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Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia at the Old Vic – review
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (247+ words) Carrie Cracknell's revival, marking her directorial debut at the London venue, runs until 21 March Tom Stoppard's Arcadia is a truly marvellous play, full of wit, wisdom and a rare warmth. Seeing it revived so soon after his death at the…...
Donmar Warehouse announces 2026 season
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (436+ words) Four shows spread the majority of the year The Donmar Warehouse has announced its 2026 season, featuring three world premieres and a revival. The programme follows the current run of When We Are Married and the forthcoming world premiere of Anna…...
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre announces 2026 season
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (206+ words) See what's joining the previously revealed'Cats' Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has unveiled its 2026 season, the second for artistic director Drew McOnie. The season opens with the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes, a new mystery by Joel Horwood, running from…...
Mrs President with Keala Settle at Charing Cross Theatre – review
1+ week, 1+ day ago (181+ words) Settle and Hal Fowler star in a revised version of John Ransom Phillips" drama John Ransom Phillips" Mrs President offers an intimate portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln, the 16th First Lady of the United States. Phillips expresses that the play is…...
Watch The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in West End rehearsals
1+ week, 2+ day ago (189+ words) The hit show travels from Chichester to London! The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry has released footage from its final rehearsal runthrough. The musical is adapted by Rachel Joyce from her novel of the same name, with music and lyrics…...
A Grain of Sand at the Arcola Theatre and on tour – review
1+ week, 3+ day ago (334+ words) The Good Chance production is written and directed by Elias Matar and performed by Sarah Agha Good Chance's (The Jungle, Kyoto) one-person show A Grain of Sand was commissioned for the London Palestine Film Festival in 2023 and then appeared at…...
The best plays of the century – part one
1+ week, 6+ day ago (152+ words) At the start of an epic new adventure Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood head back to the early 2000s Welcome to the WhatsOnStage Podcast! At the beginning of a new series, chief critic Sarah Crompton and editor-in-chief Alex Wood weigh the…...
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in West End rehearsals – first look
2+ week, 6+ day ago (173+ words) The hit show travels from Chichester to London! The musical is adapted by Rachel Joyce from her novel of the same name, with music and lyrics by Passenger and direction by Katy Rudd. It follows Harold Fry, an ordinary man…...
Wrestling musical Babyface reveals cast and adds London performance
2+ week, 6+ day ago (134+ words) Casting has been announced for the work-in-progress performances of Babyface " The Fierce Wrestling Musical. Written by Seiriol Davies (How to Win Against History), the cast includes an array of musical theatre performers and professional wrestlers. Described as a "rags-to-spandex story,…...
Cynthia Erivo’s solo Dracula – first look at rehearsals
3+ week, 6+ day ago (185+ words) Erivo plays all the roles in a new take on Bram Stoker's classic Take a look at rehearsals for Cynthia Erivo's return to the West End! The Emmy, Tony and Grammy winner will play all 23 characters in Bram Stoker's Dracula,…...