The Latest Breaking News from The Stage

Spice Girls issue cryptic callout for fans who can ‘sing and dance’

A video was shared on the pop group’s Instagram page which featured a newspaper ad from The Stage.

Evening Standard · Sep 9

From Avenged Sevenfold to Neurosis and Stray From The Path, why more and more metal bands are surprise-releasing albums: “At what point do people critique success on sales rather than how big your balls are?”

As heavy artists grow sick of music industry convention, surprise releases have become increasingly common – but are they worth the commercial risks?

Metal Hammer · Aug 8

Stephen Mangan blasts 'eye-wateringly expensive' West End theatre tickets: 'Playground for rich people'

The Green Wing star, 58, once berated an audience member for putting their feet on the stage

Evening Standard · Jun 23

Rachel Zegler claims top prize at The Stage Debut Awards

The 24-year-old beat out seven other nominees for the award, including Evita co-star Diego Andres Rodriguez.

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

Rachel Zegler leads nominations for The Stage Debut Awards

West Side Story star Zegler is playing Eva Peron in Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Evita at the London Palladium.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

Shakespeare play has five-week run cancelled due to ‘Gaza and trans rights references’

A disagreement over the modern material is said to have led to the cancellation of the production

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024

West End theatre ticket costs soar with top-priced seats reaching £300

New research has discovered that London’s theatre ticket costs have increased by over 9 per cent since 2023

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Top-price West End theatre tickets rise by 9% in a year and reach £300

The Stage’s annual survey found that, for the first time, three plays in London – including Romeo and Juliet with Tom Holland – are charging more than £200 for their most expensive seat

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis picks up gong at The Stage Debut Awards 2023

The stage and TV star fought off competition from a shortlist that included Normal People star Paul Mescal and Star Trek’s Zachary Quinto.

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023

Anna Karenina review: ‘fluid and febrile’ adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic novel

This entertaining co-production of “Anna Karenina”, which transfers from Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre to Bristol Old Vic next month, “began as a dare”, said Fergus Morgan in The Stage. The British-Russian director Polina Kalinina was complaining to the Scottish writer Lesley Hart that Russian literary texts typically “suffered from staidness…

The Week · May 25, 2023