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Brie Larson to Make Highly Anticipated West End Debut
Brie Larson will make her West End debut in January 2025 starring in Elektra, directed by Daniel Fish.
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Cast Announced for Hackney Empire 25th Annual Panto
Hackney Empire has unveiled the full cast and creative team for its 25th annual pantomime, Dick Whittington and His Cat, set to run from November 23 to Janua…
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First Look at Coriolanus at the National Theatre
Productions photos of David Oyelowo starring in the National theatre production of Coriolanus have been released.
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Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke to Star in Chekhov’s The Seagull
Blanchett and Burke are set to star in the Chekhov class The Seagull at the Barbican in early 2025.
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Lastest British Theatre News - Week Ending 20th September 2024
The latest news from the world of theatre in the UK
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British Theatre News Weekly Summary - 13th September 2024
All the important theatre news this week from BritishTheatre.com
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Initial Casting Announced for Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan’s The Producers at Menier Chocolate Factory
Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin are set to lead the cast of the Menier Chocolate Factory production.
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Royal Court's Brace, Brace extends run
Ahead of its opening at Royal Court, Oli Forsyth's Brace, Brace has extended its run until 9 November 2024.
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Revealed Casting Announced for Coventry's Belgrade Theatre
Jayden Hanley makes his stage debut alongside Daniel J Carver and Everal A Walsh in Belgrade Theatre's Coventry.
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British Theatre New Round Up: 14 August 2024
Additional Cast Announced for A Raisin in the Sun and more news...
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Top British Theatre News: 31 July 2024
New casting announced for Jamie Lloyd's Skaespeare season, Coriolanus and The Rocky Horror Show UK Tour
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Bat Out Of Hell Musical UK Tour 2025 - Tour schedule and tickets
The Bat Out Of Hell Musical UK Tour is coming to a theatre near you in 2025 by popular demand . Bat Out Of Hell the musical features the greatest anthems of …
Douglas Mayo
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat UK Tour 2025
The acclaimed new London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat UK Tour is back on the road in 2025.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Bindweed, Mercury Theatre Colchester✭✭✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Martha Loader's play Bindweed at the Mercury Theatre Colchester.
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The 39 Steps - Casting for limited West End season from August 2024
Casting has been announced for the limited West End season of the Olivier and Tony Award-winning comedy The 39 Steps at the Trafalgar Theatre.
Douglas Mayo
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Giles Terera joins Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove at Noel Coward Theatre
Olivier Award-winning Giles Terera is to join Steve Coogan in the World Premiere stage production of Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove at the Noel Coward Thea…
Douglas Mayo
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Ghost Stories UK Tour
Ghost Stories - The long-running West End hit by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman will tour for the first time.
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The Lehman Trilogy returns to London's Gillian Lynne Theatre
Sam Mendes' production of The Lehman Trilogy returns to London's Gillian Lyne Theatre for a limited run this September.
Douglas Mayo
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I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical UK and Ireland Tour
Following acclaimed seasons at Wilton's Music Hall and the Edinburgh Fringe, the UK and Ireland tour of Alexander S Bermange's I Wish My Life Were Like A Mus…
Douglas Mayo
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WATCH: Kym Marsh singing Animal Lover from 101 Dalmations The Musical
Watch Kym Marsh perform Cruella de Vil's big number Animal Lover from 101 Dalmations the Musical.
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Wise Children and RSC announce The Buddha of Suburbia West End transfer
Wise Children and RSC's critically acclaimed production of Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia is transferring to the Barbican Centre
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The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Initial Casting announced
Olivier Award Winner John Dalgleish is to play the lead in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button the musical at Ambassadors Theatre.
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The Phantom Of The Opera celebrates 15,000 at His Majesty's Theatre
On Saturday 8 June 2024, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera celebrated its 15,000th performance at His Majesty's Theatre in London's West End.
Douglas Mayo
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My Fair Lady at Leeds Playhouse -First Look
Take a look at these great production images for My Fair Lady, a new co-production with Opera North and Leeds Playhouse.
Douglas Mayo
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You Lie In April - A First Look at new West End musical
Enjoy this first look at new West End musical You Lie In April coming to the Harold Pinter Theatre for a limited season from 21 June.
Douglas Mayo
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