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Royal Albert Hall staging <em>The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical</em> concert

Royal Albert Hall staging The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical concert

Shakespeare's Globe announces 2022 winter season

Shakespeare's Globe announces 2022 winter season

<em>Lotus Beauty</em> at Hampstead Theatre – review

Lotus Beauty at Hampstead Theatre – review

Casting announced for Roy Williams' <em>The Fellowship</em> at Hampstead Theatre

Casting announced for Roy Williams' The Fellowship at Hampstead Theatre

Edith Wharton-inspired play <em>Pennyroyal</em> premieres at Finborough in July

Edith Wharton-inspired play Pennyroyal premieres at Finborough in July

Marys Seacole at the Donmar Warehouse – review

Marys Seacole at the Donmar Warehouse – review

Punchdrunk's <em>The Burnt City</em> – review

Punchdrunk's The Burnt City – review

West End <em>Prima Facie</em> with Jodie Comer partners with Schools Consent Project

West End Prima Facie with Jodie Comer partners with Schools Consent Project

Women's Prize for Playwriting won by Karis Kelly for <em>Consumed</em>

Women's Prize for Playwriting won by Karis Kelly for Consumed

<em>Bloody Difficult Women</em> at Riverside Studios – first look

Bloody Difficult Women at Riverside Studios – first look

Tim Walker's <em>Bloody Difficult Women</em> at Riverside Studios – in rehearsals

Tim Walker's Bloody Difficult Women at Riverside Studios – in rehearsals

<em>Never Not Once</em> at the Park Theatre – review

Never Not Once at the Park Theatre – review

<em>Running with Lions</em> at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre announces full casting

Running with Lions at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre announces full casting

New Diorama Theatre announces three new commissions

New Diorama Theatre announces three new commissions

<em>Shout</em> – The Mod Musical to return to London next spring

Shout – The Mod Musical to return to London next spring

<em>Mum</em> at the Soho Theatre – review

Mum at the Soho Theatre – review

<em>Rice</em> at the Orange Tree Theatre – review

Rice at the Orange Tree Theatre – review

Sarah Crompton on Lucy Kirkwood's <em>Maryland</em>: It's impossible not to be angry

Sarah Crompton on Lucy Kirkwood's Maryland: It's impossible not to be angry

<em>Antigone </em>at Mercury Theatre, Colchester – review

Antigone at Mercury Theatre, Colchester – review

<em>Tina</em> announces West End extension to December 2022 and partnership with Refuge

Tina announces West End extension to December 2022 and partnership with Refuge

New Lucy Kirkwood play to be performed at the Royal Court next week

New Lucy Kirkwood play to be performed at the Royal Court next week

Dominic Cavendish is wrong when he says there are too many musicals in the UK

Dominic Cavendish is wrong when he says there are too many musicals in the UK

<em>Typical Girls</em> at Sheffield Crucible – review

Typical Girls at Sheffield Crucible – review

<em>Typical Girls</em> at Sheffield Crucible: first look photos released

Typical Girls at Sheffield Crucible: first look photos released

Stockard Channing, Tamsin Greig and Rebecca Night to star in Hampstead Theatre shows

Stockard Channing, Tamsin Greig and Rebecca Night to star in Hampstead Theatre shows

<em>Cinderella</em> review – Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical opens in the West End

Cinderella review – Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical opens in the West End

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's <em>Typical Girls</em> announces full casting

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's Typical Girls announces full casting

Did <em>Carousel</em> have critics in a spin?

Review Round-Ups

Did Carousel have critics in a spin?

<em>Carousel</em> at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre – review

Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre – review

<em>Wonderville Magic & Illusion</em> at the Palace Theatre – review

Wonderville Magic & Illusion at the Palace Theatre – review

Niamh Cusack and Saffron Coomber to star in Rose Theatre season

Niamh Cusack and Saffron Coomber to star in Rose Theatre season

<em>Gin Craze!</em> at Royal and Derngate – review

Gin Craze! at Royal and Derngate – review

Watch Emma Rice's Old Vic show <em>Bagdad Cafe</em> in rehearsals

Watch Emma Rice's Old Vic show Bagdad Cafe in rehearsals

Bush Theatre announces new season into 2022

Bush Theatre announces new season into 2022

<em>Thelma and Louise</em> stage musical in the works

Thelma and Louise stage musical in the works

Wise Children's <em>Bagdad Cafe</em> at the Old Vic: first look

Wise Children's Bagdad Cafe at the Old Vic: first look

Director Jon M Chu gives update on <em>Wicked</em> movie: 'The spectacle? That's the easy part'

Director Jon M Chu gives update on Wicked movie: 'The spectacle? That's the easy part'

<em>Well-Behaved Women</em> song cycle to be performed at Cadogan Hall

Well-Behaved Women song cycle to be performed at Cadogan Hall

Review: <em>Walden</em> (Harold Pinter Theatre)

Review: Walden (Harold Pinter Theatre)

Exclusive: <em>Ride</em> musical to play two West End performances

Exclusive: Ride musical to play two West End performances

Old Vic announces casting for Emma Rice's <em>Bagdad Cafe</em>

Old Vic announces casting for Emma Rice's Bagdad Cafe

New musical <em>Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World</em> to premiere this autumn

New musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World to premiere this autumn

2021 Women's Prize For Playwriting reveals judging panel and this year's plans

2021 Women's Prize For Playwriting reveals judging panel and this year's plans

Plans announced for <em>Mystic Pizza</em> musical featuring '80s and '90 music icons

Plans announced for Mystic Pizza musical featuring '80s and '90 music icons

Alan Bennett features in new Nottingham Playhouse season

Alan Bennett features in new Nottingham Playhouse season

Review: <em>The Band Plays On</em> (Sheffield Crucible, online)

Review: The Band Plays On (Sheffield Crucible, online)

<em>Ma Rainey's Black Bottom</em> among Oscar contenders

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom among Oscar contenders

<em>The Queen's Gambit</em> to be adapted into a musical

The Queen's Gambit to be adapted into a musical

International Women's Day: shows to stream online

International Women's Day: shows to stream online

Virginia Woolf works released on Audible with all-star casts

Virginia Woolf works released on Audible with all-star casts

<em>Letters Live</em> and The Shows Must Go On series to stream readings with Olivia Colman, Rose McGowan and more

Letters Live and The Shows Must Go On series to stream readings with Olivia Colman, Rose McGowan and more

The Old Vic to stream two new monologues next month

The Old Vic to stream two new monologues next month

Review: <em>The Color Purple</em> (Curve Leicester – online)

Review: The Color Purple (Curve Leicester – online)

<em>Some Like It Hot</em> musical announces more details

Some Like It Hot musical announces more details

<em>Mary Poppins</em>-inspired makeup collection released by Bésame Cosmetics

Mary Poppins-inspired makeup collection released by Bésame Cosmetics

<em>Hamilton</em>'s Phillipa Soo: 'I'd love to join <em>Six</em>'

Hamilton's Phillipa Soo: 'I'd love to join Six'

Jordan Peele, Sylvia Plath and Wong Kar-wai – how New Adventures' three dance films came together

Jordan Peele, Sylvia Plath and Wong Kar-wai – how New Adventures' three dance films came together

Covid vaccine that is 95-percent effective partially funded by Dolly Parton

Covid vaccine that is 95-percent effective partially funded by Dolly Parton

Bush Theatre to re-open with new Travis Alabanza play <em>Overflow</em>

Bush Theatre to re-open with new Travis Alabanza play Overflow

Review: <em>Betrayal</em> (Theatre Royal Bath)

Review: Betrayal (Theatre Royal Bath)

Producer Ellie Keel on the Women's Prize for Playwriting: 'These are big big plays…they need a particular scale'

Producer Ellie Keel on the Women's Prize for Playwriting: 'These are big big plays…they need a particular scale'

Juliet Stevenson, Linda Bassett, Sophie Thompson to star in <em>Little Wars</em> digital revival

Juliet Stevenson, Linda Bassett, Sophie Thompson to star in Little Wars digital revival

Review: <em>Sleepless – A Musical Romance</em> (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre)

Review: Sleepless – A Musical Romance (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre)

2020 Popcorn Writing Awards winners revealed – watch Kit Harington, Sharon D Clarke and more perform extracts

2020 Popcorn Writing Awards winners revealed – watch Kit Harington, Sharon D Clarke and more perform extracts

New plays to have on your theatre wishlist

New plays to have on your theatre wishlist

Review: <em>Nora – A Doll's House</em> (Young Vic)

Review: Nora – A Doll's House (Young Vic)

<em>Six</em>'s Lucy Moss makes Broadway history as youngest female director working on a musical

Six's Lucy Moss makes Broadway history as youngest female director working on a musical

Rosie Day: With <em>Instructions For A Teenage Armageddon</em> I wanted to hand the microphone back to young women

Rosie Day: With Instructions For A Teenage Armageddon I wanted to hand the microphone back to young women

Review: <em>My Brilliant Friend</em> (National Theatre)

Review: My Brilliant Friend (National Theatre)

<em>[BLANK]</em> at Donmar Warehouse: opening night video for Alice Birch's new play

[BLANK] at Donmar Warehouse: opening night video for Alice Birch's new play

<em>[BLANK]</em> at the Donmar Warehouse: first look photos

[BLANK] at the Donmar Warehouse: first look photos

15 women playwrights you really should have heard of

15 women playwrights you really should have heard of

Sheila Atim, Jade Anouka and Indira Varma among lineup for National Theatre's suffrage festival

Sheila Atim, Jade Anouka and Indira Varma among lineup for National Theatre's suffrage festival

Review: <em>Rock of Ages</em> UK tour (Manchester Opera House)

Review: Rock of Ages UK tour (Manchester Opera House)

Review: <em>Genesis Inc</em> (Hampstead Theatre)

Review: Genesis Inc (Hampstead Theatre)

The Old Vic to celebrate 70 years of the NHS with new series of monologues

The Old Vic to celebrate 70 years of the NHS with new series of monologues

Recognising amazing work by women is the first step to gender equality

Recognising amazing work by women is the first step to gender equality

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