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Rachel Zegler to perform at London Palladium in first solo West End concert

The US actress is starring in Evita at the West End venue.

Evening Standard

West End businesses hit by record losses from 'tourist tax' fallout

Restoring VAT free shopping for foreign tourists could deliver a £3.7 billion boost to the UK economy

Evening Standard

Quentin Tarantino to bring his first play to the West End

The cult film maker says he’ll even be moving to the UK in 2026 to bring his dream to life

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Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts joins cast of West End musical Hadestown

Roberts will play Persephone from September 16 until January 18 2026 at the Lyric Theatre in London.

Evening Standard

Sylvia Young dies aged 86: Tributes pour in for London stage school founder behind Amy Winehouse and Dua Lipa's careers

Her daughter, West End performer Frances Ruffelle, confirmed she passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning surrounded by family

Evening Standard

The Great Gatsby party is still raging on the West End

Corbin Bleu and Jamie Muscato on the ever-evolving, always-mysterious, entirely spectacular Gatsby production which marks 100 years of the novel

Evening Standard

Extra police officers to be introduced to the West End to help tackle phone theft

The West End is one of the worst areas of the country for phone theft

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Minnie Driver signs up for lead role as Every Brilliant Thing comes to West End

The actor follows stars including Lenny Henry and Sue Perkins to lead hit show where a single performer enlists the audience’s help to tell ‘funny, sad and unique’ story

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Who Is Joe Locke? 'Heartstopper' Star Set for West End Debut in Clarkston

Heartstopper's Joe Locke will make his West End debut in Clarkston, a play about friendship, identity and class, after wrapping filming on Netflix's Heartstopper movie.

International Business Times UK

Heartstopper’s Joe Locke ‘thrilled’ to make West End debut in Clarkston

The 21-year-old made his Broadway debut in Sweeney Todd last year.

Evening Standard

Paranormal Activity stage show is coming to London's West End

The Paranormal Activity stage show - which is based on the supernatural horror film franchise - is coming to London's West End this December following a fun at Leeds Playhouse in 2024.

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Who Is Nathan Louis-Fernand? Meet Rachel Zegler's Rumoured New Boyfriend from 'Evita'

Rachel Zegler, the star of Evita, was spotted kissing actor-dancer Nathan Louis Fernand in Hyde Park. Here's all we know about her new flame, from Magic Mike Live to West End swing.

International Business Times UK

West End theatres respond to claims that ticket prices are higher than ever

Industry leaders said prices are ‘misrepresented’

The Independent UK

Traffic to be banned from part of Regent Street as mayor faces calls to reduce traffic across West End

Sir Sadiq Khan urged by cycle campaigners to build on Oxford Street pedestrianisation with wider vehicle ban across central London

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London taxi driver threatened with blackmail on camera for 'using phone while driving in slow moving traffic'

A cyclist filming the driver in the West End offered to delete the clip and not report him to police in exchange for cash

The Guardian - UK

‘The city is being hollowed out’: the billionaire landlord locked in a David v Goliath battle for London’s West End

Dubbed ‘Britain’s meanest landlord’, Asif Aziz is fighting it out with a tiny cinema that counts Christopher Nolan, Paul Mescal and other Hollywood heroes as fans. How did the capital’s cultural landmarks end up under the thumb of the super-rich elite?

Evening Standard

Mayfair's Grosvenor Square to close for more than a year for 'radical' garden makeover

A West End oasis used by thousands of Londoners will close on June 8th

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Westminster Council appeals judge ruling that led to Leicester Square busker ban

Musicians blasting out songs on a daily basis in the West End tourist hotspot was compared to ‘psychological torture’ by a judge

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Evening Standard

West End star beats 32,000 hopefuls to land top Harry Potter series role

The actor who is playing Hermione has previously starred in Matilda: The Musical

Evening Standard

West End’s Seven Dials Playhouse to be investigated over financial concerns

The creative hub decided last year to sell its central London property which prompted concerns around its finances and management.

The Guardian - UK

New report says ‘government must act’ to ease pressures on British theatres

Attendances are up and average ticket prices down, even in the West End, but the sector faces mounting and unsustainable strain

Evening Standard

CCTV cameras for Leicester Square, Soho and Chinatown to spot more phone snatchers and drug dealers

Westminster council’s ‘After Dark’ strategy seeks to make West End more attractive later at night for families and tourists

Evening Standard

The White Lotus star Julian Kostov ‘very excited’ to be making West End debut

Till The Stars Come Down will be staged at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London from July

Evening Standard

First look inside Oxford Street's long awaited flagship Ikea store after £450m investment

Around 60,000 shoppers a week are expected to visit the shop in the former Topshop flagship

Evening Standard

Marisha Wallace says King told her he was ‘proud’ of her British citizenship

The 39-year-old West End star praised the UK for helping her to become a leading lady.

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