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A brand-new drag party show (…with balls!) is coming to the West End this autumn.

Bringing the supernatural to South London this autumn, Lazarus Theatre Company are transforming this classic tale into a multi-sensory theatrical experience.

The show is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific and made its Broadway debut in 1949; it is surprisingly progressive, despite its age, making it a relatively unproblematic revival.

From August 19th – September 4th Greenwich Theatre presents a madcap production of Treasure Island, by Le Navet Bete and John Nicholson, directed by James Haddrell.

Whether you’re bored by the Bard or a dedicated groundling, taking children to see Shakespeare is a daunting prospect.

Olivier Award nominated Broadway and West End star SIERRA BOGGESS will appear live in concert in 'Christmas At The Cadogan Hall' on Sunday 11 December 2022 at 2.

Save up to 39% on tickets for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe with tickets from just £18.

A play that reminds us of theatre's power to entertain us, to affect us and, one hopes, to stir us to action

As the audience step through the doors at The Hen & Chickens Theatre, they're no longer in a theatre - they're in 9-year-old Maisie's bedroom.

Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical which received its world premiere performance at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue on 1 October 2021, will play its final performance in London’s West End on 8 January 2023.

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its first autumn SPRINGBOARD show Lysistrata, a re-imagined classic, showcasing emerging young West London talent and exciting new writing.

Phantom Peak, a Wild West-themed town with robots and no shortage of mysteries, may sound a tad like Westworld – but that’s where the comparison ends.

The producers of ROCK OF AGES have announced full casting and additional dates for the UK tour starring Kevin Kennedy as 'Dennis Dupree' alongside Cameron Sharp as 'Stacee Jaxx' from Tuesday 23 August when the show opens in Inverness.

Mike Dixon is undoubtedly one of the British music industry's giants.

What could be more charming than watching a Shakespearean comedy in the heart of Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew as the sun sets? Peter Hamilton Dyer’s Twelfth Night is a light-hearted romp through one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies.

Trowbridge Town Hall has partnered with the National Theatre to invite the town's residents to participate in a community-led performance of the classical Greek theatre epic, The Odyssey in April 2023.

New book to chart Cameron Mackintosh’s legacy to save the West End through the revival of eight iconic London theatres.

Grimeborn delivers another little gem with this pared back version of a somewhat obscure Spanish zarzuela

Tara Theatre and The Donmar Warehouse have announced casting for the world premiere of Silence, a new play adapted from the testimonies and stories of people who lived through partition from Kavita Puri's acclaimed book Partition Voices: Untold British Stories written by Sonali Bhattacharyya, Gurpre

Tickets from £15 for Tasting Notes.

Audible, a world-wide leader in spoken-word entertainment, has announced an exclusive deal with Sam Mendes (1917, American Beauty), which will see the Oscar winning director executive produce audio dramas of three of Dickens' best-loved titles, brought to life by all-star British casts.

Based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and adapted by Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns, this thrilling stage production examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum-security facility.

The Sun, the Mountain, and Me is an equally dark and vibrant look at men's mental health, tactfully showing the path to recovery for those who need it.

Andy de la Tour (Plenty, Notting Hill), Marlene Sidaway (ITV’s Coronation Street, BBC 1’s Pride and Prejudice) and Rekha John-Cheriyan (Kerbs, Tomb Raider, Dream Horse) will join the cast of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel when it begins its first-ever tour this Autumn, coming to Theatre Royal Br

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.