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West End private members' clubs help feed London's homeless
Annabel’s, George, Harry’s Bar and Mark’s Club have all joined an initiative that started in the depths of the pandemic
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John Cleese: Fawlty Towers play a success as it is ‘funnier than anything else’
A new run of Fawlty Towers: The Play will begin at the Apollo Theatre in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue on June 24.
The new Hogwarts staff – who are the actors joining the Harry Potter TV series?
The new HBO original series will feature British actors Nick Frost and Paapa Essiedu alongside US star John Lithgow.
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Super troupers! How do stars of long-running hits from Mamma Mia! to The Lion King keep the pizzazz pumping?
Can you imagine starring in Mamma Mia! for 10 years? Or The Lion King for 17? Or Blood Brothers for 26? Theatre’s epic endurance performers reveal how they keep the magic alive night after night‘I thought I’d do a year and leave,” says Sara Poyzer, who played mother Donna in the Abba musical...
Nick Frost, John Lithgow and Paapa Essiedu confirmed as Harry Potter TV cast
The series will feature a brand new cast while staying authentic to the original books.
Ncuti Gatwa to star in play about rival playwrights Shakespeare and Marlowe
Born With Teeth follows Marlowe and Shakespeare as the pair collaborate in the backroom of a pub.
From Amsterdam to the West End: the avant-garde hit factory behind The Years and Oedipus
A pair of electrifying London shows bagged four prizes at the Olivier awards. Both were developed by Dutch company ITA, which has an eye for British talent Olivier awards: full list of winnersBackstage at the Oliviers – in picturesGiant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumphThe Royal Cou...
‘To my wife for managing my vast collection of neuroses!’ – the Olivier awards’ best quotes
Amid awkward kisses and fears of fainting, winners at the Royal Albert Hall thanked their collaborators, spouses … and chartered accountants• Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph• Full list of winnersDirector Robert Icke on the unexpected effect of stagin...
Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph
John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awardsOlivier awards: full list of winners‘To my wife for managing my vast collection of neuroses!’ – the night’s best quotesThe play Giant, which portrays children’s author Roald Dahl...
Olivier awards 2025: full list of winners
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Giant and Fiddler on the Roof were among the big winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremonyBest new musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music and lyrics by Darren Clark, book and lyrics by Jethro Compton at Ambassadors theatre – WINNER! MJ the Musica...
Battle for the West End after London mayor Sadiq Khan gets powers to approve late-night drinking and al fresco dining
Council says it only refuses licences if there are concerns over crime or anti-social behaviour
The most controversial Just Stop Oil actions as climate group ceases protests
The group is know for tactics such as targeting major infrastructure, sporting events, West End productions and heritage sites.
Robert Icke’s modern-day Oedipus triumphs at Critics’ Circle theatre awards
Other winners include Francesca Amewudah-Rivers for Romeo & Juliet, Danny Sapani as King Lear and Giant playwright Mark RosenblattA modern-day version of Oedipus, which turned Sophocles’ tragic leader into a politician awaiting election results, has won three prizes at the Critics’ Circle th...
Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil announces end to direct action
The group has drawn attention, criticism and jail terms for protests ranging from defacing artworks and heritage to invading motorways.
Hero Met Police officers pounce on West End phone snatcher
Male on suspicion of robbery and possession of stolen property, say Scotland Yard
Quarter of Covent Garden sold to Norway's wealth fund for £570 million
Deal gives Scandinavian sovereign wealth fund even bigger West End presence after investments in Regent Street and Savile Row
Ikea to open its first West End store on Oxford Street on May 1
The store's opening follows a complex and delayed three-year renovation to improve the listed building’s environmental performance
Clueless review – all back to the 90s for a musical of the movie? As if!
Trafalgar theatre, LondonAmy Heckerling adapts her own iconic screenplay for a lumbering production in need of more belters from composer KT TunstallWhat do you get if you cross a high-school movie with Jane Austen’s comedy of manners? Clueless, of course. The 1995 film was inspired by the plot of...
Oscar winner Adrien Brody continues award success as he scores first Olivier nod
The Hollywood actor and two-time Oscar winner has landed his first Olivier nomination for his debut West End performance in The Fear of 13.
‘Just to see Tom Hiddleston would be enough!’ My eye-popping night with the fans who mob stage doors
With London’s West End chockful of Hollywood A-listers, crowds are thronging stage doors. But do some fans go too far? We uncover a shadowy story of joyful adulation, gobby putdowns – and endless TikToksOn a cold evening in London, two German tourists survey the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Lina, 1...