West End News & Gossip

The West End has been awash with rumors, news and gossip. Here we get the facts straight and bring you this months hottest stories from London’s theatreland. From shows opening, extending and closing, to new casts announced and awards won. Keep up-to-date, not just with the hearsay, but with the real West End news.

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Walkers in Acting for Others t-shirts outside the London Palladium during the Big West End Walk 2026
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Big West End Walk raises over £6,000 for Acting for Others

Twenty-nine walkers covered 58 West End theatres in fifteen miles on Sunday, raising more than £6,000 for the theatrical charity Acting for Others and beating the event’s previous record.

The company of The Play That Goes Wrong with seven Guide Dogs puppies in training and their volunteer puppy raisers on stage at the Duchess Theatre. Photo by Ellie Kurttz
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Seven guide dog puppies take the stage at The Play That Goes Wrong

Seven puppies in training for Guide Dogs UK spent an afternoon on the set of The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre, meeting the cast and watching extracts as part of their training.

West End Woofs (and Meows) 2026 at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden. Photo by Alan West
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First pictures from West End Woofs (and Meows) 2026 at the Actors' Church

Pictures have been released from this year's West End Woofs (and Meows), the live dog and cat adoption event hosted by Dame Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden.

The Comedy ABout Spies. Photo By Mark Senior. Cast Chris Leask, Bryony Corrigan
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Five-star reviews for The Comedy About Spies as an extra matinee is added

The Comedy About Spies has opened at the Adelphi Theatre to a run of five-star notices, and Mischief have added an extra midweek matinee before the limited season closes on 26 September.

Allegra at the Harold Pinter Theatre
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Allegra enters its final week at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Dame Maureen Lipman’s acclaimed run in Allegra comes to a close this week, with the final performance at the Harold Pinter Theatre on Saturday 8 August 2026 marking the production’s landmark 100th show.

Andrew Basso (centre) in NOW YOU SEE ME LIVE, Credit Johan Persson
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First look images released as Now You See Me Live plays the London Coliseum

Brand-new production images and pictures from the star-studded gala night have been released for Now You See Me Live, the illusion spectacular playing a five-week season at the London Coliseum until Sunday 6 September…

Harry Potter - Year 5 Cast Opening Night
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child celebrates 10 years in the West End

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child marks a decade at the Palace Theatre today, having been seen by more than 2.5 million people in London since it opened in 2016.

WEST END WOOFS 2026. Bernadette Peters and Dame Elaine Paige. Photo Danny Kaan
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Dame Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters return to host West End Woofs (and Meows) 2026

Stage icons Dame Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters return to co-host West End Woofs (and Meows), the annual live dog and cat adoption event, at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden on Saturday 15 August 2026.

Artwork for Wicked, with Glinda whispering to the green-skinned Elphaba
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WICKED becomes 10th longest-running West End show in British history

WICKED, the West End stage musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will today (Wednesday 24 April 2024) play its 6,762nd performance, becoming the 10th longest-running West End…