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A Little Life opening tn
Photos
A Little Life with James Norton, Luke Thompson, Omari Douglas and Zach Wyatt celebrates opening in the West End
The production will run at two West End venues this spring
Oklahoma thumbs
Video
Watch the Oklahoma! cast celebrate opening night in the West End
Oh, what a wonderful press night was had!
Jodie Comer — Best Performer in a Play winner for <em>Prima Facie</em>
Photos
Editor's Pick
23rd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards photos: Winners with their trophies
The stars with their awards for the first time.
Nathan Ives-Moiba, Aimee Lou Wood and John McCrea
Photos
Editor's Pick
23rd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards photos: on the red carpet with the stars
Check out all the action as the stagey nominees arrive for the big ceremony.
The original West End cast of <em>Life of Pi</em>
Theatre News
Life of Pi and Best of Enemies to be shown in cinemas
Two more productions get the NTLive treatment
Anna Popplewell
Theatre News
Anna Popplewell to make stage debut in queer adaptation of Hedda Gabler
The Ibsen classic is transformed for the Reading Rep run
A mosaic of shots from shows we'd love to see make a comeback
Features
Top shows we'd love to see return in 2023
Here's our 2023 wishlist!
Bronte Barbe, Danielle Hope and Sophie Evans
Features
Where are the Dorothys from Over The Rainbow now?
They followed the yellow brick road to Theatreland!
Lenny Henry leads an assortment of new plays to see in 2023
Features
Top new plays to see in 2023
We pick 15 new plays to put on your must-see list
A mosaic of the shows recognised
Features
Top 13 stage shows of 2022
Sarah Crompton selects her personal top picks of 2022
Rob Madge in the Palladium panto
Theatre News
Louis Gaunt, Rob Madge and Natalie McQueen join Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime at the London Palladium
The West End panto returns!
Wicked with Lucie Jones
Theatre News
Wicked extends West End booking to November 2023
The show is now the West End's ninth longest-running musical
A variety of shows on offer
Features
Autumn preview – top stage shows and musicals to see before 2022's out
Our editorial team pick the new shows they're most excited about
Someone holding a phone
Theatre News
West End actors condemn filming shows on mobile phones
Phones in theatres have a mixed response
Jack Holden and John Patrick Elliott
Video
Watch an exclusive performance from Cruise ahead of the show's West End return
A glimpse at the hit play!
The cast of <em>The Drifters Girl</em>
Theatre News
The Drifters Girl to end West End run this autumn ahead of tour
The show was previously booking in London to 2023
Emilia Clarke in <em>The Seagull</em>
Reviews
The Seagull review – Emilia Clarke makes her West End debut
Jamie Lloyd directs Anya Reiss' version of Chekhov
Hey Duggee and The Squirrels
Theatre News
CBeebies hit Hey Duggee coming to the stage later this year
The production will play a 24-venue UK tour
The cast
Theatre News
Further casting announced for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The tour kicks off in the autumn
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Features
Editor's Pick
17 musicals set for film adaptations
Which ones are you most looking forward to seeing?
Dirty Dancing usher cast in West End show following company illness
Theatre News
Dirty Dancing usher cast in West End show following company illness
From the aisle to the stage in a matter of days!
Andrew Garfield and Alexandra Shipp
Features
Editor's Pick
20 films for theatre fans on Netflix
Here's how to fill your evenings and still be stagey from the comfort of your sofa
Duane Gooden in The Smartest Giant in Town
Theatre News
The Smartest Giant in Town to head out on a UK tour in 2022
The show is adapted from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling picture book
"Blow High, Blow Low"
Features
Editor's Pick
Top reviewed West End shows to see
Our top picks of what to see in London!