The much-anticipated Disney musical Hercules has now announced its complete cast ahead of its opening at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the West End on June 6th Luke Brady will be joined in his role as Hercules by his Muses, Sharlene Hector (Clio), Candace Furbert (Thalia), Robyn Rose-Li (Terpsichore), Brianna Ogunbawo (Melpomene), Malinda Parris (Calliope), and Kamilla Fernandes [...]
John Cleese’s stage version of his classic sitcom Fawlty Towers – The Play is to make a swift return to the Apollo Theatre in the West End for a limited three-month season this summer. The play about the antics of a chaotic Torquay hotelier will run from 24th June – 13th September, before embarking on a tour [...]
Lionel Bart’s Oliver! has extended its current booking period with performances of the West End musical set to continue at the Gielgud Theatre until at least 29th March 2026. The production, which has been reconceived by Cameron Mackintosh along with choreographer and director Matthew Bourne, ran at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2024 before transferring to the West [...]
Members of the original Broadway and National Theatre cast of Hadestown will reprise their roles for a limited West End run at the Lyric Theatre from 11th February to 9th March 2025. The production will feature Reeve Carney as Orpheus, André De Shields as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, and Patrick Page as [...]
Further casting has been revealed ahead of the UK premiere of Here We Are, which will open at the Lyttelton at the National Theatre on 23rd April 2025. Here We Are is the final musical by Stephen Sondheim that was inspired by two of Luis Buñuel’s films – The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Exterminating Angel and [...]
Producers have announced that performances of The Devil Wears Prada will extend at the Dominion Theatre until at least October 18th, 2025. The production opened officially last week starring Vanessa Williams as magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly. Strong advance sales have made the musical the fastest-selling show in the history of the Dominion Theatre with its opening [...]
Ryan Calais Cameron's thought-provoking play Retrograde is to transfer into the West End in March 2025. The tense thriller about the activist and actor Sidney Poitier will perform a strictly limited season at the Apollo Theatre from March 8th to June 14th. Calais Cameron previously had success with the production For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When [...]
The popular Jukebox musical, The Choir of Man will return to its home at the Arts Theatre for a five-month engagement in 2025, following changes to the timeline of the proposed redevelopment of the venue. The theatre will close for 10-weeks as planned for preparatory work ahead of the redevelopment on December 31st, but will now [...]