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Catherine Tate sparks concern after cutting West End run short for 'personal reasons'
The Doctor Who star, 56, has been playing Mary Todd Lincoln at the Trafalgar Theatre since April
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Chris Stokel-Walker asks whether the tech’s success in Croydon can be repeated in the heaving West End
Jesus Christ Superstar review – Sam Ryder raises the roof in rock opera turned up to 11
London PalladiumThe Eurovision star leads a glittery production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s blockbuster but this booming show lacks context and clarityThis amped-up version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera is presented by the same triumvirate who near enough blew the cr...
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The best family-friendly shows to book with LOVEtheatre this summer
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London Pride 2026: Everything you need to know; parade route, timings and best places to watch
As thousands flock to London, this is everything you need to know ahead of London’s biggest LGBTQ+ celebration
West End star’s memoir details former relationship with Duke of Edinburgh
In her new book, Ruthie Henshall shares anecdotes from the five-year relationship with Edward when the pair were in their 20s
To Kill a Mockingbird at Wyndham's Theatre: Supremely well put-together
Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of the classic novel returns to the West End and retains its considerable power
Catcallers harassing women in central London to be hit with £100-on-the-spot fines by Met Police
The fixed penaty notices are for breaching a Public Space Protection Order
West End theatre to be named after Tom Stoppard
The Duke Of York Theatre will be renamed in honour of the acclaimed playwright
West End theatre to be renamed after late playwright Tom Stoppard
The Duke Of York Theatre in London will soon be named the Tom Stoppard Theatre in a tribute to the acclaimed writer.
Duke of York’s theatre to be renamed after Tom Stoppard
New name recognises the playwright’s huge impact on British theatre with producer Sonia Friedman saying he would be ‘tickled pink’The Duke of York’s theatre in the West End is to become the Tom Stoppard theatre in honour of the playwright who died in November.The theatre is currently present...
The best theatre to stream this month: all rise for Rosamund Pike’s Inter Alia
The star delivers a breathtaking performance in Suzie Miller’s play about a judge under pressure, while Paddington gets everyone singing and Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy is backRosamund Pike rightly won an Olivier award for her restless turn in Prima Facie playwright Suzie Miller’s blistering ...
Dame Penelope Keith obituary
Hugely popular actor hailed for playing Margo in the BBC’s popular comedy series The Good Life and her many distinguished stage rolesBetween 1975 and 1981, the actor Penelope Keith, who has died aged 86, secured a position of unassailable popularity in two of the biggest television sitcoms since t...
West End performers 'feel unwell' sweltering in 36C heat as theatres urged to push back shows
At least three theatres are reporting highs of 30C inside as the union encourages World Cup-inspired hydration breaks
‘A privilege – and pretty terrifying’: James Norton to play Hamlet in the West End
The Happy Valley actor is lined up as the lead in German director Thomas Ostermeier’s first Shakespearean play in EnglishJames Norton is to take on his first major Shakespearean stage role and play Hamlet in the West End next year.The King & Conqueror star said it was a “privilege” and “...
Happy Valley star James Norton to play Hamlet in new West End production
The 40-year-old will take on the role in autumn next year.
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...
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 ...
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...