The Latest Breaking News from West End

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 · May 20, 2025

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 · May 5, 2025

How Paddington became totally unbearable

COMMENT: As a musical based on the marmalade-loving bear prepares to hit the West End, Adam White charts the gradual transformation of Michael Bond’s creation from an adorable klutz to a cripplingly ubiquitous, pseudo-political nightmare

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

The Standard launches new video series taking viewers behind the scenes of West End shows

The new series airs on Wednesday April 9

Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025

Lily Allen reveals she auditioned for The White Lotus

Singer made a foray into acting with numerous roles in West End plays and TV dramas

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025

Hidden London: the Jermyn Street Theatre, where tickets are the cheapest in the West End

Here is somewhere offering mischief and magic, says Martin Robinson — and shows that everyone can afford

Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2025

Battle for the West End after London mayor Sadiq Khan gets powers to approve late-night drinking and al fresco dining

Council says it only refuses licences if there are concerns over crime or anti-social behaviour

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

Westminster Labour councillor quits party and joins Tories blaming 'Sadiq Khan vanity projects'

Paul Fisher, who was elected a Labour councillor in the West End in 2022, said: ‘Sadiq Khan has failed London’

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025

Lita Marylebone Review — Mediterranean Radiance Gets a Tantalizing, Animated West End Makeover

Inspired by Southern Europe's traditional chateaux, the Michelin-starred London restaurant puts conviviality front and center through shareable plates and a dynamic, open-plan setting

Livingetc · Apr 2, 2025

Puma to open huge new West End flagship on Oxford Street this Autumn

Puma’s move follows announcements from Ikea and Mango about major launches this year

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025