Sadler’s Wells revs up for The Car Man
mchlpckrd Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man will return to Sadler’s Wells for a five-week summer season next summer as part of a UK tour in 2026. Loosely based on Bizet’s opera,…
Acorn Antiques The Musical opens for business
Check out these production images from Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques The Musical, which has been revived for special performances in Manchester and London’s Shaftesbury Theatre. Celebrating 10 years of Manchester’s…
Orange Tree Theatre sets casts for Dance of Death, Vincent in Brixton
Currently staging Hedda and with Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals in rehearsals Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond has now confirmed the cast for two upcoming shows: Richard Eyre’s new adaptation…
Something Grim comes to Southwark Playhouse Borough
Performer and writer Edmund Morris tells The Theatre Playbook abouts bringing his stage play The Grim to Southwark Playhouse Borough, creating this story of two undertakers in 1960s London and…
Cast named for Ballad Lines at Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Frances McNamee, Rebecca Trehearn and Kirsty Findlay head the cast of new folk musical Ballad Lines, which opens at Southwark Playhouse Elephant in January 2026. McNamee plays Sarah, with Trehearn…
Park Theatre reimagines Noël Coward’s The Rat Trap
Ewan Miller, Lily Nichol and Angela Sims will star in a reimagining of Noël Coward’s The Rat Trap, coming to Park Theatre’s Park200 from January 2026. Adapted by Bill Rosenfield,…
Taboo reboot finds director
Constellations, Next to Normal and Caroline or Change director Michael Longhurst will helm a new version of Boy George’s musical Taboo. Longhurst recently joined Boy George, Jack Holden (who joined…
Elf the Musical arrives at Aldwych Theatre
Here’s the first look at Elf the Musical, with Joel Montague, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Aled Jones taking the stage at Aldwych Theatre. Montague, Fletcher and Jones star as Buddy,…
Stage set for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Rehearsals are underway on a new production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which will open at Shakespeare’s Globe in November at the start of a UK tour. In…
Arcola Theatre meets Petty Men
Adam Goodbody and John Chisham will star in Petty Men, a new play after Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar that will debut at Arcola Theatre this November. The first production from Buzz…