The latest theatre news, West End reviews, show guides, and behind-the-scenes features from British Theatre's editorial team.
Multi-award-winning duo Sh!t Theatre bring their biggest show yet to Edinburgh Fringe, a riotous mega musical about the forgotten first female president in history.
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A three-alarm fire at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre has forced the indefinite closure of The Book of Mormon's Broadway venue, though the auditorium escaped damage.
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The Karate Kid – The Musical has launched its UK premiere tour, bringing the beloved 1984 film to life on stage with Adrian Pang as Mr Miyagi.
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Dave Harris' world premiere play Tender delivers a hilarious and emotionally rich look at masculinity, vulnerability, and desire at a failing strip club.
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From Cynthia Erivo halting a performance to Lesley Manville demanding action on photos, leading stars are taking a stand against phone use in theatres.
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Olivier Award-winner Julie Hesmondhalgh leads a star-studded cast of stage and screen talent heading to the Scottish Highlands for The Celebrity Traitors ser…
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From Beetlejuice's West End debut to thrilling new musicals and starry revivals, here's your essential guide to the best stage shows opening in May 2026.
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Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds: The Experience and Elvis Evolution have both shut their doors after operator Ellipsis Entertainment ceased trading.
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West End legend Hannah Waddingham and Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa will close out the inaugural season of Saturday Night Live UK with back-to-back hosting dut…
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Aaron Sorkin's acclaimed stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird reveals its full London cast ahead of its highly anticipated West End opening at Wyndham's…
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First look footage from the Mean Girls UK tour has arrived, with the musical now playing at Manchester Opera House before touring the country through January…
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From Olivier Award winners to exciting new casting reveals, here are the theatre stars who dominated searches in April 2026.
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Ted Walliker's genre-bending queer odyssey Ron becomes Riverside Studios' first ever in-house co-production as the venue marks its 50th anniversary.
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New artistic director Tom Wright launches his first season at Leeds Playhouse with a contemporary Frankenstein that interrogates artificial intelligence, whi…
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RuPaul's Drag Race legend Jinkx Monsoon is heading to London to play Judy Garland in a major West End revival of End of the Rainbow.
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The full company has been revealed for the [London Palladium](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/london-palladium-london)’s ...
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Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison deliver outstanding performances in Grace Pervades, David Hare's sharp and funny new play about Victorian theatre legends He…
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Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced its full cast for A Midsummer Night's Dream, running from 20 June to 18 July with director Atri Banerjee at the …
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The Olivier Award-winning musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is set for its North American premiere at New York's Public Theater this autumn.
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Jamie Lloyd's acclaimed production of Evita, starring Rachel Zegler, will move to a Shubert theater on Broadway next spring after its sold-out London Palladi…
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Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking rock musical Rent is heading back to London's West End in autumn 2026, marking three decades since its iconic premiere.
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Robert Icke adapts the Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others for the stage, starring Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane and Luke Thompson at the Adelphi Theat…
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Two acclaimed National Theatre revivals are heading to free-to-air TV on Sky Arts this week, alongside The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Oscar-nominated star Cynthia Erivo paused her West End performance of Dracula at the Noel Coward Theatre to confront an audience member who was filming the s…
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Meet the full cast of My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, from the puppeteers bringing Totoro to life to the actors playing Mei, Satsuki, and b…
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