Cast Changes and Announcements

Who is joining, who is leaving and who is taking over. Every West End cast announcement, replacement and final performance date, so you always know exactly who you will be watching when the curtain goes up.

Cast Changes and Announcements

Jennifer Ellison
Cast Changes and Announcements

Jennifer Ellison joins the UK and Ireland tour of Mean Girls The Musical

Stage and TV star Jennifer Ellison will play Ms Heron / Ms Norbury / Mrs George in selected cities on the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of Mean Girls The Musical, which tours until January 2027.

OH, MARY! Lolly Adefope. Credit Oliver Rosser.
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Lolly Adefope to make her West End debut in Oh, Mary!

BAFTA-nominated Lolly Adefope will make her West End debut as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! at the Trafalgar Theatre, playing a 10-week season from 28 September until 5 December 2026.

The Mousetrap's 75th anniversary
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Principal cast announced for The Mousetrap's 75th anniversary UK tour

Producer Brian Fenty has announced the principal cast for the 75th anniversary UK tour of The Mousetrap, which opens in Birmingham on 3 September 2026 before visiting more than 25 cities.

Two performers in Before We Forget at the Bush Theatre
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Bush Theatre announces full cast and creatives for Before We Forget

The Bush Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Before We Forget, a new devised production from its 18-25 Young Company, running on the main Holloway stage from 18 to 22 August.

Cats The Musical
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First tour casting announced for the brand-new production of Cats

First casting has been announced for the major UK and Ireland tour of the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, which opens at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 6 October 2026.

Cast graphic - Murder Before Evensong
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Cast and creative team announced for the world premiere of Murder Before Evensong

The Watermill Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere stage adaptation of Murder Before Evensong, starring Ian Hallard as Canon Daniel Clement, with two extra performances added due…

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Marlowe Theatre announces cast and UK tour dates for A Tale of Two Cities

The Marlowe Theatre has announced the full cast and 2026-27 UK tour dates for A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens' epic novel adapted for the stage by Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud and directed by Michael Fentiman.

Shaggy - The Last Ship
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Shaggy to reprise Wallsend Ferryman role in The Last Ship for two nights only

Global reggae icon Shaggy will reprise his role as the Wallsend Ferryman alongside Sting in The Last Ship for two performances only, as the reimagined musical plays a strictly limited run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane…

Three Men in a Boat
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Full cast and creative team announced for Three Men in a Boat world premiere at the Rose Theatre

Rose Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Three Men in a Boat, a riotous new comedy by Al Smith with original songs by Tony Award nominee Grant Olding, running in Kingston upon…