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The Truth review – Florian Zeller’s knotty comedy of deceit is a real delight
Apollo theatre, LondonStephen Mangan, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O’Hanlon and Janie Dee are seat-shakingly funny in this study of adulteryAlice and Michel must conceal their affair from possibly suspicious spouses Paul and Laurence, sometimes under detective level interrogation. Florian Zeller’s The T...
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London 'cauldron': Oxford Street and Regent Street hit 56C amid record heatwave
Thermal camera images reveal extreme heat on London’s streets
Sinatra: The Musical review – life of a legend brims with hits but never gets under his skin
Aldwych theatre, LondonFrank swings into the West End with a swaggering turn from Joel Harper-Jackson and plenty of style yet the script is flatOl’ Blue Eyes is back: first staged in Birmingham three years ago and workshopped since, this Frank Sinatra bio-musical has now hit the West End with big ...
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Bruno Tonioli: There has never been anyone like Frank Sinatra
The Italian choreographer said he hopes a musical chronicling Sinatra’s life will ‘inspire generations’.
Elton John feels ‘connected’ to Billy Elliot and says film ‘struck a chord’
Sir Elton believes the musical shares many similarities with his life and his relationship with his father.
Stephen Mangan blasts 'eye-wateringly expensive' West End theatre tickets: 'Playground for rich people'
The Green Wing star, 58, once berated an audience member for putting their feet on the stage
‘Dangerous’ car meets banned across Central London following High Court injunction
The injunction prohibits motorists from racing, performing stunts and organising meet-ups across parts of Central London
Strictly star Johannes Radebe to tour UK and Ireland with new show
The 39-year old professional dancer will perform across the country next year for his new show titled Johannes Radebe: Finally Home.
Live facial recognition cameras to be installed in West End and Soho
A six-month pilot in Croydon, south London, led to 173 arrests, including one woman sought for over two decades
London’s Shaftesbury theatre to be renamed after Judi Dench
James Bond actor, who is only the second non-royal woman to be celebrated in this way, called the honour ‘truly overwhelming’Dame Judi Dench is to have a West End theatre renamed after her, becoming only the second non-royal woman to be honoured in such a way.The Shaftesbury theatre will be know...
‘What an adventure Broadway will be!’ Paddington musical packs suitcase for New York
Hugely successful London show to open in the US, with performances beginning in MarchMarmalade bagels at the ready: London’s Paddington Bear musical is to open on Broadway next spring. The phenomenally successful show, which won seven prizes at the Olivier awards, will begin performances on 30 Mar...
The Traitors West End show will ‘do what TV series cannot’
The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal will feature a cycle of five brand new plays, which have been written by John Finnemore.
Rosamund Pike keeps cool after phone alarm interrupts performance
Disruption during performance of Inter Alia comes weeks after Pike berated audience member for texting during playRosamund Pike kept her cool after a phone alarm in the front row interrupted a performance of Inter Alia on Saturday afternoon.The actor berated an audience member earlier this month for...
David Harbour breaks silence on Lily Allen album: ‘I respect her for doing that’
The Stranger Things star claimed that the contents of the record ‘wasn’t my experience’.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow announces final curtain in London and New York
The theatrical prequel to the Duffer Brothers’ smash-hit Netflix series is to shut down in the West End and on Broadway this winter, after selling more than 1.5m ticketsThe London and New York productions of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the theatrical prequel to Netflix’s TV blockbuster, a...
That’s life! Musical about Frank Sinatra’s explosive rise opens in London – in pictures
A new West End blockbuster puts Ol’ Blue Eyes in the spotlight and features the superstar’s hits including One for My Baby and Come Fly With Me. Take a first look Photographs by Tristram Kenton/The Guardian Continue reading......
It’s not just Rosamund Pike who struggles with badly behaved theatre-goers. I was nearly beaten up by a hen party | Polly Hudson
They text, they chat, they throw popcorn: some people would rather do anything than just sit and watch a show. And my friend and I have the mental scars to prove itRosamund Pike probably lost a fan last weekend, while simultaneously gaining many more. The secret texter she called out without identif...
Rosamund Pike criticises audience member for texting during West End play
Actor tells theatregoers she hoped message was ‘very important’ after final bows of Inter Alia performanceRosamund Pike has criticised an audience member for texting during the climax of her West End performance, saying she hoped the message was “very important”.After a performance of Inter ...
Beetlejuice review – Tim Burton’s super creep reanimated as a shock jock in ghoulish musical
Prince Edward theatre, LondonThere are drop-dead gorgeous designs and the performances are full of life but this off-kilter escapade has scattershot gags and unmemorable songsHalloween has arrived early as yet another movie turned musical hits the West End. This art deco theatre is now a haunted hou...
Loss of manual jobs could be driving toxic masculinity, says Sting
Musician says ‘we’ve lost that direction for our energy’ as his musical The Last Ship returns to West EndThe fact many men no longer use their hands and physicality on a daily basis may be driving some of the toxic traits in modern masculinity, according to Sting.The singer, who on Wednesday a...