London Theatre News & Reviews

Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) starts previews in the West End
Published Thu, 9 September 2021

The new production of Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) starts previews at The Criterion Theatre on 15 October. Five vaguely familiar young women have a story to tell. You'll have seen them, emptying the chamber pots and sweeping ash from the grate, the overlooked and the undervalued making sure that...

Free online concert by West End artists to honour composer Elliot Davis’s work
Published Thu, 4 June 2020

The composer of Loserville the musical Elliot Davis’s work will be lauded through a one-off concert by West End stars on 6 June 2020 at 7:30pm BST. The concert is presented by the Barn Theatre where musical artists pay homage to the composer by singing the tunes of his shows like Out There...

Comedy Series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant about the lockdown to be aired on BBC
Published Fri, 29 May 2020

During these difficult times of global pandemic COVID-19, BBC One is all set to air a comedy series about actors in lockdown. Michael Sheen and David Tennant will perform in this brand new comedy series. The name of this comedy series is Staged and it has six parts which has been rehearsed and...

West End to welcome Juliet Stevenson playing in The Doctor next year
Published Mon, 18 May 2020

Theatres activities in the West End are suspended till 28 June 2020, therefore all performances of The Doctor which transferred to the Duke Of York’s Theatre from the Almeida Theatre, has been suspended till year 2021. Earlier it was decided to run the show this summer which doesn’t...

Hamilton starring Lin-Manuel Miranda on Disney+ for streaming
Published Mon, 18 May 2020

Hamilton musical which has Lin-Manuel Miranda in a lead role as Alexander Hamilton will be streamed on Disney+ from 3rd July 2020. In his tweet Miranda said: "Never been so happy/nervous in my life. We all watching this together on July 3, yeah?" Directed by Thomas Kail the film features original...

Six The Musical bags Visionary Honours award
Published Sun, 10 May 2020

A special virtual ceremony of the second annual Visionary Honours awards was held on Wednesday 6th May in which Six The Musical received Musical of the Year award. The female led Six The Musical is about the six wives of Henry VIII and a modern narration of their lives presented as a pop concert...

Adelphi Theatre to be dazzled by Samantha Barks’ solo concert
Published Tue, 5 May 2020

Samantha Barks who is all set to play the role of Elsa in the Original London production of Disney’s Frozen at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, will be also seen at the West End’s Adelphi Theatre to perform in a solo concert in the end of year 2020. In collaboration with a live band...

Love Never Dies by Andrew Lloyd Webber can be streamed online tonight
Published Fri, 24 April 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber dedication towards the theatre goers is endless and in order to keep them entertained during these hard times of lockdowns and social distancing, the next show by Andrew Lloyd Webber to be streamed online has been announced. Love Never Dies by Andrew Lloyd Webber is going to be...

West End’s All or Nothing is available for streaming on YouTube
Published Thu, 23 April 2020

All or Nothing musical is all set to be streamed on YouTube, intending to raise funds for NHS Charities Together. The West End musical was premiered in 2018 and embarked on a UK tour later having a cast which includes Carol Harrison in a lead role performing as Kay Marriott, Samuel Pope performing...

A Christmas Carol by Jack Thorne is due at the Old Vic later this year
Published Mon, 20 April 2020

A Christmas Carol which is an adapted version of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella of the same name, by English screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne is coming back to Old Vic for a fourth consecutive year this Christmas. The schedule of the musical is to come back to fascinate the spectators from 21...