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This Week in the West End: What to See, 29 June to 5 July 2026
What is on in the West End from 29 June to 5 July 2026: a major new opening, two stars on stage, two closing shows, plus live prices.
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Editorial Staff
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Articles about Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Read 12 articles, reviews, and guides about Stranger Things: The First Shadow at Phoenix Theatre.
Features
The Best-Reviewed West End Shows Right Now: 22 to 28 June 2026
The highest-rated and most-reviewed West End shows for 22 to 28 June 2026, ranked from our live data, with the method explained.
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Editorial Staff
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The Best-Reviewed West End Shows Right Now (15 to 21 June 2026)
The highest-rated West End shows for the week of 15 to 21 June 2026, drawn from live audience ratings across our 51 productions on sale.
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Best-Value West End Tickets This Week, 15 to 21 June 2026
The lowest live prices in the West End for 15 to 21 June 2026, and a closer look at what £25 actually buys you in the big musicals.
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow Announces Final West End Performance in December 2026
The award-winning stage prequel to Netflix's Stranger Things will play its last London show on 27 December 2026 at the Phoenix Theatre after three years in t…
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Susan Novak
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Features
This Week in the West End: What to See, 8 to 14 June 2026
What is on in London’s West End for the week of 8 to 14 June 2026: long-running hits, star casting and the shows in their final weeks. Live prices.
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The Best-Reviewed West End Shows Right Now (June 2026)
The highest-rated West End shows on sale this week, ranked by thousands of real audience reviews. The Lion King and My Neighbour Totoro lead at 4.9.
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Editorial Staff
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The West End Right Now: What's Actually On, by the Numbers
A live snapshot of the West End: 46 shows on sale, tickets from £13, running times from 80 minutes to two-part epics. The real numbers behind a London theatr…
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Susan Novak
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News
The Housemaid Stage Adaptation Announced by Lionsgate Following $400 Million Film Success
Lionsgate is developing a stage adaptation of The Housemaid, the bestselling psychological thriller that became a box office smash. A playwright and West End…
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Susan Novak
News & Reviews
Reviews
The Lost Boys Musical Review: Broadway's Vampire Curse Is Finally Broken at the Palace Theatre
Michael Arden's thrilling new stage adaptation of the 1987 cult classic opens on Broadway to rapturous acclaim, delivering nostalgia, spectacle, and the best…
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Susan Novak
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Features
Best Plays of the 21st Century: War Horse, Complicité, and the Defining Theatre of 2006–2007
A new deep dive into the greatest plays of the century spotlights War Horse, groundbreaking Scottish writing, and asks what really counts as a play.
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Susan Novak
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Features
Are Musicals Really Squeezing Out New Writing in the West End? The Debate Rages On
Veteran playwright Michael Frayn says musicals are pushing plays off Shaftesbury Avenue. But is the reality more nuanced than that? We explore both sides of …
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Susan Novak
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