Les Dennis and other characters, image supplied by the production
Theatre News
Notes From A Small Island tour with Les Dennis cancelled
Shanay Holmes and the cast of Oliver! in rehearsals at Chichester Festival Theatre
Features
Which stage shows are in rehearsals in July 2024?
Adam Garcia (as Caractacus Potts), Ellie Nunn (as Truly Scrumptious), Ayrton English (as Jeremy) and Jasmine Nyenya (as Jemima) in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, © Paul Coltas
Theatre News
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang cancels tour performances after ‘severe damage to the intricate Chitty car mechanism’
Pamela Nomvete, Branden Cook, Tobi Bamtefa and Racheal Ofori in SKELETON CREW Donmar Warehouse photo by Helen Murray
Photos
Skeleton Crew at Donmar Warehouse – first look
Headshots for Dean Chisnall and Joanna Ampil, © Michael Wharley (left) and uncredited (right). All images distributed to news desks by the production
Theatre News
The Phantom of the Opera announces new West End casting
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Theatre News
‘Playwright flashmob’ to take over UK theatres today
Al Knott, © Pamela Raith
Theatre News
Starlight Express extends London revival
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
Theatre News
Wicked movie moves up release date to avoid Moana 2 clash
Andrew Lloyd Webber in interview for WhatsOnStage
Video
Starlight Express – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arlene Phillips, Jane Krakowski and more attend a star-studded opening night
Ian McKellen, © Manuel Harlan
Theatre News
Ian McKellen drops out of Player Kings tour following injury
Alfred Enoch and Ian McKellen in a scene from The Critic
Theatre News
Watch Ian McKellen playing a theatre critic in new trailer for The Critic
Caroline O'Connor and Peter Polycarpou, © David Gordon and Dan Wooller
Theatre News
Further cast announced for Hello, Dolly! in Paris with Caroline O’Connor
Zizi Strallen and Renée Lamb, © Mark Senior
Theatre News
Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist to return – with casting revealed
Theatre Royal Plymouth, © painma, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Theatre News
Forty per cent of theatres warn of potential closure without capital investment before 2030
Jeevan Braich, © Pamela Raith
Review Round-Ups
Was Starlight Express on the right track?
Jade Marvin and the cast of Starlight Express, © Pamela Raith
Reviews
Starlight Express review – not first class, but a technical rollercoaster ride
Al Knott, © Pamela Raith
Photos
Starlight Express revival – first look photos from new production
The West End cast (top) and their counterparts in Korea (below) UK photos by Matt Crocket / Korean photos @ 2024 Production
Theatre News
Frank Wildhorn makes history as first composer to open the same show on the same night – on two different continents
The company of Barnum, still from the video below
Video
Watch “Come Follow the Band” performed by the Barnum revival company
Connor Carson and Lauren Chia, photos supplied uncredited by the production
Theatre News
The Rocky Horror Show announces new tour cast and dates
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Podcasts
How do musicals manipulate us?
Luke Brady (Orlando) and Letty Thomas (Rosalind) 'breaking ground' on the site of The Holloway Garden Theatre. © RSC, photo by Simon Hadley
Theatre News
RSC announces casting for outdoor As You Like It
Simon Lipkin and Aaron Sidwell in rehearsal for Oliver!
Photos
Oliver! revival in rehearsals – first look
Matt Cardle and Lara Denning in interview for WhatsOnStage
Video
& Juliet – in rehersals with the first-ever UK and Ireland touring cast