London Theatre News & Reviews
HIT MUSICAL WICKED EXTENDS TO 26 MAY 2018
Published Wed, 25 January 2017
WICKED, the West End musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to announce the opening of its 23rd new booking period at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, with tickets now on sale until Saturday 26 May 2018. Acclaimed as “one of the West End’s...
THE MOUSETRAP FACTS AND FIGURES
Published Mon, 21 November 2016
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is unique. It sets a new world record every day for the number of performances. The 26,500th performance took place on Saturday 26th May 2016. For over 57 years The Mousetrap has been the world’s longest running stage production. On 25th November 2012...
ADRIAN SCARBOROUGH AND GAWN GRAINGER JOIN DAVID TENNANT IN D O N J U A N I N S O H O
Published Thu, 17 November 2016
David Tennant, who plays the title role in Patrick Marber’s Don Juan in Soho, will be joined by Adrian Scarborough as Stan and Gawn Grainger as Louis. The production will preview at Wyndham’s Theatre from 17 March 2017, with press night on 28 March 2017. Don Juan in Soho will complete its strictly...
Lee Mack to Join Griff Rhys Jones in the Miser
Published Mon, 14 November 2016
Producer Mark Goucher today announced that BAFTA winning comedian Lee Mack will make his West End debut in a major revival of Molière’s classic comedy The Miser in early 2017. Mack joins Griff Rhys Jones who is returning to the London stage after five years to lead the ensemble cast. The play...
GRAMMY AWARD - WINNING ARTIST SHEENA EASTON TO MAKE WEST END DEBUT IN 42 ND STREET
Published Fri, 4 November 2016
PREVIEWS FROM MONDAY 20 MARCH 2017 AT THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE Sheena Easton – the Grammy Award winning artist who has sold over 20 million records around the world – is to make her West End debut in the forthcoming production of 42nd Street. Easton, who remains the only artist in...
JIM STEINMAN’S BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL EXPLODES ON STAGE AT THE LONDON COLISEUM
Published Thu, 3 November 2016
BOX OFFICE ON SALE TO GENERAL PUBLIC FROM 5PM TODAY WITH MEAT LOAF INTRODUCING ANDREW POLEC AND THE CAST IN A LIVE PERFORMANCE OUTSIDE THE LONDON COLISEUM ON ST MARTIN’S LANE The world premiere of the long-awaited Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical will take place in London’s West...
West End Kinky Boots Star David Hunter on Being the Go-To Takeover Guy & Wanting a Sleeping Ovation
Published Mon, 17 October 2016
British actor-singer David Hunter previously inherited the leading role of Guy in London in the Tony-winning musical Once and has now stepped into the co-starring role of Charlie Price in the Tony and Olivier Award-winning Kinky Boots, opposite Matt Henry at the Adelphi Theatre. A veteran of such...
Dreamgirls - Amber Riley will appear on The Graham Norton Show on BBC1 tonight, Friday October 7th
Published Fri, 7 October 2016
Sonia Friedman Productions is delighted to reveal the first official images of Amber Riley, Ibinabo Jack and Liisi LaFontaine as The Dreams. Exclusive new photography and a behind the scenes video have been made available today ahead of Amber Riley’s appearance on the Graham Norton show where she...
RACHEL TUCKER RETURNS TRIUMPHANTLY FROM BROADWAY TO LEAD 10TH ANNIVERSARY WEST END CAST
Published Mon, 19 September 2016
WICKED, the award-winning musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to release new production pictures of Rachel Tucker as Elphaba. Rachel Tucker returns to the West End production at the Apollo Victoria Theatre following an acclaimed engagement on...
42nd Street - The Big Time Broadway Show arrives in the West End March 2017
Published Fri, 5 August 2016
This new production of 42nd STREET - the dazzling and romantic homage to the world of musical theatre – arrives in London with an all-singing, high-kicking cast of over 50 and some of the greatest songs in musical history, ready to explode on to the West End’s biggest stage. 42nd STREET is the...