Heartsink preps for opening night at Riverside Studios
mchlpckrd Aden Gillet, Vikash Bhai and Megan Marszal star in new play Heartsink, which is now in rehearsals ahead of its debut at Riverside Studios this month. Written by former GP…
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Thelma & Louise musical to top Young Vic’s 2026/27 season
The Young Vic has announced its 2026/27 season, which will open this September with the world premiere of Thelma & Louise, a new musical based on the movie of the…
Maria Friedman to star in Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre
Maria Friedman will star in the European premiere of musical Kimberly Akimbo when it plays Hampstead Theatre this summer. A profoundly funny and heartwarming musical and winner of five Tony…
Charing Cross Theatre sees Dark of the Moon
The full cast of new musical Dark of the Moon has been unveiled ahead of its world premiere at Charing Cross Theatre this May. Dark of the Moon is a…
Southwark Playhouse Borough shines light on Night City
Southwark Playhouse Borough will host Night City, an epic modern drama written by Max Wilkinson and directed by Ebenezer Bamgboye this September. Set in a city that never sleeps, Night…
Emeka Agada debut The Last Black Messiah to open at Jack Studio Theatre
Playwright Emeka Agada speaks to The Theatre Playbook about his debut play, The Last Black Mesiah, which will open at London’s Jack Studio Theatre in London in April 2026. Emeka…
Paddington, Evita, All My Sons among Olivier Award 2026 winners
Paddington The Musical proved to be the runaway winner at this year’s Oliver Awards, with the show receiving seven awards on a night celebrating the best of London’s theatre industry.…
Arcola Theatre finds its Quartet in Autumn
Anthony Calf, Kate Duchêne, Pooky Quesnel and Paul Rider will star in Quartet in Autumn, a new adaptation of Barbara Pym’s novel that will open at the Arcola Theatre this…
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre finds An Ideal Husband
Chiké Okonkwo and Aurora Perrineau will head the cast of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, which opens at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre this May. Okonkwo is Lord Chiltern and Perrineau is…
The Harder They Come makes comeback to Stratford East
Natey Jones, Madeline Charlemagne and Chanice Alexander-Burnett will star in reggae musical The Harder They Come when it returns to Stratford East for a run of performances between May 16…