Who is in the cast of HADESTOWN at London’s Lyric Theatre
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. West End musical Hadestown unveil their new cast, as the critically acclaimed production heads into its third year at the Lyric Theatre, London. Rachel Adedeji will play Persephone. […]
HADESTOWN at London’s Lyric Theatre (Review, March 2026)
HADESTOWN – a show you can see over and over again and never get bored Hadestown first premiered off-Broadway in 2016, before moving to London’s National Theatre in 2018, then opening on Broadway in 2019. London didn’t see the show again for five years until it eventually arrived in the West End in 2024 at the […]
Are the cheap seats for HADESTOWN in the West End any good?
Are the cheap tickets for the West End production of HADESTOWN worth the money? What is HADESTOWN about? HADESTOWN takes you on an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back, intertwining two mythic love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone. A deeply resonant and […]
Julia Donaldson’s WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD makes its West End debut
Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ bestselling picture book What the Ladybird Heard makes its West End debut this summer. This glittering tale of two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird and a whole farmyard of fun will open at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue on 5 July, running until 10 September, prior to a major UK […]
THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY comes to the West End
A fully immersive musical experience set in the 1960s After touring to every corner of the world, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is now heading into London’s West End from September 2017. Coming to the Lyric Theatre for a special four month season, the internationally acclaimed immersive production will take audiences through the story of […]
THRILLER LIVE extends booking period by 12 months to April 2018
Record-breaking Thriller Live announces a new booking period to Sunday 1 April 2018 The West End spectacular Thriller Live that celebrates his musical legacy and groundbreaking dance moves, and which recently became the 15th Longest Running Musical in West End history, is taking that message to heart! Thriller Live, on 26 March becomes the 9th […]
REVIEW: THRILLER LIVE (Lyric Theatre) ★★★
Eight years ago last month, Thriller Live opened in London’s West End, celebrating the music of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Less than six months later, the man himself sadly died, making Thriller Live a celebration concert of his life as well as his music. It is undeniably a brilliant dance show with a […]
REVIEW: THE GRUFFALO (Lyric Theatre) ★★★★★
I’d never seen The Gruffalo before but managed to squeeze it in this time around just before I jet off to Spain for some sun, sand and sangria. I wasn’t expecting much from a show made for three year olds but it is probably the best children’s show I have ever seen and left me […]
THRILLER LIVE Moonwalks past 3,000 performances in the West End
3,000 West End standing ovations and counting… “Thriller Live” Moonwalks past another Thrilling milestone! The cast of Thriller Live celebrated in style last night as the show marked its 3,000th performance in the West End with a spectacular cake and an American-themed party at Planet Hollywood. Thriller Live opened to critical acclaim at the Lyric […]
REVIEW: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Lyric Hammersmith)
As a theatre nerd I’ll admit I’ve seen a fair few productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. From ethereal forests to derelict junk yards, there are hundreds of ways to interpret Shakespeare’s arguably funniest play. Therefore, when you come across a production like Filter & the Lyric Hammersmith’s sublimely ridiculous interpretation it’s a bit of […]