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An installation of a four metre-long bed, a live podcast, a contemporary jazz night and a play about two siblings on their last day on earth will form part of an ambitious season of brand-new work taking over the Roundhouse Studio Theatre this autumn.

Polka Theatre is celebrating 30 years of its Curtain-Up! programme – a pioneering subsidised ticket scheme that offers free tickets to school groups facing barriers to accessing live theatre.

West End star Jamie Muscato will be bringing his solo concert to Theatre Royal Drury Lane in March.

Today, July 30, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child celebrates nine years at the West End’s Palace Theatre, the home of the original two-part production where it is currently booking to 15 February 2026.

The National Theatre has announced a structural change to its commercial arm, which has resulted in redundancies being carried out at the company.

Once reliable Oscar bait, the classic “inspirational” biopic become something of a social media punchline in recent years.

Written by Justin Butcher.

The full cast has been revealed for the RSC’s forthcoming production of William Shakespeare’s razor-sharp thriller of hypocrisy and corruption, Measure for Measure.

TO SIR, WITH LOVE is a newly reimagined stage adaptation of E.

Mia Carragher is set to play the iconic role of Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' book “The Hunger Games” and Lionsgate's motion picture, The Hunger Games.

In 1423 Berlin, two peasants find themselves at the center of hysteria, hypocrisy and impending doom.

The East London Shakespeare Festival continues its tradition of “bringing high quality and accessible Shakespeare to East London audiences” with this year’s production of As You Like It, the Shakespeare comedy that follows a group of characters who find themselves in the Forest of Arden after

The Australian Shakespeare Company returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew for a charming take on Lewis Carroll's beloved Alice in Wonderland.

When a business venture begins with “a single British pound pushed across the desk” and leads to iconic musicians like Bruce Springsteen performing at the venue, one knows they’re in for a good story.

Carmel’s weekly interview show No Title Needed continues its summer lineup with a new episode airing Monday at 8:00 a.

Following the success of last year's WEST END WOOFS (AND MEOWS), stage icons Dame Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters will return to co-host their third annual live event at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden.

As rehearsals begin for the West End run, full casting has been announced for the transfer of the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of The Producers.

Winner: 2023 Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award.

Fixed House Theatre makes a world premiere at the 2025 Camden Fringe Festival with an original play Sunk Into the Earth written by ensemble member Charlotte Ritter.

From the moment the first note rang out, this was no ordinary Proms night.

Fine singing and pleasant songs, but the book needs work and the staging kills the energy

Curve is presenting THE SOUND OF MUSIC this Christmas.

Staged in the lush, storybook setting of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Dream Fairies: Adventure Through Bubble Land by The Australian Shakespeare Company offers a gentle, enchanting escape for families seeking a touch of summer magic.

'Fresh' from hatching a baby girl and a sold-out Edinburgh run, '.

101 Dalmatians is a solid retelling of a classic that feels life-affirming without being too sentimental.