Archive london theatre News April 2026

John Proctor Is the Villain Announces West End Transfer Following Sold-out Royal Court Run

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John Proctor Is the Villain Announces West End Transfer Following Sold-out Royal Court Run

Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor Is the Villain will transfer to the West End following its crit...

20 Apr, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

News / Features / New Shows + Transfers / Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

Shakespeare’s Globe summer season begins on Shakespeare’s birthday, which falls this week on the ...

20 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Avenue Q Review: The Puppets are onto Something

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Avenue Q Review: The Puppets are onto Something

What do you do with a B.A. in English? You write a review about the West-End return of Avenue Q. ...

17 Apr, 2026 | By Alicia Bridge

Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant to star in Noël Coward’s Hay Fever in the West End

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Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant to star in Noël Coward’s Hay Fever in the West End

Two major stars are set to lead a new West End revival of Hay Fever, as Christine Baranski and Ri...

17 Apr, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

Lyn Gardner Talks Heartsink at Riverside Studios

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Lyn Gardner Talks Heartsink at Riverside Studios

Best known to millions around the world as Aunt Sarah in the hit TV show Derry Girls, Northern Ir...

15 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Kip Williams interview: The use of technology in Dracula gives the gothic horror new bite

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Kip Williams interview: The use of technology in Dracula gives the gothic horror new bite

“I can't watch horror - I get horrendous nightmares” the Tony-nominated director admits, so why h...

15 Apr, 2026 | By Sian McBride

Meet the Current West End Cast of Mamma Mia! London

News / Casting

Meet the Current West End Cast of Mamma Mia! London

Playing at the Novello theatre, Mamma Mia! is one of the West End’s longest-running musicals, set...

14 Apr, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

News / Features / New Shows + Transfers / Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

Interest in The Beatles remains undimmed, and Tom Wright’s Please Please Me (Kiln) offers a sligh...

13 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Olivier Awards 2026 Winners Announced

News / Awards / Features

Olivier Awards 2026 Winners Announced

The winners of the 2026 Olivier Awards have been announced, with Paddington The Musical emerging ...

13 Apr, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon