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Princess of Wales and Jessie J share hug following Royal Variety performance
William and Kate were entertained by a cast of famous faces at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday night.
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Immersive Barbie movie experience 'coming to London's West End'
It’s believed Barbie’s Dream House will open next summer
West End shops launch private security to tackle phone thieves and shoplifters in run up to Christmas
Patrols have also begun under the Met’s ‘autumn intensification’ programme to tackle crime in London’s West End
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London tourist tax: West End chiefs back fixed rate as 5% would put £11.50 a night on average hotel stay
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to give Sir Sadiq Khan and other mayors the power to impose a tourism levy
Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink to make West End debut in Romeo and Juliet
The actor will appear opposite British film star Noah Jupe in a production directed by Robert Icke opening in MarchStranger Things’ Sadie Sink is to make her West End debut next year in Romeo and Juliet, opposite British film star Noah Jupe, in a production directed by Olivier award-winner Robert ...
Oxford Street could be transformed into 'nightlife destination,' Westminster says
New zones could be created in and around the West End in a boost to London’s nightlife
The flop that finally flew: why did it take 40 years for Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along to soar?
Its 1981 New York premiere was a disaster but this told-in-reverse musical became a Tony award-winning hit with Daniel Radcliffe. The film version is a tear-jerking joyI have made enough mistakes as a critic to feel mildly chuffed when a verdict is vindicated. In 1981 I wrote excitedly about a new S...
Ivo van Hove’s All My Sons extends the UK’s special relationship with Arthur Miller
In his first hit play, now receiving another starry revival, the celebrated dramatist’s analysis of the American psyche is steeped in European traditionThe British theatre’s long love affair with Arthur Miller continues. This week sees the start of previews for Ivo van Hove’s production of Mil...
‘She spread love and naughtiness’: Simon Callow on directing Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine
Her natural performance in Willy Russell’s masterpiece seemed effortless but Collins found it hugely challenging – and still made every day a partyPauline Collins was a unique phenomenon: a superb light-comedy actress – as she described herself – who was unerringly able to reach emotional de...
Love The Traitors and Only Murders in the Building? Visit The Mousetrap, says bold new director of West End perennial
Ola Ince, who has refreshed Agatha Christie’s record-breaking mystery, says ‘we all fancy ourselves as detectives’Audiences left hungry for more suspense after the nail-biting Celebrity Traitors finale should visit the ultimate murder mystery, The Mousetrap, its new director has suggested.Ola ...
Why a vibrant, multicultural London scares the right | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Jonathan Liew on rightwing condemnation of the capitalRegarding Jonathan Liew’s article (Say what you like about ‘Sadiq Khan’s no-go hellscape’ – Britain’s cities prove the rightwing agitators wrong, 3 November), my experience of London has been one of we...
Eurovision hero Sam Ryder takes on role as Jesus Christ Superstar
The Space Man singer said he was honoured to take lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera, due to open at the London Palladium next summerThe singer-songwriter Sam Ryder, best known for his 2022 Eurovision hit Space Man, is to play the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium....
Pauline Collins was actress ‘of phenomenal skill,’ says Tom Conti
The star of Shirley Valentine has died aged 85.
Othello review – David Harewood makes a commanding return to landmark role
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London Harewood is captivating alongside Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald but Tom Morris’s stylish staging could probe greater depthsDavid Harewood was the first Black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre in London almost 30 years ago. He reprises the role for th...
Adrian Sutton obituary
Acclaimed British composer best known for War Horse, Coram Boy and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeThe composer Adrian Sutton, who has died of cancer aged 58, became best known for his music for a string of theatrical hits, many of them for the National Theatre, over the last two de...
Paddington the Musical bear revealed – video
Paddington stands within touching distance. His fur flutters as he turns, his neat button nose sniffs the air and his eyes soften with a smile. For years, design details of the bear for the new London show Paddington the Musical have been kept top secret. Now here he is, red hat and all Continue rea...
Big belly, wavy fur and a nose for trouble: we exclusively reveal the new-look Paddington
It’s been the biggest secret in theatre: what will the marmalade-loving, hyper-polite Peruvian look like in Paddington the Musical? As the curtain rises, we speak to the new bear’s creator, a veteran of Star Wars and PG Tips adsPaddington stands within touching distance. His fur flutters as he t...
Priced out of the West End? Go to Glasgow or the Globe instead | Letters
Guardian readers reflect on theatreland’s fixation with celebrity castingI’m surprised that your story about the proliferation of star names in West End productions didn’t say more about the knock-on effect of inflating the price of seats in order to pay such stars (What’s in a name? West En...
Celebrity Traitors star Cat Burns to sing during Halloween week on Strictly
The 25-year old singer will appear on the BBC One show on Sunday night ahead of a dance off between two couples.
‘I spoke complete twaddle for four minutes’: Meera Syal, Larry Lamb and more on the terror of stage fright
Forget Halloween! Real scares can happen to actors any night of the year. Big name performers, including Zachary Hart and Harmony Rose-Bremner, recall their worst moments – and how they overcame their fearsDerek Jacobi had a bout of it during a world tour of Hamlet. Bill Nighy wrestled with it in ...