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Gwilym Lee Joins Cast of DEAR ENGLAND

The National Theatre has announced that Gwilym Lee will play former England manager Gareth Southgate in the return of James Graham’s production of Dear England at the Olivier Theatre.

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards; BURLESQUE Leads Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Listen: 'Food, Glorious Food' From OLIVER! 2024 London Cast Recording Out Now

Listen to 'Food, Glorious Food' from the Oliver! 2024 London Cast Recording! Recorded in front of live audiences at Chichester Festival Theatre earlier in the year.

OLIVER! in London Finds its Full Cast

The full London cast has been announced for Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which will begin performances at Gielgud Theatre in London this weekend. Learn more here!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW UK / West End Awards

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Photos: Broadway Dreams Hosts Annual NYC Showcase

Broadway Dreams hosted its annual NYC Showcase on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 7 PM at the United Palace. Check out all new photos from the event here!

Broadway Dreams Annual NYC Showcase to Take Place Tonight

Broadway Dreams will present its annual NYC Showcase. The showcase represents the top 5% of the organization’s students and affords them the unique opportunity to perform for every major Broadway casting agency. Learn more!

Spencer Liff to Direct Broadway Dreams NYC Showcase

Broadway Dreams will present its annual NYC Showcase, directed by Spencer Liff at the MasterCard Midnight Theatre. The showcase affords students the unique opportunity to perform for every major Broadway casting agency.

Review: IMMERSIVE 1984, Hackney Town Hall

Watching this reboot of Immersive 1984, a thought comes to mind: if, as we’re constantly being informed, we’re all living in the post-privacy, post-truth and post-politics world foretold in 1984, aren't we already inside an immersive version of George Orwell’s seminal book?

Photos/Video: OLIVER! at the Gielgud Theatre

All new video footage and photos have been released of Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which will begin performances at Gielgud Theatre in London on Saturday 14 December 2024 and has today extended bookings through to 28 September 2025.

Photos: 1984 at Hackney Town Hall

All new production photos have been released for 1984 at Hackney Town Hall, featuring live video and projection mapping onto the venue itself running until the 22 December with press night on the 17 October at 7:00pm and 9:00pm.

Presale Tickets Available for OLIVER! at the Gielgud Theatre

Presale tickets are available today for Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre. The presale will begin on 9 September 2024 at 12pm and run through 10 September 2024 at 11:59pm. Tickets are available for performances from 14 December 2024 - 6 April 2025.

1984 Returns to Hackney Town Hall Next Month

1984 will return to Hackney Town Hall following their 3 month sell out run in 2023, with a brand new cast and creative team including Jack Reardon and Ben Jacobs will be running at Hackney Town Hall with previews from the 1 October running until the 22 December with press night on the 17 October.

Review: MISS JULIE, Park Theatre

Max Harrison’s production is a beautiful textbook revival that, while leaning into the comic side of the text (translated here by Michael Meyer) accordingly tips into the opposite range of emotional distress. This Miss Julie is funny one second, horrid the immediate next.

Katie Edlred, Freddie Wise, and Adeline Waby Will Lead MISS JULIE at the Park Theatre

Lidless Theatre will return to Park Theatre with Strindberg's masterpiece, Miss Julie, after two sell-out critically-acclaimed runs of Philip Ridley's Leaves of Glass.  

Cameron Mackintosh's New Production of OLIVER! Comes to the West End in December

Cameron Mackintosh has announced that his new co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre of Lionel Bart's iconic musical, Oliver!, which he has fully reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, will open in London at the end of the year.

Cast Set for the World Premiere of BRENDA'S GOT A BABY at New Diorama Theatre

Get to know the talented cast of Brenda's Got A Baby, the hilarious new comedy about black womanhood, sisterhood, motherhood, and babyhood. Join Michelle Asante, Jordan Duvigneau, Jahmila Heath, Edward Kagutuzi, and Anita-Joy Uwajeh in this world premiere production at New Diorama Theatre.

Photos: First Look at West End Transfer of the National Theatre's DEAR ENGLAND

Dear England, the National Theatre’s critically acclaimed, smash-hit production has now opened in the West End. Check out all new photos here!

Video: Watch an All-New Trailer For DEAR ENGLAND at the National Theatre

A new trailer has been released for the National Theatre’s highly acclaimed West End transfer of Dear England. Check out the video here!

Full Cast Announced for West End Transfer of James Graham's DEAR ENGLAND

The National Theatre has announced full casting for its highly acclaimed production of Dear England, transferring to the West End this Autumn. This new smash-hit play by James Graham, directed by Rupert Goold, tells the story of the England men’s football team under Gareth Southgate. It will play at the Prince Edward Theatre from 9 October 2023 for a strictly limited 14-week run.