The latest theatre news, West End reviews, show guides, and behind-the-scenes features from British Theatre's editorial team.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is using the London Palladium as a test site to try out various COVID-19 prevention measures in the hope of getting theatres open again.
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West End Live 2020 is to celebrate the best of the West End with two highlights programmes featuring performances from the last five years on 20-21 June.
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Rumours have begun to circulate that Bartlett Sher's production of Lerner and Loewe's musical My Fair Lady might be headed to the London Coliseum in 2021
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The Birmingham Rep has announced that the UK premiere of the hilarious Broadway musical Something Rotten is being rescheduled until 2021.
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Paul T Davies reviews Staged by Simon Evans starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen now streaming on BBC iPlayer. Watch it now!
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Producer Cameron Mackintosh today announced that Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, The Phantom and Hamilton will not return to the West End until 2021.
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Black voices from across the West End, Broadway, activism, community leadership and beyond will unite to raise funds and awareness in support of the Black Li…
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The Inheritance, A Strange Loop and Moulin Rouge are amongst the big winners at the 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards held virtually on the weekend.
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Theatrical charity Acting For Others has announced that over £600,000 has been raised across 14 member charities to support theatre workers affected by COVID…
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Scottish stars of stage and screen release Beautiful City as a tribute to NHS and Key Workers. Take a look at the video nbow!
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The Drive-In is a new contact-free way to experience film, pre-recorded theatre and live events at Troubadour Meridian Village in Enfield.
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The Shows Must Go On are back online. The week the YouTube channel will be showing Peter Pan Live.
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Julian Eaves reviews the Lyric Hammersmith's Love Love Love by Mike Bartlett presented as part of BBC Radio 3's Lockdown Theatre Festival.
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Paul T Davies reviews The Mikvah Projects by Josh Azouz now playing on BBC Sounds featuring Josh Zaire and Alex Waldmann.
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The company of Company on Broadway released a track of the show's opener recorded in isolation. Watch this great track featuring the Company Broadway Cast.
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Paul T Davies reviews E V Crowes's Shoe Lady presented on BBC Radio 4 as part of the Lockdown Theatre Festival, no on BBC Sounds.
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The Mercury Theatre Colchester and Perfect Pitch have announced the winners of their songwriting contest launched by Tim Minchin
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West End stars join for the online launch of Halls, a new British musical about uni freshers in their halls of residence.
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Reading Rep Theatre is to open its first permanent home in 2021. The new cultural hub will allow the company to continue to produce ambitious work
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Sunny Afternoon UK Tour 2020 postponed. The multi Olivier Award-winning musical which was to have opened in Manchester in August is postponed until further n…
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Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s building may be closed, but The REP’s creative team keep the conversation going with the launch of REPurposed.
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Originally scheduled to stream on 31 May, it has been announced that the 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will now be streamed on 13 June 2020.
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Birdsong adapted from Rachel Wagstaff from the Sebastian Faulks novel to be specially staged in costumes with digital design will be streaming on 1 July
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Playbox Theatre have announced its guests for a new series of Chatterbox giving young people a change to speak to artists and industry professionals.
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