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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? star Brigit Forsyth dies aged 83
She died ‘peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family’ in the early hours of Friday morning.

The West End turns upside down … Stranger Things: The First Shadow – in pictures
Netflix’s phenomenally successful sci-fi horror saga continues with a new stage production, now running at the Phoenix theatre in London. Here’s an exclusive first look Continue reading......

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick seen in rare photo with their children
The couple, who have been married for 26 years, share 21-year-old son James and 14-year-old twin daughters Tabitha and Marion


Jonny Lee Miller and Tanya Reynolds to reprise roles in West End transfer
Bafta-nominated actor Samuel Adewunmi will make his West End debut in the play.


Helen George says The King And I is ‘very political’ like Call The Midwife
The actress will reprise the role of Anna in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.


West End Christmas trading off to strong start, top landlord Shaftesbury says
Sales are up 12% on last year and 16% on pre-pandemic levels


Layton Williams: Why shouldn’t we be swinging around a pole on Strictly?
He received praise from the judges for his pole-based routine.


Bobby Brazier dedicates Strictly dance to mother Jade Goody
His mother died in 2009 aged 27 after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.

Dominic West, don’t be snooty about hit West End shows, they keep serious theatre alive | David Benedict
In dismissing such plays as the preserve of inattentive tourists, he ignores the fragile ecology of the industryHigh-profile screen actors have suddenly been popping up in unlikely places. There’s a reason: the long-running, only recently resolved strikes by Hollywood’s actors’ and writers’ ...
Dominic West becomes latest star to criticise soaring West End ticket prices
Actor who played Prince Charles in The Crown said non-London crowds ‘have a real hunger for a good night at the theatre’The actor Dominic West has extolled the virtues of regional theatre ahead of a new stage role, complaining that West End ticket prices are “going crazy”.The actor, who is a...

Photographer Rankin says he searches for the ‘human person beyond the position’
He has launched a new edition of his RankinLive project for the festive period in London’s Carnaby Street.


JSO supporters caused £6,445 of damage in National Gallery protest, court told
Harrison Donnelly, 20, and Hanan Ameur, 22, pleaded not guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to causing criminal damage.


Murder trial shown CCTV footage of moment 14-year-old fell from e-bike
Gordon Gault was slashed with a machete in Newcastle’s West End last November and six defendants aged 16 to 18 deny his murder.


HMV to return to Oxford Street next week
The music retailer shut its flagship West End store in 2019 after tumbling into administration before a rescue takeover by Canadian Doug Putman.


Teenagers celebrated 14-year-old’s murder with rap lyrics, court hears
Gordon Gault was stabbed in the arm with a machete like one used by British Army Gurkhas, jurors were told.


Boy fatally stabbed as part of tit-for-tat violence between groups, court hears
Teenager Gordon Gault died in hospital after he was stabbed in Newcastle’s West End last November.


West End is 'full', says London property giant Land Securities
Occupancy are rates above 99% as the return to work gathers pace

Letter: Peter Wilson obituary
Theatre is a collaborative art, and the obituary of Peter Wilson reveals a man who played many roles – performer, producer, director, saviour of the Theatre Royal Norwich. But his greatest hit, The Woman in Black, was adapted from Susan Hill’s novel not by Robin Herford, as the article had it in...
Sheridan Smith to star in Rufus Wainwright musical Opening Night
Ivo van Hove will direct the West End production based on John Cassavetes’ 1977 film about theatreSheridan Smith is to star in a musical by Rufus Wainwright based on John Cassavetes’ 1977 film Opening Night, about an actor struggling with her new stage role. Directed by Ivo van Hove, whose book ...

Angela Rippon, Ellie Leach and Layton Williams join Strictly tour
The show will begin in January in Birmingham.
