Eric Morecambe

THE LAST LAUGH Comes to Brighton Ahead of West End Run

Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,  THE LAST LAUGH will play Theatre Royal Brighton in February, immediately prior to a West End run at the Noël Coward Theatre.

THE LAST LAUGH Will Open in the West End Run and Embark on UK Tour

Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,  a West End run has been announced for THE LAST LAUGH. Written and directed by Paul Hendy, this new play will run at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End from 25 February to 22 March 2025.

Interview: 'We Talked About a Ten Week Run': Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer And Henry Shields on Celebrating 10 Years of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

The Olivier Award-winning comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong, is celebrating its 10th anniversary on the West End at the Duchess Theatre. Recently, we had the chance to speak with the writers of the show, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields on what it is like to be celebrating this anniversary!

THE LAST LAUGH Comes to Edinburgh Fringe

Three of Britain’s all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse – meet in a dressing room.  Old friends, comedy colleagues and masters of their craft … together they pass the time, discussing the secret of life, death, and what it means to be funny… really funny! 

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, RSC Stratford Upon Avon

Old actors play young characters and find new nuances in familiar speeches

THE MARILYN MONROE BURLESQUE SHOW Comes to Camden Fringe in August

When Covid shut the pubs, Sarah Holt gained consent from her local police station to take her pub variety act on the road to self-isolating households around the neighbourhood.  300 shows later, she had played street corner hen parties to care home gardens, even gaining an admonition from someone’s neighbour (Sir Michael Fish) for making too much din at a hundredth birthday party.  

Ore Oduba and Wendi Peters Will Lead Royal & Derngate's Panto SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

TV presenter, actor and Strictly winner Ore Oduba and actress and soap star Wendi Peters will head up the cast for this year’s spectacular Christmas pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, with the hilarious Bob Golding returning as Dame.

Tom Fletcher's THERE'S A MONSTER IN YOUR SHOW Will Embark on UK Tour

Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series, makes its debut as a brand-new musical show.  

London Classic Theatre Extends UK and Ireland Tour of ABIGAIL'S PARTY

London Classic Theatre has announced fourteen further venues for its smash-hit UK and Ireland tour. Abigail's Party extends its run for three months until 7 October.

Fascinating Aïda to Perform at the London Palladium in February 2024

Celebrate forty fierce and fabulous years of Fascinating Aïda as they raise the roof of The London Palladium!

THE VERY BEST OF TOMMY COOPER to Tour the UK This Spring and Summer

Back by public demand and brought to you by Daniel Taylor Productions Ltd, The Very Best of Tommy Cooper will be filling theatres throughout the country with fun, magic and laughter - all the way from Buxton to Basingstoke - and will even be entertaining crowds at the Glastonbury Festival this summer!

THE VERY BEST OF TOMMY COOPER Will Embark on UK Tour

Back by public demand and brought to you by Daniel Taylor Productions Ltd, The Very Best of Tommy Cooper will be filling theatres throughout the country with fun, magic and laughter - all the way from Buxton to Basingstoke - and will even be entertaining crowds at the Glastonbury Festival this summer!

Review: ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, Lyric Hammersmith

With references ripped from the headlines, this rocket-paced update of Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s Accidental Death Of An Anarchist is at once both deeply political and utterly hilarious.

Review: THE PLAY WITH SPEECHES, Jack Studio Theatre

Tremendous fun from a comedy that is set in the world of theatre but will find echoes in most workplaces

Review: LARKIN WITH WOMEN, Old Red Lion Theatre

There's more to Larkin's life than we see here, but, nevertheless, it's a lovely play that does full justice to the three women with whom he spent much of his life

Keala Settle Comes to Northampton's Royal & Derngate in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK This Christmas

Northampton's Royal & Derngate has announced that Tony Award-nominated star Keala Settle, from The Greatest Showman, will be heading up the cast in this year's spectacular Christmas pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk.

BWW Review: THE CHAIRS, Almeida Theatre

Kathryn Hunter shines in this updated version of a classic exemplar of the Theatre of the Absurd

Evolution Productions Announces Line Up Of 11 Pantos

2020 was the year that wasn't for pantomimes.  Hundreds of live shows up and down the land were cancelled because of the COVID pandemic, and many were only performed to online audiences.  This Christmas, panto is back with a vengeance!

Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens as ERIC & ERN Will Tour the UK Beginning in October

A festive version of the show, IAN ASHPITEL & JONTY STEPHENS as 'ERIC & ERN AT CHRISTMAS', will play Plymouth Theatre Royal on 27 November and a week-long season at The Lowry in Salford, 6 - 12 December.

New Liverpool Theatre Festival To Take Place Outdoors In September

Liverpool theatre producer Bill Elms has created a nine-day outdoor live performance festival to support the city's devastated theatre scene in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.