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The company of 13 Going on 30 - The Musical in the production Class of 2026 yearbook artwork, with Lucie Jones as Jenna
Cast Changes and Announcements

Lucie Jones returns as Jenna Rink for the Toronto premiere of 13 Going on 30

Lucie Jones will play Jenna Rink again in the North American premiere of 13 Going on 30 – The Musical, which runs at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto from December 2026.

A performance of Mamma Mia! The Party at The O2, with guests dancing at their tables. Photo by Grant Walker
Upcoming and New Shows

Mamma Mia! The Party releases 120,000 tickets as booking extends to November 2027

Over 120,000 tickets have gone on sale for Mamma Mia! The Party at The O2, carrying the ABBA dining show through to Sunday 28 November 2027. X Factor winner Sam Bailey plays Debbie until April 2027.

The cast of What Would Jarvis Do? at Omnibus Theatre, left to right: Annabel Smith, Isabel Butt, Erika Poole, Gigi Zahir and Henry Miller
Cast Changes and Announcements

Annabel Smith and Isabel Butt lead the full cast of What Would Jarvis Do? at Omnibus Theatre

Annabel Smith, Isabel Butt, Erika Poole, Gigi Zahir and Henry Miller make up the company of What Would Jarvis Do?, Laura Grillo’s Britpop-haunted comedy, which runs at the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham from 6-16 October.

The company of Les Misérables at the barricade in Cameron Mackintosh’s West End production at the Sondheim Theatre. Photo by Danny Kaan
Upcoming and New Shows

Les Misérables extends its Sondheim Theatre booking to October 2027

Further tickets have gone on sale for Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre, taking the West End production’s booking period through to 2 October 2027.

Ichikawa Somegorō VIII in Yuki no Shakkyō and Onoe Tatsunosuke III in Meoto Dōjōji. Photos © Shochiku
Upcoming and New Shows

Kabuki returns to Sadler’s Wells in January, 17 years after its last London visit

Shochiku and Askonas Holt bring KABUKI, a triple bill of classic dance pieces, to Sadler’s Wells Theatre on 30-31 January 2027. It is the art form’s first London staging in 17 years, and tickets are on sale now from £15.

The company of Miss Saigon. Photo by Danny Kaan
Upcoming and New Shows

Miss Saigon goes on sale for a 2027 return to the Prince Edward Theatre

Booking opened on Monday for Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre, where Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Michael Harrison, will present a new production of the musical from 13 May 2027.

Rose Ayling-Ellis, India Amarteifio, James Graham and Jack Thorne arriving at the National Youth Theatre 70th anniversary gala at the Royal Festival Hall. Photo by Getty for National Youth Theatre
Theatre News

Daniel Craig and Rose Ayling-Ellis among the stars reading letters at National Youth Theatre’s 70th gala

Daniel Craig, India Amarteifio and Rose Ayling-Ellis were among those reading letters to their younger selves at Letters to My Younger Future Self, the National Youth Theatre’s seventieth-birthday gala at the Royal…

Cate Blanchett on stage in Electra/Persona at the Lyttelton Theatre, in a frame from the audience clip posted by @tinkerbella.1107 on Instagram
Theatre News

Cate Blanchett asks Electra/Persona audiences to stop filming the performance

Cate Blanchett has asked audiences to stop filming during performances of Electra/Persona at the National Theatre, in a clip an audience member posted to Instagram on 18 September.

Harry Judd as Coach Bolton in Disney’s High School Musical. Photo by Matt Crockett
Cast Changes and Announcements

First look at Harry Judd as Coach Bolton in Disney’s High School Musical

The first production photograph of Harry Judd as Coach Bolton in Disney’s High School Musical has been released.