Kevin McHale Will Make UK Stage Debut in Sondheim's THE FROGS
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2024
Kevin McHale will make his UK stage debut in Sondheim's The Frogs, coming to Southwark Playhouse Borough next year. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2024
Kevin McHale will make his UK stage debut in Sondheim's The Frogs, coming to Southwark Playhouse Borough next year. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
FAWLTY TOWERS – THE PLAY Comes To Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
Currently playing to sold-out houses at London's Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, John Cleese's FAWLTY TOWERS – THE PLAY, has announced a UK tour. Prepare for a staycation you'll never forget as the show arrives at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Tuesday 10 – Saturday 21 February 2026.
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
Currently playing to sold-out houses at London's Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, John Cleese's FAWLTY TOWERS – THE PLAY, has announced a UK tour. Prepare for a staycation you'll never forget as the show arrives at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Tuesday 10 – Saturday 21 February 2026.
Review: CINDERELLA, Royal Ballet and Opera
by Vikki Jane Vile - December 04, 2024
This year’s festive crowd pleaser from the Royal Ballet does not feature a growing Christmas tree nor a Kingdom of Sweets. Instead, an alternative is offered in the form of Frederick Ashton’s 1948 Cinderella, revived eighteen months ago after a lengthy absence and seen again now for the festive season.
by Vikki Jane Vile - December 04, 2024
This year’s festive crowd pleaser from the Royal Ballet does not feature a growing Christmas tree nor a Kingdom of Sweets. Instead, an alternative is offered in the form of Frederick Ashton’s 1948 Cinderella, revived eighteen months ago after a lengthy absence and seen again now for the festive season.
HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Extends London Run at the Arcola Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
Hold On To Your Butts has announced a one week extension at the Arcola Theatre, with performances on sale now. Following the London run, the show tours the UK, starting at Curve Theatre in Leicester.
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
Hold On To Your Butts has announced a one week extension at the Arcola Theatre, with performances on sale now. Following the London run, the show tours the UK, starting at Curve Theatre in Leicester.
Video: Vanessa Williams and More in New Trailer For THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
The Devil Wears Prada The Musical has released an all new trailer! The trailer features Vanessa Williams as Miranda Priestly alongside the full cast. Watch the video here!
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
The Devil Wears Prada The Musical has released an all new trailer! The trailer features Vanessa Williams as Miranda Priestly alongside the full cast. Watch the video here!
Lee Latchford-Evans Joins Select Performances of the UK Tour of & JULIET
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans will play Lance at select performances of the second leg of the UK tour of & Juliet. He is set to alternate the role with Ranj Singh. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans will play Lance at select performances of the second leg of the UK tour of & Juliet. He is set to alternate the role with Ranj Singh. Learn more here!
Further Cast Set For FIGARO: AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL at the London Palladium
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
Creators Ashley Jana and Will Nunziata and their Tony Award and GRAMMY Award winning producing team have announced further casting for Figaro: An Original Musical which will receive its world premiere in London.
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2024
Creators Ashley Jana and Will Nunziata and their Tony Award and GRAMMY Award winning producing team have announced further casting for Figaro: An Original Musical which will receive its world premiere in London.
Review: A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS, Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Franco Milazzo - December 04, 2024
With an abundance of witty filth (and filthy wit), A Very Naughty Christmas is an adults-only musical burlesque which has come straight up from down under.
by Franco Milazzo - December 04, 2024
With an abundance of witty filth (and filthy wit), A Very Naughty Christmas is an adults-only musical burlesque which has come straight up from down under.
SLEEPING BEAUTY Announced For York Theatre Royal's 2025-26 Festive Season
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
York Theatre Royal has announced that their fun-filled Christmas pantomime for 2025/26 will be Sleeping Beauty.
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
York Theatre Royal has announced that their fun-filled Christmas pantomime for 2025/26 will be Sleeping Beauty.
Review: BRIGHT PLACES, Soho Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - December 03, 2024
Bedazzled with sequins and bouncing with 90s pop, Bright Places is a technicolour journey through a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Heaps of educational fun, it imbues what is at its core a tough, life-altering experience with energy and creativity.
by Katie Kirkpatrick - December 03, 2024
Bedazzled with sequins and bouncing with 90s pop, Bright Places is a technicolour journey through a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Heaps of educational fun, it imbues what is at its core a tough, life-altering experience with energy and creativity.
DR. STRANGELOVE Will Come to Cinemas From National Theatre Live
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
The stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove is coming to cinemas from National Theatre Live. Learn more about when to catch this show in theaters here!
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
The stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove is coming to cinemas from National Theatre Live. Learn more about when to catch this show in theaters here!
Review: THE CRUMPLE ZONE, Waterloo East Theatre
by Amber-Rae Stobbs - December 03, 2024
Something for everyone in a hit-and-miss comedy
by Amber-Rae Stobbs - December 03, 2024
Something for everyone in a hit-and-miss comedy
Cast Set For OEDIPUS at The Old Vic, Led By Rami Malek and Indira Varma
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
The Old Vic has announced the cast of Oedipus, who will join previously announced Rami Malek as Oedipus and Indira Varma as Jocasta. Learn more about the production here!
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
The Old Vic has announced the cast of Oedipus, who will join previously announced Rami Malek as Oedipus and Indira Varma as Jocasta. Learn more about the production here!
Interview: 'People Are In For a Real Treat!': Actor Declan Bennett on NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
by Kat Mokrynski - December 03, 2024
Seven years after it closed on Broadway in 2017, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 is finally arriving in London at the Donmar Warehouse in December. The show, written by Dave Malloy, takes a seventy-page segment of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace (Part Eight, to be specific) and transforms it into a sung-through musical. The titular characters of Natasha Rostova and Pierre Bezukhov are respectively played by Chumisa Dornford-May and Declan Bennett.
by Kat Mokrynski - December 03, 2024
Seven years after it closed on Broadway in 2017, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 is finally arriving in London at the Donmar Warehouse in December. The show, written by Dave Malloy, takes a seventy-page segment of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace (Part Eight, to be specific) and transforms it into a sung-through musical. The titular characters of Natasha Rostova and Pierre Bezukhov are respectively played by Chumisa Dornford-May and Declan Bennett.
UK Premiere of TRASH! Comes to the Peacock Theatre in February 2025
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
Award-winning Spanish theatre company Yllana and Toom Pak will present the UK premiere of TRASH! at the Peacock Theatre, Sadler's Wells' home in the West End in February 2025.
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
Award-winning Spanish theatre company Yllana and Toom Pak will present the UK premiere of TRASH! at the Peacock Theatre, Sadler's Wells' home in the West End in February 2025.
Review: CUTTING THE TIGHTROPE: THE DIVORCE OF POLITICS FROM ART, Arcola Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - December 03, 2024
Now at its second run and presented in an updated version, Cutting the Tightrope puts together a list of brilliant playwrights (Hassan Abdulrazzak, Mojisola Adebayo, Phil Arditti, Sonali Bhattacharyya, Nina Bowers, Roxy Cook, Ed Edwards, Afsaneh Gray, Dawn King, Ahmed Masoud, Joel Samuels, Sami Abu Wardeh) to tackle the line between entertainment and engagement. From programmes built on fake promises to selective outrage, they pull no punches.
by Cindy Marcolina - December 03, 2024
Now at its second run and presented in an updated version, Cutting the Tightrope puts together a list of brilliant playwrights (Hassan Abdulrazzak, Mojisola Adebayo, Phil Arditti, Sonali Bhattacharyya, Nina Bowers, Roxy Cook, Ed Edwards, Afsaneh Gray, Dawn King, Ahmed Masoud, Joel Samuels, Sami Abu Wardeh) to tackle the line between entertainment and engagement. From programmes built on fake promises to selective outrage, they pull no punches.
Ewan McGregor Will Return to the London Stage in MY MASTER BUILDER
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
Ewan McGregor will return to the London stage for the first time in 17 years to star in My Master Builder, a new play by American playwright and screenwriter Lila Raicek. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
Ewan McGregor will return to the London stage for the first time in 17 years to star in My Master Builder, a new play by American playwright and screenwriter Lila Raicek. Learn more here!
Theatrical Licensing Agency Launches Backed by Simon Friend Entertainment
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
New theatrical licensing agency Theatre Global has opened its doors today, fully financed by leading UK production company Simon Friend Entertainment, and led by a former Concord Theatricals Vice President Steven Greenhalgh.
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2024
New theatrical licensing agency Theatre Global has opened its doors today, fully financed by leading UK production company Simon Friend Entertainment, and led by a former Concord Theatricals Vice President Steven Greenhalgh.
Review: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, London Coliseum
by Michael Higgs - December 03, 2024
Sarah Tipple brings the comedic opera to life with gloriously ridiculous period costumes, an outstanding cast and an abstract set that mirrors the plot’s absurdism with precision.
by Michael Higgs - December 03, 2024
Sarah Tipple brings the comedic opera to life with gloriously ridiculous period costumes, an outstanding cast and an abstract set that mirrors the plot’s absurdism with precision.
Voting Open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - December 03, 2024
Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favourites.
by BWW Awards - December 03, 2024
Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favourites.
SLEEPING BEAUTY Panto At Campus West To Open With New Lead Actress
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2024
With a new Princess Aurora ready to take the stage, Sleeping Beauty, written by JoJo Panto Scripts will run at Campus West in Welwyn Garden City from Monday 9th December to 5th January 2025.
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2024
With a new Princess Aurora ready to take the stage, Sleeping Beauty, written by JoJo Panto Scripts will run at Campus West in Welwyn Garden City from Monday 9th December to 5th January 2025.
Review: BLUE NOW, Southbank Centre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - December 02, 2024
A film that’s all one shot of one colour may not sound like much, but Derek Jarman’s Blue is a rich, intricate tapestry, and a landmark piece of queer filmmaking. For World Aids Day 2024, the film has been reimagined as a live performance, with the voices of queer actors and poets, and a new live score.
by Katie Kirkpatrick - December 02, 2024
A film that’s all one shot of one colour may not sound like much, but Derek Jarman’s Blue is a rich, intricate tapestry, and a landmark piece of queer filmmaking. For World Aids Day 2024, the film has been reimagined as a live performance, with the voices of queer actors and poets, and a new live score.
FAWLTY TOWERS - THE PLAY Will Embark on UK Tour
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2024
Currently playing to sold-out houses at London’s Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – The Play will embark on a major theatre tour for 2025 and 2026.
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2024
Currently playing to sold-out houses at London’s Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – The Play will embark on a major theatre tour for 2025 and 2026.
Guest Blog: 'Panto is a Gateway Drug': Director Ryan McBryde on Creating SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Guest Author - December 02, 2024
I’m covered in glitter and surrounded by the kind of costumes that would give Ru Paul’s Drag Race a run for its money. It must be panto season again.
by Guest Author - December 02, 2024
I’m covered in glitter and surrounded by the kind of costumes that would give Ru Paul’s Drag Race a run for its money. It must be panto season again.
Video: Lauren Ward and Rebecca-Jo Roberts Perform 'Fly' From STALLED
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2024
An all new video has been released featuring Lauren Ward and Rebecca-Jo Roberts performing 'Fly' from Stalled the Musical. Check out the video and learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2024
An all new video has been released featuring Lauren Ward and Rebecca-Jo Roberts performing 'Fly' from Stalled the Musical. Check out the video and learn more here!
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