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Nica Burns has warned that theatres are facing a multitude of problems in 2023. Appearing on BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme, the West End theatre owner and producer spoke about the cost-of-living crisis and the huge increase in energy bills, meaning some venues could be paying up to £1.5 million a year.

Exclusive Prices - tickets at £35 or £55 for Othello at the National Theatre.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s ‘Christmas at Claridge’s’ concert to be broadcast for free into care homes, hospitals and hospices on Friday 23 December 2022.

In 1910, the then unknown Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel set sail from Southampton to New York as part of Fred Karno’s famous music hall troupe. They shared a cabin, they shared comedy routines but by the end of the journey they had drifted apart… they would both go on to become two of the biggest stars of the age.

West End shows are changing their Christmas Eve show times to help cast members, backstage workers and audiences travel more easily due to the planned rail strike.

Show of the Week: Save up to 20% on Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

Three leading playwrights and an award-winning poet have created a new audio installation for visitors to the British Museum, running until February 2023.

Straight-talking powerhouse Judi Love is one of the UK’s most stand-out performers, and she’ll be taking her fresh, unapologetic and charismatic real talk to theatres across the country on her first ever stand-up tour – in spring 2023.

Experience the magic of Christmas in the Globe Theatre with all the family, as our re-imagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s festive fairy tale returns for a second year. Save up to 55% on The Fir Tree.

Pulsating with the rhythmic energies of blues, reggae and boxing, On the Ropes is an uplifting musical drama telling the extraordinary story of Vernon Vanriel who arrived in the UK aged 6 with his family as part of the Windrush Generation, and rose to prominence as one of the most charismatic and influential Black British boxers of the 70s and 80s. Tickets from just £18.

Award-winning comedian Trevor Noah has added a new London date to his brand-new show Off The Record.  The comedian will now be at the London O2 on 23 and 24 November 2023.

After a dazzling concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 2021, the choir returns for the 2022 Christmas season with an exciting festive show featuring the gospel classics you love, with musical accompaniment from Heritage Orchestra and the powerhouse London Community Gospel Choir band. This year’s concert will be extra special, as the choir are celebrating their 40th anniversary! 

Cardboard Citizens and the Cultural Philanthropy Foundation have launched Ticket Bank, which aims to make 1,000 theatre tickets a week available to people in London who may not be able to access culture during the cost-of-living crisis.

Dickens’ tale gets a Tennessee twist in an all-new musical with a soundtrack written by the Queen of Country herself. What did the critics think?

If you have a passing interest in podcasts then you will have heard of The Rest Is Politics, the wildly successful podcast featuring the unlikely duo of ex-MP Rory Stewart and New Labour spin-doctor Alistair Campbell. The podcast only began in March this year, so it is testament to its popularity that a show like this can sell out in a matter of moments.

Exclusive Presale for Grease The Musical. Tickets from just £21

The Southbank Centre announces the return and last ever performances of Hackney Showroom & Travis Alabanza’s Burgerz and the London Premiere of Australia’s Circa’s Humans 2.0 as part of its 2023 performance and dance programme, featuring international work and cross artform collaborations.

Exclusive Presale: A comic parable of love, hope and transformation from the creatives behind Matilda The Musical and The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol, this Olivier Award-winning (Best New Musical, Best Actor) musical sensation based on the 1993 hit film returns to The Old Vic next year.

Frozen star Samantha Barks has confirmed a West End solo concert for 2023 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. On 30 May 2023, Barks will perform tracks from her studio album Into the Unknown and other musical hits. She released her album in November 2021 under new record label, Westway.

2022 started with the UK fighting with Covid's Omicron variant, which was not really conducive to much theatrical mingling. However, much of the theatre world ralied, as it always does, to bring us some juicy shows and sparkling performances.