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Some spectacular special effects and a wonderful set are let down by a stodgy and confusing script.

Kwaku Mills (End of Eddy, UK Tour; Urban Myths: The Trial of Joan Collins, Sky Atlantic) has been cast in this exciting revival of Arinze Kene's good dog - he will bring to life this true epic, retelling the stories of multiple characters, families and years.

Strictly Come Dancing fans will be overjoyed to hear that the full line up of celebrities and their professional partners for next year's Strictly Come Dancing UK Arena Tour is announced today.

The Papatango New Writing Prize, now in its eleventh year, opens for submissions today, 6 December 2018, until 9pm on 17 February 2019.

If you are struggling to get into the festive spirit this year, a visit to London's Old Vic theatre is highly recommended.

Celebrating its 33rd year at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End, The Phantom of the Opera welcomes David Thaxton as its new 'Angel of Music' from 10 December.

In Trevor Nunn's extraordinary new production of Fiddler on the Roof, at the Menier Chocolate Factory, a dimension of intimacy and immediacy recasts a familar show, dragging it, sometimes tearfully, always beautifully, closer to the audience than it has ever been.

Lucky Londoners have the opportunity to catch three different productions of The Nutcracker over the festive period this year.

Kit Harington - renowned for his leading role in the internationally acclaimed series Game of Thrones - and Johnny Flynn - star of the widely celebrated film Beast and US TV series Genius, star in Sam Shepard's ferociously funny, modern classic, True West, the first UK production of Shepard's work s

Nine Night, Natasha Gordon's critically acclaimed play transfers from the National Theatre to the Trafalgar Studios on 1 December 2018 (press night 6 December) in a co-production with Trafalgar Theatre Productions.

The Royal Shakespeare Company brings their latest season to the Barbican this Winter, made up of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and The Merry Wives of Winter.

This Christmas, instead of merely treading the boards at Tobacco Factory Theatres, the actors are treading in between the boards in a delightful adaptation of Mary Norton's The Borrowers, a story about a family of tiny people, no bigger than a crayon.

The WOW Foundation has today announced plans for London 2019, in the build up to further activity across the UK and the rest of the world over the next two years.

Making her West End debut, Star Trek: The Next Generation star Marina Sirtis will take the lead in the world premiere of Dark Sublime.

They're here - oh yes they are! Hackney Empire today releases production images for Aladdin, its landmark 20th anniversary Christmas pantomime from writer and director Susie McKenna and composer Steven Edis.

Ballet Central is performing at the British Museum in a sell-out limited series of six performances, directed by Ballet Central Artistic Director Christopher Marney.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical has partnered with Covent Garden, the ultimate destination for a magical festive experience, to offer visitors a rare opportunity to sit in Miss Trunchbull's chair, if they dare.

When Sam Shepard's play True West made its New York debut back in 1980 it was something of a flop - since then, however, it has been recognised as an insightful piece of theatre, with the likes of John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C Reilly taking on the roles of Lee and Au

London's Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance stage a new production of Thea Musgrave's 1979 opera A Christmas Carol as part of their new season focus Venus Blazing.

The festive season isn't everyone's favourite annual event, and this year in particular is not working out for Brendan: his fiancee has left him, he's failing at work, and his friends can't take the hint that he's not a New Year's Eve kind of person.

The Tell-Tale Heart marks Tamara Lawrance's third appearance at the National Theatre.

Today, The Old Vic announces the collection of artists who will make up this year's Old Vic 12.

VAULT Festival, one of the largest curated arts festivals in the world, has announced more than 400 shows for their 2019 programme.

This year, New Diorama Theatre and VAULT Festival, two of the most exciting supporters of new theatre in the UK, are joining forces to showcase some of the country's most thrilling theatre companies.

Writer and Director Che Walker returns to the Finborough Theatre to direct the European premiere of his own play Time Is Love/Tiempo es Amor, opening at the Finborough Theatre for a four-week limited season on Tuesday, 1 January 2019 (Press Nights: Thursday, 3 January and Friday, 4 January 2019 at 7