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Mural created to mark 100 years since Eric Morecambe’s birth
The artwork features the comic alongside his partner Ernie Wise, in his namesake Lancashire home town.
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John Lithgow thrilled Roald Dahl play Giant will screen in cinemas across globe
Lithgow took home a best actor award for playing the British author as he grapples with whether to make a public apology.
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Cast announced as Trainspotting: The Musical prepares for UK tour
The show will tour the country after its West End debut.
The best theatre to stream this month: David Harewood has unfinished business with Othello
The actor commands the stage in Tom Morris’s striking production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, while Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt unite for The Last Five YearsWhen David Harewood was offered the lead in Othello in a new West End production, he found he still knew his lines from almost 30 years earlie...
Cynthia Erivo interrupts Dracula performance after spotting audience member’s camera
Wicked star’s one-woman West End show was stopped in response to an increasingly common problem for theatresA performance of Dracula in the West End on Monday night was halted after its star, Cynthia Erivo, spotted that an audience member appeared to be filming the show.A representative for the pr...
Keira Knightley returns to West End in adaptation of Oscar winner The Lives of Others
Stephen Dillane and Bridgerton’s Luke Thompson set to co-star in Robert Icke’s production based on the German film this autumnKeira Knightley will return to the West End stage for the first time in 15 years in an adaptation of the Oscar-winning German film The Lives of Others.The play, adapted a...
‘Feels very special’: Michael Sheen to star as Salieri in new production of Amadeus
The play about Mozart’s jealous rival – a co-production with the Welsh National Theatre set up by the actor last year – will open in Cardiff before a 16-week run in London’s West EndMichael Sheen will return to the West End to star in a revival of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning Amadeus, opp...
Give theatre choreographers and movement directors their own awards, says union group
‘If we celebrate the impact of physical storytelling, we must acknowledge the artists behind it,’ says Equity body, calling out the lack of movement categories in major awardsChoreographers and movement directors in theatre are undervalued by awards ceremonies and deserve greater acknowledgment,...
Christine Baranski to make West End debut alongside Richard E Grant in Hay Fever
Tony award-winning actor will play lead role of Judith Bliss in Noël Coward’s comedy at Wyndham’s theatre in LondonChristine Baranski is to make her West End debut alongside Richard E Grant in a revival of Noël Coward’s comedy Hay Fever. The US star, known for her TV roles in The Good Fight ...
'Call off the Tube strikes,' bosses urge as RMT union threatens £210 million blow to London
Business chiefs warn the walkout on the Underground will be an ‘own goal’ as the capital is already being hit by Donald Trump’s Iran war
Avenue Q review – provocative puppets return for a feast of filth and fun
Shaftesbury theatre, LondonTwenty years since its West End debut, the sweetly subversive musical returns with a few tweaks and a lot of heartThe trigger warning “puppet nudity” does not begin to cover it. You will also see puppets having sex, singing about being “a little bit racist” and gle...
Moment upskirter is arrested by Met Police after targeting 20 victims in one night in Soho
James Manchand, 62, was jailed for 20 months after taking 29 videos involving more than 20 victims on the same evening in central London
Naked puppets! Having sex! Lusty, foul-mouthed musical Avenue Q is back
The taboo-busting, Tony-award-winning show has returned. But how will its 00s attitudes land today? Will they still sing Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist and If You Were Gay?There are certain problems you might expect when rehearsing a West End musical. Then there are the problems arising today, reg...
Eyes on the prize! Backstage at the Olivier awards 2026 – in pictures
Guardian photographer David Levene was at the Royal Albert Hall to photograph the stars and the special performances at London’s biggest night of theatreNo need for hard stares as Paddington: The Musical triumphs at Olivier awardsOlivier awards 2026: full list of winners‘I want to thank my amazi...
‘So beautiful’: Rachel Zegler hails accessibility of Evita’s free balcony scene
Zegler won the Olivier award for best actress in a musical for her role in Jamie Lloyd’s ‘genius’ productionOlivier awards 2026: full list of winners‘I want to thank my amazing husband, who doesn’t exist!’ – Olivier awards’ best quotesIt was the most talked about theatre scene of the...
No need for hard stares as Paddington: The Musical triumphs at Olivier awards
West End spectacular about beloved bear wins seven prizes, while Rachel Zegler, Rosamund Pike and Paapa Essiedu all recognisedOlivier awards 2026: full list of winnersIt was a night of sweet victory for Michael Bond’s marmalade-loving bear as Paddington: The Musical dominated the Olivier awards on...
Olivier awards 2026: full list of winners
Paddington: The Musical, Evita, All My Sons and Punch were among the winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony – find out who won whatNo need for hard stares as Paddington: The Musical triumphs at Olivier awardsBest new musicalHere We Are, book by David Ives, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim a...
Enter stage right: the Olivier awards 2026 arrivals – in pictures
Cate Blanchett, Rachel Zegler, Bryan Cranston and a host of stars arrive for the Olivier awards, marking their 50th anniversary, at the Royal Albert Hall in London
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Rosamund Pike fights back tears during curtain call of London play Inter Alia
The 47-year-old returned to the theatre last summer after more than a decade away