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Sunak’s sabre-rattling is pure cynicism – Black Out nights are a small, vital corrective to theatre’s lack of diversity

No one is banned from these shows – and for Slave Play’s run on the West End, they take up only two nights out of almost 100, says Arifa Akbar, the Guardian’s chief theatre critic

The Guardian - UK

Slave Play writer says black-only nights ‘allow black people to feel safe at theatre’

Jeremy O Harris has discussed performances of his play, starring Kit Harington, in the West End that will be specifically for black audiences

Evening Standard

Kit Harington Joins 'Slave Play' West End Cast Confidently

Explore the provocative themes of race, identity, and sexuality in 'Slave Play' as it moves to London's West End with Kit Harington in the cast.

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Matt Smith on theatre trigger warning debate: ‘Isn’t art meant to be dangerous?’

The Doctor Who actor is currently starring in West End play An Enemy Of The People

Evening Standard

Long Day’s Journey Into Night: a grand masterpiece and an ordinary family drama

Eugene O’Neill’s mighty drama, returning to the West End with Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson, has drawn generations of stage greats and casts its spell with a story we can all recognise

The Guardian - UK

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Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, the award-winning creators of Six, announce new musical Why Am I So Single?

Seven years after the Edinburgh premiere of their hit show, the writers are bringing a second, “big fancy musical” to the West End

Evening Standard

Tom Holland leaps from Spider-Man to Shakespeare’s Romeo in West End

Jamie Lloyd will direct the star in ‘a pulsating new vision of the immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters’

The Guardian - UK

Back To The Future creator Bob Gale on why film still resonates with audiences 39 years on

The musical inspired by the 1985 blockbuster has celebrated its 1,000th West End performance

Evening Standard

Call the Midwife: Why each major star left and where they are now

From Emerald Fennell to Miranda Hart — what happened to these famous faces post Call the Midwife?

WhatToWatch

Andrew Lloyd Webber asked priest to bless London home over poltergeist

Impresario says ghost would pile up theatre scripts in obscure room but finally left after priest’s visit

The Guardian - UK

Boxing Day West End theatre sale has tickets available now, from Elf to Edward Scissorhands

Get booking on the Evening Standard Tickets sale powered by TodayTix

Evening Standard

Strictly bosses ‘lost the plot’ by casting ‘pro dancer’ Layton Williams, says Dame Esther Rantzen

Former contestant said West End star had been ‘hogging the limelight… since his first week’

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Dame Arlene Phillips urges trolls to stop ‘piling hate’ on Strictly finalist Layton Williams

The West End star has faced criticism over his previous stage experience

The Guardian - UK

Michael Blakemore, venerable theatre director, dies aged 95

The double Tony-winning director staged acclaimed productions by Michael Frayn, Peter Nichols and many others in the West End and Broadway

WhatToWatch

The Royal Variety Performance 2023: release date, line-up, host and everything we know

The Royal Variety Performance 2023 has a star-studded line-up and a brand-new host.

The Independent UK

Jonny Lee Miller and Tanya Reynolds to reprise roles in West End transfer

Bafta-nominated actor Samuel Adewunmi will make his West End debut in the play.

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The National (Scotland)

See who left ITV’s Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream during week 6 of the show

This is who left ITV's Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream during choreography week on week six- see which Sophie and Sky were eliminated.

The Guardian - UK

Dominic West becomes latest star to criticise soaring West End ticket prices

Actor who played Prince Charles in The Crown said non-London crowds ‘have a real hunger for a good night at the theatre’

Newcastle Herald

Legendary play The Mousetrap coming to Newcastle

Newcastle performances to kick off The Mousetrap's regional tour in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Sheridan Smith to star in Rufus Wainwright musical Opening Night

Ivo van Hove will direct the West End production based on John Cassavetes’ 1977 film about theatre

The Independent UK

When Cher met... Bradley Walsh! Royal Variety Performance reveals its 2023 lineup

Presenter Walsh will host the show 30 years after he first performed on the lineup as a budding comedian

The Guardian - UK

Bill Kenwright obituary

Producer of stage hits including Blood Brothers who took Medea to Broadway and served as the chairman of Everton FC

The Guardian - UK

At last, Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream gives us kinder reality TV. But some raw humanity would be nice

ITV’s revamped search-for-a-West-End-star format is Instagram-slick. It’s warmer – but does it make for good TV? asks culture writer Lauren O’Neill

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