The Latest Breaking News from West End

'It’s a tonic': Luke Evans discusses returning to the West End stage after 15 years in Backstairs Billy

EXCLUSIVE The Welsh star also shares his excitement about getting involved with this year's Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day campaign

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2023

Score! Red Pitch, the Bush Theatre's smash hit show, is coming to the West End

It joins Dear England, about Gareth Southgate's national team, as the latest football-related show to hit theatreland

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2023

Stranger Things star Patrick Vaill praises London's 'daring' theatre audiences

The actor was speaking ahead of the West End premiere of the stage show

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023

Hotel Amano: stay in the heart of the action with this bougie new pad in London’s Covent Garden

Pre-theatre sophistication with an encore of late-night decadence awaits around the corner from the West End, finds Roisin O’Connor

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Landsec shifts focus from City of London to West End as tenants seek ‘vibrancy’

Owner of Bluewater and Trinity Leeds also says brands are looking for ‘fewer, bigger, better’ stores

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023

West End is 'full', says London property giant Land Securities

Occupancy are rates above 99% as the return to work gathers pace

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2023

Sheridan Smith to appear in new West End production of Opening Night at London's Gielgud Theatre

Rufus Wainwright to provide songs for musical adaption of John Cassavetes film

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2023

West End Christmas spending to hit £1.64 billion as tourists return

Foreign tourists will lead the festive spending charge says New West End Company

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2023

OPINION - You’re not a real Londoner if you lack empathy for strangers

I don’t get scared in London. Not really. If you know a place well — and I’ve lived here most of my life — you learn to avoid the places where danger lurks. You learn to body swerve the West End at midnight at the weekend, know which dodgy pubs…

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023

Let's raise a glass to Bill Kenwright, one of theatre's great risk-takers

The sad news of the impresario's passing reminds us of the importance of taking a creative gamble

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2023