West End Wilma Award Winners 2023
And the winners are… The eighth West End Wilma Awards took place today (Sunday 21 January 2024) at Leicester Square Theatre in London’s West End. All ten awards were nominated by and voted for by the theatre loving public. Best Touring ProductionSponsored by Trafalgar Theatres SIX Best Cabaret/Solo PerformanceSponsored by Phoenix Arts Club Christina Bianco(In […]
Relive the day that music brought the world together with Just For One Day!
‘We can be us, just for one day’ Relive the day music brought the world together. Just For One Day at Old Vic Theatre, London Featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, The Police, Elton John, Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, The Cars, Status Quo, Paul Weller, Sade, The Boomtown Rats, Bryan […]
Following a sold-out London run, Rehab The Musical is coming to the West End’s Neon 194, London
Following a sold-out London run, Rehab The Musical is coming to the West End’s Neon 194, London. A wildly-funny musical about a very serious issue, Rehab the Musical deals with the subject of mental health, fame and addiction, with warmth, compassion, humour and heart. It’s 1999 and jaded 26- year-old pop star, Kid Pop, finds […]
Sam Holcroft’s critically acclaimed new play ‘A Mirror’ transfers to the West End’s Trafalgar Theatre
Sam Holcroft’s (Rules for Living) critically acclaimed new play A Mirror will transfer to the West End from January 2024. Directed by Jeremy Herrin (Best of Enemies; People, Places & Things,), the sold-out hit which originally premiered at the Almeida Theatre in August 2023, will run for 13 weeks at the Trafalgar Theatre, from Monday […]
The Merchant of Venice 1936 transfers to London’s West End for a limited season at the Criterion Theatre
Following its critically acclaimed UK tour, The Merchant of Venice 1936 transfers to London’s West End for a limited season at the Criterion Theatre, from 15 February – 23 March. Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders, Doctor Who, Friday Night Dinner), continues her groundbreaking portrayal of Shylock, being the first British actress to play the role. Ambition, power […]
Gatiss shines in West End transfer of The Motive and the Cue ★★★★
In 1934 Sir John Gielgud famously played Hamlet at the Noël Coward Theatre, London. 30 years later, Gielgud directed Richard Burton in the most successful production of Hamlet that Broadway has ever seen. Whilst, to audiences, Gielgud’s latest directorial role was a sheer success, backstage was somewhat of an unmitigated disaster. With the age gap […]
Public voting now open for the UK’s only theatre awards run by (and for) young people
Presented by London theatre education charity, Go Live Theatre Projects www.golivetheatre.org.uk, the Best of London Theatre (B.O.L.T) Awards sponsored by TodayTix is created and organised by the charity’s brilliant Youth Forum, made up of young people aged 15–23. The B.O.L.T Awards take place at Wonderville, in the heart of the West End, on 18th February […]
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 […]
Donmar Warehouse production of Next to Normal transfers to London’s West End
The critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of the Broadway musical Next to Normal – which sold every seat at every performance across its season at Donmar Warehouse, where the production made its long-awaited UK Premiere – is to transfer to London’s West End. It will begin performances at Wyndham’s Theatre on Tuesday 18 June 2024 […]