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HAMILTON the Musical at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre

Mischief Theatre Presents CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG

1536 Ambassadors Theatre, WC2

THREE WOMEN AND  A DISTANT QUEEN   Ava Pickett’s  breathlessly exciting début play won, at the Almeida,  both a prestigious prize and mixed reviews.   As a first-timer, seeing its...

THESPIANS Mercury, Colchester and TOURING

A FUNNY SHOW HAPPENENED ON THE WAY TO THE COLISEUM         Ancient Greece is suffering drought and near-famine, and on a small island (population 16 and a half) prayers to Dionysiu...

To Kill A Mockingbird earns standing ovation on opening night in Newcastle

Our verdict on tense courtroom drama at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle

Blood Brothers Review, Richmond Theatre ★★★★★

Willy Russell‘s iconic musical Blood Brothers is playing at Richmond Theatre this week, the penultimate stop on its Spring 2026 tour. I hadn’t seen the show since its last West End...

Theatre Shows Opening in May 2026

Royal Opera House’s new curtains unveiled to King Charles III

Last night, the Royal Ballet and Opera unveiled its new Main Stage curtains at the Spring Gala, attended by His Majesty King Charles III.

1536 REVIEW (Ambassadors Theatre) ★★★★★

1536 – “one of the top three plays I have ever seen” Ava Pickett’s debut play, 1536, went down a storm when it opened at the Almeida Theatre and soon after announced its West End t...

World premiere of Mischief’s first musical comedy, THESPIANS

Full cast announced for the world premiere of Mischief’s first musical comedy, THESPIANS. MISCHIEF, the team behind the multi-award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, rewrite ancien...

London’s newest theatre will open this summer with two huge musicals

The Arts at Marble Arch is a medium-sized West End theatre with some maximum-sized ambitions

Heathers the Musical returns to London ahead of new UK tour

Heathers the Musical returns to London for 52 performances only this summer. Heathers will be the opening show at the Arts at Marble Arch, London’s newest theatre situated next to...

CAROLINE New Wolsey, Ipswich and touring

A MUSICAL IS BORN…OUT OF POP”S PAST          I liked this  rackety, brassy, exhilarating  banger of a show: a  cartoonish bit of history, a jukebox musical with a heart of gold . I...

A MIRRORED MONET Charing Cross Theatre

IMPRESSIONS AND OBSESSIONS    The old `Players’ Theatre has a good eye of oddball new musicals, cheap enough to sample before anyone’s train home. And here off-Broadway’s Carmel Ow...

REVIEW: THE AUTHENTICATOR at National Theatre – April 2026

The Authenticator – a gripping new play at the National Theatre that reckons with Britain’s colonial past.  Written by Winsome Pinnock and set against the legacy of Britain’s colon...

MAGIC Chichester Festival Theatre

SAD HEARTS AND SHOWBIZ         The play begins in a pure music-hall moment:   below the stage a hammeringly jolly piano,  onto it a  capering  leg-show chorus and sparklers, usheri...

Death on the Nile – Gaiety Theatre – Review

Death on the Nile – Gaiety Theatre – Review DATES: 21st Apr. – 25th Apr. Find out more about this production here.  Hercule Poirot (Mark Hadfield) really can’t catch a break. Every...

First look at Edinburgh King's Theatre ahead of July opening

Capital Theatres have given a look behind the scenes of the dramatic transformation of the 120-year-old theatre.

Derren Brown’s Only Human comes to London’s Apollo Theatre

Derren Brown’s new stage show, Only Human comes to London’s Apollo Theatre for a long-anticipated West End run. Performances will begin at the Apollo Theatre on Saturday 10 October...

Royal Players to perform in Anastasia: The Musical June 11-21 in Benton

The historic Royal Theatre in Downtown Benton is preparing to transport audiences on a sweeping, romantic adventure across Europe as the Royal Players proudly present Anastasia: Th...

THE AUTHENTICATOR Dorfman, SE1

A HOUSE OF ANCIENT SHAME         What terrible secrets lie in an impressive yet spooky mansion,  with artful descending ceilings and a trapdoor designed by Jon Bausor ?  Well, gven...

THE PRICE Marylebone Theatre

ETHICS AND EVASIONS       It’s a cluttered upper room, overcrowded with grand old furniture, a gramophone, harp, oddities like fencing foils and a home-built valve radio. The sense...

King's Theatre Heritage in Pictures: Here are 29 fascinating photos of the Edinburgh theatre

It has been a much-loved fixture of Edinburgh’s cultural landscape for nearly 120 years.

Review: Barnum, Lyceum Theatre

A spectacular visually stunning production with some awe-inspiring circus performers and fabulous music, but the busy stage sometimes detracts from the story. The post Review: Barn...