The Latest Breaking News from the West End

4/5 Bijan Sheibani’s production of Beth Steel’s play has lost none of its power as it returns to the West End

IN FOCUS: As Disney prepares to launch its next juggernaut musical, Isobel Lewis speaks to the creatives and cast about the herculean task of translating the Greek myth cartoon to the stage – and why being faithful to the source material isn’t always the way to go

INTERVIEW: The mastermind musician behind ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ has more Oscars than anyone alive. As ‘Hercules’ the musical hits the West End, he speaks with Lydia Spencer-Elliott about his late collaborator Howard Ashman, the live-action boom, and difficult directors – ahem, Guy Ritchie

With hit musical Stereophonic arriving in the West End and their albums permanently lodged in the charts, the rockers have earned a devoted new generation of fans

Nick Harkaway sees parallels with postwar period as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold comes to the West End

The Beatles are heading for the West End as Richard Curtis plans to turn 'Yesterday' into a musical.

IN FOCUS: With a fresh script and songs by KT Tunstall, the all-singing, all-dancing adaptation of the seminal Nineties teen movie starring Alicia Silverstone has finally hit the West End… starring actors who weren’t even alive when the film was released. Annabel Nugent meets them, along with writer/director Amy Heckerling

The actor is teaming up with old friend Thomas Ostermeier for a bold new take on Chekhov. The pair discuss censorship, risk-taking, the far right, and ask: are celeb-led plays ruining the West End?

The Greek tragedies ask unpalatable questions. That is why they’re enjoying a revival in 2025, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

Actor David Tennant briefly left the stage during a penultimate Macbeth performance in the West End on Friday as the production faced further chaos.

It comes after the West End production was forced to cancel several shows last month due to ‘company illness’