Hadestown UK & Ireland tour kicks off in 2027

Hadestown announce the first-ever UK & Ireland tour beginning February 2027. The highly anticipated tour of Hadestown will open at the Curve Theatre, Leicester on 19 February 2027, before visiting Salford, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Norwich, Canterbury, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Cardiff, Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, Sheffield, Hull, Plymouth, Wolverhampton, Chester, and Sunderland. Further […]

Girl Interrupted Review at New York’s Public Theater, 2026

Colorful poster for 'Girl, Interrupted' with a bold circular title over pink and blue abstract shapes (Public label visible).

“Girl Interrupted has the potential to be one of the most important shows of the decade” Susanna Kaysen’s 1993 memoir, Girl Interrupted, documented the eighteen months she spent in a psychiatric hospital following a suicide attempt. It was turned into a box office hit in 1999, with Winona Ryder as Susanna, Angelina Jolie as the […]

High Society Review at the Barbican Theatre

High Society at the Barbican Theatre – gorgeous costumes, irresistible songs and a story nobody asked for. When you revive a classic piece of theatre, there needs to be a reason for doing so. You have to ask yourself: why is this story relevant right now? Why does this audience need to see this, in […]

Paddington The Musical now playing at London’s Savoy Theatre

SIGN UP NOW FOR NEWS, COMPETITIONS & DISCOUNT TICKETS Join the West End Wilma mailing list! Email Name Nearest City – SIGN UP Loading… Welcome! You are now subscribed. The world premiere of Paddington The Musical is now playing in London’s West End until 13 February 2028. PADDINGTON WINS BIG AT THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2026 Paddington […]

“Glastonbury for Theatre Lovers” – West End LIVE

Teal poster announcing West End Live on June 20–21, 2026 with the message 'The date is set'.

West End LIVE will return to Trafalgar Square on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 June, with a packed line-up of over 50 incredible performances from top shows from the West End and beyond. West End LIVE, Europe’s biggest free musical theatre festival, returns this summer, transforming Trafalgar Square into an open-air theatre like no other. […]

War Horse gallops back to National Theatre – Review ★★★★

Based on Michael Morpurgo’s book, War Horse has returned to its original home at the National Theatre nearly two decades after its debut, following a recent acclaimed tour of the UK and Ireland. The show received its world premiere at the National Theatre on 9 October 2007, before transferring to the New London Theatre (now […]

Kiln Theatre announces 2026/27 season

Quartet of Kiln Theatre posters: “Table 17” with champagne glasses clinking, over a cream background; “Berlin” showing a window view of a street at night; “All the Things We Can’t Explain” with an open suitcase of items; and “Nine Night” featuring a vase of sunflowers beside a portrait.

Kiln Theatre announces 2026/27 season, featuring two UK premieres. The season at the Kiln Theatre opens with Sonia Jalaly’s All The Things We Can’t Explain, a new play commissioned for Kiln Theatre’s Intergenerational Company, comprised of 80 community cast members ranging from ages 6 – 88, co-directed by Kane Husbands and Izzy Rabey. In the […]

Cats: The Jellicle Ball Review – Broadhurst Theatre ★★★★★

Bright yellow poster for Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, with a disco-ball cat on the left.

Cats: The Jellicle Ball Review – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Strangest Musical Gets Even Stranger Andrew Lloyd Webber shows can very much be hit or miss. There was the 2013 Profumo affair musical Stephen Ward, complete with songs about hula hooping and of course the more recent reimagining of Cinderella (Bad Cinderella), which I saw seventeen […]

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR KIMBERLY AKIMBO AT HAMPSTEAD THEATRE

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SIGN UP NOW FOR NEWS, COMPETITIONS & DISCOUNT TICKETS Join the West End Wilma mailing list! SIGN UP Loading… SIGN UP Loading… Welcome! You are now subscribed. Hampstead Theatre announce full cast for new production of the Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo. Performances begin on 28 August with the production running through to 7 November […]

A Stranger Takes the Stage: Dünyada Comes to The Cockpit

Promotional poster for The Camden Fringe: a blurred black-and-white portrait of a man in a leather jacket, with 'THE COCKPIT' and 'Dünyada' text and dates Aug 3–4 9pm, Aug 9 7pm.

This August, internationally acclaimed actor and director Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu brings his visceral, high-intensity solo performance Dünyada to Camden Fringe. Reimagining Will Eno’s celebrated monologue Title and Deed, the production arrives in London fresh from Istanbul’s underground scene, offering an evocative exploration of migration, identity drift, and the fragile necessity of being witnessed in a […]