UK / West End Theatre Newsroom

Amanda Holden and Alan Carr will host the Royal Variety Performance, which will be held on Friday, 22nd November at the Royal Albert Hall, in the presence of Their Majesties The King and Queen. Learn more about the lineup here!

The forty year celebration of Sheffield based Forced Entertainment comes to a close with six performances of If All Else Fails at the Battersea Arts Centre. Performed and devised by Cathy Naden & Seke Chimutengwende, Tim Etchells of Forced Entertainment directs the duo in the improvisational informed “absurd test that fails to find the answers”.

WHY AM I SO SINGLE?, the second musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, the team behind SIX, has released an all new trailer. Check out the video and learn more here!

Several West End and theatrical-adjacent figures showed up on this year's list, including Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Graham, Sonia Friedman, Tom Holland, Sir Ian McKellen and more!

All new production images have been released featuring the new cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The show has also announced an extension. Check out the photos here!

Hope Mill Theatre has announced Wendi Peters as Florence Foster Jenkins in GLORIOUS! The True Story of The Worst Singer in the World, which will open at Hope Mill Theatre in February

Young may have been on “Struggle Street,” as he called it, but the show itself is solid and he does a fantastic job of rolling with the punches and adjusting the show to make it work for the audience he is dealing with.

Broadway advertising agency ARTHOUSE is expanding its footprint to London, bringing its dynamic and creative advertising strategies to the West End and the UK theater market. Learn more about the agency!

Finding the funny in one of Europe’s most violent episodes of political tumult, YESYESNONO’s The Glorious French Revolution (or: why sometimes it takes a guillotine to get anything done) is a riotous romp.

Sir Damon Buffini, Chair of the National Theatre, has announced that Cate Blanchett, James Graham and Sarah Wiggins are to join the National Theatre Board this month, with further appointments to be announced next year.

Director Christopher D. Clegg assembles Jacob Fowler (Hunter), Abbie Budden (Heidi), Mary Moore (Susan), and Thomas Oxley (Jeff) as the quartet, while Tom Chippendale is their accompanying pianist Larry. New casts will never have that je-ne-sais-quoi of the artists playing themselves, but, if the chemistry is there (and here it is indeed), the material is a boisterous enough journey through music and stressful deadlines bolstered up by meaningful friendships. Mind you, the piece is reasonably sized but, here, it regrettably comes off as a filler production to tide the venue over. 

Tall Stories has announced that their Olivier Award-nominated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s classic picture book will come to the West End this summer. 

Sir Tim Rice is set to visit Darlington Hippodrome in 2025, offering audiences a chance to engage with the acclaimed lyricist known for his work on JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and THE LION KING.

Birmingham Hippodrome’s Panto Dame Extraordinaire Andrew Ryan enjoyed a festive trip to the Jewellery Quarter Christmas Lights on Friday evening (15 November), meeting with local panto fans and taking in the spectacular firework display which marked the Lights Switch On. See photos from the event.

The Menier Chocolate Factory has released all new rehearsal photos for Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan’s The Producers. Check out the photos here and learn more about the production.

Following its successful run at the Old Joint Stock, The Mad Ones musical will transfer to London for a month-long run at The Other Palace Studio. Learn more about the show here!

New rehearsal photos have been released of Twelfth Night, a National Youth Theatre production performed by the NYT REP company. Check out the photos here!

Nick Cope’s family fun tunes are a pleasure in hear in-person, heightened by the added commentary about the song writing style which further enriched the show by addressing elements of morals, ethics, and a reminder to hold dear our key priorities.

The world premiere of KENREX will transfer from Sheffield Theatres' Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse to Southwark Playhouse Borough beginning in February 2025.

Save up to 48% on tickets to The Duchess at Trafalgar Theatre. Tickets are available from £20! Learn more about the show and find out how to get discount tickets here!

Pay no fees and save on tickets to The Elixir Of Love at London Collseum! Learn more about the production here, plus find out how to get discount tickets!

A new cast has been announced to join Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world, which is now playing at London’s St Martin’s Theatre.

Natalie Palamides: WEER tells the story of Mark and Christina, a couple who meet in 1996 and fall in love. We see their love story starting from the end on New Year’s Eve in 1999, using flashbacks to show how the pair became a couple and what led to their tragic end. It’s your classic 90s rom-drom (romantic dramedy), but here’s the thing that makes it a little bit different - Palamides is playing both Mark and Christina, with her costume and makeup done in halves to show each side of the couple.

Director, Daniel Bailey, follows up his hit Red Pitch with a play that cannot locate the detail it needs to step out of a generic plot

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK will play The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre beginning this month and running through January. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!