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The best musicals are the equal of great plays, so why the snobbery?

The song’n’dance genre is everywhere, David Hare has bemoaned. He needs to watch more of these joyous shows

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on literary adaptations: an old wheeze that works

Editorial: Eyes might roll at yet another Dickens miniseries, but plays based on two more recent novels, Hamnet and A Little Life, have hit the jackpot

The Guardian - UK

‘If we’re in the building, you’ll know about it’: For Black Boys, the dynamic, daring play wowing the West End

For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy drove audiences wild when it premiered in 2019, and is now set for an even bigger stage. Creator and cast discuss staying true to what made it so special

The Guardian - UK

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All the touring West End musicals you can see in Newcastle and Sunderland

A trip to London to see a show can be very expensive, so why not catch a production on your doorstep

Chronicle Live

Spitting Image musical coming to West End with puppets of Meghan Markle, Tom Cruise and King Charles

Puppet versions of some of the country’s most familiar faces will take to the stage

The Independent UK

Ten Scottish fish and chip shops on 'best in UK' list after secret judge visits

SEVEN Scottish takeaways have been named among the best for fish and chips in the UK, while three Scots businesses made the list for the top ten…

The National (Scotland)

Cheryl fans wounded after Geordie Girls Aloud star is replaced in West End show

Cheryl's absence from '2:22 A Ghost Story' at London's Lyric Theatre last night led to widespread speculation on social media.

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Patsy Ferran on pairing up with Paul Mescal in Streetcar: ‘The nerves just skyrocketed’

The actor had just a week to rehearse for A Streetcar Named Desire. Fortunately, her turn as tragic belle Blanche DuBois has audiences enchanted

The Guardian - UK

House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock set to make West End debut in The Crucible

The Australian will star as Abigail in Lyndsey Turner’s National Theatre production

Evening Standard

World Theatre Day: What West End plays are being streamed at Vue?

World Theatre Day will be be marked with big-screen showings of plays and opera.

Evening Standard

Things to do in Greater Manchester in March

From West End plays to music festivals, here's a roundup of things to do in Greater Manchester this month

Manchester Evening News

Eurovision Song Contest fans ecstatic to bag themselves tickets

Thousands of happy fans will flood to Liverpool in May

Liverpool Echo

On your marks, get set… sing! How The Great British Bake Off became a West End musical

The nation’s nicest TV show has been turned into an all-singing, all-dancing musical about star bakers and soggy bottoms. Isobel Lewis meets the cast and creatives bringing the tent to the stage

The Independent UK

Sheridan Smith brings adorable son Billy on stage for Shirley Valentine standing ovation

Sheridan Smith became emotional when she received a standing ovation at the press night for Shirley Valentine as she welcomed her son Billy onto the stage

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Liverpool Echo

Brookside's Corkhills where are they now? From West End to Benidorm

Brookie episodes are now streaming on STV

Daily Record

EastEnders actor and singer to star in two-night musical run at Dumfries House

An Evening from the West End is back to entertain musical fans after a three year hiatus.

The Guardian - UK

My Neighbour Totoro nominated for nine Olivier awards

Stage version of 1988 Japanese animation leads the pack while Standing at the Sky’s Edge has eight nominations

Bristol Post

Former Strictly star announced in cast for Shrek the Musical at Bristol Hippodrome

Everyone's favourite DreamWorks film has been reimagined for the stage

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The Guardian - UK

Paul Mescal tells of clash with female fan who groped him during selfie

Oscar nominated actor says a woman ‘put her hand on my ass’ after asking for photograph outside theatre where he is performing

Evening Standard

Our pick of playwright James Graham’s ten best works, as new National Theatre Gareth Southgate play announced

There are few playwrights doing it better than Graham

The Guardian - AU

‘Theatre and pop at its absolute excess’: William Shakespeare meets Britney Spears as & Juliet comes to Australia

The feelgood, feminist retelling of Romeo & Juliet, with songs from Spears, Katy Perry and Bon Jovi, is coming to Melbourne, confetti cannons and all

Manchester Evening News

Hamilton musical - the hottest ticket on West End - is coming to Manchester this year

Huge theatre news as Hamilton prepares to tour the UK for the first time EVER and Manchester will get it first for an epic 15-week run

Evening Standard

The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast: The Lehman Trilogy cast, and reviews of Standing at the Sky’s Edge & Phaedra

In this week’s Evening Standard Theatre Podcast, we talk to the cast of The Lehman Trilogy about the award-winning play which arrived in the West End this month, and the challenges of staging a story that spans 160 years and multiple characters. We also review the musical Standing at the…

Daily Mirror

Paul O'Grady's horror illness which 'finished him off' and caused his 'breath to go'

Paul O'Grady has spoken candidly about how the coronavirus continues to affect him after he was initially left completely wiped out and caused his "breath to go"

Manchester Evening News

'Wagatha Christie' play is heading to Salford - after rave reviews on West End

The Vardy V Rooney Trial was the courtroom drama that had the nation gripped - now it is an acclaimed play

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