The Latest Breaking News from West End

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

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

Brookie episodes are now streaming on STV

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

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

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

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

There are few playwrights doing it better than Graham

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

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

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…