The latest theatre news, West End reviews, show guides, and behind-the-scenes features from British Theatre's editorial team.
Fionna Hewitt-Twamley brings Brian Foster's powerful one-woman play back to the West End, having raised nearly half a million pounds for homeless charities over eight years.
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Ian McEwan's Booker-shortlisted novel Atonement is getting its world premiere stage adaptation, with Siân Phillips leading the cast at Chichester Festival Th…
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Paul Foster's stripped-back revival of the Kander and Ebb classic delivers devastating emotional power at Curve Leicester, before touring to Bristol Old Vic …
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Five-star reviews pour in for Suzie Miller's Inter Alia starring Rosamund Pike, with critics tipping her for an Olivier Award. Now booking at Wyndham's Theatre.
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Rehearsal images revealed for Mass, Fran Kranz's powerful debut play adapted from his Sundance-winning film, starring Adeel Akhtar and Monica Dolan at the Do…
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A radical reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats transforms the feline musical into a vibrant ballroom drag competition, and critics are calling it the bi…
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Freddie Fox and Julian Ovenden join Helen George and Felicity Kendal in a lavish revival of Cole Porter's High Society at the Barbican this summer.
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The Prat Pack is back for 2026. Bradley Walsh, Brian Conley, Shane Richie and Joe Pasquale reunite for a major UK tour culminating at the London Palladium.
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Former RSC artistic director Greg Doran revives his acclaimed puppet production of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis, narrated by Simon Russell Beale, for a Jun…
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Nick Mohammed hosts the 50th Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, celebrating the very best of London theatre in a landmark anniversary year.
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Nick Mohammed hosts the 2026 Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall as the ceremony celebrates its landmark 50th anniversary. Here's what to expect from the…
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The Watermill Theatre in Newbury reveals casting for its summer production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, running from May to September 2026 with an actor-music…
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The award-winning comedy company behind The Play That Goes Wrong ventures into musical theatre with Thespians, premiering in Colchester this May before a UK …
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The London premiere of Lifeline, a musical about antibiotics and Alexander Fleming, runs at Southwark Playhouse Elephant until 2 May, but good intentions can…
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Our guide to the best London theatre to see this week, including a sellout heist comedy, a powerful Greek tragedy, and a star-studded Florian Zeller revival.
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From Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium to High Society at the Barbican, here's every major musical revival heading to UK theatres in 2026.
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Two landmark Sondheim musicals opened on 4 April, and the Merrily We Roll Along film arrives on streaming the same date. Here's why this day matters.
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Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe lead a thrilling, emotionally devastating production at the Harold Pinter Theatre that makes Shakespeare's 400-year-old tragedy feel…
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David Hare's 1975 rock and roll play returns to the West End 50 years on, with Self Esteem delivering a formidable turn as the self-destructive frontwoman Ma…
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Ryan Craig's gripping play about a Jewish family fractured by conflict, grief, and competing loyalties delivers sharp writing and outstanding performances in…
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From Beetlejuice at the Prince Edward Theatre to Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre, here are the most exciting new musicals heading to stages across the U…
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The 25th anniversary concert of Jason Robert Brown's two-hander, recorded live at the London Palladium, will be released on 20 April via Atlantic Records.
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The viral musical comedy, which has amassed over 9.4 million YouTube views, will play the Apollo Theatre from 14 to 30 May with the original StarKid company.
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The performer who originated the role in New Jersey in 2023 will lead the West End production at Theatre Royal Drury Lane through 5 September.
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From spectacular circus adaptations to brand new productions, 2026 is shaping up to be a bumper year for new musicals on UK stages.
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