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Photographer reveals theory behind infamous Enfield haunting ‘floating child’ picture

New adaptations of the infamous London ghost story are due to come to the West End and Apple TV+

The Independent UK

Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream review – no reality show has ever featured this much screaming

Fourteen overexcited hopefuls head to Greece to compete for West End roles in the Abba musical. It’s a wildly rushed, tension-free series that is never less than shrill

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Dylan Jones: Oxford Street must change or die, because right now it’s dying

Oxford Street was built for lunchtime. At least it was for me. When I worked in the West End, if I wasn’t having a fancy lunch, at one o’clock I’d nip out from my office and spend the best part of an hour wandering up and down it, dipping into…

Evening Standard

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Nicole Scherzinger: ‘One of my favourite British things is the roasts. Last Sunday I had two’

The Honolulu-born singer on playing Norma Desmond in the West End, the heartbreak of the Hawaiian wildfires, and the roots of her work ethic

The Guardian - UK

Sir Michael Gambon: West End theatres to dim lights in honour of stage and screen legend

Theatreland says it has ‘lost an incredible talent’

Evening Standard

‘Who can afford them?’: theatregoers react to £395 tickets for Neil Simon play

Next year’s opening of Plaza Suite in West End, with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, reignites affordability debate

The Guardian - UK

West End boom masks perfect storm facing London theatre

Audiences are flocking back to Theatreland but beyond the bright lights, venues are struggling in the economic headwinds

Evening Standard

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The best autumn theatre to book from Andrew Scott as Vanya to Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard

Do you want to see a musical, new writing, Shakespeare or, er, Southgate? Autumn’s packed stage calendar has something for everyone

Evening Standard

Bernadette Peters: ‘Sondheim’s music is about the big, important things’

The American film and stage actor, renowned for her roles in the composer’s musicals, on making her West End debut in a celebration of his music

The Guardian - UK

Violinist Giles Broadbent dies aged 51

He was known for Stringfever and West End shows.

The Independent UK

Saoirse Ronan says London show was ‘most difficult thing I’ve ever done’

Saoirse Ronan has described her portrayal of Lady Macbeth at London’s Almeida Theatre in 2021 as “the most difficult thing I’ve ever done”.

Evening Standard

Art After Dark: we take a whirlwind tour of actor Jaime Winstone’s special places in the West End

We take a stroll around the icons of theatreland, from the Coliseum to J. Sheekey

Evening Standard

The Other Palace: London theatre in ‘fire and rehire’ row ahead of Ian McKellen play

An off-West End theatre is embroiled in a row after staff were asked to send a paragraph to management stating why they should be kept on.

Evening Standard

‘My legacy? I’m Ferris Bueller’: Matthew Broderick on life, love and opioids

From storming the West End with his wife Sarah Jessica Parker, to playing the architect of the US opioids crisis in dark new Netflix drama Painkiller – the star is taking a bold new direction

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Evening Standard

Ariana Grande’s Wicked co-star Ethan Slater switches Instagram to private amid dating reports

Rumours have been circulating about the pair’s relationship amid the filming of the West End show’s movie adaptation

The Guardian - UK

Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans to star in Queen Mother comedy in the West End

Michael Grandage will direct Wilton as the Queen Mother, with Evans playing her most loyal servant, in new play Backstairs Billy this autumn

The Independent UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love to close in West End three months early

Show received a two-star review from The Independent

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Treagus obituary

One of Britain’s leading theatrical general managers responsible for the transfer of big Broadway musicals to the West End

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The Independent UK

Sarah Snook to play all 26 roles in West End production of The Picture of Dorian Gray

‘Succession’ star set to undertake impressive challenge on the London stage

Evening Standard

Succession’s Sarah Snook is returning to West End in one-woman production of The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Golden Globe-winning Australian actress will play 26 different characters in the Theatre Royal Haymarket show starting in January 2024

The Guardian - AU

Sarah Snook to play Dorian Gray as hit Australian production heads to London’s West End

The Succession star will take over role from actor Eryn Jean Norvill in The Picture of Dorian Gray, which toured Australia to sell-out audiences

The Independent UK

Sarah Jessica Parker to appear on West End stage with husband Matthew Broderick

The couple will appear in Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite at the Savoy Theatre in London.

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Jessica Parker to make West End debut with husband Matthew Broderick

The pair will star in a revival of Neil Simon’s marriage comedy Plaza Suite, which transfers from a hugely successful Broadway run

Evening Standard

OPINION - Who can afford a night out at the theatre anymore?

When you exit the St Martin’s Theatre in the West End having enjoyed The Mousetrap you notice the theatre next door, Ambassadors, is showing Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial.

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