has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts, Not Now by multi-award-winning playwright David Ireland has its English premiere at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season starting on Tuesday, 1 November 2022.
Comedian Elf Lyons Embarks on UK Tour
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2022
 Following a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022, the award-winning actor, writer and comedian Elf Lyons is taking her terrifying and darkly funny Stephen King-inspired comedy show on tour this Autumn 2022. Beginning in Bristol on 1st October, before heading across the UK, culminating with nine nights at London’s Soho Theatre, just in time to spice up this year’s Halloween.
The Academy of St Mary-le-Bow Announces 2022-2023 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2022
The Academy of St Mary-le-Bow will return to London's classical music scene for what promises to be a busy 2022/2023 season.
Tickets from £22 for GERMAN CORNEJO'S TANGO AFTER DARK
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 21, 2022
Tickets from £22 for German Cornejo's Tango After Dark. The intimate and sensual Tango After Dark delves into the world of authentic Argentine tango.
Photos: First Look at SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER UK Tour
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2022
Direct from the West End, Bill Kenwright’s production of Saturday Night Fever returns this year, hitting the road this September, allowing audiences up and down the country a chance to experience the best-selling Bee Gees soundtrack live on stage in this spectacularly reimagined musical! Get a first look at photos here!
Bush Theatre Announces THE KOLA NUT DOES NOT SPEAK ENGLISH
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2022
Following the success of the Bush Theatre's Studio season, a laboratory for the very best in new writing, new stories, and new experiences, hosting world-class plays about things that matter from some of the best up-and-coming artists, the venue today announces The Kola Nut Does Not Speak English. Written and performed by Tania Nwachukwu and previously seen at the Vault Festival in 2020 will open in the Bush Studio on 28 November (Press night 30 November). 
London Premiere of SAMSARA Comes to Sadler's Wells in October
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2022
Aakash Odedra Company's epic new dance work Samsara premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival to a host of 5-star reviews. Now the work, a powerful story of cultural exchange and shared philosophy, has its London premiere at Sadler's Wells Theatre on 17 and 18 October, the company's debut there.
Review: THE PRINCE, Southwark Playhouse
by Cindy Marcolina - September 20, 2022
The Prince is a weird concept. With a flurry of gender theory and top-notch queerness enveloped by sword fights and iambic pentameter, it’s a refreshingly sacrilegious approach to Shakespeare.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For PEAKY BLINDERS: THE REDEMPTION OF THOMAS SHELBY
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2022
Rambert has released all new rehearsal photos for Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby, a dance theatre show written and adapted for the stage by Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight and choreographed and directed by Rambert’s Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer, inspired by the TV series produced and owned by Caryn Mandabach Productions.
Review: RENEE FLEMING'S CITIES THAT SING: PARIS, IMAX
by Louise Penn - September 20, 2022
There's no place like Paris, so welcome to my world of opera'. So says Renée Fleming, when introducing this film on the city which invented the word 'connoisseur'.
Photos: First Look at the New Cast Members of MATILDA THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2022
To celebrate the new cast beginning performances at the Cambridge Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical has released all new production photos.
Show Of The Week: Save Up to 35% on THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 20, 2022
Save up to 35% on The Lion, The Witch And the Wardrobe at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
'This is only the beginning!' West End Winners Announced for The Stage Debut Awards 2022
by Cindy Marcolina - September 20, 2022
After a virtual ceremony in 2020 and a pandemic-induced silence in 2021, The Stage Debut Awards have finally returned in all their glitz and glamour the day before the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Stage veterans and shooting starlets gathered to celebrate their debuts and, after a nationwide minute of silence at eight sharp, Susan Wokoma kicked off the festivities.
Arts Access Card Delay Continues Confusion for Disabled Theatregoers
by Shona Louise - September 20, 2022
Disabled theatre goers will be all too aware of just how challenging and confusing it can be to buy accessible tickets for arts events such as theatre and concerts.
Joanna Pickering's BAD VICTIMS Comes to The Courtyard Theatre Next Month, Directed by Erica Gould
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2022
Bad Victims, a new play by award-nominated British US-based playwright Joanna Pickering will have its London Exclusive Preview at The Courtyard Theatre in Hoxton, UK. 
The Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 19, 2022
We at BroadwayWorld are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen. As a mark of respect, our UK site will not be updated on Monday September 19, the day of her state funeral.
LynchPin Productions to Present APPLES IN WINTER in October
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2022
Surrey-based professional theatre company LynchPin Productions has announced it will be staging the European premiere of the award-winning play Apples in Winter by Jennifer Fawcett at The Playground Theatre, London, from 5-15 October 2022 (Press Night: 6 October).
Boublil and Schoenberg Revising MARTIN GUERRE for Potential London 2024 Run
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2022
According to an interview with The Age, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg are currently revising Martin Guerre for a potential London run in 2024. Paul Hodge, who wrote Clinton: The Musical, is helping with the rewrite. Original producer Cameron Mackintosh has returned the rights to the creators and will not be involved. 
GUZ KHAN: LIVE Comes to London's Harold Pinter Theatre Next Week
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2022
Coventry's finest and BAFTA nominated comedian Guz Khan is preparing to hit London's West End this September with a brand-new live stand-up show his first since 2019. Guz will be taking in 3 nights at London's Harold Pinter Theatre from 21st – 23rd September 2022.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal With the New Members of the Cast of FROZEN
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2022
Rehearsal photos have been released from the West End production of Frozen as new cast members prepare to join the company!
Photos: First Look at ARE YOU AS NERVOUS AS I AM at Greenwich Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2022
Are You As Nervous As I Am?  is one of the first original British musicals coming out after lockdown. This plucky and heart-warming new show tells the story of two strong and unique sisters. Check out photos here!
Tickets From £16 for THE WIND IN THE WILTON'S at Wilton's Music Hall
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 16, 2022
A brand-new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s much loved The Wind in the Willows by award winning children’s author Piers Torday (The Last Wild series) comes to Wilton’s this Christmas.
Guest Blog: Actor Zoe Iqbal on Recognising the Forgotten Working Class in ROAD at the Oldham Coliseum
by Guest Blog: Zoe Iqbal - September 16, 2022
Everyone remembers the first time they discovered Road. I was 17, just started college. No connections to the industry at all. I’d hear the names of playwrights in lessons and didn’t have a clue who these people were. I’d go to the library and just read plays. 

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