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"Christmas Actually," a festive stage show curated by Richard Curtis ("Love Actually," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill"), has unveiled its hosts and first tranche of guests. The…
Cirque du Soleil could soon have a permanent U.K. home at iconic London venue The Saville Theatre, which is being revived and restored by Yoo Capital. Located on Shaftesbury Avenue, in the h…
Comedian and actor Russell Brand's live tour "Bipolarisation" has been postponed. The first show to be affected is at the Theatre Royal Windsor. The theater management team shared the follow…
The U.K. has a robust presence at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, and several of the films screening there find contemporary resonance while exploring historical subjects.…
Matt Smith, known for playing Doctor Who in the eponymous BBC series and the Duke of Edinburgh in Netflix's "The Crown" is returning to London's West End. Smith will headline an adaptation o…
London's National Theatre has unveiled the complete ensemble cast for Roald Dahl's "The Witches," a co-production with the Roald Dahl Story Company. The stage musical is directed by Lyndsey …
Stage show "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has unveiled a new cast for its London production. David Ricardo-Pearce will play Harry Potter, with Polly Frame as Ginny Potter and Ellis Rae …
"Veep" creator Armando Iannucci's first stage play "Pandemonium" is a satire on how then U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government handled the COVID-19 pandemic. The subtitle of t…
Michael Boyd, theater director and former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has died of cancer. He was 68. His family said in a statement issued via the RSC: "Theater …
THEATER "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the first Harry Potter story to be presented on stage and the eighth story in the series, celebrates its seventh anniversary at the Palace Theatr…
A new stage adaptation of ancient Indian epic "Mahabharata" is set to make its U.K. premiere at London's Barbican Theatre this fall. The retelling of the revered text, which follows a devast…
Stanley Kubrick's 1964 political satire film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," is being adapted as a stage production for London's West End by "Veep" cr…
Writer-director Richard Curtis, known for iconic British romantic comedies "Love Actually," "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill," has revealed his next venture. "Christmas Actual…
U.K. culture secretary Lucy Frazer has revealed ambitions to shift the balance of power in the theater world from Broadway in New York to London's West End. Delivering the keynote addres…
"Succession" star Sarah Snook is returning to London's West End in a theater adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic 1890 novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Snook, who won a Golden Globe and Cr…
A comprehensive report published by Freelancers Make Theatre Work (FMTW) sheds light on critical challenges faced by the freelance theater workforce in the U.K. The survey, conducted between…
The performance show "Tarantino Live" has officially been updated based on Quentin Tarantino's last film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," for its London run. For The Record, the production …
Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris has unveiled 12 new productions and has also confirmed that he will step down after 10 years as director in mid-2025 when his current term comes…
Theaters in London's West End will dim their lights at 7pm local time on Thursday in memory of Tina Turner, who died on Wednesday. Hannah Essex, co-chief executive of the Society of London T…
"To Wong Foo The Musical," based on 1995 film "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar," will have its world premiere at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, U.K. The film, which is…
"Luther" star Idris Elba has joined the team at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre as an associate producer for the U.K. production of "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" by Jocelyn B…
Sadler's Wells associate artist Kate Prince's acclaimed dance theatre production, "Message In A Bottle," set to the music of 17-time Grammy winner Sting, has been filmed for cinema release i…
The Royal Shakespeare Company's theater adaptation of Studio Ghibli's "My Neighbor Totoro" swept the Olivier Awards on Sunday, taking home six out of the nine categories it was nominated in,…
The smash hit stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's "My Neighbor Totoro" will return to London's Barbican Theatre for a limited run this fall. The production is from executive producer Joe His…
Australian stars Jason Donovan and Peter Andre will return to Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's iconic musical "Grease" at the Dominion Theatre in London's West End following their acclaimed per…