My Neighbour Totoro announces new closing date at Gillian Lynne Theatre
mchlpckrd My Neighbour Totoro, the stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s 1988 feature film, will end its run at Gillian Lynne Theatre on January 3, 2027. Satsuki and Mei’s mother has taken…
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Cassie Bradley on starring in My Name is Rachel Corrie
Cassie Bradley is theatre and television actor known for screen roles on Coronation Street and Waterloo Road, as well as stage credits including King Lear at the National Theatre and…
Meera Syal heads cast of The Children now playing at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Here’s Meera Syal. Declan Conlon and Kerry Fox in The Children, Lucy Kirkwood’s play now in production at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre until October 3, 2026. Directed by Rachel O’Riordan to…
Battersea Arts Centre confirms cast for Nina
Battersea Arts Centre will stage the world premiere of Nina, the debut play written by director Caroline Williams that is inspired by Chekhov’s The Seagull. Nina is described as a…
Cast set for Theresa Ikoko’s Girls at Young Vic Theatre
Hannah Akhalu, Tara Tijani and Sewa Zamba will star in Girls, the new play written by Theresa Ikoko that debuts at The Young Vic Theatre this October. Akhalu plays Tisana,…
Tilda Swinton stars in Man to Man at Royal Court Theatre
Here’s Tilda Swinton on stage at the Royal Court Theatre in Manfred Karge’s Man to Man, which continues until October 24, 2026. More than 30 years after she first brought…
The Standard of Living begins rehearsals ahead of Theatre Royal Haymarket world premiere
Rory Kinnear, Natalia Osipova and the cast of The Standard of Living are now in rehearsals ahead of the play’s world premiere at Theatre Royal Haymarket this month. Kinnear stars…
The Hunger Games sets new cast for Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre production
The Hunger Games is announcing a new cast that will take to the stage at Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre as the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ book begins its…
Michael Ball to star as Willy Wonka in new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical
Michael Ball will star as Willy Wonka in a new musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which will open at the London Coliseum in June 2027.…
Yard extension for Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls
The Yard Theatre has announced a two-week extension for the revival of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. Directed by…