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Set in the Deep South, Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel sees racial injustice envelop a small-town community. Through courage and compassion, lawyer Atticus Finch seeks the truth, and his feisty daughter, Scout - a young girl on the cusp of adulthood - brings new hope to a neighbourhood in turmoil.

Park is an urban oasis, a place of refuge from ordinary life where eight characters play, fight, fall in love and learn to survive. In this playground of relationships, young lovers wrestle in a historic fountain, a graffiti artist sprays his story, a busker finds his only appreciative audience in a bag lady and a flag-waving bully rants worn out political beliefs. Their stories intertwine creating a modern day fairytale that is alternately sharp, funny and cruel.

A new programme of show-stopping music and songs from the greatest Broadway musicals, performed by an all-star West End cast.

With unique special effects and a strong twist of local humour, the traditional rags-to-riches fairy-tale will be brought magically to life on the Clyde Auditorium stage.

This brand new production of Saturday Night Fever, one of the most loved dance stories of all time, is packed with legendary hits from the Bee Gees including the classics Stayin' Alive, Night Fever, Jive Talking, You Should Be Dancing and How Deep is Your Love?

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue picks her highlights from theatre in 2015!

On board this maiden voyage is star of Gary Tank Commander and Fresh Meat Greg McHugh in the role of Smee, Capital FM presenter Des Clarke makes a hearty return as Starkey, River City favourite Scott Fletcher reaches new heights as Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up and King's newcomer Joanne McGuinness stars as Wendy in a production featuring breath-taking special effects and spectacular flying.

Christmas mayhem is afoot in everyone's favourite department store - T J Confuse - because Santa's shown up and he's a little bit different-- he's a SHE! Not only that but she's claiming to be the real bona fide Santa Claus; and that she's here to bring the true meaning of Christmas back to the pantosphere as well as prove to little Snoozy that her mum Doris will get all she wants for Christmas and more…

Winner of three Olivier awards for Best New Musical, Best Choreography, Best Costumes and the Evening Standard Award for Best Night Out, this spectacular West End production is now touring the UK, wowing audiences and sweeping the board with 5 star reviews. Top Hat brings the glamour of Hollywood's golden age and the glorious, tap-dancing magic of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to the stage in one of the greatest dance musicals of all time.

West End leading ladies Kerry Ellis (Wicked/We Will Rock You), Joanna Ampil (Miss Saigon/Cats) and Ria Jones (Les Miserables/Evita) join forces to celebrate their critically acclaimed careers.

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue picks her best and worst theatre of 2014.

Aled Jones discusses his West End run in White Christmas with BWW:UK.

The hit West End comedy is now on tour, starring James Lance (Teachers, The Book Group, I'm Alan Partridge) as charmingly incompetent aristocrat Bertie Wooster and John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory's Girl, The Producers, The Ladykillers - West End) as his unflappable and ever well-informed valet Jeeves.

'Bond and Beyond' celebrates the world's most famous secret agent with a concert of iconic music and songs. The most memorable of movie music from over five decades will include: 'From Russia With Love', 'Goldfinger', 'Thunderball', 'Diamonds Are Forever', 'Live And Let Die', 'The Spy Who Loved Me', 'Moonraker', 'For Your Eyes Only', 'Licence To Kill', 'Tomorrow Never Dies' and 'Skyfall'.

Matthew Bourne's magical dance production of Edward Scissorhands has carved a place in the hearts of thousands across the world since its premiere. Presenting its first major revival, Bourne takes a fresh new look at this modern fairytale, which will be revitalised for a whole new generation of dance lovers and theatregoers.

Blood Brothers has triumphed across the globe. Scooping up no less than four awards for best musical in London and seven Tony Award nominations on Broadway, Blood Brothers is simply unmissable and unbeatable. This epic tale of Liverpool life ran in London's West End for 24 years and has been touring the UK since 1995.

Marking a hundred years since the start of the First World War, Sell a Door Theatre Company and the Beacon Arts Centre revive Alastair Cording's faithful adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's classic Sunset Song, recently voted Scotland's most popular novel of all time.

In May 2013 Kerry Ellis performed a one-woman show at the London Palladium, a year later and with a new solo album behind her, she embarks on a intimate tour to recreate that concert.

Whingeing Women is a no-holds-barred expose of the modern British woman - with frank, funny, moving and risque commentaries on their trials, tribulations and taboos about life, love, death and even sex.

Reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue chooses her picks for the 2014 BWW awards.