Dracula bites at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
mchlpckrd Dracula is now thrilling audiences at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, with the production running at the venue until October 11, 2025. This major new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s horror classic, written…
September 2025
Southwark Playhouse Elephant cracks The Code
Tracie Bennett, John Partridge, Solomon Davy and Nick Blakeley are now on stage in The Code, which is running at Southwark Playhouse Elephant until Saturday, October 11, 2025. The Code…
Park Theatre crowns Hannah Doran’s The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights
Jackie Clune, Marcello Cruz, Ash Hunter, Mithra Malek and Eugene McCoy will star in the world premiere of Hannah Doran’s The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights, which will debut…
Duke of York’s Theatre shows Teeth ‘N’ Smiles
Rebecca Lucy Taylor, AKA Self Esteem, will star in the 50th anniversary West End revival of David Hare’s Teeth ‘N’ Smiles, which will open at the Duke of York’s Theatre…
50 First Dates musical starts London rehearsals
Georgina Castle and Josh St Clair lead the cast of new London musical 50 First Dates, which is now in rehearsals ahead of its premiere at The Other Palace this…
Rehearsals underway for Old Vic’s Mary Page Marlowe
Susan Sarandon, Andrea Riseborough and the cast of Mary Page Marlowe are now in rehearsals ahead of the UK premiere of Tracy Letts’ play at The Old Vic this month.…
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm showing Dracula in a new light
Playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm tells The Theatre Playbook about adapting Bram Stoker’s Dracula for the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, retelling the story from a new perspective and why horror is so…
Cast confirmed for The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon
Full casting has been announced for The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon, which will visit New Wimbledon Theatre, Alexandra Palace and Richmond Theatre as part of its upcoming UK tour. The…
Danny Robins explores Uncanny: Fear of the Dark at London Palladium
The London Palladium will welcome the next show from Uncanny, the paranormal podcast series fronted by Danny Robins, in March 2026. The first Uncanny live stage show – I Know…
Ken Ludwig on adapting Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile
Playwright Ken Ludwig speaks to The Theatre Playbook about bringing Death of the Nile to the stage, adapting Agatha Christie and his take on the Queen of Crime’s iconic detective…