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Sting: Revisiting my childhood for West End show is a kind of therapy

The Grammy-winning star will appear in a show heavily influenced by his childhood in the north-east of England.

Evening Standard

Sting says toxic masculinity could be driven by modern men not using their hands

As he brings his shipyard musical to the West End, the former Police frontman says it’s ‘a rare thing’ for modern men ‘to use their strength to do anything’

The Independent UK

Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo to make West End debut in Rent revival

A ‘thrillingly fresh’ 30th-anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s musical will open at the Duke of York’s theatre in London, directed by Luke Sheppard

The Guardian - UK

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Jodie Whittaker: Gareth Southgate a ‘revolutionary’ football manager

The BBC adaptation of Dear England was created following a successful West End production that also starred Joseph Fiennes in the lead role.

Evening Standard

Cast announced as Trainspotting: The Musical prepares for UK tour

The show will tour the country after its West End debut.

Evening Standard

Self Esteem releases new song for West End play Teeth ‘N’ Smiles

The 39-year-old singer will star as Maggie Frisby in the revival of the play.

Evening Standard

Rachel Zegler bringing 'reimagined' Evita musical to Broadway after West End success

The 24-year old starred in Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of the hit musical where she portrayed the former first lady of Argentina, Eva Peron

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Keira Knightley returns to West End in adaptation of Oscar winner The Lives of Others

Stephen Dillane and Bridgerton’s Luke Thompson set to co-star in Robert Icke’s production based on the German film this autumn

The Guardian - UK

Keira Knightley returns to West End with adaptation of Oscar-winning film

Knightley will take to the stage at London's Adelphi Theatre for an adaptation of the Oscar-winning film ‘The Lives of Others’

The Independent UK

Keira Knightley returns to West End for stage adaptation of The Lives Of Others

Based on the 2007 film, the production follows a writer and his actress lover in 1984 East Germany as they are placed under state surveillance.

Evening Standard

House of The Dragon star Sir Simon Russell Beale reveals colon cancer diagnosis after pulling out of West End play

The renowned English stage actor has been battling the disease for the last eight months

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen hails ‘full-circle moment’ as he returns to West End in Amadeus

The 57-year old Welsh actor and director will portray court composer Antonio Salieri opposite It’s A Sin star Callum Scott Howells’ Mozart.

Evening Standard

‘Feels very special’: Michael Sheen to star as Salieri in new production of Amadeus

A co-production with the Welsh National Theatre set up by the actor last year, the play will open in Cardiff before a 16-week run in London’s West End

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The Independent UK

Christine Baranski to make West End debut in classic comedy

‘I attended my first West End play as a student at Juilliard in 1971, so it’s rather a dream come true,’ says the US actor

The Guardian - UK

Christine Baranski to make West End debut alongside Richard E Grant in Hay Fever

Tony award-winning actor will play lead role of Judith Bliss in Noël Coward’s comedy at Wyndham’s theatre in London

Evening Standard

Closure of West End theatre is 'catastrophic loss to the arts', say campaigners

The Seven Dials Playhouse has closed its doors despite ‘extensive efforts’ to keep the theatre running

The Guardian - UK

Romeo and Juliet review – overbearing directorial stamp saved by Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe’s chemistry

Young stars perfectly encapsulate the uncompromising nature of first love in Robert Icke’s production

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First look at Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in Romeo And Juliet West End show

The images show her kissing co-star Noah Jupe, who plays Romeo.

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Behind the Curtain of West End Girl — How Interior Design Sets the Scene for Lily Allen’s (and Pop Music’s) Most Vulnerable Work

As last year's most talked about album finishes its first stage run, creative director Anna Fleischle explains how a shag carpeted room has replaced back-up dancers in this imagining of a tour

The Guardian - UK

And who’s playing Madeline? Lily Allen’s West End Girl could make sensational theatre

Intimate monologue or performance art? The singer’s recent gigs give a tantalising idea of what a stage adaptation of her album might look like

Euronews

Choose life. Choose the West End: ‘Trainspotting’ musical opening in London this summer

30 years on from the film that changed everything comes "the ultimate anti-musical." 'Trainspotting', one of the most iconic British films of all time, is now getting the musical treatment...

Evening Standard

Trainspotting: The Musical to make West End debut in London this summer

Scottish actor Robbie Scott will take to the stage to star in the musical as Mark Renton

The Independent UK

Lily Allen West End Girl album art goes on show at National Portrait Gallery

The record immediately drew attention for its frank lyrics which are said to detail the alleged infidelity of the singer’s ex-husband, David Harbour

The Independent UK

Rachel Zegler claims she received the longest standing ovation in the West End

The Snow White actor lauded her Evita performance as ‘innovative’

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