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15-08-26 This is the moment we’ve waited for! Disney’s The Greatest Showman is officially coming to the West End, opening at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in spring 2027. Following its sell-out run at the Bristol Hippodrome earlier this year, the brand-new stage adaptation of the hit 2017 movie will make its London premiere with Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks leading the company as P.T. Barnum and Charity Barnum. They will […]
07-08-26 The Barn Theatre’s acclaimed production of Million Dollar Quartet is heading to London this autumn, with Darren Day reprising his role as legendary record producer Sam Phillips. The production will play a strictly limited season at The Arts at Marble Arch: powered by TodayTix from 4 September to 6 December 2026, with a press night on 15 September. Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by the extraordinary […]
Updated 25-07-26 Following acclaimed, sold-out runs in the West End and on Broadway, My Son's A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) will return to London's Apollo Theatre this autumn for a strictly limited final West End engagement. Written and performed by Rob Madge, the Olivier Award-nominated autobiographical show will play just 23 performances from 16 September to 3 October 2026, marking what Madge has described as one last hurrah […]
10-07-26 Fresh from a critically acclaimed New York run, Jesse Tyler Ferguson is set to make his Menier Chocolate Factory debut this autumn as celebrated author Truman Capote in Jay Presson Allen's award-winning play Tru. The Modern Family star will reprise his acclaimed performance when the production opens at the London venue on 27 September, with previews from 19 September, running until 14 November 2026. Directed by Tony Award winner […]
03-07-26 You can't stop the beat... The producers of Hairspray have announced that the feel-good musical will return for a major UK and Ireland tour in 2027, opening at Manchester's Palace Theatre before visiting theatres across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Neil Hurst will reprise the role of Edna Turnblad, while Brenda Edwards returns to co-direct the production alongside Paul Kerryson. Olivier Award-winning choreographer Drew McOnie also returns to the […]
18-04-26 A brand-new musical written and composed by Chester resident Matthew Harry Dodd is set to make its exclusive debut at Storyhouse this summer, bringing a heartwarming message of diversity, acceptance and belonging to the stage. Woof!: A Dog’s Tale follows the journey of a young puppy who struggles to fit in because he was born without a tail. Determined to find a place where he is accepted for who […]
20-05-26 There can be few performers in British entertainment quite as beloved as Johannes Radebe. Already a household name thanks to his time on Strictly Come Dancing, the South African dancer has won audiences over with his warmth, charisma and infectious enthusiasm. Now, while dazzling theatre audiences nightly as Lola in Kinky Boots at the London Coliseum, Johannes has landed another major career milestone. It was announced yesterday that Radebe […]
11-05-26 Thirty years after Trainspotting exploded onto cinema screens and reshaped British pop culture, Trainspotting The Musical is heading out on a major UK tour. Following its world premiere in London’s West End, the new stage adaptation by Irvine Welsh will open at Edinburgh Playhouse on 19 October before touring across the UK through to March 2027. Adapted from Welsh’s landmark novel and developed and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, […]
07-05-26 You can now hear Wildflower, the soaring new track from upcoming musical Dark of the Moon, now playing on Matinee Musicals ahead of the show’s world premiere in London this May. Set to open at the Charing Cross Theatre from 18 May, Dark of the Moon blends supernatural folklore, forbidden romance and Appalachian mysticism into what promises to be one of the most distinctive new British musical premieres of […]
