Stephenson Ardern-Sodje Joins THE LION KING in London as Simba
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2025
Stephenson Ardern-Sodje will return as the King of Pride Rock in Disney's THE LION KING as he takes over the role of Simba in the London production of The Lion King. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2025
Stephenson Ardern-Sodje will return as the King of Pride Rock in Disney's THE LION KING as he takes over the role of Simba in the London production of The Lion King. Learn more here!
Photos: Caden Brauch and More in BACK TO THE FUTURE at the Adelphi Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2025
All new production photos have been released of BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical at London’s Adelphi Theatre, currently booking until Saturday 3 January 2026. Check out the photos here!
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2025
All new production photos have been released of BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical at London’s Adelphi Theatre, currently booking until Saturday 3 January 2026. Check out the photos here!
Review: PARADISE LOST (LIES UNOPENED BESIDE ME), Battersea Arts Centre
by Franco Milazzo - March 19, 2025
One thought rattled around my head all night while watching this radical take on Paradise Lost: how would God react to all of this? Would Jehovah, The Almighty, Him Up There be more or less angry than he was at the original text? Would He raise a solitary finger and cast lightning down on the venue? Or are we so close to the end times that He would just blow out his cheeks and twiddle His thumbs?
by Franco Milazzo - March 19, 2025
One thought rattled around my head all night while watching this radical take on Paradise Lost: how would God react to all of this? Would Jehovah, The Almighty, Him Up There be more or less angry than he was at the original text? Would He raise a solitary finger and cast lightning down on the venue? Or are we so close to the end times that He would just blow out his cheeks and twiddle His thumbs?
Review: DEAR ENGLAND, National Theatre
by Abbie Grundy - March 19, 2025
Dear England dives deep into England's football culture and the pressures of success.
by Abbie Grundy - March 19, 2025
Dear England dives deep into England's football culture and the pressures of success.
Photos: THE MOUSETRAP Celebrates Guinness World Record Breaking 30,000th Performance
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller The Mousetrap celebrates its 30,000th performance in the West End today and further extends booking through to spring 2026. Learn more!
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller The Mousetrap celebrates its 30,000th performance in the West End today and further extends booking through to spring 2026. Learn more!
Full Cast Set for CONVERSATIONS AFTER SEX at Park Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Ye You Productions has revealed the final cast members for its production of Mark O’Halloran’s Conversations After Sex which will run at Park Theatre this spring. See who is starring and learn more!
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Ye You Productions has revealed the final cast members for its production of Mark O’Halloran’s Conversations After Sex which will run at Park Theatre this spring. See who is starring and learn more!
Photos: MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO Extends in the West End
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
The stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro will extend in the West End. To celebrate the extended season over 20,000 tickets have now been released for £25 or under, with brand new production images also released. See photos here!
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
The stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro will extend in the West End. To celebrate the extended season over 20,000 tickets have now been released for £25 or under, with brand new production images also released. See photos here!
Photos: Patricia Allison, Callum Scott Howells, and More in GHOSTS Rehearsals
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Ghosts at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is currently in rehearsals! Get a first look at photos of the cast in rehearsals and see how to purchase tickets to the production.
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Ghosts at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is currently in rehearsals! Get a first look at photos of the cast in rehearsals and see how to purchase tickets to the production.
Video: Watch the Trailer For MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Royal Shakespeare Company
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Watch the video trailer for a new staging of Shakespeare’s original rom-com, Much Ado About Nothing, set in the glossy world of professional football in a new production featuring Freema Agyeman as Beatrice and Nick Blood as Benedick.
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Watch the video trailer for a new staging of Shakespeare’s original rom-com, Much Ado About Nothing, set in the glossy world of professional football in a new production featuring Freema Agyeman as Beatrice and Nick Blood as Benedick.
Rufus Norris Will Receive Special Award at Olivier Awards 2025
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Rufus Norris, outgoing Director of the National Theatre, will receive a Special Award for his services to the theatre industry at this year’s Olivier Awards. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Rufus Norris, outgoing Director of the National Theatre, will receive a Special Award for his services to the theatre industry at this year’s Olivier Awards. Learn more here!
GHOST STORIES Will Return to the West End This Autumn
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman's supernatural sensation Ghost Stories will return to the West End. The Olivier Award-nominated show will return to London following it's first ever full UK tour, playing a limited 6 week season at the Peacock Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman's supernatural sensation Ghost Stories will return to the West End. The Olivier Award-nominated show will return to London following it's first ever full UK tour, playing a limited 6 week season at the Peacock Theatre.
MEAN GIRLS Will Close in London Ahead of 2026 UK Tour
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
The award-winning West End production of MEAN GIRLS will complete its run at the Savoy Theatre on Sunday 8 June at the end of the current booking period, ahead of a UK Tour in 2026.
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
The award-winning West End production of MEAN GIRLS will complete its run at the Savoy Theatre on Sunday 8 June at the end of the current booking period, ahead of a UK Tour in 2026.
Review: BACCHANALIA, Hoxton Hall
by Kat Mokrynski - March 18, 2025
After two sold-out runs at The Crypt in 2023, Sleepwalk Immersive’s Bacchanalia and the world of Thebes has returned to London, this time at Hoxton Hall. The show, directed by Sebastian Huang (Artistic Director for Sleepwalk Immersive), takes the story of The Bacchae by Euripedes and places it in the world of the 1960s, mixing Greek tragedy with a kaleidoscope of colours and the soundtrack reminding one of Hair. While the run at The Crypt was in a cramped and small space, the current run at Hoxton Hall allows the performers and audience members to explore four storeys of the Grade II-listed building, which has been transformed for this show.
by Kat Mokrynski - March 18, 2025
After two sold-out runs at The Crypt in 2023, Sleepwalk Immersive’s Bacchanalia and the world of Thebes has returned to London, this time at Hoxton Hall. The show, directed by Sebastian Huang (Artistic Director for Sleepwalk Immersive), takes the story of The Bacchae by Euripedes and places it in the world of the 1960s, mixing Greek tragedy with a kaleidoscope of colours and the soundtrack reminding one of Hair. While the run at The Crypt was in a cramped and small space, the current run at Hoxton Hall allows the performers and audience members to explore four storeys of the Grade II-listed building, which has been transformed for this show.
Review Roundup: DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Menier Chocolate Factory
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, is now open at Menier Chocolate Factory. Read the reviews for the production here and see what the critics are saying!
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, is now open at Menier Chocolate Factory. Read the reviews for the production here and see what the critics are saying!
Review: THE TINDERSTICKS, Royal Albert Hall
by Franco Milazzo - March 18, 2025
Quite where The Tindersticks fit into the modern era is a bit of a mystery. The latest tour brings this band to the Royal Albert Hall for a show that celebrates their recent successes and their mellifluous back catalogue.
by Franco Milazzo - March 18, 2025
Quite where The Tindersticks fit into the modern era is a bit of a mystery. The latest tour brings this band to the Royal Albert Hall for a show that celebrates their recent successes and their mellifluous back catalogue.
Review: DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Cindy Marcolina - March 18, 2025
Vampires have always had that sexy je ne sais quoi. Whether they have ever been this sexy and this funny at the same time is a different question. Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen give Bram Stoker a run for his money with their sensational adaptation of the most famous of blood-suckers. Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors instantly went viral on TikTok when it ran Off-Broadway, ranking up over seven million views for a single snippet of their trailer. This is the lovechild of Mel Brooks and Monty Python, a side-splitting, rib-tickling, neck-biting, hysterically racy show. Charlie Stemp, Dianne Pilkington, Safeena Ladha, and Sebastien Torkia join James Daly, who reprises his role to introduce a pansexual count who’s been alive too long to care about social niceties. You’ll be screaming in laughter.
by Cindy Marcolina - March 18, 2025
Vampires have always had that sexy je ne sais quoi. Whether they have ever been this sexy and this funny at the same time is a different question. Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen give Bram Stoker a run for his money with their sensational adaptation of the most famous of blood-suckers. Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors instantly went viral on TikTok when it ran Off-Broadway, ranking up over seven million views for a single snippet of their trailer. This is the lovechild of Mel Brooks and Monty Python, a side-splitting, rib-tickling, neck-biting, hysterically racy show. Charlie Stemp, Dianne Pilkington, Safeena Ladha, and Sebastien Torkia join James Daly, who reprises his role to introduce a pansexual count who’s been alive too long to care about social niceties. You’ll be screaming in laughter.
Billy Porter To Make UK Directorial Debut with THIS BITTER EARTH
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
A new production of This Bitter Earth by Harrison David Rivers will mark the UK directorial debut of Grammy Award, Emmy and three-time Tony Award winner, Billy Porter. The major new London production opens at the Soho Theatre on Wednesday 18 June.
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
A new production of This Bitter Earth by Harrison David Rivers will mark the UK directorial debut of Grammy Award, Emmy and three-time Tony Award winner, Billy Porter. The major new London production opens at the Soho Theatre on Wednesday 18 June.
ROMEO AND JULIET Cast Revealed At Shakespeare's Globe
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Shakespeare’s Globe has revealed the cast of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes. Romeo and Juliet launches the summer season, running from 25 April until 2 August in the Globe Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Shakespeare’s Globe has revealed the cast of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes. Romeo and Juliet launches the summer season, running from 25 April until 2 August in the Globe Theatre.
Photos: MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL Cast in Rehearsals
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
You can now get a first look at the cast of MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL in rehearsals here! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
You can now get a first look at the cast of MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL in rehearsals here! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: SHANGHAI DOLLS World Premiere Cast in Rehearsals
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Kiln Theatre in association with Paines Plough is presenting the upcoming world premiere of Shanghai Dolls by Amy Ng. Get a first look inside rehearsals here!
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Kiln Theatre in association with Paines Plough is presenting the upcoming world premiere of Shanghai Dolls by Amy Ng. Get a first look inside rehearsals here!
Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, and More Sign Statement Opposing Government's AI Proposal
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, and more are among the 35 arts leaders and theatre companies to sign a statement on behalf of UK Performing Arts CEOs regarding copyright and artificial intelligence.
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, and more are among the 35 arts leaders and theatre companies to sign a statement on behalf of UK Performing Arts CEOs regarding copyright and artificial intelligence.
Jodie Comer Will Return to PRIMA FACIE on UK and Ireland Tour
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Jodie Comer will return to her Olivier and Tony Award winning performance in Suzie Miller's multi award winning play, Prima Facie, which is set to tour the UK & Ireland from January 2026.
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Jodie Comer will return to her Olivier and Tony Award winning performance in Suzie Miller's multi award winning play, Prima Facie, which is set to tour the UK & Ireland from January 2026.
MACBETH Starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo Will Stream on Marquee TV
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
The production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo recorded live at the Donmar Warehouse in London will be available to stream exclusively on global arts and culture streaming service Marquee TV
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
The production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo recorded live at the Donmar Warehouse in London will be available to stream exclusively on global arts and culture streaming service Marquee TV
Video: Lucie Jones Sings 'Mr. Darcy' From New Musical AUSTENLAND
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2025
You can now get a first look at 'Mr Darcy', performed by Lucie Jones, from the brand new musical AUSTENLAND. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2025
You can now get a first look at 'Mr Darcy', performed by Lucie Jones, from the brand new musical AUSTENLAND. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
Review: THE WASHING LINE, Chickenshed Theatre
by Amber-Rae Stobbs - March 17, 2025
Horrendous events in Guyana, now almost 50 years ago, provides the subject matter that this extraordinary company carry forward by harnessing every element of the power of theatre
by Amber-Rae Stobbs - March 17, 2025
Horrendous events in Guyana, now almost 50 years ago, provides the subject matter that this extraordinary company carry forward by harnessing every element of the power of theatre
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