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Discover unique feature articles on West End theatre, diving into trends, insights, and stories behind the magic on stage.

Matt Lucas Joins Oliver! as Fagin for Six-Week West End Run

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Matt Lucas Joins Oliver! as Fagin for Six-Week West End Run

BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian and writer Matt Lucas will step into the role of Fag...

15 Jul, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

New Hadestown cast revealed as West End musical reaches 1,000-show milestone

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New Hadestown cast revealed as West End musical reaches 1,000-show milestone

Hadestown has announced five new principal cast members who will join the award-winning West End ...

14 Jul, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

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Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

In Love’s Labour’s Lost (Shakespeare’s Globe), four earnest young men set up a women-free zone in...

13 Jul, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Shunned by Taylor and Travis: The West End's 7 most undesirable wedding guests!

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Shunned by Taylor and Travis: The West End's 7 most undesirable wedding guests!

If the hulking glass drum that is Madison Square Garden was dropped in the heart of London’s West...

9 Jul, 2026 | By Tess Thompson

Everything You Need to Know About Jesus Christ Superstar: Story, Cast, Reviews & London Performances

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Everything You Need to Know About Jesus Christ Superstar: Story, Cast, Reviews & London Performances

Jesus Christ Superstar has returned to London in a major revival that reunites Tim Rice and Andre...

9 Jul, 2026 | By Hay Brunsdon

Top 10 Best Musicals in London

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Top 10 Best Musicals in London

Need an escape from reality? Same. Lucky for you, you can enter another world by seeing one of th...

9 Jul, 2026 | By Carly Clements-Yu

Bella Merlin Discusses Tilly No-Body as it Opens at the Arcola Theatre

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Bella Merlin Discusses Tilly No-Body as it Opens at the Arcola Theatre

In 1906 a 19-year-old actress called Tilly Newes was given the role of Lulu in a Vienna productio...

9 Jul, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner