The Nutcracker at The Turbine Theatre ★★★

Claiming to be the ‘perfect Christmas tale’, this ‘the very adult pantomime’ tells the story of Carlie. A year ago, her dad was killed by a collision caused by a Just Stop Oil protest, causing him to crash into a petrol station (isn’t it ironic). She’s been dumped by her boyfriend and now, to top […]

Sh!t-Faced Showtime – A Pissedmas Carol at Leicester Square Theatre ★★★★★

Created by a group of friends in 2015, Sh!t-faced Showtime takes well-known stories and creates original scripts with a musical playlist. A boozy improv musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale returns to Leicester Square Theatre for a triumphantly tipsy fourth year. Featuring a West End cast of professional actors with a single, genuinely […]

Shrek the Musical to play at the iconic Eventim Apollo in London next summer

The award-winning Broadway and West End hit show Shrek the Musical, currently thrilling audiences on tour, will transfer to the iconic Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith for six weeks only from 19 July 2024. Antony Lawrence (Shrek), Joanne Clifton (Princess Fiona), James Gillan (Lord Farquaad), Brandon Lee Sears (Donkey), and Cherece Richards (Dragon) will continue to […]

Ian McKellen to star as John Falstaff in Shakespeare’s ‘Player Kings’ at Noël Coward Theatre

Player Kings, adapted by Robert Icke from William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2. Icke directs Ian McKellen as Sir John Falstaff are Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso & Romeo and Juliet) as Hal and Richard Coyle (Ink & Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore) as King Henry IV. Raphael Akuwudike (Prince John/Second Drawer), Sara Beharrell (Hotspur’s Servant/Snare/Davy), Samuel Edward-Cook (Hotspur/Pistol), Geoffrey Freshwater (Bardolph), James Garnon (Worcester/Silence), Alice Hayes (Messenger/Carrier), Henry Jenkinson (Harcourt), Nigel Lister (Northumberland/Francis) Annette McLaughlin (Warwick), Mark Monero (Peto), Hywel Morgan (Sir Walter Blunt), Joseph […]

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is coming to the UK

Shawna Hamic (Orange is the New Black, 1776 on Broadway) will lead the cast of the critically-acclaimed musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch as Ursula, opposite Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK star River Medway as Ariel. They are joined by Thomas Lowe (Triton), Allie Dart (Sebastian), Jamie Mawson (Eric), Julian […]

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy will perform live in concert at the London Palladium

Following two hugely successful UK and Ireland tours, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy will perform live in concert in the West End for the first time, playing at the London Palladium on Monday February 12 and Tuesday 13 2024. Joining the previously announced Michelle Visage as Morticia Addams, Ramin Karimloo as Gomez Addams and Lesley Joseph as Grandma in the THE […]