Paddington The Musical extends booking to May 2027 in London
The world premiere of Paddington The Musical is now playing in London’s West End. Adapted from the much-loved books written by Michael Bond, and the award-winning films by STUDIOCANAL, with music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher, book by Jessica Swale and direction by Luke Sheppard the production opened at the Savoy Theatre on Sunday, 30 November. Paddington the Musical is now booking […]
The 10th West End Wilma Theatre Awards – Tickets on sale now
West End Wilma celebrates 10 years of shining a light on UK theatre The West End Wilma Awards will return for its tenth anniversary on Sunday 1 November 2026 at London’s Leicester Square Theatre. Once again I am delighted to welcome Tim McArthur host for the 10th year! The West End Wilma Awards proudly shine […]
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird returns to the West End
Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird will return to West End for a strictly limited season this Summer. To Kill a Mockingbird comes to London’s Wyndham’s Theatre 25 June – 12 September 2026. The seminal American novel about racial injustice and childhood innocence became a Broadway and West End sensation […]
Cynthia Erivo in DRACULA “overly ambitious” – Theatre Review
Wicked Movie Star Cynthia Erivo plays 23 characters in an uncomfortable and overly ambitious one-actor, one-act adaption of Bram Stoker’s Dracula Sydney Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of Dracula, adapted and directed by visionary theatre-maker Kip Williams, has arrived at London’s Noël Coward Theatre. At its centre is one of the most celebrated performers of modern […]
Theatre news you may have missed this week
Take a look at what I’ve been up to over the past week and check out some of the theatre news you may have missed! Sex, deception, greed and corruption at the National Theatre I went to see Man and Boy at the National Theatre which feels especially timely. Its portrait of corporate power-play, […]
Full cast announced for KINKY BOOTS The Musical – West End
Full casting has been announced for the brand-new production of KINKY BOOTS The Musical The show will strut into the spectacular London Coliseum for 17 weeks from 17 March 2026 to 11 July 2026. KINKY BOOTS will host a special Gala Night at London Coliseum on Sunday 29 March in support of international charity WaterAid. […]
REVIEW: C.S. Lewis story Shadowlands brings joy to the stage
Hugh Bonneville plays childrens author C.S. Lewis in Shadowlands, a funny and thought provoking play which is a joy to watch Originally produced by Chichester Festival Theatre in 2019, William Nicholson’s 1989 play SHADOWLANDS (adapted from his own original BAFTA Award-winning TV Movie) directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, is now open and I went along to […]
THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME. transfers to London’s Soho Theatre
Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the award-winning two-hander THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME. by Hannah Caplan will transfer to Soho Theatre (Upstairs) for a run from 25th March to 18th April. The play follows Grace and Eli, two people in their mid-twenties whose relationship spans friendship, intimacy, rupture and repair. In […]
Iconic 60s soundtrack announced for new musical ‘CAROLINE’
She’s not a DJ. She’s not a rock star. But in the middle of Britain’s Radio Revolution, Caroline might just steal the show! Caroline – A New Musical is inspired by the true story of Britain’s pirate radio revolution which set the soundtrack to the sixties and gave a whole generation a new voice. Today, […]
REVIEW: MAN AND BOY at National Theatre (Dorfman) ★★★★
Crooked corruption in the corporate world and the razzle dazzle game that the big dogs play in order to win Terence Rattigan’s 1963 play Man and Boy tells the story of ruthless businessman Gregor Antonescu, who turns up at the New York apartment of his estranged son, Basil, just as news breaks of a major […]