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How two recent productions of Oedipus offer different meanings through the role of the chorus

The London theatre scene was all abuzz in January 2024 when two different star-studded West End productions of the ancient Greek tragedy Oedipus were announced within minutes of each other.

The Conversation

One Day star Ambika Mod to play porn addict in new West End show

‘I’d never seen a woman masturbate on stage before’

Evening Standard

Oscar winner Adrien Brody continues award success as he scores first Olivier nod

The Hollywood actor and two-time Oscar winner has landed his first Olivier nomination for his debut West End performance in The Fear of 13.

Evening Standard

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Fiddler on the Roof up for 13 Olivier awards and Romola Garai nominated twice in same category

Garai is recognised for The Years and Giant, Oscar-winner Adrien Brody is nominated for his West End debut, while Imelda Staunton gets 14th nod for Hello, Dolly!

The Guardian - UK

Alan Menken says Disney's Little Mermaid being 'reworked' for West End stage 17 years after Broadway debut

EXCLUSIVE The legendary composer said he would be ‘shocked’ if it ‘didn’t open in London in the next few years’

Evening Standard

Cate Blanchett gives verdict on whether celebrity-led plays are ruining the West End

‘It’s about how that person is used,’ the actor said

The Independent UK

Elektra review – Brie Larson makes a fearless West End debut in punk tragedy

The Captain Marvel star is a magnetic frontwoman in Daniel Fish’s radical rewiring of the ancient play

The Guardian - UK

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Police arrest man and woman after Just Stop Oil protest in London’s West End

Production of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver disrupted after stage invasion at Theatre Royal

The Guardian - UK

Why is Sophocles storming the West End? Because in our extreme times, his plays say the unsayable

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

The Guardian - UK

Jack Lowden joined by Martin Freeman in alcoholism drama The Fifth Step

Lowden first appeared in David Ireland’s two-hander in Edinburgh last year. For its West End run, he is paired with his ‘hero’ Freeman

The Guardian - UK

James Corden 'secretly performing for free in immersive West End show' after Gavin And Stacey finale success

The Gavin And Stacey star has taken on a new challenge by performing in a secret stage show weeks after the BBC sitcom finale

Evening Standard

Joan Plowright, celebrated star of stage and screen, dies aged 95

Actor helped shape British postwar theatre through her performances at the Royal Court, National Theatre and in the West End

The Guardian - UK

Hollyoaks and Only Fools And Horses star Diane Langton dies aged 77

Langton was also a West End star.

Evening Standard

Cynthia Erivo: West End star who earned first Bafta performance nod for Wicked

The Londoner has been praised for playing historical characters before coming to further attention in Wicked.

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Dame Imelda Staunton and Bridgerton actress daughter to star in West End play

Veteran theatre star Dame Imelda said doing the play is a ‘treat’.

The Guardian - UK

Imelda Staunton and daughter Bessie Carter to star in West End revival of Mrs Warren’s Profession

The actors will share the stage for the first time in George Bernard’s Shaw’s drama about ‘the role of women in society’

The Guardian - UK

West End producer Cameron Mackintosh reports dip in profits

Increase in revenues offset by rise in costs at musical theatre company, which runs eight venues in London

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: Mathew Baynton’s Dream, Hadestown and more

Anaïs Mitchell’s underworld musical gets a West End spin and the Horrible Histories star’s Bottom are among this month’s highlights

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Evening Standard

The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane review: Sigourney Weaver in the West End is a thrill but the show fails to spark

3/5 Jamie Lloyd’s production has an incantatory, dream-like quality but instead of lightning in a bottle it’s a damp squib

The Guardian - UK

The Tempest review – Sigourney weaves weird magic in West End debut

Inspired by the famous filmography of its Prospero, Jamie Lloyd’s production is audaciously odd – a sci-fi Shakespeare, or gestural Greek theatre in outer space

Evening Standard

David Tennant forced off stage for second time in a week amid more Macbeth West End show chaos

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

Evening Standard

David Tennant forced off stage as theatregoer sparks chaos during West End Macbeth performance

The incident took place at the Harold Pinter Theatre on Tuesday after an audience member was unable to immediately return to his seat following a toilet break

Evening Standard

Evita to return to London’s West End with revival directed by Jamie Lloyd

Andrew Lloyd Webber is teaming up with Jamie Lloyd again, following their huge success with Sunset Boulevard

Evening Standard

Denise Van Outen secures her status as London's Cabaret Queen returning with new Christmas show

EXCLUSIVE The West End and TV favourite has teased that a residency could follow in the New Year

Evening Standard

Sigourney Weaver ‘hates watching scary films’ and tries to avoid seeing them

Weaver was speaking ahead of her West End debut as Prospero in the William Shakespeare play The Tempest.

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