Sheridan Smith returns to the West End with WOMAN IN MIND
A new production of Alan Ayckbourn’s psychological comedy WOMAN IN MIND starring Sheridan Smith in a strictly limited West End run at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 9 December 2025 until Saturday 28 February 2026. WOMAN IN MIND marks Sheridan’s return to the Duke of York’s Theatre following her sell-out run in Shirley Valentine. […]
David Hare’s TEETH ‘N’ SMILES comes to Duke of York’s Theatre
The 50th Anniversary West End revival of David Hare’s rebel play TEETH ‘N’ SMILES will play at the Duke of York’s Theatre from March 2026 Starring Rebecca Lucy Taylor, AKA Self Esteem who returns to the stage following her hugely successful run playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London’s West […]
Stereophonic extends London booking until November 2025
Stereophonic – the most Tony Award-nominated play ever is now playing in the West End at the Duke of York’s Theatre until 22 November 2025. Read my review of Stereophonic in London’s West End Who is in the cast of Stereophonic? Portraying an ambitious rock band struggling to record their new album are: Zachary Hart as Reg […]
STEREOPHONIC at Duke Of York’s Theatre ★★★
Stereophonic – the most Tony-Award nominated Play Ever – fails to live up to the Broadway hype. Stereophonic – the most Tony Award-nominated play ever (13 nominations) and the most Tony Award-winning show of 2024 (5 wins) is now playing in London’s West End at the Duke of York’s Theatre and with an accolade that […]
Full cast announced for Sophokles’s electrifying and timeless play ELEKTRA
Academy Award winner Brie Larson (Room, Lessons in Chemistry, Captain Marvel) will make her West End debut in ELEKTRA, in a UK Premiere production of the translation by award winning poet Anne Carson of Sophokles’s electrifying play. Helmed by the acclaimed director Daniel Fish (Oklahoma), performances will begin at Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday 13 […]
Tom Holland stars in ROMEO & JULIET at Duke of York’s Theatre
Where and when? Romeo & Juliet runs at the Duke of York’s Theatre, until 3 August 2024. Who’s in the cast? Tom Holland (Romeo) is joined by Francesca Amewudah-Rivers as Juliet. Freema Agyeman (Nurse), Michael Balogun (Friar), Tomiwa Edun (Capulet), Mia Jerome (Montague), Daniel Quinn-Toye (Paris), Ray Sesay (Tybalt), Nima Taleghani (Benvolio), Joshua-Alexander Williams (Mercutio) and Callum Heinrich and Kody Mortimer (Camera Operators) complete the cast. Tom is a global star as a result of his iconic portrayal […]
The Pillowman (Duke of York’s Theatre) ★★★★★
Lily Allen carries the show and gives a superb performance as Katurian, never leaving the stage for a second. She delivers the lengthy dialogue in an engaging way that kept the sold-out audience captivated from the very beginning to the very end. Set in a modern dictatorship, where police torture for fun and decide the fate […]
REVIEW: HOME, I’M DARLING (Duke Of York’s Theatre) ★★★
Sideburns. Poodle skirts. Rationing. Just some of the trends the 1950s were recognisable for. First seen at Theatre Clwyd followed by a sold-out run at the National, Home, I’m Darling by Lauren Wade celebrates all things fifties with the story of a 21st century woman wanting to live her life as if she lived in […]
REVIEW: THE DRESSER (Duke of York’s Theatre) ★★★★
Ronald Harwood’s 1980 play THE DRESSER is based on his real life past, working as a dresser on tour with Sir Donald Wolfit during the war. The play was well received in both the West End and on Broadway and is now back in London starring Reece Shearsmith and Ken Stott. Now playing at the […]
REVIEW: DOCTOR FAUSTUS (at the Duke Of York’s Theatre)
I have never watched Game Of Thrones and until recently I thought John Show was a newsreader (I’m pretty sure he still is). So I wasn’t fangirling all over the place at the thought of going to see Kit Harrington in Doctor Faustus. But I was curious to Duke of York’s Theatre to see what […]