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

Cast Changes and Announcements

Original Billy returns for one-off performance!

Liam Mower, who originated the role of Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical, along with James Lomas and George Maguire, will take to the stage of the Victoria Palace Theatre once again on Sunday 28 September for a special…

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Kerry Ellis flies back into Wicked

The original British Elphaba, Kerry Ellis is set to return to the award-winning musical Wicked for a short period of just 12 weeks, from 4 August 2014.

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New leading men announced for The Book of Mormon

After the multi award-winning success of the original West End duo of Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner, the boys are leaving the London production of The Book of Mormon to make way for two new American actors to take on…

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Full cast announced for Made in Dagenham

The full cast for the much-awaited new British musical Made in Dagenham was announced last week. Based on the 2010 feature film of the same name, Made in Dagenham opens at the Adelphi Theatre on 5 November 2014, with…

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A double celebration for Billy Elliot the Musical

Last week, Billy Elliot the Musical celebrated its Ninth Birthday, marking the 12 May as the day the production officially opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

The Crucible
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Richard Armitage set to star in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at Old Vic

It has been announced that the upcoming revival of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at the Old Vic Theatre will be led by British rising star Richard Armitage.

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Star of The Hobbit Martin Freeman to play Richard III

Martin Freeman will play the title role of Richard III, in the first production of Jamie Lloyd’s second season for Trafalgar Transformed, at Trafalgar Studios. Richard III runs from the 1 July to 27 September 2014.

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Leading stars announced for Shakespeare in Love

It has been announced that Tom Bateman and Lucy Briggs-Owen will be stepping into the lead roles of Will and Viola for the upcoming West End play version of Shakespeare in Love.

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Alex Jennings to take over from Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka

Alex Jennings is set to star as Willy Wonka in the acclaimed West End production of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in May.