REVIEW: “OH, MARY!” (Trafalgar Theatre) ★★★★ – December 2025
Does a very American story about Abraham Lincoln and his erratic wife, translate for British audiences? I went along to “Oh, Mary!” to find out. Smash hit comedy “OH MARY!” premiered off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in January 2024, before a Broadway transfer to the Lyceum Theatre in July 2024, where it broke box […]
Full cast announced for SHADOWLANDS at Aldwych Theatre
Full cast announced for the West End production of William Nicholson’s beloved and deeply moving play SHADOWLANDS Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, SHADOWLANDS opens at London’s Aldwych Theatre from 5 February to 9 May 2026. As previously announced, Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington, W1A) will play C.S. Lewis — the celebrated author of The Chronicles of […]
Daniel Breaker joins Hadestown West End cast
Daniel Breaker joins Hadestown West End cast Broadway and television star Daniel Breaker will play Hermes in the critically acclaimed West End production of Hadestown from 29 December 2025. He joins the London cast having played the role at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway since February this year. Other credits include the Broadway productions […]
REVIEW: SNOW WHITE (all-drag panto) at Emerald Theatre ★★★★★
Snow White (the all-drag panto) – so camp it should come with tent pegs! 2025 marks the fifth anniversary of TuckShop’s all-drag pantomimes. Designed to provide a platform for drag performers to be noticed outside of gay bars and on the big stage by Christopher D. Clegg. This year’s show has been beautifully written by […]
Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical announces major tour
Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical announces major tour opening at Curve, Leicester in March 2027. Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical, will head out on a major tour, opening at Curve in Leicester in March 2027, before visiting Cardiff, Canterbury, Manchester, Oxford, Edinburgh, Plymouth, Sunderland, Birmingham, and Nottingham. […]
REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast – A Horny Love Story ★★★★★
Beauty and the Beast – A Horny Love Story that really hits the spot! Adult pantomimes always walk a delicate line. Push the jokes too far and the magic disappears. The sweet spot sits somewhere between cheeky, outrageous and full of rude gags, and crude humour that feels more grim than gleeful. A good rule […]
REVIEW: TOP HAT at London’s Southbank Centre ★★★★★
Top Hat is certainly up there with the best of the golden age of movie musicals and the latest stage production doesn’t disappoint. Based on the 1935 film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the stage adaptation of Top Hat made its UK Premiere in 2011 on tour before transferring into the Aldwych Theatre in […]
Full cast announced for Mean Girls the Musical tour
Full cast announced for the UK & Ireland tour of Mean Girls the Musical The Cast Joining the previously announced Emily Lane as Cady Heron, Vivian Panka as Regina George, Sophie Pourret as Karen Smith, Georgie Buckland as Janis Sarkisian, Max Gill as Damian Hubbard, Karim Zeroual as Kevin Ganatra and Joshua Elmore as Mr Duvall, are Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George and Kiara Dario as Gretchen Wieners. Also joining the […]
UK Tour of Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers
International smash hit musical, Blood Brothers has announced its Spring 2026 tour dates Opening at Churchill Theatre, Bromley on Wednesday 14 January 2026. The Cast Vivienne Carlyle will continue as Mrs. Johnstone having gained widespread critical acclaim and nightly standing ovations on the show’s most recent tours. Richard Munday rejoins Blood Brothers as the Narrator, […]
The future of musical theatre celebrated in Horizons Concert
HORIZONS VOL #3, the third annual concert series dedicated to the future of musical theatre, will be performed at Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zedel on Monday 19 January. Bringing audiences the best new songs from a new generation of songwriters in a concert curated especially for fans of musicals, this celebration of new musical theatre […]