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First look at Paddington The Musical ahead of its West End opening

Paddington The Musical, which opened on Saturday, follows the bear after he arrives in London

The Independent UK

Priced out of the West End? Go to Glasgow or the Globe instead

Letters: Guardian readers reflect on theatreland’s fixation with celebrity casting

The Guardian - UK

Alexandra Burke to play Chaka Khan in West End

Alexandra Burke is set to star in I’m Every Woman: The Musical in London's West End.

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Singer Lily Allen said she ‘wanted to die’ after split with David Harbour

The singer has spoken about the impact the split had on her and her new music.

Evening Standard

West End star Ben Lewis dies aged 46 after bowel cancer battle

The Australian actor, best known for playing The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical, has been remembered as ‘one of the great humans’ following his death

Evening Standard

Strictly star defends contestants with past dance experience after backlash

‘We can’t go out there and compare ourselves to each other,’ said professional dancer Lauren Oakley

The Independent UK

Amber Davies steps in as Dani Dyer’s Strictly Come Dancing replacement after shock injury exit

The West End performer has been drafted in at the last minute to replace Dani Dyer on Strictly this weekend

Evening Standard

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Broadway’s Cabaret halted mid-show after actor suffers health emergency on stage

Price Waldman was taken to hospital in an ambulance where he is reportedly ‘doing ok’

The Independent UK

Bill Bailey pays emotional tribute to inspirational mother ahead of BBC Proms

Bailey will be joined by Sir Brian May, Roger Taylor and rising West End star Sam Oladeinde at the Proms’ final night

The Independent UK

Post your questions for Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts

After a stellar girl group career the singer is heading to London’s West End with the musical Hadestown, and will answer your questions

The Guardian - UK

‘I have to believe I deserve to be here’: ‘Tesco TikToker’ Hannah Lowther on her path to West End stardom

The up-and-coming musical theatre star’s online audience of 1.2 million has been crucial in scoring her major roles. Her career is part of a shift in the industry towards performers with social media clout – but not everyone is happy

The Guardian - UK

David Hare play starring Ralph Fiennes transfers to the West End

The production, starring the Harry Potter actor and Spooks star Miranda Raison, played at the Theatre Royal Bath between June and July.

Evening Standard

Every Brilliant Thing review – Lenny Henry gets audience on board for list of life’s joys

Henry is the first of a group of star performers taking Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s hit show about depression into the West End

The Guardian - UK

Eddie Redmayne feeling ‘such pride’ as Cabaret marks 1,500th show in London

The actor led the West End revival of the show, alongside Irish actress Jessie Buckley, in 2021.

Evening Standard

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With fresh songs and a spectacular set, Disney’s Hercules musical goes the distance

“Whose daring deeds are great theatre? Hercules!” So sing the Muses, as they close act one of Disney’s Hercules, which opened at London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane last week.

The Guardian - UK

Alan Strachan obituary

Director in the West End and regional theatre for five decades who often worked with the playwright Alan Ayckbourn

The Independent UK

Stormzy to star in first project from new Merky Films venture

Brit Award-winning rapper and entrepreneur says film ‘Big Man’, directed by Oscar winner Aneil Karia, is about ‘the joy, spirit and fearless energy of youth’

The Independent UK

The Gold’s Charlotte Spencer: ‘I worry that acting is becoming only accessible for the rich’

INTERVIEW: The actor is fast becoming a familiar face on British television, from ‘Glue’ to ‘Line of Duty’. As she returns as Nicki Jennings in BBC’s heist drama, she talks to Gabriel Tate about rejection, rethinking accessibility in the arts and ‘why she’s not expecting to be famous’

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Evening Standard

Tina Turner musical to close in London’s West End after seven years

The show made its West End debut in April 2018.

The Guardian - UK

John Gale obituary

Theatre producer of the longest running comedy of all time, No Sex Please, We’re British, who was also a great talent spotter

Evening Standard

The real story behind Ncuti Gatwa’s ‘dark, sexy’ Shakespeare play: Were The Bard and Marlowe lovers or rivals?

As Born With Teeth brings a ‘ferociously sexy’ take on literature’s greatest mystery to the West End, we separate the tantalising facts from wild fiction

The Guardian - UK

From Amsterdam to the West End: the avant-garde hit factory behind The Years and Oedipus

A pair of electrifying London shows bagged four prizes at the Olivier awards. Both were developed by Dutch company ITA, which has an eye for British talent

The Guardian - UK

Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph

John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awards

The Guardian - UK

Taio Lawson to shepherd London’s Bush theatre as new artistic director

Lynette Linton’s successor at the new writing venue in west London promises to build on its bold legacy

The Guardian - UK

Billy Elliot writer’s new play swaps West End for church hall in County Durham

Adaptation of Brecht’s Mother Courage will train people from the north-east to take on their first ever acting roles

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