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The Best Valentine’s Day Theatre
Love is in the air this month Yes Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and London’s West End is getting ready for one of its busiest nights of the year A trip to the theatre is often the perfect way to treat your loved one But will they enjoy a heartfelt ...
Billy Elliot Star Kaine Ward Chats to UK Tickets
Kaine Ward is the latest of Billy Elliot’s that have performed in the West End and in nd countries around the world It took five months of auditions to get him here but now he looks like he’s not stopped smiling since his first performance just before Christmas Our UK ...
A Night with The Ladykillers at the Gielgud Theatre
Graham Linehan’s The Ladykillers recently announced an extension to its booking period at the Gielgud Theatre following record box office takings over Christmas and New Year The play based on the darkly humorous film made by the Ealing Studios in was adapted for stage by the Father Ted co-creator and ...
The Ladykillers Sets Box Office Record
Graham Linehan’s new adaptation of the classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers has set a box office record at the Gielgud Theatre by taking nearly £ in a single week The production opened to excellent reviews in early December and recently announced an extension to its booking period until Saturday April ...
Noises Off First Night Reviews Roundup
Noises Off Michael Frayn’s farce about the misfortunes of a touring play has opened at the Old Vic for its first major London revival since The production follows the ups and downs of Nothing On - a bawdy sex comedy that is on the road for a ten-week run Beginning ...
Matilda Opens to Excellent Reviews
Matilda the Musical has opened at the Cambridge Theatre to four and five star reviews The official first night was on Thursday th November after a month of preview performances The hilarious show - with music by comedian Tim Minchin - is based on Roald Dahl’s best-selling children’s story It ...
The Mousetrap Celebrates 60 Years in the West End!
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap celebrates its th West End anniversary today at the St Martin’s Theatre the home to the show since The th year sign will be illuminated tonight outside the venue as Theatreland pays tribute to the record-breaking whodunit To mark the milestone a new production with an ...
Stomp Celebrates 20 Amazing Years
The multi-award winning Stomp celebrated its th birthday this week with a public performance in London's Covent Garden It also held a special anniversary performance at the Ambassadors Theatre the show’s West End home since where several well-known faces from the world of comedy took part in a specially choreographed ...
I’d Do Anything Finalist Gets to Play Nancy!
I’d Do Anything finalist Samantha Barks will star as ‘Nancy’ in the new national tour of Lionel Bart’s Oliver The show enjoyed a record breaking run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane between January and January after Sir Cameron Mackintosh decided to produce a version based closely on Sam Mendes’ ...
Death and the Maiden First Night Reviews
Ariel Dorfman’s psychological thriller Death and the Maiden has opened at The Harold Pinter Theatre Tom Goodman-Hill and Anthony Calf join Hollywood star Thandie Newton in the first London revival of the play since its run at the Duke of York’s Theatre Newton plays 'Paulina' a former political prisoner who ...
