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Casting has been confirmed for the English language World Premiere of La Cage aux Folles [The Play].

On paper, Le Corsaire emphatically should not work.

Mischief Theatre continue their epic takeover of the West End, with their brand new show all about magic going terribly wrong.

Who doesn't love a bit of circus? It's the medium that really pushes the limits of the human body, generating moments that wow audiences and inspire so much drama.

The next Waitress London Cast Album Karaoke Night has been confirmed for Wednesday 15 January 2020 in partnership with Encore Tickets.

West End stars Alice Fearn and Emma Hatton will, for one night only, star in The Spark of Creation, a Gala Fundraiser celebrating the work of Stephen Schwartz, at Park Theatre, London on Sunday 19 January.

Hampstead Theatre opens the new year with a heartwarming but generally forgettable play on their smaller stage.

Absurd, completely silly and thoroughly entertaining, Crybabies: Danger Brigade is an hour of wall-to-wall laughs propelled by an array of bizarre and hysterical characters.

Amidst an increasing climate of far right ideology worldwide and following a doubling of hate-crime incidents in the UK, One Jewish Boy makes a timely return with its West End debut.

In 1936, Marlene Dietrich, the most highly paid actor in the world, came to London to appear in a movie entitled Knight Without Armour.

Theatrical charity, Acting for Others, has announced the return of the West End Flea Market, following its hugely successful debut last year, which saw crowds of theatre fans lining up for showstopping goodies and a chance to meet West End stars, raising over £26,000 in one morning.

This Sunday, Cirque du Soleil returns to London's Royal Albert Hall on 12 January 2020 with its production LUZIA, a waking dream of Mexico.

In the town of Slurry, New York, post-war recession has bitten.

Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah today announces director Jennifer Tang as the next Genesis Fellow at the Young Vic.

The English premiere of acclaimed Northern Irish playwright Joseph Crilly's On McQuillan's Hill opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four-week limited season on Tuesday, 4 February 2020 (Press Nights: Thursday, 6 February and Friday, 7 February 2020 at 7.

Last year, recent drama school graduate Sam Tutty landed the role of a lifetime: the lead in Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, which is now playing in the West End.

Sonia Friedman Productions have today released rehearsal images for Conor McPherson's (The Weir, Girl from the North Country) new adaptation of Uncle Vanya directed by Ian Rickson (Rosmersholm, Jerusalem, The Seagull) which begins previews at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 14th January.

We need to appreciate, be proud of and understand our history, to make sense of it, and Coming Clean is a part of that.

According to The Daily Mail.

Following a sell-out run in 2017, Albion returns to the Almeida for four weeks only.

The Stage has announced its 2020 list of most influential people in theatre.

In true balletomane style, my first thought when I knew I would be in London over the Christmas and New Year period was that I would finally be able to catch Birmingham Royal Ballet's (BRB) Nutcracker which runs for just seven performances.

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings.

In 2019, I reviewed 30 shows for BroadwayWorld, but I actually wrote more interviews - around 50 articles on my count.

We're feeling the Christmas cheer, so we wanted to bring you some amazing deals for London's top shows.