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Giles Terera to star as Ebenezer Scrooge in West End’s A Christmas Carol

The actor and singer will appear at the Old Vic later this year in the stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ classic.

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Tilda Swinton’s blast from the past, Kevin Bridges at large and a deepfake ballet: theatre, comedy and dance to see this autumn

Swinton takes a dead man’s identity, Glasgow’s heir to Billy Connolly heads on tour and Gillian Anderson, Keira Knightley and Natalia Osipova all hit the stage• See all of our unmissable autumn arts recommendations here Continue reading......

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Covent Garden rape: Manhunt launched after woman attacked by stranger in heart of London's West End

The man dragged the woman ahead in her 20s into a doorway before raping her in horrific early morning attack

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Soap star Matt Lapinskas and wife expecting first child

The 37-year-old actor played Anthony Moon in EastEnders from 2011 to 2012.

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Sold-out stage adaptation of hit film Pride transfers to the West End

Pride is heading to the Bridge Theatre for a new London run from October 2026, following its success at the National Theatre

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Could Meghan join cast of a West End show as she 'pursues return to acting'?

The Duchess of Sussex has reportedly been offered a ‘top secret’ role in a UK production

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Banned driver who stole Maserati and killed pensioner in crash jailed

John Bell, 74, died when he was pinned against a wall following the crash involving a car driven by Fraser Garden, 55, in Broughty Ferry.

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Sadie Sink and Tom Fletcher lead nominations for Stage Debut Awards

The Stranger Things star is among eight nominees for best West End debut performer.

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Faces of Oxford Street shoppers to be scanned in hunt for wanted crime suspects

Sadiq Khan indicates newly pedestrianised Oxford Street will be included in a roll-out of live facial recognition cameras

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Elaine Paige opens up about 'dreadful' sleeping pill addiction

Musical theatre star said she ‘lived’ on pills after her hectic theatre schedule left her ‘wired’

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The Greatest Showman musical to come alive on the West End stage in 2027

Disney production ran in Bristol earlier this year and its stars Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks will resume their roles at Theatre Royal Drury LaneThe Greatest Showman, the 2017 Hugh Jackman film with a chart-topping soundtrack, is to be staged in the West End next spring. After a sellout eight-...

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The Greatest Showman to open in West End in 2027

Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, the adaptation will star Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks.

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Harry Potter actor Tom Felton ‘nearly cried’ as Warwick Davis saw Broadway show

The 38-year-old rose to fame in the early 2000s as villain Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise.

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West End and TV star Sheila Mathews dies aged 99

Mathews made her stage debut at the age of three and had a career that spanned more than 90 years.

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Othello starring Sharon D Clarke postponed due to her cancer treatment

The show had been scheduled to run next year from February 13 until April 3.

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West End theatre owner ATG to be bought by Ari Emanuel’s Mari

ATG , which has been owned by Providence since 2013, runs 10 venues in London’s West End.

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Grease legend Stockard Channing lives 'as a recluse' in London after devastating tragedy

The actress best known for playing the rebellious Rizzo in Grease now works in the UK theatre scene

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Soho pub licensing row: Westminster hits back at Sadiq Khan over 'inadequate policing and public transport'

‘Cuts to policing mean people are worried about safety when they go out’ - Cllr Tim Barnes, deputy leader of Westminster City Council

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London mayor orders council to drop plan to ban new pubs and bars in Soho and West End

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan urges Westminster council to adopt ‘positive vision of economic growth’ of nightlifeSadiq Khan has ordered Westminster council to scrap a policy that would ban new pubs and bars from opening in Soho and the West End of London.This comes after the Guardian revealed the counc...

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Why plan to limit 'vertical drinking' in pubs is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Soho crackdown

Westminster Council has faced brunt of backlash over proposals but it claims Met Police are biggest barrier to nightlife